Wylie 49, Wichita Falls Legacy 19 — Julius Laine ran for 179 yards and two touchdowns on just 11 carries to fuel a 302-yard rushing effort for the Bulldogs in a district-opening rout of the Leopards.
Bear Meng added 182 yards and two touchdowns passing for Wylie (3-1, 1-0), which increased a 30-7 halftime lead to 49-7 before Legacy scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns against the Bulldogs backups.
The Leopards (0-5, 0-1) finished with just 287 yards of total offense, led by Knox Hodges with 114 yards passing, Jordan Mitchell with 58 yards rushing and Isaiah Anderson with 81 yards receiving.
For more information on this game, see Brandon McAuliffe’s game story.
Wichita Falls Memorial 24, Abilene Cooper 7 — The Cougars couldn’t solve the Mavericks defense, managing just 297 yards and one touchdown in a three-score loss to open league play.
Cooper (1-4, 0-1), which got 86 yards rushing from Petyon Ewing, 139 yards passing from Austin Cummins and 86 yards receiving from Zavian Alexander, trailed 14-7 at halftime and couldn’t score again, scoring on just one of five red zone trips in the game.
Memorial (4-1, 1-0) finished with 324 total yards, led by Kenji Johnson, who had 144 yards and two touchdowns rushing and 64 yards and a TD receiving. Joe Castles, meanwhile, passed for 161 yards and two scores.
For more information on this game, see Zach Duncan’s game story.
Lubbock Cooper 30, Plainview 17 — Ryan Rodriguez passed for 281 yards and three touchdowns, and Chamayne Johnson added 113 yards and one TD rushing to lead the Pirates to a two-score win over the Bulldogs in the league opener for both teams.
Cade Gant added 91 yards and a touchdown receiving for the Pirates (4-1, 1-0), who outscored Plainview 17-14 in the second half after taking a 13-3 lead into halftime.
The Bulldogs (3-1, 1-0), who were outgained 464-283, were led by Seth Mayberry with 210 yards and a TD passing and the receiving duo of Jae’Breon Wideman (5-76) and Maddox Ellis (5-69, 1 TD).
Amarillo Palo Duro (idle) — The Dons (3-1, 0-0) had the week off.
They’ll open district play Friday with a home game against Wichita Falls Memorial.