Savoy erupted for 35 third-quarter points as spread back Alex Caldwell took over for the Cardinals in a 57-29 victory over homestanding Saint Jo at Harley Sewell Field.
“We didn’t rise up to the challenge,” Saint Jo head coach Chad Tallon said, “and we struggled.”
Saint Jo (4-3) will play its 9-1A-I opener Friday at Tioga.
The Panthers established a 15-6 lead at the end of one quarter, and they clung to a 15-14 edge at intermission.
Garrett Parker closed the margin to 22-21 in favor of Savoy after a 15-yard touchdown run.
But, then Caldwell proved to be too much for Saint Jo to handle.
“The kid is fast,” Tallon said. “We just didn’t get a hat on him.”
Wyatt West finished with a pair of TD receptions on passes from Garrett Parker.
West himself threw a one-point conversion pass to Blake Pledger on an untimed down in the first quarter. Read more in the mid-week Bowie News, including how Nocona fared as well as complete updated district standings.

Baltazar Lozano (44) looks for room to run and looks for blocks from Garrett Parker (26) and Wyatt West (10) during Friday’s non-district 6-man game at Harley Sewell Field in Saint Jo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)