On Thursday, everything came up roses for the East View Patriots at home against the Belton Tigers as the team secured a 48-14 victory. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 265th, while the Tigers are ranked 646th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ty Blair went supernova for East View, throwing for 442 yards and five touchdowns while completing 78.1% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Namken, who picked up 168 receiving yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to East View's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Isaiah Davenport-Bell was the leader with two. Davenport-Bell is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least 12 every time he's taken the field this season. East View got some further help from Aquavious Marbury: he made 15 total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Although Belton took the loss, they still got scores from Will Shepard and Gavin Ross.
East View now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Belton, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
East View will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Glenn at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th. As for Belton, they will challenge San Angelo Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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