Football Recap: Silsbee Tigers vs. Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns
Silsbee had won five straight at home dating back to last season, but on Friday they bumped up to 4-2 to make it six. Everything went their way against the Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns as they made off with a 41-20 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-0.
Jacaleb Johnson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 186 yards and three TDs while picking up 10.9 yards per carry. Those 186 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ty'Zavion Hafford, who rushed for 100 yards and one touchdown.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Silsbee proved: they limited Hamshire-Fannett to a paltry 1.3 yards per carry. While four picked up at least one total tackle, Johnson stood above the rest. He rushed for 186 yards and three scores while picking up 10.9 yards per carry. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Silsbee; they were averaging 5.2yards per carry per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've fallen to only -1.8 per game.
Levin Powell
| 10/10/25 vs Hamshire-Fannett | 11 |
| 09/26/25 @ Hitchcock | 3 |
| 09/19/25 @ West Brook | 4 |
| 09/12/25 vs Nederland | 1 |
| 08/29/25 @ Vidor | 9 |
Silsbee's defense also made the game a nightmare for Blake Broussard, racking up nine sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Levin Powell and Carter Howard, who racked up five sacks between them. With that strong performance, Powell is now averaging an impressive 5.6 total tackles per game. Kyler Smith was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing one fumble, and making seven total tackles.
As for Hamshire-Fannett, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2. The matchup marked their lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Although Hamshire-Fannett took the loss, they still got scores from Parker Sebastian, Dwayne Long, and Pierce Pirtle.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Silsbee will face off against Tarkington at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers will be up against the Longhorns' rather soft defense (which has allowed 38 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Hamshire-Fannett, they will square off against Jasper at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Longhorns will be up against the Bulldogs' rather soft defense (which has allowed 29.5 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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