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The Rio Vista Eagles fell, 24-20, to Blooming Grove on Friday night at home to slip to 1-1 on the season.
Blooming Grove also moved to 1-1 with the victory.
The Eagles and Lions traded blows throughout, and Rio Vista had another solid day with its ground attack, amassing 266 yards on 46 carries.
Blooming Grove struck first in the opening period with a 30-yard field goal, and led, 10-7, at the half after Quindell Johnson caught a 35-yard touchdown pass from Devante Starling. Rio Vista added a 3-yard touchdown run from Russell Atchison in the second quarter.
After a scoreless third period, each team scored twice more in the final quarter with the Lions getting the game-winning touchdown with 33 seconds remaining as Landon McGraw hauled in a 21-yard touchdown from Jayd Kirby to overcome a 20-17 Rio Vista advantage.
Springtown 31, Alvarado 21
The Springtown Porcupines jumped out to a 28-0 lead over Alvarado on Friday night, and held on for a 10-point victory to improve to 2-0. Alvarado slipped to 1-1 after its Zero Week win over Robinson (21-7).
The Indians were stymied on offense in the first half, and amassed just 54 total yards in the opening 24 minutes.
It wasn’t until the third quarter when Zach Ripley broke free for a 15-yard touchdown that the Indians got on the board for the first time.
Ripley added another run from a yard out in the fourth quarter, but 17 second-half points by Springtown erased any hopes of a comeback.
Ripley finished with 125 yards rushing on 20 carries.
— Jesse Robles, special to the times-review
Nolan Catholic 36, Joshua 0
Michael Smith passed for two touchdowns and ran for two more as Fort Worth Nolan Catholic defeated Class 4A Joshua, 36-0, Friday night.
It was the 19th consecutive win for Nolan (2-0), dating back to Nov. 7, 2008.
With Nolan leading, 10-0, in the second quarter, Smith flipped a swing pass to receiver Daniel Walker, who cut to the sideline and sprinted 50 yards for the score.
On Nolans next series, Smith found receiver Amyn Maloney on a post route for a 45-yard score.
Smith gave Nolan a 7-0 lead on its first possession, finishing off a 7-play, 72-yard drive by scoring on a 5-yard option keeper over the right side of the line.
Nolan also managed a 23-yard field goal from Hans Ingold and a safety when Joshua snapped the ball out of the end zone on a punt attempt to take a 26-0 halftime lead.
Smith scored on a 3-yard run in the third quarter and backup kicker Jeff Torda drilled a 40-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to close the scoring.
Dylan Byrd led Joshua (0-2) with 53 yards rushing. Sophomore quarterback Colin Radford rushed for 46 yards.
— From staff reports
