Amarillo Tascosa 35, Lubbock Coronado 14 — The Rebels closed out a perfect run through district play with a comfortable win over the Mustangs to claim their first outright district title since 1988.
Tascosa (9-1, 6-0) gained 352 yards, all on the ground, building a 21-7 lead by halftime. Tayden Barnes rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns to lead the way for the Rebels, while Treshun Wilson added 101 yards and two scores.
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Santo 42, Era 0 — The Wildcats closed out the regular season with a shutout win over the Hornets, piling up 345 rushing yards in the victory.
Five players had at least one rushing touchdown for Santo (9-1, 5-1), which led 35-0 by halftime. Billy Sandoval (4-70 rushing) ran for a pair of TDs, while Hut Thornton (18-107), Hunter Branham (2-64), Kash Johnson (3-61) and Jake Bryan (1-5) each had one score.
Sonora 48, Forsan 21 — The Broncos rode a fast start to a comfortable win over the Buffaloes, pulling ahead 28-0 by halftime and protecting that lead from there.
Sonora (8-2, 4-1) outgained Forsan 642-249, rushing for 464 yards in the victory. Quarterback Jaime Buitron led that effort, rushing for 235 yards and four touchdowns while adding 178 yards and two more scores through the air.
Wortham 48, Dawson 40 — In a battle for the District’s No. 2 seed, Wortham rallied from an early deficit to defeat Dawson.
Tanner Bean scored on a 7-yard run with 16 seconds to play to lift Wortham, which will face the No. 2 seed from District 9 in the bi-district round.
Brock 48, Pilot Point 0 — The Eagles closed out the regular season in style, blasting the Bearcats to wrap up a perfect run through District 4-3A DI.
Brock outgained Pilot Point 488-44, using a 21-point second quarter to take a 28-0 lead into halftime. From there, the Eagles tacked on 13 more points in the third period and seven in the fourth to improve to 6-4 overall and 6-0 in league play.
Archer City 41, Munday 27 — Joe Castles threw for 190 yards and one score and Elijah Jackson rushed for 143 yards and two more TDs as Archer City defeated Munday.
Munday was led by Chris Garcia who threw for 166 yards, rushed for 180 and accounted for three TDs.
Coleman 47, Bangs 0 — The Bluecats nailed down the No. 2 playoff seed out of this league, outgaining the Dragons 455-77 in a dominating win.
Fueled by a 337-yard rushing effort, Coleman (8-2, 5-1) cruised to a 27-0 halftime lead and increased that to 41-0 by the start of the fourth quarter. Quarterback Jadin Jackson led the way, rushing for 141 yards and two touchdowns on just six carries while going 6-of-8 passing for 118 yards and two more scores.
Roscoe 16, Hamlin 14 — Jax Watts threw for 109 yards and one score and Parker Gleaton scored a go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter to push Roscoe into the playoffs and Hamlin out.
The Plowboys managed only 201 yards in total offense but held Hamlin to 171.
Snyder 28, Sweetwater 0 — The Tigers outgained the Mustangs 312-177 and and forced four turnovers to lock up a playoff spot with a four-touchdown win over the Mustangs.
Snyder (4-6, 2-2), which got three rushing scores from Esteban Cabrera (15-85 rushing), raced out to a 21-0 lead by halftime and completed the shutout in the second half, finishing with three sacks and four interceptions in the process.
Stamford 45, Colorado City 0 — The SHS defense limited Colorado City to only 133 yards in total offense as the Bulldogs solidified their hold on the No. 3 seed.
Stamford finished with 398 yards in total offense, including 281 yards on the ground through seven different ball carriers.
Comanche 49, Eastland 7 — The Indians wrapped up a perfect run through district play with a blowout win over the Mavericks, rushing for 285 yards in the victory.
Comanche (9-1, 5-0), which led 29-0 by halftime and took a 35-0 lead into the fourth quarter, got 194 yards and two touchdowns rushing from standout sophomore Sawyer Wilkerson, while quarterback Layden Welch passed for 100 yards and one touchdown and ran for 80 yards and two more scores.
Idalou 56, Santon 34 — Idalou rolled up 480 yards in total offense in an easy win over Stanton.
Tate Hendley threw for 140 yards, rushed for 89 and accounted for five TDs to lead the Wildcats (7-3, 4-1), who go into postseason as a No. 2 seed.
They will face District 3 No. 3 seed Friona in the Bi-district round.
Andrews 40, Big Spring 20 — The Mustangs limited the Steers to just 256 yards of total offense while rushing for 260 yards of their own on their way to a lopsided win.
Behind a big day by quarterback Ashton Galvan (23-110, 1 TD rushing; 11-16-0—132, 2 TDs passing), Andrews (6-4, 2-2) scored the first 24 points and led 32-7 by halftime. Big Spring rallied to pull within 32-20 with a pair of third-quarter touchdowns, but that’s as close as it would get to the lead.
Wall 54, Brady 10 — The Hawks locked up the district title with a big win at Brady, rushing for 309 yard via committee.
Seven different Wall ball carriers saw action, with four of them reaching the end zone.
Breckenridge 50, Clyde 20 — The Buckaroos used a balanced attack of 226 yards passing and 234 yards rushing close the regular season with a win.
Breckenridge led 28-6 at the break and 39-6 heading into the final stanza before coasting to the finish line.
Stephenville 42, Waco La Vega 28 — Tate Maruska rushed for 231 yards and three scores on 26 carries to lift Stephenville to an important district win over La Vega.
Ryder Lambert led Stephenville through the air, hitting 12 of 19 throws for 158 yards and three touchdowns.
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Here are the final Big Country football playoff results:
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HAWLEY — It took a full 47 minutes and 57 seconds for the Hawley Bearcats to take their first lead in Friday’s Big Country Preps Game of the Week. They only had to defend it for three seconds before claiming a 36-33 win over visiting Cisco, along with the District 4-2A DI title.
Will Scott caught seven Rodey Hooper passes for 133 yards and two touchdowns to lead Hawley (10-0, 6-0), which trailed 19-8 at the half and 33-22 with 9:21 to play before rallying for the win.
COAHOMA — The Coahoma Bulldogs entered Friday’s showdown with District 4-3A Division II leader Abernathy at Bill Easterling Memorial Stadium with plenty on the line to end the regular season.
With a win, they would clinch a share of the district title for the first time since 2003 — and it would be only the third such accomplishment in the past 50 years, setting up a points differential tiebreaker with the Antelopes and Idalou to determine seeding.
The Bulldogs knew if they won by at least 14 points, they’d enter the playoffs as the top-seeded squad, while a 10-13 point win would send them into the postseason as the second seed. Anything less than that, or a loss, and Coahoma would head into the playoffs with the No. 3 seed.
In the end, it was Abernathy jumping out to a 21-point lead in the first quarter and rolling to a 49-19 win.
Friday was a night of firsts for the Wylie football team.
Sitting at 0-3 all time against crosstown rival Cooper heading into Friday night’s matchup at Hugh Sandifer Stadium, the Bulldogs outlasted the Cougars for a thrilling 20-10 win to claim their first victory over CHS and clinch their first outright district title as a Class 5A program.
After racing out to a 14-3 halftime lead, the Bulldogs saw their advantage cut to four points late in the third quarter. But a 76-yard touchdown hookup from KJ Long to Derrick Evans with just six minutes remaining gave Wylie a cushion, and sophomore safety Hayden Wright protected it with his last two of three fourth-quarter interceptions — both occurring in the end zone.
IOWA PARK — Jim Ned hasn’t backed down from the adversity it has faced throughout this season.
So it was no surprise the Indians rose to the occasion once more against Iowa Park on Thursday night with the District 3-3A Division I title on the line.
After falling behind midway through the third quarter, the Indians scored the game’s final three touchdowns to claim a 31-13 victory at Hawk Stadium.
Each week here at Big Country Preps, we’ll post our picks for all of that week’s 11-man games and select six-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.
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LAST WEEK: 42-11, .792
SEASON TOTAL: 421-105, .800
It never ceases to amaze me how fast the regular season passes by in high school football. And here we are again — Week 11, Halloween behind us and Turkey Day right around the corner.
Heading into this final week, the column is barely clinging to an .800 percentage, which unless it gets better, is one of the worst pick years I’ve had in the last decade.
However, this is ample time to close with a flurry, given that the second season (the Texas high postseason) gets underway next week.
Let’s dive in.
Here’s this week’s forecast.
After focusing on the top guards and forwards the Big Country has to offer the past two nights, it’s time to shift our attention to the paint.
For the final installment in our three-part position rankings series, we list our top-10 post players for the 2022-23 season.
We hope you’ve enjoyed reading through these rankings, and make sure to come back next week when we’ll feature the top boys basketball players in the Big Country.
I can scarcely believe it, but it’s that time again —time to gear up for a new season of girls high school basketball which is getting underway throughout Texas this week.
Below, you will find our top teams in each classification in the Big Country Preps coverage area, which extends from Big Spring in the West, to Brock in the east. And from Brady in the south to Munday in the north.
Our rankings of the top teams in each class are given, along with a season outlook, cataloguing our expectations for each club. So by all means, dive in and join us for the upcoming season.
Here’s our preview. We’ll see you on the road.
After kicking off our girls basketball position rankings series with the guards on Tuesday, we now turn our attention to the forwards.
For the second installment in our three-part series, we rank the area’s top 10 players at that position with some others to watch for in 2022-23.
We hope you enjoy our list.
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As one of the top teams in Region I-4A, the Stephenville Honeybees hoped that Tuesday’s bi-district playoff matchup with Lubbock Estacado would be over fairly quickly.
The District 6-4A champions ensured that with a 25-11, 25-6, 25-11 sweep of the Lady Matadors at Abilene Christian University’s Moody Coliseum, ending Estacado’s return to the postseason after a 25-year drought in an emphatic way.
Coach Shay Douglas was proud of the concentration her team showed in the win.
With the girls basketball season upon us, it’s time to take a look at the local and area players who will be making the biggest impact for their teams during the 2022-23 season.
For the first installment in a three-part series that will cover all positions, we’ll be focusing on the Big Country’s top guards, ranking our top 10 with a list of others to watch this season.
As with any such list, these rankings are subjective. We hope you enjoy reading through our selections.