Littlerock Rolls Over Highland

Littlerock High football Coach Jim Bauer told his team there was no opponent he wanted to beat more than Highland.

Bauer’s players took those words to heart by defeating the Bulldogs, 35-21, in a Golden League opener Friday night at Highland.

“I’m real proud of both teams,” Bauer said. “They played their hearts out and so did we. They could have quit any number of times, but they kept coming at us.”

David Newton rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown in 15 carries for Littlerock (5-1) and Michael Woods had 121 yards in 23 carries and a touchdown.

Myles Meeden completed all six of his passes for 90 yards and two touchdowns. Meeden also scored the clinching touchdown on a one-yard sneak with 7:16 to play.

Highland (3-3) pulled to within 28-21 on an 18-yard pass play from Camy Smith to Michael Deleon with 4:02 to play in the third quarter.

Smith completed 16 of 28 passes for 221 yards and two touchdowns, both to Deleon. Deleon had six catches for 85 yards.

The Lobos took their first lead with 40 seconds to play in the first half on an 11-yard pass from Meeden to Jacob Campbell. The play completed an 80-yard drive that consumed more than seven minutes.

Highland marched 80 yards in nine plays on the game’s opening drive to take the lead on fullback Dan Bruton’s 22-yard scoring run.

Littlerock answered when Keith Williams returned the kickoff 72 yards to the Highland 21. Woods ran four yards for a touchdown five plays later.