Yellowjackets too much for Dragons

ELYSIAN FIELDS, Texas—Christavian Smith rushed for a pair of touchdowns, Elysian Fields built a 28-7 halftime lead and the Yellowjackets cruised to a 36-14 win over Redwater on Friday.

Smith got the scoring started with a 20-yard run at the 6:17 mark of the first quarter, tacking on the two-pointer for an 8-0 Elysian Fields lead.

Cole Meyers extended the Yellowjacket lead three minutes later when he housed a fumble recovery from 45 yards out.

Redwater got on the board just before the half on a 40-yard touchdown pass, but Elysian Fields came out of the break and the defense set up another score with a fumble recovery.

Nate Johnson did the scoring honors on a 19-yard run, and two minutes later Redwater fumbled it away again. this time Cole Meyers hauled in a 40-yard TD pass from Garrett McIntosh and EF led 28-7.

Seth Lanthrop scored on a 7-yard run for Redwater to keep it close, but the Yellowjackets put it away with a 20-yard TD strike from McIntosh to Meyers.

Redwater travels to Hooks next week.

Linden-Kildare 35, Harleton 26

LINDEN, Texas—LaDabian Johnson rushed for 161 yards and 3 touchdowns to propel Linden-Kildare over Harleton.

Hunter Wallace led the Wildcats with 166 yards on the ground and a pair of TDs.

Jakevian Rose scored on a 1-yard run for the Tigers in the first quarter. Linden-Kildare built a 28-14 lead at halftime.

Rose grabbed a 95-yard pass from Marty Johnson in the second quarter, and Johnson punched in the 2-point conversion, his second of the first half, for the Tigers' last score of the first half.

Johnson put the game out of reach on a 7-yard touchdown run with 2:02 left in the game.

DeKalb 30, Prairiland 20

PRAIRILAND, Texas—DeKalb's 16-point second quarter proved to be the difference-maker in its season-opening victory over Prairiland.

Bears running back Jaquan Jackson stole the spotlight, rushing 17 times for 245 yards, including 69- and 59-yard runs for touchdowns during the first quarter. He also caught three catches for 55 yards.

Quarterback Tristen Jamison threw two touchdown passes for DeKalb, hitting JeMichael Wherry in the second quarter and DJ Gray in the fourth. Jamison finished the game on 9 of 16 passing for 137 yards.

DeKalb's Daniel Espinoza nailed a 39-yard field goal with no time remaining in the second quarter that increased the Bears' lead to 23-13 at halftime.

The Bears will travel to New Boston next week.