Week 13 Rewind
Thoughts, stats, standings, and much more on the first week of playoff football in the Big Country, presented by (insert your business name here and get exposure across the entire Big Country).
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OFF THE TOP
Abilene High recovered a fumble and scored a few plays later to take a 7-0 lead over defending state champ Aledo, but the Bearcats scored the next 56 points on their way to knocking the Eagles out of the playoffs for the second year in a row. Aledo got huge plays on the ground from Rayine Guillory and a 92-yard Gavin Beard to Kaydon Finley (a four-star recruit committed to Texas) touchdown pass. They also forced four Abilene High turnovers in the first half, one of them a pick-six. The Eagles wrap up the season with an 8-4 record.
Wylie didn’t have much luck in the Metroplex either, falling 56-21 to Anna in Godley Friday night. The Bulldogs trailed 42-14 at the halftime break and could not get off the field on defense enough make a second half run. Wylie ends a great season in which they won the District 2-5A Division II title with a 9-2 record.
Brownwood saw its season come to an end with a 49-14 loss to Canyon West Plains. The Lions could not stop the Wolves offense and turned the ball over five times to further hurt their cause. Brownwood wraps up the r year at 6-5.
Stephenville was in a battle with Hereford for most of the night before breaking things open late. The Jackets
Graham held Monahans to negative yardage until the final drive of the night in a dominating 63-6 effort to advance to the third round of the playoffs. The Steers have only allowed a combined nine over the past eight weeks. District foe Brock also cruised to an easy area round win, beating Lubbock Estacado 62-13 to move on.
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Jim Ned is headed for the third round of the playoffs, thanks to a 35-7 win over Dalhart. The Indians got four rushing touchdowns from quarterback Gray Beasley and held the Wolves to just 224 yards of total offense. Paradise is up next for the Tribe, thanks to this last second touchdown to beat Bushland.
Wall and Tolar moved on with relatively easy wins over Childress and Bells. The Hawks get Littlefield next, who has blasted Friona and Crane to get to round three. Tolar has a big-time showdown with Holliday in round three.
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Stamford got five touchdowns from Kaston Vega in a 48-13 route of Panhandle. The Bulldogs were only three-point favorites but jumped all over the Panthers early and often to improve to 12-0.
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Cisco is up next for the Bulldogs. The Loboes pulled off the slight upset of Abernathy to make a trip to the regional round for the fifth time in six years.
Hawley got in a shootout with powerful Sunray, but came out on the short end of a 49-40 decision. The Bearcats season comes to an end with a 10-2 record.
Anson gave unbeaten Post all they could handle before coming up short in overtime 42-35. The Tigers rallied from a two touchdown deficit and took a two touchdown lead in the second half before the Antelopes tied it up and eventually won in OT.
Coleman and De Leon saw their seasons end with area round playoff defeats. The Bluecats rallied from an 0-7 start to win four straight but could not top Axtell in a 45-6 loss. De Leon hung around with unbeaten Mildred before falling 30-20 to end the year at 7-5.
Hamilton is third round bound thanks to a 27-14 over Frankston. The Bulldogs stay perfect so far this season at 12-0 and will battle 7-5 Kerens, who upset Tioga in round two, next week.
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Albany continues to get stronger as the season goes longer, and Archer City was their latest victim. The Lions cruised into the regional round with a 48-14 win.
Goldthwaite’s late-season surge hit a speed bump in a 39-29 loss to Grapeland in Waco Friday night. The Eagles end the year at 7-5.
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Westbrook didn’t quite score 116 again, but 98 was plenty enough to get past Newcastle and into the regional finals against Water Valley. The Wildcats pulled off a stunning 56-0 shutout of Knox City and are deeper in the playoffs than they’ve been since 2021, which was their last year of sixman football before they played 11-man in 2022 and 2023.
Gordon made quick work of Menard, beating the Yellowjackets 48-0 by the half to move on to the next round. They’ll meet Jonesboro in the regional finals next week.
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Jayton took down Blackwell 60-8 to move to 12-0 on the season. The Jaybirds will get a shot to avenge last year’s season-ending loss to Benjamin next. The two-time defending champs got past Loraine to set up a showdown with Jayton.
Blackwell players hit the field with a heavy heart, mourning the death of longtime Hornet head coach Clint Lowry, who retired after the 2023 season. The Hornets went 5-7 in their first season under Wiley Cummings.
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A nominee for the shootout of the week would be Strawn/Iredell. The Dragons outlasted the Greyhounds 91-90 to move on, while Strawn’s season ends at 8-3.
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Zephyr could not get enough going in any aspect of the game to pull off the upset of Richland Springs. The Coyotes eased to a 64-6 win and will get another crack at Oglesby next week. The Tigers beat Cherokee 116-76 and knocked Richland Springs out of the playoffs a year ago on their way to the state championship game.
PLAYOFF SCORES AND PAIRINGS
5A DIVISION I
BI-DISTRICT
Abilene High 84, El Paso Parkland 0
AREA
Aledo 59, Abilene High 14
5A DIVISION II
BI-DISTRICT
El Paso Del Valle 63, Cooper 35
Wylie 46, El Paso Andress 10
AREA
Anna 56, Wylie 21
4A DIVISION I
BI-DISTRICT
Brownwood 56, Big Spring 13
Stephenville 70, Lake View 0
AREA
Canyon West Plains 49, Brownwood 14
Stephenville 35, Hereford 7
REGIONALS
Stephenville (11-1) vs. Canyon Randall (11-1) - Friday, 7 p.m. - Snyder
4A DIVISION II
BI-DISTRICT
Graham 60, Fort Worth Dunbar 0
Brock 46, Godley 10
AREA
Graham 60, Monahans 6
Brock 62, Lubbock Estacado 13
REGIONALS
Graham (11-1) vs. Glen Rose (10-2) - Friday, 5 p.m. - Mineral Wells
Brock (11-1) vs. Benbrook (11-1) - Friday, 7 p.m. - Godley
3A DIVISION I
BI-DISTRICT
Peaster 33, Comanche 30 - OT
Jim Ned 38, Iowa Park 20
Vernon 28, Sweetwater 9
Paradise 47, Clyde 0
AREA
Jim Ned 35, Dalhart 7
REGIONALS
Jim Ned (9-3) vs. Paradise (10-2) - Friday, 7 p.m. - Springtown
3A DIVISION II
BI-DISTRICT
REGION I
Wall 74, Anthony 6
REGION II
Tolar 49, Millsap 14
Jacksboro 54, Brady 27
City View 53, Clifton 0
Holliday 85, Dublin 7
AREA
REGION I
Wall 49, Childress 14
REGION II
Tolar 21, Bells 0
REGIONALS
REGION I
Wall (11-1) vs. Littlefield (8-4) - Friday, 1 p.m. - Sweetwater
REGION II
Tolar (11-1) vs. Holliday (10-2) - Friday, 12 p.m. - Mineral Wells
2A DIVISION I
BI-DISTRICT
REGION I
Stamford 45, Sonora 8
Cisco 34, Reagan County 16
Hawley 57, Ozona 21
Anson 46, Christoval 11
REGION II
Coleman 40, Wolfe City 35
Hamilton 49, Whitewright 13
De Leon 48, Alvord 7
Tioga 42, Ballinger 7
REGION IV
Crawford 21, San Saba 15
AREA
REGION I
Stamford 49, Panhandle 13
Post 42, Anson 35 - OT
Cisco 38, Abernathy 19
Sunray 49, Hawley 40
REGION II
Axtell 45, Coleman 6
Mildred 30, De Leon 29
Hamilton 27, Frankston 14
REGIONALS
REGION I
Stamford (12-0) vs. Cisco (8-4) - Friday, 2 p.m. - Shotwell Stadium, Abilene
REGION II
Hamilton (12-0) vs. Kerens (7-5) - Friday, 2 p.m. - Weatherford
2A DIVISION II
BI-DISTRICT
REGION II
Albany 46, Era 0
Lindsay 34, Miles 27
Collinsville 52, Roscoe 0
Muenster 70, Hamlin 0
REGION III
Goldthwaite 55, Maud 12
AREA
REGION II
Albany 48, Archer City 14
REGION III
Grapeland 39, Goldthwaite 29
REGIONALS
Albany (9-2) vs. Muenster (10-2) - Friday, 7 p.m. - Wichita Falls
1A DIVISION I
BI-DISTRICT
REGION II
Knox City 64, Valley 52
Newcastle 74, Spur 22
Westbrook 116, Robert Lee 110
Water Valley 64, Ira 32
REGION IV
Jonesboro 64, Baird 16
Gordon 56, May 8
Menard 54, Benavides 7
AREA
REGION II
Water Valley 56, Knox City 0
Westbrook 98, Newcastle 52
REGION IV
Gordon 48, Menard 0
REGIONALS
REGION II
Westbrook vs Water Valley - Friday, 6 p.m. - Garden City
REGION IV
Gordon (12-0) vs. Jonesboro (10-1)
Friday, 6 p.m.
Hico
1A DIVISION II
BI-DISTRICT
REGION II
Blackwell 56, Balmorhea 30
Jayton 54, Crowell 6
Loraine 90, Grandfalls-Royalty 71
Benjamin 62, Aspermont 6
REGION III
Strawn 76, Fannindel 6
Gold-Burg 64, Woodson 62
Oakwood 74, Three Way 36
REGION IV
Zephyr 46, Evant 0
Oglesby 46, Blanket 0
Cherokee 102, Rochelle 82
Richland Springs (10-0) BYE
AREA
REGION II
Jayton 60, Blackwell 8
Benjamin 86, Loraine 36
REGION III
Iredell 91, Strawn 90
REGION IV
Richland Springs 64, Zephyr 6
Oglesby 116, Cherokee 76
REGIONALS
REGION II
Jayton (12-0) vs. Benjamin (9-1)
Friday, 6:30 p.m.
McMurry
REGION IV
Richland Springs (11-0) vs Oglesby (10-2)
Friday, 7 p.m.
Comanche
TAPPS DIVISION II
BI-DISTRICT
Rockwall Heritage 72, Abilene Christian 48
HONOR ROLL
The best individual performances of Week 13
11-MAN
Ryland Bradford, Abilene High: 8 rec, 52 yds, 1 td; 20 yds rushing
Bryson Perez, Abilene High: 7 rec, 64 yds
Tristan Beal, Abilene High: 21-37, 180 yds, 2 td, 3 int
Branson Beal, Albany: 121 yds, 2 td rushing; 1 rec, 27 yds, 1 td
Chip Chambers, Albany: 9-17, 163 yds, 3 td, 3 int passing
Huffman Heatly, Albany: 2 rec, 68 yds, 1 td
Zane Green, Albany: 13 tkl, 2 tfl
Calhan Fairchild, Albany: 1 tkl, 2 fr, 1 pbu; 3 rec, 33 yds, 1 td
Will Barrett, Albany: 11 tkl, 1 tfl
Corey Layne, Anson: 272 yds, 3 td rushing; 13-26, 157 yds, 2 td passing
Dezi Delgado, Anson: 146 yds rushing; 2 rec, 24 yds
Noah Gonzalez, Brownwood: 2-2, 7 yds, 1 td passing; 30 yds, 1 td rushing
Judson Coalson, Brownwood: 94 yds rushing; 10-21, 94 yds, 3 int passing
Julius Proffitt, Cisco: 212 yds, 2 td passing; 130 yds, 3 td rushing
Kelan Sikes, Coleman: 2 rec, 39 yds, 1 td
Anthony Espitia, Coleman: 5 rec, 44 yds
Luke Sanderson, Goldthwaite: 108 yds, 3 td rushing
Keagan Ables, Hawley: 23-40, 444 yds, 4 td, 1 int; 34 yds rushing
Camden Ables, Hawley: 9 rec, 221 yds, 1 td
Tate Scott, Hawley: 3 rec, 61 yds, 1 td
Braylen Williams, Hawley: 3 rec, 61 yds, 1 td
Gray Beasley, Jim Ned: 7-11, 75 yds passing; 119 yds, 4 td rushing
Aiden Ellis, Jim Ned: 116 yds rushing
Carter Lange, Jim Ned: 8 tkl, 2 tfl
Mason Miller, Jim Ned: 9 tkl
Kaston Vega, Stamford: 158 yds, 5 td rushing
Drew Faulks, Stamford: 4 rec, 117 yds
Christian Duran, Stamford: 8-15, 144 yds passing; 30 yds, 1 td rushing
Cle Whitfield, Stamford: 74 yds, 1 td rushing
Jaden Lucero, Wylie: 100 yds rushing
Bear Meng, Wylie: 15-25, 187 yds, 1 td passing; 34 yds rushing
Dylan Regala, Wylie: 8 rec, 125 yds, 1 td
Hayden Wright, Wylie: 56 yds, 1 td rushing
6-MAN
Keegan Hayes, Benjamin: 369 yds, 10 td rushing; 5-6, 149 yds, 1 td passing; 10 tkl, 2 int
Preston True, Benjamin: 4 rec, 89 yds
Everett Cates, Benjamin: 5 tkl, 1 int; 1 rec, 60 yds, 1 td
Stryker Reed, Gordon: 59 yds, 2 td rushing; 1 rec, 5 yds
Noah Kostiha, Gordon: 3-3, 82 yds, 1 td
Brayden Walters, Gordon: 45 yds, 1 td rushing; 1 rec, 32 yds
Bode Ham, Jayton: 77 yds, 2 td rushing; 1-1, 51 yds, 1 td passing; 1 rec, 31 yds, 1 td; 9 tkl, 1 ff, 1 int returned 20 yds for td
Matthew Bolen, Loraine: 17-31, 305 yds, 4 td, 3 int; 15 yds, 1 td rushing; 1 tkl
Jaxon Anders, Loraine: 4 rec, 122 yds, 1 td; 2 tkl
Elijah Vargas, Loraine: 5 rec, 98 yds, 1 td
Billy Perry, Richland Springs: 109 yds, 3 td rushing
Cohen Ethridge, Richland Springs: 105 yds, 3 td rushing
Case Custer, Westbrook: 201 yds, 4 td rushing; 1 tkl, 0.5 sacks
Grayson Jeffrey, Westbrook: 109 yds, 5 td rushing; 6-8, 149 yds, 3 td passing; 1 rec, 0 yds; 9 tkl, 1 int
Jaxson Browne, Westbrook: 3 rec, 97 yds, 2 td
Brett Rich, Westbrook: 4 rec, 80 yds, 2 td
Damien Stewart, Westbrook: 6 tkl, 1 int
COLLEGE ROUNDUP
Stephen F. Austin 32, ACU 19
Wildcats Fall in Finale; Playoffs Ahead
The Wildcats fell behind 9-0 after one quarter and could never make up much ground in a regular season ending non-conference loss at Stephen F. Austin.
However, there was much better news on Sunday as ACU was selected to host Northern Arizona in the first round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Wildcats Will Host Northern Arizona in First Round of FCS Playoffs
Hardin-Simmons is set to face conference rival Mary Hardin-Baylor for the third time this season Saturday at 12 in the Division III playoffs. The Cowboys have beaten the Crusaders twice already this season.
