Football Recap: Crystal City Skates Past Young Men's Leadership Academy with Ease

A well-balanced attack led Crystal City over Young Men's Leadership Academy in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Javelinas blew Young Men's Leadership Academy out of the water with a 73-6 final score. Fans of the Javelinas have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.

Adrian Zavala had a dynamite game, rushing for 282 yards and five TDs while picking up 17.6 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 54 yards.

Crystal City's run defense was locked in: Young Men's Leadership Academy could only muster -2.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Jordan Urrabazo for the heroic effort on defense: he. Crystal City didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 12.9.

Crystal City's defense didn't let Nathan Reid., get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. That dominant display was truly a team effort as four different players picked up one apiece.

Despite the loss, Young Men's Leadership Academy still got an impressive performance from Kruz Mason Pena, who picked up 97 receiving yards and one score.

Javelinas

Previous 3 Games

09/12/25 @ Young Men's Leadership Academy	73-6
09/05/25 vs Pearsall	53-0
08/29/25 vs Ingram Moore	46-26

The victory (which was Crystal City's third in a row) raised their record to 3-0. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 57.3 points this season. As for Young Men's Leadership Academy, they dropped their record down to 0-3 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.

Looking ahead, Crystal City will square off against Uvalde at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Young Men's Leadership Academy, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Stockdale at 7:00 p.m. on the 25th. The match will give Young Men's Leadership Academy their first taste of in-conference action this season.