Army Strong Teams of Week 6
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: SA Marshall San Antonio Marshall picked up its third straight victory Friday night, and the Rams did it in thrilling style, emerging with a 20-13 double-overtime victory over San Antonio Taft. Conner Kalisky scored on a 1-yard quarterback sneak for the winning touchdown. The win improved Marshall's overall record to 3-4, and the Rams are now 3-2 in District 27-5A action. CLASS 4A: Conroe Caney Creek In another double-overtime thriller, Caney Creek pulled off a shocking 45-42 upset of Kingwood Park. Caney Creek drove 99 yards at the end of regulation to force overtime, then scored a touchdown and a field goal in the extra periods to earn the victory. Caney Creek's Marquis Sykes ran for more than 130 yards and four TDs to help his team improve to 2-4 overall and 1-2 in District 18-4A play. CLASS 3A: Alvarado Alvarado continued its impressive run with a last-second win over Kennedale. A 5-yard TD pass from Kenneth West to Chance Means with 29 seconds left gave the Indians a 35-34 win over Kennedale as Alvarado improved to 5-1 overall and 1-0 in District 8-3A action. Earlier this season, Alvarado beat two other elite 3A teams in Prosper and Bridgeport. CLASS 2A: Groveton Groveton had a monumental offensive performance in a 77-32 win over Hemphill. The Indians had more than 700 total yards, including 623 on the ground, as they improved to 5-1 on the season and 1-0 in district play. Groveton's Tery'ance Horce led the way with 219 rushing yards on only 18 carries, and teammates Calvin James, Adrian Calvin and Jerome Runnels also surpassed 100 rushing yards. CLASS 1A: Thrall Thrall tied a school record with 84 points scored on Friday in an 84-6 rout of Somerville. Thrall scored 28 points in the first quarter and 28 more in the second quarter to build a 56-6 halftime lead. Thrall's Hayden Caffey scored five touchdowns, including two on punt returns. The district-opening win was Thrall's fifth in a row. SIX-MAN: Turkey Valley Turkey Valley beat rival Kress for the third year in a row in a closely contested six-man football game, 50-46. Kress had a 24-22 halftime lead, but Valley came back behind a huge performance from running back Kameron Buchanan, who rushed for 217 yards and three touchdowns. Turkey Valley improved to 4-3 on the season after winning its district opener. PRIVATE SCHOOLS: Midland Christian Midland Christian opened district play Friday against previously unbeaten Fort Worth Christian, and the Mustangs came out firing in a 62-14 win. Quarterback Bryant Burleson threw for 299 yards and four touchdowns, all in the first half, as Midland Christian improved to 4-2 on the season. Midland Christian led 28-0 after one quarter and 49-0 at the half.
