To put it simply, the Aledo Bearcats (7-0, 5-0 in District 3-5A Division I) and the Fort Worth South Hills Scorpions (0-6, 0-4) were about as mismatched as Reba McEntire and Def Leppard or Meryl Streep and Pauly Shore.
And, much like those aforementioned combinations would almost certainly result in disaster for someone, so it was with the Scorpions as the Bearcats left Clark Stadium with a 71-0 victory Thursday night.
Aledo ran its win streak to 21 while the Scorpions lost for a 15th straight game.
Aledo has scored in 18 of the 20 quarters it has played in district. South Hills has one touchdown in league play and has now been shut out in 14 consecutive quarters.
Aledo's defense posted its second shutout in three games and the Bearcats have outscored their district opponents 289-34. The Scorpions have been outscored 243-7 in district.
The game was, however, a chance for some Bearcat reserves and junior varsity call-ups to be in the spotlight. And they took advantage of the moment.
"It was good to be able to get everybody in the game. Chemistry means a lot and getting starters and backups together, you get some great chemistry going," said senior wide receiver Jayden Griswold.
Regular starting quarterback Hauss Hejny, however, did begin the game and played into the very early part of the second quarter. In that short span the senior TCU commit completed nine of 10 passes for 235 yards and five touchdowns, giving him 17 touchdowns with no interceptions on the season.
Hejny had a 47-yard touchdown pass to fellow senior Trace Clarkson to get things going. He then threw a 60-yard score to another senior, Tyson Timms - the first of two as they also connected on a 6-yarder.
Junior Blake Burdine also caught two TDs of 47 and 36 yards as the Bearcats were up 35-0 with the second quarter no older than a newborn baby.
It didn't help the Scorpions much when the Bearcats ran the ball as they picked up 193 yards on just 17 carries. Senior Cole Plumbley led all rushers with 84 yards on only three carries, including scoring scampers of 12 and 59 yards.
Several sophomores had standout nights as Brady Powell picked up 55 yards on two carries that included a 46-yard touchdown, and Kaden Winkfield had seven carries for 49 yards and an 8-yard TD.
And for a second straight week the Bearcats had a kick return for a touchdown. Sophomore Lamel Swanson fielded a punt and brought it back 45 yards to the end zone.
Meanwhile, the Aledo defense held the Scorpions to zero rushing yards and 77 yards total.
"Some kids got some varsity experience who'd been playing JV all year. They had fans and the band in the stands, playing on a little bit bigger stage," Aledo coach Robby Jones said. "Those guys will be competing for starting spots later."
The Bearcats return home on Friday, Oct. 13 to host Burleson Centennial in a game that will likely decide the district championship. Aledo has now won 116 consecutive league games dating to 2007.
Aledo 71, South Hills 0
Aledo 28 21 15 7 - 71
S. Hills 0 0 0 0 - 0
A - Trace Clarkson 47 pass from Hauss Hejny (Cole Crawford kick)
A - Tyson Timms 60 pass from Hejny (Crawford kick)
A - Blake Burdine 47 pass from Hejny (Crawford kick)
A - Timms 6 pass from Hejny (Crawford kick)
A - Burdine 36 pass from Hejny (Logan DeFranzo kick)
A - Kaden Winkfield 8 run (DeFranzo kick)
A - Lamel Swanson 45 punt return (DeFranzo kick)
A - Cole Plumbley 12 (DeFranzo kick)
A - Brady Powell 46 run (Kutter Harrell pass from Austin Keith)
A - Plumbley 59 run (Pierce Ling kick)
Team
First downs: Aledo 18, South Hills 5.
Rushes-yards: Aledo 17-193, South Hills 21-0.
Passing yards: Aledo 282, South Hills 77.
Caught-thrown-intercepted: Aledo 14-15-0, South Hills 9-21-0.
Fumbles-lost: Aledo 0-0, South Hills 2-0.
Punts-average: Aledo 0-0, South Hills 9-31.7.
Penalties-yards: Aledo 4-30, South Hills 1-5.
Third-down conversions: Aledo 1-1, South Hills 4-14.
Fourth-down conversions: Aledo 0-0, South Hills 0-1.
Rushing
Aledo: Plumbley 3-84, 2 TD; Powell 2-55, TD; Winkfield 7-49, TD; Ranger Godwin 1-10; Austin Keith 2-3.
South Hills: Trey Cook 14-13.
Passing
Aledo: Hejny 9-10-0, 235 yards, 5 TD; Gavin Beard 4-4-0, 44 yards; Keith 1-1-0, 3 yards.
South Hills: Fernando Campos 9-21-0, 77 yards.
Receiving
Aledo: Timms 4 catches, 91 yards, 2 TD; Burdine 2-83, 2 TD; Clarkson 3-61, TD; Keith 2-23; Zach Reilly 1-12; Jayden Griswold 1-9; Kutter Harrell 1-3..
South Hills: Anthony Ruiz 2-45; Erick Flores 3-14.
Tackles
Aledo: Davhon Keys 4, Owen Henderson 3.5, Omari Din-Mbuh 3, Kruger Summers 3.
Tackles for loss
Aledo: Decker Sanders 3, Jacob McIntire 1, Keys 1.
Sacks
Aledo: Sanders 1.
Punt returns: Jake Gillespie 2-55, Swanson 1-45.
Kickoff returns: Burdine 1-27.
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