Warren scored all seven of its touchdowns on the ground Friday night and beat Star City 49-21, spoiling the Bulldogs’ homecoming in Star City, Saline River News reported.
The Lumberjacks led 28-14 at halftime and invoked the mercy rule with a 49-14 lead late in the third quarter. Warren is now 4-3 overall and 3-1 in the 4A-8 Conference. Star City falls to 3-4 and 1-3 in league play.
How the game turned
Star City struck first. The Bulldogs returned the opening kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead. Warren answered right away. The Lumberjacks recovered an onside kick and drove 61 yards in six plays, and sophomore JaKoby Avery scored from 2 yards out to tie it.
Hayden Hampton intercepted a pass to end Star City’s next threat, and Avery turned it into a 21-yard touchdown run. Star City tied the game 14-14 early in the second quarter. Warren then scored twice before the half on short runs by DeAngelo Herron.
Herron added two more touchdowns in the third quarter, including one set up by a Jacob Marshall interception. Avery’s 10-yard run made it 49-14 and started the running clock. Star City scored once more in the fourth quarter.
Warren leaders
Saline River News listed these unofficial numbers. Warren finished with 572 yards of offense, 293 rushing and 279 passing.
- DeAngelo Herron: Four rushing touchdowns, from 1, 4, 7 and 1 yards.
- JaKoby Avery: 16 carries for 146 yards and three touchdowns, plus two catches for 52 yards.
- Jackson Denton: 22 of 28 passing for 279 yards, with 26 yards rushing. He completed his first eight passes.
- Receivers: Tayshawn Edwards caught five passes for 92 yards. Ty Hembree had seven catches for 39 yards.
- Defense: Hampton and Marshall each intercepted a pass. ZaKobe Ingram had a sack and shared another with Kannon Lambert.
What’s next
Warren hosts undefeated Stuttgart at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, at Jim Hurley Jr. Stadium in Warren.
Warren coach Bo Hembree had said this week that stopping Star City’s running game was a top priority for his defense, Saline River News reported before the game.
Sources: Saline River News game story by Dennen Cuthbertson, which first reported the result; Saline River News Bo Show preview, Oct. 14; Warren’s 2026 schedule at Hooten’s.
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