Central Texas produced five players on the TSWA Class 4A All-State Team — La Vega's Bryson Roland, Eythan Thompson and Warren Richardson, Gatesville's Rayshon Smith and Connally's Jamarion Vincent. wacotrib.com/sports/high-sc…
Gatesville RB Rayshon Smith was named Class 4A first-team all-state by the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association. Hornet defensive back Amos Phillips was selected to the second team and FB Brayden Saunders honorable mention. @FightinHornets@GatesvilleISD@FightinHornetFB
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
Sealy (9-3) vs Gatesville (7-5), 7 p.m. Friday at Bryan’s Green Stadium
Silsbee (9-3) vs Waco La Vega (9-3), 7 p.m. Friday at Spring’s Planet Ford Stadium #txhsfb#Journey2St4te@dctf
Region 3 for 4A-D2 might be one of the hardest or craziest regions in Texas HSFB. The only 1 Seed remaining after Area is La Vega. The other 3 teams? Silsbee, Gatesville, and Sealy were all 3 Seeds and patched together a Region Semi appearance. TXHSFB, y’all.
Football playoff final scores:
Gatesville 42, Columbia 27
Central Texas Christian 52, Hallettsville Sacred Heart 6
Granger 51, La Villa 21
Lampasas 55, Dumas 21
😮 MASSIVE #TXHSFB UPSETS 😮
The first round of the UIL Texas high school football playoffs featured TWENTY teams that won outright as double-digit underdogs, according to the @DCTF computer.
#JOURNEY2ST4TE
AREA ROUND
Hamshire-Fannett (10-1) vs Sealy (8-3), 7 p.m. Friday at Shenandoah’s Woodforest Bank Stadium
West Columbia (8-3) vs Gatesville (6-5), 7 p.m. Friday at Smithville’s Tiger Stadium #txhsfb#Journey2St4te@dctf
Coach Hunter after the game:
“That win shows the grit of our team. It shows how tough our guys play. It’s a testament to our team, our guys and our coaches.”
The Hornets were led by star RB Rayshon Smith, who finished the game with 225 rushing yards and four TDs on 47 carries.
Before the FG, Coach Hunter called a timeout and told his team, “We’re already in the playoffs. We have nothing to lose; go block the kick.”
To his credit, his players delivered. Great win for Gatesville and a ton of positive momentum going into the playoffs for the Hornets.