Cross-county rivals the Early Longhorn and Bangs Dragons faced off in a highly anticipated game Friday night with the Longhorns starting out strong, but ultimately being defeated by the Dragons 34-13.

Bangs scored three touchdowns in the second half while holding Early scoreless after halftime.   Bangs’ Cameron Deal led the way with two touchdowns and 79 yards rushing.

The Longhorns now go to a 2-1 record in district play while Bangs is now 3-1.  Early will travel to Clyde next Friday night and the Dragons will go to Ballinger.

See game stats and scoring plays below.

 

TEAM	Bangs	Early
	(VISITOR)	(HOME)
Score	34	13
First Downs	14	10
Rushes / Yards (Net)	33 / 96	34 / 50
Passing Yards (Net)	183	191
Passes — Att / Comp / Int	28/15/2	26/12/3
Total Offensive Plays / Yards	61 / 279	60 / 241
Fumble Returns / Yards	0 / 0	0 / 0
Punt Returns / Yards	1 / 13	4 / 87
Kickoff Returns / Yards	3 / 30	6 / 80
Interception Returns / Yards	3 / 18	2 / 1
Punts (Number/Average)	7 / 34.4	3 / 32.7
Fumbles / Lost	1 / 0	3 / 2
Penalties / Yards	7 / 104	10 / 129
Possession Time	25:44	22:16

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Bangs	Early

Rushing Att Net TD Lg Avg Deal 14 79 2 43 5.6 Gonzales 3 10 0 10 3.3 Roberts 1 8 1 8 8.0 Newton 12 1 1 18 0.1	Rushing Att Net TD Lg Avg Baugh 20 53 1 25 2.7 Bowen 7 14 0 8 2.0 Dyer 2 4 0 4 2.0 Denison 5 -21 0 2 -4.2
Passing Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Newton 28 15 2 183 1 55	Passing Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Denison 24 11 2 160 0 28 Baugh 1 1 0 31 0 31
Pass Receiving No Yards TD Lg Williams 6 34 0 12 Gonzales 3 83 1 55 Smith 2 19 0 10 Deal 2 1 0 5	Pass Receiving No Yards TD Lg Lewis 4 90 0 28 Heard 3 65 0 31 Bowen 2 14 0 8 Hardy 1 8 0 8
Punting No Yards Avg TB I20 Lg Newton 7 241 34.4 1 0 47	Punting No Yards Avg TB I20 Lg Dyer 3 98 32.7 1 0 46
Punt Returns No. Yards TD Lg Gonzales 1 13 0 13	Punt Returns No. Yards TD Lg Kramer 1 73 1 73 Fisher 1 11 0 11 Lewis 2 3 0 6
Kick Returns No Yards TD Lg Perez 1 22 0 22 Fuentes 1 8 0 8 Stalworth 1 0 0 0	Kick Returns No Yards TD Lg Fisher 2 50 0 28 Lewis 1 15 0 15 Hardy 2 14 0 14

Scoring Summary:				Plays	Yards	TOP	Score
1	01:46	Early	Austin BAUGH Carries(Hand Off) TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:46 8 yds PAT Kick by Blanton BOWEN GOOD.	3	34	01:14	0 – 7
2	08:19	Bangs	Taylor Roberts Carries(Hand Off) TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:19 8 yds PAT Pass from Cameron Deal to Gabe Perez NO Good.	8	51	02:10	6 – 7
2	05:07	Early	Punt by JT Newton blocked by Will FISHER recovered by Brandon KRAMER TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:07 73 yds PAT Kick by Blanton BOWEN blocked by Team Team Tackled by Team Team for -15 yards	0	0	0:00	6 – 13
2	01:06	Bangs	JT Newton Passes to Vicente Gonzales COMPLETE TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:06 55 yds PAT Kick by JT Newton GOOD.	3	50	00:36	13 – 13
3	10:21	Bangs	Cameron Deal Carries(Hand Off) TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:21 43 yds PAT Kick by JT Newton GOOD.	1	43	00:10	20 – 13
3	02:14	Bangs	JT Newton Carries(QB Keeper) TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:14 1 yds PAT Kick by JT Newton GOOD.	6	33	02:27	27 – 13
4	03:14	Bangs	Cameron Deal Carries(Hand Off) TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:14 2 yds PAT Kick by JT Newton GOOD.	8	45	04:00	34 – 13