No. 4 Ropes makes statement with 63-7 blowout at New Deal

Quarterback Zayden Pittman led the way for the Eagles, with Chase Lantelme and Branson Simental among the other players who got in on the scoring. Ropes never let the game look close.

The win keeps Ropes rolling into a tougher stretch. The Eagles head to Hereford next Thursday to take on the West Texas Comanches, a matchup that will test whether this offense can keep putting up points against a stiffer opponent. New Deal has to regroup fast, hitting the road Friday for a long trip north to face the Sunray Bobcats as it looks to get back in the win column after getting run off the field at home.

For Ropes, this is the kind of result that gets a team talked about heading into the back half of the season. For New Deal, it's a gut check, an unbeaten record gone in one Friday night, and a long bus ride to try to fix it.