PARIS – Argyle quarterback Brandon Boyzuick threw for two touchdowns and sophomore running back Nick Ralston ran for two more to lead the Eagles to a 41-8 victory over Paris on Friday at Wildcat Stadium.
Argyle improved to 2-1, and Paris fell to 1-2.
PHS defender Bricky Reed
The Eagles led by just 6-0 on field goals of 30 and 34 yards by Cole Hedlund, but turned the game into a rout with four unanswered touchdowns in the second and third quarters.
Ralston scored on a 6-yard run about seven and a half minutes into the second quarter, and Connor Wilson’s 4-yard run made it 21-0 at the half. Ralston scored again on a 4-yard run early in the third quarter, and Boyzuick threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Ian Sadler three minutes later to make it 35-0.
Paris quarterback Keandre Robinson got the Wildcats on the scoreboard with with a 7-yard run at 3:24 remaining in the third quarter.
Boyzuick, who completed 7-of-18 passes for 143 yards, threw his second touchdown pass 5:20 into the fourth quarter, hitting Chance Bode for a 23-yard score.
Robinson completed 6-of-16 passes for 145 yards, with one interception.
Argyle finished with 352 yards – 209 on the ground and 143 in the air. Paris had 145 yards – 85 on the ground and 60 in the air.
Ralston was a workhorse for Argyle, carrying the ball 25 times for 180 yards.
Kenny Mason was Paris’ leading rusher with 40 yards on three carries. He got most of it on one run late in the first half. Robinson carried the ball 30 times for 16 yards, Quay Scott had 12 carries for 24 yards, Quay Henderson one carry for 9 yards, and Khalid Williams minus 1 yard on two carries. Kenterious Perkins had one carry for no gain.
Henderson had half of Robinson’s completions, pulling in three catches for 31 yards. Kadarius Scott had one catch for 21 yards, Scott one catch for 9 yards and Mason one catch for -1 yard.
Bricky Reed and Jordan Williams led Wildcat defenders with 8 tackles apiece. Raheem Palmore had 7 tackles and Jamal Black 6.
But Boyzuick wasn’t sacked at all, and Paris registered only three tackles for losses – one each by Palmore, Black and Kidarius Corprew.
Corwin Cary and Davonta Coulter each recovered a fumble for the Wildcats. Palmore and Travion Gaines each broke up a pass.
After three games, Black is Paris’ leading tackler with 21, followed by Reed and Jordan Williams with 19 each, Palmore with 15, and Jay Garvin with 10.
SCORING SUMMARY:
| Argyle | 3 | 18 | 13 | 7 | — | 41 |
| Paris | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 8 |
FIRST QUARTER
A — FG Cole Hedlund 30 (8:42)
SECOND QUARTER
A — FG Hedlund 34 (10:56)
A — Nick Ralston 6 run. (Hedlund kick) (4:29)
A — Connor Wilson 4 run (Ian Sadler run) (1:26)
THIRD QUARTER
A — Ralston 4 run (kick failed) (10:54)
A — Sadler 43 pass from Brandon Boyzuick (Hedlund kick) (7:37)
P — Keandre Robinson 7 run (Robinson run) (3:24)
FOURTH QUARTER
A — Chance Bode 23 pass from Boyzuick (Hedlund kick) (6:40)
TEAM STATISTICS
| P | A | |
| First downs | 10 | 15 |
| Rushing | 50-85 | 34-209 |
| Passing | 6-16-1 | 7-18-0 |
| Passing yards | 60 | 143 |
| Total yards | 145 | 352 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-1 | 3-2 |
| Punts-Avg. | 6-30.8 | 3-23.3 |
| Penalties | 4-40 | 3-30 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — Argyle: Nick Ralston 25-173, Brandon Boyzuick 4-3, Ian Sadler 3-20, Connor Wilson 1-4, Michael McConnell 1-2. Paris: Kenny Mason 3-40, Quay Scott 12-24, Keandre Robinson 30-16, Quay Henderson 1-9, Khalid Williams 2-(-1), Dakota Smith 1-(-3).
PASSING — Argyle: Brandon Boyzuick 7-18-0, 149. Paris: Keandre Robinson 6-16-1, 60.
RECEIVING — Argyle: Ian Sadler 5-123, Chance Bode 1-23, Michael McConnell 1-3. Paris: Quay Henderson 3-31, K.D. Scott 1-21, Quay Scott 1-9, Kenny Mason 1-(-1).
Charles Richards Charles Richards moved to Paris in 2004 after retiring from a 40-year career in journalism – the last 26 years as a news writer and sports writer with The Associated Press in Dallas and Washington, D.C. In mid-2004, The Paris News coaxed him out of retirement, and he began covering the police, court and regional beat for The Paris News. Then in early 2005, he was switched to coverage of a sharply divided Paris City Council. He was appointed by the City Council in 2006 to the 12-member City Charter Review Commission, which extensively rewrote the outmoded document. His writing awards include two first-place awards in statewide competition for feature writing. The most recent was his 2005 story on a Paris doctor’s startling use of leeches in a successful attempt to re-attach a man’s severed ear. Over his career, Richards’ interview subjects include Alabama Gov. George Wallace, President Bill Clinton, President George W. Bush, David Koresh, Arnold Palmer, Muhammad Ali and numerous other political and sports figures. He is an alumnus of Texas Tech, where he was editor of the school newspaper. He lives in Paris with his wife, Barbara, who is retired after 30 years as a teacher and high school counselor.
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