AREA FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Quarterbacks stand out in Week 1
Jacksboro’s offense was as explosive as billed.
There was some surprise when we ranked Jacksboro No. 1 in the initial TRN Top 10 poll last week. And despite a 57-35 victory by the Tigers, they got a little scare early from Breckenridge.
I’ll admit, I was stunned to check on the Tigers early in the night and find them down 26-7 to Breckenridge. I thought, “We made a mistake with our rankings, and we are going to hear about it Monday when the new TRN Top 10 debuts.”
Then the Tigers erupted for 27 points in the second quarter, including three touchdown passes of at least 35 yards by quarterback Lando Belcher, taking a 34-26 advantage into halftime.
Belcher finished 13 of 24 for 309 yards and five touchdowns. Kaleem Howard was his top target, catching five passes for 147 yards. Luke Sams finished with 196 total yards and two touchdowns on 10 touches.
Graham’s Ty Thompson throws more TDs than incompletions.
Graham junior quarterback Ty Thompson picked the Bowie defense apart, completing 22 of 25 passes for 391 yards and five touchdowns. He also rushed for a score.
Three of Thompson’s TD passes went to senior Peyton Kinman who proved to be the quarterback’s favorite target last season, too. Kinman had five receptions for 164 yards, while Harrison Brockway finished with 107 receiving yards and a TD on five catches.
Graham running back Rylan Monsey found the end zone three times, twice rushing and once on a 6-yard pass from Thompson. Monsey finished with 112 rushing yards.
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Windthorst freshman QB has sterling debut.
Freshman Brock Belcher got the starting nod at quarterback for Windthorst on Friday, and if his performance in a 37-34 victory against Henrietta is any indication, the next four years are going to be bright for the Trojan.
Belcher completed 19 of 23 passes for 344 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. He also ran for a team-high 36 yards and a TD.
Belcher is the son of longtime Windthorst assistant Scott Belcher and the younger brother of Cy Belcher, who led the Trojans to a state championship in 2020.
Belcher made great use of the Trojans’ big targets at receiver, particularly Kolby Teakell, who pulled in seven receptions for 247 yards. Teakell caught all three of Belcher’s touchdowns on 65, 56 and 78 yard throws.
Seymour’s Loyd had a great season debut.
The Seymour passing game remained prolific to open the 2023 season with junior Brayden Loyd completing 23 of 17 passes for 324 yards and five touchdowns in a 40-14 victory against Anson.
Loyd’s top target was Brason Zeissel, who caught four passes for 141 yards and three TDs. Hagan Anderson and Isaac Willden also had TD receptions.
Loyd shared the starting job with Keegan Gilbreath last season but has it to himself after Gilbreath transferred to Westbrook.
Vernon ground game in midseason form.
The Lions hit the ground running, literally, in a 40-20 victory against City View. Vernon finished the game with 422 rushing yards.
Junior Adarius Williams led the way with 151 rushing yards and three touchdowns, but he was just one of four Lions with at least 69 rushing yards. Seniors Jevon Fanner (91 yards) and TJ Thomas (76) teamed with sophomore Tru Gipson (69) to give the Lions more great production from its run-heavy offense.
Quarterback Kale Sherrill did throw for 89 yards, including 31 to Williams. Sophomore Ty Scott led the Lions with 36 yards.
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JACKSBORO 57, BRECKENRIDGE 35
Breckenridge 12 14 2 7 -35
Jacksboro 7 27 0 23 - 57
FIRST QUARTER
J – Kaleem Howard 33 pass from Lando Belcher (Garrett Hubble kick), 8:13
B – Jaime Cruz 38 pass from Alexis Franco (kick failed), 5:50
B – Alex. Franco 74 pass from Cam Escalon (kick failed), 2:22
SECOND QUARTER
B – Alejandro Franco 43 pass from Escalon (Sawyer Wimberly kick), 10:38
B – Wimberly 84 run (Wimberly kick), 8:09
J – Luke Sams 71 pass from Belcher (Hubble kick), 7:04
J – Howard 51 pass from Belcher (Hubble kick), 4:29
J – Howard 35 pass from Belcher (kick failed), 0:57
J – Eric Pizana 24 interception return (Hubble kick), 0:07
THIRD QUARTER
B – Safety
FOURTH QUARTER
B – Braye Cantrell 11 pass from Escalon (Wimberly kick), 9:50
J – Sams 45 Run (Cannon Valenzuela run), 9:28
J – Valenzuela 38 pass from Belcher (Luis Balderrama kick), 6:48
J – Hunter Moffitt 13 run (Hubble kick), 2:09
TEAM STATS
First downs: (B) 25; (J) 24
Rushing: (B) 43-274; (J) 19-231
Passing: (B) 21-26-2—231; (J) 13-24-1—309
Punts: (B) 4-36.8; (J) 4-42.8
Fumbles: (B) 0-0; (J) 1-1
Penalties: (B) 2-25; (J) 5-55
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: (B) Sawyer Wimberly 27-248, Cam Escalon 10-24; (J) Luke Sams 9-125, Luis Balderrama 4-52.
PASSING: (B) Escalon 20-25-2—231; (J) Lando Belcher 13-24-1—309.
RECEIVING: (B) Bryson Herring 5-67, Alexis Franco 3-81, Alejandro Franco 3-56; (J) Kaleem Howard 5-147, Cannon Valenzuela 6-77.
RECORDS: Breckenridge 0-1; Jacksboro 1-0
GRAHAM 56, BOWIE 14
Graham 14 21 14 7 -56
Bowie 6 0 8 0 -14
FIRST QUARTER
G – Ty Thompson 3 run (Jace Gill kick)
B – Tucker Jones 18 pass from Rayder Mann (kick failed)
G – Peyton Kinman 46 pass from Thompson (Gill kick)
SECOND QUARTER
G – Rylan Monsey 2 run (Gill kick)
G – Kinman 9 pass from Thompson (Gill kick)
G – Kinman 60 pass from Thompson (Gill kick)
THIRD QUARTER
G – Monsey 6 pass from Thompson (Gill kick)
G – Monsey 47 run (Gill kick)
B – Seth Mann 1 run (kick failed)
B – Safety
FOURTH QUARTER
G – Harrison Brockway 39 pass from Thompson (Gill kick)
TEAM STATS
First downs: (G) 26; (B) 16
Rushing: (G) 25-250; (B) 46-218
Passing: (G) 22-25-0—391; (B) 5-18-2—79
Fumbles: (G) 1-1; (B) 1-0
Penalties: (G) 5-31; (B) 3-25
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: (G) Rylan Monsey 12-112, Ty Thompson 7-109; (B) Jax Johnson 5-57, Tucker Jones 12-57.
PASSING: (G) Thompson 22-25-0–391; (B) Rayder Mann 5-18-2–79.
RECEIVING: (G) Peyton Kinman 5-164, Harrison Brockway 5-107; (B) Troy Kesey 2-59, Jones 1-18
RECORDS: Graham 1-0; Bowie 0-1
WINDTHORST 37, HENRIETTA 34
Henrietta 7 7 14 6 -34
Windthorst 15 0 7 15 -37
FIRST QUARTER
W - Kolby Teakell 65 pass from Brock Belcher (Ryder Garrett from Brayden Berend)
W - Jaxon Stark 3 pass from Berend (Berend kick)
H - Garrett Blevin 2 run (Brysen Washington kick)
SECOND QUARTER
H - Cannon Cody 5 pass from Blevins (Washington kick)
THIRD QUARTER
W - Teakell 56 pass from Belcher (Berend kick)
H - Klein Essler 84 pass from Blevins (kick failed)
H - Washington 89 Punt Return (Cody pass from Blevins)
FOURTH QUARTER
W - Belcher 7 run (Berend kick)
W - Teakell 78 pass from Belcher (Berend kick)
H - Blaze Deaton 29 pass from Blevins (kick failed)
TEAM STATS
First downs: (H) 17; (W) 20
Rushing: (H) 26-162; (W) 35-59
Passing: (H) 9-21-0–184; (W) 20-24-0–347
Fumbles: (H) 0-0; (W) 0-0
Penalties: (H) 12-116; (W) 6-51
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: (H) Garrett Blevins 18-119, Blaze Deaton 7-35 (W) Brock Belcher 17-36, Tyler Camacho 13-26.
PASSING: (H) Blevins 9-19-0–183; (W) Belcher 19-23-0–344.
RECEIVING: (H) Klein Essler 4-104, Deaton 1-29, Cody Cannon 2-23; (W) Kolby Teakell 7-247, Brayden Berend 8-70.
RECORDS: Henrietta 0-1; Windthorst 1-0
MUENSTER SACRED HEART 15, PETROLIA 13
Sacred Heart 9 0 0 6 -15
Petrolia 0 7 6 0 -13
FIRST QUARTER
SH – Gus Ganzon 5 run (Isaac Salinas kick), 7:49
SH – Safety, :30
SECOND QUARTER
P – Jordan Demoss 3 run (JoaQuin Martinez kick), 8:23
THIRD QUARTER
P – Jayden Romines 25 pass from Dakota Hawkins (kick failed), 7:03
FOURTH QUARTER
SH – Ganzon 3 run (kick failed), 4:34
TEAM STATS
First downs: (SH) 9; (P) 7
Rushing: (SH) 40-126; (P) 25-46
Passing: (SH) 6-13-0—79; (P) 14-22-1—126
Punting: (SH) 4-31; (P) 4-31
Fumbles: (SH) 2-2; (P) 0-0
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING – (SH) Wyatt West 19-68; Gus Ganzon 19-71; (P) Jordan Demoss 15-63.
PASSING – (SH) West 6-13-0—79; (P) Dakota Hawkins 8-15-1—70.
RECEIVING – (SH) Andy Bayer 2-33; (P) William Watson 2-51, Jayden Romines 3-46.
RECORDS – Sacred Heart 1-0; Petrolia 0-1.
SEYMOUR 40, ANSON 14
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: (S) Slade Thomson 2-32, Isaac Willden 3-19; (A) Tyler Wilburn 13-96, Corey Layne 10-55, Ethan Lozano 8-41.
PASSING: (S) Brayden Loyd 17-23-0–324; (A) Wilburn 4-11-1–33.
RECEIVING: (S) Brason Zeissel 4-141, Willden 4-57, Hagan Anderson 2-54; (A) Mario Barrera 1-11, A. Lozano 1-7, Layne 1-7.
RECORDS: Seymour 1-0; Anson 0-1
BURKBURNETT 48, BRIDGEPORT 7
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING – (Bu) Elijah Maldonado 5-140 (2 TDs), Antonio Adkins 8-125 (2 TDs).
PASSING – (Bu) Brody Boyd 4-8-1—49 (TD).
RECEIVING – (Bu) Bradley Lovelace 1-27 (TD).
RECORDS – Bridgeport 0-1; Burkburnett 1-0.
VERNON 40, CITY VIEW 20
City View 6 0 0 14 -20
Vernon 14 7 6 13 -40
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING – (CV) Jacobe Monroe 6-9; (V) Adarius Williams 17-151 (3 TDs).
PASSING – (CV) Monroe 9-19-1—175 (2 TDs); (V) Kale Sherrill 4-6-0—89.
RECEIVING – (CV) Isaiah Anderson 5-126 (2 TDs); (V) Ty Scott 1-36; Williams 1-31.
RECORDS – City View 0-1; Vernon 1-0
NOCONA 42, ERA 22
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING – (N) Johnathan Stone 13-63 (2 TDs), Jose Gomez 9-70, Brady McCasland 9-53 (TD).
PASSING – (N) McCasland 10-17-0—209 (2 TDs).
RECEIVING – (N) Charlie Fuller 5-115 (TD), Caden Gaston 4-63 (TD), Stone 1-31.
RECORDS – Nocona 1-0; Era 0-1.
MERCY CULTURE 74, MUNDAY 0
Munday 0 0 0 0 -0
Mercy 19 14 28 13 -74
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING – (Mu) AJ Diaz 15-83, Joedy Williams 8-42; (MC) John Raybuck 7-211 3 (TDs).
PASSING – (Mu) Haiden Bowman 7-13-2—108; (MC) Landon Martinez 9-13-0—282 (6 TDs).
RECEIVING – (Mu) Hunter Urbanczyk 2-65; (MC) Raybuck 3-120 (2 TDs), Josh Marshall 3-77 (2 TDs).
RECORDS – Munday 0-1; Mercy Culture 1-0.
NEWCASTLE 72, RULE 18
Newcastle 36 36 x x -72
Rule 6 12 x x -18
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING – (N) Isaac King 80 (2 TDs). London Martinez 87 (TD), Ty Strawbridge 46 (TD).
NOTE – Strawbridge had four kickoff return TDs.
RECORDS – Newcastle 1-0; Rule 0-1.
OTHER SCORES
(No stats reported.)
Archer City 44, Quanah 8
Santo 27, Electra 14
Northside 51, Patton Springs 6
Benjamin 80, Follett 33
Crowell 100, Strawn 55
Dallas Lakehill 42, Forestburg 6
Wichita Christian 54, Athens Christian 6
Gold-Burg 64, Perrin-Whitt 16
Harrold 46, Paint Creek 6
Gordon 48, Throckmorton 0
Azle Christian 41, Bryson 40
Chillicothe 48, Darrouzett 0
This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: Wichita Falls area high school football final scores
