Football roundup: Shootout in Texas

High school football fans got a good look at their version of the wild, wild West Friday night in Austin, Texas.
Austin High finally emerged a victor, 66-63, as senior Zack Smith booted an 18-yard field goal in overtime for the winning margin against Belton (Texas).

Senior quarterback Jordan Jaquez (5-9, 170) sparked the winners by completing 30 of 42 passes for 417 yards and seven touchdowns. One of the nation's premier juniors, wide receiver Cayleb Jones (6-4, 195) snared 13 passes for 178 yards and four touchdowns.

"He (Jones) made two catches that should be on ESPN," Austin coach L.D. Williams said. "It was a wild game. So many things happened. The scoreboard just kept going. We only scored three points in the overtime – it was pretty boring."

Belton senior quarterback David Ash (6-3, 215), who has committed to the University of Texas, set three school records while completing 30 of 41 passes for 446 yards and six touchdowns. He also ran for a pair of touchdowns.

"David Ash is just unreal," Williams said. "He broke about six tackles and scored (on an 8-yard run) with 1:19 left. We got the ball and scored on the last play (a two-yard plunge by Jaquez to force overtime)."

Belton coach Rodney Southern noted that his team had a two-touchdown lead three times during the marathon contest, but couldn't get enough defensive stops.

"If anyone had told me that we would score 63 points and not win, I would have told them they were crazy," he
sighed.

* Venice (Los Angeles) senior Teondray Caldwell (5-11, 205) ran for 216 yards and seven touchdowns (including two each of 80 yards) during a 47-16 victory over Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.). He was denied an eighth TD when he was stopped at the 1-yard line on fourth down in the second quarter.

* Elyria Catholic (Ohio) defeated Buckeye (Medina, Ohio) 42-18 as Danny Reaser completed 28 of 41 passes for 406 yards and five touchdowns. Zach Rogers caught 15 for 278 and three touchdowns.

* Jeremy Smith grabbed three interceptions to help Kingfisher (Okla.) defeat Watonga (Okla.) 35-26.

* Junior Ross Martin kicked field goals of 42, 40, 35 and 27 yards to spark Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) to a 26-6 victory over Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio).

* Senior Josh Pfaff kicked a 50-yard field goal with 45 seconds left to give Fairfield (Ohio) a 23-20 win against Piqua (Ohio). He also kicked field goals from 33 and 28 yards in the first half.

* Marquis Broach made 22 tackles – eight for losses – three sacks and recovered a fumble as Westside Christian Academy (Detroit) nipped Consortium College Prep (Detroit) 20-18.

* Junior Tyler O’Connor booted a 54-yard field goal on a free kick as Lima Central Catholic (Ohio) blanked Crestview (Convoy, Ohio) 51-0.

* Holland Hall (Tulsa, Okla.) defeated Cascia Hall (Tulsa, Okla.) 34-27 to snap a 41-game winning streak. The state record is 42 by Ada from 1993-96.

* West Marshall (State Center, Iowa) juniors Braydn Beals and Dalton Ferch hooked up to tie the Iowa state record on a 99-yard touchdown pass play during a 37-33 loss to Madrid (Iowa).