The varsity football team defeated the Dumas Demons last Friday 34-14 at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium on senior night.
The first points of the game were scored by senior quarterback Travis Cosby at the 8:14 mark of the first quarter. Senior Austin Weaver’s extra point was wide, making the score 6-0.
With 1:27 left in the quarter, the Eagles were up 14-0 after a quarterback sneak for a touchdown and a two-point conversion by sophomore Blake Weaver and junior Graeson Cook.
After a handoff from Cosby, senior Ben Wentz ran the ball 44-yards for another Canyon touchdown. Austin Weaver’s extra point was good, putting the Eagles up 21-0 with 3:53 left in the half.
The second half started with an interception by junior Dak Olson, giving the Eagles possession on their own 38 yard line. With a pass to Cook and Austin Weaver’s PAT, the Eagles were up 28-0 with 8:09 to play in the third quarter.
Canyon’s defense caused the Demons to punt yet again and the Eagles were up 34-0 with 2:08 remaining in the third quarter after a six-yard run by junior Steven Hansen and a blocked PAT.
Dumas made a quarterback change to Rylan Gerber after Clayton Baker was sacked by sophomore Trey Barrentos. After only one completion, Gerber threw an interception to Olson and Canyon had the ball on their 28 the end the third quarter.
The Demons scored with 3:33 remaining in the game with a 36-yard touchdown and a good PAT. Their defense caused the Eagles to go three and out and Dumas used the last minute of the game to score a four-yard touchdown pass to end the game 34-14.
The varsity team will close their regular season out in Plainview this Friday. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
