The Copperheads got off to a fast start with a long strike from Rudy Carlton to Robert Gill. Gill appeared to be headed for the end zone but was stripped of the ball before he could cross the Boise goal line.
Three plays later, Schutt Offensive Player of the Game George Williams scored the first of his three TDs with a 4-yard run. The PAT was missed but Boise led 6-0.
Williams scored again late in the the first quarter on a 15-yard pass from Burn quarterback Royal Gill. Gill found Williams again for the two-point conversion for a 14-0 lead at the end of the quarter.
Boise defensive lineman Chris Solomona sacked Carlton in the end zone for a safety at the 3:36 mark of the second quarter to push Boise's lead to 16-0. Boise's final score of the first half came on a Gill-to-Casey Allen, 17 yard TD pass for a 22-0 lead.
The Burn (3-0) scored the only points of the third quarter on a 7-yard Gill-to-Williams strike. After three quarters, Boise lead 29-0.
Texas opened fourth quarter scoring with a 51-yard interception return by Darius Pettigrew. Pettigrew picked off DeRonn Finley, who attempted a halfback pass into the Texas end zone. Pettigrew stepped in front of the intended receiver and sprinted goal line to goal line for the score.
Pettigrew led the Copperheads' defensive effort with three interceptions.
Texas scored its final TD of the evening on a 4-yard pass from Carlton to LB/FB Keith Holden. With Texas closing the gap to 29-14, Boise shut the door with a 9-yard TD toss from B.J. Rhode to Williams. Williams' third TD of the night was immediately followed by a net recovery for a Boise TD on the ensuing kickoff.
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