West Texas: Week 5 Recap, Top Performers, Polls and Look Ahead

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Week 5 of the West Texas high school football season is complete and we now look forward to Week 6. Here is a recap of Week 5 with scores, top performers, recaps, latest polls + look ahead to Week 6.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PANHANDLE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Key Week 5 Scores</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Amarillo 42, Tascosa 6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Borger 41, Dalhart 38</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bushland 28, Dumas 17</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Canyon 35, Midland Greenwood 21</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Childress 42, Bowie 13</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Friona 35, Farwell 27</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hereford 24, Plainview 21</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Highland Park 47, Dimmitt 45</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lubbock Coronado 21, Caprock 7</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Palo Duro 45, Randall 27</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Panhandle 38, Wellington 32 (OT)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Perryton 29, Pampa 21</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sunray 81, Crosbyton 0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>West Plains 51, Lubbock Estacado 34</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>How It Happened: </strong>#1 Canadian had a bye in Week 5 and travels to Amarillo in Week 6 to face 4A Randall. . .#2 Bushland grabbed an early 14-0 lead and held off Dumas for a 28-17 win at Falcons Stadium. After Dumas cut the deficit to 21-14 in the second quarter, Bushland added a TD on Tanner Adams' 15-yard TD run. . .#3 Amarillo QB Will Flaming completed 12-of-18 passes for 269 yards and RB Pius Vokes rushed for 123 yards on 26 carries to lift the Sandies to a convincing win over rival Tascosa at West Texas A&amp;M in Canyon. . .Continuing their turnaround from 2022, #4 Hereford stayed unbeaten with a 24-21 victory over rival Plainview in front of a sellout crowd of 5,000+ fans at Whiteface Stadium . . .#6 Panhandle scored on its first possession of overtime to stun Wellington and stay unbeaten (5-0). The Panthers tied the score at 32-32 in the fourth quarter when QB Broxton Robinson connected with Dylan Pohlmeier on a 12-yard touchdown pass. In OT, Wellington got the ball first but couldn't score. Panhandle won the game when Rush Walterscheid caught a screen pass and raced into the end zone. . .Childress snapped a 2-game losing streak with a big victory over Bowie. Bobcats QB Drake Rabe threw for 237 yards and 2 TD.. .West Plains QB Reid Macon passed for 351 yards and 3 TD and RB Jordo Hernandez rushed for 200+ yards to lead West Plains past Lubbock Estacado in a high-scoring game (teams combined for 85 points). &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Performers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tanner Adams, Bushland: </strong>Adams caught 6 passes for 142 yards and scored two TD, one receiving and one rushing to lead Bushland past Dumas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Will Flaming, Amarillo</strong>: Flaming led the Sandies to an emotional win over rival Tascosa by throwing for 269 yards on 12-of-18 passing, averaging 22.4 yards per completion.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brylyn Lopez, Hereford</strong>: Lopez rushed for 201 yards and 2 TD on 33 carries to lead Hereford past Plainview.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dareon Mathis, Childress</strong>: Rushed for 139 yards and 2 TD in the win over Bowie. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brady Thompson, Highland Park</strong>: Passed for 356 yards and 5 TD and rushed for 65 yards as Highland Park outlasted Dimmitt in a shootout. &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>Hereford at West Plains</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Canadian at Randall (Thur.)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bushland at El Paso (TX) Riverside (at Seminole HS)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Caprock at Amarillo</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Perryton at Stratford</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Canyon at Andrews</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tascosa at Abilene</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Guymon (OK) at Sunray</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dalhart at Levelland</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pampa at Borger</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Latest MaxPreps Amarillo Region Poll</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1017092,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-26-at-20-15-31-Amarillo-High-School-Football-Rankings.png?w=496" alt="" class="wp-image-1017092" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: MaxPreps</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SOUTH PLAINS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Key Week 5 Scores</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Abilene 59, Lubbock Monterey 14</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Andrews 55, Lubbock 21</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Frenship 35, Rio Rancho (NM) Cleveland 0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hereford 24, Plainview 21</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Littlefield 49, Brownfield 13</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lubbock Coronado 21, Caprock 7</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lubbock Roosevelt 34, Sundown 14</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Monahans 49, Denver City 6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Muleshoe 47, Abernathy 0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>New Home 22, Roscoe 15</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Seminole 56, Pecos 13</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Shallowater 36, Idalou 15</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Snyder 56, Big Spring 13</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Trinity Christian 54, McKinney Christian Academy 14</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>West Plains 51, Lubbock Estacado 34</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>How It Happened: </strong>#1 Frenship crossed the border into New Mexico and blanked Rio Rancho (NM) Cleveland, 35-0, with a strong performance on both sides of the ball. . . #2 Lubbock-Cooper had a bye in Week 5 and return to action in Week 6 when they travel to Lubbock Coronado to begin district play. . .#3 Lubbock Monterey hosted Abilene and Plainsmen RB Jamarcus Smith rushed for 106 yards but it wasn't nearly enough in a loss. . .#4 Seminole is a perfect 5-0 after soundly beating Pecos. . .#5 Lubbock Estacado RB Bobby Estacado rushed for 168 yards in a loss to Amarillo West Plains. . .#7 Muleshoe had a pair of 100-yard rushers in a lopsided win over Abernathy. . .#9 Lubbock Coronado held Amarillo Caprock to a single score in the 21-7 victory for the Mustangs. . .#11 New Home amassed 558 yards of total offense in a win over Roscoe. . .#14 Littlefield QB Chip Green passed for 128 yards and rushed for 146 yards in the win over Brownfield. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Performers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kouper Boyd, Shallowater</strong>: Rushed for 159 yards on 22 carries in the win over Idalou.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Hudson Hutcheson, Frenship: </strong>Completed 26-of-33 passes for 322 yards and 4 TD as the Tigers ripped Rio Rancho (NM) Cleveland on the road. The Tigers have a bye in Week 6.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='691003' first='Caleb' last='Cook'], New Home</strong>: Threw for 329 yards and 1 TD to lead New Home to a win over Roscoe.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='953376' first='Caton' last='Cramer'], Seminole</strong>: Rushed for 133 yards on 10 carries and caught 4 passes for 32 yards as Seminole stayed unbeaten with a win over Pecos.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Zakavian</strong> <strong>Washington, Lubbock Coronado</strong>: Season high 18 tackles, 3.0 TFL and 4 QB hurries in the win over Caprock.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Look Ahead</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game of the Week: Lubbock Estacado at Sweetwater</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lubbock-Cooper at Lubbock Coronado</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Seminole at Big Spring</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Trinity Christian at Denver City</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Muleshoe at Brownfield</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pecos at Shallowater</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lubbock Christian at Sacred Heart</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Snyder at Holliday</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dalhart at Levelland</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Latest MaxPreps Lubbock Region Poll</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1017093,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-26-at-20-17-59-Lubbock-High-School-Football-Rankings.png?w=500" alt="" class="wp-image-1017093" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: MaxPreps</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PERMIAN BASIN</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Key Week 5 Scores</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Midland Legacy 39, Converse Judson 31</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Midland 62, El Paso Andress 14</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Monahans 49, Denver City 6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Odessa Permian 41, Abilene Cooper 20</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Odessa 31, Schertz Clemens 28</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Andrews 55, Lubbock 21</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wink 62, Lamesa 6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Merkel 34, Coahoma 27</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fort Stockton 41, El Paso Ysleta 21</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Forsan 40, Kermit 32</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alpine 28, Compass Academy 21</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Crane 68, Tornillo 0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>How It Happened</strong>: #12 Midland Legacy rebounded from its loss at Cibolo Steele by prevailing over Converse Judson in a back-and-forth game at Astound Broadband Stadium. Judson led, 31-29, early in the fourth quarter before Damien Johnson's 5-yard TD run and a 25-yard FG sealed the win for the Rebels. The Midland defense held Judson to 14 yards rushing on 21 attempts. . .#2 Midland traveled to El Paso and rushed for 424 yards in a lopsided win over EP Andress to stay unbeaten at 5-0. . .Also unbeaten is #3 Monahans, which routed Denver City at home. The Loboes led, 21-0, after the first quarter and cruised home from there. . .#4 Odessa played yet another close game in a 3-point win over Schertz Clemens. Four of Odessa's 5 games this season have been decided by 3 points or less. . .#6 Andrews improved to 3-2 by routing Lubbock. . .Corbin Luna rushed for 234 yards and 3 TD on 26 carries as unbeaten Fort Stockton (5-0) beat El Paso Ysleta.       </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Performers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jaesean DeBouse, Andrews: </strong>DeBouse surpassed the 1,000-yard mark by rushing for 241 yards and 2 TD on 20 carries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jeremiah Gallardo, Wink</strong>: Rushed for 151 yards and 2 TD on 13 carries in Wink‘s big win over Lamesa.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dejuan Green, Odessa: </strong>Rushed for 206 yards and 2 TD on 28 carries in the close win at Schertz Clemens. Green has 3 games of 132+ rushing yards this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Damien Johnson, Midland Legacy</strong>: Rushed for 196 yards and 19 carries and scored 4 TD in the Rebels' win over Converse Judson. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Juzstyce Lara, Odessa Permian</strong>: Lara sparked Permian's rushing attack with 155 yards on 18 carries in the win at Abilene Cooper.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Look Ahead</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game of the Week</strong>: Canyon at Andrews</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Midland Christian at Tuscola Jim Ned &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wink at Eldorado</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reagan County at Kermit</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alpine at Tornillo</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Seminole at Big Spring</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pecos at Shallowater</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Compass Academy at Crane</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Latest MaxPreps Permian Basin Region Poll</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1017094,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-26-at-20-20-05-Odessa-High-School-Football-Rankings.png?w=498" alt="" class="wp-image-1017094" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: MaxPreps</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>FAR WEST TEXAS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Key Week 5 Scores</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eastwood 49, El Dorado 35</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pebble Hills 38, EP Coronado 25</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Americas 17, Eastlake 0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Franklin 52, Socorro 24</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Del Valle 56, Chapin 49</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Canutillo 37, Parkland 7</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mountain View 33, Santa Teresa (NM) 0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hanks 60, Burges 28</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Riverside 52, Horizon 6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Austin 18, El Paso 7</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cathedral 48, San Elizario 34</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>How It Happened: </strong>#1 Eastwood protected their ranking atop the latest MaxPreps El Paso Region poll by defeating feisty El Dorado in a shootout. . .#2 Pebble Hills had 305 yards on the ground to beat EP Coronado. The Pebble Hills defense held Coronado to 43 rushing yards on 17 attempts. . .#3 Americas had the best defensive performance of the week as they blanked #5 Eastlake, 17-0. . .#4 Del Valle beat Chapin, 56-49, as the Conquistadores rushed for 460 yards. . .#6 Franklin bounced back from its Week 4 loss to Americas with a 28-point win over Socorro. . .#7 Canutillo also rebounded impressively with a 37-7 victory over Parkland. . .Mountain View QB Matthew Slosar passed for 251 yards and 2 TD as the Lobos blanked Sanat Teresa (NM). . .Bel Air improved to 5-0 with a 63-6 trouncing of Jefferson as the Highlanders amassed 569 yards in total offense.                         </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Performers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Atreyu De la riva, Franklin: </strong>Rushed for 145 yards and 4 TD on 17 carries to help Franklin beat Socorro.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1420794' first='Shelton' last='Fuller'], Del Valle: </strong>Rushed for 331 yards and 5 TDs in Del Valle's wild 56-49 win over Chapin. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Evan Minjarez, Eastwood</strong>: Threw for 344 yards and 3 TD, rushed for 102 yards and accounted for 5 TD in Eastwood's wild 49-35 win over El Dorado. <strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Zereian Quarles, Pebble Hills</strong>: Rushed for 174 yards on a workhorse 24 carries to help propel Pebble Hills past EP Coronado.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Zamar Vargas, San Elizario</strong>: Vargas had one of the top rushing statlines of the week with 232 yards and 5 TD on 37 carries in a high-scoring loss to Cathedral.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Look Ahead</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game of the Week</strong>: <strong>Americas at Pebble Hills</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>EP Coronado at Eastwood</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Socorro at Eastlake (Thur.)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Del Valle at Horizon</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Montwood at Franklin</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chapin at Irvin</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parkland at Ysleta</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hanks at Bel Air</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bushland at Riverside (at Seminole)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Latest MaxPreps El Paso Region Poll</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1017095,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-26-at-20-23-04-El-Paso-High-School-Football-Rankings.png?w=498" alt="" class="wp-image-1017095" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: MaxPreps</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image -->