It did not take long for offensive firepower to make a return in 2018 for the Frenship Tigers. Unfortunately, the same could be said for their week one opponent in Amarillo.
In a back-and-forth shootout that saw the two teams trade the lead six different times, the Sandies were able to hold off the Tigers and come away with a 48-41 victory.
The Tigers ended the night with 725 yards of offense – 609 of those through the air. Senior quarterback Austin Phillips completed 49 of 66 passes with three touchdowns, and Skyler Newsome, Drew Hocutt and Cooper Scott all racked up more than 100 yards of receiving on the night. William Bayouth also added 71 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.
Frenship plays their home opener this Friday hosting Wichita Falls Hirschi. This Friday’s contest marks the first time the Tigers and Huskies will battle on the gridiron. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. at Peoples Bank Stadium in Wolfforth.
AMARILLO 48, FRENSHIP 41
Frenship 7 7 14 13 — 41
Amarillo 6 14 0 28 — 48
First Quarter
A – John Grist 42 FG, 8:53
F – Skyler Newsome 73 pass from Austin Phillips (Cage Jones kick), 8:36
A – Grist 24 FG, 2:11
Second Quarter
A – Rhett Maynard 1 run (Grist kick), 8:05
F – Drew Hocutt 9 pass from Phillips (Jones kick), 6:09
A – Davin Lemmons 80 pass from Beau Barker (Grist kick), 1:50
Third Quarter
F – Phillips 4 run (Jones kick), 7:00
F – William Bayouth 7 run (Jones kick), :37
Fourth Quarter
A – Lemmons 75 pass from Barker (Grist kick), 11:48
A – Peyton Conner 25 pass from Barker (Barker to Lemmons), 10:25
F – Hocutt 52 pass from Phillips (Jones kick), 8:24
A – Brady Barthelemy 24 pass from Barker (Grist kick), 6:42
F – Bayouth 3 run (try failed), 3:15
A – Barker 63 run (try failed), 1:07
FRENSHIP STATS
First downs: 32
Rushes-yards: 27-116
Passing yards: 609
Comp.-att.-int.: 49-66-3
Fumbles-lost: 1-1
RUSHING: William Bayouth 17-71, Austin Phillips 4-25, Drew Hocutt 2-15, Skyler Newsome 1-(-1)
PASSING: Austin Phillips 49-66-3-609
RECEIVING: Skyler Newsome 12-167, Drew Hocutt 11-153, Cooper Scott 10-123, Colton Brown 5-93, William Bayouth 4-33, Max Rowley 6-31, Theo Kurlander 1-9
*pictures provided by Curry Photography