Amarillo gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the San Angelo Central Bobcats 48-45. Given the Sandies' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Bobcats are ranked 352nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jett Lopez had an outrageously good game as he threw for 297 yards and five touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Oliver Parsons was Lopez's top target, picking up 67 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Amarillo's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jaylend Brashears and Bryson Brown.
San Angelo Central is on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Amarillo will challenge Midland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games. As for San Angelo Central, they will head out on the road to challenge Cooper at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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