Reagan's John Carrington carries the ball against the L.E.E. Volunteers on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at Comalander Stadium in San Antonio, TX. Photo: OK3Sports
By Scott Hansen
SA Preps
Fifth-ranked Reagan set up a massive Week 9 showdown with No. 7 Johnson after claiming its 27th consecutive district victory at Comalander Stadium on Saturday over L.E.E., 40-0.
Sophomore quarterback Travis Sthele managed the game well and continued to show wisdom beyond his years. Sthele hit 6’2 senior wide receiver Drew Ureste on a 52-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter to extend its lead to 30-0. Sthele completed 11 of 16 passes for 183 yards on the night. Ureste caught four passes for 101 yards to lead the Rattler receivers.
Reagan capitalized on five turnovers to dominate the game from the outset. Reggie Wilson recovered a fumble to thwart a Volunteer drive and would later plunge in from one-yard out to score a rushing touchdown. Spencer Gilliam, JT Mulligan, and sophomore Jake Bullock picked off L.E.E. pass to pace the impressive defensive unit. Mulligan is a 6’3, 185-pound junior who is considered a college prospect at safety on a Reagan team that has a very strong junior class.Junior John Carrington was given a light workload for the evening, finishing with 57 yards on four carries and 2 TDs. Carrington now has visited the end zone nine times this season to lead the Reagan backfield. Eric Sierra sprinted in from 5 yards out to give the Rattlers a 17-0 at the end of the first quarter.
L.E.E. quarterback Caleb Englebrecht led the offensive on a solid drive, but with just under four minutes remaining in the third quarter, L.E.E. was turned away on a fourth-and-one attempt. Stephen Canto, a 6’2, 250-pound senior quarterback, faced a similar fate as Reagan stopped a drive with an interception by Bullock on the one-yard line.
Reagan is now 6-1 on the season with its only blemish coming in a loss to Harlingen prior to District play in Week 3. In what can be considered an unlucky result, the deciding factor was a last-second safety in a 22-20.
The Rattlers will have a timely bye week in place for Week 8 before returning to action against Johnson which will go a long way to determine playoff seeding. L.E.E. will get the first shot at 6-2 Johnson on Friday at Comalander Stadium.
Photo Gallery – Rattlers vs Volunteers– 14 October 2017
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