Hallsville looked like they were going to use some offensive tricks to treat themselves to a Halloween upset of Marshall during the first half of Friday's key district match-up.

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However a scary-good second half by the Mav defense and a slashing offense lead Marshall to a 47-17 victory.

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The Bobcats opened the game with an impressive 72 yard drive that took 8;39 off the clock.  While the Maverick defense bent, they held Hallsville to a 20 yard field goal and a 3-0 Bobcat lead.

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Marshall would need just one play to find pay-dirt as QB Alton Henderson raced 58 yards to give the Mavs a 7-3 lead with 3:02 left in the first.

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Hallsville would again catch the Mav defense snoozing as they used a 65 yard pass to get to Marshall 10 yard line.  They would take a 10-7 lead just a few plays later.

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The Mavs would then grind out another drive to score as Marshall would take a 13-10 lead after the PAT was no good with 10:13 left before halftime.

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Hallsville had a heavily penalty-assisted drive that put the Bobcats inside the Marshall 20 yard line again midway through the second.  They again found the endzone for a 17-13 lead with 5:57 before the intermission.

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The Mavs would once again have an answer as they would take a 20-17 lead with 1:57 left in the half.

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It looked like Marshall would add to their lead just before halftime as they took a Bobcat punt and drove inside the Hallsville 20 with less than 30 seconds left in the period.  

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Four attempts at the endzone came up short as the Mavs would have to settle for the 20-17 lead.

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Hallsville had an eye-popping 262 yards in the first half.

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The second half would turn into a nightmare for the Bobcats as Marshall would take control of the game.

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The Mavs would open the third quarter with a 66 yard drive that would increase their lead to 27-17 with 8:02 showing on the clock.

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Hallsville would start their first possession of the half in great position at their own 45, but the Marshall defense would stiffen and force a punt.

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Marshall's offense would again grind out a long drive, this time 68 yards, for a 33-17 lead with 4:21 left in the third.

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The Bobcats would again be forced to punt and the Marshall offense would put on a clinic as they would pass and run past the Bobcats for a 40-17 lead with 11:47 left in the game. 

The Mavs would cap the scoring for the night to make it 47-17 with 4:43 left.

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Marshall would end the game taking a knee deep in Bobcat territory to secure the win. 

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The Mavs improve to (7-2) and (4-1) while Hallsville falls to (2-7) and (2-3).

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Marshall finshed the game with 455 yards.  351 on the ground and 104 passing.  

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Henderson had 212 on the ground 

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Five different players scored touchdowns for Marshall.

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Hallsville finished with 239 yards passing and had a net 0 yards rushing on the game for a 239 yard total. 

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The Marshall defense held the Bobcats to 11 yards in the second half.

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The Mavs will close out the regular season next week hosting Whitehouse for senior night at Maverick Stadium.​​