Week 6 of the high school football season delivered a lighter schedule for the Wichita Falls area with several teams enjoying an open week in preparation for the start of district play.
That doesn’t mean the area was short on standout performances, including a trio of players who accounted for at least seven TDs in blowout wins.
Here are five athletes who stood out among the 32 players who qualified for the Week 6 Honor Roll.
Brock Belcher, QB, Windthorst
Belcher threw for seven touchdowns for the second consecutive week, totaling 296 yards passing in Windthorst’s 76-6 victory against Munday. Belcher leads the area with 26 TD passes against just two interceptions.
Keegan Hayes, SB, Benjamin
Hayes was in peak form in a high-profile matchup against fourth-ranked Cherokee, leading No. 6 Benjamin to a 68-6 victory. Hayes rushed for 282 yards and seven TDs and passed for 126 and a score. He also had six tackles and an interception on defense.
Cole Keeney, SB, Perrin-Whitt
Keeney stole the show Friday in an 81-36 smackdown of Saint Jo, rushing for 324 yards and seven TDs while passing for 132 and two more scores.
Tyce Payne, RB/LB, Vernon
Payne emerged as Vernon’s lead back in its 49-13 victory against District 4-3A Division I foe Ponder, rushing for 142 yards and four TDs while catching a 28-yard TD pass. On defense, he had six tackles, including 4½ for loss.
Quarterback Ty Scott deserves mention with 108 yards rushing and a TD while passing for 134 and a score.
Shareginald Williams, WR/DB, Olney
Williams has burst onto the scene as a great coverage corner with terrific ball skills, recording three interceptions in Olney’s 33-0 shutout of Crosbyton. He’s got five interceptions in the past two weeks.
Not to be outdone, Olney quarterback Tucker Cortinez had the best performance of his career, throwing for 342 yards and four TDs. Before this performance, Cortinez had 446 yards and three TDs on the season.
Honor Roll
RUSHING/RECEIVING
(100 total yards or multiple TDs)
Kota Johnson, Iowa Park – 225 total yards, 2 TDs
Jamarcus Collins, Olney – 177 total yards, 2 TDs
Tyce Payne, Vernon – 170 total yards, 5 TDs (6 tackles, 4.5 TFL)
Kason Gee, Petrolia – 145 total yards, TD
Juan Castillo, Olney – 144 receiving, 2 TDs
Jourian Wiggins, Legacy – 131 receiving, 2 TDs
Ty Scott, Vernon – 108 rushing, TD (134 passing, TD)
Micah Booth, Electra – 106 rushing, TD
Demarcus Smith, Seymour – 102 rushing, TD (5 tackles, 2 TFL, sack)
Jax Fuller, Nocona – 100 rushing, TD
Slade Tucker, Seymour – 100 receiving
Aiden Stark, Windthorst – 96 total yards, 3 TDs (15 passing, TD)
Adam Barton, Windthorst – 56 total yards, 3 TDs
PASSING
(200 yards or multiple TDs)
Tucker Cortinez, Olney – 342 yards, 4 TDs
Brock Belcher, Windthorst – 296 yards, 7 TDs
Knox Hodges, Legacy – 264 yards, 2 TDs
Avery Parrish, Seymour – 258 yards (163 rushing, 4 TDs)
Cody Cox, Petrolia – 76 passing, TD (4 rushing, TD)
DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS
(15 tackles, multiple sacks/turnovers/FGs, any TD)
Stat key – TFL (tackle for loss); FF (forced fumble); FR (fumble recovery); INT (interception)
Cameron Bolding, Iowa Park – 9 tackles, 2 sacks, FF
Jaxon Carrington, Seymour – 15 tackles, 2 TFL, FR
Adrian Felton, Vernon – 6 tackles, 4 TFL, 2 sacks
Aaron Gallagher, Petrolia – punt block return TD (58 receiving, TD)
Noah Metzler, Bowie – 11 tackles, 2 sacks, blocked kick
Kellon Peoples, Iowa Park – 12 tackles, 2 sacks
Shareginald Williams, Olney – 3 INTs
SIX-MAN
Cole Keeney, Perrin-Whitt – 324 rushing, 7 TDs (132 passing, 2 TDs)
Keegan Hayes, Benjamin – 282 rushing, 7 TDs (126 passing, TD; 6 tackles, INT)
Zander Abila, Knox City – 235 rushing, 5 TDs (175 passing)
Lee Yeley, Saint Jo – 232 total yards, 2 TDs (114 passing, 2 TDs)
Trent Gaston, Saint Jo – 117 receiving, 2 TDs (10 tackles)
Heston Harney, Benjamin – 104 total yards, TD
Nate Scruggs, Perrin-Whitt – 104 total yards, 3 TDs
Week 6 Scores
Thursday, Oct. 2
Non-District
Northside 58, Gold-Burg 56
Friday, Oct. 3
District 2-5A Division II
Lubbock-Cooper 49, Legacy 26
Amarillo Palo Duro 48, Memorial 6
District 4-3A Division I
Paradise 43, Bowie 9
Peaster 46, Iowa Park 20
Vernon 49, Ponder 13
District 6-2A Division I
Wolfe City 64, Nocona 23
District 6-2A Division II
Windthorst 76, Munday 6
Petrolia 36, Electra 14
Haskell 56, Seymour 42
Non-District
Olney 33, Crosbyton 0
Throckmorton 41, Crowell 14
Jayton 61, Newcastle 15
Benjamin 68, Cherokee 6
Paducah 72, Knox City 36
Perrin-Whitt 81, Saint Jo 36
Bryson 52, Gorman 6
Harrold 30, Rule 6
Paint Creek 70, Chillicothe 31
Irving Faustina 66, Forestburg 18
This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: Vernon football’s Payne, Windthorst’s Belcher lead 32 on Week 6 Honor Roll
Reporting by Jonathan Hull, Wichita Falls Times Record News / Wichita Falls Times Record News
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