Replay: Central Texas high school football's third week of the 2023 season
The third week of the Central Texas high school season is in the books. Here's a recap of tonight's games:
Still more finals
Luling 47, Eastside 0
Travis 67, Schertz John Paul II 13
Cedar Ridge 34, Harker Heights 33
Killeen Chaparral 34, Marble Falls 21
Vikings roll
Lago Vista has defeated Giddings 31-12 in non-district play tonight.
More finals
Vandegrift 48, Waco Midway 17
Del Rio 36, Leander 34
LASA 42, Achieve 20
Hill Country 67, Fredericksburg Heritage 22
Lampasas 72, East View 37
Finals rolling in
Westwood 59, Bastrop 7
Liberty Hill 45, Georgetown 42
Stony Point 19, Pflugerville 0
Vista Ridge 24, Schertz Clemens 0
Anderson 17, Austin High 0
Westlake 64, Akins 0
Llano 20, Crockett 17
Riesel 26, Thorndale 0
La Vernia 45, La Grange 0
Lake Travis 52, Johnson 24
Liberty Hills staves off Georgetown
After taking a 45-42 lead with less than a minute remaining, Liberty Hill's defense blocked a game-tying field goal attempt on the last play of the game.
The Eagles marched from their own 25 to the Panther 15 before the Liberty Hill block party.
Liberty Hill is now 2-1, while the Eagles enter the bye week 1-2.
Warriors roll to a 59-7 win
Westwood moves to 3-0 as the Warriors cruised past Bastrop 59-7.
LH takes late lead
After stopping Georgetown on downs, Liberty Hill has regained the lead 43-42 over the Eagles with 56 seconds left . LH's 2-point conversion was wiped out by a penalty, but it didn't matter as the Panthers converted on a pass to take a 45-42 lead with 56 seconds remaining.
Anderson leads in the 4th
After eschewing a short field goal attempt in the first quarter, Anderson has taken a 10-7 lead over Austin High with a short field goal in the fourth quarter
Anderson - Austin High even entering fourth
After a scoreless third quarter, Austin High and Anderson are dead even at 7 entering the the final quarter.
At Birkelbach, Liberty Hill has narrowed the Georgetown lead to 42-37 as Ben Carter scored from 4-yards out. Liberty Hill recovered the ensuing kick off as the Panthers are in Eagle territory with 8 minutes remaining.
Petter notches his hat trick
After Liberty Hill narrowed the Georgetown lead to 35-30, the Eagles wasted no time to pushing its lead back to double digits as Andrew Petter scored on a 58-yard run for his 3rd TD on the night.
Petter has rushed for 235 yards on 15 carries as the Eagles lead 42-30. with over 10 minutes remaining in the game.
Panthers on the prowl
After converting a 4th and 2, Liberty Hill has marched deep into Georgetown territory as the Panthers trail the Eagles 35-24 entering the 4th quarter.
LBJ trails by 8
Dallas Parish Episcopal leads LBJ 20-12 in the second quarter, While Crockett is maintaining a 10-6 lead over Llano in the final quarter.
A trifecta for Booras to Holubec
Cody Holubec was on the receiving end of Noah Booras' third TD pass of the game as Georgetown has taken a 35-24 lead over Liberty Hill in the 3rd quarter.
Ducks flying high at half
Taylor leads Robinson 21-14 at half, while Travis is cruising with a 46-13 lead over Schertz Clemens at half.
Leander - Del Rio knotted at half
They have reached halftime at Bible as Leander and Del Rio are even at 21.
Westlake leads Akins 44-0 at half as Spencer Barnett added a 47-yard field goal to end the half.
Lake Travis leads Johnson 24-10 at half while Vista Ridge is shutting out Schertz Clemens 10-0 at half.
Maroons tie Trojans
In 26-6A action, Austin High has scored as Christian Rector comes down with a 6-yard scoring pass from Wilder Davenport as the Maroons tie Anderson at 7-7 late in the opening half.
Kadyn Leon tossed a 10-yard scoring toss to Sam Self to give Lake Travis a 24-10 lead over Johnson with 3:45 left in the first half.
Westlake's Nate Acosta scored on a 22-yard run to give Westlake a 35-0 lead over Akins in the second quarter.
Lampasas has opened a 31-14 lead over East View with 3:31 left in the opening half.
First half scores
Anderson 7, Austin High 0 (2nd quarter)
Georgetown 28, Liberty Hill 24 (half)
Westlake 35, Akins 0 (2nd quarter)
Lake Travis 17, Johnson 3 (2nd quarter)
East View 14, Lampasas 14 (1st quarter)
Leander 7, Del Rio 7 (2nd quarter)
Crockett 10, Llano 6 (half)
Vandegrift 14, Waco Midway 7 (1st quarter)
Jonesboro 76, St. Stephen's 4 (final)
Travis 28, Schertz John Paul II 13 (2nd quarter)
St. Andrew's 16, Victoria St. Joseph 6 (half)
Riesel 14, Thorndale 0 (half)
La Vernia 35, La Grange 0 (2nd quarter)
Bryan Rudder 7, Elgin 0 (1st quarter)
Manor 14, Copperas Cove 7 (2nd quarter)
Cibolo Steele 36, Hutto 0 (2nd quarter)
Stony Point 13, Pflugerville 0 (half)
Vista Ridge 7, Schertz Clemens 0 (2nd quarter)
Cedar Ridge 7, Harker Heights 7 (2nd quarter)
Another long pass gives Eagles the lead
For the second time in the first half, Cody Holubec has taken a short pass from Noah Booras and turned it into a long scoring play.
Booras hit Holubec with a short pass and then Holubec did the rest as he outraced the Panther defense on a 92-yard scoring play.
The Eagles lead 28-24 with less than 2 minutes in the opening half.
Chaps open 21-point lead
Westlake leads Akins 21-0 in the second quarter.
Meanwhile at Birkelbach, Liberty Hill has taken its first lead of the game 24-21 as Ben Carter's 2-yard plunge capped an 18-play drive that leaves Georgetown just 2:23 to respond before half.
Travis leads Schertz John Paull II 21-7 in the second quarter.
Lampasas, Leander lead early
Lampasas has jumped to an early 13-7 lead over East View in Lampasas, while Leander has scored first to take a 7-0 lead over Del Rio at Bible Stadium.
Johnson responds with its own field goal
Johnson's Joe Marigatto's 36-yard field goal has evened the score at 3 apiece with 2:36 left in the opening quarter at Cavalier Stadium.
Lake Travis up early 3-0
Despite playing without Nico Hamilton, Lake Travis reached the Johnson 3 before a penalty pushed the Cavaliers back, Braydon Doane connected on a 25-yard field goal to give the host Cavs a 3-0 lead over the Jaguars with 6:29 remaining in the opening stanza.
They're at it again
Bruce Muchaw has pulled Liberty Hill within 4 as the sophomore scored from 23 yards out as the Panthers responded to the quick Eagle scoring drive with a 3-play drive to put the score at 21-17 with just over 10 minutes left in the opening half.
Booras to Holubec connect for 78-yard scoring strike
Two plays after Liberty Hill cut Georgetown's lead to 14-10, the Eagles responded with a lightning quick strike as Noah Booras hit Cody Holubec on a short pass to the right flat, and after 1 pin move, Holubec outraced the Panther defense to give the Eagles a 21-10 lead early in the second quarter.
First quarter scores
Vandegrift 14, Waco Midway 7
Westlake 7, Akins 0
Crockett 7, Llano 0
Jonesboro 40, St. Stephen's 4
Travis 7, Schertz John Paul II 0
Georgetown 14, Liberty Hill 10 (11:55 remaining in the 2nd quarter)
Petter scores again
In response to giving up a lead on a turnover, Georgetown responded with another 75-yard drive which was capped by Andrew Petter's 58-yard scoring dash. The Eagles lead 14-7 late in the opening quarter.
Westwood explodes for 21 1st quarter points
In a battle of unbeatens Westwood has scored 3 times in the opening quarter to take a 21-0 lead over Bastrop.
Scott Uffelman returned the opening kickoff 94 yards for a score, while Demani Stewart follwed with a 21-yard scoring run.
Owen Norrell tossed a 32-yard scoring pass to Lane Wood to push the Warrior lead to 21 late in the opening quarter.
LH's Marklin evens the score
After being forced to punt on its opening drive Liberty Hill has tied the game at 7 as Avery Marklin scooped and scored on a Georgetown fumble from the Eagle 13 with 4:29 remaining in the first quarter.
Petter caps opening 75-yard scoring drive
Andrew Petter's 9-yard burst up the middle on a Wildcat formation has given Georgetown a 7-0 lead over Liberty Hill with 8:37 remaining in the opening stanza.
Cavaliers without a pair of weapons
Per Statesman correspondent, Jay Plotkin, Lake Travis will be without Chaston Ditta and Marcion Williamson as neither are in uniform tonight as the Cavs open 26-6A action at Cavalier Stadium hosting Johnson.
Ditta has been one of Kadyn Leon's top targets as he has pulled in 7 passes for 93 yards.
Texans now 3-0
Since bowing to Alamo Heights 7-0 in the fourth week of the 2021 season, Wimberley picked up its 19th straight regular season win by knocking off Brock 25-27 last night in Belton. The Texans look to improve to 4-0 next week as they travel to Fredericksburg Friday in a non-district tilt.
In other Thursday night games, 2-1 Hays ran past 0-3 Cedar Creek 35-14, while Navarro notched its first win in three starts as the Vikings dumped Manor New Tech 43-14. Navarro will look to start district play with a win next week when the Vikings meet Travis, while the Trojans will face San Antonio Young Men’s Leadership Academy.
In a matchup of two Leander ISD programs, Rouse squeaked by Glenn 34-31 at Bible Stadium. Rouse concludes non-district play next week visiting Liberty Hill, while the Grizzlies open district 115A-D1 play 2 weeks from tonight as they travel to The Pfield to tackle Hendrickson.
Ducks Impressive in season’s first win
After falling to Gatesville 34-27 on opening night, Taylor rebounded with a 39-6 home-opening win over Rockdale last weekend.
Taylor looks to get on the positive side of the season ledger as they travel to face 1-1 Robinson.
Weiss off to a fast start
For the first time in program history, Weiss has started off 2-0 and the Wolves will be looking to make it 3 in a row as Weiss travels to face the Rockets of Converse Judson at D.W.Rutledge Stadium.
Vandegrift continues to roll
The Vipers picked up their 11th consecutive regular season win last week as they dominated Cedar Park 41-17.
Louisville commit, Deuce Adams threw for 309 yards and 4 TDs, while senior standout wide out Miles Coleman hauled in 9 passes for 231 yards.
Vandegrift is hosting 0-2 Waco Midway tonight.
After getting blitzed by Vandegrift a week ago, Cedar Park, despite leading early 14-0, survived a nip-and-tuck battle with Round Rock as the T-Wolves edged the Dragons 28-24 in the final non-district contest for both schools.
Trae Hill scored the game-winner on a 8-yard jaunt to pay dirt with 2:02 remaining and then it was Cedar Park's vaunted Black Rain defense that sealed the win as Cedar Park linebacker Jahiem Porter and safety Garrett Nichols stopped Dragon signal caller short on a 4th-and-9 from the Dragon 41.
Cedar Park enters its tough district 11-5A D1 with a 2-1 slate, while Round Rock drops to 0-3 for the first time since 2017.
Hendrickson finished its non-district slate 2-1 as the Hawks beat McNeil 31-17. McNeil was seeking its first 3-0 record since 2014.
After its 24-17 win over Bowie last Friday, Cedar Ridge is looking to push its record above .500 as the Raiders host Harker Heights in a intra-district tussle at Dragon Stadium, while 1-1 Stony Point entertains 0-2 Pflugerville at the Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex.
Westwood is looking for its 3rd straight win in three starts as the Warriors tackle 2-0 Bastrop at Memorial Stadium.
Also looking to go 3-0, Vista Ridge hosts Schertz Clemons at Gupton.
Opening week of district play
With a nine-team district, the teams in District 26-6A, kick off their 2023 district campaign this weekend.
2-0 Westlake, looking to defend its title from a year ago, will host 0-2 Akins at Chaparral Stadium.
Also sporting a 2-0 mark, Lake Travis will host 1-1 Johnson.
Rounding out the slate 0-2 Bowie travels to 0-2 Del Valle, while Austin High is seeking its first win after 2 losses, as they take on 1-1 Anderson at Nelson Field.
Dripping Springs (1-1) has a bye this week and will face Austin High next Friday at House Park.
What will they do for an encore?
In Liberty Hill’s basketball-like score 82-80 victory over Hutto, four players combined for over 1,750 yards and accounted for 20 TDs, which have pundits and fans asking, “What comes next?”
Liberty Hill had a pair of running backs eclipse 300 yards on the ground as the Panthers rolled up 782 on the Hippos. Senior running back Ben Carter paced LH with 394 yards with 4TDs, while fellow senior Noah Long averaged over 20 yards a carry as he picked up 310 yards on 15 carries while scoring 5 times.
The Panthers will look to continue their success on the ground as they will take their vaunted slot-T offense to Birkelbach Field to take on Georgetown.
For the second straight week, Hutto’s Elite 11 quarterback Will Hammond produced Madden-like numbers. The Texas Tech commit completed 36 of 58 passes for 719 yards and 4 TDs. The 719 yards is the 3rd highest total in Texas 11-man football history, only trailing Stamford’s Peyton Bevel 789 vs. DeLeon in 2018 and Marble Falls’ Mike Richardson, who picked up 725 yards in a 2012 game against Boerne Champion.
Hammond also added to his gaudy passing numbers with 88 yards on the ground with 6 scoring runs.
Hutto receiver Alex Green averaged over 18 yards per catch as he pulled in 15 passes for 275 yards and a score.
Tonight, Hutto will look to bounce back as they take their offensive juggernaut to Cibolo to face perennial power Steele.
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Central Texas high school football scores: Coverage, updates
