CYPRESS -- The Bryan Vikings found lots of options on offense.

On the opening night, however, defense was optional.

Cypress Falls quarterback Jacob Poole rushed for 190 yards and two touchdowns and passed for five more scores to lift the Golden Eagles to a 52-42 victory.

Despite falling behind 21-7 early, the Vikings battled back to take the lead twice in the second half and had chances to pad that advantage. They never did, and it ended up costing them.

"Our offense had opportunities to get it done in the fourth quarter and we didn't get it done," Bryan head coach Bob Bellard said.

Bryan led 42-38 and got a lift from Kevin Jefferson, who ended the third quarter with an interception of Poole at the goal line. But the Vikings, who were forced to punt on their first chance to lengthen their advantage, fumbled on the second try. Nate Jones rushed for 102 yards on 12 carries but lost the ball on a pitch. Senior linebacker Aaron Hubble recovered for Cy-Falls, and Bryan didn't recover.

Poole led the only touchdown drives in the fourth quarter. He found Dean Johnson a step inside the right sideline for a 29-yard touchdown pass with 9:54 left.

Poole, who had a hand in every Cy-Falls touchdown, clinched the game when he hit Manuel Ferreira on a slant pattern with 3:06 left.

The senior quarterback, who took over the position this season, started the scoring with a first-quarter dash up the middle when he angled left for a 46-yard touchdown. He led the Golden Eagles to 638 total yards, hitting 16 of 20 passes for 226 yards.

"I don't think we tackled very well," Bellard said. "We executed some things well, but we weren't doing a lot of tackling. We were reaching. We've got to make more plays, especially those third-down plays.

Quarterback Kesnick Taylor led the Vikings attack with 72 rushing yards and 140 passing.

"I'm really proud of K.T, who played well and managed the football game well," Bellard said. "With all of the good we did, we didn't get it done in the fourth quarter. We fumbled on the toss sweep and that's our base play."

Bryan had players cramp up late in the game, a malady that never seemed to affect Cy-Falls.

"I think we got tired," Bellard said.

Bryan's offense was nearly unstoppable early. They mixed in options, reverses and old standards like the toss sweep effectively. They fell in the two-touchdown hole because of a fumble on a kickoff return.

"I thought we really played well on offense," said Bellard, whose team ran up 294 offensive yards. "Our offensive line did a good job winning the line of scrimmage, and we made plays in the running and passing game."

The Vikings displayed a consistent running game early, driving 80 yards on each of their first two scoring drives. Taylor's 1-yard sneak completed a 16-play drive that narrowed the lead to 21-14 with 9:07 left in the first half.

After Brandon Christian hit a 42-yard second-quarter field goal, Jefferson raced 95 yards with the kickoff return. Barely touched on the left side of the field, he eluded Christian and sped down the sideline to finish off the play.

Krey Bratsen ran from punt formation for a first down and scored on a tackle-breaking reverse with 1:12 left in the second quarter to cut the halftime score to 31-28. Bratsen, who missed the opening week of football practice when he played in the AFLAC All-American Baseball Classic, also had a 45-yard scoring reception for a touchdown. That gave the Vikings their last lead, 42-38, with 5:05 remaining in the third period.

Cy-Falls never punted but was stopped late in the first half on a fumble forced by Vikings' senior defensive end Harris Kelly. Kelly provided highlights for a Viking defensive which needed them, forcing and recovering another fumble, and making a good play in the backfield for a loss.

Chris Watson, who had 54 yards rushing, gave the Vikings their first lead of the second half, following a trap block up the middle for a 35-31 lead.