West Texas: Week 2 Recap, Top Performers, Polls and Look Ahead

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Week 2 of the high school football season in West Texas is complete and we now look forward to Week 3. Here is a recap of Week 2 with scores, top performers and recaps plus a look ahead to Week 3.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Panhandle/South Plains</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Key Week 2 Scores</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Amarillo 28, Rio Rancho (NM) Cleveland 27 (OT)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Canadian 55, Bushland 35</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Canyon 42, Perryton 34</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Childress 24, Breckenridge 21</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Farwell 34, Vega 0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Frenship 35, Lubbock-Cooper 34</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hereford 45, Wichita Falls 40</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lubbock Christian 17, Wellington 16</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lubbock Monterey 34, Wylie 21</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lubbock Estacado 49, Dumas 16</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Midland 48, Lubbock Coronado 16</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Muleshoe 48, Lamesa 6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>New Home 47, Colorado (TX) 7</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Palo Duro 20, Caprock 14</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Panhandle 53, Friona 20</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Plainview 35, Pampa 7</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Seminole 35, Shallowater 30</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stratford 23, Sunray 20</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Trinity Christian 56, Clarendon 0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>How It Happened</strong>: Canadian is the new #1 team in the MaxPreps Amarillo Region poll after beating Bushland, 55-35 at home in a matchup of Class 3A Panhandle powers. Canadian jumped out to a 38-14 halftime lead and held off Bushland in the second half. Canadian QB Camren Cavalier threw 4 touchdown passes, three to Luke Flowers, in the first quarter alone. . .Amarillo stunned Rio Rancho (NM) Cleveland, 28-27, in overtime. Trailing 21-6, the Sandies scored two touchdowns in the final 5-1/2 minutes of the fourth quarter to force overtime. The game-tying TD came with just 35 seconds left in regulation. In OT, Amarillo scored a TD on its first possession and kicked the PAT. Cleveland responded with a TD, went for 2 but the ball carrier was denied at the 2-yard line by a swarm of Amarillo tacklers. . .In another game that went to OT, Frenship denied Lubbock-Cooper's do-or-die 2-point conversion try in OT for the thrilling 35-34 victory. The contest featured five lead changes, four ties and neither team had a lead greater than seven points. . .Stratford led Sunray, 15-0, at halftime before seeing the lead evaporate in the second half. However, the Elks recovered to score a late TD with three minutes left after stopping Sunray at midfield on fourth down. . .Canyon rushed for 308 yards and amassed 467 total yards in their high-scoring win over Perryton. . .Monterey was 0-10 in 2022 but the Plainsmen have started this season 2-0 after defeating Wylie. . .Seminole outlasted Shallowater, 35-30, as QB Wyatt Holmstrom threw for 251 yards and 2 TD, and rushed for 2 more TD.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Performers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bryce Braden, Stratford: Braden, Stratford's QB, ran for 119 yards and 1 TD on 15 carries to lead Stratford past Sunray.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Camren Cavalier, Canadian: Cavalier was on fire in the first half of Canadian's big win over Bushland and he finished 20-of-30 passing for 325 yards and 5 TD while rushing for 172 yards on 17 carries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Luke Flowers, Canadian: Flowers was Camren Cavalier's favorite target in the win over Bushland as he caught 5 passes (4 for TD) for 157 yards. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kade Gavina, Bushland: Nine receptions for 112 yards in the loss to Canadian.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hudson Hutcheson, Frenship: Hutcheson is an exception dual threat QB as he showed again against Lubbock-Cooper. Hutcheson threw for 204 yards and rushed for 133 more to account for 337 total yards in the Tigers' OT win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sam Johnson, Canyon: Rushed for 132 yards and 4 TD on 19 carries to help lift canyon past Perryton. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rylan Leathers, Amarillo: Caught two fourth quarter TDs for the Sandies in their comeback win at Rio Rancho (NM) Cleveland. Defensively, he finished with 13 tackles and had the game-winning tackle on a 2-point conversion attempt.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brylyn Lopez, Hereford: Rushed for 215 yards on a workhorse 34 carries to propel Hereford past Wichita Falls in a high-scoring affair.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Look Ahead</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game of the Week</strong>: <strong>Frenship at Lubbock Monterey</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Midland at Amarillo</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Abilene Wylie at Lubbock-Cooper</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tascosa at Odessa Permian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wichita Falls Rider at Lubbock Coronado</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Elk City (OK) at Canadian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Estacado at Palo Duro</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Canyon at West Plains</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Plainview at Wichita Falls</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hereford at Shallowater</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bushland at Childress</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>El Paso Mountain View at Seminole</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stratford at Gruver</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Muleshoe at Friona</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Panhandle at Vega</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>*************************************************************************</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Permian Basin</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Key Week 2 Scores</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Midland Legacy 63, Tascosa 34</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Midland 48, Lubbock Coronado 13</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Monahans 49, Andrews 27</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Odessa 22, El Paso Americas 20</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Odessa Permian 27, Waco Midway 21</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Austin Regents 42, Midland Christian 23</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reagan County 57, McCamey 27</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sonora 44, Coahoma 30</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wink 48, Ozona 36</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Big Spring 32, Lubbock 21</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fort Stockton 27, Alpine 7</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>How It Happened</strong>: Midland Legacy ran the ball a staggering 66 times for 409 yards in their 29-point win over Tascosa. The Rebels had three rushers with 95+ yards – Damien Johnson (103 yards), Madden Milloy (100) and Tomy Johnson III (95). . .Monahans rose to No. 2 in the MaxPreps Odessa Region Poll after beating Andrews, 49-27, behind another stellar performance by QB Cheno Navarrette. . .Midland improved to 2-0 with a 48-13 road win at Lubbock Coronado. Midland didn't complete as pass (0-4) as they ran the ball 49 times for 439 yards. . .Odessa Permian bounced back from a Week 1 loss with a six-point win on the road at Waco Midway. Trailing 21-19 in the fourth quarter, Permian scored the eventual game-winning TD when Juzstyce Lara ran the ball into the end zone for a 4-yard TD. The Panthers then converted the 2-point conversion on a Uriel Montoya reception for the final points of the game. The Panthers needed one more defensive stop to seal the win and they got it. Permian rushed for 270 yards in the game. . .Odessa's first two games have been decided by a total of 4 points. After losing a shootout at Lubbock Monterey in Week 1, Odessa picked up a key road win at El Paso Americas when they drove down the field in the final minutes and Aldric Rivera drilled a do-or-die 37-yard field goal as time expired to give the Bronchos their 1^st win of the season. . . &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Performers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ivan Carreon, Odessa: Carreon showed again why he's committed to Oklahoma. After catching a pair of TD passes in the first half, he caught a key 20-yard pass on Odessa's game-winning drive to move the ball into field goal range. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kemyd Faciane, Wink: Just a freshman, Faciane rushed for 217 yards and 3 TD on 18 carries as Wink moved up to No. 7 in the MaxPreps Odessa Region poll.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Juzstyce Lara, Odessa Permian: Lara rushed for 190 yards on 25 carries, including the game-winning TD in the fourth quarter to propel Permian past Waco Midway. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1421038' first='Elijah' last='McCoy'], Midland: McCoy fueled Midland's relentless ground attack by rushing 22 times for 177 yards and 3 TD against Lubbock Coronado</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Aidan Serrano, Midland Legacy: 117 receiving yards on just 4 receptions as he averaged 29.3 yards per catch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Look Ahead</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game of the Week</strong>: <strong>Amarillo Tascosa at Odessa Permian</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Midland Legacy at Abilene</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Odessa at Keller</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Midland at Amarillo</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Big Spring at Monahans</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wink at Alpine</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Andrews at Midland Greenwood</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reagan County at Crane</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kermit at Coahoma</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Midland Christian vs. Texarkana Pleasant Grove (Neutral Site)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>******************************************************************</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Far West Texas</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Key Week 2 Scores</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pebble Hills 33, Del Valle 6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eastwood 55, Las Cruces (NM) 28</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Franklin 50, Andress 8</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eastlake 35, Rio Rancho (NM) 7</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Canutillo 21, EP Coronado 19</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Odessa 22, Americas 20</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parkland 42, EP Austin 10</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chapin 34, El Dorado 17</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>San Angelo Central 35, Montwood 33</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hanks 37, El Paso 20</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bel Air 61, Socorro 7</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clint 28, Ysleta 24</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Riverside 52, Burges 45</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mountain View 41, EP Cathedral 15</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>How It Happened</strong>: Pebble Hills scored 28 points in the second half to pull away from Del Valle and register the 33-6 win. . .Eastwood prepared for the Week 3 battle with Pebble Hills by routing Las Cruces (NM), 55-28, piling up 679 yards in total offense. . .Canutillo committed four turnovers and was held to 8 yards of total offense in the first half yet came away with the win over El Paso Coronado with stellar defense. Canutillo scored two TDs in the third quarter on passes by QB Jeremiah Knox. Coronado went for the two-point conversion after scoring a TD with about 7 minutes remaining but was denied. An interception with 1:20 left sealed the win. . .Americas fell to Odessa at home when the Bronchos drove down the field in the final minutes and booted a walk-off field goal as time expired. . .Montwood dropped a thriller to San Angelo Central, 35-33. Montwood had an opportunity to tie the game with a two-point conversion following a TD late in the fourth quarter but the pass into the end zone was intercepted. San Angelo Central took the ensuing kickoff and ground out a couple of first down to drain the clock. . .Scott Veliz is off to a 2-0 start as Hanks head coach after the Knights dispatched El Paso High, 37-20. &nbsp;Marcus Porras was exceptional again as the Hanks QB. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Performers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Anthony Carrillo, Parkland: The senior rushed for 157 yards on 14 carries in Parkland's lopsided win over EP Austin.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Evan Minjarez, Eastwood: Minjarez threw for 304 yards and 3 TD on 18-of-27 passing to lift Eastwood past Las Cruces (NM).&nbsp; &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gael Ochoa, Pebble Hills: Ochoa has led the Spartans to the No. 1 spot in the MaxPreps El Paso Region poll by passing for 233 yards and 2 TD while running for 79 yards and 1 TD in the convincing win over Del Valle.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Daniel Ponce, Clint: The senior QB rushed for 118 yards on 9 carries in Clint's close win over Ysleta. Clint ran the ball 54 times and passed it just once in the win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Marcus Porras, Hanks: Porras brought his ‘A' game to Hanks' battle with El Paso High as he completed 17-of-22 passes for 318 yards and 3 TD with zero interceptions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Matthew Slosar, Mountain View: Slosar, a junior, threw for 343 yards and 4 TD on 19-of-31 passing to lead Mountain View past Cathedral.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Michael Southern, Montwood: Southern completed 20-of-30 passes for 239 yards in the Rams' high-scoring home loss to San Angelo Central. In two games, Mountain View has scored 82 points and Slosar has passed for 730 yards and 8 TD.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Junior Trotman, Eastlake: Just a sophomore, Trotman and QB Luke Lomeli (233 passing yards) had a nice connection going against Rio Rancho. Trotman finished with 8 receptions for 162 yards. He finished with 174 all-purpose yards. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Look Ahead</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game of the Week</strong>: <strong>Pebble Hills at Eastwood</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Franklin at EP Coronado</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>EP Austin at Canutillo</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eastlake at El Dorado</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Montwood at Americas</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Burges at Parkland</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Andress at Del Valle</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chaparral (NM) at Bel Air</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clint at Gadsden (NM)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mountain View at Seminole</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hanks at Irvin</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Latest MaxPreps Polls</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Amarillo/Panhandle Region</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":983944,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-05-at-15-09-11-Amarillo-High-School-Football-Rankings.png?w=500" alt="" class="wp-image-983944" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: MaxPreps</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lubbock/South Plains Region</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":983913,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-05-at-15-07-21-Lubbock-High-School-Football-Rankings.png?w=504" alt="" class="wp-image-983913" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: MaxPreps</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Permian Basin Region</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":983957,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-05-at-15-15-47-Odessa-High-School-Football-Rankings.png?w=503" alt="" class="wp-image-983957" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: MaxPreps</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>El Paso/Far West Texas Region</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":983958,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-05-at-15-20-01-El-Paso-High-School-Football-Rankings.png?w=502" alt="" class="wp-image-983958" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: MaxPreps</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/texashsfootball/status/1699101174404690019?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/texashsfootball/status/1699101174404690019?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->