HS Football Week 4 Recap

Week 4 Recap and Week 5 previews

Orangefield beats Saints

The Orangefield Bobcats seem to be rounding into form as the start of district approaches this week, as the Bobcats defeated the Lake Charles St. Louis Catholic Saints, 28-7, with a balanced offense and stout defense.

The Bobcats scored two rushing touchdowns and two passing touchdowns, while rolling up more than 430 yards of offense, while the defense limited the Saints to 140 total yards on the night.

Running back Mason Manning had touchdown runs of 1-yard and 8-yards, while quarterback Carson Gonzalez connected with receiver Zach Morrow on touchdown passes of 26 yards and 63 yards, respectively.

Orangefield's defense kept the Saints off the scoreboard until the early fourth quarter and never let St. Louis (0-3) be an actual threat at any point.

The Bobcats (2-2) begin District 10-3A Div. 1 play this Friday night as Orangefield hosts the undefeated Hardin Hornets (4-0).

Hardin is averaging 23 points per game on offense, while its defense is holding opponents to just 8-points per game on average. Meanwhile, through four games, the Bobcats offense is averaging nearly 18 points per game, but the defense has been allowing an average of nearly 21 points per game.

Mustangs hold off Knights

The West Orange-Stark Mustangs started strong and had to hold on to defeat the Houston Bellaire Episcopal Knights this past Friday, 45-38.

The game looked to be a potential route in the first-half as the Mustangs jumped out to a 31-14 lead at halftime. WO-S jumped out to an early 7-0 lead as running back Khelvy Jefferson had a 10-yard run for a touchdown.

Episcopal responded with a 24-yard touchdown pass on the ensuing drive to even the game, 7-7. However, Jefferson would add a 44-yard touchdown run and a 28-yard touchdown catch-and-run from quarterback Marcus Turner Jr. to put WO-S ahead 21-7 as the first quarter ended.

The Mustangs (3-1) added a 25-yard field goal and another 62-yard touchdown run, this time by back running back Tahj Amerson, to take a 31-14 lead at halftime after a 10-yard touchdown pass by the Knights.

Episcopal came out in the third quarter red hot and added a short field goal, a 20-yard touchdown pass and 5-yard run for a score to tie the game, 31-31, at the end of the third quarter.

Turner put the Mustangs back ahead, 38-31, when he connected on a 65-yard touchdown pass to Miketavion Davis. The WO-S defense made its presence known as well with two interceptions on back to back drives, both by Ja'Mikael Davis. The second interception went for a touchdown as Davis had a 13-yard return for the score and 45-31 Mustangs lead.

The Knights added a 20-yard touchdown pass to cut the WO-S lead, 45-38, but on Episcopal's final possession, the Mustangs stuffed the Knights to seal the victory.

The Mustangs will host the Fort Bend Crawford Chargers (2-2) in its final non-district matchup of the season.

The Chargers are averaging 17 points per game on offense, but are allowing slightly more than 31 points per game defensively. The Chargers have lost in blowout fashion by scores of 62-0 to Bellville and, most recently, 50-13 to Hamshire-Fannett this past Friday.

WO-S is averaging 32 points per game on offense and is allowing nearly 22 points per game defensively thus far this season.

Week 4 Results

Orangefield 28 St. Louis 7

WO-S 45 Bellaire Episcopal 38

Deweyville 60 Acadiana Christian 2

Bmt United 14 Jasper 10

Silsbee 27 West Brook 13

Hamshire-Fannett 50 FB Crawford 13

Anderson-Shiro 35 Shepherd 32

Woodville 32 Diboll 14

Hou. Lutheran South 54 Anahuac 51

Hardin 27 Tarkington 14

Buna 14 Kountze 7

Kirbyville 40 Warren 0

Coldspring 44 Bmt Kelly 14

DeRidder 46 Newton 36

Cushing 41 Evadale 21

Trinity 32 West Hardin 6

Sabine Pass 2 Hou. Kipp Generations 0

San Augustine 28 West Sabine 26

Palestine Westwood 63 Hemphill 15

PA Memorial 63 Cleburne 7

(BC, LC-M, Vidor, Nederland, PN-G bye)

Week 5 Schedule

Bridge City at Lumberton

Hardin at Orangefield

LC-M at Vidor

Fort Bend Crawford at WO-S

West Sabine at Deweyville

Standings

District 10-4A Div. I W L W L PF PA

Bridge City 3 0 132 13

Huffman-Hargrave 3 0 144 49

Hardin-Jefferson 2 1 63 45

LC-M 1 2 66 86

Vidor 1 2 69 95

Liberty 0 3 56 78

Livingston 0 3 46 100

Lumberton 0 3 40 99

District 9-4A Div. II W L W L PF PA

Silsbee 4 0 119 65

Hamshire-Fannett 3 1 164 118

West Orange-Stark 3 1 131 87

Jasper 2 2 108 115

Shepherd 1 3 132 127

Tarkington 1 3 89 101

District 10-3A Div. I W L W L PF PA

Hardin 4 0 93 33

Anahuac 3 1 157 98

Coldspring Oakhurst 3 1 102 93

East Chambers 2 1 68 57

Kirbyville 2 2 108 92

Orangefield 2 2 71 83

Buna 1 3 32 122