The Wimberley Texans held a 39-0 lead when starting quarterback Cody Stoever came out of the game in the third quarter last Friday night in the season opener against Canyon Lake High School. Junior Jackson Parker came in at quarterback and the Texans put 7 more points on the board for a 46-0 win in the non-district contest.
“It wasn’t as pretty as we wanted and we knew there were going to be mistakes,” head coach Doug Warren told the team after the game. “But we did what we had to do. This was a good win.” Both teams experienced turnovers in what seemed to be first game jitters. Parker and Stoever each had a pass picked off, but Wimberly held the advantage; Jace Cutrona picked off a pass and Connor Michael pulled off a hat trick by intercepting three of the Hawks' passes.
“It’s been a grind.
I spent this summer working on the craft and tonight it paid off,” Michael said.
Ty Thames and Noah Williams recovered Canyon Lake fumbles, with Thames’ recovery leading to a Texan touchdown.
In spite of completing 16 of 22 passes for 142 yards and a touchdown along with seven carries for 92 yards, including a 55-yard touchdown run, Stoever was less than pleased with his performance, but nonetheless proud of his teammates.
“We had our hiccups and share of miscues and, as a leader of this team, I need to clean a lot of stuff up. I know my role and I don’t think I played that like I should have, but I’m really proud of this team and the way we competed tonight,” Stoever said.
“We don’t have guys that quit when they don’t feel they get what they want. They just work harder and that’s what is so cool about this program. I love Connor Michael and it’s a good story. He was on [the junior varisty team] last year as a junior, but he kept his head down and he worked. The guy had three picks tonight and it was awesome to see him succeed.”
The Texans had 172 yards passing to six different receivers and 284 yards rushing.
• Maverick Jacobs: 14 carries for 79 yards and two touchdowns; one reception for 3 yards
• Josh Belanger: three carries for 67 yards and one touchdown
• Jackson Parker: two carries for 11 yards and one touchdown
• Bryson Anderson: one carry for 4 yards
• Benji Olmedo: three carries for 25 yards
• Lex Gomez: four carries for 6 yards
• Nolan Waida: seven receptions for 65 yards and one touchdown
• Jace Cutrona: four receptions for 34 yards
• Jace Morales: four receptions for 37 yards
• Cory Chappell: one reception for 10 yards
• Bryson Anderson: two receptions for 23 yards
• Cayce, Josh Belanger, Luke German and Ty Thames combined for three sacks There were a few miscue snaps on PATs, but Daniel Jimenez managed to get four of five through the uprights. In a non-district home game, the Wimberley Texans will play against Fredericksburg High School at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6.
PHOTO BY WAYLAND D. CLARK Josh Belanger brushes off a Canyon Lake defender as he steps into the end zone on a 40-yard touchdown run for a 13-0 lead for the Texans in the first quarter of the season opener on Friday, Aug. 30. Wimberley put 46 points on the board while holding the Hawks scoreless.
