You can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Manvel's strategy against South Houston on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Manvel Mavericks blew the South Houston Trojans out of the water with a 49-10 final score. Given the Mavericks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 282nd, while the Trojans are ranked 637th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Manvel's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aycee Johnson led the charge by rushing for 135 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Xaiden Brown, who rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Manvel's defense and their three sacks. Keian Cross was especially locked on to South Houston's QB and sacked him twice.
Manvel's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for South Houston, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Manvel has already played their next contest, a 63-7 win against Sam Rayburn on the 11th. As for South Houston, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 56-7 defeat against Dawson on the 11th.
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