7:30 p.m Friday, Allen's Eagle Stadium
No. 6 (5A) Rockwall (1-0): It soundly beat Midland on the road last week, 40-7, giving up only a touchdown in the final minutes. Rockwall QB Braden Smith completed 17 of 22 passes for 235 yards and three touchdowns, two of which he threw to WR Michael Patterson. The Rockwall defense held Midland to 126 yards passing.
No. 2 (5A) Allen (1-0): It probably will go with sophomore QB Matt Brown because of an ankle injury to starter Stephen Payne. Brown might have gotten more playing time anyway because of his two touchdown passes in Allen's 21-15 victory over Garland Saturday. CB Jeremy Reeves had 12 tackles, three pass defended and an interception return for a touchdown.
The matchup
| Rockwall | | Allen | | 40 | Scoring avg. | 21 | | 7 | Scoring defense | 15 | | 117 | Rushing YPG | 82 | | 235 | Passing YPG | 176 | | 118 | Rushing defense | 90 | | 126 | Passing defense | 205 | |
Keep an eye on ...
Rockwall RB Robert Carter
Carter is carrying the load in the running game. In the opener against Midland, he ran 22 times for 82 yards, scoring two touchdowns. He is also a threat as a receiver out of the backfield, catching four passes for 65 yards.
