Brookesmith 85, Mullin 37

MULLIN – The Brookesmith Mustangs started the Blake Hood coaching era with offensive fireworks, rolling past the Mullin Bulldogs, 85-37, Friday night.

The Mustangs were led by Addy Heard, who rushed for 196 yards and six touchdowns and passed for 23 yards and another score. Heard also recorded six tackles, recovered a fumble and returned an interception for a touchdown.

Jace Julien contributed 80 yards on the ground and scored once and hauled in a 25-yard reception. He also tallied five tackles.

Robert Fachus caught a 27-yard touchdown pass and contributed four tackles, while Aden Bates pulled down a 25-yard catch and finished with seven tackles and an interception.

Taylor Jarvis returned a kick 45 yards for a touchdown, intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble for the Mustangs.

Austin Loyd threw for 32 yards, caught a 7-yard pass, and netted eight tackles, while Aryn Ribble logged seven tackles.

Statistical information for Mullin was not available.

Next week, the Mustangs (1-0) travel to Gorman (0-1), which is coming off a 40-16 loss to Lometa, while the Bulldogs (0-1) hosts Panther Creek (1-0), which blanked Priddy, 46-0, in Week 1.

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Coleman 29, Eastland 0

COLEMAN – The Coleman Bluecats avenged a 2024 season-opening loss in resounding fashion Friday night, hammering the Eastland Mavericks, 29-0.

Coleman, which lost its first seven contests a year ago, compiled 353 total yards – 188 passing and 165 rushing – while surrendering just 136 yards – all on the ground – to Eastland, and forcing five turnovers.

Hunter Edington threw for 188 yards with a pair of touchdowns – 72 and 20 yards to Jayden Smith, who finished with three grabs for 100 yards.

Braylon Stewart rushed for 62 yards, including a 28-yard touchdown, and caught five passes for 24 yards. Brayden Torres chipped in 57 yards on the ground and a 9-yard score, Paul Salas rushed for 55 yards with two grabs for 16 yards, and Jett Black caught a 43-yard pass.

Sam Penn booted a 31-yard field goal for the Bluecats.

Defensively for Coleman, Darren Hurtado chalked up 11 tackles followed by 10 each from Salas, Lane Bowers, Jason Strickland and Micah Lackey, who pounced on three fumbles. Black also contributed nine tackles and recovered two fumbles.

Next week, Coleman ventures to Clifton (1-0), which is fresh off a 27-0 triumph over Riesel in its season opener.

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San Saba 27, Grape Creek 12

GRAPE CREEK – The San Saba Armadillos secured a 27-12 road victory over the Grape Creek Eagles to kick off the 2025 football campaign Friday night.

San Saba tallied 318 yards of total offense – 286 on the ground and 32 through the air – without a turnover.

Luke Tharp rushed for 142 yards and a pair of touchdowns while Jason Everett chipped in 74 yards and reached the end zone once. Enrique Mendoza also added 62 yards rushing.

Through the air, JJ Romero completed all three of his pass attempts for 32 yards with a touchdown to Cash Bryant, who hauled in two catches for 20 yards. Danny English also grabbed a 12-yard catch.

Defensively, the Armadillos received 17 tackles with three for loss from Everett, 15 tackles and three for loss from Grayden Lebow, eight tackles each from Melvin Umble and Kaylub Roberts, and Tharp intercepted three passes to go along with four tackles.

Next week, San Saba (1-0) opens the home portion of its schedule against Junction (1-0), which knocked off Goldthwaite, 40-16, Friday night.

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Rising Star 53, Highland 28

HIGHLAND – The Rising Star Wildcats kicked off the 2025 football campaign with a convincing 53-28 road victory over Highland Friday night.

Offensive standouts for the Wildcats included JV Kelly with 137 rushing yards and three touchdowns, two receptions for 48 yards and two more scores, and 21 passing yards with another touchdown. Chance Wells threw for 66 yards with a pair of scoring strikes and chipped in eight receptions for 88 yards.

Anthony Pollard passed for 13 yards and a touchdown and caught two passes for 18 yards. Leland Schenk contributed a 16-yard touchdown catch, Juakeen Froese added a 5-yard scoring reception, Kason McGinn grabbed a 10-yard catch and Kaiden Griffith caught a 6-yard pass.

Defensive standouts for Rising Star included McGinn with 12 tackles, Pollard with 11 tackles and a fumble recovery, Wells with nine tackles and seven for loss, Kelly with eight tackles and six for loss with a fumble recovery, Froese with five tackles, Griffith with four and Schenk with three.

Next week, Rising Star (1-0) begins the home portion of its schedule against Lingleville (0-1), which was blanked by Stephenville Faith, 67-0, Friday night.

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Panther Creek 46, Priddy 0

VALERA – The Panther Creek Panthers throttled the Priddy Pirates. 46-0, in Friday night’s 2025 football season opener.

The Panthers limited the Pirate offense to negative yardage, while Panther Creek generated 247 yards – 171 with seven touchdowns on the ground, and 76 through the air.

Caleb Storey rushed for 86 yards and three touchdowns, Cobi Howard chipped in 33 yards and a score, Adan Wyatt finished with 29 yards and scored twice, and Caleb Hale tacked on 23 yards with a trip to the end zone.

Through the air, Hale completed all three of his pass attempts as receptions were made by Blayde Wilber for 29 yards, Wyatt for 28 yards, and Aidan Patterson for 19 yards.

Defensive standouts for the Panthers included Wyatt with nine tackles and an interception; Storey with six tackles, one interception, and one fumble recovery; Patterson with five tackles and a fumble recovery; Kutter Cannon with four tackles and three for loss; and Howard with an interception.

Statistical information for Priddy was not available.

Next week, Panther Creek (1-0) travels to Mullin (0-1), which suffered an 85-37 loss to Brookesmith on opening night, while Priddy (0-1) welcomes Walnut Springs (0-1), which lost to Ranger via forfeit in Week 1.

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Sidney 22, Strawn JV 6

STRAWN – The Sidney Eagles started their 2025 football campaign Thursday night with a 22-6 road victory over the Strawn JV.

Leading the charge for Sidney were Rees Miller with 95 yards rushing and a touchdown, 25 yards passing and a touchdown, and a 33-yard scoring reception. Miller also recorded 15 tackles, recovered a fumble and booted two extra-points kicks.

Ethan Scantling threw a 33-yard touchdown pass, added a 7-yard reception, rushed for 6 yards, and amassed 14 tackles.

Ryan Crawford hauled in an 18-yard scoring reception and tallied 15 tackles, while Dylan Terpstra caught two passes for 10 yards with 13 tackles, and Jerry McDaniel completed an 8-yard pass and netted seven tackles.

Next week, the Eagles (1-0) will host Eden (1-0), which knocked off Paint Rock, 50-0, in its season opener.

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Menard 57, Blanket 25

MENARD – The Class A Division II No. 21 Blanket Tigers came up short against the reigning District 15-A Division I champion Menard Yellow Jackets, 57-25, Friday night.

The Tigers manufactured 396 total yards – 278 rushing and 118 passing – with four turnovers.

Kannon Kensing rushed for 198 yards and three touchdowns and caught two passes for 72 yards. Mason Beck chipped in 90 yards on the ground with a touchdown and grabbed a 15-yard catch. AC French connected on 7 of 9 passes for 48 yards, Brian Shannon finished with a team-best four catches for 24 yards, and Ethan Tomme caught a 7-yard pass.

Defensively, Kensing notched 10 tackles and recovered a fumble trailed by Beck with seven tackles, Abel McLaughlin with six, French with five, Cole Furry with four, Shannon with three, Tomme and Brayden Cain with two each, Karter Keel with one tackle, and Gustavo Rodriguez blocked a kick.

Blanket (0-1) is back in action next week in its home opener against Cranfills Gap (1-0), which downed Morgan, 20-12, on opening night.

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Caddo Mills 54, Comanche 24

ROYSE CITY – Comanche head coach Jake Escobar anticipated growing pains early on for the Indians, who dropped their season opener to the Class 4A Division II Caddo Mills Foxes, 54-24, in Friday night neutral site action.

Comanche produced 262 yards of total offense – 183 passing and 79 rushing.

Quarterback Cooper Welch connected on 13 of 32 passes for 183 yards with two scoring strikes and an interception. CT Buford hauled in a team-best five receptions for 97 yards and scored once while Fernando Patino added four catches for 51 yards, Adrian Reyes added two for 32 yards, and Zaden Tello grabbed two receptions for 12 yards with a trip to the end zone.

On the ground, Ladanian Smith rushed for a team-best 64 yards followed by Ryker Seegmiller with 11 yards and Tello with 4 yards.

The Indians (0-1) return to action next week at Llano (1-0), which pummeled Lytle, 55-14, on opening night.

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Junction 40, Goldthwaite 16

JUNCTION – The Junction Eagles denied the Goldthwaite Eagles for a second straight season opener in a 40-16 decision Friday night.

Goldthwaite finished with 203 yards – 109 passing and 94 rushing – with one turnover, while allowing 242 yards – 161 on the ground and 81 through the air – with one takeaway.

Aidyn Lee completed 11 of 13 passes for 109 yards with a 24-yard touchdown to Zach Rodriguez, who caught two passes for 55 yards. Slade Allen led Goldthwaite with six catches for 39 yards, Casen Wiedebusch caught two passes for 11 yards and Landry Sanderson hauled in a 1-yard catch.

On the ground, Owen Campbell rushed for a team-best 49 yards followed by 16 from Wiedebusch, 12 yards from Sanderson, 9 from Max Storm and 6 yards from Lee.

Next week, Goldthwaite (0-1) looks to rebound in its home opener against Center Point (1-0), which knocked off Pettus, 21-13, Friday night.

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Haskell 50, Cross Plains 13

CROSS PLAINS – The Jared Sanderson coaching era began Friday night in Cross Plains with a 50-13 loss as the Haskell Indians upended the Buffaloes.

Cross Plains was limited to 150 yards of total offense – all on the ground – with three turnovers.

The Buffaloes received 75 rushing yards from Kevin Hopkins, 27 yards and a touchdown from Kye Schuman, 25 yards from Tyler Mackey, and 15 yards and a touchdown from Kutter Reed.

Defensively, Cross Plains surrendered 461 yards – 268 rushing and 193 passing – with a pair of takeaways.

Standouts included Tony Wheeler with seven tackles and one for loss, Jessey Bradford with six tackles and two for loss, Hopkins with six tackles, Colt Sanderson with five tackles and a fumble recovery, and Anson Long and Brody Harris with five tackles apiece.

Next week, the Buffaloes (0-1) host Abilene TLCA (0-1), which was defeated by Munday, 53-14, on opening night.

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Bronte 45, Santa Anna 0

BRONTE – The Santa Anna Mountaineers opened their season Thursday with a 45-0 road loss to Bronte.

Santa Anna finished with 93 yards of total offense – 68 rushing and 25 passing – with one turnover. Jayden Gibson rushed for 31 yards, Brock Brown added 24 and Jeremiah Davila tacked on a 13-yard carry. Through the air, Brown was 1 of 4 for 25 yards, that completion to Davila, and he also tossed an interception.

Defensively, Brown led Santa Anna with seven tackles followed by four each from Kain Watson and Khian Lewis, three apiece from Davila, Diggs and Gibson, two from Donovan Jackson, and one by Eddie York. Gibson also forced a fumble that Diggs recovered.

Next week Santa Anna (0-1) hosts Rocksprings (1-0), which defeated Sanderson, 60-12, Friday night.

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OTHER SCORES

Zephyr 46, Veribest 0 (Thursday)

Gordon 52, Richland Springs 6 (Thursday)

May 64, Whiteface 46 (Saturday night)