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Lewisville linebacker Javar Curington looks at Denton Guyer quarterback Carter Morgan earlier this season.
5 Things We Learned From Week 9 of Football Around the Metroplex
Week 9 of the Texas High School football season for UIL schools featured some playoff berths clinched, perhaps none bigger than what happened in Argyle.
That is one of the five things we thought stood out this past weekend.
Argyle wins with new QB1
Sophomore Cobe Wilson was forced into action due to the District Executive Committee (DEC) ruling that said Hayes Hackney was unavailable to play further due to residency issues. Read about the news here.
As for the game against Colleyville Heritage, sophomore Cobe Wilson was 16 for 22 passing for 219 yards and 3 touchdowns. Two of those went to Texas Tech pledge Julian Caldwell (6 catches, 108 yards) and Oklahoma State commit Ake O’Neal had the other touchdown reception.
Logan Rexroat also helped by rushing for 239 yards with 3 TDs. The Eagles clinched the district title with the win. That’s big and then Wilson’s showing was even bigger, given the circumstances.
Brassfield is back
Lewisville battled to the very end, but secured a 28-18 win over Flower Mound with a fourth-quarter rally.
The game was a battle for first place in District 5-6A and now the Fighting Farmers are 5-3 overall and 5-0 in district games. Denton Guyer is a game back, but Lewisville won the head-to-head matchup. QB Laykon Brassfield returned after a 4-game absence to lead the Farmers to a win. He was shaky a bit — 57% completion rate and 2 TDs with 4 interceptions — but his touchdown run provided the game-winning score in the fourth. A pick-6 by Taelyn Mayo added the icing on the cake for a 5th straight win and 9th straight if you look at the wins turned to losses by the DEC.
Battle for 2nd
Waxahachie posted a 35-28 win over Duncanville in a District 11-6A clash for second place. The two teams trailed North Crowley, who had beaten both of them earlier this season.
The first five drives ended in touchdowns for both teams.
The score looked like it was close, but thanks to 3 touchdown passes from Jerry Meyer III in the first half, Waxahachie took a 35-14 lead at the break.
The Panthers scored twice in the second half and then had the ball twice with a chance to tie, but came up short both times with turnovers on downs in their own territory.
Allen keeps rolling
The nationally ranked Allen Eagles keep putting up video-game-like numbers.
The latest was a 77-14 win over Dallas Jesuit. In the past 5 games, Allen has scored 51, 65, 70, 70 and now 77.
Makes you wonder what is in store for McKinney Boyd this week?
The defense got 3 first-half turnovers and sophomore quarterback Ty Snell accounted for five touchdowns. He threw 4 touchdowns and 255 yards and ran for 96 yards on 4 carries and scored again.
Who woulda guessed it?
The adage in sports, especially in tough district/conference/leagues, is that there are no days off.
For the media types, we can often project what we think could be a day off, or in some cases, when a team with a much better record plays a team with a much worse record.
Case in point: 6-1 Keller vs. 0-7 Justin Northwest last week.
So what happened? The winless Texans posted a 27-14 win.
The game was tied at 14-14 at halftime, but Northwest took a TD run from Caris Sela and a pick-6 from Brady Taylor to ice the win.
Honorable mention
Hurst Lawrence Dale Bell High School put up some impressive numbers late for a win in District 8-6A play against South Grand Prairie. The Blue Raiders ultimately won 31-20 in Grand Prairie.
What makes the score even crazier is that Bell trailed 7-3 going into the fourth.
Then the Blue Raiders scored 28 points in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, the Warriors added two more touchdowns in a shootout loss.
The two were tied in the district standings with a 3-1 mark heading into the game.
A trio of Mansfiled Timberview players, Truistan Douglas (0), Jason Sydnor and Preston Stauts (8) tackles Ennis quarterback Elijah Leblanc during a game Thursday at Vernon Newsom Stadium.
Mansfield Timberview holds off Ennis to stay unbeaten
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Timberview stayed perfect in District 7-5A Division 2 play with a 45-28 win over Ennis on Thursday at Vernon Newsom Stadium.
The Wolves improved to 8-0, surpassing last year’s 7 wins, and are in line to secure a district title in two weeks.
Ennis, which had a four-game win streak, had moments where they were down big. But the Lions kept battling and had a chance to take the lead going into the fourth quarter.
That is when the defense made stops and the offense scored twice to seal the win for the No. 5-ranked Wolves.
“You know it’s a big target on our back,” said Mansfield Timberview wide receiver Trysten Shaw, who had 5 total touchdowns. “We just try to keep working hard and keep our heads down. You know, just stay humble and keep developing.”Ennis had pulled within 33-28 on a touchdown pass from Elijah Leblanc to Jayton Williams with 1:20 left in the third quarter.
The final play of the third quarter featured an interception by Ennis’ Aaron Laza, returning the ball to the 43-yard line.
It was a key takeaway and shifted momentum back to the Lions (4-4, 4-1).
And just like that, it was gone.
On the first play of the fourth quarter, Leblanc’s pass was intercepted by Josiah Hall, giving the Wolves the ball back.
Quarterback Steven Hall connected with Shaw for a 22-yard touchdown.
The defense got another stop and forced a punt.
Then Timberview extended the lead.
Hall’s 6th touchdown pass — tying a season-high— came with 3:15 left. He connected with wide receiver/backup quarterback Dalyn Hill for a 53-yard score.
Leblanc threw four touchdowns and had four interceptions, but two of his touchdown passes were on fourth down. Jayton Williams finished with three touchdown catches, including one on fourth down. Aaron Navarro’s lone score also came on fourth down.
The Wolves had four scoring drives of 5 plays or fewer following touchdowns by Ennis.
Two of those were 1-play drives with Hall connecting with Braylin Barnett and Shaw for touchdowns.
The schedule for the Wolves features a winless Everman team and a Corsicana team that is 4-4. It provides a chance to finish the regular season undefeated for the second time in the past five years. The 2022 team went 13-1 and lost to Longview in the quarterfinals.