Schulenburg Beats Kenedy to Advance to Third Round of Football Playoffs

The Schulenburg Shorthorns are the last Fayette County football team standing.

On a night when both La Grange and Flatonia lost their second round playoff games, the Shorthorns beat Kenedy 37-12 in their 2A area round game Friday.

Schulenburg (6-6) now advances to the regional semifinals where they will face defending state champ Shiner (12-0). That game will be Friday at 7 p.m. in Hallettsville.

These two teams played just three weeks ago in the regular season finale with Shiner winning 46-2.

But the Shorthorns get another crack at the Comanches thanks to a dominating win over Kenedy (9-3).

Schulenburg sophomore quarterback Tyler Ryba ran for three touchdowns Friday on a night when he had 132 yards rushing.

Ryba also threw a touchdown pass to Hayden Schulz.

Kenny King had a 87-yard kick-off return for a touchdown and Keisean Johnson returned a blocked kick 87 yards for two points.

This is the farthest the Shorthorns have advanced in the playoffs since 2010.

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

Schulenburg - Ryba 19 run (Misael Cortez kick), 10:24.

Kenedy - Chapa 7 run (kick blocked), 2:49.

Schulenburg - Johnson 87 blocked kick return, 2:49.

Schulenburg - King 87 kickoff return (Cortez kick), 2:32.

2ND QUARTER

Schulenburg - Ryba 63 run (Cortez kick), 10:38.

3RD QUARTER

Schulenburg - Schulz 11 pass from Ryba (Cortez kick), 1:54.

4TH QUARTER

Kenedy - Pena 28 run (pass failed), 10:33.

Schulenburg - Ryba 10 run (Cortez kick), 7:28.

INDIVIDUAL STATS

Rushing -- Schulenburg: Tyler Ryba 11-132, Desmond Lewis 12-63, Keanu Anthony 1-13, John Davis 1-3 Rodney Walton 1-1, Keisean Johnson 2-(-1), Team 3-(-4); Kenedy: Geovanni Gibson 21-87.

Passing -- Schulenburg: Ryba 3 of 3 for 24 yards with 1 TD; Kenedy: Josh Cruz 2 of 7 for 22 yards.

Receiving -- Schulenburg: Hayden Schulz 1-11, Johnson 1-8, Kenny King 1-5; Kenedy: Espinoza 1-15, Reyna 1-7.