Rice took the lead, 23-21, when Mario Castillo kicked a 28-yard field goal with just over four minutes remaining, then dodged a bullet when A+ Academy missed a pair of chip-shot field goal attempts in the closing seconds.
Played at Founders Stadium in southeast Dallas, the host Knights drove to within the shadow of the goal post on a mix of short runs and passes of 10 and 20-yards to reach the thre…