Flatonia vs. Hallettsville

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: Flatonia Records: Both teams are 1-0. Of Note:

Both these teams looked really good in their season openers. Hallettsville pulled off one of the biggest shockers in the state last week, snapping two-time defending state champ Shiner’s 30-game win streak. Meanwhile, Flatonia beat defending private school state champ St. Paul 35-0. In that game Flatonia’s Fidel Venegas threw for 182 yards and ran for 47. Keyshaun Green had 92 yards receiving and 56 yards rushing and scored two touchdowns. Jaidyn Guyton returned a punt for a touchdown. Hallettsville knocked off Shiner thanks to a powerful running game led by junior running backs JaShaun Price and Damarion Austin. It was Austin’s 32-yard touchdown run in the third quarter that proved to be the game-winner in the 14-7 game. Hallettsville was 9-3 last season and returns five offensive and four defensive starters from that team ... Flatonia plays at Nixon-Smiley next week. Hallettsville plays at Van

Vleck next week.

Last Meeting:

These two teams have not met since 1957. Hallettsville holds a 12-game win streak over Flatonia.

Overall

Flatonia 1-0 Thrall 1-0 Weimar 1-0 Hearne 1-0 Holland 0-1 Thorndale 0-1 Schulenburg 0-1

This week’s games:

Yorktown at Weimar Thorndale at Granger, Burton at Hearne, Schulenburg at Rogers, Thrall at Johnson City, Hallettsville at Flatonia, Valley Mills at Holland.