Miles Spurlock rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns as the Barbers Hill Eagles beat the Deer Park Deer 31-24 on Friday night at Eagle Stadium in Mont Belvieu. Barbers Hill led 15-0 after the first quarter and 15-9 at halftime, after Deer Park scored a touchdown and a field goal in the second quarter.
In the third quarter, Kaegan Morton scored on a 13-yard run and Spurlock scored again from 14 yards out, giving the Eagles a 31-9 lead. Deer Park scored a touchdown before the quarter ended and another on a 20-yard pass late in the game to make it 31-24.
Deer Park then attempted an onside kick, which Barbers Hill recovered at the Deer Park 46-yard line. The Eagles picked up a couple of first downs to run out the clock. Luke Babin passed for 209 yards and a touchdown, and Kaedin Lewis and Braylon Fisher were among the leading receivers. Barbers Hill is now 8-1 overall and 5-1 in district play. The Eagles will play at Clear Springs on Friday to end the regular season.