Ta’Rese Highsmith ran for two touchdowns and threw for another as Start defeated Bowsher 21-3 on Thursday in a City League football game.

The Spartans led 8-3 heading into the fourth quarter but quickly put the game away from there. Highsmith scored on a two-yard run eight seconds into the quarter, and his seven-yard scoring pass to Marvon Thompson two minutes later closed out the scoring.

Highsmith put Start on the scoreboard in the final minute of the first quarter on a one-yard run. Dylan Ellis’ 26-yard field goal for Bowsher with 1:38 to go in the second quarter made it a 6-3 game heading into the break.

A snap through the back of the end zone a little more than four minutes into the third quarter gave Start a safety and the 8-3 advantage.

Start (5-4, 3-2 City) closes the regular s

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