High School Sports

SAN AUGUSTINE -- Alto's 28-game win streak came to an abrupt halt against a tough San Augustine squad, 26-7, Friday night.

Turnovers -- one returned for a 42-yard touchdown by junior defensive back Harlon Kelley -- and a huge grind-it-out running game proved to be the difference.

Four Alto turnovers -- two interceptions and two fumbles -- proved to be costly in the loss.

Senior Cedric Jones rushed for 116 yards on 20 carries and scored two touchdowns to lead the Wolves.

San Augustine finished with a total 231 rushing yards.

Alto had trouble moving the ball against the Wolves' defense.

The Yellowjackets finished with a total of just 170 offensive yards -- 83 on the ground and 87 through the air.

The loss, Alto's first since the 2005 Class 2A playoffs, ended with an offensive onslaught late by an overpowering San Augustine squad that is now one win away from matching last year's win total in a 2-8 campaign.

The Wolves scored 12 fourth-quarter points to put the game away.

Senior quarterback Darius Porter, who finished with 73 passing yards, sealed the streak-buster with a 29-yard touchdown completion to Marchristopher Barnes late in the fourth quarter.

Alto's Javante Jones completed seven passes for 87 yards.

Both teams seemed to be going in to halftime tied at 7-7 after Jones completed a 27-yard touchdown pass to Lavadrick Singletary in the second quarter.

But it was San Augustine, not Alto, who made the big plays when it counted.

The Kelley interception just before the half turned out to be the game changer in the end.

San Augustine will host state-ranked Arp at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while Alto will host Garrison.

CAYUGA -- Traylon Shead ran for 312 yards and six touchdowns as Cayuga raced to a victory over Frankston.

Frankston's Brian Blackwell ran for two touchdowns and passed for another.

Cayuga racked up 351 yards and seven touchdowns rushing. Through the air, Broc January threw 103 yards on 4-of-10 passing.

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Frankston 0 7 7 6 -- 20

Cayuga 28 0 6 14 -- 48

First Quarter

CAY -- Safety.

CAY -- Traylon Shead 21 run (Cory Parry kick).

CAY -- Shead 62 run (Parry kick).

CAY -- Broc January 4 run (Parry kick fail).

CAY -- Shead 1 run (Shead run).

Second Quarter

FRA -- Brian Blackwell 2 run (kick).

Third Quarter

CAY -- Shead 2 run (Parry kick failed).

FRA -- 20 pass from Blackwell (kick).

Fourth Quarter

CAY -- Shead 14 run (Parry kick).

CAY -- Shead 1 run (Parry kick).

FRA -- Blackwell 2 run (kick failed).

QUINLAN -- Jacoby Sinches ran for three touchdowns in the first half as Mineola scored 36 unanswered points to defeat Quinlan Ford.

Quinlan opened the scoring with a 15-yard pass reception by Kevin Stone in the first quarter.

Mineola quarterback Tyler Drennon threw touchdown passes of 14 and 42 yards to Eric Hughes and A.J. Price, respectively, in the second half to keep Quinlan at bay.

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Mineola 0 22 14 0 -- 36

Quinlan Ford 8 0 0 0 -- 8

First Quarter

QF -- Kevin Stone 15 pass reception (2 pt try good), 0:00.

Second Quarter

MIN -- Jacoby Sinches 25 run (PAT no good), 11:52.

MIN -- Sinches 33 run (PAT no good)11:38.

MIN -- Sinches 6 run (Juan Palacios kick), 5:48.

MIN -- FG Palacios 13, 0:04.

Third Quarter

MIN -- Eric Hughes 14 pass from Tyler Drennon (Juan Palacios kick), 9:43.

MIN -- A.J. Price 42 pass from Drennon (Juan Palacios kick), 7:49.

ATHENS -- Stephen Blakemore scored once on offense and once on defense and Taylor Jackson had a hand in two TDs to lead the Athens Hornets over Wills Point.

Athens took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a six-yard run by Jackson.

The Hornets increased their lead to 20-0 in the second quarter on a 33-yard TD run by Blakemore and a 19-yard scoring pass from Jackson to Tacameo Barker.

Athens tacked on 14 more in the third quarter, scoring on a 22-yard run by Randall Gamble and a seven-yard blocked punt return by Blakemore.

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Wills Point 0 0 0 0 -- 0

Athens 7 13 14 0 -- 34

First Quarter

ATH -- Taylor Jackson 6 run (Zabdiel Mota kick), 7:32.

Second Quarter

ATH -- Stephen Blakemore 33 run (kick failed), 5:30.

ATH -- Tacameo Baker 19 pass from Jackson (Mota kick), 0:18.

Third Quarter

ATH -- Randall Gamble 22 run (Mota kick), 4:24.

ATH -- Blakemore 7 punt return (Mota), 3:02.

RUSK -- Palestine Wildcats showed a potent offense in downing the Rusk Eagles in the season opener for both schools.

Rusk was led by Marcell Johnson, who finished the game with 132 yards and two TDs on 23 carries.

PITTSBURG -- The Jefferson Bulldogs dropped a 7-6 heartbreaker at Pittsburg in the season opener for both clubs.

Pittsburg tailback Ted Burns ran for 111 yards on 19 carries, but had the game-winner when he took a short Mitch Manley pass and raced 50 yards through the Jefferson defense for the Pirates' lone touchdown.

Saul Fraga's PAT proved to be the difference giving Pittsburg a 7-0 lead with 7:08 remaining in the first half.

Pittsburg's defense repeatedly thwarted Jefferson, giving the Pirates' offense good field position most of the first half.

Pittsburg appeared headed for a second touchdown but with 1:17 remaining in the half, Jefferson's Destin Mosley picked off Manley's pass at the goal line and ran 100 yards for a Bulldog touchdown. The PAT failed, however, and that one-point margin would prove fatal.

Both teams combined for 15 penalties for 120 yards and also fumbled a combined eight times -- Pittsburg losing 2-of-3 and Jefferson losing 3-of-5.

Pittsburg withstood a handful of Jefferson rallies in the second half but managed to keep the football for the better part of the final two periods and ended up outgaining Jefferson, 337-123, in total yardage.

Manley completed 14-of-28 for 213 yards to post a fine varsity debut.

Jefferson was led on the ground by Mosley, who, on top of the lengthy interception return, ran for 54 yards on 14 carries. Cordell Roberson hauled in four passes for 30 yards to lead the Bulldogs receiving corps.

LONGVIEW -- Daniel Thompson rushed for 110 yards and scored a touchdown to pace West Rusk over Harleton in a football opener for both teams at Pine Tree High School's Pirate Stadium.

Thompson rushed the ball 19 times and scored on a 36-yard run.

Josh Patin return a fumble for a TD and Dominique Smith added a 22-yard dash.

Samuel Arvizu added two extra points.

Jorge Barrios added 93 yards on 18 attempts.

The Raiders return to play Sept. 5 against T.K. Gorman at McCallum Stadium in Tyler.

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At Pine Tree's Pirate Stadium, Longview

West Rusk 7 7 6 0 -- 20

Harleton 0 0 0 0 -- 0

First Quarter

WR -- Daniel Thompson 36 run (Samuel Arvizu kick), 3:21.

Second Quarter

WR -- Josh Patin fumble for a touchdown (Arvizu kick), :33.

Third Quarter

WR -- Dominique Smith 22 run (kick failed), 2:58.