It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Calallen had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top against the El Campo Ricebirds by a score of 27-14. The win was familiar territory for the Wildcats, who have now won five matchups in a row.
Connor Klostermann was his usual excellent self, rushing for 79 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 117 yards and one TD on only ten passes. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he’s played. Calallen also got a significant boost from Jimmy Tipton, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 133 yards.
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11/14/25 vs El Campo27-1410/31/25 vs Hidalgo Early College62-010/24/25 @ Zapata27-310/17/25 vs Tuloso-Midway30-2710/10/25 @ Valley View77-0
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Calallen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they’ve now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in 18 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Calallen’s record now sits at 9-2. As for El Campo, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-5.
Coming up, Calallen will face off against Canyon Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Klostermann and Jace Wheeler. El Campo does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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