HS FOOTBALL

High School Football: Corpus Christi Week 8 area roundup

Len Hayward
Corpus Christi

THURSDAY, OCT. 17

DISTRICT 15-5A DIVISION I

VICTORIA WEST 52, KING 14

Top performers

King: J. King 18 rushes, 85 yards; N. Guy 8 rushes, 42 yards, TD; J. Laurel 4 rushes, 12 yards, TD

Highlights: The Warriors jumped out to a 31-0 lead at halftime and held King to 201 total yards. 

Records: King 1-7, 1-5; Victoria West 3-4, 3-2

Next: Carroll vs. King, 7 p.m., Oct. 24, Buc Stadium; Victoria West at Flour Bluff, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25

FRIDAY, OCT. 18

DISTRICT 15-5A DIVISION I

VETERANS MEMORIAL 42, VICTORIA EAST 6

Top performers:

Veterans Memorial: Jacob Hernandez 16 of 21 passing for 225 yards, 3 TDs and 8 carries, 41 yards, TD; Kobe Piper 15 carries, 86 yards, 2 TDs and 4 catches, 23 yards; Bradley Burda 3 catches, 111 yards and TD; Cameron Delapena 3 catches, 55 yards; Matthew Krall 3 catches, 25 yards.

Highlights: The Eagles jumped out to a 28-0 halftime lead and coasted to a victory in Victoria.

Records: Veterans Memorial 6-1, 4-1; Victoria East 3-5, 3-3

Next: Victoria East vs. Miller, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25, Buc Stadium; Victoria East at Ray, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25, Cabaniss Stadium

DISTRICT 15-5A DIVISION II

CALALLEN 35, TULOSO-MIDWAY 14

Top performers

T-M: Brendan Baham 6 carries, 63 yards; J.D. Garcia 9 of 21 for 93 yards and 2 TDs; Jordan Bueno 1 catch, 26 yards and TD; Noah Barrientez 1 catch, 14 yards and TD.

Calallen: Charlie Hill 15 rushes, 111 yards and 2 touchdowns; Jeremiah Earls 14 carries, 110 yards and TD.

Highlights: Wildcats outscore Tuloso-Midway 28 to 0 after trailing by 7 early in 1st quarter to swat Warriors away.

Records: Calallen 7-0, 4-0; Tuloso-Midway 3-4, 1-3.

Next: Calallen at Gregory-Portland, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25; Floresville at Tuloso-Midway, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25

ALICE 56, SOMERSET 17

Top performers

Alice: Marshall Mack 7 carries, 71 yards; RJ Salaiz 9 rushes, 77 yards and TD; Weston Moore 3 catches, 113 yards and 2 touchdowns; Waylon Moore 2 receptions, 45 yards and TD; Jacob Guzman 5 catches, 88 yards and TD; RJ Carillo 4 catches, 67 yards and TD.

Somerset: D’Angelo Romero 7 carries, 63 yards; Evin Pichardo 1 catch, 26 yards and TD; Raymundo Hernandez 2 receptions, 14 yards and TD; Koal Detmer 10 of 22 for 195 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Highlights: Coyotes race to 42 to 7 halftime lead and coast past Bulldogs to remain undefeated.

Records: Alice 7-0, 4-0; Somerset 2-5, 0-4.

Next: S.A. Southside at Alice, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25; Somerset at Port Lavaca Calhoun, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25

S.A. SOUTHSIDE 36, GREGORY-PORTLAND 24

Top performers:

Southside: Alejandro Escamilla 11 of 18 passing, 163 yards and 3 TDs; Caleb Camarillo 14 carries, 166 yards, TD and 2 catches, 84 yards and TD; Michael Hernandez 7 catches, 40 yards and TD; Michael Tamayo 5 carries, 30 yards.

G-P: Jeremy Barker 14 of 36 passing, 166 yards, 3 TDs and 2 INTs; Kaleem Gholsby 18 carries, 116 yards; Jude Wiggins 5 catches, 59 yards and 3 TDs

Highlights: Southside took a 29-7 halftime lead with three passing touchdowns from Escamilla, holding off a fourth quarter comeback for its fifth win of the season.

Records: S.A. Southside 5-2, 2-2; Gregory-Portland 5-2, 2-2

Next: S.A. Southside at Alice, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25; Calallen at Gregory-Portland, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25

Calhoun 63, Floresville 14

DISTRICT 15-4A DIVISION I

BEEVILLE 27, GONZALES 3

Top performers:

Beeville: Seth Gomez 8 of 15 passing, 210 yards, TD and 8 carries, 14 yards and TD; Jalen Spicer 4 catches, 109 yards and TD; Gabe Carranco 4 catches, 101 yards; Ausyin Alvarez 5 carries, 72 yards; Ryan Camacho 4 carries, 68 yards; Devn Palacios 8 carries, 18 yards and TD

Highlights: Seth Gomez had his first 200-yard passing game of the season as the Trojans improved to 2-0 in district play.

Records: Beeville 8-0, 2-0; Gonzales 5-2, 1-1

Next: Beeville at Boerne, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25; La Vernia at Gonzales, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25

Boerne 41, Pleasanton 7

DISTRICT 16-4A DIVISION I

Hidalgo 35, RGC La Grulla 14

La Feria 55, Zapata 15

DISTRICT 15-4A DIVISION II

ROCKPORT-FULTON 42, WEST OSO 7

Top performers

R-F: Garrett Loudermilk 16 rushes, 146 yards and TD; John Chupe 5 carries 96 yards and TD; Ryan Wells 9 carries, 34 yards and TD; Cass Flores 4 of 5 for 103 yards and 2 touchdowns; Cade Leal 4 receptions, 103 yards and 2 touchdowns.

West Oso: Malachi Flores 7 of 18 passing, 54 yards, TD and 15 carries, 58 yards; Cameron Williams 9 carries, 42 yards and 3 catches, 7 yards and TD; Ernest Rodela 2 catches, 37 yards and 8 catches, 26 yards.

Highlights: Pirates plunder at Bears expense to remain unbeaten in district play.

Records: Rockport-Fulton 4-3, 2-0; West Oso 2-5, 0-2.

Next: Ingleside at Rockport-Fulton, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25; West Oso at Sinton, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25

ORANGE GROVE 50, INGLESIDE 48

Top performers

Ingleside: Damian Davila 10 carries, 35 yards and 2 touchdowns and 16 of 33 for 215 yards and 3 touchdowns; Stephen Ayala 8 rushes, 61 yards; Gilbert Canales 9 receptions, 150 yards and 2 touchdowns; Roger Flores 3 catches, 35 yards and TD.

OG: Dylan Kotara 12 rushes, 68 yards and TD and 1 catch, 57 yards and TD; Cutter Stewart 20 of 32 for 306 yards and 3 touchdowns and 15 rushes, 42 yards and TD; Conner Eulenfeld 9 receptions, 124 yards and TD and 1 of 1 for 58 yards and TD; Jake Marsh 7 catches, 112 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Highlights: Bulldogs overcome 20-point halftime deficit and late failed 2-point attempt to overcome Mustangs.

Records: Orange Grove 2-5, 2-0; Ingleside 2-5, 1-1.

Next: Robstown at Orange Grove, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25; Ingleside at Rockport-Fulton, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25

SINTON 51, ROBSTOWN 6

Top performers:

Sinton: Rylan Galvan 16 carries, 219 yards and 2 TDs; Rene Galvan 4 of 6 passing, 57 yards, TD and 4 carries, 39 yards and 2 TDs; Robert Hughes 1 catch, 19 yards; Daelyn Davis 1 catch, 15 yards and TD; Exander Gamez fumble return TD; Trey Rittiman interception return TD;

Highlights: Sinton used a 30-point second quarter performance to cruise past Robstown for its first district win of the season.

Records: Sinton 2-5, 1-1; Robstown 2-5, 0-2

Next: West Oso at Sinton, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25; Robstown at Orange Grove, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25

DISTRICT 16-3A DIVISION I

GEORGE WEST 28, MATHIS 14   

Top performers

Mathis: Levi Orsak 36 yards rushing; Jacob Martinez 8 of 34 for 226 yards; Isaac Gutierrez 65 yards receiving; Darion Rodriguez 159 yards receiving.

GW: Devon Jackson 94 yards rushing and 11 of 21 for 87 yards; Brenden Henicke 32 yards receiving.

Highlights: Longhorns beat Pirates in battle of district leaders.

Records: George West 7-0, 4-0; Mathis 4-3, 3-1

Next: George West at Santa Gertrudis Academy, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25; Lyford at Mathis, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25

LYFORD 27, SAN DIEGO 21

Top performers

SD: Vince Luevano 9 rushes, 90 yards and 9 of 14 for 150 yards and TD; Nene Salinas 11 carries, 121 yards and TD; Christian Alvarez 4 catches, 65 yards; Sergio Guerra 3 receptions, 60 yards and TD and 4 rushes, 20 yards.

Lyford: Osmar Martinez 11 carries, 90 yards and TD; Mark Marroquin 7 rushes, 60 yards and TD and 1 catch, 30 yards and TD.

Highlights: Bulldogs outlast Vaqueros with late touchdown.

Records: Lyford 3-4, 3-1; San Diego 5-3, 3-2

Next: Lyford at Mathis, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25; Aransas Pass at San Diego, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25

Falfurrias 23, Aransas Pass 20, OT

BISHOP 21, SANTA GERTRUDIS 14

Top performers:

Bishop: Nico Garcia 7 of 12 passing, 158 yards, TD and 7 carries, 32 yards; Isaiah Rodriguez, 4 catches, 85 yards, TD and 6 carries, 19 yards; Zeke Guerrero 10 carries, 47 yards, TD and TD; Dylan Garza 2 carries, 9 yards and TD

SGA: Joel Guerra 4 of 9 passing, 95 yards and TD; George Santana Jr. 6 carries, 33 yards and TD; Adrian Gonzalez 2 catches, 76 yards and TD

Highlights: Bishop overcame a 14-8 halftime deficit to earn its first win of the season. 

Records: Bishop 1-7, 1-4; Santa Gertrudis 0-7, 0-4

Next: Bishop at Falfurrias, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25; Santa Gertrudis at George West, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25

DISTRICT 15-3A DIVISION II

Natalia 71, Dilley 0

Stockdale 48, Nixon-Smiley 20

Poth 33, Skidmore-Tynan 6

DISTRICT 16-3A DIVISION II

ODEM 35, MONTE ALTO 7

Top performers

MA: Joseph Cano 18 carries, 59 yards; Christian Oseguera 2 carries, 61 yards and TD; Von Cavazos 1 of 2 for 25 yards; Marcelino Castillo 1 reception, 25 yards.

Odem: Niko Garcia 7 rushes, 36 yards and 5 of 9 for 82 yards and 2 touchdowns; Lucas Lopez 14 carries, 112 yards and TD and 1 reception, 9 yards; Dylan Adrade 2 carries, 17 yards and TD and 3 catches, 60 yards and 2 touchdowns;

Highlights: Owls shake off Blue Devils with 35 unanswered points.

Records: Odem 6-1, 3-0; Monte Alto 2-6, 0-4.

Next: Odem at Banquete, 7:30 p.m.; Monte Alto at Hebbronville, 7:30 p.m.

LONDON 41, TAFT 21

Top performers:

London: Ty Leonard 18 carries, 156 yards, 4 TDs and 4 of 8 passing, 96 yards and 2 TDs; Donyae Castaneda 3 catches, 98 yards and 2 TDs; Gavin Chapa 5 carries, 44 yards.

Highlights: Ty Leonard had six total TDs as the Pirates won their fourth straight game.

Records: London 6-1, 4-0; Taft 3-4, 2-1

Next: London at Santa Rosa, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 1; Santa Rosa at Taft, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25

SANTA ROSA 42, BANQUETE 14

Top performers:

Banquete: Mark Lopez 18 of 35 passing, 216 yards and 2 TDs; Nick Gonzalez 5 catches, 66 yards, 2 TDs; Alex Gonzalez 7 carries, 71 yards

Highlights: Bulldogs manage two scores as they suffer their fifth straight loss of the season.

Records: Santa Rosa 5-3, 2-2; Banquete 1-6, 0-3

Next: Santa Rosa at Taft, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25; Odem at Banquete, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25

DISTRICT 16-2A DIVISION I

REFUGIO 83, FREER 14

Top performers

Refugio: Jordan Kelley 10-17-0, 156 yards, 3 TDs and 2 carries, 15 yards and TD; Naaji Gadsden 9 carries, 144 yards, 3 TDs and kick return TD; Ethan Perez 4 catches, 43 yards and TD; Jordy Martinez interception return 

Freer: Elliot Ramirez 5 rushes, 53 yards and TD; Hondo Bierstedt 3 of 8 for 22 yards and TD; Lonnie Adams 1 catch, 13 yards and TD and 10 rushes, 33 yards.

Highlights: Bobcats storm past Buckaroos.

Records: Refugio 7-0, 2-0; Freer 4-3, 1-1

Next: Santa Maria at Refugio, 7:30 p.m.;, Oct. 25 Freer at Riviera, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25

SANTA MARIA 28, BEN BOLT 14

Top performers:

Ben Bolt: Arnold Navarro 12 carries, 73 yards and TD; Nathan Arizpe 14 carries, 59 yards; CJ Flores 7 carries, 24 yards; Dashawn Mohamed interception return TD

Highlights: Santa Maria scored 28 points in the first half and held on for the 28-14 win as both teams did not score in the second half.

Records: Santa Maria 5-1, 1-1; Ben Bolt 4-3, 0-2

Next: Santa Maria at Refugio, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25; Three Rivers at Ben Bolt, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25

THREE RIVERS 65, RIVIERA 30

Top performers:

Three Rivers: Brandon Conn 6 of 10 passing, 185 yards, 3 TDs and 5 carries, 100 yards and 2 TDs; Zachary Davis 11 carries, 110 yards and 4 catches, 163 yards and TD; Alex Amaro 14 carries, 100 yards, 3 TDs and 1 catch, 14 yards and TD; Austin Stutts 7 carries, 50 yards, 2 TDs.

Riviera: Esteban Garcia 12 of 31 passing, 237 yards, 2 TDs and 8 carries, 62 yards; Robert Mayo 18 carries, 115 yards and 3 catches, 9 yards; Adrian Lopez 3 catches, 131 yards; Jo Jo Moreno 2 catches, 72 yards.

Highlights: A trio of 100-yard rushing performances saw the Bulldogs push past Riviera on Friday night. 

Records: Three Rivers 5-2, 2-0; Riviera 2-5, 0-2

Next: Ben Bolt at Three Rivers, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25; Freer at Riviera, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 26

DISTRICT 16-2A DIVISION II

AGUA DULCE 56, WOODSBORO 0

Top performers

AD: Cruz Garza 6 rushes, 128 yards and 3 touchdowns; Erin Medina 3 of 6 for 69 yards and TD and 5 carries, 61 yards; Angel Vera 2 rushes, 73 yards and 1 catch, 48 yards; Reiner Cross 2 carries, 15 yards and 2 touchdowns; Clayton Garcia 2 receptions, 21 yards and TD.

Highlights: Longhorns stampede Woodsboro to remain unbeaten on the year.

Records: Agua Dulce 7-0, 2-0; Woodsboro 0-7, 0-2

Next: Agua Dulce at Benavides, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25; Premont at Woodsboro, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25

BRUNI 35, PREMONT 18

Top performers:

Premont: Trey Davila 23 carries, 130 yards, 2 TDs; Lucas Rogers 3 of 4 passing, 127 yards and TD; Jordan Gonzalez 2 catches, 122 yards and TD

Highlights: Bruni outscored the Cowboys 22-6 in the second half for its second straight win after starting 0-5.

Records: Bruni 2-5, 2-0; Premont 3-4, 1-1

Next: La Villa at Bruni, 7 p.m., Oct. 25; Premont at Woodsboro, 7 p.m., Oct. 25

La Villa 56, Benavides 0

TAPPS DIVISION 2, DISTRICT 4

JOHN PAUL II 24, BROWNSVILLE ST. JOSEPH 14

Top performers:

JPII: Aidan Olivo 13 carries, 169 yards, TD and 3 of 10 passing, 55 yards; Josh Gidrey 14 carries, 70 yards, 2 TDs and two forced fumbles; Isaac Martinez 6 carries, 52 yards and 2 catches, 48 yards and one fumble recovery.

Highlights: Down 14-3 at halftime, JPII used another second half comeback to earn its first district win of the season.

Records: John Paul II 7-1, 1-1; Brownsville St. Joseph 2-5, 0-1

Next: San Antonio Christian at John Paul II, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 1; Brownsville St. Joseph at San Antonio Christian, 7 p.m., Oct. 25