MESQUITE, TEXAS — Nothing could stop Sutter High's ground game and nothing could get through the Huskies' defense.

Dane Turner, Rowdy Robinson and John Garcia combined for nearly 240 yards and five touchdowns and the Sutter High football team blew by the Ferris High Yellowjackets, 38-9, on Saturday night.

"I think that would have been the score at halftime (38-9), if weren't for the penalties," said Sutter coach Scott Turner. "I don't know where our passing game was tonight. Their secondary did a good job on us."

Garcia did go an uncharacteristic 3-for-9 for 24 yards passing, but it didn't matter.

The Huskies defense was lights out.

Sutter picked off two passes, recovered two fumbles and blocked a punt to keep momentum on its side for the majority of the game.

Dane Turner started off the game by returning the opening kickoff to Ferris' 40-yard line and seven plays later, Garcia scooted into the end zone along the sidelines to score from eight yards out and put the Huskies on the board first.

Garcia finished with a pair of touchdowns and 53 yards on the ground, while Turner led the Huskies with 120 yards and two touchdowns, including one from 15 yards out to give the Huskies a 14-0 lead in the first quarter.

Turner's touchdown came after an outstanding defensive play.

Ferris went three and out on its first possession and was forced to punt, but Sutter's 6-foot-7 Isaiah Bohmann blocked the Yellowkjackets' punt to set up Turner's ensuing run.

"I think our defense gets a 7 out of 10 tonight," coach Turner said with a smile.

Ferris marched 65 yards down the field on probably its most successful drive of the game, but wound settling for a field goal as the Sutter defense stiffened in the red zone.

Ferris was led by James Hopkins, who rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown, but also coughed up the ball twice.

The pace slowed in the second quarter and the game was still in reach for the Yellowjackets after halftime, but the Huskies turned it up a notch in the third quarter.

Ferris fumbled three plays in and Sutter capitalized and put three points on the board after Cody Shogren kicked a 25-yard field goal.

On Ferris' ensuing drive, Leszek Ratajczak snagged a Ryan Kidwell pass and came down with the interception. Sutter drove down the field and scored from six yards out on a Robinson run up the middle.

Ferris' first play after kickoff was another interception, this time by Jordan Parsons, who returned it to the Yellowjackets' six-yard line.

"We had four turnovers and allowed a punt to be blocked. That's what happens," said Ferris coach Randy Barnes. "We didn't execute the things we wanted to, but they're (Sutter) a very good football team."

Dane Turner punched it in on the next play and the Huskies found themselves with a comfortable 31-3 lead and the third quarter hadn't yet finished.

On Ferris' next possession, the Yellowjackets coughed up another costly fumble and Sutter drove 60 yards down the field before Garcia added insult to injury with a 15-yard run.

Ferris finally got in the end zone after Kidwell and Hopkins combined on a successful ground game that went for 70 yards and then capped it off with a two-yard TD with just five minutes remaining in the game.

"I think our offense just put them on their heels right from the get go," coach Turner said. "Our tempo really got to them."

Sutter returns home today to prepare for Live Oak, which the Huskies host Friday.

Clarification: In Saturday's Appeal-Democrat, Texas Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, was referenced to as a high school football stadium due to the fact that several Dallas area high school teams rotate playing games there each Friday night. However, no single team considers the stadium its home field. The largest high school-only football stadiums are Alamo Stadium in San Antonio (23,000 capacity) and Pizza Hut Park in Frisco (21,200). Texas is home to 10 high school stadiums that seat 16,000 people or more and 56 stadiums that seat 10,000-16,000 fans. Jones High in Orlando, Fla., plays all of its home games at the Citrus Bowl, which seats more than 70,000, but is also used for the Capitol One Bowl, Champs Sports Bowl and the Florida Classic game.