EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The Hanks Knights beat the El Dorado Aztecs 42 to 21 in this week’s Game of the Week.
The win crowned Hanks as District 1 5A Division 1 Champions.
A back-and-forth first half between the El Dorado Aztecs and the Hanks Knights featured trick plays, long runs, and a 21-21 tie at the break.
Hanks struck first with a double-pass play, with Noah Mutei throwing to Lyam Araujo, who took it the distance for a touchdown. The play was described as “some trickery right out the bag” and credited as “a call from Coach Scott Feliz.”
Game of the Week: El Dorado vs Hanks part 1
El Dorado answered quickly when Kevin Samuel took a handoff, broke free down the sideline and scored, getting “a shove into the endzone for the touchdown” to make it 7-7.
The Knights responded on their next drive as Austin Duecher took a handoff, stopped, cut upfield and “high step[ped] it into the endzone for the touchdown.”
El Dorado tied it again when Brycen Booth kept the ball on an option play and scored to make it 14-14.
In the second quarter, Hanks regained the lead after Jordan Morales took a shot downfield and connected with Alex Robles for a touchdown.
But the Aztecs answered again before halftime, with Samuel breaking outside for another touchdown to pull El Dorado even.
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