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Playoff roundup (3A/2A/Private): Argyle KO's Melissa; Decatur rolling; Lone Star notches shutout

Argyle 55, Melissa 27

PROSPER — Now, things get interesting for Argyle.

Junior running back Nick Ralston set a school record with 365 yards on 28 carries and also set a school record for most touchdowns in a game with five to lead No. 1 Argyle to a 55-27 victory over Melissa in the Class 3A Division II area playoff at B.W. Durham Stadium.

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Ralston’s total yardage was more than Melissa gained as a team (352 yards), and Argyle also set a school record with 570 team rushing yards.

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The win sends Argyle (12-0) to the Region II semifinals and a highly anticipated matchup against another familiar foe, No. 4 Gilmer, (10-1), the team that knocked Argyle out of the playoffs last year in the regional semifinals. The game is tentatively set for Friday at Dallas ISD’s Kincaide Stadium.

Burnet 55, Kennedale 35

WACO — Kennedale’s season came to an end Friday night with a loss to Burnet in a Class 3A Region I Division I area playoff game at Waco ISD Stadium.

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Kennedale (7-5) rushed for 395 yards but had few answers on defense against Burnet’s spread offense.

Burnet roared to a 35-7 halftime lead, thanks in part to several big plays from quarterback Derek Kiser and tailback Trenton Hafley.

Burnet will play the winner of Lubbock Cooper and Abilene Wylie in the next round.

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Decatur 48, Wilmer-Hutchins 7

Decatur’s Grayson Muehlstein rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns and threw for another 212 yards and three touchdowns as Decatur beat Wilmer-Hutchins.

Cain Lowe caught eight passes for Decatur for 124 yards and a touchdown. Cole Vaughan added a 35-yard interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Frisco Lone Star 35, Princeton 0

MURPHY — Jason Shelley threw three touchdown passes for Frisco Lone Star in a win over Princeton in a Class 3A Division I Region II area game at Kimbrough Stadium.

Lone Star (8-4) found the end zone on its first four possessions and on five of seven drives in the first half to lead 35-0 at the half.

The Lone Star defense forced four turnovers and held Princeton to 162 total yards.

Tyler Chapel Hill 38, Crandall 14

ROYSE CITY — Tyler Chapel Hill shook off a slow start to rush for 486 yards in a win over Crandall in a Class 3A Division I Region II area playoff game at Royse City ISD Stadium.

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Tyler Chapel Hill (8-4) advances to face Decatur (9-3) at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Forney.

Kilgore 21, Kaufman 14

Junior running back Kevrin Justice ran for 152 yards and a touchdown to lead Kilgore to a win over Kaufman in a 3A area game.

Justice also scored on a punt return in the second quarter to put Kilgore up 14-7.

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Daingerfield 41, Farmersville 35

PARIS — Daingerfield took advantage of four first-quarter turnovers to build a 28-0 lead and then survived a ferocious second-half comeback from Farmersville to hold on for a Class 2A Divison I Region II area playoff win at Wildcat Stadium.

Farmersville (7-5) fumbled the ball away on each of its first four drives as Daingerfield running back Cordarius Anderson rushed for three of his five touchdowns in the first quarter. Farmersville began chipping away at the deficit when Darren Pennington busted through the line of scrimmage for a 91-yard touchdown run.

Pennington finished with 331 yards and five touchdowns.

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Daingerfield will play Pottsboro on Friday night in Paris.

First Baptist 48, Coll. Covenant 14

First Baptist scored 34 unanswered points in the second half to pull away and remain unbeaten in a TAPPS Division III state quarterfinal at Roffino Stadium.

Frisco Legacy Chr. 15, FW Temple Chr. 12

FLOWER MOUND — C.J. Encalade’s 5-yard touchdown run with 46 seconds remaining lifted Frisco Legacy Christian past Forth Worth Temple Christian on Friday night in a TAPPS Division III quarterfinal at Neal Wilson Stadium.

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Legacy will play First Baptist in a semifinal.