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CAMERON -- Tyler Consolidated picked up an upset victory over previously-unbeaten Cameron Friday night, holding on for a 14-12 victory.
The Silver Knights (2-3), got on the board first. Reese Davis threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Cam Strode at the 7:27 mark in the second to make it 6-0.
The Dragons answered with 29 seconds left until halftime when Kason Angel threw a 30-yard TD strike to Marshall Holland, tying the game at 6-all at the break.
After a scoreless third quarter, Tyler re-took the lead at the 9:22 mark in the fourth when Gideon Winfrey ran for a 5-yard score. Davis then ran in the two-point try to make it 14-6. That ended up being crucial.
CHS (3-1) found the end zone with 1:58 remaining via another touchdown pass from Angel to Holland (6 yards), but Angel's two-point pass fell incomplete to leave the Dragons trailing 14-12.
Tyler, which visits Magnolia next week, held on from there.
Winfrey led TCHS with 93 yards on 17 carries. Davis added 64 yards on 18 attempts while going 2 for 6 passing for 42 yards.
Roane 46, Braxton 20
FLATWOODS -- Javon Letourneau carried 17 times for 166 yards and three touchdowns to lead Roane County past Braxton County 46-20 Friday.
Letourneau's 26-yard touchdown run at 7:17 of the first put the Raiders (3-1) up for good. Koltyn Starcher's 2-yard touchdown run made it 14-0, but Braxton's Elijah Marcum returned the ensuing kickoff 83 yards to the house to cut it to 14-6.
The Raiders, who visit Ripley next week, got another score from Letourneau from 3 yards out and then a 17-yard rushing TD from Jacob Greathouse to make it a three-score game.
Adrian Ramsey's 53-yard scoring scamper gave the Eagles a glimmer, but RCHS responded with touchdown runs by Greathouse (4 yards), Letourneau (3 yards) and Garrett Brabham (5 yards) to all but seal it.
Mason Smarr's 26-yard touchdown run in the final minute of the game got Braxton to 20 points.
Roane finished with 543 yards on 62 carries as a team. Starcher had 99 yards on 11 carries while Cooper Greathouse got 93 yards on his 11 rushes.
Ramsey led Braxton's offense, carrying five times for 63 yards.
Athens 44, Warren 7
VINCENT -- Visiting Athens showed why it's undefeated through six games this season as the Bulldogs were clicking on all cylinders in Saturday's 44-7 win over Warren.
The Bulldogs (6-0) out-gained the Warriors 428-97 and won the turnover battle 3-0 to come away with a convincing performance.
Athens opened a 21-0 lead midway through the second quarter. Anthony Sutton, who led all rushers with 121 yards on 15 attempts, got the scoring started with a 4-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. In the second, Liam Kline caught a 7-yard TD pass from Daniel Heightland, who later scored with his legs from 4 yards out with 6:33 to go until halftime.
Warren finally answered, putting together a 12-play, 66-yard touchdown drive that was capped by Eric Carr's 2-yard scoring run. Carr led Warren with 68 yards on 18 carries.
Athens took the opening possession of the third quarter all the way down to Warren's 1-yard line before penalties backed the Bulldogs up and ultimately killed the drive.
However, Warren quarterback Declan Johnson was picked off by Kline to set Athens up inside the Warriors' red zone. Once again, though, Warren came up with a goal line stand to keep the deficit at 14.
Backed up at their own 2, the Warriors handed off to Carr to try to get some breathing room, but the WHS senior was bottled up in the end zone for a safety. That made it 23-7 with 4:11 left in the third.
That sequence gave the Bulldogs all the momentum as they scored 21 unanswered points in the final period to pull away.
After the safety, Athens got another short field and cashed with the second 7-yard TD pass from Heightland to Kline of the day. Luke Pero added a 3-yard touchdown run and Weston Wheatley, who led all receivers with 76 yards on five receptions, returned a punt 65 yards to the house to account for the rest of the scoring.
Heightland finished 17 for 24 for 187 yards and the two TDs to Kline, who had a game-high eight catches which he converted into 72 yards. David Sharp complemented Sutton well, carrying 16 times for 83 yards.
For Warren, Johnson went 6 for 10 passing for 44 yards. Tanner Pepper also threw two incompletions, one of which was picked off by Wheatley. Jayce Hilverding's two catches for 20 yards paced Warrior receivers.
Warren (1-5) will play host to John Marshall next week and will look to snap a three-game skid.
Fort Frye 31, Caldwell 7
BEVERLY -- Things couldn't have started better for Caldwell.
On the first play from scrimmage during Friday night's game at Fort Frye, Caldwell forced a fumble which Gavin Leake picked up and ran 38 yards back for a touchdown, putting the Redskins up 7-0 just 17 seconds into the contest.
However, Fort Frye shook off the early mistake and dominated the game from there, claiming a 31-7 win to improve to 4-1 on the year.
Coming off a bye week, the Cadets took their second possession right down the field to Caldwell's 11. The drive stalled in the red zone, and the Cadets settled for a 35-yard field goal by Tytan Waller at the 5:41 mark.
After the FFHS defense forced a punt, the offense took over at its own 13. A 46-yard run by Tyce Beardsley put the Cadets in Caldwell territory. Kainan Bradford followed with a 29-yard run, which paired with a facemask put Fort Frye at the 15. From there, Sam Bricker took a handoff 15 yards for a touchdown to put the Cadets up 10-7 with 1:51 to go in the first.
Fort Frye took that three-point lead into halftime.
Caldwell's first drive of the second half resulted in an interception by Beardsley, giving Fort Frye the ball at midfield and setting up a 22-yard touchdown run by Beardsley to make it 17-7.
On Fort Frye's next possession, Gavin Rauch's 33-yard run set up his 4-yard touchdown run one play later, extending the advantage to 24-7 with 7:04 left in the third.
On the first play of the fourth quarter, Fort Frye scored again when quarterback Grady Hesson plunged forward for a 1-yard touchdown to make it 31-7.
Beardsley's second interception of the game
The Redskins, who were missing starting quarterback Izic Cool due to injury, dropped to 3-3 on the year. They'll travel to Rosecrans next week.
The Cadets are home again next week when they play Greenbrier West at 6:30 p.m. Friday for homecoming.
Waterford 28, Eastern 13
REEDSVILLE, Ohio -- Waterford scored 14 unanswered points in the third quarter to pull away for a 28-13 win over Eastern Friday night.
The Wildcats (4-2) led 14-0 in the second after a pick-six by Weston Fairchild and a 4-yard touchdown pass from Hayden Jones to Trevin Zimmer.
The Eagles (3-2) battled back, but a missed extra point had them down 14-13 at halftime.
In the third, Zimmer had a 3-yard touchdown run and Jones, who led all rushers with 173 yards on 24 attempts, scored from 4 yards out to build a cushion.
Jones was also 6 for 13 passing for 75 yards and a TD. He was intercepted once by Ethan Edwards. On defense, Avery Pottmeyer had an interception and a fumble recovery. Dylan McCutcheon had a pair of sacks.
Waterford is back on the road next week when it visits Southern while Eastern will play host to Wahama.
Circleville 42, Marietta 21
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio -- Marietta made some major improvements offensively this week, but couldn't find an answer for Circleville's offensive attack as the visiting Tigers dropped a 42-21 decision Friday night.
The Tigers, who pay a visit to Williamstown next week, dropped to 0-6. Circleville is now 5-1.
Down 14-0, the Tigers got an 11-yard touchdown run from Kobe Alexander to get within seven in the second quarter.
After Circleville answered to go back up 14, Marietta found a quick response when Owen Riley scrambled in the pocket to avoid a sack and finally spotted Braiden Plaugher wide open in the end zone from 31 yards out. That made it 21-14, which was the score at halftime.
After CHS went ahead 28-14 in the third, the Tigers went back to work and cut the deficit to seven on Alexander's second TD of the night, a 3-yard run.
The host Tigers closed the game with 14 unanswered points to put it out of reach.