Gatesville 30
Mineral Wells 29
MINERAL WELLS — Rayshon Smith notched a pair of rushing touchdowns and Jacob Newkirk threw for another two scores as the Gatesville Hornets (5-1) built a 17-point halftime edge and then held on for the win over the Mineral Wells Rams (3-3) in a non-district game.
The victory marked the fourth straight for Gatesville, which will begin District 11-4A-II play this Friday at Waco Connally.
Smith scored on a 4-yard run to open the game’s scoring, then on a 7-yard jaunt late in the second to put his team up 27-13. He finished with 88 yards rushing on 12 carries.
Newkirk, who completed 15 of 27 passes for 162 yards, found Tyler Shea and Trevor Smith on touchdown connections of 18 yards and 32 yards, respectively.
Trevor Smith finished with 12 catches for 109 yards.
Following a pair of fourth-quarter TD strikes from Mason Facteau to Preztynn Harrison, the Hornets defense denied Mineral Wells on a 2-point conversion attempt after the second touchdown to solidify the win.
GATESVILLE 30, MINERAL WELLS 29
Gatesville 13 17 0 0 — 30
Mineral Wells 13 0 3 13 — 29
Gat — Rayshon Smith 4 run (failed two-point conversion)
MW — Jose Garcia 1 run (kick failed)
Gat — Tyler Shea 18 pass from Jacob Newkirk (kick)
MW — Garcia 75 run (kick)
Gat — Trevor Smith 32 pass from Newkirk (kick)
Gat — Rayshon Smith 7 run (kick)
Gat — 20 field goal
MW — 34 field goal
MW — Preztynn Harrison 5 pass from Mason Facteau (kick)
MW — Harrison 13 pass from Facteau (failed two-point conversion)
TEAM STATISTICS
Gat MW
First downs 17 20
Rushes-yards 20-117 52-293
Passing yards 160 110
Comp.-Att.-Int. 16-28-1 12-18-1
Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-2
Penalties-yards 6-35 6-45
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — Gatesville: R. Smith 12-88, Adrian Smith 2-21, Newkirk 2-3, Jimmy Hall 3-3, T. Smith 1-2; Mineral Wells: Garcia 14-122, Darrin Simpson 12-63, Kayden Montalvo 13-58, Facteau 7-25, Evan Kuhn 2-20, Trayvon Berkins 3-3, Fabian Martinez 1-2.
PASSING — Gatesville: Newkirk 15-27-1-162, R. Smith 1-1-0-(-2); Mineral Wells: Facteau 12-18-1-110.
RECEIVING — Gatesville: T. Smith 12-109, Kyle Shafer 1-32, Shea 1-18, A. Smith 1-3, Newkirk 1-(-2); Mineral Wells: Harrison 8-76, Garcia 2-15, Payton Light 1-11, Montalvo 1-8.
Lorena 40
Academy 17
LITTLE RIVER-ACADEMY — The Lorena Leopards (4-2, 1-1) outscored Academy 21-7 in the second half to pull away from the Bumblebees (3-3, 1-1) in a District 11-3A-I game.
Kasen Taylor and Braylon Henry ran for two touchdowns apiece for Lorena, which held Academy’s offense to 300 yards — 135 below its average.
Clayton Lawson had both of the TD runs for the Bees, who got 121 yards passing and 80 rushing from Kasey Mraz.
LORENA 40, ACADEMY 17
Lorena 6 13 14 7 — 40
Academy 7 3 0 7 — 17
Aca — Clayton Lawson 9 run (Lucas Sanderson kick)
Lor — Kasen Taylor 4 run (run failed)
Aca — Sanderson 21 field goal
Lor — Taylor 44 run (Conner Pewitt kick)
Lor — Jackson Generals 5 run (kick failed)
Lor — Generals 3 run (Pewitt kick)
Lor — Braylon Henry 5 run (Pewitt kick)
Lor — Henry 8 run (Pewitt kick)
Aca — Lawson 1 run (Sanderson kick)
TEAM STATISTICS
Lor Aca
First downs 20 21
Rushes-yards 36-365 36-179
Passing yards 59 121
Comp.-Att.-Int. 6-8-0 13-17-0
Penalties-yards 10-90 3-21
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — Lorena: Taylor 11-144, Henry 9-85, Generals 7-65, Caleb Carrizales 4-47, Jadon Porter 2-13, Kaden Roberts 3-11; Academy: Kasey Mraz 16-80, Lawson 15-72, Lane Ward 4-19, Zane Clark 1-3.
PASSING — Lorena: Generals 6-8-0-59; Academy: Mraz 13-17-0-121.
RECEIVING — Lorena: Porter 5-53, Camden Brock 1-6; Academy: Clark 4-61, Alex Lawton 4-43, Scout Brazeal 3-14, Lawson 2-3.
Troy 27
McGregor 24
MCGREGOR — Tyler McKissick made a tiebreaking field goal late in the fourth quarter and Troy defeated McGregor in a District 11-3A-I contest.
McKissick was 2-for-2 on field goal attempts and made three point-after kicks for the Trojans (2-4, 1-1), who bounced back from their district-opening defeat last week against Academy.
Troy’s Cooper Valle, Kadyn Martinez and Korey Gibson each had one touchdown rushing for a Trojans offense that tallied 161 of its 208 total yards on the ground.
Sebastian Torres had 207 yards and three touchdowns rushing for the Bulldogs (1-5, 0-2), who were outscored 13-3 in the second half after taking a 21-14 lead into the break.
Cannon Negron grabbed an interception, Chase Fricke had two sacks and Andrew Mitchell posted a team-high 11 tackles for Troy’s defense.
TROY 27, MCGREGOR 24
Troy 0 14 10 3 — 27
McGregor 6 15 3 0 — 24
TEAM STATISTICS
Troy McG
First downs NA NA
Rushes-yards 34-161 39-272
Passing yards 47 51
Comp.-Att.-Int. 2-8-1 6-16-1
Punts-average 3-32.7 3-16.3
Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-1
Penalties-yards NA NA
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — Troy: Cooper Valle 6-72, Kadyn Martinez 11-44, Reed Ketcham 3-16, Ethan Sorensen 3-9, Gage Richardson 4-8, Cannon Negron 2-7, Triston Almanza 2-3, Korey Gibson 2-1, Andrew Mitchell 1-1; McGregor: Sebastian Torres 26-207, Dayton Owens 3-44, Bubba Zacharias 2-13, Nicky Nieves 2-7, Jayden Benitez 2-1, Tracer Rice 2-0, Darieus Dixon 2-0.
PASSING — Troy: Sorensen 2-8-1-47; McGregor: Rice 4-9-1-40, Zacharias 2-7-0-11.
RECEIVING — Troy: Negron 1-33, Chase Fricke 1-14; McGregor: Caden Byford 1-23, JW Arnold 2-16, Torres 1-7, Benitez 2-5.
Franklin 63
Rockdale 42
ROCKDALE — The Franklin Lions (6-0, 2-0) churned out 470 yards rushing to put away the Rockdale Tigers (1-4, 0-1) in a District 11-3A-I game.
Collin Smitherman ran for 174 yards and four TDs, and Bryson Washington added 123 yards rushing and a score for the Lions.
Bladyn Barcak threw for 197 yards and two TDs, and Robert Owns tossed a scoring pass and caught one to pace the Tigers.
FRANKLIN 63, ROCKDALE 42
Franklin 14 13 28 8 — 63
Rockdale 6 15 14 7 — 42
Roc — Tim Grice 29 run (kick failed)
Fra — Bryson Washington 2 run (Cort Lowry kick)
Fra — Ike Eaton 23 run (Lowry kick)
Roc — De’Andre Stephens 43 pass from Robert Owens (Daniel Romero kick)
Fra — Collin Smitherman 33 run (Lowry kick)
Roc — Kemar Spencer 2 run (Blaydn Barcak run)
Fra — Bo Jimenez 10 pass from Lowry (kick failed)
Fra — Devyn Hidrogo 21 run (Lowry kick)
Fra — Smitherman 3 run (Lowry kick)
Roc — Barcak 1 run (Romero kick)
Fra — Smitherman 50 run (Lowry kick)
Roc — Owens 56 pass from Barcak (Romero kick)
Fra — Smitherman 43 run (Lowry kick)
Roc — Grice 15 pass from Barcak (Romero kick)
Fra — Eaton 4 run (Lowry run)
TEAM STATISTICS
Fra Roc
First downs 27 15
Rushes-yards 50-470 29-135
Passing yards 10 240
Comp.-Att.-Int. 1-1-0 7-12-0
Fumbles-lost 2-1 3-3
Penalties-yards 5-50 5-60
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — Franklin: Smitherman 12-174, Washington 15-123, Hidrogo 9-92, Eaton 7-69, Bubba Jackson 5-12; Rockdale: Grice 12-83, Barcak 15-50, Spencer 1-2, Owens 1-0.
PASSING — Franklin: Lowry 1-1-0-10; Rockdale: Barcak 6-11-0-197, Owens 1-1-0-43.
RECEIVING — Franklin: Jimenez 1-10; Rockdale: Stephens 2-105, Owens 2-64, Grice 2-56, Erik Shephard 1-15.
Marlin 61
Moody 7
MARLIN — The Marlin Bulldogs jumped out to a three-score lead in the first half and didn’t look back, handing the Moody Bearcats their first loss since the season opener.
Zha’mauryon Lofton caught a touchdown pass, ran for a score and return a punt for a TD to lead Marlin (2-3, 1-1 District 8-2A-I).
Quarterback Ryder Hohhertz connected with Ben Matias for a 70-yard touchdown in the second quarter for Moody (3-2, 1-1), which surrendered a total of 60 points through four games this season heading into Friday’s matchup.
MARLIN 61, MOODY 7
Moody 0 7 0 0 — 7
Marlin 13 14 20 14 — 61
Mar — Zha’mauryon Lofton 54 pass from Desmond Woodson (Exekiel Chavez kick)
Mar — Mario Hopwood 2 run (kick failed)
Mar — Jeoffrey Mims 80 pass from Woodson (Chavez kick)
Moo — Ben Matias 70 pass from Ryder Hohhertz (Dalton Cox kick)
Mar — Caden Thomas-Judie 73 kick return (Chavez kick)
Mar — Lofton 70 punt return (Chavez kick)
Mar — Ja’marien Womack 41 run (Chavez kick)
Mar — Lofton 2 run (kick failed)
Mar — Hopwood 17 run (Marcos Landeros kick)
Mar — I’aire Kee 44 run (Landeros kick)
CTCS 34
Savio 28
AUSTIN — Reagan Ragsdale scored from 6 yards out and ran in the 2-point conversion last in the fourth quarter to lift the Central Texas Christian Lions (5-1) over the Austin St. Dominic Savio Eagles (4-2) in a non-district game.
Ragsdale finished with 236 yards rushing and three touchdowns for the Lions, who scored 20 points in the final quarter to rally.
Luke Chiles also had a scoring run, and Copper Smith threw a 15-yard TD pass to Jacob Good for CTCS.
Leyton Riviere had 261 yards passing for the Eagles, who attempted only six rushes and totaled zero yards on the ground against a Lions defense that got sacks from Ragsdale, Henry Pitman and Tristan Eanes.
CENTRAL TEXAS CHRISTIAN 34,
AUSTIN ST. DOMINIC SAVIO 28
CTCS 14 0 0 20 — 34
Savio 7 7 7 7 — 28
CTCS — Reagan Ragsdale 8 run (Luke Chiles kick)
CTCS — Chiles 7 run (Chiles kick)
Sav — Daniel Madison 50 interception return (Dylan Hallenberger kick)
Sav — Ben Schiesser 58 pass from Leyton Riviere (Hallenberger kick)
Sav — Riviere 4 run (Mason Boose kick)
CTCS — Jacob Good 15 pass from Cooper Smith (run failed)
CTCS — Ragsdale 3 run (run failed)
Sav — Schiesser 18 pass from Riviere (Boose kick)
CTCS — Ragsdale 6 run (Ragsdale run)
TEAM STATISTICS
CTCS Sav
First downs 30 15
Rushes-yards 51-319 6-0
Passing yards 87 261
Comp.-Att.-Int. 10-21-1 16-39-0
Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-1
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — CTCS: Ragsdale 41-236, Chiles 4-67, Tristan Eanes 5-12, Evan Allerkamp 1-(-1); Savio: Riviere 4-4, Garrett Reddenn 2-(-4).
PASSING — CTCS: Smith 10-21-1-87; Savio: Riviere 16-39-0-261.
RECEIVING — CTCS: Eanes 3-43, Good 3-21, Allerkamp 2-17, Rodrigo Cobian 1-14, Ragsdale 1-12; Savio: Schiesser 5-116, Ian barnes 7-70, Bobby Humphries 2-39, Reddenn 2-14.
Hitchcock 35
Salado 30
BRYAN — Salado quarterback Luke Law scored on a 3-yard run late in the fourth quarter but Hitchcock recovered the ensuing onside kick to hold on for the non-district, neutral-site victory at Merrill Green Stadium.
The Eagles (2-4), who have lost four straight heading to their District 11-4A-II opener next week against Robinson, trailed 28-9 at halftime and 35-16 at the end of the third quarter before making it interesting in the fourth.
Hitchcock, which hadn’t allowed more than 26 points in a game, improved to 6-0.
Bosqueville 49
Bruceville-Eddy 7
BRUCEVILLE-EDDY — The Bosqueville Bulldogs (2-3, 2-1) tripped up the Bruceville-Eddy Eagles (0-5, 0-2) in a District 8-2A-I game.
No other information was reported.
Castle Hills 80
Holy Trinity Cath. 41
SAN ANTONIO — The Holy Trinity Catholic Celtics (1-4) fell to the San Antonio Castle Hills Eagles (4-2) in a non-district game. No other information was reported.
