BOONEVILLE -- Once again, the formula for a Booneville playoff win was the running of quarterback Randon Ray and an opportunistic defense.
Ray rushed for 220 yards and four touchdowns while the Bearcat defense forced five turnovers along with a goal-line stand to advance to the Class 3A semifinals with a 49-21 victory over Glen Rose at Bearcat Stadium on Friday night.
Booneville (13-1) travels to Harding Academy, which defeated Centerpoint 35-7, for next week's semifinals. The defending 3A champion Wildcats whipped the Bearcats 52-21 in last year's 3A quarterfinals.
"It is going to take an unbelievable effort on both sides of the ball next week," Booneville Coach Doc Crowley said. "We know we will need to score some points and force some turnovers. We want to run the ball and keep the ball away from our opponent to have a shot."
With 11 minutes left in the first half, the game was tied at 14-14, but the Bearcat defense stiffened while the offense made big plays to seize control.
"We felt like the
