Big Country Rewind: Abilene High routs Odessa Permian; Jim Ned stuns Hawley
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ABILENE HIGH 49, ODESSA PERMIAN 14
Top performers
Abilene: Dylan Slack 14-18-0 215 yards 4 TDs passing; Brayden Henry 9-118 yards 1 TD rushing; Antoine “Bam” Rashaw 11-56 TD rushing/2-42 TD receiving
Highlights: Dylan Slack threw TD passes of 52 and 15 yards to Ryland Bradford and Jackson Howle, respectively, as the Eagles roared to a 14-0 start Friday night at Ratliff Stadium in Odessa.
Bryce Neves’ interception set up Rashaw’s first TD, a 3-yard run, while Slack ran 1 yard for a TD and threw a 31-yard pass to Rashaw for another as the Eagles rolled to 35-0 halftime lead.
Brelon Badon caught a 32-yard TD pass from Slack in the second half, and Brayden Henry added a 70-yard TD run as AHS amassed 453 yards on offense.
Records: Abilene High 1-0; Odessa Permian 0-1.
Next: Abilene High at Abilene Cooper, 7 p.m. Friday; Permian at Waco Midway, 7 p.m. Friday.
JIM NED 34, HAWLEY 12
Top performers
Hawley: Chandlin Myers 8-103 TD receiving; Keagan Ables 14-30-1 157 yards, 2 TDs passing.
Jim Ned: Gray Beasley 115 yards, 2 TDs pass, 101 yards, TD rushing; Brayden Shipman 169 yards, TD rushing
Highlights: Gray Beasley threw TDs of 65 and 21 yards to Jackson Crane and Gavin Brooks, and ran for another as Jim Ned snapped the Class 2A Division I defending champion Bearcats’ 27-game regular-season win streak.
Bangs was the last team to beat the two-time state finalists in the regular season — winning 39-15 on Sept. 25, 2020, in Bangs.
Records: Hawley 0-1; Jim Ned 1-0.
Next: Hawley at Lubbock Roosevelt, 7 p.m. Friday; Jim Ned at Holliday, 7:30 p.m. Friday.
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KELLER 37, ABILENE COOPER 14
Top performers
Keller: Beckham Robinson 6-7-0, 151 yards passing, 3 TDs; Cameron Rayford 12-69 yards, 2 TDs rushing; Ryan Ventura had two interceptions.
Cooper: Daniel Bray 14-58 yards 1TD rushing; Zavian Alexander 3-50 receiving; Christian Rico kickoff return for 75 yards.
Highlights: Beckham Robinson threw for 151 yards and three touchdowns, including an 81-yarder to Will Adams, as Keller rolled to a 24-7 halftime lead at the Keller ISD Athletic Complex. Daniel Bray and Troneal Robinson had TD runs of 1 and 6 yards, respectively, for Cooper. Gabriel Ogura's 46-yard field goal on the final play of the first quarter gave Keller a 10-7 lead it wouldn't relinquish.
Records: Cooper 0-1; Keller 1-0
Next: Cooper hosts Abilene High on Sept. 1; Keller plays at Plano West on Sept. 1.
MERKEL 26, CLIFTON 14
Top performers
Clifton: Brady Baggett 5-100 TD rushing.
Merkel: Maddox O’Malley 209 yards TD passing/11-88 TD 2 TDs rushing; Connor Willyerd 11-88 TD rushing; Kaden Blubaugh 6-93 TD receiving.
Highlights: O’Malley completed 10-of-17 passes for 209 yards and TD, while running for two more for the Badgers in the game played in Dublin.
Records: Clifton 0-1; Merkel 1-0.
Next: Merkel at Stanton, 7 p.m. Friday; Rio Vista at Clifton, 7:30 p.m. Friday.
COMANCHE 37, BRADY 8
Top performers
Brady: Zeke Jones 10-114 TD rushing.
Comanche: Layden Welch 11-21-1 163 yards, 3 TDs passing; Sawyer Wilkerson 31-189 TD rushing; Kyler Beaty 5-73 TD receiving
Highlights: Layden Welch threw for 163 yards and three TDs, including one to Baylor commit Kyler Beaty. Sawyer Wilkerson also ran for 189 yards and a TD.
Records: Comanche 1-0; Brady 0-1.
Next: Bangs at Comanche, 7:30 p.m.; Brady at Mason, 7 p.m.
CLYDE 40, CISCO 28
Top performers
Clyde: Blake Carr 319 yards, 3 TDs passing/97 yards TD rushing; Daijon Booker 7-218 receiving
Highlights: Clyde opens the season with the stunning win over Cisco.
Records: Clyde 1-0; Cisco 0-1.
Next: Clyde at Eastland, 7 p.m. Friday; Wall at Cisco, 7 p.m.
SWEETWATER 42, IDALOU 20
Top performers
Sweetwater: Caiden Ortiz 11-16-0 249 yards 4 TDs passing
Highlights: Ortiz threw for four TDs, including two to Jadyn Forbes (3-80), while Korda Moore added a score on 10 rushes for 89 yards for the Mustangs.
Records: Sweetwater 1-0; Idalou 0-1.
Next: Sweetwater at San Angelo Lake View, 7 p.m. Friday; Idalou at New Deal, 7 p.m. Friday.
EARLY 52, BANGS 10
Top performers
Early: Griffin Cheslock 20-204 TD rushing; Ki Houston 4-110 TD receiving; Rohyn Price 9-19-1 165 yards 4 TDs passing.
Highlights: Cheslock had the monster game on offense and also picked off a pass to spark the Longhorns, while Price was efficient in throwing for four TDs.
Records: Early 1-0; Bangs 0-1.
Next: Early at Tolar, 7:30 p.m. Friday; Bangs at Comanche, 7:30 p.m. Friday.
STAMFORD 48, HAMLIN 6
Top performers
Hamlin: Hudson Smith 9-24 TD rushing.
Stamford: Kaston Vega 4-120 3 TDs rushing; Christian Duran 7-11-1 111 yards, TD passing; Cle Whitfield 7-100 TD rushing.
Highlights: Vega had TD runs of 1, 69 and 49 yards, while Duran threw a 20-yard TD pass to Quinton Pryor and ran for another as Stamford won big in Wayne Hutchinson’s return as the team’s head coach.
Hutchinson led the Bulldogs to three consecutive state title game appearances from 2011-13, winning the last two, before spending eight seasons at Class 5A Lubbock Monterey and retiring for a year.
The Bulldogs outgained Hamlin 417-110 in Jason Botos’ debut as the Pied Pipers coach.
Records: Hamlin 0-1; Stamford 1-0.
Next: Water Valley at Hamlin, 7 p.m. Friday; Stamford at Haskell, 7 p.m. Friday
MASON 29, COLEMAN 20
Top performers
Coleman: Jadin Jackson 19-88 3 TDs rushing; 4-7-0 83 passing; Brent Bouldin 13-67 rushing.
Highlights: Jackson ran for TDs of 9 and 30 yards in the fourth quarter, the last with 6:55 left in the game, but Mason all but put the game away when Ryne Todd ran 39 yards for a TD with 2:50 to go. Todd had a 61-yard TD run in the opening quarter in Coleman.
Records: Mason 1-0; Coleman 0-1.
Next: Brady at Mason, 7 p.m. Friday; Coleman at Ballinger, 7 p.m. Friday.
SNYDER 42, SLATON 0
Top performers
Snyder: Easton Stewart 17-20-0 238 yards, 5 TDs; Daenin Smith 18-147 rushing; Dom Dominguez 7-75 2 TDs receiving
Highlights: Stewart threw for 238 yards and five TDs, including a 50-yarder to Jay Castillo. Jacob James (5-64 receiving) and Daniel Cabrera (2-28) also had TD catches, while James also picked off two passes on defense.
Records: Snyder 1-0; Slaton 0-1.
Next: Levelland at Snyder, 7 p.m. Friday; Abernathy at Slaton, 7 p.m. Friday.
SEYMOUR 40, ANSON 14
Top performers
Anson: Tyler Wilburn 4-11-1 33 yards TD passing/13-96 rushing
Seymour: Brayden Loyd 324 yards, 5 TDs passing; Brason Zeissel 4-141 3 TDs receiving
Highlights: Ethan Lozano ran 8 yards for a TD, and Tyler Wilburn threw an 8-yard pass to Stryker Dillard as Anson rallied to tie the game at 14 in the second quarter in Seymour.
But Loyd threw his third TD pass before halftime, and Seymour outscored the Tigers 19-0 in the second half.
Records: Anson 0-1; Seymour 1-0.
Next: Archer City at Anson, 7 p.m. Friday; Lindsay at Seymour, 7 p.m. Friday.
JACKSBORO 57, BRECKENRIDGE 35
Top performers
Breckenridge: Camden Escalon 21-34-2 279 yards, 4 TDs passing; Sawyer Wimberley 29-235 1 TD rushing; Alexis Franco 3-81 TD receiving.
Jacksboro: Lando Belcher 326 yards 5 TDs passing; Luke Sams 9-140, 1 TD rushing; Kaleem Howard 6-154 3 TDs receiving.
Highlights: Jacksboro led 34-26 at halftime, thanks to a 27-point second quarter, and the Tigers shut down the Buckaroos in the second half for the season-opening win.
Records: Jacksboro 1-0; Breckenridge 1-0.
Next: Jacksboro at Boyd, 7:30 p.m. Friday; Childress at Breckenridge, 7 p.m. Friday.
This article originally appeared on Abilene Reporter-News: Big Country Rewind: Keller mauls Abilene Cooper in football opener
