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Cedar Park holds off East View
If they only played five quarters.
The East View Patriots would be forgiven for thinking that. After all, East View staked a district foe to a comfortable lead for a second straight week. Then, for a second straight week, the Patriots mounted a furious fourth quarter rally, only to come up just short. This time it was a 31-29 heartbreaker to – and clutch victory for -- the Cedar Park Timberwolves.
East View struck first on a 1-yard run from Kieston Rainey (13-52, TD) before Cedar Park evened the score on a 21-yard pass from David Cooper to Jonah Johnson. The Patriots took their last lead of the night at 14-7 on a Ty Blair 4-yard run. However, Cedar Park scored 17 points in just over four minutes on a 30-yard field goal from Ben Ramos and touchdown runs from Cameron Graham and Lucas Viloria. That outburst capped a 24-point second quarter for the T’wolves, who led 24-14 at the half.
Blair (26-37, 236 yds., 2 TD, 2 INT; 14-115, TD rushing) and Cooper (27-34, 320 yards, 2 TD) each tossed third quarter touchdown passes to send it to the fourth quarter with Cedar Park ahead 31-20.
The Patriots crept within eight on a field goal then scored again on Blair’s 25-yard pass to Rainey. However, East View’s 2-point conversion attempt failed, and Cedar Park held on for the huge win as the Patriots’ late rally came up short for a second straight week.
Cedar Park (3-0, 4-2) hosts Glenn (0-3, 2-4) Friday night (10/18) in a key District 8-5A-1 clash VYPE will broadcast. Meanwhile, East View (1-2, 3-3) faces its own critical district showdown with neighborhood nemesis Georgetown (2-1, 5-1) from Birkelbach Field in Friday night’s VYPE/ESPN Austin radio Central Texas High School Football Game of the Week on 102.7 FM.
Austin High mauled by Wildcats
The Austin High Maroons are a much-improved football team. Unfortunately for Coach Michael Riley’s squad, the Maroons ran headlong into a Temple buzzsaw. The Wildcats scored early and often, dominating the Maroons 52-13 at Wildcat Stadium in the final non-district contest of the year for Austin High.
An opening drive touchdown followed by a Safety staked the Wildcats to a quick 9-0 lead, but the Maroons bounced back. Reid Childers’ 3-yard run capped off a 58-yard drive to pull Austin High back to within 9-7 late in the opening quarter.
That was as close as the Maroons would get.
Temple rattled off 29 unanswered points to take a 38-7 lead into the locker room at the half. The Wildcats built their lead to 52-7 before Brandon Thomas tacked on a consolation score for Austin High.
Austin High (2-2) hosts Del Valle (2-2) to open District 26-6A play from House Park in Friday night’s VYPE/ESPN Austin radio Central Texas High School Football Game of the Week on 102.7 FM.