In the News Week of September 23 2019
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HI G H SCHOOL FOOTBALL: CLASS 6 A ROUNDUP Dawson's TD plunge surges Vandegrift past Hendrickson By Colby Gordon "I wanted to bethe (tone-setter) tonightScoring Amtric:10-Statesman thefirstTD did thatand thesecondone put the Correspondent gameaway. 1 101,e dot11g that •~1th my team mates. The ojfe11s ll -·e //11e a,1df11/lbacl.s die/ u g,-eat job. Vandegrift found itself Thls was a greatteam 111/11. " in an unusual position Friday: Trailing. Beau Dawson, vandegrift sophomore Facing a game Hendrickson squad, the Vipers played from behind for most ofthe first half behind, we•~e just going yards in the opening half, - the first time they've to keep doing our thing, Cedar Ridge raced to a trailed this season - and playing to our standard lS-13 halftime lead behind found themselves in a tie and we came out with a the legs of Deuce Vaughn. game midway through the win tonight.• Vaughn accounted for fourth. Bowen Lewis finished 208 yards and three touch But like most t eams with 112 yards on the downs in the opening half with expectations of ground for Vandegrift, as Cedar Ridge evened its a deep playoff run, while Jaden Williams season record at 2-2. 1-1 in Vandegrift showed poise caught seven passes for 85 district action. He opened anddidwhat itneededto yardsandMoore finished the scoring witha JO-yard do to come away with a with 117 ya.rds passing scoring burst up the middle 28-21 home win. and 60 rushing to pace to cap the Raiders· opening "It's not nice, but then the Hawks. drive. it is nice to have some For Hen&ickson, it's After the Lions evened adversity and be able the second g:anie ina row the score, Vaughn quickly t o overcome it,• Vipers it has come upagonizingly put the visitors in front for coach Drew Sanders said. close in districtplay after good as he scampered 79 "Hendrickson is a great losing toWestwood on a yards on the first play after program, and for us to be 2-pointconversion inthe the kickoff. ableto fight back andslug final minute last week. Vaughn's third scoring out a win in the second "I'm proud ofour Jcids, jaunt before intermission half is impressive." we played really hardand covered 80 yards to put Sophomore Beau that was a g:reat football Cedar Ridge up 28·13. Dawson capped off a game,• Hawks coachChip Devon Turner contrib 65-yard scoring drive Killian said. • Just like last uted a pair ofTD catches thattookmorethaneight week, we were that close for Cedar Ridge, hauling ln minutes with a 1-yard to making something a 67-yard pass rrom Jalen touchdown plunge on happen. We have a lot Brown in the second stanza 4th-.:m_d-:_go'.1! to_bre~_a of ~experience, we ju~ and ◄ 2-yarder from Brown 21-all tie for Vandegrift's need to grow some and in the third quarter. winning score. come together. If we do Btown finished with 136 "I wanted to be the that, we'U beaU right." yards passing on three (tone-setter) tonigbt," completions, while Turner said Dawson, who also l,,;l,l;I fl",a>is 49, Akins matched Brown·s two scored on a 3-yard run 0: ldallr..!la..& used a scoring passes as he accu in the second quarter. relentless pass rush to mulated 150 yards through "Scoring the first TD did overwhelm Akins 49-0 in the air. that and the second one a District25~A game at While struggling with putthegame away. I love Burger Stadium Friday ,ts passing game, Leander doingthatwith my team• night turned to Xavier Dotson to mates. The offensive line Defensive end Trey generate the offense. and fullbacks did a great Sofia had three quar· The senior running back job. This was a great team tcrbacksacksand Trey fmishcd with 200 yards on win." Wrightadded a fourth as 26 carries and four scores. The Vipers (4-0, 2-0 the Cavaliers (3·0, 2-0) His scoring runs covered District 13-6A) fell behind recorded their firstshutout 46. 28, six and one yards as early after Hendrickson since 2017. Leander fell to 0-4, 0·2. defensive end Gabriel ·1 don't think they were Cedar Ridge will face Hunter - who had three prepared for our speed Stony Point next week sacks and caused havoc on the edge,· Sofia said. while Leander visits in the Vandegrift back "Therewere times when Hendrickson at the Pfield. field most of the night we were able to push the - Mark Champ, M·S - intercepted a pass at offensive linemen into the correspondent the Vandegrift 24 on the quarterback and other g;une' s second play. times when they Just Round Rock 56, MCNeU 14: Hawks quarterback couldn't touch us." The second quarter is only Isaiah Moore found James L;:lm T~ held Akins to one-fourth ofa football Hester for nn 8-yard 139 yards of offense and game, but for Round Rock touchdown pass a few recorded five sacks. so far this season it has moments later, and just ·11 was a good night and resulted In 66 percent like that the Vipers found we did a lot or really good of their points and 100 themselves behind. things defensively,"..u- J percent oftheirwins. For Vandegrift answered T '"'coach Hank Carter the third straight contest. with a 75-yard scoring said. "Trey [Sofia] and Trey the Dragons used a second march capped off by Trey [Wright) are playing really stanza outburst, this time Mongauzy hauling in a well, and whenever those to the tune of35 points, to 24-yard strike from Dru guysarc playing fast, take control ofthe game. Dawson, butHendrickson they are a pretty tough This proliferation of points (1-3, o-2)responded with matchup.• turned a tie score into a a long touchdown drive of While the Eagles 0 ·3, five-touchdown halftime its own, Moore reaching 0-2) struggled offensively advantage en route to a the endzoneonuo-yard throughout the night. C:, , • 56-14 victory over McNeil run. - llscored early and in the Dragons' district Beau Dawson's first often. Kyle Eaves returned opener. TD run tied the game at the opening kickoff 87 Quarterback Seth Ford 14, then the Vipers took yards toset up the first passed for 248 yards a 21-14 lead intohalftime of Marcelo Alanis' two on 17-of-25 attempts. when following aninter touchdown runs. T'he Standout receiver Collin ception, Dru Dawson Cavaliers led 28·0 after the Sullivan nabbed 10 balls for tossed a 41-yard scoring first quarter and 42·0 at the 152 receiving yards. Ismael strike toTaylor Dummar halfas Weston Stephens Morgan led the Dragons in the final moments of and Wesley Erwin added with 150 rushing yards as the second quarter. touchdown runs. Round Rock totaled 393 "We kne.,; after we got Hudson Card com• yards on the ground in the theinterception we'd only pleted 8 of 9 passes for rout have a couple of chances," 135 yards and two scores - Bob Brinkman, M·S Sanders said. "We were before coming out of the correspondent hoping the corner would game before halftime. He lean in to the shorter route connected with Grayson San Antonio East Central and when he did it left Sandlin for a 56-yard score 41, San Marcos 38: San Dummarwide open." in the first quarter and Antonio East Central The Hawks used a round Sterling Hupp for a running back Deangelo 95-yard scoring drive lO•yard score in the second Rosemond scored five late in the third to tie quarter. touchdowns and gained the game, Jasiya Demps - Jay Plotkin. M·S 254 yards on the ground to diving across the goal line correspondent help the Hornets take down from the 1. the San Marcos Rattlers in However; Vandegrift Cedar Ridge 419, Leander overtime, 41·38. produced the c lutch 27: After facirag two of the San Marcos quarterback scoring drive it needed area's top defensive teams Alex Garcia was 12 for 24 and forced Hendrickson the past two weeks, cedar with 324 yards passing, to turn the ball over Ridge got its offense on two interceptions and two on downs at the Viper track as the Raiders posted touchdowns. Both of the 37 on the game's final a 49-27 District 13-GA tri· Garcia's scoring tosses possession. umph over Leander at Bible went to Takai Madgett "We're taught that no Stadium Friday night who finished the game matter what the score For the game. Cedar with five catches for Jl9 board says to play to the Ridge finished with 502 yards. best of our ability," Dru yards. 320 on the ground - Keff Ciardello, M-S Dawson said. 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