Dripping Springs Tigers clip Eagles' wings

As expected, Austin’s Akins High School would not be able to put up any resistance on either side of the ball. Also as expected, the Dripping Springs High School starters would not see much action either.

By the end of the first quarter, the DSHS Tigers led with a score of 34-0. The DSHS coaches had already pulled up a group of junior varsity players to fill in, getting them some valuable playing time and preventing any unnecessary injuries to starters before their coming game with Westlake. Akins managed to get their lone score late in the game when they threw a perfectly thrown ball over a well-defenced receiver, avoiding a shutout in the 67-6 runaway game.

Friday night's game with the Westlake Chaparrals will be the first match between the two schools since 1969 when the Chaps defeated the Tigers 14-6 in their inaugural season. This game will break the tie for the district championship and will likely entertain the largest crowd to ever view a Tiger game at home. Kickoff will be at 7:30 pm.

Scoring summary:

1Q: DSHS: Jack Tyndall, 29-yard run. EP: Walker Wright, kick. 7-0.

1Q: DSHS: Keller Stafford, 30-yard interception return. EP: Wright, kick wide. 13-0.

1Q: DSHS: Tyndall, 3-yard run. EP: Wright, kick. 20-0.

1Q: DSHS: Greyson Jones, 5-yard pass from Austin Novosad. EP: Wright, kick. 27-0.

1Q: DSHS: Maddox Bloomgren, 23-yard pass from Novosad. EP: Wright, kick. 34-0.

2Q: DSHS: Tyndall, 19-yard run. EP: Wright, kick. 41-0.

2Q: DSHS: Wright, 41-yard field goal. 44-0.

2Q: DSHS: Wright 29-yard field goal. 47-0.

3Q: DSHS: Weston Garland, 8-yard pass from Maddox Maher. EP: Joshua Wagner, kick. 54-0.

3Q: DSHS: Vaughn Segers, 48-yard pass from Maher. EP: Wagner, kick blocked. 60-0.

4Q: Akins: 34-yard pass. EP: kick blocked. 6-60.

4Q: DSHS: Dustin White, 23-yard run. EP: Wagner, kick. 67-6.

Game stats (DSHS first): First downs: 22-4; Rushing: 22-299, 25-() 12; Passing: 235-80; Passes: 18-27-0, 6-212; Punts: 0-0, 8-32.0; Penalties: 7-70, 2-14.

DSHS stats: Rushing: Tyndall 6-79 3TD; Jack Williams 3-58; Braedon Mulder 3-50; Kade Curry 5-42; Dustin White 2-37 TD; Joseph Holmes 3-33. Passing: Novosad 9-13-117 2TD; Maher 5-6-84 2TD; Williams 4-8-34. Receiving: Kyle Koch 3-35; Moreland 3-31; Bloomgren 3-42 TD; Garon Duncan 2-26; Segers 2-58 TD; Skylar Capone-Ford 1-24; Garland 1-8 TD; Gabe Quevedo 1-5; Jones 1-5 TD; Connor Udemi 1-1; Int: Stafford, Gabriel Quintana. PR: Landon Requard 1-18; #47 1-12; KOR: Ford 1-4.

DSHS tackling (Unassts/Assts): Luca Picucci 3-3, Dahl 3-2, Daniel Sedillo 3-1, JD Casteen 3-1, Hubbard 2-2, Owens Rhodes 3-0, Derek Edgar 2-1, Wagner 1-1, Tomsen Vickery 1-1, Bryson Amrine 1-1, Pierce Haynes 1-1, Jackson Mills 1-1, Brandon Peters 1-0, Rio Hay 1-0, John Martinez 1-0, Braiden Vaughn 1-0, Nathan Prehar 0-1, Jacob Lengner 0-1, Elijah Gonzales 0-1, Raphael Siewen 0-1, Kayden Mims 0-1, Aidan Young 0-1, Reed Mohon 0-1.