Following their first home win of the season last week against Arlington Bowie, Aledo comes into Week 6 at 3-3 overall and 2-1 in District 3-6A play.
Awaiting the Bearcats on Friday, Oct. 16, are the Arlington Colts, who are 4-2, 2-1. The game will be held at Maverick Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas at Arlington, with kickoff being at 7 p.m.
The Colts are averaging 37.6 points per game, with the team scoring 50 points or more in two of their wins. Defensively, Arlington has given up 40 or more points twice this season, once in a 52-47 win over Red Oak and again in a 41-31 loss to Arlington Lamar. In the Colts’ last game, they defeated the Sam Houston Texans 63-14.
The Colts’ offense is led by quarterbacks Canon Cambron and Braden Elkins, who’ve both excelled in both the passing and rushing game this season. Cambron has passed for 453 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 327 yards and nine touchdowns, while Elkins has passed for 344 yards, rushed for 199, and contributed four total touchdowns.
The Colts have also received other contributions in the rushing and receiving game, with three running backs splitting carries. Kason Brown, Ja’Michael Henderson, and Christian Moore have each gone above 100 yards through six games. Colts receivers have combined for six touchdowns, with Jackson Nelson, Brown, and Gray Cambron all combining for a total of 685 yards.
Defensively, the Colts have intercepted the ball four times and have forced nine fumbles. The pass rush has been Arlington’s strength this season, with the Colts recording 19 sacks. Linebackers Luis Mendoza and Miles Tolleson lead Arlington in total tackles with 59. Defensive end Timi Shoyombo leads the Colts in sacks with six.
Aledo is coming off a 45-7 win over Arlington Bowie. The team’s 45 points scored are the second-most scored in a single game this season, with the team-high being 69 points in a win over Granbury on Sept. 18.
The Bearcats are averaging 319.8 total yards per game to the Colts’ 294.8.
The Bearcats and Colts are near the top of the district standings. Both teams have identical district records at 2-1, trailing only the Arlington Martin Warriors who are 3-0 in district.
Bowie 7 0 0 0 - 7
Aledo 0 14 14 1 - 45
SCORING SUMMARY:
First Quarter
AB-Maxw. Nichols 7 pass from Mas. Nichols (Montanez kick), 6:27
Second Quarter
AL-Forman 2 rush (Parks kick), 10:43
AL-Forman 80 blocked FG return (Parks kick), 4:27
Third Quarter
AL-Nurse 9 pass from Williams (Parks kick), 8:51
AL-Palmquest 17 pass from Williams (Parks kick), 5:37
Fourth Quarter
AL-Tillis 42 punt return (Parks kick), 11:02
AL-Parks 41 FG, 7:41
AL-Evans 55 interception return (Parks kick), 1:11
Individual Stats
RUSHING - Aledo, W. Dorsey 14-39, I. Roberts 4-57, E. Pinnick 4-31, M. Forman 1-2-1.
PASSING - Aledo, T. Williams 14-19-108-2.
RECEIVING - Aledo, C. Palmquest 4-29-1, C. Nussbaum 2-42, M. Nurse 4-22-1, W. Dorsey 2-5, M. McCadam 1-4, I. Roberts 1-6.
SPECIAL TEAMS - Aledo, H. Parks 1-1 (FG), 5-5 (XP)
DEFENSE - Aledo, A. Hebel 3 tck, J. Hall 1 tck, C. Cox 8 tck-1 TFL, M. Forman 6 tck-4 TFL-SACK, B. Fisher 3 tck, C. Hull 2 tck, D. Tillis 5 tck, C. Fraticelli 1 tck, C. Gamble 1 tck, E. Mangrum 1 tck, J. Cash 4 tck-3 TFL-3 SACK, J. Cooper 2 tck, J. Welch 1 tck, K. Evans 6 tck, L. Kasper 2 tck, M. Ogden 3 tck-1 TFL-1 SACK, N. Barker 2 tck, O. Din-mbuh 7 tck-1 TFL, S. Scott 6 tck-1 TFL, T. McKinnon 1 tck, T. Meeks 5 tck-3 TFL-1 SACK, T. Yates 1 tck
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