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No. 1 Southlake Carroll Scores 38 Unanswered, Dismantles Denton Guyer in Texas UIL 6A Division II Quarterfinal

Pitt signee Angelo Renda passes for 235 yards, 2 TDs; Ohio State signee Brock Boyd tallies 116 and a TD, and Davis Penn adds 161 with a score on the ground as Dragons improve to 14-0 with a 51-19 victory against Guyer Saturday at Crowley ISD Stadium

Levi Payton

Southlake Carroll quarterback Angelo Renda passed for 235 yards and 2 touchdowns in the first half to help the No. 1 Southlake Carroll Dragons beat Denton Guyer 51-19 and advance to the semifinals of the UIL 6A Division II playoffs on Saturday at Crowley ISD Stadium.
Southlake Carroll quarterback Angelo Renda passed for 235 yards and 2 touchdowns in the first half to help the No. 1 Southlake Carroll Dragons beat Denton Guyer 51-19 and advance to the semifinals of the UIL 6A Division II playoffs on Saturday at Crowley ISD Stadium. / Photo by Tommy Hays

Top-ranked Southlake Carroll (13-0) heads back to Fort Worth on Saturday looking to keep its unbeaten season rolling when the Dragons meet Denton Guyer (11-2) in a UIL Class 6A Division II quarterfinal.

Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. at Crowley ISD Stadium, the same site where Carroll wrapped up a weather-delayed win over Prosper that didn’t finish until nearly 2 a.m.

Carroll enters as a clear favorite after handling Prosper 49-31 and owning a nearly 50-point win over Byron Nelson earlier this fall — the same Byron Nelson team Guyer needed a last-second field goal to slip past last week. These teams haven’t seen each other since last December, when the Dragons walked out of Denton with a 56-45 victory in a game that turned into a track meet. Both staffs are familiar with how quickly that matchup got loose, and both know a similar shootout is possible again.

If Guyer wants to flip the script, its defense gives the Wildcats a legitimate shot. Guyer has allowed just 100 rushing yards across three playoff games, posting a shutout in the opener and forcing three interceptions against Byron Nelson in the regional semifinal. Dual-threat quarterback Carter Nelson and four-star running back Kaedyn Cobbs — an Illinois commit who also stars at linebacker — headline an offense built on physicality and ball control.

Carroll’s firepower remains the biggest variable. Quarterback Angelo Renda has steered an offense averaging nearly 52 points behind 3,749 passing yards and 46 total touchdowns, and Ohio State pledge Brock Boyd continues to deliver as one of the state's most productive receivers with 1,271 yards and 17 scores. The Dragons also flashed a new wrinkle last week when senior defensive back Parker Harris erupted for 95 rushing yards, two touchdowns, a touchdown pass and an interception.

Guyer, making its 12th regional final and sixth in the last seven seasons, leans on discipline and defensive strength. Carroll brings depth, balance and momentum. Whoever controls the tempo — and limits mistakes — will have the inside track to the state semifinals.

Be sure to follow this page and refresh often once the game begins for live scoring, highlights, key plays, highlights and other updates in the live scoring section below.

Who to Know

For Southlake Carroll Dragons

Davis Penn, RB, sr. — 110 carries for 759 yards and 16 touchdowns

Angelo Renda, QB, sr. — 228 of 300 for 3,749 yards, 39 TDs, 7 INT; 57 carries, 463 yards, 8 TDs; committed to Pittsburgh

Brock Boyd, WR, sr. — 80 receptions, 1,271 yards, 17 TDs; committed to Ohio State

Blake Gunter, WR, jr. — 60 receptions, 1,089 yards, 14 TDs

Brody Knowles, WR, jr. — 31 receptions, 720 yards, 6 TDs

Gavin Strange, ATH, sr. — 41 tackles, 7 pass breakups, 1 fumble recovery; 91-for-91 PAT kicks, 3-for-3 field goals with a long of 30 yards; committed to Duke

Tristan Dare, OG jr. — 3-star recruit had 30 offers before picking Michigan

Luke Wilson, OT, jr. — Committed to Oklahoma after only one year of varsity football; son of former TCU tight end Travis Wilson

Carey Clayton, C, sr. — Committed to Memphis

Crawford Taylor, DL, sr. — 53 tackles, 18 TFL, 10.5 sacks, 8 QB hurries

For Denton Guyer Wildcats

Kaedyn Cobbs, RB, sr. — 256 carries, 1,425 yards, 28 TDs

Aiden Martens, RB, sr. — 100 carries, 635 yards, 7 TDs

Corbin Glasco, ATH, sr. — Three-star recruit; 42 receptions, 459 yards, 3 TDs

Tristan Shelton, WR, soph. — 32 receptions, 606 yards, 5 TDs; signed with Kansas

Zane Rowe, DL, jr. — Four-star recruit; 67 tackles, 25 TFL, 8 sacks, 24 QB hurries, 2 INT, 13 pass breakups, 2 fumbles caused, 2 fumble recoveries

Khyren Haywood, DL, jr. — Four-star recruit; 58 tackles, 24.5 TFL, 11.5 sacks, 22 QB hurries, 1 INT

Zephyr Kreye, QB, jr. — Three-star recruit; 76 of 148, 877 yards, 6 TDs, 4 INT

Darrien Neal, DL, jr. — Three-star recruit; 50 tackles, 10 TFL, 2 sacks, 6 QB hurries, 1 INT

Live Scoring

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

Final

Denton Guyer

13

0

0

6

19

Southlake Carroll

14

14

3

20

51

1st Quarter

Guyer won the toss and deferred to the second half. Southlake Carroll's first drive began at it's own 24.

Carroll quickly picked up a pair of first downs to get the ball out to midfield, but the drive stalled out at the Dragons' own 45.

BLOCKED PUNT! Caleb Fowler broke free and blocked Carroll's punt attempt and recovered it at the Dragons' 8 to set up first-and-goal with just under 9 minutes left in the first.

TOUCHDOWN! Two plays after the blocked punt, Guyer's Kaedyn Cobbs scored on a 6-yard run. The PAT was no good, but Guyer drew first blood to take a 6-0 lead with 8:17 left.

Carroll's second possession, like its first, started at its own 24.

TOUCHDOWN! Two plays into Carroll's second drive, Dragons quarterback Angelo Renda threw a bomb to receiver Brock Boyd, an Ohio State pledge, for 74 yards. Boyd's 18th touchdown grab of the season put Carroll in front 7-6 with 7:20 left in the first quarter.

Guyer started its second drive at its own 25.

BIG PLAY! On the second play of Guyer's second drive, Kaedyn Cobbs rushed for 33 yards to set up a first down at the Dragons' 40.

TOUCHDOWN! One play after Cobbs' big run, and on the third play of the drive, Carter Morgan pulled the ball on a read option and raced untouched for 40 yards. The PAT put Guyer back in front, 13-7, with 5:56 left in the first.

Carroll's third drive started at its own 28.

BIG PLAY! Angelo Renda attempted to run up the middle on a keeper, but Guyer four-star defensive end Zane Rowe wrapped him up in the backfield and stopped him for no gain at the Dragons' 49 to set up third down, forcing Carroll to burn its first timeout.

FAKE PUNT! TURNOVER ON DOWNS! The Dragons gambled on a fake punt from its own 49, but the run didn't get close to the line of gain, and Guyer took back possession at its own 41.

BIG PLAY! On Guyer's first play after the fake punt, running back Kaedyn Cobbs broke loose on another big run down to the Carroll 36. It looked like he would score, but he accidentally stepped out of bounds as he was racing up the Wildcats' sideline.

BIG PENALTY! On third-and-6, Carter Morgan high-stepped a defender for what would have been his second touchdown run (a 22-yarder), but the Wildcats were flagged for a holding call to wipe out the TD. The net play resulted in an incomplete pass to set up fourth down.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! On fourth-and-16, Morgan found Corbin Glasco wide open across the middle for what would have been a key first down, but he couldn't haul it in, and Carroll took over at its own 32 with 1:43 left in the first.

TOUCHDOWN! On Carroll's third play after the turnover on downs, the Dragons ran a double receiver reverse flea-flicker, and Renda dropped a 31-yard pass into a bucket to receiver Luc Jaquemard to give the Dragons a 14-13 lead with 56 seconds left in the half.

End 1: Southlake Carroll 14, Denton Guyer 13

2nd Quarter

BIG PLAY! On the first play of the second quarter, with Guyer facing third-and-17 from its own 18, Carter Morgan threw a bomb into double coverage and sophomore receiver Tristan Shelton went over both defenders to pull down the catch at the Dragons' 36.

SACKS! After the big first down, Carroll got back-to-back sacks and two penalties on Guyer pushed the Wildcats all the way back to their own 42. They had first down at the Dragons' 36.

PUNT! Guyer booted it back to Carroll's 26 with 9:41 left in the half.

BIG PLAY! Angelo Renda scrambled to his left from his own 32 and found Brody Knowles open downfield for a big completion to the Guyer 34.

TOUCHDOWN! Carroll got into the end zone again on an untouched 19-yard run by junior running back Brooks Biggers with 6:48 left in the half to extend its lead to 21-13. It was the first carry of the game for Biggers.

PUNT! Guyer's next drive stalled, and the Wildcats punted it to the Dragons' 13.

BIG PLAY! On the first play after the punt, Carroll running back Davis Penn ran for 33 yards to get the ball out near midfield.

TOUCHDOWN! Brooks Biggers made it 2-for-2, scoring his second touchdown on his second carry of the game. The 7-yard run extended Carroll's lead to 28-13 with 2 minutes left in the half. The score capped a 7-play, 87-yard drive.

Guyer burned its final timeout of the half with 33 seconds left in the half at the Dragons' 41, then got a big pass play down to the 19 with 23 seconds left.

SACK! On second down, Carroll senior linebacker Marcus Brouse got a huge 10-yard sack, forcing the Wildcats to spike it on third down to stop the clock.

BAD SNAP! Guyer set up for a 46-yard field goal on fourth down, but a bobbled snap resulted in a long run by the holder, who was knocked out of bounds with no time on the clock to end the half. The Wildcats, who will get the ball back to start the second half, missed a big chance to double up in a two-score game.

Halftime: Southlake Carroll 28, Denton Guyer 13

3rd Quarter

Denton Guyer began the second half with the ball at its own 25.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! After being stopped less than a yard shy of a first down at the Carroll 46 on second down, Guyer was stopped behind the line of scrimmage on back-to-back runs and turned it over on downs at the Dragons' 48.

BIG PENALTIES! Angelo Renda threw an interception on Carroll's first play of the second half to Caleb Fowler, but pass interference on the Wildcats wiped out the pick and gave Carroll new life at the Guyer 37. Guyer was flagged for pass interference on the second play, as well, giving the Dragons the Guyer 21.

FIELD GOAL! Carroll's Gavin Strange booted a 31-yard field goal with 5:43 left in the third to extend the Dragons' lead to 31-13.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Denton Guyer pushed the ball quickly to Carroll's 32, but the promising drive stalled out there with a pass into the end zone that was broken up. Carroll got the ball back at that spot with 3:53 left in the third.

The third quarter came to a close with the Dragons' offense in the red zone at the Guyer 13.

End 3: Southlake Carroll 31, Denton Guyer 13

4th Quarter

TOUCHDOWN! Carroll running back Parker Harris scored on a 7-yard run to extend the Dragons' lead to 38-13 with 11:48 left in regulation.

BIG PLAY! Guyer's Aiden Martens returned the kickoff 97 yards before getting tripped up by the kicker at the 1 as he was about to go in for a potentially huge touchdown.

FUMBLE! On first-and-goal from the 1, Guyer's first play after the big return, a fumbled shotgun snap was recovered by Carroll's Parker Harris, who just scored for the Dragons on the other end of the field, at the 13 to thwart the Wildcats' opportunity.

PUNT! Carroll's drive quickly stalled. The Dragons booted it back to the Guyer 38.

SACK, FUMBLE RETURN TOUCHDOWN! For the second drive in a row, Guyer fumbled the ball in the backfield. Guyer quarterback Carter Morgan was sacked and stripped of the ball by Marcus Brouse. Crawford Taylor scooped up the ball at the Wildcats' 21 and returned it for a touchdown with 7:36 remaining to make it 45-13.

TOUCHDOWN! On fourth-and-goal from the 8, Denton Guyer's Carter Morgan found Zane Rowe for an 8-yard connection to make it 45-19 after a failed conversion with 4:18 remaining.

TOUCHDOWN! Dragons running back Davis Penn scored his first touchdown of the game on a 1-yard run to make it 51-19 with 2:20 left. The PAT was blocked, marking the first missed extra-point by Gavin Strange all season.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Guyer's final drive of the season stalled at the Carroll 27.. Carroll went to a knee to end the game.

FINAL: Southlake Carroll 51, Denton Guyer 19

After an explosive first quarter, Southlake Carroll settled down on both sides of the ball and dominated the final three quarters, scoring 38 unanswered points to advance to the UIL 6A Division II semifinals versus the winner of DeSoto and Willis.

Angelo Renda passed for 235 yards and 2 touchdowns in the game, all of which came in the first half, while the Dragons amassed 276 yards rushing. Davis Penn rushed 18 times for 161 yards and a touchdown, while Brock Boyd had 3 catches for 116 yards and a touchdown.

Denton Guyer sophomore quarterback Carter Morgan finished with 261 yards passing.

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Levi Payton
LEVI PAYTON

Levi’s sports journalism career began in 2005. A Missouri native, he’s won multiple Press Association awards for feature writing and has served as a writer and editor covering high school sports as well as working beats in professional baseball, NCAA football, basketball, baseball and soccer. If you have a good story, he’d love to tell it.

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