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Arlington Heights beats Frisco Independence to Advance
Published 11/14/2022
Arlington Heights eliminated Frisco Independence from the playoffs with a 40-21 win to advance to the area round! The Yellow Jackets won their first playoff game since 2014 and were the only one of four Fort Worth ISD team to advance in the playoffs this season.
Arlington Heights relied on running backs Brian Furch Jr. and Brandin Monroe offensively. Defensive back Keith Guidry recovered two fumbles deep in Frisco Independence territory in the second half, both leading to short touchdown runs from Furch. Cam Coleman and Roy Wright each intercepted Independence quarterback Matteo Quattrin to help seal the win.
Arlington Heights jumped to a 13-0 lead in the first quarter thanks to two short touchdown runs from Furch, who finished with 153 yards and five touchdowns on 32 carries. Independence answered in the second quarter when Quattrin connected with Jake Simpson with just 30 seconds until halftime.
Independence took a 14-13 lead in the third quarter when Quattrin hooked up with McKenzie West for a 60-yard touchdown pass. The Yellow Jackets responded with a 41-yard touchdown run from Furch to take a 20-14 lead late in the third quarter.
The Arlington Heights defense forced a turnover and held the Knights to just seven points after giving up a touchdown to surrender the lead midway through the third quarter. Brandin Monroe scored a touchdown early in the fourth quarter and Arlington Heights recovered an Independence fumble on the ensuing kickoff, setting up a Furch touchdown run to make the AHHS lead 33-14. Furch would find the end zone one more time to put the game out of reach and give Heights a 40-14 lead.
Monroe finished the game with 83 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries. Quarterback Eric Orozco helped move the ball into the red zone to set up the short touchdown runs from Furch, completing 13 of his 19 passes for 145 yards. Tymir Biscoe led the receivers with 10 receptions for 113 yards.
Arlington Heights (10-1) will face Canutillo (9-2) in the area round on Friday, Nov. 18 at 4 p.m. at Odessa’s Ratliff Stadium. The winner of that game will take on the winner of Colleyville Heritage (8-3) and Abilene Wylie (8-3) in the regional semifinal round.