Paris wasn’t able to match North Shelby score for score this time.

The Coyotes lost 50-20 at North Shelby (8-2) to be eliminated by the Raiders in the 8-man football district playoffs for the second straight year. They fell short 34-26 against North Shelby earlier this season but fell behind by a wider margin.

Head coach Cody Carney said North Shelby played better than the first meeting while Paris (6-5) struggled more, including with more turnovers. More importantly, Carney said Paris “left three touchdowns out on the field.”

“We were down inside the 15 and couldn’t punch it in,” Carney said. “We moved the ball on them, but we had some drives that stalled. They were able to punch it in there on the goal line more than we were able to.”

Carney said it was “a mixture of things” that explained Paris drives stalling. He said North Shelby mixed it up on offense to gain an edge.

Gannon Bowen closed the regular season as one of the state’s top runners, and Carney said Paris contained him in the first half. North Shelby countered by having Bowen throw touchdowns passes.

“They played on the suspicion we were going to be watching him on the run, which we were,” Carney said. “He’s able to throw a few passes for some big pass plays. They didn’t complete a lot of them, but the ones they did complete were good ones.”

Paris has to accept the reality that its seniors played their final game. However, it is also reality that the Coyotes finished with a second straight winning season.

“Our senior group I’ve had for three years now, this group was a big part of what we did last year and this year,” Carney said. “They are a fun group and a smart group, and I really hate to see them go.”