If Hendrickson was riding high fresh off their 63-6 takedown of Lockhart last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hawks lost 41-21 to the Weiss Wolves on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Hawks in their meetings with the Wolves: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the loss, Hendrickson still got an impressive performance from Pete Vallejo Jr., who rushed for 40 yards and a pair of scores, and also threw for 251 yards and one TD. Brayden Mueller was Vallejo Jr.'s top target, picking up 102 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Hendrickson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Romelo Boykin and Maddox Quiller. Another thorn in Weiss' side was Khalil Stewart, who made 17 total tackles.
Weiss got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaxon Schad out in front who threw for 237 yards and four TDs, and also rushed for 75 yards and one score on only seven carries. Those 75 rushing yards gave Schad a new career-high. Jayon Alexander was another key player, gaining 206 total yards and two touchdowns.
Hendrickson's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-2. As for Weiss, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Hendrickson is set to challenge their familiar foe College Station at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Vallejo Jr. and Keaton Johnson. Meanwhile, Weiss will face off against rival Cedar Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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