MESQUITE -- Garrett Gilcrease scored three touchdowns and Dallas Christian jumped on Tyler Grace early en route to a 35-17 win on Friday night in the teams' TAPPS Division II District 2 opener.

Gilcrease scored on runs of 13, 4 and 4 yards in Dallas Christian's win, which dropped Tyler Grace to 1-4 on the season and 0-1 in district.

Braydon Stone threw two touchdowns for Tyler Grace, with one going to Alvin Skipworth and the other to Griffin Kuykendall. Stone finished with 14 of 23 completions for 233 yards.

Uchenna Udema led Grace on the ground with 12 carries for 47 yards.

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