High School Football: Abilene High romps past El Paso Hanks in Region I-5A DI playoff game

REGION I-5A DIBI-DISTRICT PLAYOFF

ABILENE HIGH 84, EL PASO HANKS 14

Top performers

Hanks: Marcus Porras 11-22-2—129 2 TDs passing; Jude Blanco 8-114 2 TDs receiving

Abilene High: Brayden Henry 5-103 3 TDs rushing, 2-3-0 20 yards passing; Ryland Bradford 2-85 2 TDs rushing, 2-35 1 TD receiving, 77-yard kickoff return TD; Dylan Slack 6-8-0—98 2 TDs passing

Highlights: Ryland Bradford ran for two TDs, caught a pass for another and returned a kickoff 77 yards for a touchdown as Abilene High crushed El Paso Hanks in the Region I-5A Division I bi-district playoff game Thursday at Shotwell Stadium.

The Eagles led 28-0 after the first quarter and 70-0 at halftime as six different players scored TDs.

AHS amassed 436 total yards, including 295 on the ground. Hanks had 188 total yards, including 129 passing, and lost four turnovers while AHS didn’t turn the ball over.

Brayden Henry ran for TDs of 47, 2 and 28 yards, and Chad Lara added TD runs of 7 and 1 yards – all in the first half.

Dylan Slack also threw TD passes of 11 and 37 yards to Bradford and Jackson Howle in the half. Tre Sharp also returned an interception 32 yards for the game’s second TD.

Bradford ran for TDs of 34 and 51 yards in the first half, and he opened the second half with a 77-yard kickoff return to put the Eagles up 77-0.

Bam Rashaw, who missed most of the season with an injury, returned and got a 27-yard TD run in the second half.

Down 84-0, Andress scored two TDs in the game’s final 9:43. Marcus Porras threw TD passes of 23 and 45 yards to Jude Blanco.

Records: El Paso Hanks 6-5; Abilene High 9-2

Next: Abilene High plays the Denton Ryan (7-2)/Lake Belton (8-2) winner in the area round next week. Ryan plays Lake Belton at 7 p.m. Friday in Denton.

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REGION II-2A DII BI-DISTRICT PLAYOFF

ALBANY 60, ELDORADO 0

Highlights: Adam Hill ran for five TDs, including the game’s first four, and Chip Chambers threw three TD passes as the No. 1 and defending state champion Lions blasted Eldorado in the playoff opener Thursday night at Wolf Stadium in Colorado City.

Hill ran for TDs of 48, 1, 7 and 7 yards for a 26-0 lead early in the second quarter.

Chambers then threw TD passes of 38, 13 and 22 yards to Cason Fairchild, Calhan Fairchild and Branson Beal, respectively, to roll into halftime leading 47-0.

Hill got his fifth TD in the third quarter, a 26-yarder, and Breylon Billington ran 23 yards for the final TD.

Records: Eldorado 5-5; Albany 11-0

Next: Albany plays the Seymour (8-2)-Celeste (7-3) winner in the second round next week. Seymour and Celeste play Friday in Bowie.

REGION I-2A DI BI-DISTRICT PLAYOFF

HAWLEY 63, ANTHONY 12

Highlights: The defending state champion Bearcats mauled Anthony in the playoff opener Thursday in Wink.

Records: Anthony 3-7; Hawley 9-2.

Next: Hawley, ranked No. 6 in the state, the plays Panhandle (9-1)/Tahoka (4-6) winner in area round. Panhandle and Tahoka play Friday in Canyon.

This article originally appeared on Abilene Reporter-News: Abilene High blasts El Paso Hanks in high school football playoffs