Last night, October 5, 2023, the 7th Grade football team traveled to Poteet in near perfect weather. Perfect weather = anything under 103 degrees. The Pirates started the game with 4 of the worst executed plays of the season and a defensive series that looked like they hadn’t had a practice this year. The Aggies went up 8 – 0 and kicked off to us. Burl Jopling took the kick, and with great blocking in front of him, ran for a 70 yard touchdown. From that point on, it was all Pirates. I wish I knew what flipped the switch. The offense was led by Elliot Mata in his first start at quarterback, Burl Jopling and Jacob Cantu. The offensive line of Chevy Frias, Andrew Frausto, James Thompson, Haven Casias, Ryan Hendrickson and Diego Lopez was fantastic. The defense was smothering after that first series. Christian Cortinas, Isaiah Cortez, Jaden Rios, Xzander Flores, Levi Bates, Adrian Pantoja and Jose Rangel helped anchor the defense with a bunch of 2-way players. These guys are fun to watch.
Lytle 24 - Poteet 8