Barbers Hill took care of business in their home opener on Friday (and then some). They really took it to the New Caney Eagles for the full four quarters, racking up a 54-8 victory at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-0.
Zeke Cantu went supernova for Barbers Hill, throwing for 200 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. That's the most rushing yards Cantu has posted since back in September of 2023. Kaelob Schuelzky was another key player, rushing for 84 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Barbers Hill's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Koltin Edmonston and Andrew Burns. Barbers Hill got some further help from Carson Hahn: he made 14 total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Barbers Hill was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 461 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as New Caney only gained 125.
Barbers Hill will look to defend their home field on Friday against Manvel at 7:00 p.m. As for New Caney, they will be defending their home-field for the first time this season they go up against Cypress Ranch at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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