The South Garland Colonels were simply overmatched as Arlington Bowie, No. 3 in the Star-Telegram Class 5A area rankings, cruised to a 35-6 victory Friday night at Homer B. Johnson Stadium. 

Bowie (2-0) came out with their starters for the first drive of the second half and scored on a 23-yard pass from Matthews to Justin Foster to put the game out of reach. READ MORE

"I was a little worried about a letdown after last week, but we really came out and executed," said Bowie coach Kenny Perry, whose team defeated Trotwood-Madison (Ohio) 48-0 last week. "We've got a lot of weapons on offense, and when we play like that on defense we're tough. Our defense was outstanding tonight."  READ MORE

There's just a lot of good 5A teams right now. Are there any great teams? I think you'd have to put Trinity in that category until proven otherwise. Plano, Allen, Southlake Carroll, Cedar Hill, Skyline and Arlington Bowie all look really strong, too.

Starting next week, some of those teams begin playing each other: Skyline vs. Bowie, Trinity vs. Cedar Hill, plus a suddenly interesting matchup of Mesquite and Garland Naaman Forest. Should be fun.    READ MORE

Arlington Bowie’s high-powered offense, led by quarterback Christian Matthews, scored on its first four possessions. Matthews scored on runs of 4 and 43 yards and added a 17-yard touchdown pass. Backup quarterback Deric Davis came in for the final drive of the second quarter and connected with receiver Jonathan Gazaille for a 7-yard touchdown pass of his own, giving Bowie a 28-0 lead at the half.