(Alamo Heights) — Alamo Heights used a fast start to jump on Seguin early and ran past the Matadors, 70-35, in week one of the high school football season at Alamo Heights High School on Friday night.
The Mules scored the game’s first 28 points in the first quarter by taking advantage of a long opening kickoff return on special teams and three turnovers on downs by the Seguin offense in the game’s first 12 minutes. Alamo Heights running back DK Garza scored three times –two on touchdown runs and one on a 25-yard pass from quarterback Easton Stone.
Seguin would finally get on the board in the second quarter with a 75-yard touchdown drive that was capped by a 33-yard pass from quarterback Corey Dailey to Daniel Pinon. Pinon used his speed to fly by a Mule defender and haul in a laser from Dailey down the right sideline. The score cut the lead to 21, but Alamo Heights would squash any momentum from Seguin by answering with a touchdown on their next drive and then recovering the following kickoff and turning that special teams break into another TD.
The Matadors would again turn the ball over on downs and the Mules would find the endzone again with under a minute to go in the half. Stone hit receiver Joseph Gaiduseck for a 62-yard strike to put Alamo Heights up 49-7 at halftime.
Seguin scored four touchdowns in the second half, while the Mules added three more TDs. Matador running back D’Angelo Aguilar, filling in for injured starter Ian Moreno, found pay dirt on an 11-yard run in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Ayden Avila hauled in two touchdowns, from Dailey while Elliot Weaver scored on a 24-yard TD pass from the Matador quarterback with less than a minute to go in the game.
Dailey went 28 for 51 through the air for 301 yards and four touchdowns. He also led Seguin in rushing with 110 yards on 20 carries. Avila had 12 catches for 105 yards along with his two scores. Safety Kaiden De la Garza led the defense with five tackles.
The Matadors will look to rebound when they host Corpus Christi Miller next Friday at Matador Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and you’ll be able to hear the game on AM 1580 KWED and streaming at SeguinToday.com.
In other action, both Marion and Navarro won opening games for new head coaches on Friday night. The Panthers and new coach Glenn Hill won at Floresville, 39-22. The Bulldogs and their new coach Joel Call won their opener on Senior Night over Stockdale, 32-14, at Marion High School.
The Marion Bulldogs will take on New Braunfels Long Creek next Thursday at Unicorn Stadium in New Braunfels. We will have that game on KWED and SeguinToday.com. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. next Thursday night.