The McMath Tigers came out of the gates quickly and steamrolled the Harpool Longhorns 41-0 in an eighth-grade A game Tuesday night.
Xavier Scott had a good game, rushing for 118 yards on six carries, making four tackles, forcing a fumble and recovering another one for the 2-0 Tigers.
Keith Cole started it all with a 1-yard touchdown run. Then, Eric Woods hauled in a 3-yard TD pass from Edson Vasquez. Scott followed with an 11-yard TD run.
Zack Garza grabbed a 28-yard TD pass from Vasquez, Scott scored on a 63-yard fumble recovery and Claude Sheppard returned an interception 60 yards for a touchdown.
Vasquez finished by completing seven of 10 passes for 75 yards. Cole had a 34-yard punt return, Teven McAdams had two sacks, Dezmond Johnson had six tackles - two for losses - and John Pesina had an interception.
McMath's offensive line got superior blocking from McAdams, Mitch Damon, Chad Hickson, Kyle Appel and Andy Prado.
Harpool eighth-grade B 6, McMath 0
Rikedrian Whitaker's 8-yard touchdown run held up as Harpool got past McMath.
Individually for the Longhorns, Dante Ramacher was a force on defense, along with Seth Howard, who had a touchdown-saving interception.
Crownover eighth-grade A 27, Navo 0
Crownover got two rushing touchdowns apiece from Brandon Daniel and Michael Carrillo en route to a big win over Navo.
Carrillo rushed for 137 yards on eight carries. Daniel rushed for 124 yards on nine carries and caused a fumble. Andrew Sanchez recovered a fumble and Mario Caballero had an interception for the Cowboys (2-0).
Crownover got productive blocks from Coleman Grubbs, P.J. Broussard and Marshall Smith, while Luke Cullum contributed several big plays on defense.
Crownover eighth-grade B 18, Navo 7
Big plays highlighted Crownover's win over Navo.
Ryan Hale had 105 yards on only four carries and scored on runs of 51 and 43 yards. Jalem Alexander had a 32-yard TD run.
Notable defensive players for the Cowboys (1-1) were Logan Altes, Austin Price, Javier Rivera and Pierce Broughton.
Strickland eighth-grade A 14, Calhoun 8
Nick Watts scored on a 95-yard touchdown pass from D.J. Woods early in the first quarter and Shemar Coleman added a 17-yard TD run later in the game as the Vikings, behind a strong defensive effort, defeated Calhoun 14-8 Tuesday night,
Strickland improved its record to 2-0 for the season.
