(Jarrell) — The Navarro Panthers will look to go to 2-0 in District 13-4A when they visit Jarrell on Friday night.
The Cougars are 0-1 in district after falling to the Class 4A 5th-ranked Wimberley Texans last week. The Panthers took down Lago Vista in Geronimo last Friday.
Last month, Navarro offensive and defensive lineman Houston Berry was extended a pair of college football offers from Mary Hardin-Baylor and McMurry University. And this week, Panther defensive lineman Landun Taylor was invited to play in the San Antonio Sports All-Star Football Game.
Panther head coach Rod Blount says he happy to see both players get rewarded for work they’ve put in at Navarro.
“Houston is a guy who is just coming into his own. He had a tough injury at the end of his sophomore year that kind of slowed him down as a junior,” Blount said. “He’s worked extremely hard to get back in it and he’s doing a great job for us this year. It’s starting to pay off (with) schools looking at him. I think a lot more will be coming.
“Landun has been great for us for a while. He was all-state in football and baseball last year and he’s picking up where he left off and doing a great job. It’s a big honor. It’s a big all-star game. It’s tough to get in, we put up kids every single year and sometimes we get one or two and sometimes we don’t get any.”
The San Antonio Sports All-Star Football Game will be played on January 6th at the Alamodome. The Panthers and Cougars will kick off Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Jarrell.
(Marion) — The Marion Bulldogs return home on Friday still looking for their first District 13-3A win when they host the Llano Yellowjackets.
Marion is 0-2 in the district with losses coming to two of the district’s top teams in Randolph and Blanco. Llano is 2-1 with wins over Cole and Luling and a loss to Randolph.
Bulldog senior Justin DeHoyos was among the 116 student-athletes selected to compete in the San Antonio Sports All-Star Football Game.
Marion head coach Ryne Miller is excited for the honor DeHoyos received this week.
“We can’t ask for a better kid to represent us. Justin does everything right. He’s a hard worker. He’s one of our team captains,” Miller said. “He’s just physical. He’s one of our stronger guys in the weight room. He doesn’t miss a workout. He doesn’t miss a day of school. He makes great grades. He donates his time to community service. This is very well deserved for Justin.”
Friday’s night’s game between Marion and Llano kicks off at 7 p.m. at Veterans Stadium in Marion.
(Seguin) — And the Seguin Matadors are coming off their first District 12-5A loss last week at Boerne-Champion. The Mats will try to get back in the win column when they host the Hays Hawks Friday night at Matador Stadium.
The Matadors are 2-1 in district, tied for third place with Wagner and a game back of 3-0 Champion and Smithson Valley. The Hawks are 1-2 and tied with Canyon for fifth place in the district. The Cougars beat Hays last week.
Friday’s game between the Matadors and Hawks gets underway at 7:30 p.m in Seguin.
We’ll have more with all three area coaches during our High School Football Friday night coverage on KWED. It gets started at 6:45 p.m. Friday evening with the Navarro Panther Report with coach Rod Blount followed by the Bulldog Report with coach Ryne Miller.
Then we’ll have the Matador Pregame show live from Matador Stadium where we’ll have the Matador Report with Seguin head coach Craig Dailey where we’ll hear him talk about Seguin senior Cooper Neumann’s selection to the San Antonio Sports All-Star Football Game. Again, it all gets underway at 6:45 p.m. Friday night on AM 1580 and streaming online worldwide at SeguinToday.com.