Two dominant signal callers in Aaron Ford and George Martin are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The New Braunfels Thunder Homeschool will be playing in front of their home fans against the NorthStar Naturals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
New Braunfels Thunder is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Somerset Academy Brooks to the tune of 58-12 on Friday. Given the Homeschool's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 101st, while Somerset Academy Brooks are ranked 253rd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rayney Schultz
| 10/17/25 @ Somerset Academy Brooks | 91 |
| 10/18/24 vs Austin Royals HomeSchool | 74 |
| 09/12/25 vs CenTex HomeSchool | 65 |
| 09/27/24 vs Calvary Baptist Academy | 65 |
| 09/20/24 vs Valor South Austin | 46 |
New Braunfels Thunder's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Rayney Schultz, who picked up 91 receiving yards and one TD, and John Kroesche, who gained 90 total yards and two touchdowns. Those 91 receiving yards gave Schultz a new career-high.
New Braunfels Thunder was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Special teams also played a big role in the game for New Braunfels Thunder, adding 11 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Kroesche, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, NorthStar had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 39.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four last Friday. They came out on top against the Crushers by a score of 16-8.
New Braunfels Thunder's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for NorthStar, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
