La Grange Subvarsity Football Reports
Smithville 12, LG 7th Grade Gold 0
7th grade Gold team fell to Smithville last Thursday 12-0.
Outstanding Offensive players - #33 Quade Brothers, #9 Travis Hill, #62 Cash Schoettlin
Outstanding Defensive players - #25 David Rios, #19 Wyatt Bretz, #79 Jahir Lopez Ocon, #89 Christopher Supak
LG 7th Grade Purple 38, Smithville 6
7th grade Purple team had a convincing win over Smithville Thursday 38-6.
Scoring was as follows:
* #10 Eli Gillum 8 yard run - 2 point conversion no good
* #2 Dwodney Thompson 22 yard run - #13 Bo Kates run for the conversion
* #13 Bo Kates pass to #2 Dwodney Thompson 43 yards - Kates to #18 Conner Brooks for 2pt conversion
* #10 Eli Gillum 36 yard run - #6 Dillan Johnson run for the conversion
* #6 Dillan Johnson 16 yard run - Kates pass to Dwodney Thompson for the conversion.
Outstanding Offensive Players - #2 Dwodney Thompson, #10 Eli Gillum, #13 Bo Kates, #6 Dillan Johnson
Outstanding Defensive Players - #18 Conner Brooks, #70 Alexander Garcia, #58 Luke Anderson
“Making the step up to a football program is sometimes tough for 7th graders to do,” said Coach Walker. “However, I’m super proud of both groups, and the progress we have shown from our scrimmage against La Vernia.”
The young Leopards are back in action again this Thursday at home against Lago Vista. Gold game begins at 4:30 p.m., with Purple immediately following.
LG 8th Grade 46, Smithville 20
8th grade Leopards travelled to Smithville Thursday night and came away with a big victory. The scoring barrage began in the 1st Quarter with an Oliver Gunn QB sneak followed by Gunn on the left edge for a 2-point conversion. The score was set up by Jeffrey Cabrerra going on a long run off the left tackle. The Leps scored again on a Gunn TD run off the right tackle. This time, the 2-points were converted on a Gunn to Mason Kleiber pass. After giving up a touchdown, the Leopards finished off the half with a 50 yard Cabrerra interception for a score. Gunn runs in the conversion for a 24-6 halftime lead.
On the second play of the 3rd Quarter, the Leps scored on a double pass from Gunn to Kleiber to Cabrerra for 54 yards. Gunn runs in the 2-point conversion. The Tigers scored on a screen pass and tried an onside kick which was recovered by Kaleb Hensley. On the following series, Gunn hooked up with Kleiber for a big pass setting up Ramon Ortiz for a short touchdown run. This 2-point conversion failed. After another Defensive stop, led by Matthew Hepner and a staunch defensive line, the Leps scored on an Ortiz 55 yard run up the middle. Gunn runs in the final 2-point conversion. Smithville scores a late touchdown resulting in a 46-20 final score. The 8th grade will be back in action this Thursday at Leopard Stadium taking on Lago Vista.
LG Freshmen 30, Lockhart 12
The Freshmen Leopards had a great bounceback performance on the road by beating Lockhart 30-12. Max Dixon started the scoring with a 3 yard TD run in the first. In the 2nd quarter Bryant Meng hit Austin Grooms on a screen pass for a 62 yard TD, and followed it with a 2 point conversion pass to Dixon. The Leps added to the scoring later in the 2nd with a 20 yard TD strike from Bryant Meng to Le’Kayvion Broussard, and a 2 point conversion pass from Meng to Kole Krnavek. After Lockhart scored on a long drive to open the 2nd half, the Leopards responded immediately with a 68 yard TD pass from Dixon to Julian Sherman on the first play.
The leopard defense was solid all game. Dixon had an acrobatic one-handed interception that kept Lockhart from scoring before the half. Elijah Haardt and Jaiden Scott also had good games defensively with several tackles for a loss.
The Freshmen Leopards make a long trip to Lago Vista on Thursday to take on the Vikings.
LG JV 42, Lockhart 8
The JV football team beat the Lockhart Lions 42-8 this past Thursday. It was a strong showing by the Leps who were able to bounce back from losses week 2 and 3 to get a win and even out their record to 2-2. Highlights included Touchdown connections between Bennet Barber to Matthew Garza, Thai Scott, and Nate Scott. In the run game Jeremiah Dillard had 2 rushing touchdowns and Doryann Fenix was successful on a 2 point conversion. In special teams Matthew Garza had a blocked punt and Jeremiah Dillard had an interception on a fake punt. The JV travels to Lago Vista this Thursday.