Mineral Wells Area News

By DAVID MAY / Special to Mineral Wells Area News

Photos By Lily Cormack

Horns improve to 7-0 with win streak extended to 22 games

GORDON – If you are going to a Gordon football game, try not to be late. You will likely miss a lot of scoring, and perhaps miss the game altogether.

The Longhorns once again made quick work of an opponent, blanking the Lingleville Cardinals, 53-0, in another Gordon game called at halftime because of the Texas sixman football 45-point rule. Friday’s affair was the District 13-1A-1 opener for both teams.

Stryker Reed and Ry Reed both scored rushing touchdowns, with Stryker Reed throwing for another. Quarterback Noah Kostiha threw a TD and Aiden Shank to an interception 37 yards to the house. 

Gordon put up 47 points in the first quarter. The ‘Horns ran just 11 offensive plays, racking up 256 total yards (196 yards rushing on eight carries, and 60 yards passing). The Cardinals ran more offensive plays – 31 – than they had total yards – 26. Lingleville managed just 28 yards rushing and (-2) yards passing.

Ry Reed (no relation to Stryker) was the first to score after a 6-yard run. That was followed by a Kostiha-to-Brayden Walters touchdown pass that went for 35 yards. Stryker Reed ran 39 yards for a score ahead of Shank’s touchdown oskie. Stryker Reed accounted for the next two first-quarter scores, first on a 25-yard pass caught by Evan Jackson followed by a 34-yard run.

Gordon’s lone score of the second quarter was a 35-yard run by Ry Reed.

The Class 1A-1 defending champs and ranked the No. 1 sixman team in the nation, Gordon has won 22 games straight and 34 of their last 35. The ‘Horns are outscoring opponents 393-34 on the season, playing beyond halftime just once this season.

The ‘Horns improved to 7-0 on the year and 1-0 in district, tied with Baird (5-2, 1-0), which took down Gorman, 50-19, dropping the Panthers’ record to 2-5, 0-1 on the year. Ranger (2-4) had the week off, and will host Gordon on Friday in a 6 p.m. kickoff.