By Michael Adams
michael@otssports.com
McCallum trailed District 12-5A-II rival Crocket at halftime, but rallied to defeat the Cougars 37-22 in the district opener at House Park Stadium in Austin Thursday night.
Crockett (1-2, 0-1) kicked an early field goal to take a 3-0 lead, but McCallum (2-2, 1-0) answered with a 5-yard touchdown run by Luke Dunham with two minutes left in the first quarter.
Cougars quarterback Cameron Dickey responded with a 65-yard touchdown run to close the first quarter and give Crocket a 10-7 lead after a successful extra point attempt. Dickey pushd Crockett’s lead further with a 23-yard touchdown pass to Ethan Mclaughlin on the Cougars’ first possession of the second quarter.
McCallum running back Drew Andrews cut Crockett’s right before halftime with a 6-yard touchdown run with 4 minutes to go.
Andrews gave McCallum its first lead of the game on a 3-yard touchdown run and added a 7-yard score late in the quarter. A safety in the final minute gave McCallum a 30-16 lead going into the final quarter.
McCallum plays LBJ next Friday at House Park, while Crockett will be in non-district action against Antonio Prep.
Lake Travis 37, Akins 0 – Lake Travis Cavaliers scored 30 points in the first quarter and added seven before halftime to cruise to a 37-0 victory over Akins Thursday at Burger Stadium in Austin. It was the Cavaliers (4-0, 2-0 District 26-6A) first shutout of the season. The victory sets up the Battle of the Lakes rivalry game with Westlake at Cavalier Stadium next week.
Converse Judson 29, Hutto 19 – At Rocket Stadium in Converse, The Hutto Hippos scored 3 points in the first quarter as Judson went on a scoring barrage to hand the Hippos (1-3) their third loss of the season. It was Judson’s first win over a Central Texas opponent in three tries.
Judson (1-3) scored 19 unanswered points before the Hippos got back on the scoreboard with a rushing touchdown late in the third quarter and converted a two-point try.
The Hippos open District 12-6A action next Friday at Waco Midway.
Lampasas 36, Connally 28 – At Cougar Stadium, the Lampasas Badgers held off a late push by Connally (2-2) to pick up the victory in non-district action. The Cougars trailed 14-6 at halftime and opened the second half by scoring 9 straight points to take a 15-14 lead over the Badgers (4-0) with 2 minutes left in the third quarter.
Lampasas answered by outsourcing the Cougars 21-14 in the final stretch of the game. Connally opens District 11-5A-II play next week at Elgin on Friday.
Pflugerville at Bastrop (Postponed) – Storms in the Austin area on Thursday postponed the Bastrop-Pflugerville game at BISD Memorial Stadium. Game rescheduling information was available.
Friday’s schedule
District 25-6A
Vandegrift (3-0) at Stony Point (2-1), 7 p.m., Dragon Stadium
McNeil (2-1) at Manor (2-1), 7 p.m.
Cedar Ridge (2-1) at Vista Ridge (3-0), 7 p.m., Gupton Stadium
Round Rock (0-3) at Westwood (3-0), 7 p.m., Kelly Reeves
District 26-6A
Del Valle (0-3) at Buda Johnson (1-2), 7:30 p.m., Shelton Stadium
Dripping Springs (1-1) at Austin High (0-3), 7:30 p.m, House Park
Anderson (2-1) at Bowie (1-2), 7:30 p.m., Burger Stadium
District 11-5A-1
Cedar Park (2-1) at East View (1-2), 7 p.m.
Glenn (1-2) at Hendrickson (2-1), 7 p.m.
Georgetown (1-2) at A&M Consolidated (2-1), 7 p.m.
District 12-5A-II
LASA (3-0) at Eastside (0-3), 7:30 p.m.
Navarro (1-2) at Travis (1-1), 5 p.m.
McCallum (1-2) at Crockett (1-1), 7:30 p.m.,
Northeast (0-3) at LBJ Austin (0-3), 7:30 p.m.
Non-District
New Braunfels (1-2) at Weiss (3-0), 7 p.m., The Pfield
Rouse (2-1) at Liberty Hill (2-1)
San Antonio Davenport (1-2) at Lockart (2-1)
Egin (1-2) at Cedar Creek (0-3), 7 p.m. at BISD Memorial Stadium
Smithville (1-2) at Taylor (2-1), 7:30 p.m.
South San Antonio West (1-2), 7 p.m.
Manor New Tech(1-2) at Young Men’s Leadership Academy (1-2), 7 p.m.
Wimberley (3-0) at Fredericksburg (0-3), 7:30 p.m
Thrall (3-0) at Leon (1-2), 7:30 p.m.
Iola at Thorndale, 7:30 p.m.