After two games on the road, Boyd is heading back home. They will welcome the Vernon Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Boyd is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Ponder last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Boyd took a blow against Ponder, falling 49-14.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Will McIntire and Tyson Price. Price had a great game and rushed for 125 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Meanwhile, McIntire was balling out in the loss, rushing for 29 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 163 yards on 13 of 25 attempts.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last game, Vernon made sure to put some points up on the board against Ponder on Friday. Vernon narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Ponder 38-35. The victory almost wasn't to be: Vernon was down 21-7 in the second quarter.
Ty Scott was his usual excellent self, rushing for 149 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, and also throwing for 167 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 66 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (83 yards to be exact) went to Evan Wilkinson.
Vernon wouldn't let Ponder keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Landon Bynum, Jacob Brown, and Carter Kieschnick picked up one apiece. Kieschnick also made seven total tackles, which is notable because Vernon is undefeated when he posts at least three total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise. Tyce Payne was another major factor on D, making 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Boyd's defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Vernon, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
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