PLAYERS OF THE DAY

— Kamden Wesley ran for 343 yards and six touchdowns to lead The Colony to a 50-36 win over Frisco Heritage. The Colony overcame 410 passing yards by Heritage’s Easton Swetnam.

— Jaylen Jenkins ran for 190 yards and three touchdowns as No. 11 Allen beat No. 4 and previously unbeaten Denton Guyer 38-31 in a matchup of state-ranked 6A teams. For more on the game, go here.

— Lovejoy’s Alexander Franklin threw for 327 yards and six TDs in a 55-7 win over Lake Dallas. That gives Franklin 33 touchdown passes on the season for 7-0 Lovejoy.

— Jacob Wilson threw for 405 yards and five touchdowns to lead Trophy Club Byron Nelson to a 45-42 victory over Keller Fossil Ridge. Wilson entered the week leading area 6A players in passing yards with 2,157.

WILD GAMES

— Carrollton Creekview’s Garrett Palacio threw seven touchdown passes, and Isaiah Evans ran for 301 yards and three TDs, but Creekview lost 79-73 to Fort Worth O.D. Wyatt. Wyatt’s Kaid Barrett accounted for 10 touchdowns (eight passing) and had 426 yards passing. Wyatt trailed 73-72 with five seconds left in the game when Barrett threw a game-winning 5-yard touchdown pass to D’Artagnan Crawford.

— McKinney Boyd was outgained 593-222 by Little Elm but still won 48-44. Caden Park returned a kickoff for a score, Boyd scored on a fumble return by Carter Whitefield, and Tyson Bolden returned a punt for a touchdown.

GAME OF THE DAY

No. 5 Colleyville Heritage stopped a two-conversion try with 1:44 remaining and held on to beat No. 8 Mansfield Summit 35-34 in a matchup of area-ranked Class 5A teams. Kaiden Richards made a game-winning tackle of Summit quarterback David Hopkins on a two-point conversion try. Luke Ullrich’s 1-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter proved to be the winning score for Colleyville Heritage. Heritage (6-1, 4-0) now has sole possession of first place in District 4-5A Division I. For more on the game, go here.

LATE HEROICS

— Naszae Otieno scored on a 21-yard touchdown run with just over a minute left to give Arlington Seguin a 14-9 victory over Joshua. The winning score was set up by a 40-yard pass from Emaceo Davis to Naszir Otieno.

— C.J. Nelson threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Mark Zamora with 24 seconds remaining to lift Richland to a 36-29 victory over Birdville. Richland got a 42-yard field goal by Russell Skipper with 1:08 left, then recovered a fumble.

OVERTIME THRILLER

Tailback KJ Armstrong scored on a 13-yard run in overtime to give Corsicana a come-from-behind 42-38 victory over Sulphur Springs. Corsicana forced overtime on an 80-yard touchdown pass from freshman Jamarion Lewis to Conner Means with 1:03 left in regulation. Lewis was playing in place of Adrian Baston, who was out with a broken collarbone.

WEEK 8 TOP PERFORMERS

RUSHING

Player, School, Yards

Kamden Wesley, The Colony, 343

Isaiah Evans, Carrollton Creekview, 301

Savion Red, Grand Prairie, 268

Daviawn Bishop, W.T. White, 266

Braylon Colgrove, Aubrey, 241

A.J. Reynolds, Haltom, 231

Junior Ombati, Princeton, 213

Dee Johnson, Ennis, 206

Kingsley Bennett, Garland Naaman Forest, 205

Donovan Shannon, Prosper Rock Hill, 205

Ashton Mitchell-Johnson, Melissa, 204

Jaylen Jenkins, Allen, 190

PASSING

Player, School, Yards

Easton Swetnam, Frisco Heritage, 410

Jacob Wilson, Trophy Club Byron Nelson, 405

Garrett Palacio, Carrollton Creekview, 332

Alexander Franklin, Lovejoy, 327

John Mateer, Little Elm, 326

Jake Strong, Justin Northwest, 324

Cergio Perez, Garland, 322

Isaiah Sadler, Princeton, 316

Sam Fennegan, Melissa, 312

Jackson Arnold, Denton Guyer, 307

Jamarion Lewis, Corsicana, 306

Nick Evers, Flower Mound, 306

RECEIVING

Player, School, Yards

Ja’Ryan Wallace, Denton Braswell, 232

Hunter Krepp, Jesuit, 203

Sean Sallis, Carrollton Creekview, 201

Jacob Trimble, Fort Worth Christian, 188

Walker Mulkey, Flower Mound, 187

Bryce Gilchrist, Frisco Heritage, 182

Matthew Sanford, Melissa, 179

Elijah Penny, Princeton, 173

Landon Ransom-Goelz, Trophy Club Byron Nelson, 168

Conner Means, Corsicana, 163

Kyle Sampson, Irving, 153

Ellis Rogers, Garland, 150

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