LOOKING SHARP: Buffaloes dominate scrimmage

- Photo by Buster Clem (www.clemphotography.com)

LONE OAK – A surprising rain shower cooled off temperatures in Hunt County on Saturday morning, but the Lone Oak Buffaloes were still red hot on both sides of the ball during a football scrimmage against Quinlan Boles at Buffalo Stadium. Trever Lasseter passed for three touchdowns and ran for another to lead the offense, while the Red Storm defense held the Hornets scoreless during both the controlled portion of the scrimmage, as well as the live quarter.

Lone Oak’s varsity and junior varsity teams combined to gain 507 total yards on 50 snaps while Boles picked up only 100 yards on 59 plays. Lone Oak’s varsity accounted for 419 yards (247 passing, 172 rushing) while the Hornets’ varsity was held to 81 yards. Lasseter finished the day with 153 yards and 3 touchdowns on 10-of-12 passing.

During the controlled action, Lone Oak’s offense wasted no time, covering 80 yards in just five plays and scoring on a 16-yard pass from Lasseter to Austyn Hooten. The Buffaloes’ scored again on their second series, this time on a 39-yard pass from Kyle Crow to Hooten. Reed Elmore hit 1-of-2 extra points.

During the live quarter, Ty Tolleson started the scoring with a 30-yard touchdown run around the right end. The PAT was no good, leaving the score 6-0. On the Buffaloes’ second series, Lasseter kept the ball around the end, broke a couple of tackles and tip-toed the sideline for a 51-yard scoring run. Elmore connected on the kick to make it 13-0.

As time expired in the period, Lasseter hooked up with Zach Douglas on a 35-yard touchdown pass, and Elmore made the PAT to leave the score at 20-0. Lasseter went 6-for-6 passing for 105 yards, Austin Nichol registered a sack and the defense held Boles to just 12 yards and one first down during the live quarter.

Lone Oak will hit the field again Thursday, when the Buffaloes travel to Emory for a scrimmage against the Rains Wildcats. The time is tentatively set for 5:30 p.m.