The Hays Hawks will be defending their home-field for the first timethey go up against the Pflugerville Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Hays is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Elgin. Hays came out on top against Elgin by a score of 31-21 on Friday.
Anthony Hernandez went supernova for Hays, rushing for 134 yards and three touchdowns.
Hays' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Kai Triche, Alex Silva, and Santiago Navea picked up one apiece. Silva also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making five total tackles in addition to snagging an interception. Hays got some further help from Lynford Noriega: he picked up two sacks, made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended two passes.
Meanwhile, Pflugerville gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They blew past Leander 54-28.
Pflugerville's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cole Taylor, who threw for 297 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Rhyder Miller helped Taylor out on the ground, rushing for 160 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also picking up 34 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pflugerville was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 527 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Leander only gained 357.
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