Freshman Lions 21, Stephenville 7
The Brownwood Freshman Lions remained undefeated on the season with a 21-7 victory over the Stephenville Yellow Jackets Thursday as part of a tripleheader at Gordon Wood Stadium.
The Freshman Lions, who have outscored their foes 325-51 this season, grabbed a 7-0 lead on a 50-yard touchdown run by quarterback Caden Wilson, along with Aiden Jimenez’s extra point, but Stephenville drew even by the end of the first quarter.
The Lions regained a 13-7 edge in the second period on a 39-yard scoring scamper by Wilson, but the extra point failed.
After a scoreless third period, the Lions pushed their advantage to 21-7 in the fourth on a 3-yard run Wilson, who then tossed a two-point pass to Christian Gray. The touchdown was set up by a 38-yard pass from Wilson to Jimenez on fourth down from midfield.
The Lions defense also recorded a goal line stand with a little over two minutes left that allowed Brownwood to run out the clock.
Defensive standouts included Gray with 10 tackles, including three for loss and a pair of sacks; Hudson Fry with six tackles; Blayne Stegemoller with five tackles; CK Vasquez and Hutton Malone with four tackles each; and Brody Bolton, Hudson Deen and Miles Jones chalked up tackles behind the line of scrimmage.
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Stephenville 35, JV Lions 0
The Brownwood JV Lions fell to 4-4-1 on the season with a 35-0 loss to Stephenville and will wrap up their campaign at Marble Falls next Thursday.
Stephenville 28, Combined Team 0
The Brownwood Subvarsity Combined Team slipped to 2-7 on the season with a 28-0 loss to Stephenville.