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Roosevelt\u2019s Ernest Smith hurdles a defender during the second quarter of a District 28-6A game against Lee on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio.<\/p>\n
Charlie Blalock\/For the Express-News<\/p>\n
Xavion Chambers and Ernest Smith each had big games as Roosevelt continued its resurgence in a 46-23 win over LEE on Thursday in a District 28-6A contest at Heroes Stadium.<\/p>\n
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Chambers threw for four touchdowns and Smith accounted for three scores as Roosevelt (3-2, 2-0) won its third game in a row after starting the season 0-2. It was also the Rough Riders\u2019 fifth straight win in the series against LEE (3-2, 0-2).<\/p>\n
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Roosevelt coach\u00a0Darnell Barnes said he was thankful his team overcame the rainy conditions and sloppy play, which included four personal foul penalties combined for both teams.<\/p>\n
\u201cSloppy game like this, we just want to stay healthy,\u201d Barnes said. \u201cI\u2019m glad we got off the field healthy and of course got out with another win.\u201d
With the Rough Riders coming off their emotional 45-43 quadruple overtime win over Madison last week, Barnes said his goal was to keep his team focused against LEE.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe message all week was that coach (Eddie)\u00a0Veyran is doing a good job at LEE High School,\u201d Barmes said. \u201cHe\u2019s getting that program turned around. So, we couldn\u2019t fall asleep at the wheel, especially after on this great emotional high after beating Madison in a quadruple overtime game. So, the push all week was to stay focused, stay locked in, stay fast. Still a sloppy start and I wanted to finish a little bit cleaner, but still very proud of the guys.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chambers threw for 234 yards on 20-of-28 passing and scoring tosses to four different receivers, and he rushed for 60 yards to finish with 294 total yards. Smith rushed for 117 yards and two scores and caught four passes for 60 yards and a receiving touchdown.<\/p>\n
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Smith was among three Rough Riders to record 60-plus receiving yards along with\u00a0Dreidan Rose (6-76) and Dartanyon Brown (6-68), with each of them hauling in a touchdown reception.<\/p>\n
It was the second game in a row Smith rushed for 100 yards and accounted for two or more scores, following up a standout performance in the win over Madison in the district opener.<\/p>\n
Barnes said Roosevelt\u2019s junior class, which includes Smith and Chambers, has provided a spark for the Rough Riders.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat whole junior class is very special,\u201d Barnes said. \u201cWhen they were (on the freshman team), they won our district outright. So,\u00a0Xavion (Chambers), Dartanyon Brown, Ernest Smith. There are so many players in that junior class that are absolutely special kids. Very proud of (Smith\u2019s) progression.<\/p>\n
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Chambers is \u201clightning in a bottle,\u201d Barnes said, adding that the biggest difference from last season is that he is no longer afraid to \u201clet the ball go\u201d to a cadre of talented receivers that includes Rose, Brown and\u00a0Aurice Perry.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s doing a really good job in practice of using his footwork, stepping up into the pocket and delivering good balls,\u201d Barnes said.<\/p>\n
Roosevelt got off to the right start on its first possession Thursday, taking advantage of a short LEE punt to start at the LEE 48-yard line. Four plays later, Chambers and Rose hooked up on a 38-yard scoring pass. The point-after kick was blocked, leaving the score at 6-0 with 8:32 left in the first quarter.<\/p>\n
Sparked by a 30-yard run by quarterback Troy\u00a0Sosa, LEE marched down the field into Roosevelt territory, settling for a 38-yard field goal from Angel Pena, that narrowed Roosevelt\u2019s advantage to 6-3.<\/p>\n
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Roosevelt used a fake punt to set up its next score, as punter David\u00a0Ochoa threw a jump pass to Smith for an 18-yard gain that put the Rough Riders at the LEE 30. Seven plays later, Smith scored his first touchdown on a 1-yard plunge to extend Roosevelt\u2019s lead to 12-3 with 34 seconds remaining in the first, as the 2-point conversion run failed.<\/p>\n
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Roosevelt\u2019s Xavion Chambers moves the ball down the field the first quarter of a District 28-6A game against Lee on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio.<\/p>\n
Charlie Blalock\/For the Express-News<\/p>\n
Roosevelt\u2019s Ernest Smith moves the ball down the field during the first quarter of a District 28-6A game against Lee on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio.<\/p>\n
Charlie Blalock\/For the Express-News<\/p>\n
Roosevelt\u2019s Ernest Smith celebrates a first down during the first quarter of a District 28-6A game against Lee on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio.<\/p>\n
Charlie Blalock\/For the Express-News<\/p>\n
Roosevelt\u2019s Dartanyon Brown celebrates a touchdown during the second quarter of a District 28-6A game against Lee on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio.<\/p>\n
Charlie Blalock\/For the Express-News<\/p>\n
Roosevelt\u2019s Avery Barlowe and Dreidan Rose celebrate a touchdown during the first quarter of a District 28-6A game against Lee on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio.<\/p>\n
Charlie Blalock\/For the Express-News<\/p>\n
Roosevelt\u2019s Ernest Smith moves the ball down the field during the third quarter of a District 28-6A game against Lee on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio.<\/p>\n
Charlie Blalock\/For the Express-News<\/p>\n
Lee\u2019s Troy Sosa moves the ball down the field during the first quarter of a District 28-6A game against Roosevelt on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio.<\/p>\n
Charlie Blalock\/For the Express-News<\/p>\n
Lee\u2019s Fabian Martinez fights for a first down during the first quarter of a District 28-6A game against Roosevelt on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio.<\/p>\n
Charlie Blalock\/For the Express-News<\/p>\n
Roosevelt\u2019s Aurice Perry pulls down a pass during the first quarter of a District 28-6A game against Lee on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio.<\/p>\n
Charlie Blalock\/For the Express-News<\/p>\n
Lee\u2019s Troy Sosa moves the ball down the field during the first quarter of a District 28-6A game against Roosevelt on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio.<\/p>\n
Charlie Blalock\/For the Express-News<\/p>\n
Lee\u2019s Brennen Veras fights for a first down during the second quarter of a District 28-6A game against Roosevelt on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio.<\/p>\n
Charlie Blalock\/For the Express-News<\/p>\n
Roosevelt\u2019s Ernest Smith moves the ball down the field during the second quarter of a District 28-6A game against Lee on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio.<\/p>\n
Charlie Blalock\/For the Express-News<\/p>\n
Lee\u2019s Troy Sosa moves the ball down the field during the third quarter of a District 28-6A game against Roosevelt on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio.<\/p>\n
Charlie Blalock\/For the Express-News<\/p>\n
Roosevelt\u2019s Xavion Chambers moves the ball down the field the second quarter of a District 28-6A game against Lee on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio.<\/p>\n
Charlie Blalock\/For the Express-News<\/p>\n
Roosevelt\u2019s Ernest Smith rushes for a touchdown during the second quarter of a District 28-6A game against Lee on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio.<\/p>\n
Charlie Blalock\/For the Express-News<\/p>\n
Lee\u2019s Troy Sosa moves the ball down the field during the fourth quarter of a District 28-6A game against Roosevelt on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio.<\/p>\n
Charlie Blalock\/For the Express-News<\/p>\n
Roosevelt\u2019s Ernest Smith moves the ball down the field during the fourth quarter of a District 28-6A game against Lee on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio.<\/p>\n
Charlie Blalock\/For the Express-News<\/p>\n
Roosevelt\u2019s Ernest Smith celebrates a touchdown during the second quarter of a District 28-6A game against Lee on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio.<\/p>\n
Charlie Blalock\/For the Express-News<\/p>\n
LEE took advantage of a Roosevelt miscue to score its first touchdown, as defensive back\u00a0Derrek De Vaughn scooped up a Rough Rider fumble for a 16-yard score at the 9:01 mark in the second quarter to get the Volunteers within 12-9, after a botched snap ruined the PAT.<\/p>\n
Roosevelt scored on its last two possessions of the first half to take a 24-9 advantage into halftime. The first came on a 47-yard catch from Chambers to Brown and the second on a Smith 10-yard touchdown run, which was set up by a fumble recovery from Greg Green.<\/p>\n
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The Rough Riders extended their lead to 31-9 in the second half, as Smith took a short pass from Chambers and made a nifty cutback on his way to a 36-yard touchdown in the third quarter. Chambers got his final touchdown pass in the fourth quarter, on a 2-yard shuffle pass to Perry.<\/p>\n
Tahrie Chandler, who finished with 104 yards rushing, scored two touchdowns for LEE in the second half on runs of 15 and 2 yards.<\/p>\n
Riding the momentum of its three-game winning streak, Roosevelt next faces Johnson (3-0, 1-0), No. 1 in the Express-News rankings, next Thursday at Heroes Stadium.<\/p>\n
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Barnes said for Roosevelt to have a chance against Johnson, it must fix some mistakes and play better than it did in the win over LEE.<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst of all, we have to practice well,\u201d Barnes said. \u201cEven tonight when we get back and start breaking down the film, we got to do a good job of correcting our mistakes. Because if you make the mistakes you made tonight against a team like Johnson, it\u2019s going to hurt you. So, we got to be pretty sharp, and we got to take care of the football and keep it off the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Roosevelt\u2019s Ernest Smith hurdles a defender during the second quarter of a District 28-6A game against Lee on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":454104,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[82,84,83],"class_list":["post-454103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=454103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454103\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/454104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=454103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=454103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=454103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}