(San Antonio) — The Seguin Matadors put up over 500 yards of total offense in a 56-32 playoff tune up victory over the MacArthur Brahmas on Saturday afternoon at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio.
Seguin quarterback Corey Dailey played the first two quarters and accounted for six touchdowns. The junior hit junior running back Ian Moreno for an eight-yard score in the first quarter. Less than three minutes later, Dailey launched a 50-yard strike to wide-out Jacob Burns to put the Mats up 14-0 after the first 12 minutes.
The Brahmas would score twice around a Dailey touchdown pass to tight end Lane Seidenberger to close within 20-12. The Mats would respond with a flurry of touchdowns with just over three minutes left in the half.
The touchdown barrage started when Dailey connected with Ayden Avila for a 57-yard TD. Following a fumble recovery by Seguin defensive tackle Hunter Mica on MacArthur’s next possession, Dailey hit Seidenberger for a 14-yard score. Seguin would then recover an onside kick and score again when Dailey took the ball into the endzone on a fourth and goal from the five to stake the Mats to a 40-12 lead at the half.
In one half of work, Dailey went 13 of 21 through the air for 224 yards. Seguin’s quarterback finished the regular season with 33 touchdown passes. The three-year starter has 76 career TD’s. Dailey also surpassed 6000 yards passing in his career on Saturday.
Freshman quarterback Jackson Kirchner replaced Dailey in the second half and completed 7 out of 10 passes for 60 yards in his first action of the season. Running back Devin Hall ran for a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter and had his first 100-yard game of the season for Seguin, finishing with 166 yards on 17 carries including a 63-yard TD run late in the game.
Seguin finished fourth in District 13-5A with a 4-3 district record. The Matadors will face District 14-5A champion San Antonio Southwest in the Class 5A Division 1 bi-district playoff next Friday. Seguin will be looking for their first playoff victory in 36 years. The Matadors have gone 0-12 in the postseason since defeating San Antonio Holmes, 34-21 in the bi-district round in 1988.
Seguin and Southwest will play next Friday night at Southwest High School. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and we’ll have the game on KWED.
The Navarro Panthers and Marion Bulldogs will also compete in the postseason. Navarro will take on Carrizo Springs in the Class 4A Division 2 bi-district round. That game will be held next Friday night at Jourdanton High School. Kickoff will take place at 7:30 p.m.
Marion will play Jourdanton at Floresville High School in the Class 3A Division 1 bi-district playoffs this coming Thursday. The game will kickoff at 7 p.m. on Thursday and we’ll have that game on KWED.