Replay: Central Texas high school football kicks off second week of the 2023 season
Week 2 of the Central Texas high school football season is in the books.
Here's what happened tonight:
Panthers hold on for the win
Imagine scoring 82 points and having to hold on to eke out a victory.
Liberty Hill does not have to as the Panthers evened their season record at 1-1 with an 82-80 win over Hutto at Panther Stadium.
The Hippos are now 1-1 as well after dumping San Marcos 66-35 last week.
Latest Finals
Thrall 56, Johnson City 42
Granger 38, Thorndale 7
SA Madison 49, San Marcos 28
SA Antonian Prep 37, Blanco 23
Week 2 finals
Westlake 48, Judson 0
Regents 42, Midland Christian 23
May 50, St. Stephen's 30
Brentwood Christian 50, Somerville 22
Brownwood 56, Marble Falls 7
Luling 32, Victoria St. Joseph 27
Lockhart 38, Connally 21
Elgin 47, Akins 0
East View 40, Copperas Cove 21
Hill Country 108, San Marcos Baptist Academy 62
SA Memorial 12, Navarro 7
Lake Belton 51, Johnson 44
SA Madison 49, San Marcos 28
More area finals
McNeil 44, Pflugerville 27
SA Reagan 35, Round Rock 28
Dripping Springs 35, SA Wagner 14
Lake Travis 20, Cibolo Steele 10
Finals
Vista Ridge 28, Georgetown 17
Lampasas 49, Northeast 0
Achieve 57, Eastside 12
Rouse 42, Anderson 21
Cedar Ridge 24, Bowie 17
Vandegrift 41, Cedar Park 17
Wimberley 44, SA Pieper 6
Granger 38, Thorndale 7
Little River Academy 27, Lago Vista 24
Vista Ridge moves to 2-0
After last week's 21-14 overtime win over Bowie, the Rangers dumped Georgetown 28-17 at Gupton Stadium.
VR looks to move to 3-0 as the Rangers host Shertz Clemens in the final non-district tilt, while the Eagles conclude non-league play with a home game against Liberty Hill.
Vipers strike back
Diego Seguera scores from 6 yards to ice the game as Vandegrift leads Cedar Park 41-17 with 1:42 remaining.
Rees Wise has connected on his second scoring throw of the night as he hits Jack Kayser from 16 yards out as the Chaps are shutting out Judson 31-0 entering the 4th quarter.
Cedar Park scores again
Ayden Arp hit Blake Suber for a 17-yards scoring pass as the TWolves cut the deficit to 34-16 against Vandegrift with 6:59 left in the contest.
In the first final of the evening, Lampasas pitches a shutout as the Badgers dumped Northeast 49-0.
East View and Copperas Cove have traded second half scores as the Patriots lead the Bulldawgs 25-21 in the 3rd quarter.
Arp finds pay dirt for Cedar Park
After going 3 quarters without a touchdown, Cedar Park's qb, Ayden Arp scores on a sneak from a yard out with 11:24 left in the game as the Timberwolves narrow the gap to Vandegrift 34-10.
Westlake has stretched its lead over Judson to 24-0 as Reese Wise hits Brody Wilhelm on a 18-yard scoring pass.
Lake Travis leads Steele 17-3 to open the 4th.
Andrew Petter scored on a 3-yard run and caught the 2-point conversion pass from Noah Booras as Georgetown has narrowed the deficit to 28-17 to Vista Ridge.
McCallum extends lead
McCallum has extended its lead to 17-0 over Lehman in the 3rd quarter, while Lampasas has bumped its lead over Northeast to 42-0 in the third quarter.
Hutto - Liberty Hill combine for 83 first half points
They have reached half in Liberty Hill as the Panthers lead the Hippos 47-36 in a game where there is no shortage of offensive fireworks.
Booras to Petter for 6
Georgetown finally finds pay dirt as Noah Booras finds Andrew Petter for a 32-yards scoring pass as Vista Ridge still leads the Eagles 28-9 late in the 3rd quarter as the Rangers are facing a 4th down deep in Eagle territory.
Halftime Scores
Anderson 21, Rouse 14
Bowie 17, Cedar Ridge 14
Westlake 17, Judson 0
McCallum 9, Lehman 0
Elgin 14, Akins 0
Lampasas 35, Northeast 0
May 24, St. Stephen's 14
St. Dominic Savio 21, Hyde Park 6
Adams and Coleman combine for Madden-like numbers
Vandegrift's Deuce Adams has hit 12 of 14 passes for 278 yards and 4 TDs, while Miles Coleman has been the beneficiary of Adams' big half as he has caught 8 balls for 223 yards and a pair of scores as the Vipers lead Cedar Park 34-3 early in the third quarter.
VR leads Eagles 21-2
James Hester hauls in a 10-yard pass from Jackson Arnot as Vista Ridge opens up a 21-2 lead on Georgetown.
On the ensuing kickoff , the Rangers recovered a fumble at the Eagle 25 to put the hosts in business and Vista Ridge did not waste any time as Arnot hit Natham for a scoring strike on the first play from scrimmage. Vista Ridge now leads 28-2.
Lake Travis up 7 in second stanza
In a battle of rated 6A squads, Lake Travis leads Cibolo Steele 10-3 in the second at Cavalier Stadium.
Vandegrift is dominating Cedar Park 34-3 at half while Westlake is shutting out Judson 17-0 at intermission.
TJ Duncan scores his first TD of the season on a pass from Ty Blair as East View capitalizes on a turnover to take a 17-8 lead over Copperas Cove in the second quarter.
Thrall ahead of Johnson City
Thrall is looking to go to 2-0 as the Tigers lead Johnson City 21-14 in the second quarter.
Regents leads Midland 21-16 at the half, while St. Dominic Savio leads Hyde Park 21-6 at half.
St. Stephen's trails May 24-14 at half.
Granger leads Thorndale 14-7 in the second, while Little River Academy leads Lago Vista 14-0 in the second.
Lake Belton leads Johnson 20-10 in the second
Liberty Hill looks to snap 3-game skid to Hutto
Liberty Hill leads Hutto 26-14 at Panther Stadium in the second quarter.
McCallum leads Lehman 9-0 in the second quarter.
East View has taken a 10-8 lead as Kareem Edwards Jr. scores from 4 yards out as the Patriots lead Copperas Cove with less than 10 minutes left in the opening half.
Elgin leads Akins 14-0 in the second, while Anderson leads Rouse 21-14 at the half.
LASA leads Manor New Tech 14-0 in the second, while Lampasas is shutting out Northeast 28-0 in the second quarter.
Rangers opportunistic defense leads Vista Ridge to halftime lead
After forcing Georgetown's Noah Booras into three first half interceptions the Rangers lead the Eagles 14-2 at half. The Rangers will be receiving the second half kickoff.
In second quarter action, Anderson and Rouse are knotted at 14, while Bowie leads Cedar Ridge 17-14 as both squads are searching for their first wins of the season.
Copperas Cove has responded to East View's opening drive field goal as the Dawgs lead the Patriots 8-3 in the opening half. The Patriots currently have the ball inside the Copperas Cove 40 yard line.
McNeil is 10 better than Pflugerville as the Mavericks lead the Panthers 24-14 in the second stanza.
In another 6A contest, Shertz Clemens leads Del Valle 7-0 in the second.
Rangers capitalize on another Georgetown penalty
After a Georgetown roughing the kicker penalty on a Vista Ridge punt, the Rangers capitalized as Jackson Arnot hit Tian Murray on a 35-yard scoring pass to give Vista Ridge a 14-2 lead with less than 2 minutes left in a fast-moving opening half.
Meanwhile up the street, Vandegrift has opened a 27-3 lead on Cedar Park as the Vipers marched 70-yards as Zaid Oliver scores from 2 yards out with 5:06 left in the opening half.
Patriots on top 3-0
After quarter back Ty Blair converted a pair of 4th down plays, East View had to settle for a short field goal as the Patriots lead Copperas Cove 3-0 midway through the opening stanza.
Westlake takes advantage of a Judson Crockett on the opening kickoff, Paxton Land hits Cal Livingood on a 4-yard touchdown pass as the Chaps take a 7-0 lead over Judson with 7:18 left in the opening quarter. It is Livingood's first varsity touchdown.
Cedar Park dents scoreboard
Cedar Park has cut the deficit to 13-3 as Andrew Giguere hits a 43-yard field goal as Vandegrift still leads the T-wolves 13-3 with 2:20 in the opening quarter.
Georgetown has narrowed the gap to 7-2 as the Eagles scored a safety against Vista Ridge midway in the second.
Adams' second TD pass gives Vipers 13-0 lead
After Vandegrift's defense forced a Cedar Park three-and-out, the Louisville commit, Deuce Adams finds multi-sport athlete and North Texas commit Miles Coleman on a 64-yard pass to give the the Vipers a 13-0 lead midway through the opening quarter.
Vista Ridge takes a 7-0 lead into the second quarter against Georgetown at Gupton Stadium.
Rangers take advantage of a interception
After a Kade Nathman interception and return that put Vista Ridge on the Georgetown 5, the Rangers did not waste any time as Vista Ridge scored on a run around left end to take a 7-0 lead late in the opening quarter.
Adams to Adams accounts for 6
For the second week in a row, Deuce Adams finds Eli Adams for the opening scores as Vandegrift caps the opening 67-yard drive. The PAT was no good and the Vipers lead Cedar Park 6-0 with 8:46 left in the opening stanza.
Penalties halt Eagles' opening drive
After a penalty-less opening win last week, Georgetown committed a pair of false starts stymie a drive that reached the Vista Ridge 40.
Vandegrift - Cedar Park officially a sell-out
Leander ISD AD Jonathan Lamb has announced that the annual rivalry game is sold out.
Statesman’s 6A Fab 5 in action this weekend
The Statesman’s Fab 5 are all in action this weekend and the contests kicked off on Thursday as the #4 team in 6A, Weiss routed LBJ 44-19 as the Wolves upped their season mark to 2-0 for the first time in program history.
For the second game in a row, QB Jax Brown connected on 4 scoring throws as he piled up 241 yards passing. Jacques Spradley-Demps reeled in 6 catches for 143 yards and one score, while highly recruited junior Adrian Willson snagged 4 passes for 89 yards and a pair of scores.
Weiss’ rookie head coach Vernon Hughes was named the 6A Coach of the Week by Dave Campbell’s Texas High School Football magazine after the opening 37-7 win over Round Rock. Brown led the offensive side of the ball as he threw for 262 yards.
The area’s top 6A program, Westlake looks to go 2-0 as they take on an always tough Converse Judson program. #2 Vandegrift tackles the #2 5A eleven, Cedar Park in a traditional matchup of Williamson County perennial powerhouses.
6A’s #3, Lake Travis hosts Cibolo Steele at Cavalier Stadium after posting a 13-6 come-from-behind win over Arlington Martin.
#5 Manor looks to extend its record to 2-0 as they visit Cornerstone Christian in a non-district matchup. Following a lineage of running backs that includes Texas Tech’s Tahj Brooks and Southern Cal’s Quinten Joyner, Titus Petteway rushed for 152 yards and 3 scores, while adding 3 catches for 85 yards and a touchdown as the Mustangs rolled past LBJ 39-26 on opening night.
Here is the Statesman’s 5A Fab 5
#1 Georgetown was a 37-7 winner over Copperas Cove as Nate Booras opened up his senitor campaign with 383 yards passing and 3 TD passes. The Eagles travel to face Vista Ridge at Monroe Stadium. The Rangers overcame a 14-0 deficit to dump Bowie 21-14 in overtime.
#2 Cedar Park mauled 6A Cedar Ridge as QB Ayden accounted for 278 yards of offense and 3 TDs in the Timberwolves’ 29-7 win. Cedar Park looks to duplicate the win over a 6A squad as the T-Wolves look to upset Vandegrift.
#3 Leander dominated the second half last week in its 48-28 win over Pflugerville, but the Lions were knocked out of the ranks of the unbeatens last night as Bastrop nipped Leander 41-40.
#4 Crockett pitched its first non-AISD shutout since 2009, as the Cougars rolled to a 42-0 win over SA Highlands. Crockett looks to stay unbeaten as the Cougars face Llano on the road this evening.
#5 Hays dumped Akins 36-0 last Friday and the Hawks will travel down I35 to face 1-0 SA Churchill.
Wimberley still atop 4A Fab Five chart
After last week’s 60-6 demolition of Canyon Lake, the Texans are back in action as they travel to tangle with 1-0 SA Pieper. The Texans are looking to extend their regular season winning streak to 16 since their 7-0 loss to Alamo Heights in the 5th week of the 2021 campaign.
Always powerful Regents, ranked #2, takes on Midland Christian in a TAPPS tilt after downing SA Central Catholic 45-14 to open the season.
#3 Lampasas looks to secure its second straight win over a 5A foe as the Badgers venture to Nelson Field to face Northeast. The Badgers downed Elgin 31-23 to open the season.
In a clash between ranked foes, #4 Johnson City hosts #5 Thrall.
Johnson City opened the campaign with a convincing 58-20 win against Comfort while the Tigers celebrated a 42-14 opening night win over Somerset.
QBs and WRs put up gaudy first week stats
Earning the Statesman’s player of the week honor, Hutto’s signal caller, Will Hammond accounted for 511 yards of offense and 7 TDs as the Hippos scored early and often in their 66-35 victory over San Marcos.
Hammond, a Texas Tech commit, threw for 411 yards and 6 scores while rushing for 100 yards and a score. Alex Green was Hammond’s top target as he hauled in 5 balls for 201 yards and 3 scores.
East View’s Cormyc Guerrero led area receivers with 205 yards and 11 catches in the Patriots’ 34-20 loss to Westwood while Texas baseball commit Anderson's Ed Small hauled in 3 scoring passes as the Trojans dominated McCallum 42-0 in the annual Taco Shack Bowl at picturesque House Park.
East View is looking for its first win of the season as the Patriots face winless Copperas Cove, while Anderson travels to Bible Stadium to face Rouse.
Thursday night action
Achieve reached 2-0 for the first time in program history as the Polar Bears pounded Eastside 50-12, while Hendrickson notched its first win of the young season as the Hawks dumped Killeen Ellison at Shoemaker Stadium.
In 6A play, Killeen High’s 48-40 win over Stony Point prevented a 5th 2-0 start for the Tigers in the last 8 years, while Westwood continued its recent dominance over Austin High with a 49-14 win at the Palace on Parmer. The Warriors have won the last 7 meetings between the 2 schools since the Maroons’ 21-14 OT win during the 2010 season.
Looking for a shootout?
If last year’s game is any indication, the game that might be the night’s highest scoring affair, Hutto travels to 0-1 Liberty Hill.
The Panthers will be looking to avoid a 0-2 start after losing its opener 49-17 against Wagner last Saturday.
Hutto is 3-0 versus the Panthers in the last 5 years, winning 56-49 last year, 42-19 in 2019 and prevailing 52-51 in overtime in 2018 non-district action
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Central Texas high school football scores: Coverage, updates
