(Marion) — The Marion Bulldogs will face off with a Class 4A opponent for the second straight week on Friday.
The 3A Bulldogs will take on perennial 4A playoff contender Lago Vista in a non district match-up at Veterans Stadium this week. Last week, Marion fell to 4A Gonzales. The Bulldogs kept close with the Apaches, only trailing 13-6 late in the 3rd quarter but Gonzales would pull away late for a 23-6 win.
Marion running back Christian Sanchez ran for over 100 yards in his second straight game last Friday. The senior has 320 rushing yards through three games this season.
Marion head coach Ryne Miller says Sanchez put in a lot of work in the off-season to get ready for his senior year.
“He had a great summer. He probably put on 10 to 15 pounds of muscle,” Miller said. “He went to a bunch of different camps and obviously was here with our off-season program and summer program and our weight room. This is his senior year and you can tell he’s leaving it all out on the field.
“He’s a workhorse. I think he carried the ball 30 times against Gonzales, which is probably a few more than we would like, but he had no complaints. He rushed for over 100 yards and he’s having the senior season we thought he would have. We’re excited to watch him compete again this week, but also once we get into district.”
Friday night’s game will be the second-last non-district game for Marion this season. Kickoff between the Vikings and Bulldogs takes place at 7 p.m. at Veterans Stadium on the Marion High School campus.
(La Vernia) — The Navarro Panthers will wrap up their tough non-district schedule on Friday when they head on the road to take on the La Vernia Bears.
The Panthers are looking to snap a two-game losing streak after falling 21-7 to Canyon Lake last Friday at Erwin-Lee Field in Geronimo.
The Hawks were able to keep the Panther Slot-T offense in check early, but Navarro was able to move the ball late in the game.
Panther head coach Rod Blount saw positives from his sophomore quarterback Payton Helford, who battled against a stout Canyon Lake defense.
“Helford took some shots, he’s a tough, tough kid. He just kept on playing his tail off and throwing good balls and some guys made some plays,” Blount said. “So, that’s something we can build on to loosen up defenses and get people out of the box.”
The Navarro Panthers and La Vernia Bears will kickoff at 7:30 p.m. on Friday evening in La Vernia.
(Seguin) — And it’s homecoming at Seguin High School on Friday as the Seguin Matadors host the Victoria East Titans to open play in District 13-5A.
Both teams earned their first wins of the season last week. The Titans took down Gregory-Portland 42-31 last Friday at home while the Matadors erased a 30-7 halftime deficit against Brazoswood to rally for a 41-37 victory in Katy last Thursday.
Friday night’s homecoming game between Seguin and Victoria East kicks off at 7 p.m. at Matador Stadium.
We’ll have week four of High School Football Friday Night on KWED. We’ll kick off our coverage with the Navarro Panther report with coach Rod Blount at 6:15 on Friday evening. The Panther report will be followed by the Marion Bulldog report with coach Ryne Miller.
And then we’ll head over to Matador Stadium for our Seguin football pregame where we’ll have the Matador report with Seguin head coach Craig Dailey inside our pregame. It all leads up to kickoff between Victoria East and Seguin at 7 O’clock on a Friday homecoming night at Seguin High School on AM 1580 KWED and streaming at SeguinToday.com.
(Converse) — And week four of the high school football season kicks off Thursday night in District 13-5A as Comal Pieper plays at Wagner. That game will kick off at 7 p.m. at Judson ISD Rutledge Stadium in Converse.