ET Football: Bi-district playoff roundup

GILMER 76, NORTH LAMAR 6: MESQUITE – The Gilmer Buckeyes rushed for 222 yards and eight touchdowns by five different players on Friday on the way to a 76-6 Class 4A Division II bi-district playoff win over North Lamar at Hanby Stadium. Gilmer runs its record to 9-2 heading into next week’s area round. North Lamar ends the year at 4-6. Zade Taylor completed 8 of 8 passes for 169 yards and tossed TD passes to Kaden Canady and Austin Blakeley. Canady’s TD grab went for 63 yards, and Blakeley’s was a 5-yarder. Ty Stephenson went 4 for 5 through the air for 41 yards. Aiden Thomas led the Gilmer rushing attack with two carries for 70 yards. Tayveon Horne added seven carries for 54 yards, and Kipton Neighbors added 41 yards on six carries. Horn, Neighbors and Thomas all rushed for two touchdowns, and Taylor and Carlos Brooks chipped in with rushing scores. Zaylen Johnson had 10 tackles for the Buckeyes.

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