BAUXITE 45, DES ARC 44
BAUXITE -- Quarterback Seth McDowell accounted for 4 touchdowns -- 2 rushing and 2 passing -- and the Miners (2-0) held off the Eagles (1-1).
McDowell scored on runs of 5 and 3 yards, the second tying the game 14-14 at the outset of the second quarter.
Bauxite added two touchdowns and a field goal in the second quarter to lead 31-22 at halftime.
The Miners scored on McDowell's 69-yard completion to Braylon Walker, a 32-yard Turner Soothard field goal and Hunter Davis' 7-yard pass to Eason Sandage.
Bauxite led 38-30 entering the fourth quarter, but Des Arc cut the lead to 38-36 on Cooper Roberts' 2-yard run. The two-point conversion failed.
McDowell's second touchdown pass, a 45-yard completion to Davis, gave the Miners a 45-36 lead with 5:32 to play in the game.
The Eagles made it close on a 3-yard pass from Roberts to Luke Martin and a two-point conversion with 2:31 to play.
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Sports on 09/01/2018