Month: September 2019

by Daniel Youngblood

District 4-3A Division I: Week 4 Report

Brock 26, Breckenridge 7 — The Eagles overcame four turnovers Friday with a stellar defensive performance and did enough offensively to earn a convincing road win over Breckenridge at Buckaroo Stadium.

Brock outgained the Buckaroos 354-217, forcing three turnovers and pounding out 273 rushing yards to help counteract the effect of four lost fumbles. Cash Jones was the Eagles’ leading rusher, going for 133 yards on 19 carries, while Kutter Wilson (8-73), Myles Semas (8-27) and Logan Lightfoot (4-6) all had rushing scores.

Brock, which also got a 60-yard TD pass from Jones to Jack Fuchs, improved to 3-1 with the victory. The Eagles will open district play next week at Pilot Point.

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by Evan Ren

District 2-3A Division II: Week 4 report

Forsan 34, Colorado City 14 — The Buffaloes (2-2) chalked up their second win in as many weeks behind 278 yards rushing as a team.

Major Stockton rushed for 135 yards and a score and Chris Mendez rushed for 96 yards and another TD to lead Forsan. 

Maverick Hale was the top producer for the Wolves (0-4), throwing for 187 yards and two touchdowns.

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by Daniel Youngblood

District 7-2A Division I: Week 4 Report

Salinas

San Saba 70, Snook 0 — The Armadillos scored their third shutout in a row Friday, thrashing the Bluejays to improve to 4-0 on the season.

San Saba, which has outscored its first four opponents 247-3, led Snook 50-0 by halftime before pulling back on the reins in the second half. Quarterback Sean O’Keefe led the Armadillos, rushing for three touchdowns and passing for two, while Eli Salinas had scoring runs of 52 and 18 yards and Logan Glover added a pick-six.

San Saba will wrap up nondistrict play next week at Ingram Moore before opening District 7-2A Division I action Oct. 11 at home against Goldthwaite.

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by Daniel Youngblood

District 1-4A Division II: Week 4 Report

Iowa Park 46, Sweetwater 0 — After averaging 38.7 points through their first three games, the Mustangs were stymied Friday by a tough Iowa Park team.

The Hawks outgained Sweetwater 430-128, intercepting Sweetwater quarterback Leo Holsey twice in building a 46-0 halftime lead. Trent Green led Iowa Park, passing for 190 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 64 yards and a score and catching a 29-yard TD pass.

Now 1-3, the Mustangs will have to regroup quickly as they open District 1-4A Division II play next week with a home game against league-favorite Midland Greenwood.

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by Evan Ren

District 3-2A Division I: Week 4 Report

Price

Stamford 39, Haskell 14 — With the teams tied at 14 after one quarter of play on Friday, Stamford scored the final 25 points to pull away for a comfortable win.

The game, which you can read more about here, was delayed by lightning with just over a minute remaining in the first quarter, and it was all Bulldogs after the 45-minute stoppage. Stamford, which got 268 total yards from D’Marcus Barber (144 rushing, 124 receiving) and 251 passing yards from Trace Price, improved to 3-1 with the victory, while Haskell dropped to 2-2 with the loss.

The Indians, who got both of their touchdowns from Logan Burson, will return to the field next week at Lubbock Christian. Stamford, meanwhile, will travel to De Leon.

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by Evan Ren

District 5-4A Division I: Week 4 Report

Huff

Brownwood 37, Wichita Falls Rider 15 — Reece Rodgers rushed for 216 yards and three scores on 30 carries to help keep Brownwood (4-0) unbeaten.

Drew Huff hit eight of 12 throws for 62 yards and rushed for 50 with a TD to bolster the Brownwood offense. And Theo Bryant added a interception return for a score to complete Brownwood’s scoring. 

Leading 23-7 at the break, the Lions put Rider away with two fourth-quarter touchdowns. 

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by Daniel Youngblood

District 7-2A Division II: Week 4 Report

Hawley 22, Albany 20 — The Bearcats raced out to a 22-7 first-quarter lead Friday and held on over the final three periods to remain unbeaten on the season at 4-0.

Hawley, which got a touchdown run and pass from quarterback Xavier Rodela, appeared to be in control early. But the Lions shut out the Bearcats after the 13-second mark of the first quarter. Ben West pulled AHS within two points with TD passes to Dillon Hindman in the third quarter and Blaine Kayga in the fourth, but a failed two-point conversion after the final score proved to be the difference in the game.

Hawley will put its unbeaten record back on the line next week when it hosts Windthorst, while Albany (2-2) will will try to snap a two-game losing streak when it welcomes Peaster to Robert Nail Stadium.

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by Evan Ren

District 4-3A Division II: Week 4 Report

Anson (1-2) — The Tigers are one of three teams in this district to have won their first game prior to their bye week. Whether that’s an advantage or disadvantage is open for debate.

AHS will open league play next Friday with a difficult road trip to Bangs. 

Ballinger (3-0) — The undefeated Bearcats enjoyed a week off, giving them a little extra time to prepare for the visiting Cisco Loboes in their district opener next week.

This will be one of the biggest games to be played in Ballinger several years.

The winner of that matchup will have a leg up in district play, if the preseason projections are accurate, that is. 

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by Evan Ren

District 3-3A Division I: Week 4 Report

Jim Ned 28, Mason 19 — The Indians (4-0) passed their most difficult test of the early season in workmanlike fashion.

Harwell

Trailing 6-0 early on, the Jim Ned gained a permanent upper hand with three straight touchdowns — the first of which came at the 0:16 mark of the first quarter on a 1-yard run by Riley Perry. 

Perry added a 3-yard TD with 4:08 left in the half before a 65-yard punt return by Jamin Harwell put the Indians up by three scores with 9:07 left in the third quarter. 

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME RECAP: Abbe, defense lead Eagles to first win at Midland High

MIDLAND — Eric Abbe rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns, and the Abilene High defense bottled up a strong Midland High running game Friday to pick up a 28-7 road win and give Mike Fullen his first victory as a head coach.

AHS scored one touchdown in each quarter and shut out the Bulldogs until the 2:52 mark of the final period to head into their District 3-6A opener next week at North Richland Hills Richland on a high note.

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by Evan Ren

BCP GAME OF THE WEEK: Dublin hangs on to beat Brady, 21-12

DUBLIN — With a pair of explosive offenses going head to head, few may have expected Dublin and Brady to get involved in a defensive struggle on Friday. 

But in the end, that’s precisely what the Big Country Preps Game of the Week produced in a 21-12 Dublin win at Memorial Stadium. 

Cy Wing threw for 149 yards, rushed for 10 and accounted for two touchdowns to lead Dublin (3-1), which gradually built a 21-0 lead through three quarters before absorbing a late Brady rally.

Brady (1-3) was led by Caleb Gallindo, who closed with 135 yards and one score receiving.

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by Brandon McAuliffe

GAME STORY: Stamford takes “Battle for 277” over Haskell

HASKELL — The Stamford football team was looking for a spark Friday night against Highway 277 rival Haskell and found two of them — in the first quarter alone.

D’Marcus Barber had a pair of first quarter touchdown runs before the two squads endured a 45-minute lightning delay that changed the game in a 39-14 Bulldogs win that spoiled the Indians’ homecoming game.

Stamford put up 480 yards of offense, with Barber accounting for 268 of those as the offense got rolling with the senior running back and quarterback Trace Price.

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME STORY: Cooper shuts out Wylie for second straight year

It wasn’t one of Cooper’s cleaner games offensively, but as well as the Cougar defense played, that really didn’t matter.

Coach Aaron Roan’s squad shut out Wylie for the second consecutive year, taking the second Southtown Showdown by a 30-0 margin at Shotwell Stadium.

The Coogs outgained the Bulldogs 318-179, grabbing the momentum early with a couple of big interceptions and cruised from that point to their fourth consecutive win to open the season.

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by Daniel Youngblood

Big Country Preps Pick ‘Em Panel (Week 4)

Each week here at Big Country Preps, we’ll post our picks for all of that week’s 11-man games, in addition to the results of Evan Ren’s Twitter polls for each matchup.

For those interested in voting, polls go up on Monday night each week and close Thursday night.

Disagree with our picks or the Twitter consensus? Let us know in the comments section below.

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by Daniel Youngblood

FEATURE: Wylie Bulldogs seek to reverse slow-starting trend

Sitting at 0-3 and sporting a 15-game losing streak dating back 2017, the Wylie Bulldogs are off to another rocky start. 

Fighting through a brutal nondistrict schedule — Wylie’s first five opponents have combined to go 13-2 so far — the ‘Dogs have yet to hold a lead at any point this season, having been outscored by an 85-13 margin in the first halves of three lopsided losses.

Stumbling out of the blocks in each of those ballgames, coach Hugh Sandifer’s squad has effectively spent its entire season playing catch-up. That’s a trend the veteran coach wants to see end this week against crosstown rival Cooper, and it must, he said, if the Bulldogs hope to get their season back on track in time for district.

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by Daniel Youngblood

FEATURE: AHS’ Wright making most of senior season

Playing behind a pair of all-district picks a year ago, Abilene High defensive end Dylan Wright saw his action limited to one game as a junior, playing only in the Eagles’ season finale at Euless Trinity.

So if you weren’t familiar with that name when this season began, you weren’t alone.

But through his first three games as a full-time starter, the rangy senior has forced people to take note of him this year — particularly opposing coaches and quarterbacks.

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by Evan Ren

BCP GAME OF THE WEEK: Explosive Brady visits Dublin (w/ Evan Ren’s Big Country Picks)

LAST WEEK: 41-8, .837

OVERALL: 130-27, .828

On a Friday where any one of four or five games is arguably a candidate for our Big Country Preps Game of the Week, our final decision — Brady at Dublin — was based on sharing the love. 

Jim Ned and Mason is on the board, as is Wichita Falls Rider at Brownwood, Hawley at Albany, Christoval at Cross Plains and, of course, the annual war between Brock and Breckenridge. 

But with Jim Ned a likely candidate for Game of the Week when it faces Wall and Eastland later this year, and Brownwood receiving live coverage for Snyder two weeks ago and Wylie next week, the field narrowed a bit. 

Hawley got our Game of the Week last Friday, and Albany will likely see the GOW when it faces Hamlin, so we’re heading to Dublin where Brady will be a part of its first-ever BCP spotlight game.

It shouldn’t disappoint. 

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by Daniel Youngblood

FEATURE: Chemistry, maturity fuel Cooper’s defensive rise

Last year, a young Cooper defense showed flashes of brilliance, but bouts of inconsistency led to wild fluctuations in performance from week to week and, ultimately, a 6-6 campaign.

With most of the talent back from that unit this year, the Cougar defense is starting to find some of the consistency it lacked in 2018. And the results have been quite impressive thus far.

The Coogs have yet to allow more than two offensive touchdowns in a game during their 3-0 start, while forcing eight total turnovers (three fumbles, five interceptions) and limiting opponents to 4.8 yards per play.

But talking to some of the players most responsible for that unit’s growth, you might not realize the Cooper defense has been as successful as it has. For those guys, it’s not about what the Coogs have done to this point, but what they need to do to get better in the future.

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by Daniel Youngblood

BCP Podcast No. 62: Stephenville’s Sterling Doty visits with Evan, Daniel

After a successful five-year run at Magnolia High School, following a stint as an assistant and offensive coordinator at Cooper, Sterling Doty has returned home to lead the Stephenville program he helped to two state titles in the late 1990s.

This week, Doty took a few minutes to chat with Big Country Preps’ Evan Ren and Daniel Youngblood about his team, the pressure he faces as Stephenville’s coach and some of his influences for this week’s Capital Farm Credit Wednesday Night Podcast. 

Also in this episode, Evan and Daniel discuss some of their takeaways from the third week of the Big Country football season and take a look at the top matchups in Week 4.

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You can also peruse our BCP Podcast archive, which features dozens of our previous shows with prominent coaches and Big Country media fixtures. 

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by Evan Ren

FEATURE: Snyder’s Jonathan Barrow still the Tigers’ top fan

SNYDER — Some people can make a difference in the lives of others by simply being themselves — serving as an inspiration without even trying. 

Count 37-year-old Jonathan Barrow of Snyder among them.

Barrow, who has been restricted to a wheel chair due to cerebral palsy since childhood, developed a love for the Snyder Tiger football team while attending SHS during the early 2000s. 

Over time, he has became a invaluable part of the program in ways that no coach can fully replace.

“Jonathan lives and breathes football,” his mother, Suzanne, said. “It started with (former coach Chad) Rogers including him on the coaches show every Friday morning and it has just blossomed since then.” 

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by Evan Ren

FEATURE: From leather helmets to Jerry World, Munday WWII Vet Thompson has seen it all

World War II veteran Gene Thompson and his grandson, Trey enter the field during a veteran’s recognition ceremony prior to a 2017 Munday football game.

MUNDAY — It has become an October tradition in Munday for attendees at a Mogul football game to sing happy birthday to one of MHS’ top fans: Gene Thompson.

This year, however, the brief ceremony carries a special significance — one that Thompson has literally waited 100 years for.

Yes, Thompson, a 99-year-old veteran of World War II, will officially become a centenarian on Oct. 23. He will be honored two nights later at Munday’s home game against Quanah, where everyone in attendance will recognize the longest-tenured Mogul fan in the program’s history. 

To put Thompson’s connection to Munday athletics into perspective, it began when he played football as a Mogul in 1936. That’s three years before the retirement of baseball great Lou Gehrig, before Gone with the Wind was in the box office and before the horrific war in which he took part had seen its first shot fired.

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by Brandon McAuliffe

BCP SIX-MAN SPOTLIGHT: Blackwell’s Toasaksiri getting his gridiron kicks

Every year, a family in Blackwell brings in a foreign exchange student, and this year it is Thailand’s Mickey Toasaksiri who has made his way to the Big Country from nearly 9,000 miles away.

Taking in the full West Texas experience at the rural high school located about 30 miles south of Sweetwater, Toasaksiri has not only joined the Hornet football team, he’s found a role on coach Clint Lowry’s squad as a placekicker.

Lowry, who has grown accustomed to having the foreign exchange students around campus, appreciates what Toasaksiri has brought to the Blackwell community and his team — even if learning to pronounce his name has been a challenge.

This has earned his kicker the affectionate nickname “Mickey T.” And Toasaksiri’s proficiency in his new role has quickly earned him the trust of his coaches and teammates. 

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by Evan Ren

BIG COUNTRY PREPS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Hawley’s bulldozer nabs award with huge effort vs. Hamlin

 In a week that saw at least four performances that under normal circumstances, would have won Player of the Week, it was a difficult call as to who would take the top spot. 

 We eventually chose Hawley’s bruising running back Colton Marshall, who helped the Bearcats to a 46-44 win over top-ranked Class 2A Division II Hamlin in our Big Country Preps Game of the week. 

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by Daniel Youngblood

District 3-6A: Week 3 Report

Cooper 23, Abilene High 14 — Down 16-0 midway through the second quarter, the Eagles mounted a comeback that had them in position to take the lead early in the fourth. But a failed fourth-down conversion try at the Cooper 23 swung momentum back the Cougars’ way and left AHS with its third straight loss to open the season.

Junior quarterback Matthew Ezzell sparked the Eagle offense, replacing senior Eric Abbe and leading both of AHS’ scoring drives. Ezzell, who finished the game 13 of 22 for 172 yards and a touchdown, helped the Warbirds to two other scoring chances while leading the offense — the first ending in a blocked field goal and the second with the Coogs’ fourth-down stop.

AHS will try again for its first win under first-year head coach Mike Fullen on Friday, when it travels west for a matchup with former district rival Midland High.

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by Daniel Youngblood

District 2-5A Division I: Week 3 Report

Cooper 23, Abilene High 14 — The Cougars rushed out to a 16-0 lead and held off an Abilene High rally, using a fourth-down stop on the first play of the fourth quarter to regain momentum after the Eagles had pulled within two points with a pair of touchdown drives.

Cooper, which improved to 3-0 with the victory, outgained AHS 296-278, passing for 147 yards and rushing for 149 in a balanced effort. Quarterback Aidan Thompson had an efficient night passing, hitting 10 of 16 passes for 147 yards and a touchdown, while Noah Garcia paced the running game with 154 yards and the game-sealing touchdown with 4:47 remaining in the fourth quarter.

The Cougars will go from one crosstown rivalry to another this week when they take on Wylie at Shotwell Stadium. A win in that one would give the Coogs’ their third 4-0 start since 2010, with the others coming in 2010 and 2017. 

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by Daniel Youngblood

District 3-5A Division II: Week 3 Report

Stephenville 34, Wylie 0 — A disastrous start put Wylie down 21-0 by the end of the first quarter Friday, and the Bulldogs never recovered in a shutout loss at Tarleton Memorial Stadium.

A bad snap on the game’s first play from scrimmage led to a three and out on Wylie’s first possession, and the next two ended on fumbles deep in Bulldog territory. Stephenville capitalized on all three mistakes, scoring on its first three possessions to take a three-touchdown lead it would add to after halftime.

For the game, the Yellow Jackets outgained Wylie  390-93, getting 199 yards and two touchdowns passing from Kade Renfro and 128 yards and two scores rushing from Kason Philips.

The Bulldogs (0-3), who rushed for just six yards in the loss, will have another tough game this week, when they take on Cooper on Friday at Shotwell Stadium.

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by Mike Lee, Special to Big Country Preps

FEATURE: De Leon wading through injuries, schedule and transition

DE LEON — The De Leon Bearcats would have enough challenges this football season just switching from the pass-oriented spread offense to the run-oriented Wing-T. But the Class 2A Bearcats also lost six starters to injuries in their first two games, which doesn’t mix well with a challenging nondistrict schedule that opens with four 3A opponents in Clyde, Tolar, Dublin and Comanche.

The Bearcats edged Clyde 7-6 in the opener, but have since lost to Tolar 23-17 and Dublin 31-7. Next up is county rival Comanche followed by Stamford, a perennially solid 2A program.

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by Evan Ren

District 5-2A Division II: Week 3 Report

Munday 39, Roscoe JV 0 — The Moguls are at present, playing against a string of JV teams, due to low numbers. 

They will again take the field with a varsity squad on Sept. 20 against Clarendon and will remain on a varsity schedule for the remainder of the football season. 

The Moguls are currently 1-0 vs. varsity clubs and 2-1 overall. 

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by Evan Ren

District 2-3A Division II: Week 3 Report

Schneider

Coahoma 55, Wink 22 — Zach Schneider threw for 178 yards and two scores and rushe for 65 and two more TDs to lead Coahoma in a blowout win. 

Sean Streigler caught two passes for 77 yards and two scores and Braxton Chandler hauled in three catches for 71 yards and another TD as the Bulldogs improved to 3-0. 

Collectively, Coahoma rushed for 166 yards and threw for 196.

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by Daniel Youngblood

District 13-3A Division II: Week 3 Report

Llano 49, Brady 24 — The Bulldogs hung with Class 4A Llano for three quarters Friday, but the undefeated Yellowjackets scored 28 fourth-quarter points to turn a nine-point game after three quarters into a 25-point win. 

Llano outgained Brady 498-222, but the Yellowjackets had three turnovers, keeping the game close early. LHS led 14-0 at halftime, but the Bulldogs outscored the Yellowjackets 12-7 in the third to pull within 21-12 heading into the fourth quarter.

Brady, which was led in the loss by Walker Bauer (12-31-1—122 passing; 16-64, 1 TD rushing), will return to the field Friday with a nondistrict game at Dublin.

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by Evan Ren

District 6-3A Division II: Week 3 Report

Dublin 31, De Leon 7 — Cy Wing passed for 149 yards and rushed for 80 while accounting for three scores to lift Dublin to 2-1).

De Leon’s offensive struggles continued Friday in a lopsided loss to the Class 3A Lions. De Leon, which is switching to the wing-T this year, was held to seven points for the second time this season and has scored just 31 points through its first three games.

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by Daniel Youngblood

District 4-3A Division I: Week 3 Report

Lightfoot

Brock 28, Argyle Liberty Christian 21 — The Eagles outscored the Warriors 21-7 over the middle two quarters and made a goal line stand in the waning seconds Friday to edge Liberty Christian and improve to 2-1 on the season.

Brock, which was outgained 406-386, trailed 14-7 after a quarter and 21-14 at the nine-minute mark of the second period. But coach Chad Worrell’s team scored the final 14 points of the game, getting touchdown runs Nos. 3 and 4 from Cash Jones to take a 28-21 lead that it would protect the rest of the way.

Jones had 202 rushing yards on 28 carries to lead Brock, while quarterback Logan Lightfoot hit five of seven throws for 90 yards. The Eagles will close out nondistrict play next week at Breckenridge.

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by Evan Ren

District 2-4A Division I: Week 3 Report

Baeza

Big Spring 21, Monahans 13 — Trailing 13-7 at the half, Big Spring earned its first victory of the year with a pair of second half touchdowns. 

A 1-yard run by Gabriel Baeza gave the Steers the lead in the third quarter. A pick-6 by Brandon Zarraga in the final period pushed the lead to eight. 

Orlando Sanchez was the top yardage producer for the Steers (1-2) with 115 yards on 28 carries.  

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by Evan Ren

District 5-4A Division I: Week 3 Report

Brownwood 28, Graham 14 — Drew Huff threw for 281 yards and two scores to keep Brownwood (3-0) unbeaten. 

The Lions rallied from a 14-7 halftime deficit with 21 unanswered points in the second half. 

AJ McCarty was Huff’s favorite target, hitting him five times for 152 yards and a score. Isyah Campos Hauled in three catches for an additional 118 yards another score.

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by Daniel Youngblood

District 7-2A Division I: Week 3 Report

Salinas

San Saba 63, Junction 0 — The Armadillos followed a 28-point first quarter with a 35-point second, reaching a season-high scoring total by halftime of their third blowout win to open the season.

San Saba, which has outscored its opponents 177-3 so far, put up 509 yards in the victory — 339 rushing and 170 passing. Quarterback Sean O’Keefe led that effort, completing seven of nine passes for 96 yards and three touchdowns while adding 159 yards and two more scores rushing.

The Amardillos, who also got a 100-yard rushing effort from Eli Salinas (10-110, 2 TDs), will look to continue their dominant start to the season next week, when they travel to Georgetown for a neutral site game against Snook.

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by Evan Ren

District 3-2A Dvision I: Week 3 Report

Stallings

Forsan 22, Stanton 19 — Forsan overcame an early 13-7 deficit with 230 rushing yards as a team.

Major Stockton led Forsan (1-2) with 113 yards and a score on only eight carries. Sawyer Stallings threw for 105 and another score. 

FHS snapped a six-game losing streak dating back to Oct. 19 of last season with the win.

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by Daniel Youngblood

District 1-4A Division II: Week 3 Report

Carr

Wichita Falls Hirschi 70, Sweetwater 41 — The Mustangs rallied from 20-point deficit to pull within five on two occasions in the third quarter Friday, but the Huskies simply had too much firepower, using a 30-point fourth fourth quarter to pull away late.

Leo Holsey threw five touchdown passes — three to Darian Carr and two to Kei-Arriyen Griffin — to lead a solid offensive showing for Sweetwater. But the Mustang defense struggled to contain and explosive Hirschi attack, despite recovering six fumbles. The Huskies, who led 20-6 at halftime, scored 50 second-half points.

Now 1-2 on the year, the Mustangs will try to get back on track next week when they travel to Iowa Park for their final nondistrict tune-up. They open league play the following week with a home game against district favorite Midland Greenwood.

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by Evan Ren

District 4-3A Division II: Week 3 Report

Wedeman

Bangs 42, Winters 27 — Ethan Sanchez rushed for 146 yards on 19 carries and Brayton Wedeman had 100 yards on 10 touches to lead the Dragons (2-1), who are off to their best start in years. 

Winters (2-1) was led by Alex Salas, who rushed for 67 yards and two scores and threw for 47 yards and two more TDs.

The Dragons will host Anson (1-2) which is coming off an impressive win over Stamford, this Friday. 

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by Daniel Youngblood

District 7-2A Division II: Week 3 Report

Burson

Haskell 14, Peaster 13 — The Indians only managed 192 yards of total offense Friday, but a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown passes from Cutter Medford to Logan Burson were enough to lift coach Brian Hodnett’s squad to a one-point win over the Class 3A Greyhounds.

Peaster struck first in the second quarter with a 63-yard touchdown run by Shawn Glover, and the score remained 7-0 into the fourth. Scoring passes of 26 and 34 yards put the Indians up 14-7, and a failed two-point conversion on a late Greyhound touchdown allowed Haskell to escape with the narrow victory.

Medford passed for 136 yards and Burson received for 110 for the Indians (2-1), who limited Peaster to 259 yards and forced five turnovers. Haskell will host Stamford next week.

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by Evan Ren

District 3-3A Division I: Week 3 Report

Early 19, Tolar 18 — Brent Grooms threw for 205 yards for a score and rushed for 57 yards and two more scores to help the Longhorns improve to 2-1 on the year. 

Early trailed 18-13 heading into the fourth quarter before earning a road win with a late score. 

Timmy Smithson was a favorite target of Grooms, hauling in six catches for 144 yards and a touchdown.

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