Football Recap: Sunray Triumphant Thanks to a Strong Effort from Armando Lujan

By Team Reports Oct 12, 2024, 1:13pm

Football Recap: Sunray Bobcats vs. Spearman Lynx

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Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sunray). They blew past the Spearman Lynx, posting a 47-6 victory on the road. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 204th, while the Lynx are ranked 744th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.

It was another big night for Armando Lujan, who threw for 383 yards and six touchdowns while completing 76.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Connor Petereit was Lujan's top target, picking up 74 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Sunray's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Erick Calsadillas and Arnold Mendoza, who racked up four sacks between them. Calsadillas also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.

The win for Sunray keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. As for Spearman, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sunray will take on Highland Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sunray's defense has only allowed 12.5 points per game this season, so Highland Park's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Spearman, they will challenge Sanford-Fritch at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Spearman is facing Sanford-Fritch at the right time seeing as Sanford-Fritch is stuck on a four-game losing streak.

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