| F O O T B A L L |
| T E X A N |
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| 2006 Quarterfinalist Class 3A Division II |
| 2005 State Champions Class 3A Division I |
| 2007 Area Champions Class 3A Division II |
| 2009 Region I Quarterfinalist Class 3A Division II |
Dripping Springs
The Texans hosted the Dripping Springs Tigers on Friday, September 3. The Texans came away
with a 33-14 victory. The Texans held a 12-7 lead midway through 3rd quarter and benefited from
an illegal participation call on a 4th down and 4 punting situation around the Texan 45-yard line.
The Texans got a new set of downs and never looked back as they proceeded to reel off 21
points in the remainder of the game.
Dennis Smith scored 3 rushing touchdowns. His first touchdown run came in the first quarter
and covered some 73 yards. He tacked on TD runs of 3 and 7 yards in the 2nd half. Hunter
Burtschel also scored a touchdown on a flanker sweep to cap the Texans' scoring for the night.
Place kicker Jerod Kutz added 2 field goals and 3 extra points. He also did a great job of driving
the ball deep on kickoffs. The Tigeers blocked the first PAT attempt.
Niko Alana and Jeremiah Kuenzli were very active from their inside linebacker positions. Outside
linebackers Taylor Norboge, Trint Wilson, and Dennis Smith also played well. Defensive back
Josh Gray was also in on numerous tackles.
The Freshman and Junior Varsity teams traveled to Dripping Springs on Thursday, September 2
to take on the Tigers. The freshmen were behind by a score of 15-8 when the game was called
due to concern over lightening in the area.
The Junior Varsity did not play due to the concern over the lightening.
Cuero
The Varsity Texans traveled to Cuero on Friday, August 27 to take on the Cuero Gobblers. The
Texans stunned the Gobblers with a 49-42 victory. The Gobblers were ranked 4th in the state
and the loss snapped a 33-game home winning streak. The Texans were ranked 8th in the state
and should be moving up.
Quarterback Brady Lambert had touchdown runs of 9 and 25 yards. He also completed a 6-yard
touchdown pass to Hunter Burttschelle and a 29-yard touchdown pass to Davis Holliman.
Running back Dennis Smith had touchdown runs of 21, 3, and 5 yards. Place kicker Jared Kutz
was perfect in converting 7 PAT kicks.
Niko Alana had one of the biggest defensive plays of the game when he intercepted a 4th down
pass and returned it 30 yards to the Gobblers 5-yard line. The Texans scored their final
touchdown on the next play to go up by 14 points with 3:36 left in the game.
Cornerback Jordan Swisher also had some big defensive plays. He stripped and recovered the
ball after a Cuero running back had ripped off a 46-yard run. He also made a beautiful one
handed interception on a deep pass and returned it 29-yards.
The Junior varisty hosted the Cuero Gobblers on Thursday, August 26. The Texans blew a close
game open in the 4th quarter to log a 30-8 win in the season opener. Cameron Morris had a big
night for the Texans with 3 touchdowns in the contest. Morris scored the Texans' first
touchdown on the gobblers inaugural play from scrimmage. Morris scooped up a fumble and
took it in for the score. Morris also scored 2 touchdowns in the final quarter to put the game out
of reach. He had a beautiful long run up the middle to push the score to 22-8 in favor of the
Texans. He later took a hand off around the right end and outraced the defensive back to the
corner to take another long run to the proverbial house.
Kyle Terrio scored the other touchdown from the running back position when he bulled his way
into the end zone on a short yardage run. Reed Jones added the PAT on a run up the middle.
Cameron Morris added 2 more PAT runs in the game.
Other significant contributors for the Texans were Cade Davis, Alden Mann, Connor Ratliffe,
Bryce Rainwater, Reed Jones and Kyle Terrio.
Cade Davis made 2 interceptions and several nice tackles and pass break ups from his corner
back position. He also had some catches from the receiver position.
Alden Mann was solid at the inside linebacker position the entire game and was one of the
leaders on a defense that only gave up 8 points.
Connor Ratliffe was all over the field making tackles from his defensive tackle position. His name
was called a lot by the announcer on the evening.
Bryce Rainwater logged a nice game from both the receiver and defensive back position. He had
several catches and tackles in the contest. He also logged an interception in the 4th quarter that
marked the beginning of the end for the Gobblers.
Reed Jones was a steady presence in his role as quarterback. He did a nice job of handling
errant snaps all night. In addition, he had some nifty runs and had a very high pass completion
percentage on the evening. Jones also ably manned the safety position recording some key
tackles.
Kyle Terrio was very strong from his position as outside linebacker with numerous tackles and
hard hits. He also played a solid game from the running back position with several hard nosed
runs. Terrio also logged some time as quarterback.
The junior varsity performed well in the season opener despite injuries to at least 3 key
contributors.
The freshmen Texans encountered tough sledding in their season opener with a 27-6 loss at the
hands of the Cuero Gobblers in Texan Stadium.
The Texans hosted the Dripping Springs Tigers on Friday, September 3. The Texans came away
with a 33-14 victory. The Texans held a 12-7 lead midway through 3rd quarter and benefited from
an illegal participation call on a 4th down and 4 punting situation around the Texan 45-yard line.
The Texans got a new set of downs and never looked back as they proceeded to reel off 21
points in the remainder of the game.
Dennis Smith scored 3 rushing touchdowns. His first touchdown run came in the first quarter
and covered some 73 yards. He tacked on TD runs of 3 and 7 yards in the 2nd half. Hunter
Burtschel also scored a touchdown on a flanker sweep to cap the Texans' scoring for the night.
Place kicker Jerod Kutz added 2 field goals and 3 extra points. He also did a great job of driving
the ball deep on kickoffs. The Tigeers blocked the first PAT attempt.
Niko Alana and Jeremiah Kuenzli were very active from their inside linebacker positions. Outside
linebackers Taylor Norboge, Trint Wilson, and Dennis Smith also played well. Defensive back
Josh Gray was also in on numerous tackles.
The Freshman and Junior Varsity teams traveled to Dripping Springs on Thursday, September 2
to take on the Tigers. The freshmen were behind by a score of 15-8 when the game was called
due to concern over lightening in the area.
The Junior Varsity did not play due to the concern over the lightening.
Cuero
The Varsity Texans traveled to Cuero on Friday, August 27 to take on the Cuero Gobblers. The
Texans stunned the Gobblers with a 49-42 victory. The Gobblers were ranked 4th in the state
and the loss snapped a 33-game home winning streak. The Texans were ranked 8th in the state
and should be moving up.
Quarterback Brady Lambert had touchdown runs of 9 and 25 yards. He also completed a 6-yard
touchdown pass to Hunter Burttschelle and a 29-yard touchdown pass to Davis Holliman.
Running back Dennis Smith had touchdown runs of 21, 3, and 5 yards. Place kicker Jared Kutz
was perfect in converting 7 PAT kicks.
Niko Alana had one of the biggest defensive plays of the game when he intercepted a 4th down
pass and returned it 30 yards to the Gobblers 5-yard line. The Texans scored their final
touchdown on the next play to go up by 14 points with 3:36 left in the game.
Cornerback Jordan Swisher also had some big defensive plays. He stripped and recovered the
ball after a Cuero running back had ripped off a 46-yard run. He also made a beautiful one
handed interception on a deep pass and returned it 29-yards.
The Junior varisty hosted the Cuero Gobblers on Thursday, August 26. The Texans blew a close
game open in the 4th quarter to log a 30-8 win in the season opener. Cameron Morris had a big
night for the Texans with 3 touchdowns in the contest. Morris scored the Texans' first
touchdown on the gobblers inaugural play from scrimmage. Morris scooped up a fumble and
took it in for the score. Morris also scored 2 touchdowns in the final quarter to put the game out
of reach. He had a beautiful long run up the middle to push the score to 22-8 in favor of the
Texans. He later took a hand off around the right end and outraced the defensive back to the
corner to take another long run to the proverbial house.
Kyle Terrio scored the other touchdown from the running back position when he bulled his way
into the end zone on a short yardage run. Reed Jones added the PAT on a run up the middle.
Cameron Morris added 2 more PAT runs in the game.
Other significant contributors for the Texans were Cade Davis, Alden Mann, Connor Ratliffe,
Bryce Rainwater, Reed Jones and Kyle Terrio.
Cade Davis made 2 interceptions and several nice tackles and pass break ups from his corner
back position. He also had some catches from the receiver position.
Alden Mann was solid at the inside linebacker position the entire game and was one of the
leaders on a defense that only gave up 8 points.
Connor Ratliffe was all over the field making tackles from his defensive tackle position. His name
was called a lot by the announcer on the evening.
Bryce Rainwater logged a nice game from both the receiver and defensive back position. He had
several catches and tackles in the contest. He also logged an interception in the 4th quarter that
marked the beginning of the end for the Gobblers.
Reed Jones was a steady presence in his role as quarterback. He did a nice job of handling
errant snaps all night. In addition, he had some nifty runs and had a very high pass completion
percentage on the evening. Jones also ably manned the safety position recording some key
tackles.
Kyle Terrio was very strong from his position as outside linebacker with numerous tackles and
hard hits. He also played a solid game from the running back position with several hard nosed
runs. Terrio also logged some time as quarterback.
The junior varsity performed well in the season opener despite injuries to at least 3 key
contributors.
The freshmen Texans encountered tough sledding in their season opener with a 27-6 loss at the
hands of the Cuero Gobblers in Texan Stadium.