The Gordon Longhorns secured their third consecutive championship with a 69-22 victory over Rankin Wednesday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
The game ended at 6:46 remaining in the 3rd quarter via the 45-point mercy rule.
Gordon demonstrated their offensive excellence scoring on nine of their sixteen offensive plays in the game,.
Stryker Reed was named the Offensive MVP and Braden Walters was named the Defensive MVP by the media voting for the awards.
From our man on the scenes Dave Burnworth: “The Gordon Longhorns looked twice has fast as their opponent as well as twice as strong. IMO, at times it appeared Air Force commit Stryker Reed was a man playing against boys. As for Rankin they, from my press box view, never hung their heads low and played with every thing they had”
| Team Stats | Rankin | Gordon |
| Total Yds | 258 | 351 |
| Pass Yds | 122 | 139 |
| Rush Yds | 136 | 212 |
| Penalties | 1-15 | 1-15 |
| 1st Downs | 9 | 10 |
| 3rd Downs | 3-10 | 1-1 |
| 4th Downs | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| Total Plays | 47 | 16 |
| Avg Yds/Play | 5.5 | 21.9 |
| Avg Yds/Completion | 17.4 | 27.8 |
| Avg Yds/Rush | 4.4 | 21.2 |
| Sack-Adj Rush Yd(Avg) | 141 (4.7) | 212 (21.2) |
| Red Zone | 3-5 | 4-4 |
| Time of Poss | 19:18 | 3:56 |
| Turnovers (Def Pts Off) | 2 (7) | 0 (0) |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| Sacks (Def Yds) | 0 (0) | 1 (5) |
| TFL (Def Yds) | 0 () | 4 (11) |
Stats Leaders
Rankin
Passing – Gage Lopoez, 5 of 8, 89 yards, 1 TD
Rushing – Matthew Ramos, 15, 78 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving – Mattew Ramos, 3, 94 yards
Tackles – Issac Armendarez, Logan White, Gage Lopez, 3
Solo Tackles – Logan White, 3
Forced Fumbles – Matthew Ramos, 1
Gordon
Passing – Noah Kostiha, 3 of 4, 86 yrads, 3 TDs
Rushing – Stryker Reed, 7, 160 yards, 4 TDs
Receving – Asher Salinas, 2, 47 yards, 1 TD
Receving – Ry Reed, 1, 42 yards, 1 TD
Receiving – Bryaden Walters, 1, 19 yards, 1 TD
Tackles – Rove Williams, 12
Solo Tackles – Ry Reed, 5
TFL – Rove Williams, Brayden Walters, Ry Reed, 1
Interceptions – Brayden Walters, Asher Salinas, 1
Forced Fumbles – Ry Reed, 2
Passes Defended – Hudson Campbell, 2
Scoring Summary
Gordon – Koshita to Salinas, 25-yard pass, Salinas kick (Gordon 8, Rankin 0, 8:27 1st)
Gordon – Ry Reed, 1-yard run, Salinas kick (Gordon 16, Rankin 0, 6:32 1st)
Gordon – Koshita to Walters, 19-yards pass, Salinas kick (Gordon 24, Rankin 0, 5:34 1sr)
Rankin – Matthew Ramos, 20-yard run, Amthor kick (Gordon 24, Rankin 8, 2:03 1st)
Gordon – Ry Reed, 48-yard run, Salinas kick (Gordon 32, Rankin 8, 1:48 1st)
Gordon – Stryker Reed, 68-yard run, Salinas kick (Gordon 40, Rankin 8, 6:37 2nd)
Rankin – Matthew Ramos, 1-yard run, Amthor kick (Gordon 40, Rankin 16, 5:17 2nd)
Gordon – Stryker Reed, 3-yard run, Salinas kick (Gordon 48, Rankin 16, 4:34 2nd)
Gordon – Stryker Reed, 12-yard run, Campbell 1-pt run (Gordon 55, Rankin 16, 0:43 2nd)
Rankin – Lopez to Amendarez, 15-yard pass, Kick failed (Gordon 55, Rankin 22, 9:11 3rd)
Gordon – Koshita to Ry Reed, 42-yard pass, Salinas kick (Gordon 63, Rankin 22, 8:56 3rd)
Gordon – Stryker Reed, 44-yard run, no kick (Gordon 69, Rankin 22, 6:46 3rd)








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