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Bearcats manhandle Saginaw

District win streak goes to 106

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The Aledo Bearcats traveled to Rough Rider Stadium Friday night and left with a 73-7 victory over winless Saginaw (0-5, 0-3 in District 3-5A Division I). It was Aledo's 106th consecutive win in district, a state record that dates back to 2007.

Since Aledo started district play the Bearcats have been unstoppable. The Bearcats (3-0 in the league) have outscored their three opponents 76-7 in just the first quarter.

Aledo went into “beast mode” on defense, only allowing 50 yards of total offense, 31 yards rushing, and 19 yards passing.

The Bearcats had a total of 492 yards of offense, and they only had two players with more than 100 yards of offense. Hauss Hejny completed five passes in 10 attempts for 152 yards and Jalen Pope had four receptions for 118 yards. Three of Pope’s receptions were for touchdowns.

Aledo’s first play on offense was a 75-yard touchdown pass from Hejny to Jalen Pope just 12 seconds into the game. The Bearcat defense forced the Rough Riders to punt on their first possession.

On the Bearcats’ second possession, the offensive line was allowing Henjy plenty of time to look for open receivers. Saginaw’s defensive backs were playing deep, and that allowed Hejny to run up the middle for big gains.

Aledo scored their second touchdown when Hejny ran 18 yards on a designed quarterback keeper to give the Bearcats a 14-0 lead just six minutes in the first quarter.

Saginaw’s next possession started on their 9-yard line after a personal foul during the kick. Aledo’s Ben Wheeler was in the right place when Saginaw fumbled the handoff and recovered the ball for Aledo on the 2-yard-line.

Hawk Patrick-Daniels, who had 282 yards rushing last week, took the handoff and walked into the end zone behind strong up-front blocking. Aledo led 21-0.

On the kickoff, Saginaw got a return all the way to the Aledo 10-yard-line. Two plays later, the Rough Riders scored their only points of the game with a quarterback keeper.

Hejny showed off his speed with a 43-yard run into the end zone, and on the Bearcats’ next possession Patrick-Daniels found the end zone to take a 35-7 lead heading into the second quarter.

From that point on, the Bearcat defense pinned their ears back and put endless pressure on the Saginaw offense all night.

Buchanan would alternate quarterbacks, giving Brant Hayden his opportunity at the helm of the Bearcat offense. Even with some starters sitting out, the Aledo offense still scored 28 points in the second quarter.

Caleb Pope led all Aledo rushers with 108 yards on 11 carries, also scoring three touchdowns. Hejny rushed for 96 yards and a pair of scores on just three carries and Patrick-Daniels finished with 69 yards and two TD on nine carries. Ryan Cox rushed 10 times for 46 yards.

Hayden completed six of eight for 57 yards and a TD. 

Also, Tyson Simms hauled in a pair of completions for 47 yards.

The Aledo defense was led by Andrew Parkhurst with seven tackles, including three for a loss with a sack. Coleton Hope had two tackles for a loss and a sack. Boston Epley had an interception, while Carson Dempsey and Bryon Wheeler each recovered a fumble.

This Friday the Bearcats will host The Colony, (1-4, 1-2), at 7 p.m. It will be the first of back-to-back home games. After The Colony, Aledo will face South Hills.

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