By JOHN HANDY
The Athlete's Connection
Big plays by Eisenhower were the order of the day for the Eagles as they ran roughshod over Kingwood, 39-13 Saturday night at Thorne Stadium in the District 19-5A opener for both teams.
The Eagles (1-2 overall, 1-0 district) built a 13-0 lead on their first five plays of the game when running back Curtis McGregor took a pitch right and scampered down the sideline for a 64-yard touchdown run and quarterback Kenneth Guiton connected with senior receiver Craig Loston on a spectacular 60-yard bomb for a score.
The two touchdowns came just 3 minutes, 16 seconds into the first quarter.
McGregor, a senior, ended the night with 249 yards on the ground. He scored three touchdowns on runs of 69 and 55 yards and he also passed for another score, five yards to Washington Allen.
Kingwood kept it close thanks to two 40-yard field goals by kicker Greg Saladino in the second quarter.
But Eagles field goal kicker Ronnie Mejia countered with a pair of his own field goals in the second period to give Eisenhower a 19-6 halftime lead.
Kingwood (1-2, 0-1) cut into the lead at the end of the third when quarterback David Fitt scored on a two yard run with 2:56 left in third to bring the score to 19-13.
But McGregor put on a show from there, scoring his 69-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and his 55-yarder with 8:29 left.
His touchdown pass to Allen with 2:18 left in the fourth capped off a fine night for the senior running back.
Eisenhower piled up 488 yards of total offense to Kingwood's 172.
Al Paradowski’s 114 yards on 22 carries led the Mustangs.
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