It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Van can now relate to. They were outmatched by Sunnyvale and fell 56-28. While losing is never fun, the Vandals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 267th, while Sunnyvale are ranked 132nd).
Rawley Hinch threw for 250 yards and three TDs. Daquavion Williams was his top target, picking up 81 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Sunnyvale got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Cayson Maupin out in front who rushed for 231 yards and three scores while picking up 14.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 112 yards on nine of 16 attempts. Maupin showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 59 yards. Aydin Brown was another key player, rushing for 159 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Van's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Sunnyvale, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-1.
As of now, neither Van nor Sunnyvale have any future games scheduled.
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