Frisco Reedy excelled in all three phases of the game in a 42-6 victory over Sherman Friday night at Bearcat Stadium. "We got to come up here to a fantastic old school high school football stadium and have some fun. Kids had to overcome some adversity, overcome a first half run, and I just liked the way they bounced back". Reedy Head Coach Chad Cole
It was Sherman who scored first on a fantastic Caleb Orr to Phoenix Grant 61-yard touchdown pass. Giving the Bearcats a 6-0 Lead after a failed two point conversion. Despite being under pressure from the Reedy front seven all night, Orr threw for 183 yards and a touchdown. Grant was the leading receiver with 96 yards on 4 receptions and Vontrelle Sanders had 58 yards on 3 receptions. The Reedy Defensive Line held the Bearcats to -37 yards rushing.
Reedy would answer the Sherman score with back to back Dennis Moody touchdowns. Moody's first touchdown was 3-yard touchdown run and on the ensuing drive Moody scored on a touchdown pass from Quarterback Caleb Deal. Moody rushed for 103 yards and had 4 catches for 44 yard and a touchdown. Moody gave all the credit to his offensive line,
"Without them I wouldn't be doing what I'm doing. All glory to them, because they do what they are supposed to do day in and day out." Moody
Deal,had a big night himself throwing for 163 yard and 2 touchdowns. Deal directed the Lions to 341 yards of total offense on the night. His top target on the night was Senior Wideout AJ Jayroe. The Sam Houston State commit Jayroe, led the Lions in receiving with 5 catches for 56 yards and a touchdown.
Reedy Senior Wideout Kaleb Smith, was a another star for the Lions. Smith lead the Lions in all-purpose yards with 167 yards. Smith biggest play of the night was a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to open the second half. The Texas Tech commit, talked about the importance of the return to open up the second half,
"Our goal was to come out with a little more energy than we did in the first half. So, that kickoff return was huge." Smith
The Reedy Defense was led by Senior Defensive End Dixon Hudson and Junior Linebacker Kahlil Smith. Hudson a Davidson commit, had 6 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, ad 3 sacks on the night. While Smith, made plays all over the field with 5 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, a quarterback hurry, and a pass break up. Junior Cornerback Seth Johnson had a big interception for the lions also.
Reedy (8-0) will try and remain undefeated with their two biggest test coming up with back to back games against Frisco High and Frisco Heritage. Frisco beat Heritage last week to remain undefeated in district play. Sherman (2-5) will face Frisco Lone Star next Friday at Kuykendall Stadium.