Trojans rally to defeat De Queen, 22-10

DE QUEEN, Ark.— Hot Springs rallied from behind with a pair of late fourth-quarter scores as the Trojans upended De Queen, 22-10, in Conference 5A-South football action Friday night.

Both teams are now 1-5 overall and 1-2 in conference. Four teams are 1-2 in league play, with Hope and Hot Springs Lakeside joining in. Only Magnolia (0-3) is winless in conference play this season.

The Trojans held a precarious 9-7 advantage entering the final quarter.

The Leopards’ Honorio Dominguez drilled a 45-yard field goal to give the hosts a short-lived 10-9 lead with 7:38 left to play.

The visitors later pulled away when Aaron Williams scored on a 3-yard run and Eddie Miles returned an interception 41 yards to seal the victory. Both scores came in the game’s final 4:33 of action.

De Queen jumped out to

a 7-0 first-quarter lead on Marquez Ester’s 16-yard run and Dominguez’s extrapoint kick.

Hot Springs answered in the second period on Billy Alverez’s 32-yard field goal, leaving the Leopards ahead at intermission 7-3.

De Queen suffered three interceptions on the night and also lost a fumble.

Arkansas High (3-0) and Little Rock McLelland (3-0), both state-ranked, lead the conference and will clash next Friday at Razorback Stadium in Texarkana.

Garrison 49, Linden-Kildare 35

LINDEN, Texas—Garrison scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to break a 35-all tie and go on to record a crucial 49-35 District 11-2A, Division II win over previously unbeaten LindenKildare Friday at Jack Hetherington Tiger Stadium.

The host Tigers fall to 5-1 overall and 1-1 in district, while Garrison climbs to 4-2, 2-0. The Bulldogs extended their winning streak to four games in a row.

Garrison scored the final two touchdowns in a span of just over a minute. Sabastion Porter tallied his fifth touchdown of the night on a 2-yard run with 6:51 left to play. Less than a minute later at 5:58, Eddie Miles picked off an L-K pass and returned it 41 yards for the final score.

The Bulldogs built a 20-14 halftime lead before L-K rallied with a 21-15 third-quarter to knot the score at 35.

The Tigers’ touchdowns came on Ladavion Johnson’s runs of 55 and 4 yards, quarterback Jacob Owen’s passes to Ty Patterson (12 yards) and Marquise Jones (53 yards), and Owen’s 59-yard scamper.

Garrison rolled up 503 yards total offense while L-K managed 404.

VOLLEYBALL

Lions win in 5 set thriller

ATLANTA, Texas—It took five sets, but New Boston escaped with a District 14-3A victory over the host Lady Rabbits on Friday.

The Lady Lions won 22-25, 22-25, 25-18, 25-18, 17-15.

New Boston’s Carlee Ratcliff had 19 service points and 25 digs, Morgan McAlexander 19 kills, Carleigh Reeves eight kills and Grace Duffer 29 assists.

New Boston plays next Friday at Paul Pewitt.