Week 6 Rewind
Thoughts on the biggest stories in the sixth week of football in the Big Country.
BEST WINS OF THE WEEK
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5: Brownwood — The Lions put it all together in a dominating 62-0 win over Ingleside Friday night at Smithson Valley. Brownwood had only scored 80 points all season before exploding for 62 and evening its record at 3-3.
4: Haskell — The Indians turned it on offensively and did just enough on defense to top Seymour 54-36. Haskell evens its district mark at 1-1 to give its playoff hopes a big shot in the arm.
3: Wylie — The Bulldogs looked like they may be in trouble when Cooper took a 22-15 lead in the second quarter. The Cougar rushing attack looked unstoppable, but the Bulldogs managed to tie it up by the half and made the right halftime adjustments to stop Cooper enough to get the 29-22 win. Wylie is the only 2-0 team in 2-5A Division II after two weeks of action.
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2: Abilene High — The Eagles rallied from a 21-0 first-half deficit and a 21-7 halftime deficit to take down Amarillo High 24-21. The Warbirds join Tascosa as the only two 2-0 teams in District 2-5A Division I play after two weeks.
1: Stephenville — This one is by a large margin, as the Yellow Jackets turned in one of the better performances of the season in knocking off previously unbeaten Ruston, Louisiana 28-12. Stephenville beat a Ruston squad that had wins over 5A Longview 38-35 and 6A Midland Legacy 49-21 over the previous two weeks. The Jackets staked an even bigger claim as one of the teams to beat in 4A Division I this season.
Honorable Mention:
Merkel 47, Brownfield 14: The Badgers beat up on a winless Cub squad, but a win is a win and Merkel is now 5-1 after going 0-10 in 2024. Things will get much tougher, however, next week in the district opener at Wall.
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5: Throckmorton — The Greyhounds took down Crowell 41-14 to not only get win number one of the season but also win number one for head coach Tommy Sugg as head man in Throckmorton.
4: Blackwell — The Hornets finally get in the win column in 2025. Blackwell shut out Panther Creek 58-0 to make it a happy homecoming for Hornet fans.
3: Paint Creek — The Pirates are now 5-1 on the season after knocking Chillicothe from the ranks of the unbeaten in a 70-31 decision on the road.
2: Jayton — The Jaybirds went on the road to 1A DI state-ranked Newcastle and came away with another impressive victory, 61-15.
1: Benjamin — The Mustangs had two weeks off prior to facing state-ranked Cherokee, and they came to play when they finally got the chance. Benjamin crushed Cherokee 68-6 and firmly looks like the top challenger to Jayton in 1A Division II Region II.
FINAL SCORES
THURSDAY
Rising Star 2, Priddy 0 - Forfeit
Three Way 59, Paint Rock 14
Strawn 70, Ranger 25
Leakey 60, Rocksprings 13
Menard 54, Irion County JV 6
Northside 56, Gold-Burg 54
FRIDAY
Abilene 24, Amarillo 21
Tascosa 69, Lubbock 7
Monterey 49, Coronado 7
Wylie 29, Cooper 22
Palo Duro 48, WF Memorial 6
Lubbock Cooper 49, WF Legacy 26
Stephenville 28, Ruston 12
Brownwood 62, Ingleside 0
Burnet 46, Lake View 36
Pecos 20, Monahans 14
Seminole 45, Hereford 28
Levelland 41, Snyder 14
Fort Stockton 42, Big Spring 21
Wall 35, Idalou 21
Merkel 47, Brownfield 14
Littlefield 35, Coahoma 21
Olney 33, Crosbyton 0
Haskell 56, Seymour 34
Windthorst 76, Munday 6
Goldthwaite 65, Hubbard 0
Abilene Christian 60, Holy Cross 14
Aspermont 50, Rotan 7
Benjamin 68, Cherokee 6
Blanket 56, Woodson 8
Bluff Dale 60, Granbury Grace Classical 19
Borden County 52, Sands 43
Brookesmith 54, Olfen 44
Bryson 52, Gorman 6
Eden 64, Baird 36
Gustine 54, Morgan 8
Harrold 30, Rule 6
Ira 50, Loraine 0
Jayton 61, Newcastle 15
Lohn 55, Mullin 26
Marble Falls Faith 76, Medina 55
May 62, Irion County 12
Nueces Canyon 44, Veribest 41
Paducah 72, Knox City 36
Paint Creek 70, Chillicothe 31
Perrin-Whitt 81, Saint Jo 36
Richland Springs 59, Lometa 14
Robert Lee 70, Bronte 20
Stephenville Faith 64, Allen CHANT 19
Throckmorton 41, Crowell 14
Water Valley 68, Rankin 20
Westbrook 58, Garden City 12
Zephyr 56, Santa Anna 6
Sidney 58, Jonesboro JV 6
SATURDAY
Texas Tech 35, Houston 11
Florida 29, Texas 22
Texas A&M 31, Mississippi State 9
Baylor 35, Kansas State 34
TCU 35, Colorado 21
ACU 52, North Alabama 23
Tarleton State 52, Southern Utah 42
UTPB 28, Angelo State 14
Hardin-Simmons 69, Howard Payne 14
NEO A&M 26, Cisco College 19
Trent 46, Moran 0
Blackwell 58, Panther Creek 0
THE UNDEFEATED - WEEK 6
The list of unbeaten Big Country teams stays at eight as Aspermont, Benjamin, Jayton, Robert Lee, Stephenville, and Three Way won and Anson and Gordon had the week off.
In the Big Country... And Beyond Coahoma, Cherokee, and Medina fell in week six to end perfect seasons.
HONOR ROLL
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Brayden Henry, Abilene High: 111 yds rushing; 2-8, 33 yds, 2 td passing
Ethan Joyner, Abilene High: 112 yds rushing
Marcus Rios, Big Spring: 249 yds, 1 td passing; 12 yds, 1 td rushing
Jacobi Lozano, Big Spring: 6 rec, 101 yds
Eithan Threats, Big Spring: 3 rec, 100 yds, 1 td
Judson Coalson, Brownwood: 8-8, 194 yds, 5 td passing
Trent Buffington, Brownwood: 111 yds, 2 td rushing
Carson Noe, Brownwood: 4 rec, 65 yds, 2 td
Grant Gray, Brownwood: 2 rec, 98 yds, 2 td
Austin Joslin, Coahoma: 7-24, 102 yds, 4 td, 1 int passing; 17 yds rushing; 1 ff, 1 fr
Lanson Moore, Coahoma: 102 yds, 1 td rushing; 12 tkl, 2 tfl
Landon Wells, Coahoma: 12 tkl
Aidyn Bryand, Coahoma: 10 tkl
Jaden Carrillo, Cooper: 124 yds, 2 td rushing; 9-17, 81 yds passing
Peyton Ewing, Cooper: 98 yds rushing
Blake Howard, Goldthwaite: 11-12, 213 yds, 4 td passing; 9 yds, 1 td rushing
Landry Sanderson, Goldthwaite: 115 yds, 1 td rushing; 7 tkl
Hagen Greenway, Goldthwaite: 47 yds, 2 td rushing; 13 tkl, 2 tfl
Walt Thompson, Goldthwaite: 14 tkl, 2 tfl, 1 int
Slade Allen, Goldthwaite: 5 rec, 89 yds, 1 td
Talen Gardner, Goldthwaite: 3 rec, 30 yds, 2 td; 10 tkl, 5 tfl
Owen Campbell, Goldthwaite: 9 tkl
Haegen Pinkerton, Haskell: 15-25, 221 yds, 3 td, 1 int passing; 182 yds, 3 td rushing; 22 tkl, 2 tfl, 1 ff
Beaux Shaginaw, Haskell: 10 tkl
Brian Weng, Haskell: 17 tkl, 5 tfl, 1 int, 1 pbu
Matthew Gober, Haskell: 13 tkl, 2 tfl, 1 sack
Colton Gober, Haskell: 12 tkl, 2 tfl, 1 sack
Zakeem Billington, Haskell: 8 tkl, 1 pbu; 2 rec, 62 yds, 1 td
Brazos Brendle, Haskell: 60 yds, 2 td rushing; 5 rec, 37 yds, 1 td
Easton Malone, Merkel: 12-21, 158 yds, 3 td passing; 144 yds, 2 td rushing
Tristian Quinonez-Smith, Merkel: 2 rec, 79 yds, 1 td
Joe Boalts, Merkel: 9 tkl
Khyler Rodriguez, Merkel: 5 tkl, 2 tfl, 1 sack
Kaden Blubaugh, Merkel: 7 tkl, 3 int; 2 rec, 9 yds
Jariyis Williams, Munday: 3 rec, 73 yds, 1 td; 33 yds rushing; 11 tkl, 1 sack, 1 tfl
Carson Breedlove, Munday: 10 tkl, 1 tfl
Aedyn Claxton, Snyder: 16-42, 244 yds, 2 td, 2 int passing; 67 yds rushing
Kason Rinehart, Snyder: 5 rec, 85 yds, 1 td
Keshaun Lenard, Snyder: 3 tkl, 1 tfl, 1 int
Trot Jordan, Stephenville: 14-23, 239 yds, 2 td, 1 int passing; 13 yds rushing
Zyler McClendon, Stephenville: 89 yds, 2 td rushing; 2 rec, 5 yds
Brighton DeVivo, Stephenville: 5 rec, 151 yds, 1 td
Landon York, Wall: 19-29, 307 yds, 2 td passing; 10 yds rushing
Reid Robertson, Wall: 5 rec, 123 yds, 1 td
Brady Neal, Wall: 70 yds, 1 td rushing; 1 rec, 11 yds
Dylan Sellers, Wall: 11 tkl, 2 tfl, 2 sacks
Julius Laine, Wylie: 71 yds, 1 td rushing; 2 rec, 36 yds, 1 td
Jadin Karleskint, Wylie: 12-15, 246 yds, 3 td passing; 76 yds rushing
Blaze Ruffin, Wylie: 3 rec, 119 yds, 1 td
Cooper Hill, Wylie: 12 tkl
Landry Pate, Wylie: 10 tkl, 1 tfl, 1 sack
Deandre Rodriguez, Wylie: 8 tkl, 2 tfl, 1 sack
6-MAN
Pierson Walters, Abilene Christian: 5-9, 148 yds, 4 td; 8 yds rushing
Caleb Thyne, Abilene Christian: 122 yds, 3 td rushing; 1 rec, 5 yds
Will Sheets, Abilene Christian: 2 rec, 28 yds, 2 td; 2 tkl
Nolan Hanks, Abilene Christian: 9 tkl, 1 int; 3 rec, 2 yds
Graden Rabel, Aspermont: 5-6, 65 yds, 2 td passing; 45 yds, 1 td rushing; 1 rec, 21 yds; 7 tkl, 1 fr
Isaiah Johnson, Aspermont: 121 yds, 1 td rushing; 1 rec, 23 yds; 8 tkl, 1 sack, 3 tfl, 2 fr
Jaxon Hodges, Aspermont: 13 tkl, 1 tfl
Preston Jones, Aspermont: 11 tkl, 2 int
Tyson Goodwin, Baird: 14-36, 174 yds, 4 td, 1 int passing; 5 yds rushing
AJ Wheeler, Baird: 76 yds rushing; 12 tkl, 1 int, 1 fr
Mason Kirk, Baird: 3 rec, 72 yds, 2 td; 9 tkl
Keegan Hayes, Benjamin: 282 yds, 7 td rushing; 4-5, 126 yds, 1 td passing; 6 tkl, 1 int
Heston Harney, Benjamin: 55 yds rushing; 1 rec, 49 yds, 1 td; 4 tkl
Kannon Kensing, Blanket: 89 yds, 2 td rushing; 1-1, 25 yds, 1 td passing; 1 rec, 27 yds, 1 td; 1 tkl
Mason Beck, Blanket: 41 yds, 1 td rushing; 2-3, 56 yds, 1 td passing; 1 rec, 25 yds, 1 td; 6 tkl, 1 int
Brayden Cain, Blanket: 9 tkl, 1 int
Abel McLaughlin, Blanket: 8 tkl
Addy Heard, Brookesmith: 214 yds, 4 td rushing; 5 tkl
Jase Julien, Brookesmith: 34 yds, 2td rushing; 3 rec, 45 yds, 1 td; 4 tkl
Bode Ham, Jayton: 156 yds, 4 td rushing; 1-2, 36 yds, 1 td passing; 1 rec, 36 yds; 8 tkl
Sean Stanaland, Jayton: 8-10, 154 yds, 2 td passing; 22 yds rushing; 1 rec, 36 yds, 1 td; 12 tkl
Colt Gentry, Jayton: 11 tkl
Zander Abila, Knox City: 235 yds, 5 td rushing; 14-27, 175 yds passing; 2 tkl
Chase Rowland, Knox City: 7 rec, 83 yds; 1 tkl
Lane Goodson, May: 125 yds, 3 td rushing; 118 yds, 3 td passing; 6 tkl
Chris Wesley, Paint Creek: 184 yds, 4 td rushing; 1 rec, 10 yds; 1-1, 20 yds, 1 td passing
Marcus Gonzales, Paint Creek: 84 yds, 3 td rushing; 3-3, 30 yds passing
Billy Perry, Richland Springs: 7-7, 90 yds, 3 td passing; 26 yds rushing
Cohen Ethridge, Richland Springs: 121 yds, 1 td rushing; 3 rec, 23 yds, 1 td
Evan Deeds, Richland Springs: 5 rec, 64 yds, 2 td
Ethan Deeds, Richland Springs: 23 yds, 1 td rushing; 1 rec, 19 yds, 1 td
Brenner Sherwood, Robert Lee: 4-7, 90 yds, 1 td passing; 143 yds, 5 td rushing; 4 tkl, 1 int returned for TD; 8-9 PAT
Edward Samaniego, Robert Lee: 12 tkl, 2 ff
Josh Garcez, Robert Lee: 2 yds, 1 td rushing; 2 rec, 61 yds, 1 td; 1 fr, 2 tkl
Kain Watson, Santa Anna: 7 tkl, 1 ff
Ethan Scantling, Sidney: 87 yds, 2 td rushing
Josh Heath, Sidney: 71 yds, 2 td rushing
Rees Miller, Sidney: 61 yds, 2 td rushing; 5 tkl
Dylan Terpstra, Sidney: 9 tkl
Collin Grant, Three Way: 172 yds, 5 td rushing
Michael Wallis, Trent: 148 yds, 4 td rushing; 1-2, 20 yds passing
Keagen Hollis, Trent: 48 yds, 2 td rushing
Chanse Williams, Trent: 1 rec, 36 yds, 1 td
Caleb Browne, Westbrook: 9-12, 162 yds, 2 td passing; 35 yds, 1 td rushing
Shawn Salazar, Westbrook: 84 yds, 2 td rushing; 1 rec, 23 yds, 1 td
Trent Henderson, Westbrook: 6 rec, 138 yds, 2 td
Landon Rodriguez, Westbrook: 3-5, 74 yds, 2 td passing; 28 yds rushing; 1 rec, 7 yds
Chayden Woodcock, Zephyr: 76 yds, 3 td rushing; 5 tkl
Quayde Heard, Zephyr: 6-10, 123 yds, 1 td passing; 14 yds rushing; 2 tkl
DISTRICT STANDINGS
DISTRICT POWER POLLS
The Big Country Blitz take on the state of each district in the area.
The top four make the playoffs in 11-man football, while just two will be postseason bound in 6-man. These rankings aren’t necessarily relative to current standings, but just our thoughts on who is best at this time.
2-5A DIVISION I
1. Abilene High
2. Tascosa
3. Amarillo
4. Monterey
5. Caprock
6. Lubbock High
7. Coronado
2-5A DIVISION II
1. Palo Duro
2. Wylie
3. Lubbock Cooper
4. Cooper
5. Plainview
6. Wichita Falls Memorial
7. Wichita Falls Legacy
4-4A DIVISION I
1. Stephenville
2. Lampasas
3. Brownwood
4. Marble Falls
5. Burnet
1-4A DIVISION II
1. Greenwood
2. Seminole
3. Fort Stockton
4. Monahans
5. Snyder
3-4A DIVISION II
1. Brock
2. Graham
3. Eagle Mountain
4. Mineral Wells
5. Bridgeport
6. Burkburnett
3-3A DIVISION I
1. Jim Ned
2. Clyde
3. Comanche
4. Sweetwater
5. Breckenridge
6. TLCA San Angelo
4-3A DIVISION II
1. Wall
2. Coahoma
3. Merkel
4. Grape Creek
5. Stanton
5-3A DIVISION II
1. Clifton
2. Brady
3. Tolar
4. Early
5. Eastland
6. Dublin
3-2A DIVISION I
1. Ozona
2. Sonora
3. Reagan County
4. Christoval
5. Forsan
6. Colorado City
4-2A DIVISION I
1. Anson
2. Stamford
3. Cisco
4. Hawley
5. Olney
6. TLCA Abilene
5-2A DIVISION I
1. Hamilton
2. De Leon
3. Hico
4. Ballinger
5. Bangs
6. Coleman
14-2A DIVISION I
1. San Saba
2. Johnson City
3. Mason
4. Thorndale
5. Harper
6. Holland
6-2A DIVISION II
1. Windthorst
2. Petrolia
3. Haskell
4. Electra
5. Archer City
6. Munday
7. Seymour
7-2A DIVISION II
1. Albany
2. Hamlin
3. Roscoe
4. Cross Plains
5. Miles
6. Winters
10-2A DIVISION II
1. Bremond
2. Chilton
3. Goldthwaite
4. Frost
5. Mart
6. Meridian
7. Hubbard
8. Wortham
6-1A DIVISION I
1. Newcastle
2. Perrin-Whitt
3. Northside
4. Bryson
5. Knox City
7-1A DIVISION I
1. Westbrook
2. Hermleigh
3. Ira
4. Roby
5. Rotan
6. Highland
8-1A DIVISION I
1. Water Valley
2. Robert Lee
3. Paint Rock
4. Irion County
5. Veribest
13-1A DIVISION I
1. Gordon
2. Ranger
3. Gorman
4. Baird
5. Lingleville
14-1A DIVISION I
1. May
2. Lometa
3. Jonesboro
4. Santa Anna
15-1A DIVISION I
1. Menard
2. Medina
3. Eden
4. Leakey
5. Nueces Canyon
6-1A DIVISION II
1. Trent
2. Bronte
3. Blackwell
4. Loraine
5. Olfen
7-1A DIVISION II
1. Benjamin
2. Guthrie
3. Chillicothe
4. Harrold
5. Crowell
8-1A DIVISION II
1. Jayton
2. Aspermont
3. Paint Creek
4. Rule
5. Lueders-Avoca
9-1A DIVISION II
1. Strawn
2. Throckmorton
3. Woodson
4. Moran
11-1A DIVISION II
1. Three Way
2. Bluff Dale
3. Kopperl
4. Iredell
5. Morgan
13-1A DIVISION II
1. Blanket
2. Zephyr
3. Gustine
4. Rising Star
5. Sidney
14-1A DIVISION II
1. Oglesby
2. Evant
3. Cranfills Gap
4. Mullin
5. Priddy
15-1A DIVISION II
1. Richland Springs
2. Brookesmith
3. Panther Creek
4. Rochelle
5. Lohn
16-1A DIVISION II
1. Cherokee
2. Calvert
3. Buckholts
4. Pawnee
TAPPS 1-DIVISION II
1. Abilene Christian
2. Fort Worth Covenant Classical
3. Crowley Nazarene
4. Keller Harvest
5. Weatherford Christian
NEXT WEEK
Abilene High at Lubbock Coronado
Caprock at Amarillo
Monterey at Lubbock
Lubbock Cooper at Cooper
Wylie at Palo Duro
Plainview at Wichita Falls Legacy
Bushland at Andrews
Big Spring at Kermit
Pecos at Shallowater
Lake View at Brownfield
Lampasas at Brownwood
Marble Falls at Burnet
Fort Stockton at Seminole
Monahans at Snyder
Breckenridge at Clyde
Comanche at Jim Ned
Sweetwater at TLCA San Angelo
Grape Creek at Coahoma
Merkel at Wall
Dublin at Brady
Clifton at Eastland
Tolar at Early
Christoval at Colorado City
Sonora at Forsan
Reagan County at Ozona
Anson at Hawley
Stamford at Cisco
Olney at TLCA Abilene
Bangs at Ballinger
Hamilton at Coleman
Hico at De Leon
Archer City at Windthorst
Seymour at Electra
Munday at Haskell
Albany at Miles
Roscoe at Cross Plains
Winters at Hamlin
Goldthwaite at Frost
Knox City at Northside
Perrin-Whitt at Newcastle
Hermleigh at Highland
Ira at Roby
Rotan at Westbrook
Robert Lee at Irion County
Veribest at Paint Rock
Baird at Gorman
Gordon at Lingleville
Waco Valor Prep at Jonesboro
Bynum at Lometa
Rocksprings at May
Santa Anna at Woodson
Leakey at Menard
Medina at Nueces Canyon
Olfen at Blackwell
Loraine at Bronte
Guthrie at Benjamin
Harrold at Chillicothe
Aspermont at Rule
Jayton at Paint Creek
Gold-Burg at Throckmorton
Gustine at Blanket
Rising Star at Zephyr
Brookesmith at Richland Springs
Lohn at Panther Creek
San Antonio St. Mary’s Hall at Rochelle
Abilene Christian at Weatherford Christian
COLLEGE ROUNDUP
ACU 52, North Alabama 23
The Wildcats stay perfect at home and in conference play with a dominating win over North Alabama.
READ MORE: ACU Blows Past North Alabama, Now 2-0 in UAC Action
Tarleton State 52, Southern Utah 42
The Texans rallied from a 35-28 halftime deficit to take down Southern Utah by ten and stay perfect on the season.
READ MORE: Second half surge lifts Tarleton State Football to win over Southern Utah, sixth straight win
Photo: Scott Burkhalter Photography
Hardin-Simmons 69, Howard Payne 14
The Cowboys scored early and often, racking up over 700 yards of total offense to beat the Yellow Jackets for the 19th time in a row and claim the ASC opener.
Read More: Cowboys Roll To Homecoming Victory
Photo: Cisco Wrangler Express
NE Oklahoma A&M 25, Cisco College 19
The Norsemen won for the first time all season, earning an upset victory on the road at Cisco.
Cisco is now 2-2 overall and 1-2 in SWJCFC play.
Next Week:
Saturday - ACU at West Georgia
Saturday - Mary Hardin-Baylor at Hardin-Simmons
Saturday - East Texas Baptist at Howard Payne
Saturday - Lyon at McMurry
Saturday - Cisco College at NMMI
