Last Friday, October 16, 2021, the Pirate Varsity Football team took on the Cole Cougars in the fourth game of District Play. Our team continues to improve and after a hard-fought first half, the score was 15-7 heading into half time. Offensively, Junior Running Back/Linebacker Deven Caldera led the offense on the ground with 136 rushing yards on 27 carries. Junior Defensive Back/Running Back Albert Aguilar chipped in an additional 38 yards rushing on 8 carries. Up front, our offensive line of Jacob Guevara, Kasen Boyd, Elijiah Ramirez, Elias Hernandez and new starter Hector Anaya did an excellent job of opening holes for our ground game to flourish.
Our defense showed significant improvement this past week, forcing three Cole turnovers, and flying to the ball from sideline to sideline. Defensive standouts include Junior Defensive Back/Running Back Albert Aguilar who had an incredible game, registering 16 Total Tackles (10 Solos, 6 Assists, 1 Tackle for Loss), 1 Forced Fumble on a big hit and 1 Fumble Recovery. Albert has been a standout on our team this season and his performance has been stellar in all three phases of the game. Senior Defensive End Josh Del Toro also had a spectacular game. Josh moved to the defensive line and responded with his best game of the season, registering 7 total tackles (all solos), 3 tackles for loss and 1 fumble recovery. Other standout performers include Senior Center/Linebacker Elias Hernandez (2 solos, 3 assists, 1 fumble recovery), Sophomore Wide Receiver/Linebacker Amadeus Trejo-Perez (2 solos, 3 assists, 1 pass breakup), Sophomore Offensive Guard/Defensive Tackle Mario Diaz (1 solo, 3 assists), Senior Kasen Boyd (2 Tackles, 1 Tackle for Loss, 1 Quarter Back Sack) and Freshman Defensive Back/Quarterback Luke Estrada (4 solo tackles).
Our team continues to compete and fight hard to the end. Our younger players are developing into seasoned players and our Seniors continue to be a positive source of energy and leadership.
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On behalf of our coaching staff, I would like to thank our School Board, Administration, Faculty and Staff for their continued support of our program. We would also like to thank our outstanding teachers for helping us with our weekly academic folders. We understand that this takes time, so we appreciate your continued efforts to help our student-athletes with their academic growth. It is because of you that our kids are achieving success in the classroom. The following are our Football Honor Roll members for the first 9 weeks:
High School A Honor Roll
Emanuel Garcia
Hudson Mask
Angel Vasquez
High School A/B Honor Roll
Brandon Adkins
Daniel Aguirre
Hector Anaya
Kasen Boyd
Roland Cordova
Govanni Davalos-Gamez
Josh Del Toro
Austin Dubose
Luke Estrada
Jair Flores
Adriel Galindo
Joseph Garcia
Jacob Guevara
Cort Haltom
Elias Hernandez
Robert Inming
Christian Isbell
Hudson Lindsay
Chris Lopez
Nathaniel Miller
Cecilio Olivarri
Nick Pacheco
Damien Ramon
Diego Rangel
Amadeus Trejo-Perez
8th Grade A Honor Roll
Chase Guevara
Thomas Rubal
8th Grade A/B Honor Roll
Jaden Araujo
Fabian Ayala
Antonio Castro
Devin Cordova
Toby Davila
Isaiah Delgado
Chris Jacques
Isaiah Leven
Cesar Martinez
Princeton Menchaca
Noah Mercer
Travis Norton
Diego Reyna
Alex Rios-Lopez
Jeffrey Vargas
7th Grade A/B Honor Roll
Mason Araujo
Gabriel Del Toro
Ethan Elizondo
Kash Friesenhahn
Sebastian Garcia
Patricio Guillen
Weston Jackson
Keagan Martinez
Sebastian Mireles
Jayden Motes
Merrick Null
Seth Pierce
Brayan Rangel-Rodriguez
Isaac Ytuarte
Thank you again Pirate Family for your continued support and for all you do.