Coahoma 70, Stanton 28 — Boyd Cox threw for 249 yards and five scores and Jaidyn Vineyard rushed for 127 yards and three more TDs to lead Coahoma to a lopsided win over Stanton.

Leading 49-14 at the break, the Bulldogs used six different ball carriers and had seven different players catch at least one pass.

CHS finished with 423 total yards while forcing three Stanton turnovers. 

Idalou 54, Coahoma 10 — Tate Hendley threw for 144 yards and three scores and rushed for 63 yards and two more TDs to lead Idalou over Coahoma. 

Idalou, which struggled through a 1-4 non-district start is now 3-4 overall and 2-0 in District 4-3A DII.

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Littlefield 55, Coahoma 21 — Chip Green threw for 148 yards, rushed for 170, and accounted for four touchdowns to help Littlefield to a district-opening win over Coahoma. 

The Wildcats (5-1, 1-0) finished with 395 yards in total offense, including 247 on the ground. 

All of District 4-3A Division I was idle on Friday, with district play opening next week. 

Here’s a quick look at the approaching matchups: 

Littlefield 49, Brownfield 13 — The Wildcats won their fourth straight game behind 399 yards in total offense. 

Chip Green threw for 128 yards and two scores and rushed for 146 yards and another TD to lead Littlefield (4-1).

Coahoma 48, Colorado City 20 — Boyd Cox threw for 184 yards and four scors and Jaidyn Vineyard rushed for 87 yards and another TD to lead Coahoma (3-1) to a win over its area rival. 

Austin Perkins and Billy Baily were favorite targets of Cox, both finishing with five catches and two scores each. 

During his first year as the starting quarterback at Coahoma in 2022, Boyd Cox passed for more than 2,000 yards and 19 touchdowns — impressive numbers about which pretty much any high school signal caller would be justifiably proud.

But here’s the deal: 

When Cox took the wheel for the Bulldogs to start last season, he was still two years away from being old enough to take a driver’s test. And what the freshman signal caller accomplished was done largely on the fly as he was learning the toughest position on the field against a host of veteran varsity defenders whose primary goal was to introduce the ear hole in his helmet to the turf below his often-scrambling feet.

Fast forward to the early part of 2023, and you’ll discover, now that he’s more comfortable being a varsity quarterback, that Cox is evolving into one of the better passers in the area — and, maybe, in the state. He has completed 49 of 76 passes for 819 yards with a 10-to-1 touchdown-to-interception rate. 

Coahoma 57, Kermit 31 — The Bulldogs raced out to a 34-6 halftime lead then held off the Yellow Jackets for the rest of the evening. 

Jaidyn Vineyard rushed for 149 yards and one score and Boyd Cox threw for 249 yards and four TDs to lead Coahoma (2-1). 

Sonora 44 Coahoma 30 — Edgar Deluna rushed fo 256 yards and four scores to lead Sonora over Coahoma in a shootout.  Juan Castillo added 103 yards through the air for an additional score as Sonora improve to 2-0.

Coahoma (1-1) was led by Boyd Cox, who threw for 228 yards and three TDs. Jaidyn Vineyard added 111 yards rushing and one score.

Lubbock Roosevelt 42, Amarillo River Road 6 — The Falcon option game was nothing short of devastating on Friday, producing 332 yards on 55 carries and four touchdowns between 12 different ball carriers.  

Nate Casarez led the way for Roosevelt (1-0), throwing for 73 yards and one score and rushing for 49 yards.

Since he arrived at Coahoma in 2018, it’s been Chris Joslin’s goal to have a balanced offensive attack with a variety of weapons he can throw at opposing defenses. 

He’s long believed that when opponents can’t key on one or two individuals and must account for both the run and pass, that makes his offense harder to prepare for and defend.

After making strides in this area last season, the Bulldogs will field their deepest skill group yet this fall. And if things go according to plan, particularly where rebuilding the offensive line is concerned, Joslin believes this could be one of his most explosive offenses as well. 

Last year, the Coahoma Bulldogs bounced back from a rocky 2021 season to reach the playoffs for the sixth time since 2016. With the bulk of their talent back from that 7-4 squad, coach Chris Joslin and his players are hoping for an even stronger showing in 2023.

The Bulldogs bring back 20 of 30 lettermen from last year’s group, including seven offensive and five starters. And that nucleus of players, which is heavy on speed and playmaking ability, has CHS excited about its chances of competing in a tough District 4-3A Division II. 

Football is just around the corner, and we at BigCountryPreps.com are committed to bringing you the information you need to prepare for your favorite team’s season.

We’ll be releasing our Big Country Preps Preseason Football Preview, the most comprehensive look at the upcoming Big Country football season anywhere, on Wednesday, Aug. 16. But you won’t have to wait until then to sate your gridiron appetite.

Leading up to the first day of fall football practice on July 31, we’ll be spotlighting each 11-man team in the area and posing some of the key questions they’ll face in 2023 as part of our annual “Countdown to Two-a-Days” series.

We continue in Class 3A Division II with the Coahoma Bulldogs. On Saturday we will take a look at the Comanche Indians, followed by the Dublin Lions on Sunday.

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