CAMDEN - El Dorado’s freshman football team snapped a two-game losing streak and picked up their first win of the season Thursday night with a 34-14 win at Camden Fairview.
The Wildcats struggled to put points on the scoreboard in their first two games, scoring only 12 points in a pair of losses, but that changed in their win Thursday night.
LaMarion Clemens scored on a pair of 1-yard runs and Jamison Dumas threw touchdown passes to Levictor Levingston and Deonte James in the win.
Clemens’ first touchdown run opened the scoring, giving the Wildcats a 6-0 lead.
El Dorado led by the same score at the end of the first quarter, but padded their lead in the second stanza.
After an interception by Kylon Moore, Dumas connected with Levingston on a 37-yard strike to extend the lead to 12-0.
Clemens’ second touchdown run coupled with a successful 2-point conversion run by James gave the Wildcats a 20-0 lead at intermission.
The Wildcats led 20-8 after three periods of play and they put the game away in the final period.
Dumas threw his second touchdown pass of the game, a 12-yard strike to James, that made it 28-8 after the 2-point conversion was good.
El Dorado’s final touchdown came via special teams, as James stripped the ball loose on a punt and returned the fumble 35 yards for a score.
El Dorado opened the season with an 8-6 loss to Magnolia and a 26-6 setback to Little Rock Central.
Jaheem Heard had a 3-yard touchdown run in the loss to the Panthers, while Dumas fired a 77-yard touchdown pass to Levingston against Little Rock Central.
The Wildcats (1-2) will go for their second straight road victory when they play at Little Rock Southwest next Thursday night.