Dangerfield WR Keylan Fomby (1) takes the ball on a sweep and scores, in their area playoff game against Sunnyvale, played at Lindale's Eagle Stadium. (Lang White / Correspondent)

LINDALE – Sunnyvale used a big second quarter to take control and earn a 38-13 win over Daingerfield in a Class 3A Division I Region II area playoff battle at Eagle Stadium on Friday.

Sunnyvale (11-1) moves on to face White Oak next week in the regional quarterfinals. Daingerfield’s season ended with a 5-7 record.

Sunnyvale got on the board first when Cash Goodhart connected on a 44-yard touchdown pass to Lawson Eyo with 7:13 to play in the initial quarter, but the Tigers countered quickly.

Keylan Fomby capped a six-play, 64-yard drive with a 21-yard touchdown run to tie things at 7-7 with 4:45 to play.

Corey Crenshaw’s 20-yard field goal moved Sunnyvale in front 10-7 with 1:30 to play, but Cedric Arthur returned the ensuing kickoff 75 yards for the Tigers. The PAT failed, but the Tigers led 13-10.

Sunnyvale pulled away in the second quarter, scoring 21 unanswered points to build a 31-13 halftime lead.

Tre Sterling started the scoring with a 13-yard interception return for a touchdown 40 seconds into the quarter and eight minutes later Patrick Stera hit Eyo on a 32-yard touchdown pass to add to the lead. The scoring drive was set up by a short Daingerfield punt.

Stera’s 12-yard touchdown pass to Jose Castillo with 10 seconds remaining in the half made it a 31-13 contest at the half.

Sunnyvale put things away with 1:12 remaining when Castillo capped a 10-play, 85-yard drive with a 13-yard touchdown run.

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Class 3A Division I Area Playoffs

Sunnyvale 38, Daingerfield 13

At Eagle Stadium, Lindale

Sunnyvale 10 21 0 7 – 38

Daingerfield 13 0 0 0 – 13

First Quarter

SUN-Lawson Eyo 44 pass from Cash Goodhart (Corey Crenshaw kick), 7:13.

DAI-Keylan Fomby 21 run (Jose Bella kick), 4:45.

SUN-Crenshaw 17 FG, 1:38.

DAI-Cedric Arthur 78 kick return (kick fail), 1:25.

Second Quarter

SUN-Tre Sterling 24 interception return (Crenshaw kick), 11:20.

SUN-Eyo 32 pass from Patrick Spera (Crenshaw kick), 3:15.

SUN-Jose Castillo 12 pass from Spera (Crenshaw kick), 0:40.

Fourth Quarter

SUN-Castillo 7 run (Crenshaw kick), 1:12.