Eagles pull away from Roos

Daiton Kreipe wrestles for yardage against two Crowley defenders.

Crowley quarterback Caleb Williams threw five touchdown passes as the Eagles defeated Weatherford Friday, Sept. 15, 50-29 at Kangaroo Stadium. Williams was 28 for 37 for 242 yards.

It was the District 3-6A opener for both teams.

Weatherford tied the game 29-29 in the third quarter, but 21 unanswered Crowley points put the game out of reach.

Wide receiver Xavier Holder returned a kickoff 79 yards in the game against Crowley.

After falling behind 21-8 in the second quarter, the Kangaroos rallied. Xavier Holder returned a kickoff 79 yards, setting up a 1-yard touchdown by JoJo Polk. 

With 2:09 to go in the half, freshman quarterback Cutter Kennedy threw an 86-yard touchdown to Colton McClure.

Wide Receiver Colton McClure caught an 86-yard pass for a touchdown against Crowley.

Eagle receiver Derrick Page caught two Williams touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, one for 24 yards with 1:13 to go and another for 9 yards in the closing seconds.

Kennedy was 15-of-21 for 200 yards and two touchdowns. Polk rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries.

Micah Moore led the Weatherford defense with 10 tackles. 

Offensive lineman Riley Bostick (67) blocks for a Kangaroo runner.

Crowley improved to 4-0 overall, Weatherford dropped to 2-2. 

The Kangaroos travel to Chisholm Trail Friday, Sept. 22. The Rangers (1-3) lost to L.D. Bell 73-15 Sept. 15. Weatherford beat Chisholm Trail 46-7 in 2022.

Defensive back Jaime Gray dives for a tackle.

Crowley          7  16  13  14  - 50

Weatherford  0  21   8    0  - 29

Wide receiver Micah Evans finds running room.

Team statistics

Rushing yards: W’ford 101, Crowley 192.

Passing yards: W’ford 140, Crowley 242.

Caught-thrown-intercepted.: W’ford 17-24-0, Crowley 28-37-0.

Fumbles lost: W’ford 1, Crowley 0.

Penalties-yards: W’ford 4-25, Crowley 13-97.

Weatherford Individual leaders

Offense

Passing: Cutter Kennedy 15-21-0, 2 TD, 200 yards; Colton McClure 2-3-0, 26 yards.

Rushing: JoJo Polk 19 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD; Kennedy 7 carries, 18 yards, 1 TD.

Receiving: McClure 4 catches, 44 yards; Will Jordan 5 catches, 39 yards.

Defense

Micah Moore 10 tackles, Bruin Wright 9 tackles.