Boerne rallies past Alamo Heights to open district play
The Greyhounds beat the Mules 38–31 after trailing at half-time, extending their run of close wins over their district rivals.
Boerne opened District 13-5A-II play with a 38–31 win over Alamo Heights on Friday, 25 September. The Greyhounds improved to 5–0 overall and 1–0 in district, while the Mules fell to 4–1 and 0–1, according to the report by Yahoo Sports.
Alamo Heights led 7–0 at half-time after Easton Stone connected with Landon Balldin for a 22-yard touchdown. Boerne’s Diego Jimenez kicked a 21-yard field goal with two seconds remaining in the half.
Quarterback Grant Sweeney had attempted five passes before the break. Boerne opened the third quarter with a six-play drive ending in a 12-yard touchdown pass to Jacob Hicks.
Alamo Heights briefly moved back in front when Murray Gray returned a kick-off 84 yards for a touchdown. Sweeney answered on Boerne’s next drive; the supplied report cuts off while describing that scoring play, so its details are not available.
The win was Boerne’s third in a row over Alamo Heights. Each of the three was decided by seven points or fewer, including last season’s state quarter-final, according to the report.
