2nd Round Six-Man Standouts

Area Round Six-Man Stand-Outs:

Some big games and surprising scores in the 2^nd round last week!  Here are some of the stats from the Area round of the playoffs.

Anthony Estrada – Knox City – 20-37-1 for 269 yards 5 TDs passing; 16 carries 115 yards rushing; 2 INTs

Christian Abila – Knox City – 6 catches 63 yards 1 TD receiving; 7 carries 13 yards 2 TDs rushing; 2-3-1 for 28 yards 1 TD passing

Hard to pick who had the bigger night for Knox City, while Estrada’s stat line is more gaudy Abila scored the final two touchdowns for the Greyhounds as they came back and upset Nazareth 74-70 with a nearly flawless 2 minute drill to go ahead with only seconds remaining in the game.

Easton Edwards – Borden County – 5/5 PAT kicks

The game went into Double Over-Time and with both Borden County scores and the pressure on Edwards, he converted both 2 point PAT kicks which helped seal a win for Borden County over Buena Vista 40-32.  Edward’s had already converted on high pressure kicking situation when his PAT tied the game with 1:24 left in regulation for the Coyotes.

Bishop Norman – Zephyr – 45 carries 336 yards 6 TDs rushing; 5-9-1 for 101 yards 3 TDs passing

Robert Clark – Zephyr – 3 INTs

Norman was a terror to May as he rushed for 336 yards and threw for over a 100 for good measure!  But equally as important to Zephyr’s 68-44 win over May was the 3 INTs by Robert Clark, 2 of which while May was in the redzone.

Gabe Nelson – Union Hill – 33 carries 306 yards 8 TDs rushing; 8 tackles, 2 INTs

Nelson scored all 8 touchdowns for Union Hill on the ground as the Bulldogs are having their best season on the grid iron since 2006 when they were 11-man.

Jalen Helms – Grandfalls-Royalty – 24-32-1 for 404 yards 6 TDs

Jaden Brooks – Grandfalls-Royalty – 11 catches 239 yards 4 TDs

The dynamic Duo for Grandfalls-Royalty teamed up to upset Guthrie 58-56.  Grandfalls has now won 7 straight playoff games, along with Richland Springs, as the last time the Cowboys were in the playoffs was 2014 when they won it all in D2.

Karson Bryan – Happy – 13 carries 247 yards 4 TDs rushing; 2-4-0 for 32 yards 1 TD passing; 8 tackles

In a rematch with Meadow Bryan proved he was one of the best players in 1A as he rushed for 247 yards and 4 TDs on just 13 carries and threw for another TD just for good measure in Happy’s 66-20 win.

Rushing:

Walker Tippie – Richland Springs – 289 yards 6 TDs rushing; 2-3-0 for 40 yards passing; 1 catch 22 yards receiving

Ethan Lilljedahl – Jonesboro – 16 carries 200 yards 5 TDs rushing; 1-2-0 for 44 yards 1 TD passing; 2 tackles, 1 INT

Kyle Langford – Abbott – 18 carries 177 yards 3 TDs rushing; 3-5-1 for 29 yards 1 TD passing; 8 tackles

Fernando Padron – Avalon – 23 carries 160 yards 3 TDs rushing; 3-4-0 for 75 yards 1 TD passing

Corbin Sumners - Borden County – 23 carries 123 yards 3 TDs rushing; 1-2-0 for 12 yards passing; 2 catches 50 yards receiving

Hutton Lusty – Richland Springs – 122 yards 2 TDs rushing; 15 tackles

Riley Eggemeyer – Garden City – 5 carries 111 yards 3 TDs rushing; 1-1-0 for 38 yards 1 TD passing; 1 catch 43 yards 1 TD receiving; 1 tackle

Jose Gallegos – Garden City – 5 carries 111 yards 2 TDs rushing; 7 tackles

Kyle Garcia – Balmorhea – 7 carries 85 yards 3 TDs rushing; 2-2-0 for 56 yards 2 TDs passing; 12 tackles

Danny de la Pena – Crowell – 4 carries 75 yards 3 TDs rushing; 7 tackles

Jayton Walden – Happy – 5 carries 67 yards 3 TDs rushing; 2 tackles, 1 fumble recovery

Passing:

Tristen Hayes – Crowell – 20-34-0 for 330 yards 5 TDs passing; 1 tackle, 1 INT

Wyatt Mote – May – 16-30-3 for 253 yards 4 TDs passing

Ethen Evans – Buena Vista – 17-23-0 for 181 yards 3 TDs passing; 19 carries 135 yards 1 TD rushing

Taron Smith – Milford – 10-20-0 for 170 yards 1 TD passing; 11 carries 139 yards 2 TDs rushing; 4 

catches 52 yards 1 TD receiving; 6 tackles; 3 KO returns for 83 yards

Hunter Jones – Borden County – 6-6-0 for 129 yards 2 TDs passing; 1 carry 9 yards rushing

Marco Martinez – Balmorhea - 3-3-0 for 92 yards 2 TDs passing

James McIntyre – Milford – 4-5-0 for 77 yards 1 TD passing; 7 carries 50 yards 1 TD rushing; 2 catches 39 yards receiving; 4 tackles

Trent McMillan – Garden City – 2-4-0 for 75 yards 1 TD passing; 4 tackles, 2 INTs

Receiving:

Brady Hawkins – Knox City – 7 catches 156 yards 3 TDs receiving

Cameron King – May – 9 catches 121 yards 3 TDs receiving; 8 carries 72 yards 2 TDs rushing; 1-1-0 for 16 yards passing

Skyler Hayes – Crowell – 5 catches 105 yards 2 TDs receiving; 7 tackles

Devin Williams – Zephyr – 5 catches 94 yards 4 TDs receiving; 8 tackles

Avie Lozano – Buena Vista – 10 catches 93 yards 2 TDs receiving

Tyler Durham – Crowell – 5 catches 83 yards 1 TD receiving; 11 tackles, 1 fumble recovery

Miguel Padron – Avalon – 4 catches 80 yards 1 TD receiving; 3 carries 4 yards rushing; 3 tackles

Preston Johnston – May – 3 catches 71 yards 2 TDs receiving; 6 carries 35 yards 1 TD rushing

Devonteh Williams – Milford – 3 catches 61 yards receiving; 4-4-0 for 56 yards 1 TD passing; 4 carries 20 yards rushing

Eric Carrasco – Balmorhea – 2 catches 57 yards 2 TDs receiving; 5 tackles

Marcos Mendoza – Balmorhea – 2 catches 53 yards 2 TDs receiving; 12 tackles

Trace Richey – Borden County – 1 catch 48 yards 1 TD receiving; 2 carries 10 yards rushing

Special Teams:

Marcos Mendoza – Balmorhea – 7/8 PAT kicks

Defense:

Trent McMillan – Garden City – 2 INTs, 4 tackles

Tony Balderas – Avalon – 16 tackles,2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries

Wyatt Young – Jonesboro – 17 tackles

Hutton Lusty – Richland Springs – 15 tackles

Andy Satmiento – Jonesboro – 13 tackles

Danny Lopez – Jonesboro – 13 tackles

Colt Mallory – Union Hill – 12 tackles

Nick Gonzales – Crowell – 12 tackles

Tyler Durham – Crowell – 11 tackles, 1 fumble recovery

Corbin Schrotke – Milford – 11 tackles

Cesar Chavez – Garden City – 10 tackles

Nathan Davis – Abbott – 10 tackles

Fernando Padron – Avalon – 10 tackles, 1 forced fumble

Gabe Nelson – Union Hill – 8 tackles, 2 INTs

Cameron Parham – Richland Springs – 7 tackles, 1 INT returned for TD