Football Recap: Gladewater's Rushing Dominance Continues

Gladewater waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Liberty-Eylau Leopards 46-20. With the Bears ahead 22-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.

Gladewater's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Achilles Hess, who rushed for 22 yards and a pair of TDs, and also threw for 136 yards and one touchdown on only 12 passes. Carsin Cooper also helped out as he racked up 129 rushing yards.

Bears

Previous 4 Games

10/10/25 @ Liberty-Eylau	46-20
10/03/25 vs Sabine	47-0
09/26/25 @ Jefferson	28-27
09/19/25 vs Spring Hill	56-7

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Gladewater was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in 12 consecutive contests dating back to last season.

Gladewater didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Madaxx Vasquez and Tray Watts.

Arian Taylor and Ty Hawkins certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Taylor rushed for 127 yards and two scores while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, while Hawkins picked up 101 receiving yards and one touchdown. Taylor's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 115 rushing yards.

Gladewater's record is now 6-1. As for Liberty-Eylau, they dropped their record down to 2-4 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Gladewater will face off against rival Tatum at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Liberty-Eylau is set to take on their familiar foe Atlanta at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.