Undefeated South Hills holds off upset-minded Wyatt

FW South Hills 39, Fort Worth Wyatt 32

A late touchdown pass from Scorpions QB Trey Jones to Dejuan Jones, then an interception made by Jones, denied the surging Chaparrals at Clark Stadium. South Hills completed a second straight undefeated regular season. South Hills meets Birdville in the Class 5A Division I bi-district playoffs. The Scorpions have won 39 of their last 44 games, dating to 2013.

Key players: Scorpions RB Anthony Watkins rushed for 267 yards and three TDs. Jones re-entered the game after sitting out part of a quarter with an injury. His game-winning pick came with Wyatt driving to tie for the second time. Wyatt’s Larry Fields, Deandre Hickerson and Rashad Adams had rushing TDs to tie the game at 32-32.

Key stat: Watkins averaged 24.3 yards on his first six carries, with two TD runs. He had 205 yards at halftime as South Hills led 32-12.

Records: South Hills 10-0, 7-0 7-5A; Wyatt 6-4, 3-4

This story was originally published November 9, 2017 at 10:53 PM with the headline "Undefeated South Hills holds off upset-minded Wyatt."