PRESCOTT 62, EPISCOPAL COLLEGIATE 36
Prescott crashed Episcopal Collegiate's homecoming party Friday night in Little Rock.
The Curley Wolves piled up 631 yards and rolled over the Wildcats 62-36 in a 5-3A Conference game.
Senior quarterback Trevor Pipkin completed 24 of 30 passes for 309 yards and threw three of his four touchdown passes in the first half for Prescott, the defending 5-3A Conference champion.
"We executed," Curley Wolves Coach Tommy Poole said. "We didn't ourselves behind the sticks a lot. We put the gas pedal down and never checked off."
Prescott (3-2, 2-0 5-3A) scored on five of its seven first-half possessions to take a 36-22 halftime lead. Its largest lead was 56-30 with 10:14 left.
"We came out ready to play," Pipkin said. "We had good preparation by our coaches. They prepared us well for the game."
Also for the Curley Wolves, senior wide receiver Brandon Walker caught 8 passes for 162 yards and 2 touchdowns. Junior running back Carlos Vanhook rushed for 145 yards and 1 touchdown on 16 carries.
The Wildcats (3-1, 1-1) were led by senior running back Kelvin Robinson, who finished with 201 yards and 1 touchdown on 25 carries. Allie Freeman, a senior wide receiver, caught 11 passes for 116 yards and 3 touchdowns. Sophomore quarterback Jacob Howard finished 22-of-31 passing for 220 yards with 4 touchdowns and 3 interceptions.
Episcopal Collegiate pulled within 20-14 with 8:03 left in the second quarter when Freeman caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from Howard between two Prescott defenders at the goal line.
But the Curley Wolves came right back.
Pipkin found Walker down the left sideline for a 62-yard touchdown and the ensuing two-point conversion was good to make it 28-14 with 7:18 left in the first half.
Robinson scored on a 26-yard run to cut the lead to 28-22 with 3:49 left in the second quarter. Prescott responded again with Pipkin's 55-yard completion to sophomore Kadarius Pearson to set up senior Maleric Butler's 1-yard touchdown run with 2:39 left in the half to give the Curley Wolves a 36-22 lead.
To start the second half, Prescott recovered its own onside kick and Pipkin's 4-yard touchdown pass to junior Tyler Rucker extended the lead to 42-22. Prescott stretched its lead to 56-30 early in the fourth quarter on four-yard runs by Butler and senior James Tidwell.
Episcopal Collegiate Coach Richie Marsh credited Prescott's playmakers and knew what kind of game his Wildcats were in for.
"We really felt like we were going to have to outscore them," Marsh said. "We couldn't get it done. We couldn't make plays."
BALD KNOB 53, ROSE BUD 12
BALD KNOB — Quarterback Seth Johnson completed 7 of 9 passes for 232 yards and 5 touchdowns as Bald Knob (2-3, 1-1) rolled to a 2-3A Conference victory against Rose Bud (1-4, 0-2). Dominic Harp rushed 13 times for 147 yards and 1 touchdown and DeShawn Gulledge had 10 carries for 100 yards and 2 scores for the Bulldogs.
Gulledge also caught 3 passes for 84 yards and two more touchdowns to lead Bald Knob’s receivers. Mason Hickman caught a 75-yard touchdown pass, while Jawan Washington had 3 catches for 73 yards and 2 touchdowns.
BENTON HARMONY GROVE 54, BISMARCK 6
HASKELL — John Johnson had 14 carries for 178 yards and 4 touchdowns and caught 2 passes for 82 yards and another score to lead Benton Harmony Grove (4-1, 1-1 5-3A) past Bismarck (1-4, 0-2). Dakota Rains completed 6 of his 8 passes for 154 yards, including one that Johnson caught for the touchdown, to support the Cardinals.
CAMDEN HARMONY GROVE 40, GENOA CENTRAL 24
GENOA — Camden Harmony Grove took advantage of a 27-point fourth quarter and defeated Genoa Central despite turning the ball over three times.
The Hornets (4-1, 2-0 6-3A) opened the scoring with a 56-yard run from Jace Garcia in the first quarter. The game was close, with the Hornets leading by a field goal at halftime.
After a scoreless third quarter, the Hornets had touchdown runs of 42, 20 and 8 yards from Devin Venzant to seal the victory. The Dragons (0-5, 0-2) were led by Bo Jewell with 155 yards rushing and a touchdown.
CENTERPOINT 35, HORATIO 6
AMITY — Quarterback Keenan Owens threw four touchdown passes to four different receivers as Centerpoint (4-1, 1-1 5-3A) dominated Horatio (3-2, 0-2).
Owens completed 10 of 14 passes for 204 yards.
Centerpoint built a 27-0 lead in the first half. Lance Chambers hauled in a 33-yard TD pass from Owens, and Dustin Forsythe caught a 21-yard scoring pass to make it 13-0 in the first quarter. David Banda and Cameron Clower caught 11-yard scoring passes in the second quarter.
The Knights’ final score came on a 44-yard fumble return by Jared Wright with 6:43 left in the third quarter.
Dante Jones led Horatio offensively, rushing for 117 yards and 1 touchdown on 25 carries.
GLEN ROSE 49, JESSIEVILLE 17
JESSIEVILLE — Jordan Johnson rushed for 363 yards and 4 touchdowns on 31 carries, leading the Glen Rose Beavers over Jessieville at Phillips Field. “It was a phenomenal performance,” Glen Rose coach Mark Kehner said. “That goes, and Jordan will be the first one to say it, to our offensive line. Jordan ran tough, but the offensive line did a phenomenal job all night.”
Johnson ran for 316 yards and all of his scores on 23 carries in the first half, helping the Beavers (4-1, 2-0 3A-5) build a 35-17 lead by halftime. He lost a fumble on Glen Rose’s opening series allowing Jessieville (3-2, 1-1) to take a 7-0 lead on Steven Benson’s 24-yard touchdown strike to Hunter Daley. Johnson then got going, scoring on runs of 40, 16, 4 and 14 yards, giving the Beavers a 27-10 lead midway late in the second quarter.
Daley followed Johnson’s last score with a 69-yard kick return, setting up Benson’s 5-yard touchdown pass to Drew Galloway to make it 27-17. Benson was 11 of 16 for 122 yards in the first half but failed to complete any of his four second-half pass attempts.
Rogers finished with 4 receptions for 102 yards, Dawson catching 3 for 92. The Beavers finished with a season-high 641 yards of offense, limiting Jessieville to just 166 including 6 in the second half.
HARDING ACADEMY 43,
BARTON 13
SEARCY — Alex Francis passed for 233 yards and three touchdowns for Harding Academy (4-1, 2-0) in a 2-3A Conference victory over Barton (2-3, 0-2).
Francis was one of four passers for Harding Academy who completed a pass. Ten players had at least one reception. Francis completed 22 of his 33 attempts. He passed 6 yards to Ryan Turley, 5 yards to Gabe Chapman and 2 yards to Luke Fouts for touchdowns. Fouts also caught a touchdown pass from Garrison Hendrix for 20 yards. Hendrix threw another touchdown pass to Peydon Harlow for 44 yards.
Parker Harr ran 2 yards for Harding Academy’s other score.
Barton’s scores came on a 72-yard run by Bradley Smith in the third period and a pass from Josh Cannon to Kendarius Davis in the fourth quarter.
Sports on 10/03/2015