LIVINGSTON, Texas — It was a another typical battle between the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Battlin’ Bears and the Livingston Lions in District 20-4A play.

The two teams have been involved in high-scoring affairs throughout the last several years and it was the Lions that held back the Bears 42-35 at Lions Stadium Friday night.

Livingston quarterback Chevoski Collins scored four rushing touchdowns and rushed for 142 yards on 15 carries to power the Lions (1-3, 1-0) to victory.

The Lions finished with 406 yards of total offense with 364 of it coming via the ground.

The Bears (1-3, 0-1) had 317 yards of offense, 177 in the air and 140 on the ground.

LC-M receiver Dalton Doyle had a huge night, hauling in six catches for 159 yards and two touchdowns. Bear tailback Alex Sezer dashed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on 22 totes.

Quarterback Caleb Harley completed 6-of-8 passes for 140 yards and two touchdowns while fellow quarterback Jake Sonnier also had a touchdown pass to Doyle.

The Lions snared a quick 7-0 lead with Collins scoring on a nine-yard keeper in the first period. The Bears evened things up with a five-yard Sezer dart for a score.

Collins opened up the second-quarter scoring by getting loose on a 34-yard touchdown scamper.

LC-M countered right back when Harley connected with receiver Billy Jones on a nine-yard touchdown toss.

Livingston went up again 21-14 will Collins scored on a five-yard keeper. However, Sezer was the equalizer, pulling the Bears even with a 50-yard touchdown burst.

LC-M defensive back Shea Richards made sure that the tie stood going into intermission when he picked off a Collins’ pass inside the Bear 20 with 0:45 left in the half.

The Lions put up two scores in the third period and held the Bears to only six yards of offense in the quarter.

Collins scored on a another five-yard run and Lions’ running back Marquis Thomas, who finished with 98 yards on 20 carries, scored on a two-yard blast to make it 35-21.

The Bears got back in it when Harley and Doyle teamed up on a 56-yard touchdown pass with 9:13 remaining.

Thomas countered for the Lions, putting them up 42-28 with a four-yard scoring scamper with 6:30 left.

The Bears trimmed the lead to seven with 3:04 left when Sonnier and Doyle teamed up for a six-yard touchdown pass.

The Bears will look to get back on the winning track when they play host to Port Neches-Groves next week.





Livingston 42

LC-M 35





Liv        7     14    14   7 —  42

LC-M    7     14     0   14 — 35



Scoring summary

Livingston: Chevoski Collins 9 run. Juan Casto kick.

LC-M: Alex Sezer 5 run. Trent Manuel kick.

Livingston: Collins 34 run. Casto kick.

LC-M: Billy Jones 9 pass from Caleb Harley. Manuel kick.

Livingston: Collins 5 run. Castro kick.

LC-M: Sezer 50 run. Manuel kick.

Livingston: Çollins 5 run. Castro kick.

Livingston: Marquis Thomas 2 run. Castro kick.

LC-M: Dalton Doyle 56 pass from Harley. Manuel kick.

Livingston: Thomas 4 run. Castro kick.

LC-M: Doyle 6 pass from Jake Sonnier. Manuel kick.





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                            Liv           LC-M

First downs          26              14

Rushes-yards   54-364      30-140

Passing               42              177

Comp-Att-Int     4-10-1       8-14-1

Fumbles-Lost      0-0            1-0

Penalties-yards  3-25           2-10



INDIVIDUAL STATS

Rushing: Livingston, Chevoski Collins 15-124, Marquis Thomas 20-98, Damion Collins 10-84, Reggie Johnson 3-33, Xavier Hutchison 6-25; LC-M, Alex Sezer 22-131, Jake Sonnier 5-6, Caleb Harley 2-5, Brandon Tolliver 1-(-2).

Passing: Livingston, Collins 4-10-1 42; LC-M, Harley 6-8-1 140, Sonnier 2-6-0 37.

Receiving: Livingston, Damion Collins 4-42; LC-M, Dalton Doyle 6-159, Billy Jones 1-9, Casey Viator 1-9.