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Category: San Saba Armadillos
GAME STORY: San Saba outlasts Forsan for 31-17 victory
WALL — After missing the district title game with Cisco last week with a private medical issue, San Saba senior running back Justin Yarbrough made up for lost time on Friday, rushing for 129 yards and a score in a 31-17 bi-district win over Forsan .
Yarbrough scored on a 6-yard pass and a 21-yard run and Stone Sears added a pair of TD runs to lead San Saba (9-2), which advances to face Panhandle (9-2) in the area round.
With the score tied at 10 at the break, San Saba gained the upper hand in the second half by stopping the Buffaloes on five of their final six possessions.
Class 2A Bi-District Round Report: Hawley fends off Goldthwaite with dominant second half
REGION I-2A DIV. I
Hawley 34, Goldthwaite 20 — Trailing the Eagles 20-19 at halftime Thursday, the Bearcats finished the game with 15 unanswered points to fend off an upset bid and advance to the area round of the playoffs.
Hawley (9-2) outgained Goldthwaite by a 394-254 margin, getting 125 yards and three touchdowns passing from Rodey Hooper and 151 yards and one TD rushing from Xavier Rodela.
The Eagles (3-8) led by quarterback Jackson Patrick, who passed for 96 yards and a touchdown and rushed for a team high 68 yards on nine carries.
Evan Ren’s regional football projections and bi-district picks
LAST WEEK: 26-4, .866
SEASON TOTAL: 377-81, .823
Week 12 of the football season is here. And you know what that means.
The horses are at the starting gate with a finish line set up in Arlington for the state championship games.
More than 97 percent of the teams won’t make it. And by the time Thanksgiving arrives, 75 percent of them will already be finished. Such is the magnitude of our postseason.
In the meantime, hundreds of teams from Class 1A through 4A have their dreams of reaching Jerry World still intact. Classes 5A and 6A will start their postseason journeys in mid December, after having their seasons delayed by COVID-19.
That said, it’s time to choose which of our Big Country entries have the best shot of conquering their regions. Who are the favorites? Who are the dark horses? An perhaps most importantly, where are the elephants in the room — the teams from outside of our area with the most potential to spoil the Big Country’s chances?
Let’s get started, shall we?
BCP Girls Basketball Position Rankings: Guards
With the girls basketball season underway, it’s time to take a look at the players who will be making the biggest impact during the 2020-21 season.
For the first installment in a three-part series that will cover all positions, we’ll be taking a look at 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.
PHOTO GALLERY: Cisco-San Saba football (75 images)
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Big Country football playoff pairings, results
Here are the updated Big Country football playoff pairings, results:
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BCP GAME OF THE WEEK: Cisco whips San Saba 48-6
SAN SABA — It was billed as a possible preview to a late postseason matchup in Region I and it was also the Big Country Preps Game of the Week.
But when sixth-ranked San Saba and No. 8 Cisco finally kicked off on Friday at Rogan Field, the game took an abrupt 90-degree turn into something totally unexpected — a dominating 48-6 rout posted by Cisco.
Hunter Long rushed for 198 yards and accounted for three scores and Jerrod Fisher rushed for 183 yards and three touchdowns to lead Cisco (7-3, 5-0) which locked up its 10th straight district title and extended its 55-game district winning streak with a masterpiece of execution.
San Saba fell to 8-2 and 4-1 after being held to a season-low 136 yards in total offense, including just 20 in the first half.
EVAN REN: Sunday odds and ends … and a few gripes
Sixty years and 11 presidents ago, the Hermleigh Cardinals enjoyed their last 10-0 regular season in 1960. This year, however, offered HHS an opportunity to snap that streak with a 9-0 start.
They would only need to beat Ira last week in their season finale to make it happen.
Well … it didn’t happen. In fact, it wasn’t even close.
District 4-2A Div. I Week 10 Report: Dillos, Cisco both win, setting up district title clash
San Saba 43, Coleman 10 — The Armadillos (7-1, 4-0) rolled up 464 yards in total offense including 360 yards on the ground to set up a winner-take-all district title game with Cisco next week.
Stone Sears led San Saba with 207 yards and one score on only 16 carries.
CAPITAL FARM CREDIT/BCP PLAYER OF THE WEEK: San Saba QB snags this week’s top spot
San Saba quarterback Risien Shahan may have set an unconfirmed record on Friday — capturing the Capital Farm Credit/Big Country Preps Player of the Week Award with only 10 touches in a 47-0 win over De Leon.
Rushing five times for 185 yards and three touchdowns, the senior quarterback had a 3-of-5 night passing for 193 more yards and two additional scores. That’s 478 yards and five TDs in total offense in only 10 plays that saw him running or throwing.
District 4-2A Div. I Week 8 Report: Dillos remain tied for first place with win over Winters
San Saba 49, Winters 0 — Stone Sears rushed for 99 yards and two scores and Risien Shahan threw for 201 yards and accounted for three TDs to lead San Saba to a win over the Blizzards.
The Armadillos (5-1, 2-0) finished with 505 yards in total offense, including 292 yards on the ground to remain in district title contention.
BIG COUNTRY PREPS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Anson QB takes award with first start
Numbers alone don’t always take our Big Country Preps Player of the Week award, though they are usually the top consideration.
When things get close among the top candidates, other factors begin to weigh in. That was precisely the case with this week’s top spot, which goes to Anson junior quarterback Blake Vinson.
Vinson, who hit 23 of 32 passes for 367 yards and four scores in a 41-34 win over Stamford, had two factors in his favor that made his effort a bit more noteworthy than some of the area’s other top performances last week.
PHOTO GALLERY: San Saba-Goldthwaite football (71 images)
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District 4-2A Div. I Week 7 Report: Armadillos open district with win over archrival
San Saba 64, Goldthwaite 6 — The Armadillos rolled up more than 600 yards in total offense to improve to 4-1 on the year.
Risien Shahan threw for 367 yards and six scores and Stone Sears rushed for 97 yards and one TD on only 11 carries to lift San Saba in the district opener for both clubs.
District 4-2A Div. I Week 5 Report: De Leon chalks up first win of the year
De Leon 20, Seymour 19 — Keegan Gilbreath rushed for 207 yards, passed for 180 and accounted for all three Bearcat touchdowns in DHS’ first win of the season.
De Leon overcame a 13-7 halftime deficit with a pair of third-quarter touchdowns to get the win. A botched Seymour PAT in the fourth quarter left the Bearcats in the lead at the final whistle.
BIG COUNTRY PREPS GAME OF THE WEEK: Hawley tangles with upstart Dragons (w/ Evan Ren’s Big Country picks)
LAST WEEK: 36-12, .750
SEASON TOTAL: 152-47, .763
I have not been to Bangs for a Game of the Week since 2013 — the last time the Dragons posted more than six wins in a season and the last winning record they had prior to last year’s 6-5 mark.
That drought ends tomorrow, when I travel to BHS for an interesting showdown between the Dragons (3-0) and Class 2A Division I power Hawley (3-1).
Bangs has the better overall numbers, but Hawley has faced a slightly tougher overall schedule, making this pick a perplexing one.
