Farmersville senior Cooper Horne celebrates a play made by the defense during a 44-18 road win over Bonham on Friday. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media
By David Wolman
Farmersville is heading into the playoffs with good momentum.
Senior quarterback Levi McAbee threw for 158 yards and one touchdown — all to senior wide receiver Amare Warren — and also rushed for a team-high 100 yards with one touchdown and the Farmers’ defense came up with four takeaways in a 44-18 road victory over Bonham on Friday.
The win marks the fourth straight for Farmersville (6-4 overall, 4-1 District 7-4A Division II), which comes after the Farmers started the season 2-4.
Farmersville finished in second place in its district for its best district finish since 2016.
The Farmers were without their top two running backs, junior Brandt Martinez and freshman Sam Navaja, for a second spright game. But McAbee, senior Daniel Mathews (80 yards rushing, one touchdown) and senior RaJun Wilkes (52 rushing yards, one touchdown) made sure Farmersville didn’t miss a beat. Overall, the Farmers rushed for 232 yards.
There wasn’t much disparity between the two teams in regard to total offense. Farmersville finished with 390 total yards, compared to 364 for Bonham.
But Farmersville’s defense won the battle. The Farmers forced four turnovers (three interceptions, one fumble) and returned a takeaway for a touchdown.
Farmersville will host Pleasant Grove (8-2) in a Class 4A Division II bi-district playoff game at 7 p.m. Thursday at Farmers Stadium.
The game marks the second time over the last three seasons that the two schools will have met in the postseason.
Pleasant Grove defeated Farmersville 56-7 in the area round during the 2024 season.
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