Rainy weather threatened this week’s games Thursday, Sept. 20 as well as Friday, Sept. 21. The Garland-South Garland and the Rowlett-Naaman Forest games were played Thursday night after an hour and 40-minute rain delay. The Sachse-Wylie and North Garland-Lakeview Centennial games that were originally scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday were played at noon in an effort to beat the forecasted rain. This was the first week of district play.
Garland HS gets first win of season
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The Garland Owls (1-3, 1-0) got their first win of the season with a 28-21 victory over the South Garland Colonels (2-2, 0-1). It was a close contest in a 21-21 tie with about six minutes left in the game when Montana Miller crossed the goal line on a 15-yard run to bring the score to 28-21.
Miller had also scored on a 2-yard run earlier in the game. Lanre Akande got the first Owls’ TD in the first quarter when he took the ball in on a 3-yard run. Jason Washington also scored for GHS on a short run.
Miller carried the ball 14 times for 139 yards and Washington had 10 carries for 123 yards.
Jaquarion Turner scored all the SGHS touchdowns. The first was on a 74-yard run, the next on a 5-yard run and the third on a 2-yard run. Turner rushed for 175 yards on 29 carries. D. J. Williams carried the ball 13 times and collected 77 yards for the Colonels.
Eagles defeat Rangers to get first district win
The Rowlett Eagles (3-0, 1-0) got a 48-14 win over the Naaman Forest Rangers (0-4, 0-1). Eagles’ quarterback Chase Toupal connected with Jerry Evans on a 28-yard pass for the first RHS TD. Chauncey Amos scored for the Eagles in the second and third quarters on short runs. Josh Expo also got an Eagle TD on a 6-yard run in the second.
Alex Routt added two more TDs in the fourth quarter on 2- and 16-yard runs. Toupal ended the game at 8-16 for 143 yards. Amos carried the ball 15 times for 82 yards.
Lemuel Adams scored both NFHS touchdowns. The first was when quarterback Palmer Campbell connected with him on a 54-yard pass and the second was on a 75-yard kickoff return.
North Garland defeats Lakeview Centennial
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The North Garland Raiders (4-0, 1-0) outscored the Lakeview Centennial Patriots (2-1, 0-1) 41-14 to win their first district game of the season. The Patriots scored first on a 19-yard pass from quarterback Jarret Adams to Isaiah Haro and on a 22-yard run by Zikamein West in the fourth.
Other than those two Patriots’ scores, the Raiders dominated. Sabron Woods scored twice for the Raiders, first on a 10-yard pass reception from quarterback Peyton Farrington then on a 61-yard run. Nick Matthews and Duke Parker also scored on 61- and 16-yard pass receptions from Farrington. Trey Taylor scored on a 14-yard run. The defense got a TD for the Raiders on a 20-yard blocked punt return.
Farrington finished the game at 8-17 for 185 yards.
Mustangs get district win over Wylie HS
The Sachse Mustangs (1-3, 1-0) got a 43-27 win over the Wylie Pirates (0-4, 0-1). Derrick Rose scored first for the Mustangs in the second quarter on an 8-yard pass reception from quarterback Anthony Beltran. Also in the second quarter, Myles Nash scored on a short run for an SHS TD and the defense got two points on a safety. In the third quarter, Hunter Spears scored on a 23-yard interception return and K.J. Williams got a TD on a 19-yard run. Tory Washington got a Mustang touchdown in the fourth quarter on a 65-yard run and Rose scored again on an 11-yard run.
Anthony Beltran ended the game at 12-21 for 137 yards. K.J. Williams carried the ball 16 times for 85 yards.