Talon Betts rushed for three first-half touchdowns and returned a kickoff 86 yards for another score as Rochester beat R.A. Long 42-20 on Saturday in the season openers for both teams in Longview.
Betts had touchdown runs of 22, 12 and 31 yards as Rochester built a 20-0 halftime lead.
R.A. Long’s Shaun Mize threw three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to TraMayne Jenkins, Jamond Harris and Max Mboob.
ROCHESTER 42, R.A. LONG 20
Rochester 7 13 7 15—42
RA Long 0 0 0 20—20
First quarter
Roc — Talon Betts 22 run (kick good)
Second quarter
Roc — Betts 12 run (kick failed)
Roc — Betts 31 run (kick good)
Third quarter
Roc — Erik Vasquez 14 pass from Landon Hawes (kick good)
Fourth quarter
RAL — TraMayne Jenkins 17 pass from Shaun Mize (kick blocked)
RAL — Jamond Harris 51 pass from Mize (PAT failed)
Roc — Betts 86 kickoff return (2-PAT good)
RAL — Israel Rutherford 25 pass from Mize (2-PAT good)
Roc — Max Mboob 18 pass from Hawes (kick good)
