Lions hand Hornets first loss

MOUNT IDA — Defending 2A-7 conference champion Mount Ida began its defense Friday with a convincing 34-6 victory against previously undefeated Mineral Springs.

The Lions (4-0, 1-0) took control early and ran for 412 yards on 69 carries. They led, 34-0, before the Hornets (3-1, 0-1) got on the board with a late score in the fourth quarter.

Senior quarterback Cade Jackson set the tone early with a 60-yard rushing touchdown on the opening drive of the game. The Lions led, 8-0, after a successful 2-point run by senior running back Jonathan Lagrange.

The home defense forced a safety late in the quarter to take a 10-0 lead into the second frame. The Lions extended the lead on a fiveyard touchdown run and 2-point conversion by senior Jaythan Dillon.

Jackson scored again from nine yards out before halftime. The Lions led, 26-0, after a

2-point conversion by senior Tyler Hamilton. Senior running back Gage Dyer added a two-yard touchdown in the third quarter. Jackson scored the team’s final points on the

2-point conversion.

Braden Williams scored for Mineral Springs on a 78-yard pass play from quarterback Terrell Fricks in the final minutes of the game.

Jackson averaged nine yards per carry for

117 yards and two touchdowns. Lagrange ran

25 times for 133 yards and a score. Hamilton finished with 18 carries for 100 yards. Dyer had seven carries for 47 yards and a touchdown.

Defending Class 2A state champion Foreman (4-0, 1-0) kept pace with Mount Ida on Friday with a 39-0 victory at Spring Hill (1-2,

0-1). Mount Ida was ranked No. 1 in the most recent Arkansas Sports Media High School Football Poll. Foreman is ranked No. 2.

Mount Ida is scheduled for a road game on Friday at Murfreesboro (2-2, 1-0). The Rattlers defeated Lafayette County (0-4, 0-1), 20-0, Friday night. Foreman is also scheduled to play on the road at Dierks (0-4, 0-1).