Football Recap: Silsbee Piles Up the Points Against Tarkington + How To Watch

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Silsbee). They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 63-6 win over the Tarkington Longhorns. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Tigers' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 172nd, while the Longhorns are ranked 1021st).

Jacaleb Johnson

Passing Touchdowns (Career)

10/17/25 vs Tarkington	3
09/19/25 @ West Brook	2
09/26/25 @ Hitchcock	1
09/12/25 vs Nederland	1
09/05/25 vs Little Cypress-Mauriceville	1

Leading Silsbee to victory were Jacaleb Johnson and Corde Wilson. Johnson threw for 138 yards and three TDs on perfect 6-for-6 passing, while Wilson rushed for 51 yards and a pair of scores. Those three passing touchdowns gave Johnson a new career-high.

On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Silsbee's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jake Smith and Matsyn Morris, who racked up five sacks between them.

Silsbee's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.8 points over those games. As for Tarkington, they are on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Silsbee will face off against rival West Orange-Stark at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Tarkington is set to take on their familiar foe Hamshire-Fannett at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.