SULPHUR SPRINGS – Willie Ivery – lining up sometimes at quarterback, sometimes at receiver and sometimes at running back — ran for 195 yards and five touchdowns Friday night as Sulphur Springs defeated Paris 42-19.
“Last year, they won and danced all over our field. This year we won and defended (our field) like coach wanted us to. This is a lot better,” Ivery told the Sulphur Springs News-Messenger.
Quay Scott
The game was tied 7-7 at the half, but Sulphur Springs outscored Paris 35-12 in the second half.
Ivery averaged almost 14 yards a carry, scoring on runs of 14, 54, 8, 5 and 26 yards. His brother, Buddy Ivery, scored Sulphur Springs’ last touchdown from 3 yards out. The win avenged Paris’ 21-14 victory a year ago and improved Sulphur Springs to 2-2 for the season.
All three Paris touchdowns came in the air. Kenny Mason scored on a 13-yard pass from Keandre Robinson in the first quarter, and Quay Scott scored twice in the third quarter on a 21-yard pass from Robinson and a 21-yard pass from Dakota Smith.
Sulphur Springs out-gained Paris in total yards 530 to 339.
Sulphur Springs quarterback Brad Macek completed his final 13 passes, including all 11 in the second half, and finished with 27-of-33 for 266 yards. Cole Hill was his primary target, catching 12 passes for 154 yards.
Robinson was 9-of-15 for 120 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. Smith, who came in after Robinson was injured in the third quarter, completed 6-of-15 for 82 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions. Mason caught four passes for 58 yards, and Quay Henderson caught three for 53 yards.
Paris fumbled six times – several as the result from bad or bobbled snaps — losing two. The Wildcats were penalized 11 times for 95 yards, while Sulphur Springs was penalized 12 times for 145 yards.
Paris 7 0 12 0—19
SS 7 0 31 14—42
First Quarter:
(7:24) SS—Willy Ivery 14run (Tony Bravo kick) 0-7
(4:27) Paris—Kenny Mason 13 pass from Keandre Robinson (Victor Guzman kick) 7-7
Third Quarter:
(11:09) SS—Willy Ivery 54 run (Bravo kick) 7-14
(7:55) SS—Willy Ivery 8 run (Bravo kick) (7:55) 7-21
(5:20) Paris — Quay Scott 21 pass from Keandre Robinson (bad snap, conversion failed) 13-21
(4:28) SS – Willy Ivery 5run (Bravo kick) 13-28
(2:07) Paris – Scott 21 pass from Dakota Smith (kick failed) 19-28
Fourth Quarter:
(11:33) SS—Willy Ivery 26 run (Bravo kick) 19-35
(7:06) SS—Buddy Ivery 3 run (Bravo kick) 19-42
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Paris — Keandre Robinson 15 for 97, Quay Scott 13 for 51, Kenny Mason 3 for 31, Dakota Smith 6 for minus 8. Sulphur Springs – Willy Ivery 14 for 195, Buddy Ivery 10 for 77.
PASSING: Paris – Keandre Robinson 9 of 15 for 120 yards and two touchdowns, no interceptions; Dakota Smith 6 of 15 for 82 yards and one touchdown and no interceptions. Sulphur Springs – Brad Macek 27 of 33 for 266 yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions.
RECEPTIONS: Paris – Kenny Mason 4 for 58, Quay Henderson 3 for 53, Quay Scott 3 for 45, Kadarius Scott 3 for 32, Joe Wallace 1 for 10, Andrew Dunn 1 for 4. Sulphur Springs – Cole Hill 12 for 154.
PARIS DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
TACKLES:
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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