Southlake Carroll defeats Byron Nelson: Live score, Texas high school football recap (9/13/2024)

Riley Wormley, (USC) Davis Penn (Baylor) lead Southlake Carroll to win in UIL 6A District 4 opener

Southlake Carroll running back Riley Wormley fights for yards against DeSoto in the 6A Division II Texas state semifinals in 2023. / Photo by Michael Horbovetz

A tantalizing district opener - not to mention a playoff rematch - is on tap Friday night.

Two undefeated teams, Trophy Club Byron Nelson and Southlake Carroll, face off in the District 4-6A opener at Carroll's Dragon Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. CDT.

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Last season, Byron Nelson won the district title, due in large part to a 34-17 win against Carroll. However, the Dragons got a measure of revenge, and then some, with a 56-7 win in the 6A Division II regional finals.

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SOUTHLAKE CARROLL 33, TROPHY CLUB BYRON NELSON 21 (FINAL)

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POSTGAME

- Southlake Carroll goes to 3-0 and is 1-0 in district play after a win at home. Dragons accumulated 397 yards of total offense. QB Angelo Renda was 13-of-18 passing for 167 yards and two TDs, RB Riley Wormley rushed for 140 yards on 18 carries and two TDs and also caught three passes for 28 yards, and RB Davis Penn had 83 yards rushing on 14 carries.

FOURTH QUARTER

- TOUCHDOWN BYRON NELSON: Bobcats get a TD inside the final minute as Grant Bizjack throws a 43-yard pass to Ezra Malamura (Southlake Carroll, 33-21 | :49, 4th)

- TOUCHDOWN SOUTHLAKE CARROLL: Southlake Carroll puts the game away with a 12-play, 67-yard scoring drive. Tailback Riley Wormley goes in from 2 yards out, his second TD on the night. Dragons by 19 in the final minutes (Southlake Carroll, 33-14 | 3:32, 4th)

- Southlake Carroll had a chance to extend its lead, but the Dragons miss a long field-goal attempt. Dragons still up by 12 with less than 10 minutes remaining.

- Southlake Carroll has the ball, and a double-digit lead, entering the final quarter of play.

THIRD QUARTER

- Byron Nelson advances inside the Southlake Carroll 25, but the Dragons' defense pushes the Bobcats backward, and Byron Nelson turns it over on downs late in the third.

- FIELD GOAL SOUTHLAKE CARROLL: Dragons take the ball to start the second half and run 21 plays before stalling. Clark Lemmermann comes on to kick a 30-yard field goal, and SLC is back up by double digits (Southlake Carroll, 26-14 | 6:41, 3rd)

HALFTIME

- It's halftime, and Southlake Carroll goes into the break with a nine-point lead in the district opener.

SECOND QUARTER

- TOUCHDOWN BYRON NELSON: Bobcats right back into the game, going 75 yards in 11 plays, ending with a Sean Robinson 3-yard dash into the end zone. Carroll lead cut to nine (Southlake Carroll, 23-14 | 1:28, 2nd)

- TOUCHDOWN SOUTHLAKE CARROLL: Dragons are in full command now, as QB Angelo Renda fires a 51-yard TD strike to Luc Jacquemard. SLC now up by 16 points (Southlake Carroll, 23-7 | 4:40, 2nd)

- SAFETY SOUTHLAKE CARROLL: Dragons force Byron Nelson to punt, and then gets a block from Blake Gunter, with the ball going out of the end zone for a safety to extend the SLC lead to nine (Southlake Carroll, 16-7 | 6:31, 2nd)

- TOUCHDOWN SOUTHLAKE CARROLL: Byron Nelson lost a fumble in Carroll territory and the Dragons answer with a nine-play, 74-yard drive. Tailback Riley Wormley sprints into the end zone from 35 yards out, and the Dragons take their first lead of the night (Southlake Carroll, 14-7 | 8:44, 2nd)

FIRST QUARTER

- TOUCHDOWN SOUTHLAKE CARROLL: Dragons answer on their opening series, going 75 yards in 10 plays. On a third-down play from the Bobcat 8, quarterback Angelo Renda connects with Davis Penn from 8 yards out. Clark Lemmermann's PAT evens things up (7-7 | 4:04, 1st)

- TOUCHDOWN BYRON NELSON: Bobcats take the opening kickoff and go 81 yards in 13 plays to start the scoring, as Tucker James goes in from 6 yards out. Justin Bequette adds the PAT (Byron Nelson, 7-0 | 7:30, 1st)

PREGAME

- Big news for Southlake Carroll before its game, as head coach Riley Dodge was named the Executive Director of Athletics for the Carroll Independent School District. Dodge will continue to serve as the Dragons' football coach, a position he has been in since 2018.

- Byron Nelson and Southlake Carroll are each attempting to move to 3-0, while getting a leg up in the District 4-6A race, in this key ballgame Friday night.

ABOUT BYRON NELSON (2-0)

The Bobcats have been living on the edge in their first two ballgames. They slipped past Frenship, 48-46, in Week 1; then rallied late to knock off Lewisville in Week 2, 32-28.

ABOUT SOUTHLAKE CARROLL (2-0)

The Dragons have been rolling in their first two ballgames. They downed Midland in Week 1, 48-24, and then posted a convincing 59-16 win against Hebron in Week 2.

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