Poth shuts out Mustangs on gridiron

The Nixon-Smiley Mustangs went on the road Friday, Oct. 4 for a district game against the No. 3-ranked Poth Pirates.

The Mustangs rushed for a total of 162 yards rushing against Poth’s defense; sophomore running back Garet Gonzales rushed for 120 yards on 17 carries in the 39-0 loss to the Pirates; it was the first time in the three meetings since 2022 that Poth has allowed a Mustang running back to gain more than 100 yards.

On defense, the Mustangs readjusted in the second half and allowed only 10 points from Poth’s offense.

Aiden Flores, Davian Ramos and John Garza led the team with seven total tackles; Jaylun Rodriguez led the team with one sack and Garza led the team with seven quarterback hurries.

Nixon-Smiley will host Natalia in the battle of the Mustangs Friday, Oct. 11 at home; Natalia is 0-2 in district and 1-4 overall.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

--STATS—

OFFENSE:

Passing:

Eric Rodriguez: 1/7 for eight yards

Rushing:

G. Gonzales: 17 carries for 120 yards

Julian Amaya: 15 carries for 33 yards

Aiden Flores: seven carries for 20 yards

Receiving:

G. Gonzales: one reception for eight yards

DEFENSE:

TACKLES:

A. Flores, D. Ramos, and J. Garza: seven total tackles

J. Rodriguez, Timothy McGlothine, Nicholas Martinez and Tristen Mikesh: six total tackles

Khali Jantes: five total tackles

Adian Zamora: four total tackles

Ryan Paez: three total tackles

J. Amaya and Jayden Munoz: two total tackles

Joe White, Adan Zavala, Gavin Garcia and Cash Davis: one total tackle

Sacks:

J. Rodriguez: one sack

QB hurries:

J. Garza: seven quarterback hurries

J. Rodriguez: four quarterback hurries

D. Ramos: two quarterback hurries

J. Munoz and T. McGlothine: one quarterback hurry