Football Recap: Connally Piles Up the Points Against Gatesville

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Previous Games

11/07/25 - Away	53-14 W
11/08/24 - Home	34-35 L
10/06/23 - Home	35-29 W
10/07/22 - Away	35-6 W
10/29/21 - Away	47-45 W
+ 5 more games

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against La Vega, Connally was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They claimed a resounding 53-14 win over the Gatesville Hornets. That looming 53-14 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Cadets yet this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Connally to victory, but perhaps none more so than Caden Coffman, who threw for 198 yards and four TDs while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 75 yards. Braeden Ford was another key rusher, rushing for 101 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Connally's run defense was locked in: Gatesville could only muster 2.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Adrian Hernandez for the heroic effort on defense: he. Connally didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 5.8.

Connally didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of KD Linville and Jamarion Vincent. Vincent got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Gatesville's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Amos Phillips, who picked up 180 receiving yards and two scores, and Eli Phillips, who threw for 172 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 81.8% of his passes. The Hornets are 6-1 when Amos posts 100 or more receiving yards, but 1-2 otherwise.

Connally's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-7. As for Gatesville, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3.

Connally does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Gatesville, they will head out on the road to take on Sealy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Hornets will need to watch out since the Tigers have now posted at least 31 points in their last three games.