<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2Ccdyl_0vjVNUA100" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2Ccdyl_0vjVNUA100" width="600" height="400" >ON YOUR BACK. Literally on his back. Luke Johnson (63) and Dakota Carter (1) take down a Lone Grove player with Teyton Stewart (6) ready to assist. (Photo by Elissa Hefley)THIS GAME WAS FOR their mom. Brothers Logan (#65) and Landon (#32) Gibson took the field as captains for the Davis Wolves on Friday night. Earlier that day, their mother, Leann, was laid to rest. She fought a courageous year and half battle with cancer. Landon had a note for his mom on his uniform “Forever in our Hearts Momma. Sept. 17, 2024.” (Photo by Elissa Hefley)By Jeff MapesTwo second-half touchdowns and a timely field goal by Plainview cost the Davis Wolves in a 23-13 home loss on Sept. 20. Tied 7-7 at halftime, the Indians outscored DHS 13-6 down the stretch to record the victory.“It was a four-quarter game,” Wolves’ head coach Greg Parker said. “Our kids played extremely hard. We just couldn’t get over the hump.”Davis is 0-3 for the first time since 2019 and only the second since 1973. The Wolves, in their 43rd consecutive season in Class 2A, will embark on a new era Sept. 27 when they host Dibble at 7:00 in their first district game in 2A-2.“It was the end of the non-district part of the schedule,” Parker said of the loss to Plainview. “All the teams all over the state are back to 0-0. After this Friday, half of the teams will be 1-0 and in first place in their district. The other half will be 0-1.”Following a scoreless first quarter, the Indians lit up the scoreboard first. Plainview drove 57 yards in 10 plays on its second possession.Quarterback Cooper Flowers went 4-6 for 35 yards including a 14-yard toss to Jhett Price with 9:22 in the second. Taylor Bederka kicked the extra-point for a 7-0 start.Davis, who punted twice, fumbled and was stopped on fourth down on its first four series, knotted the score with 1:28 before halftime. Dakota Carter and Brenden Rawls combined for five carries and 19 yards. Wolves’ quarterback Dax Owens busted loose for 52 yards and a touchdown. Levi Pullen booted the PAT.Plainview converted on a big play to start the second half. Hudson Hobbs took the opening kickoff and raced 80 yards for a score. Bederka missed the extra-point and within 10 seconds, the Indians led 13-7.“That was a back-breaker,” Parker said. “I felt like going into the half that we had the momentum. For that to happen, it takes a little air out of your sails. Our kids kept fighting and they came back.”Plainview padded its lead on the next possession. The Indians marched 86 yards nine plays. Flowers was again efficient, going 4-4 for 64 yards. He connected with Matthew Chapa for an 18-yard scoring strike and with Bederka’s PAT, the advantage was 20-7.That score remained until early in the fourth quarter. Davis cut the lead to 20-13 at the 8:12 mark.The Wolves produced an eight-play, 73-yard scoring drive. Owens, who rushed for 170 yards on 17 carries, posted his second TD of the game on a 38-yard run. Pullen missed his first extra-point of the season.“We made a lot of plays on both sides of the ball,” Parker said. “We just didn’t make enough or at the right time.”Plainview then added crucial points to the margin. On the ensuing series, the Indians drove 50 yards in eight plays to the Wolves’ six. Bederka stretched the lead to the 23-13 final with a 22-yard field goal with 3:51 remaining.“Anytime you get up two scores in a close game it changes how both teams play,” Parker said.Davis and Dibble will meet for the fifth time and the first as district foes. The Wolves lead the series 4-0. The Demons are 2-1 with wins over Minco (36-6) and Ringling (28-27) and a loss to Little Axe (24-8).“They’re a good football team,” Parker said of Dibble. “They’re solid and well-coached. They do some good stuff and they’re huge. They’re really big and active.”GAME SUMMARYPlainview 0 7 13 3-23Davis 0 7 0 6-13SCORING SUMMARYP-Price 14 pass from Flowers (Bederka kick)D-Owens 52 run (Pullen kick)P-Hobbs 80 kickoff return (kick failed)P-Chapa 18 pass from Flowers (Bederka kick)D-Owens 38 run (kick failed)P-Bederka 22 field goalTEAM STATSPlainview Davis12 First Downs 1226-127 Rushes-Yds. 49-25913-25-0 Passing 0-3-1138 Passing Yds. 0265 Total Yards 2590 Turnovers 219:23 Time of Poss. 28:37INDIVIDUAL STATSRushing- Owens 17-170, Brenden Rawls 18-56, Dee Idleman 3-10, Dakota Carter 2-10, Rance Digby 2-7, Creed Rogers 1-5 and Trey Melton 6-1.Passing- Owens 0-3-1.</div></body>

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Wolves Lose to Plainview, 23-13

ON YOUR BACK. Literally on his back. Luke Johnson (63) and Dakota Carter (1) take down a Lone Grove player with Teyton Stewart (6) ready to assist. (Photo by Elissa Hefley) THIS GAME WAS FOR their mom. Brothers Logan (#65) and Landon (#32) Gibson took the field as captains for the Davis Wolves on Friday night. Earlier that day, their mother, Leann, was laid to rest. She fought a courageous year and half battle with cancer. Landon had a note for his mom on his uniform “Forever in our Hearts Momma. Sept. 17, 2024.” (Photo by Elissa Hefley)