DENTON, Texas - Caddo Mill's Nathan Jeffrey had two rushing scores and an interception return as the Foxes defeated the Henrietta Bearcats 34-6 Friday night.

The Foxes remain unbeaten on the season at 12-0 and advance to the regional round of the Class 2A Division I playoffs. Henrietta finishes its season at 7-5.

Caddo Mills took control early in the first quarter when Eric Jeffery connected with Desmon Brigham on 43-yard TD strike to conclude an 11-play, 83-yard drive. In the same quarter, NathanJeffrey picked off Henrietta QB Seth Crumpton and took the ball 48 yards the other way for six.

Greg Bogomol
For the Times Record News

FORT WORTH - Henrietta quarterback Seth Crumpton carried 34 times for 245 yards and one score, but it was the defense that came up with the big plays when it had to Friday night.
No play was bigger than Hayden Hollar's forced fumble of Godley quarterback Riley Good with 3:06 left to play at the Wildcat 42-yard line.

That fumble helped the Bearcats run out the remainder of the clock as they hung on for a hard- fought 15-9 Class 2A Division I Region I bi-district playoff game at Boswell High School.

Henrietta (7-4) advances to the area round where it will take on the winner between Grandview and Caddo Mills next week. If the contest is against Caddo Mills, it is tentatively scheduled for next week in Denton. Godley finished its season at 5-6.

The two teams entered the half tied at 6-6. Godley took a 9-6 lead on its opening drive of the second half, getting a 38-yard field goal from Caleb Burkholder with 8:03 left in the third. The teams then traded turnovers on their next possessions, before Henrietta marched 94 yards on 11 plays, capped by Crumpton's 2-yard dart. The extra point attempt sailed wide into a stiff wind.
Trey Poynor then came up with a big sack on Godley's next possession forcing a Wildcat punt and the Bearcats responded by going 10 plays, covering 43 yards, getting a Blake Wiest 32-yard field goal, his third of the game for a 15-9 lead.

Godley then had a chance to march down and win the game as it moved from its own 20-yard line out to the 43, where it had a first-and-10. But the forced fumble turned the ball back over to Henrietta and it was able to run out the clock.

NOCONA - Henrietta's Seth Crumpton led his team in rushing and passing and scored two touchdowns in a 24-14 win over the Nocona Indians in District 9-2A play here Friday night.

Crumpton had 22 carries for 178 rushing yards and seven completions for 83 yards.

HENRIETTA - Thanks to the effort by Seth Crumpton, who finished with 71 yards rushing and 52 more passing, the Henrietta Bearcats clinched a playoff spot for the fifth straight year with a big 32-0 victory over the City View Mustangs Friday night.

Crumpton also threw a touchdown in the second quarter from 13 yards out. Chase Darnell was Crumpton’s leading receiver with two catches for 39 passing yards.

HENRIETTA - The Henrietta Bearcats stayed unbeaten in District 9-2A play with a 31-7 win over Chico Friday night.

JACKSBORO - Seth Crumpton threw for 221 yards and two touchdown passes as the Henrietta Bearcats beat the Jacksboro Tigers 33-26 in overtime Friday night.

The Tigers were leading 20-7 at the end of the first half with Colby Bennett accounting for three of his total four touchdown passes of the night.

HENRIETTA — Without a win in their first three games, Henrietta quarterback Seth Crumpton said he didn't expect anybody to give the Bearcats some respect.

But after a gritty 24-14 victory over Olney Friday night in the District 9-2A opener for both schools, it's safe to say Crumpton and his teammates have earned it.

The Bearcats (1-3, 1-0) notched their first victory of the season when it mattered most, putting the clamps on the Cubs' offense while taking it to them on defense.

"We knew we weren’t going to get a whole lot of respect because we were 0-3, and we didn't expect it to be given to us," Crumpton said. "Our offensive line was unbelievable. I wasn't getting touched until the very last guy, it seemed like."

Crumpton, scrambling behind a dominant front, rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns, while guard-turned-fullback Erick Palacios had another 52 yards in Henrietta's ball-control offense.

CALLISBURG, Texas - Henrietta's Cody Gomora's 52-yard run for a touchdown and Blake Wiest's 30-yard field goal didn't add up to a win for the Bearcats as the Callisburg Wildcats won Friday night's game 17-9.

POTTSBORO, Texas — Seth Crumpton's two rushing touchdowns for the Bearcats in the fourth quarter of Friday night's contest between Henrietta Bearcats and Pottsboro were not enough to overcome a 19-point deficit as the Cardinals held on for a win in their home opener.