Metro Christian 41, Prairie Grove (Ark.) 21: Kirk Francis followed up his late-game heroics against Poteau last week with a stellar performance against Prairie Grove (Ark.) in a 41-21 victory on Friday night in Arkansas.
Francis completed 30 of 40 passes for 355 yards and five touchdowns, including two in the second half to put Prairie Grove away. Francis connected with Reid Roth on a 9-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter, and he found Seth McCoy for a 6-yard scoring strike in the fourth quarter to give the Patriots a 41-14 lead.
In the first half, Francis had touchdown pass to Breck Nauman (20 yards), Jaxson Grimes (26 yards) and Will Bierman (12 yards). Tagg Campbell also had a 15-yard touchdown run in the first half.
Campbell rushed for 47 yards on eight carries.
Eight Patriot receivers caught a pass from Francis, led by Roth with nine receptions for 124 yards. Nauman had seven catches for 64 yards, and Grimes hauled in three tosses from Francis for 69 yards.
Records: Metro Christian 3-0; Prairie Grove 2-1
Compiled by Ben Johnson For The Tulsa World
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