AREA FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Jilek leads Graham past Vernon with big second half
Jonathan HullCLASS 4A
GRAHAM 43, VERNON 9
VERNON – Noah Jilek exploded for 193 rushing yards, sparking Graham to a 43-9 victory against District 3-4A Division II rival Vernon on Friday at Lion Stadium. The Steers (5-3, 3-0) are entrenched atop the district standings, while Vernon (1-7, 0-2) is still searching for its first 3-4A DII win.
Jilek found the end zone four times, playing the best game of his varsity career with the Steers. As a team, the Steers finished with 315 rushing yards on 44 carries. Seth Flowers added 70 yards and a TD on eight totes.
Kale Sherrill led the Lions with 96 rushing yards on seven carries, including an 80-yard TD run in the first quarter.
Graham 43, Vernon 9
Graham 8 7 21 7 -43
Vernon 6 3 0 0 -9
FIRST QUARTER
GRA – Noah Jilek 2 run (Tre Alvarez pass from Ty Thompson), 9:47
VER – Kale Sherrill 80 run (pass failed), 1:15
SECOND QUARTER
GRA – Jilek 2 run (Jaron Noble kick), 10:53
VER – Javier Perez 40 FG, 0:00
THIRD QUARTER
GRA – Jilek 32 run (Noble kick), 7:46
GRA – Jilek 6 run (Noble kick), 4:03
GRA – Alveraz 14 pass from Ashton Day (Noble kick), :07
FOURTH QUARTER
G – Seth Flowers 7 run (Noble kick), 8:04
(G) 18; (V) 12
Rushing: (G) 44-316; (V) 41-192
Passing: (G) 5-10-0—71; (V) 5-12-0—39
Punts: (G) 2-38; (V) 7-26.9
Fumbles: (G) 0-0; (V) 0-0
Penalties: (G) 9-70; (V) 6-57
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING – (G) Noah Jilek 24-193, Seth Flowers 8-70; (V) Kale Sherrill 7-96, C.J. Johnson 11-40.
PASSING – (G) Ty Thompson 2-9-0—29; (V) Sherrill 5-10-0—39.
RECEIVING – (G) Tre Alverez 3-50, Ashton Day 2-29; (V) Tavares Gaines 2-27.
RECORDS – Graham 5-3, 3-0; Vernon 1-7, 0-2.
IOWA PARK 35, BRIDGEPORT 0
IOWA PARK – Ty Cunningham scored three rushing TDs, leading Iowa Park to a 35-0 victory against Bridgeport in District 3-4A Division II action Friday at Hawk Stadium. Iowa Park (4-4, 2-1) sits alone in second place in the district standings, a game back of Graham.
The Hawks stuffed Bridgeport’s offense through the game and held the Bulls (3-5, 0-2) to 58 yards and three first downs in the first half.
The Hawks led 21-0 after the first quarter, with Cunningham scoring on a 26-yard run, Jadyon Southard adding a 25-yard rushing TD and Brandon Bajo returning an interception for six.
Cunningham added a 27-yard rushing TD in the second quarter and a 21-yard run to the end zone early in the fourth.
Iowa Park 35, Bridgeport 0
Bridgeport 0 0 0 0 -0
Iowa Park 21 7 0 7 -35
FIRST QUARTER
IP – Ty Cunningham 26 run (kick good), 8:50
IP – Jaydon Southard 25 run (kick good), 3:16
IP – Brandon Bajo interception return (kick good), 2:45
SECOND QUARTER
IP – Cunningham 27 run (kick good), 7:54
FOURTH QUARTER
IP – Cunningham 21 run (kick good), 10:50
OTHER SCORES
Lake Worth 49, Burkburnett 0
CLASS 3A
HENRIETTA 54, VALLEY VIEW 7
HENRIETTA – Valley View had no answer for Baron Brown – on offense or defense – and Henrietta demolished the Eagles, 54-7, in District 6-3A Division II action Friday at Bearcat Stadium. Henrietta (7-1, 3-0) keeps pace with Holliday atop the district standings, while Valley View (0-8, 0-3) remains winless on the season.
Brown was incredible, catching eight passes for 234 yards and two TDs. He also scored a 3-yard rushing TD and returned an interception for a score. Fisher Pullen also had an interception return TD. Braden Bell completed 14 of 22 passes for 282 yards, two TDs and two interceptions.
The Eagles were held to 248 yards and turned the ball over three times.
Henrietta 54, Valley View 7
Valley View 7 0 0 0 -7
Henrietta 13 27 7 7 -54
FIRST QUARTER
HEN – Baron Brown 3 run (Garrett Blevins kick), 8:14
VV – Bryan Duranona 2 run (Jose Garcia kick), 4:32
HEN – Charlie Scholl 15 pass from Braden Bell (kick failed), 1:50
SECOND QUARTER
HEN – Brown 14 pass from Bell (Blevins kick), 8:48
HEN – Fisher Pullen interception return (Blevins kick), 5:44
HEN – Brown 59 pass from Bell (Blevins kick), 4:14
HEN – Brown interception return (kick failed), :21
THIRD QUARTER
HEN – Blevins 5 run (Blevins kick), 1:09
FOURTH QUARTER
HEN – Ty Deaton 3 run (Blevins kick), 5:53
TEAM STATS
First downs: (VV) 16; (H) 25
Rushing: (VV) 33-126; (H) 27-235
Passing: (VV) 9-19-2—122; (H) 14-22-2—282
Punting: (VV) 4-32; (H) 0-0
Fumbles: (VV) 1-1; (H) 0-0
Penalties: (VV) 6-60; (H) 9-90
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING – (VV)Bryan Duranona 8-57, Cameron Buckaloo 18-47; (H) Ty Deaton 12-85, Garrett Blevins 6-63, Cannon Cody 3-51.
PASSING – (VV) Carson Pickett 9-19-2—122; (H) Braden Bell 14-22-2—282.
RECEIVING – (VV) Kai Medford 5-60, Lawson Links 2-43; (H) Baron Brown 8-234, Charlie Scholl 2-24.
RECORDS – Valley View 0-8, 0-3; Henrietta 7-1, 3-0.
WHITESBORO 64, BOWIE 7
WHITESBORO – Clay Hermes threw for five touchdowns and ran for another, and Whitesboro jumped on Bowie early en route to a 64-7 victory Friday at Jackrabbit Stadium. Whitesboro (4-4, 3-2) kept itself in the thick of the District 4-3A Division I playoff race. Bowie (2-6, 0-5) lost its sixth straight and remains winless in district.
Hermes finished 14 of 22 for 242 yards and five TDs with no interceptions. He also rushed for 49 yards on 10 carries, including a 26-yard TD for the game’s first touchdown.
Whitesboro led 28-0 after the first quarter and 48-7 at halftime.
Cutter Brow scored Bowie’s lone TD, catching a 4-yard pass from Colby Miller in the second quarter. Bowie was held to 163 total yards and turned the ball over four times.
Whitesboro 64, Bowie 7
Whitesboro 28 20 0 16 -64
Bowie 0 7 0 0 -7
FIRST QUARTER
WHI – Clay Hermes 26 run (kick failed)
WHI – Jace Sanders 29 pass from C. Hermes (C. Hermes run)
WHI – C. Hermes 8 run (Sterling Gartin kick)
WHI – Sanders 57 pass from C. Hermes (Gartin kick)
SECOND QUARTER
WHI – Jake Hermes 4 pass from Gartin (Gartin kick)
WHI – Unknown TD (kick failed)
BOW – Kutter Brow 4 pass from Colby Miller (Jesus Sanchez kick)
WHI – Torran Naglestad 7 pass from C. Hermes (Gartin kick)
FOURTH QUARTER
WHI – J. Hermes 18 pass from C. Hermes (Gartin kick)
WHI – Safety
WHI – Sean Schares 68 pass from C. Hermes (Gartin kick)
TEAM STATS
First downs: (W) 17; (B) 11
Rushing: (W) 25-159; (B) 38-86
Passing: (W) 15-21-0—246; (B) 12-21-1—77
Fumbles: (W) 1-1; (B) 4-3
Penalties: (W) 10-71; (B) 6-49
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING – (W) Asher Contreras 11-68, Clay Hermes 10-49; (B) Justin Clark 10-57, Matthew McCarty 14-42.
PASSING – (W) C. Hermes 14-20-0—242, Sterling Gartin 1-1-0—4; (B) Colby Miller 12-21-1—77.
RECEIVING – (W) Jace Sanders 3-99, Sean Schares 3-82, Jake Hermes 4-51; (B) Troy Kesey 4-35, Kynan Demoss 1-14, Hunter Taylor 2-13.
RECORDS – Whitesboro 4-4, 3-2; Bowie 2-6, 0-5.
CLASS 2A
PETROLIA 41, ERA 6
ERA – Petrolia made quick work of Era on Friday, sitting its starters in the second half a 41-6 victory in District 7-2A Division II action at Hornet Stadium. Petrolia (8-0, 2-0) remains undefeated and prepares for state-ranked Windthorst at 7 p.m. Thursday in Petrolia.
Cooper Watson was on point behind center for the Pirates, completing 6 of 10 passes for 110 yards and three TDs. Watson also rushed for a 36-yard score. Quade West caught two touchdown passes, while Haven Atnip hauled in two receptions for 55 yards and a score.
Caleb Henderson rushed for 139 yards and two TDs on five carries.
Era managed just 103 total yards and scored its lone TD on the final play of the game.
Petrolia 41, Era 6
Petrolia 7 34 0 0 -41
Era 0 0 0 6 -6
FIRST QUARTER
PET – Cooper Watson 36 run (Josef McNamara kick), 1:13
SECOND QUARTER
PET – Caleb Henderson 22 run (kick failed), 11:32
PET – Haven Atnip 42 pass from Watson (McNamara kick), 9:19
PET – Quade West 19 pass from Watson (McNamara kick), 4:32
PET – Henderson 26 run (McNamara kick), 3:35
PET – West 20 pass for Watson (McNamara kick), :27
FOURTH QUARTER
ERA – Weston Griffin 4 pass from Jayden Lira (kick failed), :00
TEAM STATS
First downs: (P) 6; (E) 7
Rushing: (P) 20-216; (E) 29-5
Passing: (P) 6-10-0—110; (E) 11-29-1—98
Punts: (P) 3-30.3; (E) 5-24.6
Fumbles: (P) 0-0; (E) 0-0
Penalties: (P) 4-35; (E) 8-48
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING – (P) Caleb Henderson 5-139, Cooper Watson 7-59.
PASSING – (P) Watson 6-10-0—110.
RECEIVING – (P) Haven Atnip 2-55, Quade West 2-39, Gage Bowers 1-16.
RECORDS – Petrolia 8-0, 2-0; Era 2-7, 1-2.
SEYMOUR 41, QUANAH 28
SEYMOUR – Keegan Gilbreath produced another stellar performance Friday, leading Seymour to a 41-28 victory in District 6-2A Division I action at Fair Park Stadium. The Panthers (5-3, 3-0) keep pace with Archer City (5-2, 3-0) atop the district standings.
Gilbreath torched the Indians (1-7, 1-2) on the ground and through the air. The sophomore quarterback rushed for 154 yards and three TDs on 26 carries. He completed 29 of 37 passes for 394 yards, three TDs and one interception.
David Charo was Gilbreath’s top target, catching 11 passes for 138 yards and a score. Isaac Willden had eight receptions for 118 yards and a TD. Brayden Loyd also caught a TD pass.
Quanah stats were unavailable at press time.
OLNEY 49, ELECTRA 14
ELECTRA – Jovani Rockmore and Gatlin Guy rushed for more than 100 yards, and Olney ran away from Electra, 49-14, in District 6-2A Division II action Friday at Tiger Stadium.
Rockmore rushed for 156 yards and two TDs, while Guy had 111 yards and two scores on five carries. Guy also completed 5 of 6 passes for 107 yards and a TD. Olney (4-4, 2-1) had 494 total yards, including 387 rushing.
The Tigers (3-5, 0-3) had 216 total yards, including 128 rushing, Luke Barrera had 97 rushing on 25 carries. Bryce Cote returned a kickoff 81 yards for a kickoff late in the fourth quarter.
Olney 49, Electra 14
Olney 8 21 10 10 -49
Electra 0 0 7 7 -14
FIRST QUARTER
OLN – Jovani Rockmore 2 run (Rockmore run)
SECOND QUARTER
OLN – Gatlin Guy 1 run (Cole Turner kick)
OLN – Guy 85 run (Turner kick)
OLN – Rockmore 15 run (Turner kick)
THIRD QUARTER
OLN – Turner 30 pass from Guy (Turner kick)
ELE – Austin Callis 53 pass from Lance McMahen (kick good)
OLN – FG, Turner 36
FOURTH QUARTER
OLN – Jacob Hernandez 6 run (Turner kick)
OLN – FG, AB Marquez 26
ELE – Bryce Cote 81 kickoff return (kick good)
TEAM STATS
First downs: (O) 22; (E) 12
Rushing: (O) 40-387; (E) 44-128
Passing: (O) 5-7-1—107; (E) 5-12-1—88
Punts: (O) NA; (E) 2-34
Fumbles: (O) 0-0; (E) 0-0
Penalties: (O) 8-118; (E) 7-58
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING – (O) Jovani Rockmore 15-156, Gatlin Guy 5-111, Jonathan Melchor 11-92; (E) Luke Barrera 25-97.
PASSING – (O) Guy 5-6-0—107; (E) Lance McMahen 2-3-1—57.
RECEIVING – (O) Keller Knight 2-42, Rockmore 1-30, Turner 1-30; (E) Austin Callis 2-57.
RECORDS – Olney 4-4, 2-1; Electra 3-5, 0-3.
SIX-MAN
KNOX CITY 52, NORTHSIDE 0
VERNON – Bryson Callaway threw for two TDs and ran for another Friday, leading Knox City to a decisive 52-0 victory against District 3-A Division I foe Northside at Indian Stadium. Knox City (5-4, 3-0) ended the game at halftime via the 45-point mercy rule. Northside (0-8, 0-2) remains winless on the season.
Callaway completed 6 of 7 passes for 101 yards and two TDs with a 41-yard rushing TD. Tristin Baxter touched the ball three times, scoring each time. He had 61 rushing yards and two TDs and 47 receiving with a score. Cameron Hernandez rushed and passed for scores.
Knox City 52, Northside 0
Knox City 38 14 X X -52
Northside 0 0 X X -0
TEAM STATS
First downs: (KC) 10; (NS) 0
Rushing: (KC) 10-143; (NS) 17-10
Passing: (KC) 7-8-0—141; (NS) 8-12-3—21
Fumbles: (KC) 0-0; (NS) 1-1
Penalties: (KC) 2-10; (NS) 0-0
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING – (KC) Tristin Baxter 2-61 (2 TD), Bryson Callaway 1-41 (TD); (NS) Matt Brooks 7-10, Mason Brooks 6-5.
PASSING – (KC) Bryson Callaway 6-7-0—101 (2TD); (NS) Kaden Hall 3-5-1—22.
RECEIVING – (KC) Nicholas Trevino 2-60 (TD), Baxter 1-47 (TD); (NS) Matt Brooks 3-11; Kaden Hall 2-10.
RECORDS – Knox City 5-4, 3-0; Northside 0-8, 0-2.
TRINITY 46, WCS 38
MIDLAND – Nate Otto’s four rushing TDs weren’t enough for Wichita Christian to overcome Midland Trinity on Friday, falling 46-38 in TAPPS 1-A action at Coombes Field. WCS (4-3, 1-3) has lost three of its last four games.
The Stars trailed 34-16 at halftime but battled back to take the lead in the third quarter. Otto scored on a 1-yard run with 3:33 left in the period, giving the Stars a 38-34 advantage. It didn’t hold up.
Trinity scored with 1:10 remaining in the third, taking a 42-38 lead into the fourth. Trinity added a field goal and shut out Trinity in the fourth quarter.
OTHER SCORES
Crowell 32, Paducah 24
Saint Jo 62, Bryson 6
Newcastle 56, Perrin-Whitt 14
Benjamin 54, Chillicothe 0
Rule 1, Harrold 0, forfeit
Fannindel 60, Forestburg 0