Week 2 of Texas High School football took place on Thursday and Friday. Take a look at the recaps from Class 6A-4A across the Texas Panhandle and the South Plains including Amarillo High staying unbeaten by going on the road and downing San Angelo Central. Tascosa defended home turf against Wichita Falls Legacy and Dumas had another one-sided win this time besting Borger.
Amarillo High rolls over Central on the road
The Amarillo High Sandies have made a statement in their first two games of the season by punching above their weight.
In their opening gauntlet against schools from District 2-6A, the Sandies are guaranteed a winning record for the season. They made their longest road trip of the season to face San Angelo Central on Friday night and made sure it was a success, rolling to a 41-21 victory to improve to 2-0 on the season.
Coupled with last week’s season opening 55-12 win over Odessa High, Amarillo High has now beaten both 2-6A opponents it’s faced to open the season. The Sandies can complete a 2-6A trifecta next Friday if they get a victory at Midland High.
It’s been a familiar formula for Amarillo High in the first two weeks, as the Sandies used another big offensive performance to cruise to victory. For the second straight week, senior quarterback Jett Lopez threw for over 300 yards, as he torched Central for 306 yards and three touchdowns.
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“I really like how we’ve started the season so far,” AHS head coach Chad Dunnam said. “Especially on the offensive side of the ball. We have a veteran quarterback in Jett (Lopez) and he is an outstanding player and young man. We have a great running back, a big offensive line and unbelievable receivers. Everything is clicking on that side for us. The defense has taken big steps, but they still have a way to go. They all play hard though and that says a lot about a team. I’m proud of that.”
Austin Sluder was the top target with six catches for 145 yards and two touchdowns, and Oilver Parsons had three catches for 105 yards and a touchdown. Jude Dunavin also had a big game running the ball, with 181 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries.
Tascosa crushes Legacy
Tascosa got its offense in high gear against second year school Wichita Falls Legacy, romping to a 53-3 win at Dick Bivins Stadium to improve to 2-0.
After managing next to no offense after a season-opening touchdown drive in the previous week’s 10-0 win over Palo Duro, the Rebels got things going in no uncertain terms against Legacy. They had four ballcarriers with over 40 yards out of the flexbone, as Traeson Elliott ran for 44 yards and four touchdowns. Deandre Sanders led the way with 81 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Coltyn Fulton threw two touchdown passes for the Rebels.
Defensively, Tascosa continued to dominate and still hasn’t allowed a touchdown in two games. The Rebels forced three turnovers and gave up only 131 yards to Legacy and got stellar games from linebackers Sam Adams and Coen Phillips, as Adams had eight tackles and 1 ½ sacks and Phillips had 11 tackles, two sacks and forced a fumble.
Monterey beats Wylie to give Sims first win as coach
The Lubbock Monterey Plainsmen scored what could be signature win for coach Jason Sims, who got his first victory as a head coach since he was at Childress.
Monterey hosted Abilene Wylie at Lowrey Field on Thursday night and held on for a close victory, pulling put a 24-21 win to give Sims his first win at the helm of the Plainsmen, who evened their record at 1-1.
The first half was a defensive struggle, with Wylie leading 7-3 at the half, as the Bulldogs scored the only touchdown of the half on an interception return for a score.
Monterey got things going offensively in the second half, scoring 14 straight points to take the lead for good. The Plainsmen went up 24-14 with 6:56 left in the game when Jonah Reed hit Cam Taylor with a 26-yard scoring pass, and they survived a touchdown by Wylie to hold on for the win.
Taylor had eight catches for 118 yards.
Class 4A
Dumas routs Borger
First week trends continued for Dumas and Borger, as Dumas jumped out to an early lead and never let up in roaring to a 51-6 win at Borger.
Dumas improved to 2-0 and scored 51 points for the second straight week, and the Demons scored all their points before Borger (0-2) finally got on the board in the fourth quarter. Borger finally scored after allowing 106 unanswered points to Bushland and Dumas to open the season.
The Jaras, Angel and ZJ ran for a pair of touchdowns from 3 and 22 yards respectively to get the scoring started for Dumas. ZJ had 103 yards and three touchdowns on 12 carries.
Dumas quarterback Colton Mills had another highly accurate game, completing 11-of-14 passes for 184 yards and a touchdown. For good measure, Mills also ran for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
Borger managed only 159 total yards against the Dumas defense.
Canyon gets by Andrews
Canyon stayed undefeated on the young season, but the Eagles had to grind it out to do it, beating Andrews 22-16 on the road to move to 2-0.
The Eagles had an extremely balanced offense, as they threw for 225 yards and ran for 222. Bayler Schilling had a lifetime best game catching the ball, as he had four catches for 195 yards and a touchdown.
Austin Turner led the Eagles on the ground with 104 yards on eight carries. However, both of Canyon’s rushing touchdowns came from Rudy Flores.
West Plains rips Horizon
Canyon wasn’t the only Canyon ISD team to win this week at Andrews, as West Plains got to town Thursday and crushed Clint Horizon 58-0 in a neutral site game to improve to 2-0.
There was never a question in this one, as West Plains dominated in every phase of the game and jumped out to a 44-0 halftime lead. The Wolves piled up an astounding 607 yards of total offense, including 432 on the ground.
West Plains had two 100-yard rushers, as Slade Phillips had 168 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. Alex Lucero had 111 yards and two scores on 16 carries.
Quarterback Reid Macon had another highly efficient game, completing 11-of-13 for 172 yards and two scores to Kaden Hooker.
Class 6A
Frenship falls to Wichita Falls Memorial
Frenship had a 12-point lead slip away as Wichita Falls Memorial closed the game with 19 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to hand the Tigers a 33-26 defeat, leaving Frenship still seeking a win after two weeks.
The Tigers took a 26-14 lead in the third quarter after a 2-yuard scoring run by Braiden Dunkerson. However, Memorial rallied to take a 27-26 with 45 seconds to go on an 8-yard run by Joe Castles. On the final play of the game, Frenship fumbled and Memorial’s Hunter Talley returned it 52 yards for a score to clinch it.
Frenship quarterback Quaid Ferris, a transfer from Bushland, completed 22-of-28 for 281 yards and two touchdowns. Memorial’s Eric Powell ran for 155 yards and two scores.
Quick hits
Pampa suffered another tough one-score loss to fall to 0-2, losing at Plainview 49-41. It was a wild game featuring 887 total yards of offense and Pampa senior Max Neff had his second straight 200-yard game to open the season, piling up 297 yards and four touchdowns on 23 carries. Plainview’s Seth Mayberry threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more as the Bulldogs evened their record at 1-1.
Hereford had another shootout with another Lubbock ISD school in the home opener, only this time the Whitefaces came up short, falling 35-33 to Lubbock Estacado on a fourth quarter touchdown. Quarterback Kalub Ramirez had another big game for the Herd (1-1), throwing for 202 yards and four touchdowns, including two to Brix Machen. Kobe Goodloe ran for 148 yards and caught a touchdown pass. Estacado improved to 1-1.
Seminole recovered from a rough opener against West Plains to beat Shallowater 45-27. Caton Cramer led Seminole’s ground attack with 193 yards and four touchdowns on 28 carries and Dominick Higgins threw for 240 yards and a score. Shallowater’s Cooper Martin threw for 309 yards and three touchdowns and Maddox McDonald had 12 catches for 123 yards and a score, as both teams are now 1-1.