6A Team of the Week: Braswell Bengals
Justen Evans was a proven winner at Corpus Christi Miller, taking the Buccaneers to the playoffs in each of his final seven seasons.
This season, he looked to bring that winning tradition to a Braswell program that had not made the postseason since 2019.
On Friday, a win against Hebron is all they needed to snap that drought.
It would go down to the wire. With seconds left, Braswell trailed 19-14 with the ball on the Hebron three yard line. After seven years of waiting, it was finally the Bengals’ moment. Khalyl Moore found a wide open Chris Lark for the touchdown, earning the 20-19 victory and punching Braswell’s ticket back to the postseason.
“I was so proud of our team resilience. Our guys never flinched,” Evans said. “We’ve been in that situation multiple times this year. Our team knew how to respond. Again, so proud to get a quality win versus a good football team.”
Final
Braswell 20, Hebron 19
Braswell wins it on the final play of the game with this Khalyl Moore 3-yard TD pass to Chris Lark.
Bengals were not forced to try the PAT.
Braswell has earned its first playoff berth since 2019 and second in program history. https://t.co/AYAy9YdnWb
— John Fields (@JohnFields0) November 6, 2026
Lark was the driving force for the Bengals offense with seven catches for 82 yards and a score as well as 115 rushing yards on 16 carries. Zahir Trufant also pitched in on the ground with 21 rushing yards and a touchdown.
In the passing attack, Moore threw for 176 yards and two scores, one to Lark and the other to Anthony Rivera.
With the win, the Bengals finish the regular season at 7-3 and 4-3 in district. They’ll now face Walnut Grove in the bi-district round of the 6A Division II playoffs this Friday in Prosper.
Previous 6A Teams of the Week
Week One: Southlake Carroll
Week Two: Cypress Ranch
Week Three: Cypress Park
Week Four: Klein Collins
Week Five: Arlington Martin
Week Six: Pebble Hills
Week Seven: San Antonio Pieper
Week Eight: Magnolia West
Week Nine: C.E. King
Week Ten: Hebron
