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THE RECAP: State-ranked Vandegrift hammers Dripping Springs in opener
Junior quarterback Miles Teodecki threw three first half touchdowns in his varsity debut and senior running back Brendan Fournier added a 52-yard scoring scamper as Vandegrift opened the season with an impressive 31-14 win over Dripping Springs in the VYPE Central Texas High School Football Game of the Week.
Vandegrift dominated early as Teodecki (19-26, 227 yds., 3 TDs) connected on a 34-yard pass to George Farley and a 50-yard strike to Brock Chilton to stake the Vipers to a 14-0 first quarter lead. Gavin Koester hauled in a 14-yard TD pass on their fourth drive to up the lead to 21-0.
Meanwhile, the Viper defense, led by Ian Witt and Daeshon Morgan, smothered a potent Tigers offense, notching four consecutive 3-and-outs before senior quarterback Maddox Maher hit Reid Cooper in-stride for a 27-yard strike to put Dripping Springs on the board. Fournier’s run combined with Wiley Olsen’s 29-yard field goal following a Viper fumble recovery sent the Vipers into the locker room up 31-7.
Maddox capped off an impressive third quart drive with a 1-yard sneak to close out the scoring as the teams largely battled to a second half stalemate.
Vandegrift (1-0) takes on their oldest rival Cedar Park Friday night (9/6) at Gupton Stadium while Dripping Springs (0-1) hosts Wagner in their home opener.
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VYPE Austin Football PxP Pick 'Em: Week One
The 2024 Texas high school football season kicks off this week, which not only means pumpkin-spiced everything everywhere, but also for everyone to think they’re the second coming of Jimmie the Greek (Google it, youngsters).
VYPE broadcasters are no exception – and our Austin crews are a bit different.
Unlike those crews in Houston, DFW and San Antonio who typically broadcast different teams every week, our Austin crews are usually embedded with their specific team for an entire season – and often stay with the same program for years. Naturally, that leads to some good-natured trash talking and bragging between the crews.
So, this year, we’re gonna take it public. Each week, the PxP guys and/or producers from our Austin crews will attempt to pick the winner of every Austin-area game we’re broadcasting on VYPE Live.
This is not a pool; there is no entry fee and no case prize for the winner. Instead, the winner at the end of the season will receive my hearty congratulations and bragging rights for all eternity.
All that said, it’s on to the opening kickoff. Here are the Week One picks – and here’s to a great season!