By Phil Major | Published Sunday, November 8, 2009
Alvord didn't get the help it needed to squeeze into the football playoffs Friday. But the Bulldogs did finish on a winning note and take a well-earned win over county rival Paradise, 34-0.
That left Paradise at 1-9 for the season and 1-4 in District 9-2A play, while Alvord improved to 3-2 in district - tied with Jacksboro and Millsap - and 6-4 on the season.
Jacksboro and Millsap grabbed the two playoff spots, behind district champ Boyd, based on point differentials.
But Alvord did its part, just in case Friday's results turned out differently.
The Bulldogs broke it open with a 20-point second quarter to head into halftime with a 27-0 lead.
Colton Redman and Trevor Hartfield paced the Alvord attack. Redman ran for 131 yards and two touchdowns, while Hartfield ran for three scores.
Hartfield got the first score on a 6-yard run in the first period. In the second quarter he had a pair of 1-yard scores. The first was set up by a 12-yard pass to Steven Talamantes. Jose Luna kicked extra points after the first two scores.
Redman got on the board late in the half on a 31-yard run, and Luna added the PAT.
Redman converted the game's final score on an 18-yard third-quarter run, and again Luna kicked the extra point.
Paradise struggled to move the ball, especially in the first half, thwarted by penalties and missed passes. All of the Panther flags - six in all for 61 yards - came in the first half.
Paradise managed 188 yards of offense, but it yielded only eight first downs.
Dustin Piercy had a pair of quarterback sacks for the Alvord defense.
Story by Phil Major with statistics provided by Robert Johnson.
