TEXAS HIGH
LAST WEEK: Texas High exploded for 23 second-quarter points and cruised to a season-opening win at Dallas Bishop Lynch, 44-21.
THIS WEEK: The Tigers host crosstown rival Arkansas High at Tiger Stadium at Grim Park. OFFENSIVE
STANDOUTS: Senior QB Cade Pearson completed 25 of 40 passes for school-record 439 yards and five TDs. Senior Quan Hampton caught nine passes for 174 yards and two TDs. Tevailance Hunt had nine receptions for 143 yards and two TDs. TB Devuntay Walker rushed for 114 yards on six carries and scored on an 88-yard run. He also caught two passes for 31 yards. DEFENSIVE STANDOUTS: Twentytwo players had at least one tackle. Jaylin Franklin had nine tackles, including two for a loss. Eric Sutton had 4 tackles, forced a fumble, recovered two fumbles and intercepted a pass. Javel Jones had 6 tackles, Darrell Webster 5, Deidrick Reeves 5, David Jones 5, John Allen 5, Davon Williams 5, Chris Arnold 5, Xzavier Hopkins 5. COACH BARRY NORTON’S COMMENTS:
“I thought there was a little feeling out there in the first quarter. We had the lightning delay and missed a field goal,
but we figured out what their plans were. Defensively, I thought our kids did a good job for the most part. We did give up a couple of big plays. They were from misalignments. Our kids played hard all night. We adjusted to an opponent that we really didn’t know anything about.
“I thought going into the game they would use a lot of zone coverage. Right off the bat they’re loaded the box and blitzing a bunch. I said as long as they’re going to play us man, let’s throw the football. I think we only called nine run plays in the course of the ballgame. It wasn’t that we couldn’t run the ball, we just didn’t run the ball. For a first game, and not knowing the opponent, I’m pleased. We did make a lot of mistakes. We dropped some passes and missed a lot of tackles.”