Abilene High knocks off Denton Ryan in second-round playoff game.
Dylan Slack threw two touchdown passes, and Jadrian Carrillo recovered a muffed punt in the end zone as Abilene High upended Denton Ryan 31-21 in a Region I-5A Division I area-round playoff game Friday at Crowley ISD Multi-Purpose Stadium.
Brayden Henry had a 1-yard TD run, and Naim Segura kicked a 32-yard field goal to propel the Eagles (10-2) into the Thanksgiving week.
AHS - moving on to the third round for the second consecutive year - will play Justin Northwest (10-2) in a region semifinal game at 7 p.m. Friday at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls. Northwest beat Amarillo Tascosa 41-0 on Friday night.