Army Strong Teams of Week 4
TexasFootball.com is proud to partner with the U.S. Army for the Army Strong Team of the Week throughout the Texas high school football season.
Each week, TexasFootball.com and the U.S. Army join together to select one team from every classification in high school football that demonstrated the qualities exhibited within the Army - those include leadership, commitment to excellence and a desire to make a difference as a member of a team. Each is awarded the Army Strong Team of the Week by local officials from the U.S. Army at a school assembly or pep rally.
CLASS 5A: Round Rock Round Rock played crosstown rival Round Rock McNeil in a quadruple-overtime thriller on Friday, and Round Rock emerged with a 41-35 victory. It was the longest game in both schools' history. Round Rock prevailed by stopping McNeil one foot short of the first down marker on a fourth-down play in the fourth overtime. CLASS 4A: Lancaster Lancaster was picked sixth in its district in the pre-season, but the Tigers haven't played like a sixth-place team. They improved to 5-0 overall and 3-0 in district play Friday with a convincing 42-21 win over previously unbeaten West Mesquite. Freshman QB Nick Harvey rushed for 224 yards and three TDs in his first career start. CLASS 3A: Gonzales Gonzales, coming off a 1-9 season in 2009, maintained its unbeaten record with a convincing 41-16 win over Yoakum. Gonzales shut out Yoakum in the second half to win their District 28-3A opener and improve to 5-0. Gonzales was winless in district play last year. Gonzales' Kendrick Cray scored on a kickoff return and a 52-yard run. CLASS 2A: Redwater Redwater had two 100-yard rushers and finished with 342 rushing yards as the Dragons knocked off state-ranked Linden-Kildare, 21-12. Dewey Fleming ran for 131 yards, and Dorian Hawkins rushed for 106 more to lead Redwater. Teammate Cole Yeldell wasn't far behind with 98 rushing yards. CLASS 1A: Claude Claude's Jeremiah Hughes rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns as the Mustangs defeated Booker, 44-28. Led by new coach James Lane, Claude is now 3-2 on the season after entering 2010 on a 28-game losing streak. SIX-MAN: McLean McLean's Clay Crockett rushed for 285 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Tigers to a 64-14 win over previously unbeaten Lefors, a top-10 team in Six-Man Division II. McLean improved to 4-1 on the season. PRIVATE SCHOOLS: Austin Regents Austin Regents' Salim Hajar kicked a 22-yard field goal in the second overtime as the Knights outlasted TAPPS powerhouse Dallas Christian, 40-37. Regents' Dawson Gamble intercepted a pass to end Dallas Christian's possession in the second overtime. With the win, Regents improved to 5-0 on the season.
