2016-17 De Leon Bearcats Football.

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De Leon 35-35 Goldthwaite..4th QT

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De Leon 38-35 Goldthwaite..4th QT....Orson Sylvan holds & Daniel Sanchez boots it thru for the WIN !!

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Crawford 54-6 Hico..FINAL.

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Hamilton 33-20 San Saba..FINAL.

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Dist. 7.
(9-1)(6-0) Crawford.
(8-2)(4-2) De Leon.........BEAT Hamilton,Valley Mills,San Saba @ Goldthwaite...LOST to Crawford & Hico.
(7-3)(4-2) Goldthwaite....LOST to Crawford & De Leon.
(6-4)(3-3) Hico..............BEAT De Leon,Hamilton & San Saba......LOST to Valley Mills in (OT), Goldthwaite & Crawford.
(4-6)(2-4) Hamilton........BEAT Valley Mills & San Saba.
(5-5)(2-4) Valley Mills.....BEAT San Saba & Hico in (OT)..............LOST to Crawford,Goldthwaite,De Leon & Hamilton
(0-10)(0-6) San Saba.

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District 8 FINAL.
Mart 26-21 Bosqueville
Riesel 43-14 Itasca
Italy 21-19 Axtell

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Division 1 Region II
Dist. 7-vs-District 8

Dist. 7
(9-1)(6-0) Crawford
(8-2)(4-2) De Leon
(7-3)(4-2) Goldthwaite
(6-4)(3-3) Hico
(5-5)(2-4) Hamilton
(5-5)(2-4) Valley Mills
(0-10)(0-6) San Saba


District 8
(10-0)(5-0) Mart
(8-2)(4-1) Bosqueville
(6-4)(5-2) Riesel
(6-4)(4-3) Italy
(1-9)(1-4) Axtell
(1-9)(0-5) Itasca

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Division 1 Region II
Dist. 7-vs-District 8

Dist. 7
(9-1)(6-0) Crawford-vs-Italy (6-4)(4-3)
(8-2)(4-2) De Leon-vs-Riesel (6-4)(5-2)
(7-3)(4-2) Goldthwaite-vs-Bosqueville (8-2)(4-1)
(6-4)(3-3) Hico-vs-Mart (10-0)(5-0)

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Dist. 7
(5-5)(2-4) Hamilton
(5-5)(2-4) Valley Mills
(0-10)(0-6) San Saba


District 8
(1-9)(1-4) Axtell
(1-9)(0-5) Itasca

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so far.........Bi-District.
MART-vs-HICO.....Thursday @ Whitney.

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Dist. 7.
(9-1)(6-0) Crawford.
(8-2)(4-2) De Leon.........BEAT Hamilton,Valley Mills,San Saba @ Goldthwaite...LOST to Crawford & Hico.
(7-3)(4-2) Goldthwaite....LOST to Crawford & De Leon.
(6-4)(3-3) Hico..............BEAT De Leon,Hamilton & San Saba......LOST to Valley Mills in (OT), Goldthwaite & Crawford.

(4-6)(2-4) Hamilton........BEAT Valley Mills & San Saba.
(5-5)(2-4) Valley Mills.....BEAT San Saba & Hico in (OT)..............LOST to Crawford,Goldthwaite,De Leon & Hamilton
(0-10)(0-6) San Saba.

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http://www.reporternews.com/story/sport ... /93338376/


Last-second field goal lifts De Leon over Goldthwaite
Brad Keith


GOLDTHWAITE-"Daniel Sanchez scored 32 points, none more important than the final three on a 33-yard field goal as time expired to lift De Leon to a 38-35 win in an instant classic at Goldthwaite Friday night.

But the field goal was one of the more simple plays of the night for Sanchez, who hauled in six catches for 224 yards and three touchdowns and made the play of the night with a 66-yard interception return right down the De Leon sideline for a touchdown on the final play of the first half.

That brought the Bearcats within six at the intermission after trailing 20-0 midway through the second quarter. Then De Leon had to erase a two-touchdown second half deficit after Quaid Seward scored from five yards out one play after a blocked punt for a 28-14 Goldthwaite lead early in the third.

De Leon - especially Sanchez and quarterback Kevin Yeager - kept coming.

Sanchez, who was also a perfect 5-for-5 kicking PATs, hauled in touchdown catches covering 71, 35 and 53 yards, all from Yeager, who was 13-28 passing for 319 yards. The longest of those touchdowns got De Leon on the board after Goldthwaite looked as if it may run away with it. The tandem also tied the game at 28 and again at 35, with De Leon finally taking its only lead with zeroes on the clock at Eagle Field.

The victory means De Leon steals the second seed in 7-2A-Division I and will face Riesel in the opening round of the Region II-2A playoffs next week. Goldthwaite slips to third in the district and will face 8-2A runner-up Bosqueville.

“I’m just so happy and proud for our boys. Beating Goldthwaite at their place is hard to do,” said De Leon head coach David Yeager. “Daniel made the big plays and Kevin did a great job getting him the ball, but it’s all our kids working together. This is just a huge win for our program.”

Goldthwaite was powered all night by Quaid Seward, who rushed 35 times for 249 yards and four touchdowns, including a 19-yard burst to give the Eagles a 35-28 lead with 5:04 remaining.

De Leon answered with the last scoring strike from Yeager to Sanchez just 58 seconds later, and the last PAT by Sanchez tied the game again.

Goldthwaite drove inside the De Leon 30 before losing a fumble that was recovered by Ray Amaya of De Leon, and the Yeager and the offense came back out to begin a game-winning 58-yard drive that reached the Goldthwaite 15 before the Bearcats used their final timeout with 4.3 seconds remaining. Goldthwaite then called timeout to try and ice Sanchez, but there was no icing the star of the night.

From the right hash, Sanchez calmly knocked the 33-yard field goal straight through the uprights and De Leon players and fans alike charged onto the field in celebration.

“It was all in my head, just all in my head,” said Sanchez of the game winning kick. “I make those all the time in practice and I knew I had to make it then with the game on the line.”

But kicking was the easiest part of the big night by Sanchez.

“Our line played great and my QB throws me great passes. I was just trying to make plays,” Sanchez said. “He knows how I run my routes, the moves I make, and just how to get me the ball.”

Yeager converted one first down with his feet and two others on passes of 19 yards to Orson Sylva and 20 yards to Sanchez. It was Sylva who earlier hauled in a 51-yard bomb from Yeager to tie the score at 28-28 early in the fourth."



DISTRICT 7-2A DIV. I
De Leon 38-35 Goldthwaite


De Leon-------0-14-0-24=38
Goldthwaite-7--13-8--7=35



FIRST QUARTER
GOL — Quaid Seward 3 run (Leo Garcia kick), 6:24

SECOND QUARTER
GOL — Leo Garcia 4 run (Garcia kick), 10:53
GOL — Seward 23 run (Pass failed), 4:33
DeL — Daniel Sanchez 71 pass from Kevin Yeager (Sanchez kick), 3:36
DeL — Sanchez 66 interception return (Sanchez kick), 0:00

THIRD QUARTER
GOL — Goldthwaite - Seward 5 run (Garcia run), 11:04

FOURTH QUARTER
DeL — Orson Sylva 51 pass from Yeager (Sanchez kick), 10:55
DeL — Sanchez 35 yard pass from Yeager (Sanchez kick), 8:11
GOL — Seward 19 run (Garcia kick), 5:04
DeL — Sanchez 53 pass from Yeager (Sanchez kick), 4:06
DeL — De Leon - Sanchez 33 field goal, 0:00



.........................DeL..Gol
First downs..........15..21
Rushes-Yards.....24-83..49-294
Passing...................319..107
Comp-Att-Int..13-28-0..9-17-1
Punts.................5-40.8..3-33.3
Fumbles-Lost.........3-1..3-2
Penalties-Yards....5-55..5-61



INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING:
De Leon, Orson Sylva 7-74, Kevin Yeager 12-5, Tony Evans 5-4.
Goldthwaite, Quaid Seward 35-249, Leo Garcia 5-26, Christian Valencia 8-15, Zac Gaspar 2-4.

PASSING:
De Leon, Kevin Yeager 13-28-0—319.
Goldthwaite Christian Valencia 9-16-1—107, McKennan Jones 0-1-0—0.

RECEIVING:
De Leon, Daniel Sanchez 6-224, Calvin Martin 4-17, Orson Sylva 2-70, Cooper Dyson 1-8.
Goldthwaite, Zac Gaspar 5-38, Jaydan West 2-51, Kyle Schwartz 2-18.

RECORDS: De Leon 8-2, 4-2; Goldthwaite 7-3, 4-2.


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so far.........Bi-District.
Mart-vs-Hico.....Thursday @ Whitney.
Goldthwaite-vs-Bosquville @ Gatesville.
De Leon-vs-Riesel...Friday, Nov. 11 in Alvarado @ 7:30.

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http://www.pigskinprep.com/showfreesche ... 04&yr=2016

2A-7 De Leon (8-2)(4-2) Scores
8/26 at Baird (6-4) (W 42-0)
9/2 vs-Winters (2-8) (W 49-6)
9/9 at Cross Plains (7-3) (W 47-6)
9/16 vs-Santo (7-3) (W 9-0)
9/23 vs-Crawford (9-1)* (L 7-45)
9/30 at Hico (6-4)* (L 32-34)
10/7 Open
10/14 vs-Hamilton (5-5)* (W 38-13)
10/21 at Valley Mills (5-5)* (W 55-24)
10/28 vs-San Saba (0-10)* (W 41-0)
11/4 at Goldthwaite (7-3)* (W 38-35)
PF (358) PA (163)
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PF (309) PA (281)

2A-8 Riesel (6-4)(3-2) Scores
8/26 vs-Thrall (9-1) (L 20-42)
9/2 vs-Meridian (6-4) (L 20-24)
9/9 at Granger (8-2) (W 47-31)
9/16 vs-Corsicana Mildred (5-5) (W 29-28)
9/23 at Hubbard (4-6) (W 34-13)
9/30 Open
10/7 at Italy (6-4)* (W 27-13)
10/14 vs-Bosqueville (8-2)* (L 13-48)
10/21 at Mart (10-0)* (L 13-49)
10/28 vs-Axtell (1-9)* (W 63-13)
11/4 at Itasca (1-9)* (W 43-20)


http://www.pigskinprep.com/showfreesche ... 05&yr=2016

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BC Player of the Week: De Leon's Sanchez nabs honor
Evan Ren

By most accounts, it was a game of the ages.

So it’s only fitting that our Big Country Player of the Week was a key participant in it.

De Leon senior Daniel Sanchez takes our weekly accolade after booting a game-winning 33-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Bearcats to a 38-35 win Friday at Goldthwaite.

It was the perfect cap on the evening for Sanchez, who scored 32 of his team’s points that night, including a 5-of-5 effort on PATs.
Aside from the damage he did with his foot, Sanchez caught six passes for 224 yards, with scoring receptions of 71, 35 and 53 yards.

For good measure, he picked off a pass just before halftime, returning it 66 yards for yet another score.

Put simply, it was one of the greatest all-around performances by a Big Country Player this season — made even more special by the fact that it helped lock up a No. 2 playoff seed for the Bearcats (8-2), who will face Riesel (6-4) in the Class 2A Division I bi-district round at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Alvarado.

“It was a classic,” De Leon coach David Yeager said of the win over Goldthwaite. “And Daniel played a great football game — offense, defense and special teams.

“It was a complete game. He’s a special young man and he’s done a great job for us all year.”

http://www.reporternews.com/story/sport ... /93417026/

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District 7 Football Rankings

National Rankings
# School Overall Strength +/-
#1868 Crawford.....9-1....2.2...+243
#4547 De Leon......8-2....-2.8...+587
#4961 Goldthwaite..7-3....3.7...-578
#5964 Hico...........6-4....0.8...-375
#9732 Hamilton......5-5..-6.6....-93
10136 Valley Mills...5-5..-5.3...-169
13127 San Saba......0-10...0.3...+69


Texas State Rankings
# School Overall Strength +/-
#209 Crawford.....9-1...2.2....+25
#460 De Leon.......8-2...-2.8....+55
#494 Goldthwaite..7-3...3.7....-48
#588 Hico...........6-4...0.8....-33
#877 Hamilton......5-5..-6.6....-14
#902 Valley Mills...5-5...-5.3....-14
1099 San Saba......0-10...0.3.....+3


Texas Division 2A-1 Rankings
# School Overall Strength
#3 Crawford......9-1...2.2
14 De Leon......8-2....-2.8
17 Goldthwaite..7-3...3.7
31 Hico..........6-4....0.8
52 Hamilton......5-5...-6.6
54 Valley Mills...5-5..-5.3.
77 San Saba......0-10...0.3.


Section (Region II) Rankings
#50 Crawford......9-1...2.2
115 De Leon.......8-2..-2.8
120 Goldthwaite..7-3..3.7
193 Hico............6-4..0.8.
208 Hamilton......5-5...-6.6
214 Valley Mills...5-5...-5.3.
250 San Saba......0-10...0.3



http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/de ... de-leon,tx)/football/rankings.htm

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De Leon-vs-Riesel
Friday, November 11
7:30 pm at Alvarado

Listen Live online at KWBYRadio.com
On the radio at KWBY 98.5

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http://www.reporternews.com/story/sport ... /93566852/


All games are big as H.S. football playoffs begin
Evan Ren , Abilene Reporter-News

"Now things get fun.

With an interesting 2016 regular season in the books, the Big Country Game of the Week has concluded.

As I say every year: from this point forward, they’re all the Game of the Week.

We now move into postseason play, with a host of area teams attempting to negotiate the minefield between the Big Country and Arlington.

Can anyone get there?

We shall see.

DE LEON (8-2) VS. RIESEL (6-4)

When healthy, this De Leon club is flat-out dangerous, as we saw in last week’s 38-35 road win over a very good Goldthwaite team.

The Bearcats have won four straight, they’re averaging 36 points per night, and they have one of the Big Country’s top young quarterbacks in Kevin Yeager.

Riesel has quality wins over Granger (47-31), Corsicana Mildred (29-28) and Italy (27-13). But a defense allowing 28 points per game makes it difficult to give them the nod here."



PICK: De Leon by 7

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De Leon 48-13 Riesel..3rd Quarter.

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De Leon 48-21 Riesel..4th Quarter.

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De Leon 48-21 Riesel..FINAL.

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http://theflashtoday.com/2016/11/12/bea ... w-up-next/

Bearcats advance past Riesel; Valley View up next
De Leon cruised past Riesel Friday in bi-district. || TheFlashToday.com photo by RUSSELL HUFFMAN

ALVARADO (November 11, 2016)—"De Leon raced past Riesel, 48-21, in the bi-district round of the Region I-2A football playoffs in Alvarado Tuesday.
The Bearcats face Valley View in the area round."

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Dist. 7.
(10-1)(6-0) Crawford.
(9-2)(4-2) De Leon.........BEAT Hamilton,Valley Mills,San Saba @ Goldthwaite...LOST to Crawford & Hico.
(7-4)(4-2) Goldthwaite....LOST to Crawford & De Leon.
..LOST 12-42 Bosqueville in Bi-District.
(6-5)(3-3) Hico..............BEAT De Leon,Hamilton & San Saba......LOST to Valley Mills in (OT), Goldthwaite & Crawford..
..LOST 14-47 Mart in Bi-District.

...Basketball time, but don't forget to support your District mates in their Playoffs....better FB season next year ??
(4-6)(2-4) Hamilton........BEAT Valley Mills & San Saba.
(5-5)(2-4) Valley Mills.....BEAT San Saba & Hico in (OT)..............LOST to Crawford,Goldthwaite,De Leon & Hamilton
(0-10)(0-6) San Saba.

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AREA..(9-2.4-2) De Leon-vs-Valley View (6-5..5-1)..Friday (11-18) in Weatherford.

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De Leon 48-21 Riesel..FINAL.

http://www.reporternews.com/story/sport ... /93789820/


Big Country Player of the Week: BIG COUNTRY TOP 10
Evan Ren , Abilene Reporter-News

1. Kevin Yeager, QB/DB, So., De Leon—"Hit 18 of 27 passes in De Leon’s 48-21 bi-district win over Riesel, piling up 272 yards and five touchdowns along the way.
He added 56 rushing yards and an additional score on 12 carries to go with the nine tackles he charted from his his safety spot."

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http://www.reporternews.com/story/sport ... /93789820/

Big Country Player of the Week: OTHER TOP PERFORMERS
Evan Ren, Abilene Reporter-News

Ray Amaya, LB, Sr., De Leon (Had six tackles and one interception vs. Riesel);

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http://www.reporternews.com/story/sport ... /93789820/

Big Country Player of the Week: OTHER TOP PERFORMERS
Evan Ren, Abilene Reporter-News

Calvin Martin, WR/CB, Jr., De Leon (Had five catches for 102 yards and two TDs, two interceptions and three tackles vs. Riesel);

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AREA..(9-2.4-2) De Leon-vs-Valley View (6-5..5-1)..
Friday (11-18) @ Kangaroo Stadium in Weatherford @ 7:30 pm on kwbyradio.com-only this week..(no radio).

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2A-7 De Leon (9-2)(4-2) SCORES
8/26 at Baird (6-4) (W 42-0)
9/02 vs-Winters (2-8) (W 49-6)
9/09 at Cross Plains (7-3) (W 47-6)
9/16 vs-Santo (7-3) (W 9-0)
9/23 vs-Crawford (9-1)* (L 7-45)
9/30 at Hico (6-4)* (L 32-34)
10/07 Open
10/14 vs-Hamilton (5-5)* (W 38-13)
10/21 at Valley Mills (5-5)* (W 55-24)
10/28 vs-San Saba (0-10)* (W 41-0)
11/04 at Goldthwaite (7-3)* (W 38-35)
*DISTRICT*
11/11 Bi-District-vs-Riesel (6-5) (at Alvarado) (W 48-21)
11/18 Area-vs-Valley View (6-5) (at Weatherford)

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BC Game of the Week:22 area teams still in playoffs.
Evan Ren

Last Week: 29-6, .828
Season total: 396-103, .794

With Round 2 of the 2016 Texas high school football playoffs upon us, there are no fewer than 22 Big Country teams, along with locals from Abilene High, Cooper and Wylie still alive.

If my projections are right (which they usually aren’t) we could lose fewer than half of them heading into next week’s regional semifinals.

We shall see.

Here’s a look at some of the area’s top matchups:""

EVAN REN’S BIG COUNTRY PLAYOFF PICKS
(Projected winners capitalized)

CLASS 2A DIVISION I
(9-2) DE LEON-vs-Valley View (6-5)

http://www.reporternews.com/story/sport ... /93990220/

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http://www.scout.com/high-school/texas/ ... -all-games


Area Round Playoff Pickems (2A) All Games!
Matt Diggs


Last week, TheOldCoach.com's CW Starr had a blistering start to the playoffs - picking upset after upset and going 84% - which is unheard of for a Texas High School Football expert.
This week, can he replicate the same success, or will the Professor's upset picks come home to roost? Check out all of the picks here at TheOldCoach.com!


............Game..............CW Starr's Pick.......Diggs' Pick
Valley View-vs-De Leon.....De Leon by 6.....De Leon by 14