Abilene proves nearly unstoppable in rolling over Haltom

Abilene scored on seven of its first eight possessions Friday to pull away from the Buffalos 44-18 in the District 3-6A opener for both teams.

Key players: Abilene running back Abram Smith ran 22 times for 209 yards and scored three touchdowns. Haltom’s J.Q. Reed answered with 92 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries, but got 51 of those yards on just two plays.

Key stat: Abilene survived 132 yards in penalties, and an interception that set up a Haltom score, by compiling 507 total yards on 69 plays.

Records: Abilene 4-1, 1-0 3-6A; Haltom 3-2, 0-1.

This story was originally published September 24, 2016 at 12:53 AM with the headline "Abilene proves nearly unstoppable in rolling over Haltom."