Farwell dominant en route to 49-0 win over Sundown

FARWELL - Sundown had been a real thorn in Farwell's side over the past two seasons.

The Steers, though, got a measure of revenge on Friday night by dealing the Roughnecks a 49-0 setback behind three touchdowns and 164 yards rushing from junior Corey Stancell.

Easily, it was the most impressive performance of the early season for the Steers (3-0), who had lost three times to the Roughnecks in the past two campaigns - including a six-overtime loss at Sundown last year and a playoff defeat in 2020.

"It was fun," fourth-year coach Darren Kelley said. "Really, if we hold onto the football, we're going to be fine.

"Sundown is so good. (Almost) every team we play is a (potential) playoff team."

The Steers' defense forced seven turnovers and pretty much shut down the Roughnecks (1-2). Sundown went three-and-out on its first two possessions and didn't get a first down until the middle of the second quarter.

"I thought they would be a little bigger and come out a lot harder," said Stancell, who scored on runs of 1 yard in the first quarter and 11 yards in both the third and fourth stanzas. He also had one of Farwell's two interceptions.

Stancell capped a 12-play, 83-yard drive with his first touchdown early in the second quarter. The Steers then recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff and Actkinson found senior Walker Williams on a 15-yard scoring play at the 6:39 mark.

Actkinson ran one in from 13 yards out late in the half, and the Steers never looked back. He finished 6-of-12 for 81 yards and two touchdowns, and added 83 yards on the ground.

Meantime, the Steers limited Sundown to just eight first downs and 111 total yards.

"I don't know what to say about our defense," Stancell said. "They've played well every quarter so far this year."

Kelley is also pleased with that side of the ball. The Steers have given up just 27 points so far, most of it coming in a 27-21 win at New Deal in their opener.

"We've played well (on defense) for three straight weeks," he said.

The Steers visit borderline rival Texico on Friday.

In other area Texas games on Friday:

Muleshoe 39, Friona 21 - Junior quarterback Sebastian Kirven threw for four touchdowns, three to senior wide receiver Irvin Torres, and ran for one as the Mules dominated the Chieftains from the start.

Sebastian started the scoring with a 58-yard run in the first quarter, then hit Torres on scoring strikes of 45 and seven yards in the second stanza as the Mules (2-1) opened a 26-7 halftime lead over the Chieftains (0-2).

Kirven, who completed 13-of-25 passes for 251 yards, tossed fourth-quarter TD passes of 12 yards to Torres and 45 yards to senior wide receiver Eliasar Cisneros. Junior running back Daniel Sianez added a 2-yard scoring run in the opening canto.

The Mules are at home again on Friday against Abernathy.

Lubbock Christian 82, Bovina 22 - At Bovina, seven Eagles scored touchdowns and Lubbock Christian posted three TDs in each quarter.

Senior QB Bax Townsend threw four scoring passes and ran for another, all in the first half, for the Eagles. Lubbock Christian (2-1) rolled up 558 total yards while limiting Bovina (1-2) to eight first downs and 192 yards.

For the Mustangs, junior quarterback Daniel Herrera scored on a 1-yard run in the first quarter and tossed a 51-yard scoring pass to senior running back Darian DeLaRosa in the third. Bovina's final TD came with 3 1/2 minutes left, on a 22-yard pass from senior Jovany Salazar to senior running back Nathan Guevera.

Friday night, the Mustangs play at Shamrock.