The junior running back/kicker scored 32 points as Festus beat visiting De Soto 56-7 in a Mississippi Area Football Conference Red Division game on Sept. 16. Bates converted all eight extra-point attempts and scored four touchdowns, on runs of 25, 6 and 1 yards and on a kickoff return of 68 yards. Festus improved to 2-2 overall and 2-0 in the conference and travels to Hillsboro on Friday for a MAFC Red Division game.
Hayden Bates