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Friday Night Football |
Final |
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San Antonio Veterans Memorial |
63 |
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Floresville |
21 |
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OK3Sports Football: Veterans Memorial Patriots vs Floresville Tigers
First Look: OK3Sports Photojournalist Bryan Turner’s raw edit from the high school football game featuring Veterans Memorial Patriots and the Floresville Tigers at D.W. Rutledge Stadium in Converse, TX., on Friday, August 30, 2019.
View Gallery – Patriots vs Tigers – 30 August 2019
Veterans Memorial 63, Floresville 21
Veterans Memorial outscored Floresville 28-8 in the second half of Friday night’s 63-21 victory in the District 13 – 5A Div I season opener.
Kahliq Paulette led Veterans Memorial with 113 passing yards and four touchdowns. Darius Guess was his favorite target, scoring on touchdown passes of 25 and 30 yards. Paulette also scored on runs of 40 and 14 yards for the Patriots.
Isaac Barrera scored on runs of two and 20.
Jason Lazo (4), John “JC” Solitaire (4) and Jake Roxas (20) all had rushing touchdowns for the Patriots.
The Tigers tied the game with 6 minutes left in the 2nd quarter, Paul Moreno (3), Darian Mayberry (2) and K. Hernandez (5) each had rushing TD’s for Floresville. The Tigers couldn’t complete the rally, Patriots went on to score three more touchdowns before the half.
The Patriots (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Boerne-Champion. The Tigers now sport a 0-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Harlan for a non-league challenge on Thursday, September 5.
