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Posted 2:10 am  Saturday, August 28, 2010


Daingerfield Rolls In Top 10 Matchup With Arp
By SHANE STARK
Staff Writer

DAINGERFIELD -- What Daingerfield wanted was a strong performance to begin defense of another title. What the Tigers got was a dominant one.

In a matchup of ranked teams, the two-time defending state champs were clearly better. Bigger, stronger and faster, Daingerfield opened a 30-point halftime lead and overpowered Arp, 44-14, in the season opener Friday night at Tiger Stadium.

It was a matchup between Class 2A powers that East Texas fans started buzzing about once schedules were finalized last spring. Yet perhaps it came a season too late for fifth-ranked Arp (0-1), which lost considerable talent after reaching three straight state quarterfinals and No. 1 in the AP poll.

The undisputed No. 1 these days is no doubt Daingerfield (1-0), which is trying to become the first East Texas program since Big Sandy's dynasty of the 1970s to win three consecutive state titles.

"We knew we were capable of playing well," said Daingerfield senior running back La'Marce Lafayette, who rushed for 187 yards and two touchdowns in his first varsity start.

Early in the first quarter, though, it was Arp that grabbed the momentum when junior quarterback Kyle Copeland faked a handoff and took the ball 52 yards to make the score 6-0 with 9:30 remaining.

From that point forward, however, Daingerfield harassed the visiting offense and overmatched the visiting defense to the tune of a 257-87 advantage in total yards before halftime.

Daingerfield, whose defensive line averages 273 pounds and linebacker corps is led by Texas Longhorns pledge Steve Edmond, disrupted Arp's offense throughout. Although it allowed more than 200 total yards, most of that came on Copeland's touchdown and late in the game.

On offense, meanwhile, Daingerfield received a dazzling debut from Lafayette and another solid performance from quarterback Tyler Boyd, who passed for 170 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 94 yards and another pair of scores.

After punting on the opening drive, Daingerfield scored on its next seven possessions of the first half and used a short field on four occasions. Lafayette's 25-yard run with 5:39 showing in the opening quarter put Daingerfield on the board for the first time to tie the score at 6-6.

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Daingerfield 44, Arp 14

At Tiger Stadium, Daingerfield

Arp 6 0 0 8 -- 14

Daingerfield 12 24 8 0 -- 44

First Quarter

ARP -- - Kyle Copeland 52 run (pass failed), 9:30

DAI -- - LeMarce Lafayette 25 run (kick failed), 5:39

DAI - Keyarris Garrett 26 pass from Tyler Boyd (kick failed), 4:04

Second Quarter

DAI - Garrett 20 pass from Boyd (pass failed), 11:53

DAI - Aaron Lewis 12 run (kick failed), 11:30

DAI - Lafayette 2 run (pass failed), 6:42

DAI - Boyd 16 run (pass failed), 1:02

Third Quarter

DAI - Boyd 1 run (Edwin Mims pass from Boyd), 7:03

Fourth Quarter

ARP - Kasey McClendon 12 run (Delvin Bagley run), 5:16

ARP DAI

First Downs 8 21

Rushes-Yards 23-168 36-324

Passing Yards 58 170

Comp.-Att.-Int. 9-20-0 12-19-0

Punts-Avg. 6-34 2-44

Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1

Penalties-Yards 3-25 3-35

INDIVIDUAL

STATISTICS

RUSHING - Arp

, Kasey McClendon 11-105, Kyle Copeland 8-63, Delvin Bagley 1-14, Tywan Scott 1-(-6), Jerroid Amie 2-(-8).

Daingerfield, La'Marce Lafayette 18-187, Tyler Boyd 11-94, DeJon Mims 4-30, Aaron Lewis 1-12, Darrin Terry 2-1.

PASSING - Arp

, Copeland 9-20-0 -- 58.

Daingerfield

, Boyd 12-19-0 -- 170.

RECEIVING - Arp

, Mikechell Potts 4-45, Bagley 2-14, Andrew Brown 2-0, McLendon 1-(-1).

Daingerfield

, Keyarris Garrett 4-77, Edwin Mims 3-16, Lewis 2-56, Lafayette 1-14, Alex Allen 1-7, Terry 1-0.



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