Bi-distirct roundup: Justin Northwest defeats Midlothian, more from Fort Worth-area

Miss any bi-district playoff action from Fort Worth-area teams? Here’s a roundup of games, and make sure to check out all the scores in Texas.

Justin Northwest 40, Midlothian 37

In one of the more hotly contested games of the area, Northwest was able to avenge last year’s Bi-District loss to Midlothian with a 40-37 win on the road.

The teams battled through eight lead changes throughout the game, including a pick-six by Midlothian’s Bryant Wesco to turn a 31-31 game in the fourth into a 37-31 lead. However, the point-after try was blocked and returned for two points by Chad Phillips to make the score 37-33 in favor of Midlothian with 8:53 left in the fourth.

The teams exchanged punts but Midlothian’s only got out to its own 22, where Northwest took over with 2:17 to play. Five players later and on fourth down, Thompson completed a seven yard pass to McComas to give Northwest the 40-37 lead.

The Northwest defense stood tall on the final drive, forcing a turnover on downs and sealing the win for the Texans.

Northwest meets Amarillo Tascosa in the Area Round next week.

Dallas Jesuit 20, Arlington Bowie 7

Arlington Bowie’s season came to an end at home in the first round of the playoffs with a 20-7 loss to Dallas Jesuit on Friday night.

Jesuit got two scores in the first quarter – an 18-yard touchdown pass from Charlie Peters to Jack Yeskie and a 51-yard field goal by Noah McGough – to go up early take that lead into the half.

Bowie, despite outgaining Jesuit 239 to 179, could not sustain any drive and had two turnovers as it could only muster a fourth quarter touchdown run from Darrion Bowers just inside of five minutes left in the game.

Red Oak 35, Burleson Centennial 32

In another back-and-forth game, Burleson Centennial saw its season come to a close as Red Oak escaped with a 35-32 win, leaning on its backup quarterback.

Red Oak started with an 8-0 lead after a safety followed by a touchdown. Centennial responded with a score of its own via a 39-yard touchdown run by Keilan Gregory and missed the 2-point conversion to still trail 8-6.

Red Oak then extended its lead to 15-6 before Centennial came back with two scores of its own to take its only lead of the game.

From there, Red Oak scored three more times to grab a 35-25 lead midway through the fourth. The Spartans responded with a 37-yard touchdown run by Keyshaun Tucker but could not find endzone again, ending its season early.

Tucker finished with 144 yards on the ground and two scores along with Gregory’s 86 yards and two touchdowns.

Colleyville Heritage 71, Denton 13

It was quite the easy start to the 5A Division II playoffs for Colleyville Heritage as it rolled to a 71-13 win over Denton.

Luke Ullrich and Bodey Weaver each had two passing touchdowns and the Panthers got four rushing touchdowns on the night from four different players.

The defense also forced four turnovers – two interceptions and two fumbles – on the way to the big win.

The game was essentially over just as soon as it began as Heritage scored on its three possessions in the first quarter, which included scores after back-to-back interceptions.

Heritage will meet Abilene Cooper in the Area Round next week.

Mansfield Summit 37, Seagoville 7

While not needing an overly impressive offensive performance, Mansfield Summit was able to hold Seagoville’s offense in check on the way to a 37-7 win.

Summit forced four punts, registered a safety and caused two turnovers on down on top of getting two interceptions before allowing Seagoville to find the endzone as time expired in the fourth.

The Jaguars only registered 333 yards offensively and got touchdown passes from both Jeremiah McIin and Demarus Bird as well two rushing touchdowns from Amare Burgess and Jay’Den Kirk-McGowan.

Summit meets Texarkana Texas High next week in the Area Round.

Waco La Vega 42, Fort Worth Dunbar 21

Dunbar’s impressive season ended with a 42-21 loss to Waco La Vega on Friday night.

After building an early lead in the first half, Dunbar could not stop La Vega from mounting its comeback and tying the game before the half.

From there, it was all La Vega as it outscored Dunbar 21-0 in the second half to coast to the win.