MANSFIELD AT ODESSA PERMIAN
HIGHLIGHT AND SUMMARY
The Mojo Machine continues to gain Mojomentum as Permian destroyed the Mansfield Tigers 60-21 in Brownwood's Gordon Wood Stadium.  The 60-point total was one shy of the school's playoff record.  Mojo scored on eight of 10 offensive series and did not have to punt all day.  Of the two scoreless possessions, one ended in a missed field goal and the other was on the Mansfield 1-yard line when the game ended.

Taylor Byrd passed for 239 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two more scores. Jamison Berryhill also had two rushing TDs, while Esai Sotelo, who led the Panthers ground game with 78 yards on nine carries, also ran for a TD.  Berryhill finished with 67 yards on 10 carries.

After taking a 33-7 halftime lead,  Byrd (who was 19-of-23 passing) laid out picturesque passes to Melvis Pride for a 23-yard TD and Shai Biggerstaff for a 23-yard score. Trevor Adams, who was 6-of-8 for 101 yards, hit Joseph Knighten for a 45-yard TD to end the third quarter.

Permian’s 346 passing yards was just three shy of the single-game record set last season against Amarillo Tascosa. The Panthers added 231 yards rushing.  The Mojo Machine will host El Paso Montwood at 2 p.m. Saturday at Ratliff Stadium in the Area Round of the Class 5A Division I state playoffs.  Montwood advanced by beating San Angelo Central 28-24 on Friday.
 

MIDLAND LEE AT MANSFIELD SUMMIT
GAME PHOTOS
Lee's Corey Petro and Josey Childs scored two touchdowns each, and the Rebel defense held Mansfield Summit to 227 total yards in the 28-7 Bi-District victory.

Lee's defense was clearly the story of this game.  The Rebels held the Jaguars rushing attack that had been averaging close to 350 yards per game to 106.  Summit's only touchdown came on a fumble return on the second play of the game.

The Rebels scored one touchdown in every quarter.  Jace Edwards led the Rebels on an 8-play, 80-yard drive that ended with a Petro 1-yard TD run.  Petro scored on an 11-yard run in the fourth quarter, and Childs scored on 1-yard dives in the second and third quarters.  Petro finished with 135 yards on 24 carries, and Edwards completed 8 of 11 passes for 82 yards.  Lee will face Lubbock Coronado on Friday at Lowrey Field in Lubbock.
 

WEATHERFORD AT ABILENE HIGH
The Eagles' defense pitched a shutout through three quarters in a 48-14 rocking of Weatherford at Shotwell Stadium.  The defense held the Kangaroos to just one big play in the third quarter, a 46-yard run by Mitchael Rucker, and virtually nothing else until the fourth quarter when the Eagles led 48-0.

Leading 21-0, the AHS offense got into the act in the third quarter.  Ben Wadsworth scored on a 40-yard pass play from quarterback Spens Lackey and then the ground attack took over. Keithy Flye, who rushed 20 times for 143 yards, scored on a 13-yard run. Zach Bass scored on runs of 26 and 2 yards as the Eagles took a 48-0 lead into the fourth quarter.

Weatherford finally got on the scoreboard twice in the fourth quarter after the AHS starters had called it a night. A pass interception and 21-yard return gave the 'Roos good field position at the AHS 34. Seven plays later, Mitchael Rucker scored from the 6.  After a short punt, Weatherford took four plays to go 38 yards. Rucker connected with Dakota Abernathy for a 16-yard scoring play.
 

ABILENE COOPER AT MANSFIELD TIMBERVIEW
As had been the case throughout the season, penalties and turnovers hurt the Cougars in their 17-13 loss to Mansfield Timberview.  Cooper lost two fumbles in the red zone to start the second half and never seemed to recover.

It was obvious from the beginning that the game was going to turn into a slugfest as both teams were running the ball well.  Timberview struck first when junior running back Eric Stevens scampered in from 26 yards out for the first of his two touchdowns in the game. Stevens finished the game with 69 yards on 14 carries.

Cooper answered on its next possession with its only touchdown of the game when Will Casey hit Timmy Dixon from 27 yards out.  Cooper took its only lead of the day at 10-7 when kicker Isaac Escobedo connected from 31 yards out with 6:18 left in the first half.  Timberview' successful ground game resulted in Stevens' second touchdown of the game and gave Timberview a 14-10 lead.  Cooper answered with another field goal but was unable to muster much more offense the rest of the way.

 
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