Traylon Shead is now one step closer to asserting himself as one of the greatest running backs in the history of Texas high school football.
Not only did the Texas commit have one of the best weeks of any 2010 Longhorn commit in week seven of the Texas high school football season with 269 yards and four touchdowns but he also moved into second place on the state’s all-time rushing list.
Shead’s yardage total after a dominating 66-0 win for Cayuga over Cushing moved him past former Corpus Christi Calallen star Wes Danaher and into second place on the state’s all-time rushing list with 8,885 yards. The only man Shead now trails is Texas prep legend Kenneth Hall, whose 11,232 yards stands as not only the state record but the national record.
The four touchdowns scored by Shead still have him in fifth place on the state’s all-time list but he is now just six scores shy of passing both Hall and former Texas All-American Cedric Benson for third place.
After subpar performances that yielded victories in week six, both Texas quarterback commits had big efforts to go along with wins in week seven.
Connor Wood willed Houston Second Baptist to a come from behind 22-18 win over Houston Northland Christian Friday and in the process put together one of his most complete outings of the season. Wood finished the game 18 for 25 for 253 yards with a 70-yard touchdown pass while rushing for 50 more yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner on a 60-yard run, and a two-point conversion run.
Case McCoy bounced back after a less than stellar game against Snyder last week with a big night in a 45-14 blowout of Sweetwater. McCoy was sharp completing 17 of 26 pass attempts for 271 yards while firing three touchdown passes in the win.
Daingerfield faced little resistance from Linden-Kildare in getting a 35-8 victory and ESPNU 150 receiver Chris Jones played a part in the win with a 15-yard touchdown reception while catching three passes for 37 yards.
John Harris accounted for 102 yards (all rushing) of the 165 yards of total offense for Garland Naaman Forest but it was not enough as the Rangers fell to North Garland, 27-7.
Coming off of one of his biggest games of the season DeSoto receiver Darius Terrell had a quiet night against Tyler Lee. The Red Raiders held Terrell to just 28 yards on five catches but the Eagles, with Adrian White anchoring things in the secondary holding Lee to just 65 yards passing, scored a huge 28-21 win on the road to stay perfect in district play.
Cedar Park continues to run all over the opposition in District 16-5A behind the blocking of Texas commit Dominic Espinosa as the Timberwolves used the ground attack to rally past Cedar Park Vista Ridge, 24-14. Espinosa and the Cedar Park offensive line paved the way for 323 rushing yards and three touchdowns as the Timberwolves have been on fire of late.
One week after a stunning district loss to Port Arthur Memorial, Galena Park North Shore bounced back big time with a 44-6 win over Channelview. Texas commit Trey Hopkins and the North Shore offense piled up 423 yards of total offense with Hopkins and the offensive line helping the running game average more than six yards per rush on a 243-yard collective effort on the ground.
Garland won a 14-5 slugfest over Rowlett with Adrian Phillips getting the job done offensively with 80 yards on eight receptions. Phillips and Tevin Jackson also helped the Garland defense hold Rowlett to 162 yards on more than 60 snaps while forcing two turnovers.
While the future Longhorns on the offensive side of the ball had big nights, there was one defensive commit who reached the end zone last week as well. In Houston St. Pius X’s 61-6 rout of Houston Kipp Academy, Greg Daniels scooped up a fumble and returned it 23 yards for a touchdown to help the Panthers cruise to a win of a game that was rescheduled from earlier in the season.
Haltom continues to make a run at the playoffs as the Buffalos made it three straight wins with a 16-0 shutout victory over Weatherford. In the win Reggie Wilson, the No. 1 ranked prospect on the Inside Texas 2010 Top 100, registered a sack and recorded a safety to keep Haltom in a good spot for a playoff berth.
Ashton Dorsey and John Tyler continue to roll through the regular season unbeaten as Dorsey recovered a fumble and had three quarterback hurries in a 52-17 win over Mesquite.
The Horns two remaining defensive tackle commits had some close calls Friday night. Taylor Bible and Denton Guyer gave a up a lot of yards and almost gave up a three touchdown lead to Lake Dallas, but the Wildcats held on for a 28-21 win in a battle of state-ranked ball clubs. DeAires Cotton and Alief Taylor fell to Houston Strake Jesuit 31-26 despite a furious fourth quarter rally that fell short but did see the Lions rip off 19 unanswered points to win the ball game.
In a televised game Cedar Hill and linebacker commit Aaron Benson scored a huge 50-23 road win against Duncanville. The Longhorns, ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 5A, got a good effort from a defense that forced three turnovers.
Lufkin improved its record to 6-1 on the year as the Panthers broke a 29-29 fourth quarter tie with a touchdown pass to beat Conroe, 36-29. Carrington Byndom and the Lufkin defense forced four turnovers to help the Panthers pull out the win.
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