MALDEN ROUGHS UP CHAFFEE 38-0

CHAFFEE -- Chaffee High's football team ran into a rugged Malden squad Friday night and the Red Devils suffered a 38-0 home loss in their season opener.

Malden made the Class 2A playoffs last season while Chaffee suffered through an 0-9 campaign.

"It was a tough way to start the season against a really good team," said Chaffee coach Brian Horrell. "Malden has all their linemen back and their all-state quarterback (Josh Blaylock). They've got the stables full again it looks like. They look very strong to me."

Horrell said he was pleased with the Red Devils' defense, particularly in the early going, but the defenders simply got worn down.

"In the first quarter we came out and played with a lot of emotion," he said. "The defense played well the first quarter. But they were just out there too long. Being ineffective on offense took its toll."

Malden led 25-0 at halftime and coasted in the second half.

"Offensively we were very infective," Horrell. "We lost one of our linemen on the second play of game and had to piece some things together."

Chaffee will play at Gosnell, Ark., next Friday night.

East Prairie 44, Hayti 7

EAST PRAIRIE -- Eagle quarterback Garry Dorris rushed for two touchdowns and threw for two more as East Prairie posted a lopsided win on opening night.

Dorris, who finished with a team-high 93 yards rushing, had touchdown runs of 45 and 25 yards. He also had a 12-yard scoring pass to Nathaniel Thurmond and a 26-yard TD pass to Brandon Munson.

East Prairie led 19-0 by the end of the first quarter and 25-7 at halftime.

The Eagles allowed just 15 yards rushing while their own offense rolled out 285 yards on the ground.