Red Oak 45, Mansfield Legacy 21

MANSFIELD – The Red Oak running back duo of Zach Sanders and sophomore Iverson Young combined for 201 rushing yards and three touchdowns as Red Oak defeated Mansfield Legacy 45-21 in a 4-5A Div. I game at Vernon Newsom Stadium.

Red Oak (1-1, 1-0) needed only four plays to cap a 75-yard game-opening drive, capped by Sanders’ 41-yard touchdown run. Mansfield Legacy struck right back on the next possession to tie the game at 7-7 on a 9-yard run by John McGrady. Red Oak then reeled-off the next 31 points including the first two career touchdowns for Young on runs of two and 40 yards. Sanders’ 124 yards rushing were complemented by 77 from Young as Red Oak’s offense line controlled the game.

Chris Parson connected with Raymond Gay Jr, on a 20-yard touchdown pass early in the second quarter. Gay finished with four catches and 105 yards. Joshua Ervin and La’Kelsey Johnson connected on a pass early in the third quarter to provide a commanding 31-7 lead. Parson added a two-yard touchdown run to conclude the scoring for Red Oak.

Mansfield Legacy (1-2, 0-1) quarterback Beau Kilgore eluded pressure throughout the game while completing 20 of 29 passes for 237 yards and touchdowns to Isaiah Williams and Cayden Rogers. Williams finished with 66 yards on seven receptions.

RO – Zach Sanders 41 run (Dakota Santos kick).

ML – John McGrady 9 run (Bryan Gomez kick).

RO – Iverson Young 2 run (Dakota Santos kick).

RO – Raymond Gay Jr 20 pass from Chris Parson (Dakota Santos kick).

RO – Dakota Santos 36 field goal.

RO – La’Kelsey Johnson 21 pass from Joshua Ervin (Dakota Santos kick).

RO – Iverson Young 40 run (Dakota Santos kick).

ML – Isaiah Williams 7 pass from Beau Kilgore (Bryan Gomez kick).

RO – Chris Parson 2 run (Ted Rowe kick).

ML – Cayden Rogers 22 pass from Beau Kilgore (Bryan Gomez kick).

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing – RO: Raymond Gay Jr 1-8, Zach Sanders 16-124, Chris Parson 8-41, Iverson Young 8-77, Joshua Ervin 2-4, Team Stat 1-2, Jaylen Jenkins 4-13 ML: Beau Kilgore 11-19, John McGrady 8-20, Munshae Kennedy 7-14, Frank Alvarez, Jr. 1-30, Connor Crayton 3-3, Max Harris 1-4.

Passing – RO: Chris Parson 9-14-0-135, Joshua Ervin 2-2-0-19 ML: Beau Kilgore 21-30-0-259.

Receiving – RO: Raymond Gay Jr 5-105, Triston Edwards 2-16, La’Kelsey Johnson 3-28, Kentrell Anderson 1-5 ML: Adeyi Oreoluwa 2-27, Ky’lrin Heath 2-18, Alex Obhmalay 2-47, Jaxson Cook 2-37, Menshoe Kennedy 3-24, Isaiah Williams 7-66, Dominique Cato 1-14, Ethan Pruitt 1-4, Cayden Rogers 1-22.