Inside Six-Man Football: New faces book trips to the state semifinals

Follett topped Motley County in the DII region one championship game 48-18.  In a perfectly executed game plan, Follett took full advantage of every possession, grinding out the clock with their running game that gained seemingly 8 yards and staying inbounds on every carry thus keeping the clock rolling and the ball out of Motley County’s high octane offense’s hands all night. RB Dylan Howard paced the Panthers rush attack with 124 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries. Follett QB Christian Barber was 5-5 for 72 yards and three touchdowns passing and grinded out 42 yards on eight carries with a touchdown on the ground as well. In the loss Matador RB Kyler Degan rushed for over 200 yards giving him over 3,600 on the season and he rushed for three touchdowns giving him 72 on the season and tying him with six-man great DeWayne Miles of the 1995 Amherst team for the most all time in a single season. Follett’s next opponent will be Jayton for the 1A West Semi-Final game. That game will be played Thursday at 6pm at Amarillo Highland Park HS.

Jayton defeated Grandfalls-Royalty 66-52 in region two DII action as the Jaybirds continue their Cinderella season.  Tye Scogin rushed for over 300 yards and scored seven touchdowns on the ground for the Jaybirds who are back in the semi-finals for the first time since 2006.