Weiss had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They slipped by the McNeil Mavericks 42-41 on Thursday.
Nick Johnson had a dynamite game for Weiss, rushing for 202 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Schad, who threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
McNeil lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jarell Gary Jr, who picked up 56 receiving yards and a touchdown. McNeil also got help from Zach Christie, who showed off his sure hands for 115 receiving yards.
Weiss will head out to challenge San Marcos at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for McNeil, they will venture away from home to take on Lake Belton at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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