Evans, Wilkerson combined for three touchdowns in Fossil Ridge’s win over Byron Nelson

Colione Evans ran for 177 yards and two touchdowns and Russell Wilkerson caught eight passes for 195 yards and a score to rally Keller Fossil Ridge past Trophy Club Byron Nelson at Keller ISD Stadium on Friday.

Byron Nelson took the early lead when Houston Buckner picked off a pass and ran it back 30 yards for a touchdown three minutes into the game. Maxwell Modeste’s 1-yard touchdown run finished off a 13-play scoring drive to give the Bobcats a 14-0 lead one minute into the second quarter.

Fossil Ridge (1-3, 1-0) answered with its own long scoring drive, covering 75 yards in 10 plays. Wilkerson outleaped a pair of defenders in the right corner of the end zone to pull in an Austin Stohlman pass for an 8-yard touchdown with 7:02 remaining before halftime.

On the ensuing kickoff, the Panthers recovered a fumble at the Byron Nelson 35-yard line. The play helped set up Evans’ five-yard touchdown that tied the game at 14-14 heading into the break.

The Panthers missed out on a chance to take the lead when Byron Nelson recovered a fumble in the end zone with 3:46 to play in the third quarter.

Fossil Ridge moved in front for the first time at 21-14 with 7:57 to play in the game. A 32-yard pass from Stohlman to Wilkerson set up the Panthers at the Byron Nelson 12-yard line. Stohlman finished off the series with a nine-yard touchdown pass to Daniel Cobbs three plays later.

Evans carried the Panthers’ offense during their game clinching drive. Fossil Ridge started on its own 19 with 6:43 to play. Evans ran the ball on all nine plays during the series and scored on a seven-yard touchdown run with 58 seconds remaining to put Fossil Ridge up by 14.

This story was originally published September 27, 2019 at 10:18 PM.