Hooks takes control of district with win over Dekalb
HOOKS, Texas — Hooks took advantage of early Dekalb fumbles to race out to a three-touchdown advantage and went on to a 46-12 victory on Senior Night on Friday evening at Hornet Stadium.
Hooks, the No. 4 rated team in Class 3A in the latest poll, remains undefeated at 9-0, and 7-0 in District 10-3A action, while Dekalb suffers its first district loss.
The contest was supposed to be highlighted by the teams’ outstanding running backs.
Although Hooks’ Keyshawn Walls had two long runs, and Dekalb’s Winky Williams just one, the two were not able to do much offense in other attempts.
It was Hooks quarterback Ripken Birdwell, who replaced the injured Trip Basinger recently, stealing the show by tossing three touchdown passes and running for another.
It didn’t take long for Hooks to get on the scoreboard with the third play from scrimmage when Walls broke loose up the middle on a 68-yard touchdown run. Two Dekalb fumbles led to two more touchdowns by the Hornets.
On the first, Birdwell tossed a 38-yard touchdown pass to Boogie Johnson.
On the ensuing kickoff, Williams broke loose on a 40-yard return. But on the third play, the Bears fumbled and the Hornets recovered on its 22-yard line.
With a fourth-and-1, junior wide receiver Rodrevious Bailey broke away on a screen pass and went 66 yards for a touchdown and an 18-0 lead. Again, the Hornets failed on the extra-point attempt. There were nine touchdowns overall in the contest, and only four extra points were scored.
Later, an 85-yard touchdown run by Williams pulled the Bears within, 18-6.
Still in the first quarter, Birdwell scored on a 28-yard run to increase the lead to 24-6.
Each team scored only once in the second period with Dekalb’s Jaylen White scoring on a 1-yard run, and the Hornets scoring on a 68-yard pass from Birdwell to Emmanual Baird to make the score, 32-12, at halftime.
The third quarter turned into a defensive battle with neither team scoring.
Hooks’ scores in the final period were a 12-yard run by Bailey and an 18-yard run by Birdwell.
Even with 68- and 45-yard runs, Walls ended up with 153 on 14 attempts.
After his 85-yard run, Williams had only 25 more yards on nine attempts until injured in the fourth quarter, and did not return.
(Texarkana Gazette correspondent Bob Krayl contributed to this entry).
GLADEWATER 28, ATLANTA 20
The Atlanta Rabbits (46, 2-3) were edged out by Gladewater in a close matchup Friday night.
Gladewater had a 14-0 lead by halftime but Atlanta got back in it in the third with two scores to Gladewater’s one.
The final quarter started 21-14 in Gladewater’s favor. Atlanta found the end zone one more time but so did their opponent for a final score of 28-20. Peyton Harrison threw the ball 20 times, completing 13 passes for 196 yards and two touchdowns.
The ground game was anemic. Atlanta only gained 30 yards on 16 carries.
The Rabbits play at Tatum on Friday.
JAMES BOWIE 64, CUMBY 20
James Bowie (6-3, 4-0) defeated Cumby 64-20 Friday night winning District 2A-2.
The Pirates rushed 542 yards and added another 40 yards through the air for 582 yards of total offense.
Dylan Braley led Bowie with 11 carries for 313 yards and three touchdowns. With his outstanding effort on the night, Braley broke Bowie’s single-game rush record before the end of the first half.
Tyner Melton added 132 yards on the ground with seven touches. He also had a 20-yard reception and three touchdowns. Lane Johnson carried the ball five times for 64 yards and two scores.
On the defensive side of the ball, they picked Cumby off five times and recovered two fumbles.
James Bowie plays at Detroit next week.
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS MAGNOLIA 28, DE QUEEN 14
Magnolia drew first blood scoring early in the 1st quarter but De Queen’s Ulyces Coto answered back with a 7-yard run for a touchdown in the second quarter.
The Panthers went on a run in the third scoring three times, pretty much smothering the Leopard’s hopes.
Cole Binkley scored for De Queen early in the last quarter on a 1-yard run but the Leopards couldn’t muster any more offense. As a team, De Queen had 140 yards on the ground and 13 yards in the air for 153 yards of total offense.
The score didn’t reflect it but the Leopards won the turnover battle recovering three of Magnolia’s five fumbles and they possessed the ball a few minutes more than Magnolia.
Kyle Williamson had two sacks and four tackles for a loss.
De Queen takes on Arkansas High in a Thursday night matchup next week.
MINERAL SPRINGS 58, POYEN 22
Katrevion Thomas’ 160 rushing yards and four touchdowns helped Mineral Springs (9-0, 5-0 2A-3) pick up a win over Poyen (5-5, 4-2).
Malik Matthews rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns.
TMS HOSTS ST. JAMES
The Texas Middle School tennis team hosted St. James on Thursday afternoon.
Due to weather, only the doubles matches were played. The Tigers came through with a touch 7-5 win over St. James. TMS next match is against Pleasant Grove on Thursday.
RESULTS
BOYS DOUBLES: Lleyton Watson/edgar Maldonado won 6-0; Ryland Neeley/ Austin Odum won 6-3; Gabe Horton/ Wyatt Duke won 6-1; Duncan Powell/ Nirav Neupane won 6-0; Sam Pittman/ Jackson Taylor lost 6-2; Judah Glass/ Baxley King won 7-6; Landry Smith/ Oaklee Odum won 6-2
GIRLS DOUBLES: Sarah Williamson/ Addie Blue lost 6-1; Bailey Dowd/ellie Seo won 6-2; Presley Hart/kamryn Bruce lost 6-1; Audreymayo/ellen Wright lost 6-3; Alex Adams/macie Tolleson lost 6-1