It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Southlake Carroll had no problem doing just that on Friday. They managed a 42-37 victory over the Hebron Hawks. The Dragons' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
It was another big night for Angelo Renda, who rushed for 103 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 304 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023. Brock Boyd was Renda's top target, picking up 227 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Southlake Carroll's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Zac Hays and Austin Davidge, who racked up 4.5 sacks between them. Hays is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played. Another thorn in Hebron's side was Marcus Brouse, who picked up 1.5 sacks and made ten total tackles.
Despite the loss, Hebron still got an impressive performance from Patrick Crayton Jr, who rushed for 77 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 224 yards and a touchdown. Crayton Jr is becoming a predictor of Hebron's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 7-1 (and 1-4 when he doesn't). A healthy portion of Crayton Jr's aerial production (91 yards to be exact) went to Drew Koster.
Southlake Carroll pushed their record up to 13-0 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 44.5 points. As for Hebron, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 8-5 record.
Southlake Carroll will take on Guyer at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 908 yards in their previous games. Hebron does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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