Dripping Springs snags first-ever win over Westlake in wild 45-35 comeback market

✨ Breaking News: Dripping Springs snags first-ever win over Westlake in wild 45-35 comeback market

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AUSTIN (KXAN) — For the primary time at school historical past Friday at Chaparral Stadium, Dripping Springs beat Westlake.

The No. 13 Tigers scored 17 unanswered issues within the fourth quarter to rally for a 45-35 win over the No. 15 Chaparrals, securing a house playoff sport within the 6A-Division II bracket subsequent week. Dripping Springs completed 2nd general in District 26-6A with the win and 5-1 file, relegating the Chaps to a third-place end at 4-2.

Both squads will play within the D-II bracket, with Lake Travis and Bowie making up the D-I groups within the playoffs from District 26. The Tigers will host Vista Ridge, and the Chaps will tackle Vandegrift at Monroe Stadium within the bi-district spherical. Game instances and dates haven’t begun to be introduced, however must be made up our minds via Saturday evening.

After Westlake moved into the lead 35-28 with 10:40 left following a 52-yard landing cross via Rees Wise to Lawson Grimes, the Tigers fixed their comeback. Quarterback Chase Ames tossed landing passes to Merrick Bloomgren and Cooper Reid, after which kicker Ian French iced the sport with a 44-yard sales strategy purpose, stretching the merit to the general rating with 1:04 left. Westlake’s last-gasp power fell brief, and the Tigers earned the district’s best D-II seed to the postseason.

Ames threw for 5 touchdowns, two each and every to Bloomgren and Reid, with the opposite to James Montgomery. Jaceton Gotta chipped in a 16-yard speeding landing within the 0.33 quarter for the Tigers.

Bloomgren hauled within the first landing of the sport on a 30-yard cross, after which hit pay filth for the game-tying rating early within the fourth quarter with a 52-yard reception. The giant play got here in an instant after a 48-yard kickoff go back via the Tigers by which it seemed the Dripping Springs kick returner’s knee touched the bottom finally zone after a small stumble. The officers did not see it that means and allowed play to proceed, ensuing within the giant go back as a substitute of a touchback.

Reid’s 2nd landing gave the Tigers the lead for just right with 5:57 left. He hauled in an 8-yard cross, jumping prime over the Westlake defender to tug the quick cross down. Reid stuck a 47-yard landing cross in the second one quarter to tie the sport at 14-14.

Montgomery’s rating used to be the largest scoring play of the evening, a 75-yard play with 0:34 left within the 0.33 quarter to tie the sport at 28-28.

Wise attached with Grimes two times for touchdowns and rushed for 2, and he additionally threw a scoring cross to Braden Riddell.