The Dumas Demons lost to the Lubbock Cooper-Liberty Patriots 49-14 on Friday, Oct. 2. Kelton Dill led Dumas with 65 rushing yards on 11 carries and a touchdown.
Liberty scored 28 points in the first quarter and led 35-0 at halftime. Dumas was held scoreless in the third quarter and trailed 42-0 going into the fourth. Colton Mills threw a one-yard touchdown pass to Dill in the fourth quarter, and Dill later ran 30 yards for another score. Angel Jara made the two-point conversion. Liberty added one more late score.
The loss leaves Dumas at 1-4. The Demons will begin district play on Friday, Oct. 9, when they host the West Plains Wolves at 7 p.m. Head coach Aaron Dunnam said, "District play is here." He said the team would focus on what it learned and how it responds.