carries. Robertson caught four passes for 68 yards and two scores. Nacogdoches looked to stop Kilgore on the first possession of the second half, but the Bulldogs converted on a 3rd-and-7 attempt with a 43yard pass from Toler to JD Jones to keep the drive alive. Kilgore punched it in five plays late on a 1-yard run by Toler to make it 21-7. The Dragons stayed within striking distance as Tanner Dean nailed a 40-yard field goal late in the third quarter to cut the score to 21-10. Nacogdoches forced Kilgore to punt on the next possession, but the Bulldogs quickly got the ball back on an interception by Cooper Coldiron, which set up a 14-yard touchdown run by Anthony to give the Bulldogs a 28-16 advantage.
The Dragons later added a 38-yard touchdown pass from Johnson to Robertson. The Bulldogs blocked to point-after attempt, and time eventually ran out on the Dragons. Jones led Kilgore in receiving with two catches for 53 yards. Tim Williams had six catches for 64 yards for Nacogdoches, but ended his string of four straight games with a touchdown catch. Derrick Fields led the Dragons on the ground with 43 yards on 10 carries. Nacogdoches (1-7, 1-4), which hasn’t won since a 42-21 victory over Pine Tree on Sept. 23, will travel to Jacksonville Oct. 28, before returning home for the season finale against Hallsville on Nov. 4.
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Lady Dragons fall to Kilgore Daily Sentinel The Nacogdoches Lady Dragons opened their match with Kilgore with a Game 1 win, but fell in four sets (25-15, 20-25, 19-25, 19-25). Taylor Layton had three aces and 13 digs for the Lady Dragons. Cami Guicastro had two aces, six kills and three blocks. Charity Page had two aces and 13 kills. Ashley Laird had two aces. Peyton Shofner had six kills. Victoria Hetrick had 12 digs. Sydney Watson dished out 19 assists, and Morgan Farrell added 11 assists. Nacogdoches (17-20, 5-8) will host John Tyler at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Dragon Coliseum for the annual Dig Pink game. The Nacogdoches JV defeated Kilgore (22-25, 25-16, 25-11). Ambria Curl had eight kills. C’najai Newsome had six aces. SarahBeth Shipp had 11 digs and 12 assists. The Nacogdoches freshmen defeated Kilgore (25-22, 25-11).
Andrew D. Brosig/The Daily Sentinel Nacogdoches outside hitter Peyton Shofner, right, slips a kill past a Kilgore defender during the second game of the match Friday at Dragon Coliseum.