High School Football: Lubbock Coronado tops Cooper; Abilene Wylie outguns Stephenville
LUBBOCK CORONADO 33, ABILENE COOPER 22
Top performers
Coronado: Demarion Finch 15-103 2 TDs rushing; Abraham Ragland 12 tackles (seven solo), 54-yard interception return for TD
Cooper: Daniel Bray 20-138 2 TDs rushing; Zavian Alexander 4-56 1 TD receiving; Esteban Lozano team-high eight tackles, one sack
Highlights: Abraham Ragland returned an interception 54 yards for a touchdown to break a 14-14 tie with 2:43 left in the first half, the Mustangs knocked off Cooper in the non-district game Friday at Shotwell Stadium.
Christian Sanchez kicked field goals of 26 and 31 yards in the fourth quarter to boost the Mustangs’ lead to 33-14 before Austin Cummins threw a 12-yard TD pass to Zavian Alexander with 1:45 remaining in the game.
Cooper’s Daniel Bray traded rushing TDs with Coronado’s Demarion Finch in the first half. Bray had two 1-yard TD runs, while Finch answered each with TD runs of 5 and 27 yards – the latter tying the game at 14 with 4:30 left in the first half.
Records: Lubbock Coronado 1-3; Abilene Cooper 1-3
Next: Lubbock Coronado at Amarillo Caprock, 7 p.m. Thursday; Odessa Permian at Cooper, 7 p.m. Friday
ABILENE WYLIE 42, STEPHENVILLE 32
Top performers
Wylie: Bear Meng 12-18-0—251 3 TDs passing, 14-86 TD rushing; Derrick Evans 5-178 2 TDs receiving; Malachi Daniels 25-98 2 TDs rushing
Stephenville: Ryan Gafford 4 TD passes; Tristian Gentry 3 TD catches
Highlights: Bear Meng threw three touchdown passes, including 91- and 34-yarders to Derrick Evans, and Meng ran for another as Wylie won its second straight game Friday at Tarleton Memorial Stadium.
The Bulldogs had a 35-10 lead over the No. 6 4A DI Yellow Jackets after Malachi Daniels’ 4-yard TD run with 7:53 to play in the third quarter. It was set up by an Andre Gjerpe interception.
A Cash Martin pick led to a 12-yard TD pass from Meng to Riley Robinson earlier in the half.
Gafford came back to throw TD passes of 73, 32 and 34 yards to Tristian Gentry – the latter with 5:50 left in the game – to pull the Yellow Jackets within three after Gentry ran for the two-point conversion.
Daniels, however, sealed the victory with a 20-yard TD run with 59 seconds left in the game to knock off the
Records: Abilene Wylie 2-2; Stephenville 2-2
Next: San Angelo Central at Wylie, 7 p.m. Friday; Stephenville at Wichita Falls Rider, 7 p.m. Friday
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WOLFFORTH FRENSHIP 17, ABILENE HIGH 12
Top performers
Abilene High: Naim Segura 24- and 22-yard FGs; Brayden Henry TD run
Frenship: Landon Hutcheson 18-30-2—219 1 TD passing, 11-65 rushing; Leyton Stone 9-129 TD receiving
Highlights: Landon Hutcheson threw a 9-yard TD pass to Leyton Stone and ran for another to lead the Tigers past Abilene High in the non-district game at Wolfforth.
Drew Cox hit a 20-yard field goal to put Frenship up 3-0 with 9:22 left in the first quarter.
Segura tied the game with a 22-yard field goal 46 seconds before halftime.
The Tigers snapped the tie as Hutcheson threw passes of 42 and 9 yards to Stone – the latter for a TD with 13 seconds remaining in the half.
Brayden Henry ran 8 yards for an AHS TD, but the Eagles couldn’t convert on the PAT to trail 13-9 with 9:00 to play in the third quarter.
Hutcheson ran 1 yard for a TD with 2:43 left in the third quarter, and Segura got his second field goal, a 22-yarder, with 7:18 remaining in the game.
Records: Abilene High 2-2; Wolfforth Frenship 4-0
Next: Abilene High at Lubbock Monterey, 8 p.m. Friday; Frenship at Rio Rancho Cleveland (N.M.), 6 p.m. Friday
JIM NED 38, ROCKDALE 12
Top performers
Jim Ned: Dean Guffey 8-13-0—201 2 TDs passing, 4-38 TD rushing; Aiden Ellis 22-150 TD rushing; Carter Wood 6-161 2 TDs rushing
Highlights: Dean Guffey threw for 201 yards and two TDs, both to Carter Wood, while running for another as No. 8 3A DI Jim Ned beat Rockdale in a non-district game in Llano.
Aiden Ellis ran for 150 yards and a TD on 22 carries for the Tuscola crew.
Records: Jim Ned 4-0; Rockdale 1-3
Next: Jim Ned at Eastland, 7 p.m. Friday; Rockdale at Franklin, Sept. 29
JACKSBORO 51, CISCO 0
Top performers
Cisco: Kannon Orsagh 11-14-2—53 passing, 14-94 rushing; Dillon Silva 6-24 receiving
Jacksboro: Lando Belcher 9-16-0 177 2 TDs passing; Luis Balderrama 7-115 2 TDs rushing; Luke Sams 4-91 TD rushing, 75-yard TD catch
Highlights: Luis Balderrama ran for TDs of 70 and 23 yards, while Lando Belcher threw for two more, including a 75-yarder to Luke Sams, as Jacksboro crushed Cisco in the non-district game.
Evan Walker had a 94-yard TD run for Jacksboro.
Records: Cisco 0-4; Jacksboro 4-0
Next: Cisco at Colorado City, 7 p.m. Friday; Jacksboro at Henrietta, 7 p.m. Friday.
BROWNWOOD 46, GLEN ROSE 34
Top performers
Glen Rose: Canyon Evans 22-31-2—266 3 TDs passing; Camden Raymond 7-80 TD receiving
Brownwood: Ike Hall 14-31-2—286 2 TDs passing, 13-178 TD rushing; Morsello Hooker 2-128 TD receiving; Junior Martinez 5-of-5 PATs, field goals of 32, 47 and 52 yards
Highlights: Ike Hall threw TD passes of 31 and 97 yards to Morsello Hooker and also ran 71 yards for a TD as No. 8 4A DI Brownwood fought off the Tigers in Glen Rose.
Records: Brownwood 4-0; Glen Rose 2-2
Next: Waco Connally at Brownwood, 7:30 p.m. Friday; Glen Rose at Springtown, 7 p.m. Friday
SWEETWATER 56, BIG SPRING 30
Top performers
Sweetwater: Caiden Ortiz 10-17-1—218 3 TDs passing; Korda Moore 13-183 3 TDs rushing, 2-30 TD receiving; Uriah Martines 9-122 2 TDs rushing, 1-19 TD receiving; Jadyn Forbes 5-146 TD receiving; Jose Quintero 2 interceptions
Highlights: Caiden Ortiz threw for 218 yards and three TDs, while Korda Moore and Uriah Martines combined for 305 yards and five TDs rushing as the Mustangs remained unbeaten.
Records: Sweetwater 4-0; Big Spring 1-3
Next: Clyde at Sweetwater, 7 p.m. Friday; Big Spring at Snyder, 7 p.m. Friday
CLYDE 56, BALLINGER 0
Top performers
Clyde: Blake Carr 9-15-2—245 4 TDs passing, 8-50 TD rushing; Daijon Booker 3-93 2 TDs receiving
Highlights: Clyde jumped on Ballinger for 28 points in the first quarter and cruised to the non-district victory.
Blake Carr threw for 245 yards and four TDs, while running for another.
Lane Clark, Fabian Gomez and Josh Hutton each ran for a TD, while Daijon Booker caught two TD passes. Kendrick Johnson and Landon Yates had a TD catch each.
Records: Ballinger 0-4; Clyde 4-0
Next: Mason at Ballinger, 7 p.m. Friday; Clyde at Sweetwater, 7 p.m. Friday
BRECKENRIDGE 41, EASTLAND 35
Top performers
Breckenridge: Camden Escalon 15-21-0—354 5 TDs passing; Sawyer Wimberley 5-111 2 TDs receiving, 16-116 TD rushing; Alexis Franco 4-166 2 TDs receiving, 15 tackles, two pass break-ups; Hunter Eaton 11 tackles
Highlights: Camden Escalon threw for 354 yards and five TDs in the non-district win.
Alexis Franco and Sawyer Wimberley had two TD catches each, while Brilee Bernal had another.
Records: Eastland 0-4; Breckenridge 2-2
Next: Jim Ned at Eastland, 7 p.m. Friday; Breckenridge at Fort Worth Benbrook, 7 p.m. Friday
MERKEL 54, BANGS 37
Top performers
Merkel: Maddox O’Malley 8-164 4 TDs rushing, 7-13-0—98 TD passing; Connor Willyerd 15-171 TD rushing; Kaden Blubaugh 5-72 2 TDs receiving
Bangs: Kenny Cole 16-29-0—205 3 TDs passing, 9-34 TD rushing; Hunter Newton 7-142 3 TDs receiving
Highlights: Maddox O’Malley ran for 164 yards and four TDs and threw for another to lead the Badgers past the Dragons in the non-district game.
Records: Merkel 3-1; Bangs 1-3
Next: Coahoma at Merkel, 7 p.m. Friday; De Leon at Bangs, 7 p.m. Friday
COLEMAN 26, LLANO 20
Top performers
Llano: RJ Coplin 75-yard kickoff return for TD, TD catch
Coleman: Brayden Torres 12-20-2—232 3 TDs passing, 14-60 TD rushing; Hunter Lackey 5-153 2 TDs receiving; Blaze Hronek 6-91 TD receiving
Highlights: Brayden Torres’ third TD pass of the night and second to Hunter Lackey, an 80-yarder with 10:04 left in the game, lifted Coleman to the non-district victory.
Llano rallied to tie the game as RJ Coplin returned a kickoff 75 yards for a TD and caught a 31-yard pass from Colton Bailey for another – the latter with 5:37 left in the third quarter.
Records: Llano 2-2; Coleman 3-1
Next: San Antonio Cole at Llano, 7 p.m. Friday; Coleman at Goldthwaite, 7 p.m. Friday
COAHOMA 49, COLORADO CITY 20
Top performers
Colorado: Mayson Monroe 37 TD pass to Jordan Garza, TD run; Cameron Urias TD run
Coahoma: Boyd Cox 14-19 184 yards, 4 TDs passing; Jaidyn Vineyard 10-87 TD rushing, 80-yard kickoff return TD; Austin Perkins 5-92 2 TDs receiving; Billy Bailey 5-48 2 TDs receiving
Highlights: Boyd Cox threw for 184 yards and four TDs, while Jaidyn Vineyard ran for a TD and returned a kickoff 80 yards for another in the non-district win over the Wolves.
Records: Coahoma 3-1; Colorado City 1-3
Next: Coahoma at Merkel, 7 p.m. Friday; Cisco at Colorado City, 7 p.m. Friday
BRADY 26, DUBLIN 21
Top performers
Dublin: Kaden Gaitan 18-39-0—265 3 TDs passing; Aiden Hernandez 10-174 3 TDs receiving
Brady: Daryl Adair 22-168 TD rushing; Zeke Jones 13-119 TD rushing, 1-64 TD receiving
Highlights: After 20-7 at halftime, Brady needed a fourth-quarter TD to fight off Dublin in the non-district game.
Records: Dublin 0-4; Brady 1-3
Next: Dublin vs. Florence, 7 p.m. Friday at Liberty Hill; Brady at Christoval, 7 p.m. Friday
KNOX CITY 77, RANKIN 32
Top performers
Rankin: Baret Jackson 18-180 4 TDs rushing
Knox City: Cameron Hernandez 13-223 4 TDs rushing; Bryson Callaway 5-14-0—118 4 TDs passing, TD rushing; Tristin Baxter 11-119 TD rushing
Highlights: Bryson Callaway threw TD passes of 20, 39 and 30 yards to Devin Guillory, plus a 29-yard TD pass to Ryan Shaver, while Guillory ran for a TD and threw for another to spark the No. 3 Class 1A Division Greyhounds.
Cameron Hernandez ran for four Knox City TDs, including a 65-yarder in the win over the No. 6A 1A DI Red Devils in the non-district game.
Records: Rankin 2-2; Knox City 4-0
Next: Rankin at Van Horn, 6:30 p.m. Friday; Crowell at Knox City, 7:30 p.m. Friday
This article originally appeared on Abilene Reporter-News: Big Country high school football rewind for Week 4
