Zero week was anything but a zero for area football teams, as the much anticipated high school football season kicked off during the final weekend in August.

Magnolia, Magnolia West and Concordia offered up victories, while Waller kept pace with El Campo early, before falling in the second half.

Magnolia Bulldogs 28

Galena Park            21

The Bulldogs rushed for 233 yards on the night and held on to earn their first victory by a 28-21 margin. Magnolia quarterback Shyerome Harris led the attack with 102 yards on just 6 carries.

The Bulldogs opened up the scoring on a fumble recovery for a touchdown by Ulises Gutierrez. Downey Gunner kicked the extra-point, giving Magnolia a 7-0 lead.

Galena Park tied the game in the second quarter on a 70-yard bomb from Darrow Adams to Treyvon Arceneaux. The score would remain knotted at seven going into halftime.

Galena Park took a brief 14-7 lead with just over five minutes left in the third, but a long drive that chewed up the remaining third quarter clock ended in a three-yard touchdown run by Chance David.

That would start a run of 21 straight points by the Bulldogs, including an 11-yard touchdown romp from Chase Gragert and a 17-yard dash from Harris.

Galena Park was able to recover a ball in the end zone with just over two minutes remaining to round out the scoring.

Harris averaged 17 yards-per-carry on the night, while Gragert picked up 80 rushing yards on 16 carries.

The Bulldogs played at home against Summer Creek on Friday, Sept. 2. Results were not available as of press time.

Magnolia West Mustangs 46

Oak Ridge                          12

Magnolia West senior running back Desmond Richards scored on four runs of 20-plus yards, propelling the Mustangs to a 46-12 rout of Oak Ridge.

Richards, who rushed for over 1,800 yards last season, only carried the ball 13 times, but still ran for more than 275 yards on the night.

Richards sped through the defense for a 20-yard touchdown run in the first quarter to put Magnolia West up 7-0 early.

The second quarter saw plenty of scoring, as Oak Ridge pulled within one early, on a 68-yard touchdown throw and catch.

Another Oak Ridge touchdown pass was sandwiched between two Mustang one-play drives - both long touchdown runs by Richards. The second run put Magnolia West up 20-12 at the half.

The Mustangs came out of the locker room fired up, as Richards capped a two-play drive with his second 80-yard scamper of the game.

Magnolia West was also lethal through the air as senior quarterback Tyler Anderson was 15 of 24 through the air, with two touchdown throws.

Junior receiver Zeke Bronson, who finished with three catches for 91 yards, and senior receiver Tyoka Neal caught Anderson’s touchdown throws, giving the Mustangs a 39-12 lead. Sophomore fullback Austin Carroll rounded out the scoring with a 12-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

Magnolia West racked up 539 yards of total offense for the game, while the defense employed a bend, but don’t break theory, giving up only 12 points, but 381 yards of offense.

The Mustangs played Thursday night, Sept. 1 at Kingwood Park. Results were not sent to the Tribune as of press time.

Concordia Lutheran Crusaders 32

St. John’s                                      14

The Concordia Lutheran Crusaders used big plays from its defense to propel them to a 32-14 romp over St. John’s on Aug. 26.

The Crusader defense forced a fumble on the second play after kickoff which lead to a 36-yard touchdown strike from Nathan Potter to Chance Gray, giving Concordia a 7-0 lead.

Gray would score two more times in the first quarter, both from inside St. John’s 10-yard line, to give the Crusaders a 20-0 lead. Seth Little would round out the first-half scoring for Concordia with a 10-yard run, and the Crusaders went into the locker room with a 26-0 halftime lead.

Gray would top off his big night with a 38-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, finishing with 130 yards rushing and 50 receiving.

After the 32-14 victory, Concordia hosted Boling on Sept. 2. Results were not available as of press time.

El Campo           43

Waller Bulldogs 21

The Waller Bulldogs fought valiantly for three quarters against El Campo on Aug. 26, until falling apart in the final quarter.

Down just 21-14 at the half and tied at the end of the third quarter, Waller miscues came to play in the final quarter, leading to the loss.

Rhett Loewe fired two touchdown passes to DJ Johnson during the game, while Desmond Jordan handled the ground game duties.  Hunter Schmidt returned a kickoff for a touchdown to round out the Bulldogs scoring.

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