Lovelady had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They blew past the Elkhart Elks 42-22. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 423rd, while the Elks are ranked 854th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Elkhart had strong showings from Jayden Chapman, who picked up 164 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Trystyn Tidrow, who threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes. Chapman's longest reception was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Lovelady is taking a road trip to take on Timpson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Elkhart, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Warren at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Elkhart focused on turnovers this week as team gave up six on Friday.
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