Much like it did a week earlier against Knoxville Catholic, the Cedar Hill Trinity Christian Tigers raced out to a quick start Friday night on the San Antonio Cornerstone Christian Warriors.
The Tigers put up 19 points - including two Shadeur Sanders touchdown throws - before Warriors quarterback Lucas Coley could answer with a 33-yard touchdown strike - his first of four on the night - just before halftime to cut Cornerstone's deficit to 19-7.
Coley's second scoring throw - a 20-yard toss into double coverage at the front left corner of the end zone to sophomore standout Jaylen Gardner - was the only score of the third quarter to bring Cornerstone within five, 19-14.
However, Cedar Hill Trinity responded with a three-yard scoring throw from Sanders to running back Emari Matthews midway through the fourth quarter and after Cornerstone drove to the Tigers 30-yard line before fumbling the ball away - one of four turnovers on the night, Sanders teamed up with Kavion Williams for a 68-yard catch-and-run that gave the Tigers a 33-14 lead that Cornerstone wouldn’t be able to overcome.
The Warriors would score twice in the last six minutes of the game - on Coley touchdowns throws to Gardner and Ivan Hoyt, but it wasn't enough to keep Cedar Hill Trinity Christian from moving to 2-1 with a 40-28 victory in a contest that featured 904 yards of total offense.
Cedar Hill Trinity Christian moves to 2-1 with the win, while San Antonio Cornerstone Christian evens its mark to 1-1.
Rain and COVID-19 had an impact in two of the other top 11-man contests scheduled for Friday evening.
Field conditions at Spring's Farm League Park on Friday afternoon forced the Spring Legacy School of the Sports Sciences and Tomball Christian Homeschool contest to be moved to Saturday evening.
And Saturday's weren't much better, with multiple rain delays and a second-half downpour, but the Titans got a fourth-quarter touchdown from Quinton Ivory to overcome a 7-2 halftime deficit giving former Tulsa Hurricanes defensive back Darrell Williams his first win as Spring Legacy's head coach.
Sophomore Elijah Fields led the Titans defensively with 15 tackles and four sacks, one of which included tackling Tomball Christian quarterback Noah Rose out of the back of the end zone for a safety.
Early in the week, COVID-19 made its first mark in non-UIL football as the Cedar Hill DasCHE Spartans were forced to cancel its highly-anticipated matchup with Nike Dallas Football Club due to a positive COVID-19 result within its program.
Head coach Sam Raybourn anticipates that the Spartans will be able to play its September 11 contest against Founders Classical Academy of Lewisville, which won its first game over the season 16-14 over the Atlas Homeschool Rattlers.
The Eagles made a pair of touchdown passes and two 2-point conversion passes stand as Founders denied the Fort Worth-based Rattlers their first win in program history after going 0-10 in its inagurual ledger a year ago.
Elsewhere, Waco Texas Wind squared up its record at 1-1 with a 39-0 win over Malakoff Cross Roads in Riesel on Saturday afternoon. The Bobcats, who lost to Cedar Hill DasCHE last week 41-12, are playing a sub-varsity schedule in 2020 as they do not have enough juniors and seniors to field a competitive and will look to return to a UIL district for football in 2022.
Oklahoma City Casady School was the first SPC team to compete as an independent in 2020 as the Cyclones went to Enid, Oklahoma on Friday night to take on Oklahoma Bible Academy.
After a pair of 22-yard runs, the Trojans got an 11-yard touchdown pass from Bodie Boydstun to James Cheatham with more than eight minutes to go in the second quarter in addition to Cheatham's two-point conversion run that would prove to be the difference resulting in an 8-0 win for Oklahoma Bible Academy.
Weather also kept Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine's third-ranked private school team out of action as nearly six inches of rain kept Bastrop Tribe Consolidated from taking the field Friday night on the road against UIL Avalon.
Coach Brent Goleman's squad will travel Friday night to face off against Calvert, who was one of three ranked UIL Division II teams that defeated private and parochial school programs in week one.
Second-ranked Richland Springs opened its season with a 55-8 win over the Austin Royals, who fell to 1-1.
Calvert, one spot behind the Coyotes, allowed Waco Parkview Christian Academy to stay close, 13-0, for a half before spiriting away with a 46-0 victory that sent the Pacers to 0-2.
Tenth-ranked Grandfalls-Royalty sent Permian Basin Athletic CO-OP to 0-2 with a 54-6 win over the Renegades.
Five private and parochial school six-man programs moved to 2-0 on the young season.
Azle Christian School (TCAF), Burnet Smoking for Jesus Ministry Christian School (T-CAL), Haslet Heritage Christian Academy (TCAF) and Johnson County Sports Association (TAIAO) all posted mercy rule wins while the Fort Bend Chargers Homeschool (TAIAO) defeated Chester, 71-39.
Last week's Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine's private school coach of the week Gary Rushing's Crusaders blanked Bluff Dale 46-0, needing only 159 yards of total offense led by sophomore Camden Logan who scored all three times he touched the football -- two on the ground and a 13-yard touchdown reception from junior quarterback Chandler Boling.
Five different players scored touchdowns for Smoking for Jesus in their 62-6 win over San Antonio Town East Christian in La Vernia Friday night as Marvin Glaspie II led the way with two touchdowns passing (3 of 3 for 81 yards) while running and catching for one more each. Jonathan Frazier scored twice - catching a pass from each team's quarterback, while Isaac Legier threw for two and caught a third.
Sophomore quarterback Dylan Hester led Haslet Heritage Christian Academy to a 64-14 win over Decatur Victory Christian Academy with two touchdown passes and 114 yards on 12 of 19 passing while adding a third on the ground. Senior Ethan Reid and sophomore Rainer Gahagan combined for four touchdowns rushing and 135 yards on 15 carries. Reid also nabbed five of Hester's passes for 26 yards.
Johnson County Sports Association senior quarterback Joshua Wallace spread his five touchdown tosses to four different receivers as JCSA blanked the Covington Owls, 45-0. Hester was 15 of 19 in the air for 138 yards, while junior Seth Wallace led the ground attack with 91 yards on four carries.
Elsewhere, the Conroe Northside Lions Homeschool team, who will compete in TAIAO this season, gave veteran head coach Mike Helmer his 193rd career coaching win as the Lions defeated Houston Texas Christian 35-32 at Conroe's Booker T. Washington Park on Friday, while Lantana Harvest Christian Academy won its first game in school history with a 55-20 win on the road over Crowley Nazarene Christian Academy.
Individually, Brazos Valley Mustangs freshman quarterback Pierce Goodwin had 288 yards total offense, despite BVCHEA's 61-36 loss to the Victoria Homeschool Cobras. He was 24 of 43 for 236 yards in the air with two touchdown throws and ran for another 52 yards on 14 carries. BVCHEA is now 0-2.
Tyler King's Academy seniors quarterback Win Fox and running back Preston Abel each hand their hands in five touchdowns in the Knights' 68-19 win over the Rogues of Tyler Willowbend. Fox had five touchdown passes on eight of 11 passing for 149 yards, one of which went to Abel. Abel had 204 yards total offense, including 154 yards on seven carries, four of which went for scores.
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