Goldthwaite rallies in the second half
Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2026 9:31 pm
Goldthwaite 24, Stamford 20
STAMFORD – Trailing by two touchdowns at halftime, the No. 6 Goldthwaite Eagles completed an undefeated regular season and captured the District 7-2A Division II championship outright by rallying past the No. 10 Stamford Bulldogs, 24-20, Friday.
The Eagles (10-0, 6-0) – whose bye falls in Week 11 – fell behind 14-0 in the first quarter on a pair of touchdown passes of 72 and 62 yards, before Bentley Perry returned a kickoff 80 yards to put Goldthwaite on the board.
Another Stamford (6-3, 4-1) scoring toss from 18 yards out made the score 20-6 at intermission.
In the second half, however, the Goldthwaite defense pitched a shutout while quarterback Hayes Greenway scored on runs of 3 and 5 yards, and Landry Sanderson pushed the Eagles in front on on an 8-yard touchdown carry with 3:17 remaining.
Goldthwaite finished with 302 yards of total offense – 192 rushing and 110 passing – with one turnover, while Stamford compiled 353 yards – 287 through the air and 66 on the ground – but coughed up the ball twice.
Sanderson finished with 149 yards on the ground for the Eagles while Greenway added 36 and also completed 10 of 16 passes for 110 yards. Aidyn Lee caught four passes for 69 yards, Blaine Hall added two grabs for 22 yards, and Luke Patrick hauled in two passes for 11 yards.
Defensively for Goldthwaite, Hagen Greenway, Ryton Morgan and Owen Campbell led the team with 10 tackles apiece. Scott Reynolds added seven take downs along with six from Hall and five by both Edgar Martinez and Walt Thompson. Lee intercepted a pass and Talen Gardner recovered a fumble to account for the Eagles’ takeaways.
STAMFORD – Trailing by two touchdowns at halftime, the No. 6 Goldthwaite Eagles completed an undefeated regular season and captured the District 7-2A Division II championship outright by rallying past the No. 10 Stamford Bulldogs, 24-20, Friday.
The Eagles (10-0, 6-0) – whose bye falls in Week 11 – fell behind 14-0 in the first quarter on a pair of touchdown passes of 72 and 62 yards, before Bentley Perry returned a kickoff 80 yards to put Goldthwaite on the board.
Another Stamford (6-3, 4-1) scoring toss from 18 yards out made the score 20-6 at intermission.
In the second half, however, the Goldthwaite defense pitched a shutout while quarterback Hayes Greenway scored on runs of 3 and 5 yards, and Landry Sanderson pushed the Eagles in front on on an 8-yard touchdown carry with 3:17 remaining.
Goldthwaite finished with 302 yards of total offense – 192 rushing and 110 passing – with one turnover, while Stamford compiled 353 yards – 287 through the air and 66 on the ground – but coughed up the ball twice.
Sanderson finished with 149 yards on the ground for the Eagles while Greenway added 36 and also completed 10 of 16 passes for 110 yards. Aidyn Lee caught four passes for 69 yards, Blaine Hall added two grabs for 22 yards, and Luke Patrick hauled in two passes for 11 yards.
Defensively for Goldthwaite, Hagen Greenway, Ryton Morgan and Owen Campbell led the team with 10 tackles apiece. Scott Reynolds added seven take downs along with six from Hall and five by both Edgar Martinez and Walt Thompson. Lee intercepted a pass and Talen Gardner recovered a fumble to account for the Eagles’ takeaways.
