The TAPPS District 4-Six-Man opener at Frazee Field was eventually decided with a 34-yard field goal by Tye Sanders, providing the four-point difference. The Lions also missed three extra-point kicks, which count two points each in the six-man game.
After CTCS (3-3) fell behind with 2:01 left in the game, the Lions drove inside the Bracken 10-yard line, dropping a potential game-winning pass in the end zone.
In a game that saw scoring spurts from both squads, CTCS led for most of the first half before Marty Cruz hit touchdown passes of 28 yards to R.J. Braune and 20 yards to Tye Sanders.
Caleb Paschall returned a kickoff 73 yards with 1:08 left in the first half to give the Lions a lead that they would hold until the final score of the game. Paschall scored another TD on a 36-yard run.
Tyler Beechem rushed for two touchdowns for CTCS, and Taylor Truitt connected on TD passes with Isaac Cooper and Jad Halabi.
BULVERDE BRACKEN CHRISTIAN 48
CENTRAL TEXAS CHRISTIAN 44,
Bracken 0 20 12 16 - 48
CTCS 8 16 14 6 - 44
CTCS - Tyler Beechem 9 run (Taylor Truitt kick)
Bra - Tye Sanders 34 field goal
CTCS - Caleb Paschall 36 run (Truitt kick)
Bra - R.J. Braune 28 pass from Marty Cruz (Cruz kick)
Bra - Sanders 20 pass from Cruz (Sanders kick)
CTCS - Paschall 73 kickoff return (Truitt kick)
CTCS - Beechen 52 run (kick failed)
CTCS - Isaac Cooper 3 pass from Truitt (Truitt kick)
Bra - Bryce Darcangelo 40 run (kick failed)
Bra - Cruz 33 run (kick failed)
CTCS - Jad Halabi 13 pass from Truitt (kick failed)
Bra - David Martinez 16 run (Sanders kick)
Bra - Braune 1 pass from Cruz (Sanders kick)
TEAM STATISTICS
Bra CTCS
First downs 15 14
Rushes-yards 36-247 36-258
Passing yards 99 117
Comp.-Att.-Int. 9-14-0 8-24-0
Punts-average 1-32 2-17
Fumbles-lost 7-2 1-1
Penalties-yards 3-25 1-5
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING - CTCS: Tyler Beechem 20-103, Taylor Truitt 2-(-1), Brian Bowder 2-9, Caleb Paschall 11-133, Marshall Hugo 1-29.
PASSING - CTCS: Beechem 0-4-0-0, Truitt 8-20-0-117.
RECEIVING - CTCS: Beechem 2-45, Isaac Cooper 2-16, Jad Halabi 3-48, Marshall Hugo 1-8.
-Reported by Don Palmer
Fredericksburg 45, Cameron Yoe 41
FREDERICKSBURG - Cameron Yoe took its first lead of the night midway through the fourth quarter but could not hold on as Fredericksburg escaped with 45-41 victory at Billie Stadium.
The Yoemen (3-3) trailed 10-0 after one quarter and 38-28 heading into the final period before Steven Townsend’s 50-yard touchdown pass to Jamal Williams cut the gap to 38-35.
Yoe went on top with 8:55 remaining when James Wells, who returned the second-half kickoff 91 yards for a score, broke free for a 49-yard touchdown scamper that made it 41-38.
But the Battlin’ Billies (3-2) reclaimed the lead for good about 2 minutes later when Sean Atkins plunged in from 2 yards out for his third touchdown of the night.
FREDERICKSBURG 45, CAMERON YOE 41,
Yoe 0 13 15 13 - 41
Fredericksburg 10 7 21 7 - 45
Fre - Josh Weirich 31 pass from Caleb McCrea (Will McCormick kick)
Fre - McCormick 30 field goal
Yoe - James Wells 4 pass from Steven Townsend (kick blocked)
Yoe - Wells 1 run (Jason Sigler kick)
Fre - McCrea 12 run (McCormick kick)
Yoe - Wells 91 kickoff return (SIgler kick)
Fre - Sean Atkins 4 run (McCormick kick)
Fre - Craig Petty 6 run (McCormick kick)
Yoe - Jamal Williams 53 pass from Townsend (Thomas Limmer pass from Townsend)
Fre - Atkins 9 run (McCormick kick)
Yoe - Williams 50 pass from Townsend (Sigler kick)
Yoe - Wells 49 run (kick failed)
Fre - Atkins 2 run (McCormick kick)
TEAM STATISTICS
Yoe Fre
First downs 18 23
Rushes-yards 28-192 38-247
Passing yards 223 159
Comp.-Att.-Int. 19-26-1 12-14-0
Punts-average 0 2-42.5
Fumbles-lost 3-2 1-1
Penalties-yards 5-39 5-30
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING - Yoe: Wells 21-179, Townsend 6-19; Fredericksburg: Atkins 21-143, Nick Alejandro 7-40.
PASSING - Yoe: Townsend 18-25-1-218, Wells 1-1-0-5; Fredericksburg: McCrea 12-14-0-159
RECEIVING - Yoe: Williams 5-110, Brandon Freeman 7-54, Limmer 4-33; Fredericksburg: Weirich 4-86, Petty 4-46.
-Reported by Bertie Shuemate
Milano 14, Thorndale 7
THORNDALE - Chad Burgess intercepted a desperation Thorndale pass on Milano’s 11-yard line as time expired and the Eagles held on to beat the Bulldogs 14-7 for what is believed to be thier first win in the series since 1935.
Burgess also scored both Eagle touchdowns.
Burgess scored on a 1-yard run with 4:23 to go in the first half. He also kicked the extra point and Milano led 7-0.
He scored again with 8:52 to go in the game on an 8-yard run. His PAT gave Milano a 14-0 lead.
Thorndale scored on a 22-yard run by Dylan Schwarz with 2:16 to go. Fili Escalante’s PAT made the score 14-7.
MILANO 14, THORNDALE 7
Milano 0 7 0 7 - 14
Thorndale 0 0 0 7 - 7
Mil - Chad Burgess 1 run (Chad Burgess kick)
Mil - Burgess 8 run (Burgess kick)
Tho - Dylan Schwarz 22 run (Fili Escalante kick)
TEAM STATISTICS
Mil Tho
First downs 11 12
Rushes-yards 37-122 28-136
Passing yards 112 46
Comp.-Att.-Int. 9-12-0 6-16-1
Punts-average 3-27 4-33.5
Fumbles-lost 1-0 0-0
Penalties-yards 4-40 3-15
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING - Milano: Burgess 33-119, Chad Turner 3-8; Thorndale: Schwarz 14-58, Ryan Heine 7-50, Marcus Gest 3-25, Dylan Piper 3-4.
PASSING - Milano: Burgess 9-12-0-112; Thorndale: Schwarz 6-16-1-46.
RECEIVING - Milano: Paul Adrian 7-81, Jantzen Robinson 1-26, Ty Gordon 1-5; Thorndale: Cody Schneider 2-27, Escalante 2-15, Marcus Gest 1-3, Ryan Heine 1-1.
-Reported by Bill Whitmire
Taylor 12, Gatesville 7
TAYLOR - The Gatesville Hornets took the early lead but couldn’t make it stand, dropping a 12-7 non-district contest to Taylor at Memorial Stadium.
The Hornets (1-4) got a 1-yard scoring run from Shane Clark, and Chance Taylor added the point after to take a 7-0 lead with 8:50 remaining in the first quarter.
The Ducks tied it moments later when Greg Carter scored from the 2.
The deadlock lasted until the fourth quarter began as Chris Bogan kicked a 27-yard field goal at the 11:55 mark to stake the Ducks (2-3) to a 10-7 lead. That lead was extended when Clark was tackled in the end zone for a safety that produced the 12-7 final score.
TAYLOR 12, GATESVILLE 7
Gatesville 7 0 0 0 - 7
Taylor 7 0 0 5 - 12
Gat - Shane Clark 1 run (Chance Taylor kick)
Tay - Greg Carter 2 run (Chris Bogan kick)
Tay - Chris Bogan 27 field goal
Tay - Safety
TEAM STATISTICS
Gat Tay
First downs 10 13
Rushes-yards 35-116 49-208
Passing yards 93 0
Comp.-Att.-Int. 6-20-0 0-4-1
Punts-average 3-40 5-32
Fumbles-lost 2-2 3-1
Penalties-yards 11-116 10-75
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING - Gatesville: Cody Kilgore 12-40, David Hogan 8-34; Taylor: Tristan Meyer 24-80, Mark Jackson 16-84.
PASSING - Gatesville: Dustin Biedrycky 6-13-0-23, Shane Clark 0-7-0-0; Taylor: Cullen Crick 0-4-1-0.
RECEIVING - Gatesville: Waylon Pruitt 3-38, Cody Sheets 1-37.
-Reported by Ronnie Herbelin
Burnet 48, Lampasas 21
LAMPASAS - Burnet’s ball-control offense ran through Lampasas like a battering ram, as the Bulldogs rushed for 427 yards en route to a 48-21 win in District 25-4A action at Badger Field.
Burnet raced to a 27-0 lead in the first half, then piled on 21 more second-half points before Lampasas reached paydirt. Four different Bulldogs scored touchdowns in the rout, and Ross Evans added a pair of field goals, including a 53-yarder, to give Burnet its first district win.
All of the Badgers’ points came on touchdown passes from Ryder Brown, who was 8-of-19 for 226 yards. He hit Jarrod Bowen with a 69-yard scoring strike, then followed with a 19-yard touchdown pass to John Vanliew and 20-yarder to Cole Ball.
Lampasas dropped to 0-5, 0-2 in loop play, while Burnet is now 2-3 and 1-1.
BURNET 48, LAMPASAS 21
Burnet 14 13 14 7 - 48
Lampasas 0 0 0 21 - 21
Bur - Bubba Richards 2 run (Ross Evans kick)
Bur - Richards 4 run (Evans kick)
Bur - Darius Nesby 6 run (Evans kick)
Bur - Evans 29 field goal
Bur - Evans 53 field goal
Bur - Kyle Brunson 2 run (Evans kick)
Bur - Bo Maldanado 2 run (Evans kick)
Bur - Nesby run (Evans kick)
Lam -Jarrod Bowen 69 pass from Ryder Brown (kick failed)
Lam - John Vanliew 19 pass from Brown (Aaron Reyna pass from Brown)
Lam - Cole Ball 20 pass from Brown (Sam Barbero kick)
TEAM STATISTICS
Bur Lam
First downs 23 7
Rushes-yards 55-427 8-57
Passing yards 15 226
Comp.-Att.-Int. 2-9-0 8-19-0
Fumbles-lost 2-1 1-1
Penalties-yards 6-50 4-40
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING - Lampasas: Melvin Batiste 9-29, Ryan Abbott 3-11, Aaron Reyna 1-11.
PASSING - Lampasas: Ryder Brown 8-19-0-226.
RECEIVING - Lampasas: Jarrod Bowen 3-135, John Vanliew 2-35, Cole Ball 2-25, Melvin Batiste 1-31.
-Reported by Clinton Burns
Bryan 30, Killeen Ellison 14
BRYAN - Stan McGruder rushed for 156 yards on 16 carries, including a 33-yard touchdown run, to lead the Bryan Vikings to a 30-14 District 13-5A victory over Killeen Ellison at Viking Stadium.
The Eagles drew first blood as Michael Holloway scored the first of his two touchdowns on a 15-yard run. But the Vikings came right back with touchdowns from Albert Garza and Monterell Washington to take a 14-7 lead.
Ellison tied it on Holloway’s 49-yard run in the second quarter, but Bryan reeled off the next 16 points to take the victory.
The win raised Bryan’s mark to 3-3 and 1-1 in district, while Ellison dropped to 2-3 and 0-1.
BRYAN 30, KILLEEN ELLISON 14
Ellison 7 7 0 0 - 14
Bryan 14 13 3 0 - 30
Ell - MIchael Holloway 15 run (Raphael Saenz kick)
Bry - Albert Garza 11 run (Matthew Little kick)
Bry - Monterell Washington 2 run (Little kick)
Ell - Holloway 49 run (Saenz kick)
Bry - Stan McGruder 33 run (kick blocked)
Bry - Gary Hammond 18 pass from Garrason Kickham (kick failed)
Bry - Little 31 field goal
TEAM STATISTICS
Ell Bry
First downs 14 20
Rushes-yards 30-130 41-220
Passing yards 119 147
Comp.-Att.-Int. 9-24-1 8-14-1
Punts-average 6-39.6 4-36.5
Fumbles-lost 2-0 2-0
Penalties-yards 7-77 8-74
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING - Ellison: Holloway 14-76, Ivan Delgado 15-58, Daniel Cobb 1-(-4); Bryan: McGruder 16-156, Washington 16-63, Garza 1-11.
PASSING - Ellison: Delgado 9-24-1-119; Bryan: Kickham 8-14-1-147.
RECEIVING - Ellison: Jaron Turner 2-37, Deitrich Dudley 2-32, Shon Lewis 3-25, Holloway 1-14, Cameron Crowder 1-11; Bryan: Hammond 3-60, McGruder 1-38, Seth Wells 1-27, Krey Bratsen 3-22.
