West Texas: Week 6 Recap, Top Performers, Polls and Look Ahead

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Week 6 of the West Texas high school football season is complete and we now look forward to Week 7. Here is a recap of Week 6 with scores, top performers, recaps, latest polls + look ahead to Week 7.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PANHANDLE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Key Week 6 Scores</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Abilene 42, Tascosa 20</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Amarillo 38, Caprock 7</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bushland 63, El Paso Riverside 28</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Canadian 69, Randall 28</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Canyon 35, Andrews 14</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dalhart 41, Levelland 31</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dumas 27, El Paso Austin 7</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pampa 34, Borger 33</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stratford 33, Perryton 13</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sunray 68, Guymon (OK) 27</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>West Plains 42, Hereford 21.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>How It Happened: </strong>#1 Canadian scored three touchdowns in the first five minutes for a quick 21-0 lead and rolled to a huge victory over Amarillo Randall. Canadian amassed 540 offensive yards just in the first half for a 35-0 lead at intermission. . .#2 Bushland walloped El Paso Riverside in a neutral site game played at Seminole High School. . .#3 Amarillo held Caprock to 147 total offensive yards in the Sandies' win at Dick Bivins Stadium. . . #4 Stratford defeated Perryton as QB/DB Bryce Braden threw for 129 yards and 2 TD, rushed for 63 yards and made 16 tackles on defense. . .#7 Canyon rushed for 340 yards in a win over Andrews. . .#10 Tascosa looks to snap a five-game losing streak Thursday night against Lubbock Monterey. . . Pampa rallied from an early 14-0 deficit to beat rival Borger, 34-33 in one of the most exciting Week 6 games in the Panhandle. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Performers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Makai Boyce, Pampa: </strong>The sophomore RB carried 21 times for 170 yards to lead Pampa to a come-from-behind victory over rival Borger. <strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Camren Cavalier, Canadian</strong>: Cavalier and the Canadian were on fire in the first half against Randall. Cavalier threw for 270 yards and rushed for 170 yards &nbsp;just in the first 24 minutes as Canadian grabbed an insurmountable 35-0 lead.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Reid Macon, West Plains</strong>: The Wolves posted a huge victory over Hereford as Macon completed 22-of-24 passes for 248 yards and 4 TD. West Plains totaled 454 total yards. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Armando Lujan, Sunray</strong>: Lujan threw for 394 yards on 31-of-44 passing and 8 TDs as Sunray trounced Guymon (OK). &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kyler Read, Dalhart</strong>: The Wolves' QB passed for 205 yards (15-23) &nbsp;and 3 TD while rushing for 129 yards and 2 TD on 28 carries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Look Ahead</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game of the Week</strong>: Bushland (5-1) at Muleshoe (6-0)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Childress at Canadian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Amarillo at Lubbock-Cooper</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hereford at Pampa</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Farwell at Stratford</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Panhandle at Highland Park</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Seminole at West Plains</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wellington at Shamrock</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Palo Duro at Lubbock</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Randall at Dumas</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dalhart at River Road</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Latest MaxPreps Amarillo Region Poll - Oct. 3</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1029470,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-03-at-20-28-28-Amarillo-High-School-Football-Rankings.png?w=502" alt="" class="wp-image-1029470" /><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 6 Scores</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lubbock-Cooper 35, Lubbock Coronado 2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lubbock Estacado 49, Sweetwater 14</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Seminole 51, Big Spring 33</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Muleshoe 48, Brownfield 21</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Trinity Christian 14, Denver City 0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lubbock Christian 48, Sacred Heart 0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Shallowater 45, Pecos 3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Holliday 31, Snyder 0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Olton 52, Vega 21</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>How It Happened: </strong>#1 Frenship enjoyed a Week 6 bye and begins district play against Midland Legacy. . .#2 Lubbock-Cooper limited Lubbock Coronado to 141 total yards of offense in a convincing win in the district opener. The only points scored by Coronado came on a safety. . .Lubbock Estacado went on the road and trounced Sweetwater. . .#5 Seminole stayed unbeaten by amassing 537 yards of total offense in a huge road win at Big Springs. . .#6 Muleshoe also stayed unbeaten with a victory over Brownfield. The Mules are 6-0 for the first time since 2009. They have scored 40+ points in six straight games. . . &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Performers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>D.J. Johnson, Estacado</strong>: The Matadors QB completed 19-of-29 passes for 295 yards and 3 TD to lead Estacado to a lopsided road win at Sweetwater.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Wyatt Holmstrom, Seminole</strong>: Holmstrom threw for 431 yards and 7 TD on 29-of-43 passing as Seminole beat Big Springs on the road. Thirteen of his completions were caught by WR Logan McCormick.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Daniel Sianez, Muleshoe</strong>: Rushed for 148 yards on 17 carries to lead Muleshoe past Brownfield.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kouper Boyd, Shallowater</strong>: Rushed for 208 yards and 3 TD on 13 carries to spark Shallowater past Pecos.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Boston Winfield, Levelland: Completed 13-of-22 passes for 211 yards and 3 TD in Levelland's high-scoring loss to Dalhart.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Look Ahead</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game of the Week: </strong>Amarillo at Lubbock-Cooper</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Frenship at Midland Legacy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lubbock Monterey at Tascosa</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Seminole at West Plains</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bushland at Muleshoe</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Covenant Christian at Trinity Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wylie at Plainview</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sunray at Lubbock Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>New Home at Seagraves</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lubbock Roosevelt at Stanton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Coahoma at Littlefield</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Denver City at Brownfield</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Idalou at Abernathy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Floydada at Sundown  </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Latest MaxPreps Lubbock Region Poll - Oct. 3</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1029471,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-03-at-20-31-53-Lubbock-High-School-Football-Rankings.png?w=500" alt="" class="wp-image-1029471" /><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 6 Scores</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Midland Christian 32, Bishop Lynch 27</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Canyon 35, Andrews 14</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wink 49, Eldorado 14</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Midland Greenwood 52, Lake View 0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reagan County 41, Kermit 40</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alpine 74, Tornillo 0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Seminole 51, Big Spring 33</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>McCamey 46, Lamesa 25</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>How It Happened</strong>: All four major 6A programs in the Permian Basin had byes last weekend and begin district play in Week 7. . .The highest ranked team in the MaxPreps Permian Basin poll in action for Week 6 was #6 Midland Christian. . .#8 Wink rolled past Eldorado on the road. . .Reagan County rallied from a 16-point halftime deficit (26-10) by scoring 31 points in the second half to nip Kermit in a thriller. &nbsp;&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><strong>Merqucio Saiz, Andrews: </strong>Rushed for 102 yards on 11 carries in a loss to Canyon.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kemyd Faciane, Wink</strong>: Rushed for 203 yards on 16 carries to lead Wink past Eldorado.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kason Brown, Reagan County</strong>: Passed for 187 yards, rushed for 119 more and accounted for 5 TD in a 1-point win at Kermit.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mauricio Perez, Kermit</strong>: Rushed for 227 yards on 25 carries and passed for 115 yards in a close loss to Reagan County. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Look Ahead</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game of the Week</strong>: Wolfforth Frenship at Midland Legacy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Midland at San Angelo Central (Thur.)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Odessa at Odessa Permian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Monahans at Pecos</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Midland Christian at Fort Worth All Saints</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fort Stockton at Clint</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Forsan at Reagan County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Crane at Alpine</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brownwood at Big Spring</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sterling City at McCamey</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lamesa at Kermit</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Latest MaxPreps Odessa Region Poll - Oct. 3</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1029501,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-03-at-20-35-08-Odessa-High-School-Football-Rankings.png?w=499" alt="" class="wp-image-1029501" /><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 6 Scores</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eastwood 38, Coronado 33</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Americas 24, Pebble Hills 23</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eastlake 56, Socorro 18</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Del Valle 64, Horizon 0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Montwood 41, Franklin 35</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chapin 49, Irvin 0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bel Air 48, Hanks 25</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parkland 38, Ysleta 20</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bushland 63, Riverside 28 (at Seminole)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dumas 27, Austin 7</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bowie 21, Cathedral 14</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>How It Happened: </strong>The dynamicQB-RB duo of Evan Minjarez and running back Max Mancilla (189 rushing yards) led #1 Eastwood to a thrilling 38-33 win over Coronado. . .RB Brian Gonzalez-Promesse scored the game-winning and then scored the 2-point conversion as Americas edged Pebble Hills in a thriller. Pebble Hills scored a TD with seconds remaining but missed the PAT. . .#4 Eastwood routed Socorro as Steven Galindo rushed for 164 yards. The Falcons had over 600 yards in total offense. . .Bel Air stayed perfect (6-0) with a big win over Hanks.                            </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Performers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Evan Minjarez, Eastwood: </strong>Threw for 327 yards, averaging 27.3 yards per completion, and 3 TD in Eastwood's wild win over Coronado.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Luke Lomeli, Eastlake</strong>: Threw for 328 yards and 6 TD as Eastlake routed Socorro.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1305508' first='Jake' last='Fette'], Del Valle</strong>: Passed for 337 yards and 4 TD in a lopsided win over Horizon.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Michael Southern, Montwood</strong>: Threw for 263 yards and 4 TD as Montwood outlasted Franklin.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Noah Moreno, Bel Air</strong>: Completed 17-of-29 passes for 454 yards and 7 TD to key Bel Air's big win over Hanks. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Look Ahead</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game of the Week</strong>: <strong>Eastwood at Americas</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pebble Hills at Socorro</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eastlake at Montwood</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Del Valle at Parkland</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Canutillo at Burges</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>El Dorado at Coronado</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bel Air at Ysleta</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jefferson at Chapin (Thur.)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mountain View at Fabens (Thur.)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Horizon at Hanks</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>San Elizario at Austin</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Andress at El Paso</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fort Stockton at Clint</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Latest MaxPreps El Paso Region Poll - Oct. 3</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1029514,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-03-at-20-37-40-El-Paso-High-School-Football-Rankings.png?w=500" alt="" class="wp-image-1029514" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: MaxPreps</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/MrTexasFootball/status/1708898338072908267?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/MrTexasFootball/status/1708898338072908267?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/Fchavezeptimes/status/1708164703896400333?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/Fchavezeptimes/status/1708164703896400333?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->