Groveton downs Grapeland

Groveton’s Bryon Thomas (No. 2) gets tripped up for a gain. Photo by Tony Farkas

By Tony Farkas
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GROVETON — The Groveton Indians put their record at 2-2 with a 23-8 win over the Grapeland Sandies on Friday.

Groveton’s offense was an intense ground game, punctuated with the occasional pass, led by Bryon Thomas and Tanner Steubing.

Steubing went 4-of-8 for 34 yards passing, while Thomas had 5 catches for 34 yards

On the ground, Thomas had 25 carries for 234 yards 3 TDs; Steubing had 11 carries for 11 yards; Wyatt Snead had 3 carries for 43 yards; Jackson Cathey had 2 carries for 16 yards; and Phoenix Bowman had 3 carries for 1 yard.

On defense, Daiton Chandler had 7 tackles, 2 passes broken up, 1 safety; Snead had 5 tackles, 1 interception; Steubing had 5 tackles; Logan Townsend had 3 tackles, 1 sack; Gunner Wilson had 3 tackles; Tristan Ard had 3 tackles; Thomas had 2 tackles, 1 pass broken up; Bowman had 2 tackles, 1 pass broken up; Cathey had 2 tackles; Carter Cox had 2 tackles; Darius McQueen had 1 tackle; Armando Bautista had 1 tackle; and Brody Thorton had 1 tackle.

Trinity

WEST SABINE — The Trinity Tigers were blanked by West Sabine 44-0 on Friday.

The misfortunes of the Tigers continued throughout the first half. West Sabine was able to control the pace of the game by a steady dose of running and scoring seemingly. The Tiger offense did not get on track and committed three first half fumbles that resulted in touchdowns for West Sabine.

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The Tigers went in for halftime facing a 44-0 deficit.

The second half saw the Tigers defense hold West Sabine to no scores, but the offense still struggled to move the ball and the Tigers fell to 0-4 for the non-district portion of the season.

After the game the coaches stressed the need for a better effort and execution.

The Tigers return home Friday to begin district play against the Hemphill Hornets. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

Apple Springs

The Eagles outclassed Tyler Heat by a score of 48-0 on Friday.

On offense, Dakota Campbell threw 12-of-19 for 230 yards and 6 TDs, while Zeth Dugat hauled in 5 of 8 passes for 96 yards and a touchdown; Hunter Davis caught 3 of 4 for 76 yards and 2 TDs; Connor Kaufman caught 1 pass for a 40-yard TD; Ethan LeBlanc caught 2 passes for 15 yards and a TD; and Ryan Phillips pulled in a 3-yard pass for a score.

On the ground, Davis had 2 carries for 15 yards; Campbell had 2 runs for 14 yards and a TD; Dugat had 1 run for 9 yards; and Ryan Davis added an 8-yard run.

On defense, Andrew Pion had 6 tackles, caused and recovered a fumble, and an interception for a TD; Ethan Randell had 4 tackles, 1 interception; Noah Thompson had 12 tackles; Tanner Smith had 5 tackles; Ryan Davis had 5 tackles; Carter Anthony had 4 tackles; Ryan Phillips had 3 tackles; Drake Pierce had 3 tackles; and Dewaine Parker had 2 tackles.