West Texas: Week 3 Recap, Top Performers, Polls and Look Ahead

Week 3 of the West Texas high school football season is complete and we now look forward to Week 4. Here is a recap of Week 3 with scores, top performers, recaps, latest polls + look ahead to Week 4.   PANHANDLE/SOUTH PLAINS   Key Week 3 Scores   Bushland 42, Childress 13   Canadian 45, Elk City (OK) 19   Caprock 19, Pampa 7   Dalhart 22, Spearman 10   Denver City 34, Abernathy 18   Dumas 26, Perryton 7   Lubbock Estacado 48, Palo Duro 14   Farwell 23, Sundown 7   Frenship 54, Lubbock Monterey 52 (4 OT)   Hereford 28, Shallowater 27   Highland Park 56, Shamrock 30   Littlefield 38, Post 14   Lubbock Christian 68, Bovina 36   Midland 32, Amarillo 27   Muleshoe 48, Friona 28   Panhandle 51, Vega 14   Plainview 27, Wichita Falls 10   Randall 31, Snyder 0   Lubbock Roosevelt 46, Brownfield 30   Seminole 58, El Paso Mountain View 14   Stratford 57, Gruver 26   West Plains 48, Canyon 21   Abilene Wylie 35, Lubbock-Cooper 34   How It Happened: Frenship is the No. 1 team in the MaxPreps Lubbock Region poll after winning its second straight down-to-the wire game, a thrilling 54-52 4 OT win over vastly improved Lubbock Monterey. Frenship totaled 617 offensive yards in the hard-fought win. . .Canadian protected it's No. 1 ranking in the MaxPreps Amarillo Region poll with a convincing victory over Elk City (OK), scoring the final 17 points of the second quarter. QB Camren Cavalier was 16-of-21 passing for 225 yards and 3 TD. . .Lubbock Estacado moved up to No. 2 in the MaxPreps Lubbock Region poll after handling Amarillo Palo Duro, 48-14. The story of the game was an Estacado defense that forced EIGHT turnovers and scored directly off four of them, including three within a span of about a minute in the third quarter. . .Amarillo (No. 3 in the MaxPreps Amarillo Region poll) rallied in the second half but it wasn't enough in a 32-27 loss to 6A Midland. . .3A Dalhart remained unbeaten with a 22-10 road win at Spearman as QB Kyler Read led the offense throwing and running. . .Dynamic Stratford QB Bryce Braden passed for 265 yards and 3 TDs and rushed for 120 yards and 2 TD on 7 carries to lift the Elks to a lopsided victory over Gruver. . .Hereford QB Kalub Ramirez threw for 230 yards and 2 TD and the Whitefaces stopped a late 2-point conversion attempt as they remain unbeaten with a 28-27 win over Shallowater. . .Lubbock-Cooper lost its second straight heartbreaker by the same score of 35-34 as the Pirates fell to Abilene Wylie. Wylie scored three defensive touchdowns in the first 13 minutes of the contest and that proved the difference. Lubbock-Cooper has lost 2 straight games for the first time since 2017. . .West Plains won the 2nd edition of the Boss Bowl with a 48-21 victory over neighbor Canyon at Happy State Bank Stadium. The Wolves scored on their first five possessions, led 24-7 at halftime and never looked back.                       Top Performers   Rylan Leathers, Amarillo: Leathers never came off the field in Amarillo's tough 32-27 loss to Midland. Leathers played 114 of 117 snaps – 72 on defense, 42 on offense. He made 24 tackles on defense and caught 3 passes for 30 yards on offense.   Kyler Read, Dalhart: Read completed 15-of-20 passes for 220 yards and 2 TD while rushing for 87 yards and another score to improve Dalhart to 3-0.   Luke Flowers, Canadian: Seven receptions for 128 yards and 2 TD to lead Canadian past Elk City (OK).     Kouper Boyd, Shallowater: Boyd rushed for 178 yards and 2 TD on 23 carries in Shallowater's narrow loss to Hereford.   Hudson Hutcheson, Frenship: Statistically, Hutchenson had one of the best games of his career as he passed for 563 yards and 5 TD in Frenship's wild 4 OT win over Lubbock Monterey   Wyatt Holmstrom. Seminole: Holmstrom and the Seminole offense were on fire again as they scored 58 points in a lopsided win over El Paso Mountain View. Holmstrom completed 38-of-53 passes for 337 yards and 4 TD. Five Seminole receivers had 5+ receptions.      Josue Sigala, Muleshoe: Muleshoe improved to 3-0 as Sigala rushed for 215 yards and 3 TD in a win over Friona. The Mules have scored 48 points in all three of their victories this season.     Kei'sean Harris, Estacado: Harris led an opportunistic Estacado defense that scored 4 touchdowns off turnovers by making 13 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 1 INT and 1 fumble recovery.     Look Ahead (Week 4)   Game of the Week: Abilene at Frenship   Levelland at Lubbock Estacado   Lubbock Monterey at Midland   Lubbock-Cooper at Wichita Falls Rider   Seminole at Andrews   Dumas at Plainview   Canadian at Perryton   Borger at Bushland   Amarillo at Odessa   Lovington (NM) at Denver City   Palo Duro at West Plains   Canyon at Amarillo Caprock   Latest Amarillo Region MaxPreps Poll - Tues., Sept. 12   <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-12-at-19-11-51-Amarillo-High-School-Football-Rankings.png?w=497" alt="" class="wp-image-992892" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: MaxPreps</figcaption></figure>   Latest MaxPreps Lubbock Region Poll - Tues, Sept. 12   <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-12-at-19-14-49-Lubbock-High-School-Football-Rankings.png?w=502" alt="" class="wp-image-992893" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: MaxPreps</figcaption></figure>   PERMIAN BASIN   Key Week 3 Scores   Midland 32, Amarillo 27   Midland Legacy 48, Abilene 17   Permian 43, Tascosa 6   Monahans 52, Big Spring 14   Andrews 41, Greenwood 28   Alpine 19, Wink 18   Reagan County 42, Crane 40   Fort Stockton 34, El Paso Horizon 0   How It Happened: Midland Legacy remained the No. 1 team in the MaxPreps Odessa Region poll with a huge victory over Abilene. The Rebels amassed 541 total offensive yards. . .Midland improved to 3-0 by holding off Amarillo in the second half for a 5-point win on the road. Midland did what they usually do – run the football with ruthless efficiency. The Bulldogs had 355 yards on the ground. . .Odessa Permian had a pair of 100-yard rushers in their big win over Tascosa – Issac Herrera and Juzstyce Lara – and the Panthers amassed 304 yards on the ground on  just 29 carries against the Rebels. . .Odessa's game at Keller was called at halftime due to lightning and was ruled a 1-1 tie. As a result, the Bronchos are now 1-1-1.  Bronchos running back Dae Dae Green ran for 89 yards on 13 carries in the first half. . .Monahans stayed unbeaten with a lopsided home win over Big Spring. . .Andrews went on the road and beat Midland Greenwood with a classic road game strategy: solid running game and strong defense. Andrews, running the Slot-T offense to perfection, amassed 472 yards on offense and forced four turnovers on defense.          Top Performers   [player_tooltip player_id='119032' first='Marcos' last='Davila'], Midland Legacy: As the season progresses, Davila shows why he'll be a Power 5 QB in a year. Davila threw for 353 yards and 3 TD as Legacy trounced Abilene.      [player_tooltip player_id='1421038' first='Elijah' last='McCoy'], Midland: McCoy rushed for 3 touchdowns on runs of 29, 32 and 2 yards and caught 1 TD pass from 3 yards out to lead Midland past Amarillo. He finished with 198 yards rushing on 27 carries.     Issac Herrera, Odessa Permian: Herrera was a big part of the Panthers' rushing attack against Tascosa as he had 142 yards on just 7 carries.      Boyd Cox, Coahoma: Coahoma's offense was rolling against Kermit with 479 yards and 21 first downs as Cox completed 17-of-25 passes for 249 yards and 4 TD.     Kason Brown, Reagan County: Brown completed 23-of-37 passes for 282 yards and 3 TD to lead Reagan County to a wild 42-40 win over Crane.     Jaesean DeBouse, Andrews: The sophomore DeBouse ran for 250 yards and two TDs in the Mustangs' road win over Midland Greenwood.   Isaiah Velasquez, Fort Stockton: Velasquez rushed for 144 yards on 11 carries to spark Fort Stockton to a win over El Paso Horizon.   Look Ahead (Week 4)   Game of the Week: Midland Legacy at Cibolo Steele   Lubbock Monterey at Midland   Odessa Permian at Harker Heights   Amarillo at Odessa   Monahans at Snyder   Seminole at Andrews   Sundown at Wink   Colorado (TX) at Coahoma   Fort Stockton at Crane   Sweetwater at Big Spring   Latest MaxPreps Odessa/Midland Region Poll - Tues, Sept. 12   <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-12-at-19-18-13-Odessa-High-School-Football-Rankings.png?w=500" alt="" class="wp-image-992896" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: MaxPreps</figcaption></figure>   FAR WEST TEXAS   Key Week 2 Scores   Eastwood 49, Pebble Hills 42   Franklin 14, EP Coronado 13 (at Sun Bowl)   Eastlake 35, El Dorado 20   Canutillo 35, Austin 7   Del Valle 53, Andress 0   Parkland 35, Burges 7   Montwood 37, Americas 35 (3 OT)   Hanks 56, Irvin 13   Riverside 28, Jefferson 0   Bowie 21, Ysleta 12   Bel Air 61, Chaparral (NM) 0   Gadsden (NM) 18, Clint 4   How It Happened: In possibly the Game of the Year in El Paso, QB Evan Minjarez was magnificent in leading No. 1 Eastwood past No. 2 Pebble Hills in a high-scoring duel. Eastwood never trailed. The Troopers have a bye this week. . .Eastwood and Pebble Hills remain No. 1 and No.2 in the latest MaxPreps El Paso Region weekly poll. . .Franklin edged EP Coronado in the Westside Bowl played at UTEP's Sun Bowl. A blocked PAT after Coronado's first TD early in the game proved the difference. . .Steven Galindo rushed for 85 yards as unbeaten Eastlake got past El Dorado. . .The tone of the Canutillo-Austin matchup was set in the first quarter when Austin took the opening kickoff and drained about 10 minutes off the clock but fumbled at the Canutillo 2-yard line. Canutillo scored on two Pick-6s and  fumble return on a blocked punt in the second quarter for a 21-0 lead. . .Del Valle bounced back from a loss to Pebble Hills with a lopsided victory over Andress. . .Montwood outlasted Americas in triple OT as Montwood QB Michael Southern passed for 247 yards and 2 TD while RB Izayuh Claudio rushed for 106 yards and 2 TD. . .Hanks is still perfect (3-0) after trouncing Irvin, 56-13 as Scott Veliz has won his first three games as the Knights' head coach.                       Top Performers   Evan Minjarez, Eastwood: The biggest star on the week's biggest stage as Eastwood outlasted Pebble Hills in a thriller. Minjarez threw for 189 yards and 3 TD and ran for 154 yards to total 343 offensive yards.     Joseuberto Bondoni-Guzman, Franklin: The Cougars' ‘Black Swarm' defense was the primary reason Franklin was able to edge rival Coronado in the Westside Bowl. Bondoni-Gorman had 11 tackles in the effort.   Tyler White, Eastlake: The Falcons beat El Dorado behind a stellar defensive effort led by White, who had 11 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack, 2 QB hurries and a forced fumble.   [player_tooltip player_id='1305508' first='Jake' last='Fette'], Del Valle: Fette threw for 252 yards and 3 TD as Del Valle routed Andress.     Anthony Carrillo, Parkland: The Matadors remained unbeaten as they easily handled Burges, 35-7, behind Carrillo's 259 rushing yards on a workhorse 27 carries.   Marcus Porras, Hanks: Porras completed 10-of-13 passes for 260 yards, teaming with RB Michael Oliver (176 rushing yards) as Hanks' prolific offense overwhelmed Irvin.   Evan Martinez, Ysleta: Martinez was a two-way standout in Ysleta's loss to Bowie. As the QB, he passed for 104 yards, rushed for 42 yards and accounted for 2 TD. Defensively, he made a team-high 13 tackles.   Cam'ron Johnson, Americas: Johnson had 78 rushing yards and 112 receiving yards (190 total yards) in Americas' triple OT loss to Montwood.   Look Ahead   Game of the Week: Del Valle at Canutillo     El Dorado at Pebble Hills   Americas at Franklin   EP Coronado at Eastlake   Parkland at Chapin   Socorro at Montwood (Thur.)   Bel Air at Clint   Horizon at Andress   Hanks at EP Austin   Irvin at Mountain View   Alamogordo (NM) at Riverside   Latest MaxPreps El Paso Region Poll - Tues., Sept. 12   <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-12-at-19-27-07-El-Paso-High-School-Football-Rankings.png?w=500" alt="" class="wp-image-992902" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: MaxPreps</figcaption></figure>

Week 3 of the West Texas high school football season is complete and we now look forward to Week 4. Here is a recap of Week 3 with scores, top performers, recaps, latest polls + look ahead to Week 4.