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Cardinals make up ground fast

— GENTRY - Gentry took advantage of a pair of early turnovers to take a 14-0 lead Friday night, but Farmington finally held on to the ball and soon had the game firmly in hand.

Running back Spencer Boudrey rushed for 192 yards and 2 touchdowns on just 12 carries, including a 74-yard run that helped spark Farmington’s offense in a 61-20 victory in the 1-4A Conference opener for both teams.

It was all Gentry early as the Pioneers converted a Cardinals fumble into a 16-yard touchdown run by quarterback Jarod Cousins for a 7-0 lead. Less than two minutes later, Cousins snatched the ball from a Farmington receiver and returned it 18 yards for another score.

“We just made a couple bonehead plays, gave up 14 points,” Farmington Coach Mike Adams said. “The game’s not four minutes old and we’re down 14-0, but our guys kept their composure and we found some things we could do. We just had to settle down and execute.

“Once we did that we were OK.”

Sophomore Josh Blew returned the ensuing kickoff 90 yards to get Farmington on the scoreboard and stem the Pioneers’ momentum. Gentry (1-3, 0-1) didn’t score again until the fourth quarter.

Farmington (4-0, 1-0) got its offense going, scoring 47 consecutive points to turn the game into a rout.

Keaton Austin completed9 of 10 passes for 139 yards and 3 touchdowns, including a 15-yarder to Boudrey. The two also hooked up for a twopoint conversion.

Austin’s 27-yard touchdown pass to Michael Ingram with 31 seconds left in the opening quarter gave the Cardinals a lead they would not relinquish.

Gentry Coach Brian Littlesaid he enjoyed the strong start but that his team could have had more points.

“I was pleased with the way we started,” Little said. “We have a wide-open trick play that worked and we overthrew it, but our kids were prepared and came out strong.

“The second half we stalled out and their weapons got loose.”

Sports, Pages 24 on 09/22/2012

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