Southlake Carroll and Euless Trinity offenses were determined to put up a basketball score.
When the shootout ended, the Dragons stood triumphant 56-48 at Pennington Field on Friday. The number was the most Southlake Carroll has sacrificed in a year; last season, the Dragons didn’t give up more than 34 points.
The Dragons struck first, embarking on an 85-yard scoring drive finished by a one-yard rush by USC commit Riley Wormley. Then, both teams turned the ball over, with the Dragons rectifying their sloppy play with a five-yard burst by Baylor commit Davis Penn.
The Trojans put points on the board after quarterback TJ Tupou found tight end Lukas Sanchez for a 13-yard score with 9:42 remaining in the second quarter. Still, the Carroll offense looked like they were going to put the contest away, taking a wide 35-14 lead heading into half time.
But, Euless Trinity wouldn’t go away. Fullback Michael Saafi cut the lead with a 10-yard rushing touchdown to start the third quarter; the next drive, a 47-yard reception to receiver Ethan Wright allowed Tupou to score on a two-yard rush.
The second half was defined by back-and-forth scoring drives; whenever the Dragons found the end zone, Trinity followed. Finally, the game concluded with the Trojans making a clutch defensive stand, one that Southlake Carroll matched as time expired.
Renda finished the game with 393 total yards, five touchdowns, and zero interceptions. Wormley accumulated 181 yards and two touchdowns.
On the losing side, Tupou was responsible for 267 passing yards, 64 rushing yards, and four total touchdowns.
Next up, Southlake Carroll will return to Dragon Stadium against Keller Timber Creek. Euless Trinity will look to get another notch in the win column on the road against Byron Nelson.
