Football Recap: Braeden Ford Leads Connally to Victory over Lago Vista

By Team Reports Sep 10, 2024, 1:39pm

Football Recap: Connally Cadets vs. Lago Vista Vikings

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On Friday, the Connally Cadets strolled past the Lago Vista Vikings with points to spare, taking the game 44-26. The Cadets pushed the score to 37-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings cut but never quite recovered from.

Braeden Ford had a dynamite game for Connally, rushing for 205 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Jamarion Vincent, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.

Despite the loss, Lago Vista still got an impressive performance from Tripp Henderson, who rushed for 57 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 114 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Noah Arambula was another key player, rushing for 100 yards and a touchdown.

The win made it two in a row for Connally and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Lago Vista, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Connally will take on Grandview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lago Vista, they will host Taylor at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Taylor focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.

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