HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: CLASS 6A Last-second Hail Mary carries Vista Ridge past Cedar Ridge westme celebrates so while completingseven of13 years with rout ofDel passes for 155 yards and two Valle more touchdowns. Senior run­ ningback Winston Hutchison ByColbyGordon had19carries for 113 yards and Amerlcan· Slalesman COrrespondent caughttwopasses for 69 yards includinga51-yard touchdown Vista Ridge wide receiver passfromhis younger brother. Jacob Bowennan may have a The Hutchinson brothers had a sixthsense. partin379oftheMavericks453 When the Rangers had the yards oftotal offense. ballon Cedar Ridge's40 with Luke completed a 51-yard 2 seconds left in a game tied scoringpassonthefirst McNeil at 42-42 Friday at Dragon play of the game to Winston Stadium, Bowerman felt he down the right sideline. would catch a Ho.ii Mary pass In the second quarter Luke ifVista Ridge attempted one. and Winstonalternated carri­ Moments later, Bowennan's ers with Luke sneakingin for intuition came true, as he the score from the one-yard bnuled in thedesperation pass linetostaketheMaverickstoa in the back comerof the end 14-3ba1ftime lead. zone with no time left after it Luke added a third quarter took multiple bounces through touchdownona20-yardscor­ a pack ofplayers, giving VtSta ing run for a 21-3 Mavericks Ridgea49-42 win. lead. Luke then nailed his «J was kind of hoping we secondtouchdownpass when didn't attempt the field goal he connected on a 21-yard becauserthought rwas goingto fourth quarter strike to Jr catchit," Bowerman said. "It's Henke. prettycrazy. It'sprettywild.... Xavier Dotson led the It'severybody'sdreamtocatch Leander with48 yards rushing a game-winning touchdown, while Eli Gehman's 39-yard let aloneona HailMruy." Vista Ridge receiver Jacob Bowerman hauls in a game-winning touchdown pass as time expires in the second quarter field goal netted Bowerman had evidence Rangers' 49·42 win over Cedar Ridge Friday at Round Rock's Dragon Stadium. [PAUL KNIGHT/I-OR STATESMAN I theonly Lion points. to back up his feeling, as be caught a Hail Maryearlier in the a 7-yard run to open the final - ButchHart,AA-S year on the same field against quarter. correspondent Westwood, butthatwas going Vandegrift (8- o, 6- o District into halftime, not to win the 13-6A)usedapatient, punish­ Bowie 23. Akins 20:Clingingto game. ingrushingattack topull away a 23-20 lead over a determined "I was running down the from Westwood (3-4, 2-3). A.kins squad, Bowie turned to field and I look up and I could Lewis led the way with 179 Andres Infante to bring home see the balland the way it was yards and three touchdowns thewin. coming,n Bowerman said. "I on 20 carries. Dawson added Thesenior runningback did wasintbebackoftbeendzone, 80 yards on seven carries. notdisappoint, running theball I thought the defenders mis­ He also passed for 98 yards on every Bowie play onitsfinal judged ita bit, and it bounced and two scores, one each to driveas theBulldogsranout the offa fewpeopletome.n Bl ,.. Youngblood and Trey clock and escaped the upset- Rangers quarterback Kyle Mongauzy. mindedEaglesinDistrict 25-6A Brown, who threw for 450 Westwood moved the ball actionat Burger Stadium. yards and five touchdowns, against Vandegrift's defense Infante finished with 98 wasn't surprised to see ona bevy of short passes from yards on 23 carries, including Bowermancomedownwitbthe Martinez, who completed 34 a 22-yardrunon thelastdrive ballasVista Ridge practices the of44 passes for 31o yards and that sealed the win. Bowie playeveryWednesday. Westl.1111 wide receiver Ryan Lindley snags a pass as Del Valle touchdownstoLyneandOliver improvedto4 • 3, 3 • 2indistrict, "We have a (wide receiver) defensive back Chris Reed looks on during Westlake's 69·31 win YlL Julian Deberrycaught seven as Akinsfell to1-7, o-6. Akins bunch of three, and we have Friday at WestJah High School Lindley finished the game with six passes for 109yards,andseven quarterbackQuincyWelchran onebehindincasethere'sa tip, catches tor 120 yards and three touchdowns. IJOHN GllTIERREZ/l-OR different Warriors caught at for a touchdownandthrewfor andthat'swhatendeduphap­ STATESMAN] leastonepass. anotherandfinished u of23 for pening," Brown said. "Right Despite allowing the 167 yards throughthe air. whenlthrewitl knewwehada inthethirdsetthescene for the 27-3 lead following Klubnik's Warriors 389 yards, Sanders Akins began its upset bidin shot. WhenI sawitgottippedI wild fourth, with Bowerman conversionrun. liked the way bis defense the first balf, tallying touch­ thoughttherewasabettershot, giving Vista Ridge its biggest DelValle pulled within 27-10 steppedupin keyspots. downs in both the first and then whenI saw (Adam Fogg) winsince being inClass6A. on senior Tavierre Dunlap's "We had to make some second quarters to lead 14-7 jumpingaroundlthought, 'Oh Westril,e 69, Del Valle 31: Del 10-yard scoring run. The adjustments based on what at halftime.The Eaglesscored mygoshwejustdiditagain.in Valle showed it could move Cardinals' drive featured a they were doing in the first on the first possession of the The play ended a wild affair thefootball against Wes :u e's 36-yard strike from Wilson half,n Vipers coach Drew game, witha long drive capped wheretheteams combinedfor vaunted deferise. Foropeners, (306 passingyards) tosopho­ Sanders said. "I Jove that our by a 28-yard run by Welch. 1,035yards, 37 first downs and junior quarterback Jace Wilson morereceiver Caleb Burton. kids wereableto take some of Bowie opened the second 28 points in the game'sfinal passedfor 187 yardsinthefirst Klubnik answered with those little adjnstments from quarter with a Jong driveofits threeminutes. half. But Del Valle's offensive another touchdown pass late drivetodrive." own that ended with a 2-yard Cedar Ridge (3-4, 2-3 might only served to prove in the first half on a 7-yarder Vandegrift clinched a playoff touchdownrunbyquarterback District13-6A)tiedthegameat howdifficultitis to overcome to Greathouse inthe comerof spot with the win. The Vipers JaydenYork 35- 35 onJalen Brown's 17-yard thetotality ofthe Chaparrals, theendzone. have their bye week next On the ensuingdrive, Akins touchdownrun with 2:48 left to who rolled to a 69-31 home­ Willoughbyenteredmidway Friday. Westwood looks to wide receiver Antonio Lopez startthecraziness. comingwin on Fridaynightat into the third quarter, but not bounce back ag,rinst Leander. gotbehindth.e Bulldog defense Following a kickoff return Chaparral Stadium. before Klubnik directed two for a 70-yardpitch and catch to their 46, Vista Ridge (6- 2, In improving to 6-1and4-1 more scoring drives resulting - Jay Plotkin, AA-S touchdown with Welch. The 4-2) took only two plays and in District 25-6A, Wesa....t in a 56-yard pass to Lindley correspondent surprised Bowie defensive 16secondstoreg,rinthelead, as shook offtheeffects from last and a 60- yard run Jackson backfield recovered to pursue Brownthrewa36-yardscoring week's one-point loss to ----! Cokerrun. Anderson 70, Austin High 49: Lopez, butbetumbledintothe strike to Emon Allen. "'r ~ ~ to regain its footing in Forthegame, Klubnilcpassecl Carst en Groos proved to be end zone with some blocking Toe Raiders answered with a district race featuringLJ,.e for164 yardsandrushedfor27 theonly thingbrighterthanthe help. a quick 70-yardscoring drive, ---.... , and surprising Hays. more. night skyindowntown Austin Brown's 22-yard touchdown The Chaparrals never trailed Dodge said all three of his onFriday. - Ken Whalen, AA-S pass to DJ Rountree tying the in thegame, scored ona safety primary quarterbacks will The senior signal caller correspondent game at42-42. on Del Valle's opening drive, continue to see playing time. accounted for more than 300 The game looked headedto and held a comfortable 34-10 Senior Kirkland Michaux was yards, scored four rushing Hays 62, Lehman 7: Hays overtime when theRangers had halftime lead. What's more, the in concussion protocol and touchdowns to go with two rackedup493yards rushingin only reached the 40, butBrown Chaps, after beingoutgained by didn'tplay. passing touchdowns to lead a 62-7win over rival Lelurum. and Bowennan changed that. the Cardinals in the first half, Andersontoa 70-49 winover The real contest was between Bowerman's grab over- tightenedup their defense and - John Harris, AA-S Austin High atHouse Park. Hays brothers Xavier and shadowed some brilliant scored 35 consecutive points correspondent Groos completed 8 of 11 Bobby Green, who took turns performances, as Raiders before allowing another Del passes for 195 yards andrushed gashing the Lehman defense running back Deuce Vaughn Valle score late in the third Vandegrift 42, Westwood 17: 16 times for 124 yards to help for long runsandtouchdowns. finished with more than quarter. Bowen Lewis ran52 yards for a Andersontoitssecondstraight Bobby found pay dirt early, 100 yards both rushing and West...si: sophomorequar- touchdown just before halftime District 25-6A victory. Trojan scoring on runs of 20 and five receiving and scored three terback Cade Klubnik made to help Vandegrift surge p:ist (5-2, 3-2)sophomore running yards,butXavier got going later touchdowns, Fogg hauled in the start and tossed three of Westwood42-17 Friday night backColin Page led theground in the first quarter with scor- eightpasses for 169yards and bis four touchdowns passesin ina District 13-6Agame. game 210 yards and three ingruns ofSo, 7 and 58 yards two scores, and Brown con- thefirsthalf. He threw two each Lewis' score came with touchdownson21 carries while to make it 34-0before either tinned a season-long trend tofreshman Jaden Greathouse 17 seconds left, just 20 sec- junior Grose Klei was the top band had a chance to take the of putting up video-game andsenior RyanLindley, who onds after Westwood had cut target catching threepasses for field for halftime. numbers. convertedthreeofhissixrecep- Vandegrift'sleadto14-10. 103 yards andtwotouchdowns. After halftime Christian Most importantly, the lions into touchdowns (Lindley "That touchdown right Austin (2-6, 1-4) lost its Garciagot in onthe fun, soor- Rangers got a crucial win that also caught one from senior beforethehalfwas a dagger," fifth consecutive game despite ingfrom2and5yardsout.Both puts them withinone win ofa quarterback Drew Willoughby).