PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
6A – ZION TAYLOR | O’Connor
— Taylor was huge in a crucial 42-28 District 28-6A victory over Brennan. Taylor rushed for 189 yards and three scores on 30 carries and added another touchdown through the air on a 29-yard strike to break a 14-14 tie in the third quarter.
SUB-6A – HUNTER HERNANDEZ | Somerset
— Hernandez exploded for 352 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns in a 56-48 victory over Floresville. Head coach Sonny Detmer returned from medical leave to see his team outlast Floresville in a thriller. For the season, the Bulldog has rushed for 1358 yards and 11 touchdowns.
TOP PERFORMERS
PASSING
WYATT BEGEAL | Cibolo Steele | 18-of-21 passing (86.7%), 370 yards, 5 TDs, 0 INTs in 34-7 victory over New Braunfels Canyon.
RASHAWN GALLOWAY | Boerne | 20-of-41 passing (48.8%), 349 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT; 2 rushing TDs in a 34-27 win over La Vernia.
NATHANIEL ACEVEDO | Pleasanton | 18-of-40 (45.0%), 286 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs in 37-26 loss to Beeville Jones.
DARIAN MAYBERRY | Floresville | 14-of-19 (73.7%), 257 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT; 10 carries, 102 yards (10.2), 2 TDs in 56-48 loss to Somerset.
LUKE CHILDS | Clark | 20-of-33 (60.6%), 249 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT in 21-19 victory over Holmes.
MIKE CHANDLER II | Converse Judson |15-of-22 (68.2%), 179 yards, 3 TDs; 10 carries, 89 yards (8.9), TD in 49-9 victory over East Central.
TRAPPER PANNELL | Kerrville Tivy | Tossed 4 TDs in 31-13 victory over Lockhart.
RUSHING
DEMARRIAN GONZALES | Highlands | 32 carries, 319 yards (9.9), 2 TDs in 26-7 victory over Edison.
A.J. MCDADE | Harlan | 25 carries, 259 yards (10.4), 4 TDs in 38-7 victory over Southwest.
L.J. BUTLER | Wagner | 35 carries, 257 yards (7.3), 2 TDs in 46-30 victory over Veterans Memorial.
BRADY LYSSY | Falls City | 12 carries, 208 yards (17.3), 3 TDs in 52-0 victory over D’Hanis.
JUAN CISNEROS | Holmes | 19 carries, 206 yards (11.4), TD
JADEN ARTHUR | Randolph | 25 carries, 184 yards (7.4), 2 TDs in 41-35 loss to Jourdanton.
EULER DELEON | Navarro | 14 carries, 182 yards (13.0), TD in 22-14 victory over Cuero.
JORDAN BATTLES | Brandeis | 15 carries, 179 yards (11.9), 4 total TDs in 35-14 win over John Jay.
KHALIL WARFIELD | Antonian Prep | 19 carries, 170 yards (8.9), 3 total TDs in 44-27 victory over Houston St. Pius X.
JUSTIN CONTRERAS | Devine | 12 carries, 161 yards (13.4), 2 TDs in 21-0 victory over Poteet.
GREG EGGLESTON | Smithson Valley | 10 carries, 142 yards (14.2), 3 TDs in 42-7 victory over San Marcos.
KAHLIQ PAULETTE | Veterans Memorial | 12 carries, 140 yards (11.7), TD
JAMES GIPSON | Medina Valley | 25 carries, 139 yards (5.6)
CHARLIE MARSH IV | Medina Valley | 25 carries, 126 yards (5.0), TD
DEVIN BROWN | Sam Houston | 15 carries, 124 yards (8.3), TD
MICAH WILLIFORD | New Braunfels Canyon | 27 carries, 121 yards (4.5), TD
MAX DIDOMENICO | Schertz Clemens | 21 carries, 119 yards (5.7), 2 total TDs in 30-20 victory over New Braunfels.
A’MARI WILLIAMS | Schertz Clemens | 20 carries, 114 yards (5.7), 2 total TDs
GIBBY GARZA | Central Catholic | 15 carries, 114 yards (7.6), 2 TDs, 4 receptions, 111 yards (27.8), 2 TDs in 37-7 victory over Tomball Concordia.
MICHAEL GARZA | Madison | 10 carries, 103 yards (10.3), 3 total TDs
MARQUES WASHINGTON | Seguin | Rumbled to 4 TDs in the first half in a 66-0 rout of Austin Navarro (formerly Lanier).
RECEIVING
DARYN MCKNIGHT | Cibolo Steele | 10 receptions, 263 yards (26.3), 5 TDs
MATT MICHALEC | Boerne | 8 receptions, 193 yards (24.1), 2 TDs
WALKER HOPKINS | Floresville | 8 receptions, 181 yards (22.8), 2 TDs
KAI MCCARTY | Clark | 7 receptions, 148 yards (21.1), 2 TDs
TAKAI MADGETT | San Marcos | 17 receptions, 132 yards (7.8)
STAYTON ANKROM | Reagan | 4 receptions, 132 yards (33.3), 2 TDs
JOSHUA COBBS | Wagner | 4 receptions, 125 yards (31.3). 2 TDs
EDGAR MARTINEZ | L.E.E. | 6 receptions, 111 yards (18.5), TD
D’ANDRE CARROLL | Uvalde | 5 receptions, 109 yards (21.8), TD in 56-13 win over Kennedy.
DALTON HOBBS | Pleasanton | 7 receptions, 103 yards (14.7), TD in 37-26 loss to Beeville Jones.
NOTEABLE
BANDERA BULLDOGS – Qualified for the playoffs after a 10-year hiatus with a 49-6 victory over Austin Eastside Memorial. The Bulldogs rushed for 370 yards on 25 carries and held Eastside Memorial to 57 yards of offense. Tommy Cardenas rushed for a pair of touchdowns to lead Bandera.
ELI WILKINSON-ALEXANDER | Stevens – Wilkinson-Alexander picked off three passes in a 21-7 victory over Taft to remain in the playoff discussion. The Falcons recorded five interceptions in the victory.
6A PLAYOFF RACE
26-6A
Clinched – Converse Judson (3068), Schertz Clemens (2708)
Still Alive – Cibolo Steele (2418), East Central (3161), Smithson Valley (2769)
District 27-6A
Clinched – Madison (3286), Roosevelt (2868 ), Johnson (3083)
Still Alive – Churchill (2930), Reagan (3518), South San (2606)
District 28-6A
Clinched – Brandeis (2744), O’Connor (3367), Brennan (2683)
Still Alive – Stevens (2969), John Jay (3058), Warren (3124)
6A 210 ELEVEN
- CONVERSE JUDSON (9-0, 6-0 in 26-6A) – Defeated No. 11 East Central, 49-9 (1)
- BRANDEIS (9-0, 8-0 in 28-6A) – Defeated John Jay, 35-14 (2)
- SCHERTZ CLEMENS (8-1, 6-0 in 26-6A) – Defeated New Braunfels, 30-20 (3)
- CIBOLO STEELE (7-2, 4-2 in 26-6A) – Defeated New Braunfels Canyon, 34-7 (4)
- O’CONNOR (7-2, 7-1 in 28-6A) – Defeated No. 5 Brennan, 42-28 (6)
- ROOSEVELT (8-1, 5-1 in 27-6A) – Defeated Legacy of Educational Excellence, 56-7 (7)
- BRENNAN (7-2, 6-2 in 28-6A) – Lost No. 6 O’Connor, 42-28 (5)
- SMITHSON VALLEY (5-4, 3-3 in 26-6A) – Defeated San Marcos, 42-7 (8)
- MADISON (7-2, 6-0 in 27-6A) – Defeated South San, 35-7 (9)
- JOHNSON (6-3, 5-1 in 27-6A) – Defeated Churchill, 14-13 (10)
- REAGAN (4-5, 3-3 in 27-6A) – Defeated MacArthur, 35-6 (NR)
DROPPED OUT
EAST CENTRAL (5-4, 3-3 in 26-6A) – Lost to No. 1 Converse Judson, 49-9 (11)
ON THE BUBBLE
JOHN JAY (5-4, 4-4 in 28-6A) – Lost to No. 2 Brandeis, 35-14
NEW BRAUNFELS (5-4, 2-4 in 26-6A) – Lost to No. 3 Schertz Clemens, 30-20
STEVENS (5-4, 5-3 in 28-6A) – Defeated Taft, 21-7
WARREN (5-4, 4-4 in 28-6A) – Defeated Marshall, 15-0
5A-I PLAYOFF RACE
District 13-5A I
Clinched – Wagner, Veterans Memorial, Brackenridge
Still Alive – Lanier, Burbank, Sam Houston
District 14-5A I
Clinched – Harlan, Laredo Martin
Still Alive – Southwest, Southwest Legacy, Harlandale
5A DIVISION II PLAYOFF RACE
District 14-5A II
Clinched – Kerrville Tivy, Boerne Champion
Still Alive – Medina Valley, Alamo Heights, Lockhart, Uvalde
District 15-5A II
Clinched – CC Calallen, Port Lavaca Calhoun
Still Alive – Alice, Southside, Gregory-Portland
4A DIVISON I PLAYOFF RACE
District 14-4A I
Clinched – Lampasas, Fredericksburg
Still Alive – Canyon Lake, Burnet, Liberty Hill, Taylor
District 15-4A I
Clinched – Beeville Jones, Gonzales
Still Alive – Boerne, La Vernia, Pleasanton
4A DIVISION II PLAYOFF RACE
District 13-4A II
Clinched – Navarro, Bandera, Wimberley
Still Alive – Llano, Cuero
District 14-4A II
Clinched – Devine, Hondo
Still Alive – Crystal City, Poteet, Carrizo Springs, Pearsall
SUB-6A 210 ELEVEN
- WAGNER (9-1, 8-0 in 13-5A I) – Defeated No. 5 Veterans Memorial, 46-30
- HARLAN (9-0, 5-0 in 14-5A I) – Defeated Southwest, 38-7
- KERRVILLE TIVY (8-1, 6-0 in 14-5A II) – Defeated Lockhart, 31-13
- BOERNE CHAMPION (8-1, 5-1 in 14-5A II) – Defeated Memorial, 52-0
- VETERANS MEMORIAL (7-2, 6-1 in 13-5A I) – Lost to No. 1 Wagner, 46-30
- CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN (7-2, IND.) – Defeated Spring Legacy of Sport Sciences, 33-0
- NAVARRO (9-0, 4-0 in 13-4A II) – Defeated Cuero, 22-14
- SOUTHSIDE (6-3, 3-3 in 15-5A II) – Lost to Port Lavaca Calhoun, 57-27
- FREDERICKSBURG (6-3, 4-0 in 14-4A I) – Defeated Burnet, 10-7
- BOERNE (6-2, 2-1 in 15-4A I) – Defeated La Vernia, 34-27
- ANTONIAN PREP (6-3, 2-1 in TAPPS Division I District 3) – Defeated Houston St. Pius X, 44-26
ON THE BUBBLE
BANDERA (8-1, 3-1 in 13-4A II) – Defeated Austin Eastside Memorial, 49-6
CENTRAL CATHOLIC (5-4, 2-1 in TAPPS Division I District 3) – Defeated Tomball Concordia, 37-7
HOLY CROSS (5-3, 2-0 in TAPPS Division II District 4) – IDLE
POTH (8-1, 4-0 in 15-3A II) – Defeated Dilley, 67-0
