Tommy Armstrong, the Steele quarterback has committed to play for NEBRASKA! He hasn’t thrown an interception this season and he has 115 passing attempts. He has 1240 yards passing and 819 yards rushing and 29 total touchdowns. Talk about dual threat! The running back for Steele is sophomore Justin Stockton. He has 1221 yards rushing with 12 touchdowns. I saw Steele in Week 3 and they dismantled the Southwest Dragons. In that game, Steele had 3 one play scoring drives!
Trintin Ynclan is the the Brandeis Broncos offense. He has 1672 yards rushing and 22 touchdowns. He is the running back but also took over the quarterback when the starter got hurt early in the season. I saw Brandeis in Week 3 and they played outstanding defense. Ynclan had 22 carries for 114 yards and 1 touchdown. He also kicked 2 field goals.
Trevor Knight, the Reagan quarterback has committed to play for OKLAHOMA! He has 1628 yards passing and 722 yards rushing and 35 total touchdowns. Another, dual threat quarterback! He has been starting for three years! I saw Reagan in Week 0 and they lost to Wagner. Knight had 291 yards of total offense and 4 touchdowns in the loss. Since that game, Reagan hasn’t lost! I saw Reagan again in Week 8 where they crushed the Madison Mavericks. Trevor had 239 yards of total offense and 3 touchdowns.
The O’Connor Panthers advanced to the playoffs by winning there last game in Week 10. I have seen the Panthers 4 times this season and in those particular games they won 2 and lost 2. It will be interesting to see which O’Connor team will show up. I am not sure if the starting quarterback, Allen Wright, will be back with the team. He was suspended for violating team rules. Darryle Surney, the starting running back, missed a few games late in the season but he is healthy now. Surney leads the team with 828 yards rushing and 12 touchdowns. Tre Johnson, another running back, has 794 yards rushing and 9 touchdowns.
So on Friday night, it will be the Cibolo Steele Knights (11-0 overall, 5-0 district, 25 game winning streak going back to last season) VS the Brandeis Broncos (10-1 overall, 7-1 district, O’Connor was the lone loss) in a 5A second round playoff game.
On Saturday afternoon, it will be the Reagan Rattlers (10-1 overall, 6-0 district, they beat O’Connor 31-8 in Week 1) VS the O’Connor Panthers (7-4 overall, 5-3 district, beat Corpus Christi Carroll last week by 42 points) in a 5A second round playoff game.
Now, I will make some predictions! Steele will win the game by a score of 31-20. The Brandeis defense will keep them in the game, but the Steele offense will wear them out late in the game.
Reagan will win the game by a score of 38-13. The O’Connor defense won’t be able stop Trevor Knight.
So, if Steele and Reagan win this week and next week, they will play each other in a state quarterfinal game in Week 14! Wow! And, I really hope they play on Friday since I will be out of town on Saturday!
Check my blog on Saturday and Sunday for my recaps. This is going to be an awesome weekend! I can’t stop talking about it. I guess I better end my post and say hi to my wife, who is making soap gift bags for her dad’s 60th birthday! Check out her website, she makes soap and other products!
