Jacksboro won the last time they faced Boyd, and things went their way on Friday too. The Jacksboro Tigers claimed a resounding 67-22 victory over the Boyd Yellowjackets at home. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 159th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 648th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Luke Sams was a one-man wrecking crew for Jacksboro as he rushed for 192 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries, and also caught a touchdown. Sams really tore up the turf during one magnificent 88-yard run. Luis Balderama was another key back, gaining 203 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jacksboro was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 675 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Jacksboro wouldn't let Boyd keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Jacksboro can thank Marcus Olivarez and Sams for forcing both of them. Sams also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making nine total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Boyd lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Major Jennings, who picked up 142 receiving yards and a touchdown. Stephen Webber was in the mix too, providing Boyd with a touchdowns.
The win made it two in a row for Jacksboro and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Boyd, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Jacksboro will face off against Peaster at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games. As for Boyd, they will welcome Henrietta at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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