Dillos win Bi-District!!

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San Saba advances to the Area round.

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The San Saba Armadillos (8- 2) defeated the Forsan Buffaloes (5-5) last Friday evening in Wall, 31-17. San Saba went into halftime tied with Forsan but finally wore the Buffaloes down and outscored their opponent 21-7 in the second half. The win vaults the Dillos to the 2nd round of the playoffs for the 3rd consecutive year, a feat no other team has done, and sets up a game next week in Henrietta against the #9 state ranked Panhandle Panthers.

Offensive Stats

Shahan completed 8 of 18 passes (44%) for 246 yards and one passing TD. Glover had 3 receptions for 107 yards (35.6 avg) and picked up his 5th receiving TD of the season; other Dillos making receptions were Reagan Mejia (2) for 114 yards (57 avg), Wesley Lackey (2) for 21 yards, and Drake Bryant hauled in 1 catch for 4 yards. Leading the way in rushing was Wesley Lackey with 124 yards on 13 carries, Justin Yarbrough with 10 carries and 76 yards; Stone Sears rushed for 27 yards on 16 carries and scored twice while Shahan added 6 yards on 8 rushing attempts.

Defensive Stats

After being out of play for a week, the Yarbrough brothers made an instant impact on the field; Justin Yarbrough lead the way in tackles with 19 followed by Landon Yarbrough with 16. Dylan Ware and Risien Shahan had 10 tackles each followed by defensive lineman Leonel Aranda and Bryan Reza with 9 tackles. Both Aranda and Shahan were credited with a sack, and Wesley Lackey intercepted his 1st pass of the season.

Game Recap

1st Quarter

6:17 – San Saba’s 1st points of the game come on a 28-yard field goal by J. Yarbrough. 3-0 SS.

1:44 – The Buffaloes answer the Dillos score with a 60-yard drive that ends in a TD. PAT is good 7-3 Forsan.

:21 – SS drives the ball to the 6; from there Shahan hits Glover on a slant. PAT is good 10-3 SS.

At the end of the 1st quarter San Saba 10, Forsan 3

2nd Quarter

2:38 – The lone score of the quarter comes on a Forsan 11- yard field goal. 10—10

Halftime San Saba 10 Forsan 10

3rd Quarter

8:51 – RB J. Yarbrough finds the end zone on a 21-yard rushing score. PAT is good 17-10 SS.

7:43 – Forsan sneaks a WR into the secondary on a 70-yard passing TD. PAT is good 17-17.

6:11 – San Saba takes the lead for good when Sears crosses the goal line from the 5. PAT is good 24-17 SS.

End of the 3rd quarter San Saba 24 Forsan 17

4th Quarter

9:31 – Sears scores his 2nd rushing TD of the night from 6 yards out. PAT is good 31-17 SS.

Final Score San Saba 31 Forsan 17