What We Saw: Lewisville 37, Lamar 7

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RICHBURG </strong>| Lewisville used a stifling defense and a balanced attack on offense to rout Lamar, 37-7 to secure the region II-1A title on Friday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>“Nobody gave us a chance all year. And these guys (have) bought in since March. It is what it is right now. We've got a three-peat region championship and they deserve it,” Lewisville head coach Trent Usher said.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Both offenses struggled in the early going as both teams traded turnovers on their opening possession —<strong> Ty'Mon Hughes</strong> recovered a fumble due to a high snap from Lamar. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1253894' first='Zoom' last='Jackson']</strong> picked off <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1249747' first='Zach' last='Rogers']</strong> a few plays later.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rogers would find his rhythm, connecting with <strong>Ri'Quaris Harris </strong>and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1165159' first='Jordan' last='Strong']</strong> (pictured above) on a drive that ended with a 6-yard run from the Anderson University commit to put Lewisville 7-0 with 4:34 to play in the opening quarter.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>“Our o-line blocked great tonight, my goodness. We bounced back and we got on a roll. Ri'Quaris had a great game. He was my bailout the whole game and just gave me more time in the pocket,” Rogers said.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jacorreun Howze</strong> made a big catch down the right sideline to set up the Lions' second score of the night, before capping off the drive with a 6-yard run as Lewisville extended their lead to 14-0 with 6:59 left before the half.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lewisville's defense got after <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1165108' first='Zori' last='Pierce']</strong> throughout the evening as Hughes nearly had a pick six off a tip a few series later. The Lions' defense held the Silver Foxes to under 100 yards of total offense on the night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lamar would catch their only break of the night, courtesy of a special teams blunder by the Lions as the ball was muffed and recovered by <strong>Kamill McCoy</strong> for a touchdown, cutting into the lead at 14-7 with 4:59 to play before the half.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rogers did a nice job in the first half of extending plays with his feet, and that was evident on their last drive before the half. <strong>Marcel Fee</strong> knocked through a 32-yard field goal as the Lions took a 17-7 lead to the halftime locker room.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The second half was all Lewisville as Rogers connected with <strong>Ri'Quaris Harris</strong> for a 72-yard touchdown reception. It was a beautiful deep ball where he beat one-on-one coverage on 2nd and 28 to take a 24-7 with 9:43 to play in the third quarter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Strong added two scores of 21 and 4 yards to close the scoring on the night. He ran with a level of aggressiveness that was fun to watch with good pad level.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>“(Strong) has really opened up our run game. He's such an electrifying athlete. You give him the ball and he'll break four tackles and score,” Rogers said of Strong</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hughes added an interception with 2:18 to play in the contest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->