MORRILTON 45, BLYTHEVILLE 20
BLYTHEVILLE -- Jacolby Criswell accounted for 285 yards of total offense and two touchdowns and Xaviar Clemons rushed for three 1-yard scores, leading Morrilton (8-4) over Blytheville (6-6).
Criswell jump-started the second half with a 33-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Toney to make it 17-0 with 8:52 left in the third quarter. The Devils Dogs then got another score 41 seconds later when Dalton Kellar jumped a screen pass and took the interception 18 yards to make it 24-0.
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Criswell added a 2-yard touchdown run, making it 31-0 with 5:19 left in the third.
Blytheville's Corey Weatherspoon returned the ensuing kickoff 70 yards for a touchdown, and Jaheim Carter ran in the two-point conversion to trim the deficit to 31-8. The Chickasaws scored again to start the fourth quarter to make it 31-14 before Clemons made it 38-14 with a 1-yard score with 8:51 remaining.
Criswell finished 18 of 26 for 208 yards through the air and rushed 12 times for 77 yards.
Sports on 11/17/2018