Football Recap: Decatur Skates Past Carter-Riverside with Ease

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Decatur). They really took it to Carter-Riverside for the full four quarters, racking up a 68-0 victory. Given Decatur's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 147th, while Carter-Riverside is ranked 1126th) , the win on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Decatur found their leader in sophomore Rhys Ragan, who threw for 175 yards and five touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 42 yards. Those five passing touchdowns set a new season-high mark for Ragan. Chase Berg was another key player, picking up 78 receiving yards and three scores.

Eagles

Rushing Yards

09/26/25 vs Carter-Riverside	290
09/19/25 vs Graham	236
09/12/25 vs Liberty Christian	157
08/29/25 @ Brock	170
11/22/24 vs Aubrey	184
+ 5 more games

Decatur was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2024.

Special teams was a major factor in the game for Decatur, racking up 13 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Wyatt Dunn, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.

The win got Decatur back to even at 2-2. As for Carter-Riverside, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Decatur will take on Eastern Hills at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Carter-Riverside, they will challenge Springtown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Eagles will need to watch out since the Porcupines have now posted at least 31 points in their last four contests.