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The Columbus Cardinals football team improved to 3-0 in district play after defeating Sweeny on Friday, Oct. 23, in Columbus.
The Cardinals secured a 42-13 won over Sweeny and it was a full team effort to help lift the Cards to their third district win in a row.
The game started with the Cards building an early lead. They jumped out to a 21-0 lead by the end of the first quarter and kept building on that lead.
Their defense played a strong game in the first half of the game as they shut Sweeny out in the first two quarters. At halftime the Cards held a 42-0 lead.
In the second half the Cards offense did an excellent job of taking time off the clock but did not find the end zone. Meanwhile on defense Sweeny final figured out the Cards defense and scored twice in the second half, once in the third quarter and once in the fourth quarter.
When the final buzzer sounded the Cards walked back into the locker room with a 42-13 win.
On offense the Cards used two quarterbacks, Peyton Blakeman and David James. Both players had a great night with Blakeman completing both of his passes for 57 yards and a touchdown.
James completed five of his six pass attempts for 82 yards and a touchdown.
On the ground for the Cards, Jayden Spaulding led the Cards with 14 carries for 75 yards. Doc Cantu carried the ball eight times for 65 yards and three touchdowns.
David James finished the night completing five of six passes for 82 yards and a touchdown and carried the ball five times for 41 yards during the win over Sweeny on Friday, Oct. 23, in Columbus. Citizen | Evan Hale
Cantu was followed by James who carried the ball five times for 41 yards. Then Caden Hill carried the ball four times for six yards followed by Mikael Shifatu carried the ball one time for 14 yards and a touchdown.
Jack Schobel led the Cards in receiving with three catches for 72 yards and a touchdown. Irving Giles also caught three passes for 54 yards, and a touchdown and Aiden Glueck caught one pass for 13 yards.
On the special teams’ side of the game Giles was a perfect 6/6 on extra points to lift the Cards to their third district win in a row.
The Cards will hit the road for their next game on Friday, Oct. 30, where they will travel to face Palacios at Palacios High School.
