The Huntsville Hornets shut down Austin LBJ’s offense and ran over, around and through the Jaguars’ defense en route to an impressive 54-28 Area Round victory this past Friday nigh at Waco ISD Stadium.
Although the Hornets raced out to a commanding 20-0 lead seconds into the second quarter, the Jags slowed the bleeding, allowing just one more score before halftime to trail 27-0. However, Huntsville quickly scored after returning the second half kickoff to the Jaguar 2 yard-line, eventually building a 40-0 lead before LBJ finally put points on the board.
LBJ junior quarterback Ari Scott (22-30, 213 yds, 3 TDs, 2 INTs plus a rushing TD) posted a decent night but he was the extent of the offense as Huntsville stuffed the Jags’ rushing game early.
Huntsville improves to 7-5 on the season and move on to face Randle in the Regional Semifinals. After an 0-3 start in non-district, Coach Joseph Raul’s Jaguars had won eight straight games including last week’s Bi-district win over Pflugerville before Friday’s season-ending loss. LBJ closed out the season at 8-4 overall and at 7-0, the undefeated champions of District 12-5A-2.
