Bear Meng threw for 258 yards and three touchdowns — all in the first quarter — as Wylie thumped El Paso Andress 55-7 in a Class 5A Division II bi-district playoff game Thursday at Hugh Sandifer Stadium.
Wylie (8-3) advances to play either No. 7 Argyle (8-2) or Fort Worth Wyatt (7-3) in the second round next week.
Andress, the No. 3 seed from District 1-5A D-II, ends its season at 4-7.
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Bulldogs start fast
Wylie had a 21-0 lead before the Eagles even had a first down.
The Bulldogs opened the game with an eight-play, 69-yard scoring drive. Meng capped it by throwing a 10-yard TD pass to Hunter Hood, who had three catches for 26 yards on the drive.
After forcing the Eagles to a three-and-out, Wylie scored on its next play from scrimmage. Meng threw a 59-yard TD pass to Braden Regala for a 14-0 lead with 8:02 remaining in the first quarter.
The Bulldogs recovered the ball on the ensuing kickoff at the Andress 21-yard line. The Eagles’ players shied away from the ball like it was a punt, and it was an easy recovery for Wylie.
Julius Lane ran 21 yards for a TD on the next play. Just like that Wylie scored three TDs on three consecutive plays by the offense.
Meng finished a seven-play, 82-yard drive with a 40-yard TD pass to Derrick Evans — playing his first game after sitting out last week’s game in concussion protocol. He was carted off the field at Sandifer Stadium after a nasty hit in the Bulldogs’ regular-season finale.
Wylie finished the half with three more TDs — giving them scores on all seven possessions in the half for a 48-0 halftime advantage.
Jaden Lucero ran 9 yards for a TD, while Keegan Anderson threw TDs of 47 and 8 yards to Hood and Gage Heighten.
The Bulldogs rolled up 481 yards of total offense in the first half – 313 passing.
Andress had 78 total yards — 46 passing.
After all the fireworks in the first half, there were two TDs — one for each team.
Lucero got his second TD — a 5-yard run in the third quarter. Jadon Urbina threw a 3-yard TD pass to Jared Gordon for the Eagles’ lone TD with 50 seconds remaining in the game.
2023-11-10 03:04:30
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