JESSIEVILLE -- Jessieville's Lions scored a season-high 60 points on Friday and picked up their second shutout of the season to notch a second 3A-4 conference victory.
The Lions (4-4, 2-3) scored 22 points in the first quarter and 20 in the second en route to a 60-0 victory against Two Rivers (0-8, 0-5).
Jessieville was opportunistic with 301 yards of total offense. Junior Joey Benson ran for two touchdowns on two carries of one and six yards. He also caught four passes for 25 yards.
Benson was the leading target for freshman quarterback Carson Hair, who finished 10-for-16 passing for 120 yards and two touchdowns.
Junior B.J. Holloway ran six times for 61 yards and two scores of his own. He also caught a 22-yard touchdown pass.
Sophomore Landen Daley was also a big-play threat, averaging almost 28 yards per touch Friday. Daley ran the ball twice for 66 yards and a touchdown, including a 62-yard run. He also caught two passes for 45 yards and a score.
Junior Dexton Hilton added 44 yards on just four carries. The Lions averaged 10.6 yards per carry.
Senior Jeffrey Scott led the defense with nine tackles and junior Aaron Murders made seven. Each had two tackles behind the line of scrimmage, while Murders added a sack.
Senior Eric Robertson had five tackles with three for a loss. The Lion defense made 13 tackles behind the line of scrimmage.
Junior Gabe Graves also recovered two fumbles. Juniors Austin Carl and Sutton Carpenters each had fumble recoveries of their own.
Jessieville is currently sixth in the 3A-5 standings. The conference will send five teams to the Class 3A playoffs.
The Lions will be on the road next week at Danville (5-3, 3-2). Baptist Prep (3-4-1, 2-3), which defeated Jessieville, 14-8 on Sept. 28, sits in fifth place with remaining games at Two Rivers and conference leader Glen Rose (7-1, 5-0).
Jessieville will close the season on Nov. 1 at home against Mayflower (7-1, 4-1).
Badgers use big second half
to roll over Ashdown on road
ASHDOWN -- Arkadelphia junior quarterback Cannon Turner may have just had one complete pass Friday night at Dick Hayes Stadium, but he made up for it on the ground as he led the Badgers to a 44-12 victory over the Ashdown Panthers.
Turner was 1-for-8 on the night for two yards, but he had 13 carries for 113 yards, including a 32-yard breakaway to lead the Badger offense. Senior kicker Gabe Goodman was the team's second-leading scorer, picking up a quarter of the team's points with five extra point kicks and three field goals, including a 41-yard shot to end the scoring in the first half.
Senior Zion Hatley scored the first two touchdowns for the Badgers for a 14-0 lead, but the Panthers responded with a pair of touchdowns early in the second quarter to pull within 14-12 after a failed kick and failed conversion.
Goodman then put the Badgers ahead, 20-12, with two field goals, the first a 29-yard attempt before his game-long 41-yarder.
Arkadelphia shut out the Panthers in the second half with Goodman hitting another field goal for the only points in the third frame before the Badgers added three more touchdowns, including a 14-yard interception return by junior Jayson Campbell.
Hatley had 12 carries for 45 yards and two scores, and Braeden Thomas had a 40-yard carry.
Sports on 10/21/2018