JONESBORO -- Senior Guren Holmes rushed 37 times for 256 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead West Memphis to a 32-17 victory over Jonesboro.
It was Holmes' second 200-yard game in three weeks. Two weeks earlier he rushed for 206 yards on 38 carries in a victory over Searcy.
"(Holmes) is a warrior," West Memphis Coach Billy Elmore said. "He's got a little bit of a banged-up knee, but he works through it. It's not going to get any better, and he knows that. He's just a tough kid."
West Memphis (7-0 overall, 4-0 in the 6A-East Conference) never trailed, and built a 19-0 halftime lead despite twice driving inside the Jonesboro 5 without scoring.
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Quarterback Michael Troxler, who was 5 of 10 passing for 90 yards and 2 touchdowns, tossed a 20-yard scoring pass to Steven Stone with 5:46 to play in the first quarter to give West Memphis a 7-0 lead.
Holmes' first touchdown, from 3 yards out late in the second quarter, made it 13-0 and then Troxler hit Amaruius Stinnett for a 22-yard touchdown pass to account for the first-half scoring.
Jonesboro quarterback A.J. Aycock completed 13 of 23 passes for 260 yards, the Hurricane ground game was held 72 yards. Jonesboro rushed for 80 first-half yards, but lost 8 yards in the second half.
Blue Devils defensive end Verndarious Hodges compiled four sacks on the night.
"He comes off the ball so quick," Elmore said of Hodges. "He was matched up against bigger linemen all night, but he was just too quick for them."
Jonesboro (4-3, 2-2) got within 25-14 in the fourth quarter after a 62-yard touchdown pass from Aycock to Daishon Fountain with 9:24 to play.
The Blue Devils clinched the game by going 55 yards in five plays, capped by a 13-yard touchdown run by Troxler.
Sports on 10/14/2017