Zephyr 45, Blackwell 0

BLACKWELL – The Zephyr Bulldogs still have not allowed a point this season, earning their second shutout victory that ended at halftime, 45-0 over the Blackwell Hornets Friday night.

Zephyr (2-0), on the heels of a 46-0 win over Veribest to start the season, allowed just 35 yards to Blackwell (0-2) while forcing the game’s only turnover, and amassed 249 yards – 191 rushing and 58 passing.

CJ Byers rushed for 63 yards and touchdowns of 6 and 43 yards, while Chayden Woodcock ran for a team-high 86 yards, threw a a 3-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Glossan, and caught a 29-yard scoring toss from Spencer Marwitz.

Marwitz finished 3 of 5 through the air for 44 yards and also tossed a 15-yard touchdown to Reid Hamm, while Jetson Gowin added an 11-yard scoring strike to Quayde Heard.

Defensive standouts for the Bulldogs were Ethan Prochaska with four tackles and Bauer Blair added three.

Next week, Zephyr is back home to host Gorman (1-0), coming off a 54-8 victory over Brookesmith (1-1) Friday.

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Blanket 54, Cranfills Gap 8

BLANKET – Playing in their home opener Friday night, the Blanket Tigers chalked up their first victory, 54-8, over the Cranfills Gap Lions.

Blanket (1-1) – which rebounded from an opening 57-25 loss to Menard – finished with 237 yards of total offense, including 208 rushing, with five touchdowns on the ground.

Kannon Kensing rushed for 136 yards and four scores, while Mason Beck chipped in 72 rushing yards with a trip to the end zone as well.

Through the air, AC French was 1 of 3 for 29 yards, with the completion being a touchdown to Cole Furry.

Defensively for Blanket, which forced five turnovers, Beck led the team with 13 tackles and returned an interception 80 yards for a touchdown. Kensing added 11 takedowns and recovered a fumble, Brian Shannon tallied nine tackles with an interception and a fumble recovery, French chipped in nine tackles, Brayden Cain collected seven tackles and picked off a pass, Abel McLaughlin recorded six tackles, and Ethan Tomme notched four tackles.

Next week, Blanket heads to Evant (1-1), which knocked off Waco Christian, 48-19, Friday night.

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Richland Springs 42, May 14

RICHLAND SPRINGS – The Class A Division II No. 4 Richland Springs Coyotes shook off a season-opening loss and handed the Class A Division I No. 2 May Tigers their first defeat of the season, 42-14, Friday night.

Coming off a 52-6 loss to Class A Division I No. 1 Gordon, Richland Springs (1-1) on Friday was sparked by Cohen Ethridge’s 118 passing yards and a touchdown, 84 rushing yards and another score, and two receptions for 27 yards with another trip to the end zone.

Ethan Deeds passed for 58 yards and two touchdowns, Brice Roesler finished with four grabs for 71 yards and a score, and Rush Norris scored on a 36-yard catch.

On the ground, Billy Perry recorded 41 yards and a touchdown, while also catching an 8-yard pass. Eli Hutchins hauled in a 34-yard reception, and both Ethan Deeds and Evan Deeds caught 5-yard passes.

Defensively for the Coyotes, Ethridge logged 13 tackles followed by Norris with 12, Perry with 11, Ethan Deeds with 10, a fumble recovery, and an interception return 75 yards for a touchdown, Hutchins with nine tackles, and Layne Ward with six tackles.

May (1-1), which was coming off a 64-46 win over Whiteface in Week 1, produced 318 total yards – 281 rushing and 37 passing.

Lane Goodson rushed for 187 yards and a touchdown while Jackson Lusk caught a 30-yard touchdown from Cayson Dail. Maddix Raffel chipped in 41 yards on the ground followed by Lusk with 21, Tyran Perry with 15, Kobey Morris with 10, and Kayden Psencik with 7 yards.

Defensively, Goodson recorded eight tackles trailed by five each from Watkins and Mikey Scheriger, four apiece from Morris and Lusk, and three by Raffel.

Next week, the Tigers venture to Rochelle (0-2), which fell to Medina, 65-16, Friday night, while the Coyotes welcome Nueces Canyon (1-1), which was edged by Highland, 58-54, Friday night.

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Goldthwaite 59, Center Point 0

GOLDTHWAITE – The Goldthwaite Eagles shook off a season-opening setback and pummeled the Center Point Pirates, 59-0, in their first home outing of the season Friday night.

Goldthwaite (1-1), which fell to Junction, 40-16, a week ago, surrendered just 5 yards of offense to Center Point (1-1) and forced four turnovers. Offensively, the Eagles churned out 409 yards with 366 coming on the ground in a turnover-free effort.

Landry Sanderson rushed for 157 yards and three touchdowns of 24, 13 and 10 yards, while Owen Campbell chipped in 113 yards and three more scores from 12, 2 and 46 yards away. Caden Wiedebusch tacked on 96 rushing yards and scored on carries of 12 and 23 yards, and also threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Zach Rodriguez.

Wiedebusch also connected on an 11-yard gain with Slade Allen, the Eagles’ only other completion in five pass attempts.

Next week, Goldthwaite wraps up pre-district action in ‘The Battle of the River’ as archrival San Saba (1-1), which fell to Junction 20-6 Friday night, comes calling.

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Cross Plains 75, Abilene TLCA 8

CROSS PLAINS – The Cross Plains Buffaloes mauled the Abilene TLCA Eagles, 75-8, Friday night for their first win of 2025 and of the Jared Sanderson coaching era.

Cross Plains (1-1), coming off a 50-13 loss to Haskell in the season opener, finished with 483 yards against TLCA (0-2), including 458 yards rushing. Defensively, the Buffaloes surrendered just 26 yards and limited the Eagles to -38 yards on the ground.

Tyler Mackey rushed for 206 yards on just nine carries and scored on runs of 22, 80 and 33 yards. Kye Schuman added 72 yards on the ground and touchdown runs of 10, 1 and 45 yards, while also throwing a 25-yard scoring pass to Colter Wedeking.

Anson Long tacked on 59 yards rushing and a 53-yard touchdown, William Albrecht garnered 43 yards and a 20-yard touchdown, and Kevin Hopkins notched 35 yards and two scores of 7 and 19 yards.

Defensively for the Buffaloes, Mackey’s five tackles were a team-best with three for loss, and Tony Wheeler notched three sacks and a fumble recovery. Brody Harris pounced on a fumble as well, while Colt Sanderson recorded a sack.

Next week, Cross Plains welcomes Hico (1-1), which is coming off a 38-6 victory over Moody Friday.

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Rising Star 52, Lingleville 6

RISING STAR – The Rising Star Wildcats remained undefeated with a 52-6 victory over the Lingleville Cardinals Friday night in their home debut.

Fresh off a 53-28 road victory over Highland, the Wildcats (2-0) on Friday scored on runs of 6 and 25 yards by Chance Wells, as well as 1-yard interception return for a touchdown. JV Kelly added a 50-yard kick return for six points and a 1-yard touchdown run. Pacey McGinn also tacked on touchdown carries of 15 and 3 yards for Rising Star.

Kelly finished with 45 passing yards and 39 rushing yards, Wells tallied 49 yards on the ground, and Leland Schenk and Kaiden Griffith added receptions of 35 and 10 yards, respectively.

Defensively, Kelly led the way with 11 tackles and a fumble recovery along with 10 each from Schenk and Kason McGinn, seven from Wells, six from Juakeen Froese, and three tackles from Griffith.

Next week, Rising Star ventures to Perrin-Whitt (1-1), which fell to Aquilla, 60-12, Friday night.

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Panther Creek 49, Mullin 42

MULLIN – The Panther Creek Panthers held off the Mullin Bulldogs, 49-42, to remain undefeated on the season Friday night.

Panther Creek (2-0) was sparked by Adan Wyatt’s 120 rushing yards and three touchdowns, to go along with 69 passing yards and two more scores, as well as two catches for 47 yards and another trip to the end zone.

Caleb Hale added 56 yards passing and a touchdown and he also caught a 50-yard touchdown. Izaak Olinger scored on a 16-yard pass play as well.

Defensively, Caleb Storey logged 15 tackles, including six for loss, with a 45-yard fumble return for a touchdown. Trevor Brooks added eight tackles with four for loss, Wyatt finished with seven with one for loss, Hale notched six tackles and returned an interception 58 yards, Blade Wilber tallied four tackles with an 18-yard interception return, Olinger recovered a fumble, and Kutter Cannon added a tackle.

Mullin (0-2) finished with 217 yards total yards – 113 rushing and 104 passing – with six turnovers.

Mani Morales passed for 97 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 54 yards; Vash Langford rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown and caught four passes for 51 yards; Jaidan Langford grabbed five catches for 28 yards and scored once; and Johnathan Armendarez hauled in a 26-yard reception.

Defensively for the Bulldogs, Chandler Moreno notched six tackles and returned a fumble for a touchdown, while Morales logged five tackles.

Next week, Panther Creek (2-0) welcomes Water Valley (2-0), which knocked off Hermleigh by a 56-8 count Friday, while Mullin (0-2) hosts Buckholts (1-1), which is coming off a 54-8 loss to Gustine.

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Llano 62, Comanche 23

LLANO – The tough tests early on continued for the Comanche Indians, who are still seeking their first win of 2025 after a 62-23 defeat at Class 3A Division I No. 7 Llano Friday.

Comanche (0-2), which dropped its opener to Class 4A Division II Caddo Mills, 54-24 last week, finished with 322 yards – 167 passing and 155 rushing – against Llano (2-0), which produced 566 yards – 294 on the ground and 272 through the air.

For the Indians, Cooper Welch was 11 of 23 for 167 yards with two scoring tosses and a pair of interceptions. CT Buford hauled in five receptions for 111 yards and both touchdowns, while Fernando Patino caught two passes for 21 yards. Others from Comanche making receptions were Caden Carroll (12 yards), Zaden Tello (11 yards) and Adrian Reyes (10 yards).

On the ground, Ladanian Smith rushed for a team-high 106 yards with a touchdown for Comanche, while Welch tacked on 26 yards and Tello contributed 23 yards.

Defensively for Comanche, Reyes collected 13 tackles followed by Tello and Smith with 12 apiece, Ky Keeter and Peyton Baugh with seven each, and Buford, Patino and Damian Aguilar each with six. Yahir Ibarra recovered a fumble for the Indians.

Next week, Comanche opens the home portion of its schedule against Eastland (0-2), which fell to Clyde, 52-28, Friday night.

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Clifton 28, Coleman 14

CLIFTON – Bidding for a 2-0 start to the season, the Coleman Bluecats were instead derailed in their first road test, 28-14, by the Clifton Cubs, who remained unbeaten.

Coleman (1-1) manufactured 231 yards – 121 on the ground and 110 through the air – with a turnover, while Clifton (2-0) netted 255 yards – 181 rushing and 74 passing – also with a turnover.

Braylen Stewart scored on a 14-yard carry for the Bluecats while Paul Salas found the end zone on a 4-yard run.

Salas finished with a team-high 83 yards on the ground followed by Brayden Torres with 21 and Stewart with 17 yards.

Hunter Edington connected on 5 of 16 passes for 79 yards, while Torres completed his only pass attempt for 31 yards. Stewart led the team with four grabs for 80 yards while Salas added a 23-yard reception and Kyle Chambers caught a 7-yard pass.

Defensively for the Bluecats, Torres logged 10 tackles followed by Salas with nine and one for loss, seven each from Brady Elder, Darren Hurtado, and Jett Black, and six apiece from Lane Bowers and Easton Meador.

Next week, Coleman hosts Mason (0-2), which suffered a 24-22 loss to Brady Friday night.

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Junction 20, San Saba 6

SAN SABA – The San Saba Armadillos were upended in their home opener by the Junction Eagles, 20-6, Friday night.

San Saba (1-1), coming off a 27-12 victory over Grape Creek, was held to 155 yards of total offense by Junction (2-0), with 146 of those coming on the ground.

Jason Everett rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown and Luke Tharp added 67 yards on the ground to highlight the Armadillos’ offensive effort.

On defense, Tharp notched 16 tackles with a fumble recovery followed by Melvin Umble with 13 tackles, Everett with 12 tackles, and Kolton Pierce with 10 tackles.

Next week, San Saba makes the short drive to Goldthwaite (1-1), which is coming off a 59-0 victory over Center Point, for the annual “Battle of the River.”

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Rocksprings 65, Santa Anna 20

SANTA ANNA – The Santa Anna Mountaineers were kept from the win column for a second straight week as they fell in Friday night’s home opener, 65-20, to the Rocksprings Angoras.

Santa Anna (0-2) generated 305 yards – 168 passing and 137 rushing – as Brock Brown completed 7 of 26 passes for 131 yards with touchdowns of 18 yards to Jeremiah Davila and 34 yards to Kain Watson. Jayden Gibson added 139 yards on the ground and rushed for a 29-yard score.

Davila finished with three catches for 40 yards, Watson added two grabs for 42 yards, Eddie York hauled in a 36-yard reception, Khian Lewis nabbed a 17-yard catch, and Jordan Diggs caught two passes for 6 yards and added 29 yards rushing.

On defense, standouts for Santa Anna were Davila (14 tackles), Brown (12 tackles), Watson (6 tackles), Tony Blaine (6 tackles), Donovan Jackson (4 tackles), Lewis (3 tackles), York (2 tackles), Diggs (1 tackle) and Gibson (1 tackle).

Next week, Santa Anna travels to Ranger (2-0), which edged Woodson, 20-13, Friday night.

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OTHER SCORES

Priddy 2, Walnut Springs 0 (forfeit)

Gorman 54, Brookesmith 6

Eden 28, Sidney 14