RISON - Hoxie senior quarterback Kayden Glenn, a converted wide receiver, lived up to his billing last Friday night at George Walker Field of Champions, directing the highlyranked Mustangs to a 49-12 stampede over the Rison Wildcats in a non-conference matchup.
The three-and-a-half-hour bus ride from northeast Arkansas seemed to have little affect on the Mustangs, as they ran their season record to 5-0 in "looking the part" of a well-drilled squad ready to make a deep run in this year's Class 3A state playoffs. The win also helped long-time Hoxie head coach Tom Sears gain a little redemption for a 5019 licking the Mustangs received here in a 2018 state playoff contest.
But on the flip-side, the Wildcats, still searching for an iden-tity under new head coach Caleb Carmikle, dropped to 0-4 on the season, the first time for this to happen to a Rison team since 1963.
"I was very impressed with them (Hoxie)," Carmikle said. "Their coaches and players were very excited when the game was over, so I think this trip down here meant something to them. They could go a long way this year. They have a large line, and their skill people are very good, especially Glenn. Not only is he and some of their other skill players fast, but they are strong, too. They made us look slow. But I thought we showed flashes on some of our offensive plays in the first half, we just didn't carry out our execution when there was potential to get some big gainers, or even scores. We had to be doing some positive things because we pushed inside their 30-yard line three different times. We did have some alignment issues on defense when they hit us for big plays. We've just got to keep working because we haven't gotten to our conference games yet, and those are important." Glenn, an all-around threesport athlete, ran for 155 yards on 13 carries and a pair of touchdowns, while also throwing for 156 yards on 8 completions and a couple of TDs. If that wasn't enough, Glenn a...
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