By Spencer Spilman
The Lehman Lobos struggled Friday as the district-leading Lake Travis Cavaliers dominated the game from start to finish on their way to a 68-0 win at Shelton Stadium.
Lehman had trouble getting anything going on offense. The Lobos failed to get a first down until midway through the second quarter.
The Cavs scored touchdowns on their first four offensive drives and led 45-0 before the second quarter began.
Quarterback Charlie Brewer connected on two touchdowns to Cade Green and two more to Garrett Wilson all in the first quarter.
The Lobos tried different approaches to moving the football and Lake Travis seemed to be ready for everything. Lehman’s lone first down in the first half didn’t lead to anything, and they were forced to punt once again.
Lehman coach Todd Raymond knew Lake Travis was a strong team, but he and his team were surprised by how fast they were.
“We were a little shell-shocked by their speed, and you could definitely see that early in the game,” said Raymond.
Raymond also said that he was impressed with the entire defense and how underrated they are.
“Their defense doesn’t get enough credit. Coach [Hank] Carter is a defensive coach and he does a great job,” he said.
Lake Travis inserted its backup quarterback Matthew Baldwin in the second quarter.
He broke loose at the end of the first half and scored a 43-yard touchdown run, giving the Cavs a 52-0 lead going into halftime.
The second half was a repeat of the first 24 minutes.
Lake Travis scored on its first possession of the second half when Baldwin hit Carson Pepe for a 16-yard touchdown.
With a running clock through all of the second half, each team only possessed the ball twice.
Lobos’ Tyler Henderson had the longest play of the night for Lehman with a 15-yard run, but that was the only first down of the second half. Lehman only had two first downs in the contest.
Baldtwin ran in another touchdown of 31-yards for the Cavs to increase the lead to 66-0.
A safety in the final moments of the game brought the final score to 68-0.
Lehman now faces another tough test next week as they to travel to play at Westlake.
