The Lakeside Warriors rolled past the Red River Bulldogs 48-18 Friday night at home.
Lakeside improved to 6-3 overall and 2-1 in District 4-2A. The Warriors have won six of their last seven games and doubled their win total of last season.
Lakeside avenged a 49-21 loss last year to the Bulldogs, who dropped to 1-8 and 0-4.
Lakeside is No. 16 in the non-select Division III power rankings. The No. 5-16 teams in the final rankings host first-round playoff games.
The Warriors close the regular season Friday against Many. The Tigers (2-7, 1-2) fell to district leader Mansfield 50-21 Friday night.
Lakeside’s punishing running game was too much for Red River to handle. Per stats kept for the KBEF-FM broadcast, the Warriors rushed for 388 yards on 54 attempts.
Freshman Malik Thorn continued his outstanding season. He rushed for 235 yards on 25 carries and scored five touchdowns.
For the season, he has gained 1,182 yards and scored 20 touchdowns.
Thorn’s touchdown runs covered 4, 5, 14, 44 and 3 yards.
Eric Jones ran for 63 yards on eight carries and made plays on defense at linebacker. James Roberson rushed for 51 yards on four carries, including a 34-yard touchdown run. Jaden Clark had 38 yards on 12 carries.
Levi Bogdan completed his only pass. It was a big one. Bogdan connected with Brandon Jackson for 15 yards and a touchdown that gave the Warriors a 28-12 lead with 19 seconds left in the first half.
Levi Lelke made six extra-point kicks.
Lathyn Lewis started at quarterback for Red River. He carried the ball every play on a touchdown drive in the first quarter.
Ashton Johnson replaced him on the Bulldogs’ third possession. He had some success passing but most of that came when the game was out of reach.
Loyola 47, North Webster 0: The Knights closed the regular season with a District 1-3A loss at Baucum Farrar Stadium.
North Webster was originally scheduled to play Carroll in Week 10. But the LHSAA cancelled the Bulldogs’ season after Week 2 because of a postgame incident. The Carroll game goes down as a forfeit victory.
The Knights finished the regular season 4-6, equaling their win total of last season.
North Webster is No. 22 in the non-select Division III power rankings and will be on the road in the first round of the playoffs a week from Friday.
Loyola, the No. 8 team in the select Division III power rankings, improved to 6-3 and 2-1.
Bryce Restovich threw three touchdown passes in the first half and Ty Walsworth returned a punt for a touchdown. The Flyers added two more touchdowns in the fourth quarter.