MANSFIELD — Aledo amassed five scoring plays of 36 yards or more and had 578 yards of total offense en route to a 59-14 victory over Abilene High in a Region 1-5A Division I area-round playoff Friday night at Vernon Newsom Stadium.

The Bearcats’ big plays, coupled with four costly turnovers by the Eagles, did most of the story telling in this one, as Aledo improved its record to 11-1 and earned a third-round playoff spot with the win. Abilene High finished its season at 8-4.

Though the Bearcats didn’t score first, they did score often, particularly in the first quarter, when they had touchdown runs of 36 and 76 yards by running back Raycine Guillory Jr., a 52-yard pick-six by defensive back Adrian Fuller and a 92-yard touchdown pass from Gavin Beard to Kaydon Finley. Those collective efforts translated into a 28-7 lead by quarter’s end, and the Bearcats got on the board five more times before the final whistle, tallying at least once in every quarter.