5A Team of the Week: Frisco Lone Star Rangers
Frisco Lone Star and Frisco Reedy had quite the start to district play on Thursday night.
Reedy was ranked as the number six team in 5A Division I coming into the game, but the Lions found themselves down 29-24 with two minutes left.
What occurred next was chaos.
Reedy took the lead on a seven-yard touchdown pass from Braden Hernandez to Conor McGrath with just 51 seconds remaining in the game. It appeared like that would be the winning score.
However, Lone Star wasn’t done. With the ball just past midfield and only seconds remaining, the improbable happened. As captured by Star Local Media’s Matt Welch, Lone Star quarterback Collin Blackstock found his receiver Winston Pollard streaking open down the middle for a 42-yard touchdown as time expired, securing the wild upset victory for the Rangers.
FINAL: Lone Star 35, Reedy 32
WALK OFF WIN FOR @LSHS_FBRecruits!!! Collin Blackstock finds Winston Pollard over the middle for a 42 yd TD with time expired!!! Incredible ending to a wild district opener!!! pic.twitter.com/Ee2YDrOwVe
— Matt Welch (@MWelchSLM) September 8, 2023
Blackstock had a big night, throwing for 224 yards and two touchdowns, but he wasn’t Lone Star’s only star. Sophomore running back Davian Groce rushed for 201 yards and another two touchdowns on a wildly productive night for the Lone Star offense.
Off the back of this big district victory, Lone Star will head into its bye week to recuperate before the rest of district play. Next up for the Rangers will be an away game against Frisco Wakeland on Sept. 22.
*Stats from MaxPreps
Previous 5A Teams of the Week
Week One: Melissa
Week Two: Liberty Hill
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