Chaparral cruises by Rancho

Meschach Hawkins scored four touchdowns — two running, two receiving — as Chaparral jumped on visiting Rancho early in a 43-6 home victory on Friday.

The Cowboys (4-3) got off to a fast start, scoring 36 points in the opening quarter before cruising the rest of the way.

Hawkins and junior quarterback Iopu Tauili’ili got Chaparral going early when the duo connected on a pair of screen passes for TDs of 24 and 8 yards.

Jesus Casamayor took a short pass from Tauili’ili and raced 37 yards down the right sideline midway through the first quarter for another score, and the Cowboys were up 21-0.

Tauili’ili added a 1-yard quarterback sneak for a score in addition to going 8-for-9 passing for 126 yards and three scores. Hawkins also scored from on runs of 8- and 5-yards in the first half.

“We had a good week of practice and it showed on the field,” Cowboys coach Don Willis said. “I told them to jump on them right away, and they did just that.”

The Cowboy defense also limited Rancho (1-9) to 50 yards of total offense. The Rams’ lone score came when Jose Rubio scooped up a Chaparral fumble and returned it 70 yards for a touchdown in the final seconds of the first half.