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Social Media Reacts: OU commit Jackson Arnold slays the Dragons in Guyer’s win over Southlake Carroll

Social Media reacts to Jackson Arnold’s dominant performance in the Texas High School State Playoffs.

On a day when one Oklahoma quarterback made it known he was entering the transfer portal, a future Sooners quarterback put on a show in the Texas High School state quarterfinals.

[autotag]Jackson Arnold[/autotag] was absolutely dominant in Denton Guyer’s 45-21 win over Southlake Carroll. Guyer built a 21-7 lead in the first quarter and was up 31-14 at halftime. Arnold and the offense continued to put points on the board, but it was Oklahoma target Peyton Bowen and the defense that held the Dragons to seven second-half points to secure the win.

In the win, Arnold threw for 303 yards and two touchdowns and added 149 yards and four rushing touchdowns.

After coming up short in the state championship a year ago, Jackson Arnold and Guyer have been on a mission in the 6A-2 state tournament. The Wildcats are outscoring their opponents by an average margin of 24.5 points per game. Their closest game during their playoff run was an 18-point win over Byron Nelson a week ago, and they’re averaging 52.5 points per game in the playoffs.

It’s an incredible run that has a chance to end with Guyer as state champs. Next up is 12-2 DeSoto, which lost to St. Francis Academy in Baltimore and 13-0 Duncanville.

Social media was abuzz with Jackson Arnold’s incredible performance, and here are some of the best reactions.

Quinn Ewers reportedly skipping senior year, enrolling early at Ohio State

High school football’s top-rated quarterback recruit is reportedly a high school student no longer.

High school football’s top-rated quarterback recruit is reportedly a high school student no longer.

Southlake Carroll star signal-caller Quinn Ewers will skip his senior year of high school and enroll early at Ohio State to take advantage of NIL opportunities at the collegiate level. The news was first reported by Inside Texas managing editor Justin Wells.

Whispers that Ewers was considering forgoing his senior year of high school in favor of an early arrival in Columbus first started swirling last week. Ewers had just one more high school class to complete before he could graduate early and enroll at Ohio State and it now looks like he has enough high school credits in his back pocket to make the leap.

Ewers’ impending departure deals a major blow to Southlake Carroll ahead of the 2021 high school football season. Ewers led a loaded Southlake Carroll team to a state championship game last season, but the Dragons ultimately fell short against Clemson quarterback commit Cade Klubnik and Austin Westlake.

Ewers is the No. 1 overall recruit and No. 1 quarterback in the class of 2022, according to 247Sports. His scouting report reads:

Good height with a plus frame. Pro-style QB with athleticism and mobility that qualify for a dual-threat label. Elite improvisational QB who can extend plays and remain accurate on the move. Throws with a smooth, easy delivery and varies arm angles as needed. Impressive velocity and spin rate really show on routes over the middle and down the seams. Field-stretching vertical arm strength to consistently hit big plays over the top. Also shows encouraging touch on timing patterns and downfield routes that require it. Good runner by design or scramble. Understands how to protect himself as a runner and minimize shots. Shows encouraging pocket presence and awareness. Senses pressure and knows how to react to it. Also willing to stand and deliver under duress and will take a big shot if it means hanging in there to make the necessary throw. Occasionally will take risks, but that also is part of what makes him so good. Release quickness is good in general but could still quicken a bit at times. Elite QB prospect at the top of the 2022 cycle, at his position and across the board. Future impact high-major starter with long-term potential to be taken high in the NFL Draft.

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Austin Westlake defeats Southlake Carroll to win Texas 6A Division I title

Austin Westlake downed Southlake Carroll in the “Dodge Bowl” to take home the Texas 6A Division I state title on Saturday night.

New division, same result for Austin Westlake in a Texas 6A state championship game.

One year after winning the 6A Division II title, Austin Westlake defeated Southlake Carroll by a final score of 52-34 to win the 6A Division I championship at AT&T Stadium in Dallas on Saturday night.

Junior quarterback Cade Klubnik shined on Texas high school football’s biggest stage, throwing for 220 yards and a touchdown on 18-20 passing to go along with 97 rushing yards and two more scores on the ground. Sophomore wide receiver Jaden Greathouse posted five receptions for 103 yards and a touchdown, while Southlake Carroll star Quinn Ewers, the No. 1 recruit in the class of 2022 went 23-for-39 for 351 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions.

Southlake Carroll jumped out to an early 7-0 lead, but Austin Westlake answered right back on its first play from scrimmage with a long touchdown run by senior tailback Zane Minors. Ewers led Southlake Carroll back down the field for another score on its second series with a 51-yard touchdown pass to senior wideout and Minnesota signee Brady Boyd to put the Dragons up 14-7 midway through the first quarter.

The two teams traded blows for the rest of the first half from that point on, with Austin Westlake taking a 28-21 lead into halftime after a Klubnik rushing touchdown on a read-option play with 1:12 remaining in the second quarter.

Austin Westlake picked up where it left off at the end of the first half coming out of the locker room, scoring on its opening drive of the second half. Michael Taaffe then came down with a spectacular one-handed interception that led to another Austin Westlake score, putting it up 42-21. The 21-point deficit proved to be too much for Southlake Carroll to overcome, as Austin Westlake scored the first 24 points of the second half and went up by as much as 52-21.

Austin Westlake’s win gives head coach Todd Dodge household bragging rights until his team meats Southlake Carroll again, as he defeated his son Riley, who serves as the Dragons’ head coach. The matchup was deemed the “Dodge Bowl” in the week leading up to the game.

It also gives Austin Westlake the third state championship of its storied program. With the Chaparrals returning Klubnik, Greathouse and other pieces of its core next season, there is certainly a chance Austin Westlake makes it three state titles in a row in 2021.

‘The Dodge Bowl’: Texas 6A-1 state title game creates father vs. son coaching matchup

Father and son will do battle as Austin Westlake and Southlake Carroll play for a Texas 6A-1 state championship on Saturday.

Saturday’s Texas 6A-1 state championship game between Austin Westlake and Southlake Carroll is more than just an unlikely matchup between two teams that had to pull off upsets for a chance to play for hardware.

It is also the “Dodge Bowl.”

When Austin Westlake and Southlake Carroll clash this weekend, so will father and son. Legendary Austin Westlake coach Todd Dodge will do battle against his son, 32-year-old Southlake Carroll coach Riley Dodge.

It’s not really something that you ever really think about,” Todd said, per KVUE ABC. “As a son and father, you sit around and talk about, ‘We’d love to coach together someday. I’d love to coach you at the college level. I’d love to win a state championship together’ – which we got to do – but to coach against each other … never.”

Todd coached Riley at Southlake Carroll throughout his high school career before accepting the head-coaching job at North Texas. Todd returned to the high school ranks in 2012 with Marble Fall High School (Texas) before accepting the job at storied Austin Westlake in 2014. In seven seasons at Austin Westlake, Todd has accumulated an 87-12 record to go along with a Texas 6A-2 state title in 2019.

Riley, meanwhile, still dons the Southlake Carroll green and white after taking over as the program’s head coach in 2018. He is 38-3 in three seasons at the helm, but has yet to win a state championship.

Austin Westlake and Southlake Carroll were supposed to meet at AT&T Stadium to kick off the 2020 season before COVID-19 scrapped the father-son meeting. Now, the two will duke it out on Texas high school football’s biggest stage.

“Neither one of us, I don’t think, believed [we would make it here] because we’ve been sharing ideas with each other like we were just two old guys who were never going to play each other,” Todd said. “I think sometimes we wish we wouldn’t have shared as much info.”

Quinn Ewers comments on Ohio State, relationship with Steve Sarkisian

Five-star QB Quinn Ewers is one of the highest-rated recruits ever. He commented on Ohio State and Steve Sarkisian after his playoff win.

Five-star quarterback Quinn Ewers is in the middle of the 6A-D1 playoffs with Southlake Carroll. The Dragons had a quarterfinal matchup against Euless Trinity, in which Ewers completed 90.1% of his throws for 450 yards and six touchdowns.

After the game, Ewers caught up with Mike Craven of the Austin American-Statesman. He said he heard about the Herman news before the game but was still going to stay strong with his Ohio State commitment.

“I’m rocking with my guys at Ohio State. Obviously, success comes into account and they’ve had a lot of success. I want to be a part of something like that.”

Ewers has been consistent throughout his recruitment when talking about a winning culture. As things stand, Ohio State is off to play in the 2021 College Football Playoff championship against Alabama and Steve Sarkisian. Texas is coming off a 7-3 season, far from a conference championship, let alone a national title.

However, with Sarkisian taking over in Austin, there is hope that could change. Ewers says he has had conversations with the new Texas head coach but does not seem too serious.

“I’ve visited with Sark a few times just to chop it up,” Ewers said. “He’s a cool guy.”

If the Longhorns ever wanted to have another shot at Ewers firing Herman had to be Step 1. Sarkisian will have the opportunity to reset the relationship the No. 1 recruit in the country has with the Texas program.

Step 2 will be having a huge 2021 season. Ewers has made it clear he wants to be a part of a winning culture. While Sarkisian will bring that over from his time at Alabama, results on the field are the only thing that will show Texas has changed.

December 2021 is the earliest Ewers can sign his national letter of intent to Ohio State. Sarkisian has just about less than a year to get the Longhorns the generational quarterback they have been in desperate need of since Colt McCoy in 2009.

Tennessee uncovers 2022 cornerback prospect in Texas

The Vols are looking to add to the 2022 recruiting class.

Tennessee has extended a slew of scholarship offers to 2022 recruiting prospects.

The Vols did so with cornerback Ayvonne Jones being one of the latest to receive an offer.

Jones does not have any other SEC offers. He does hold offers from Rutgers and Louisiana Tech outside of Tennessee.

The 5-foot-11, 165-pound prospect attends Southlake Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas and does not currently hold a star rating by 247Sports.

 

Tennessee outside linebackers coach Shelton Felton is listed as the primary recruiter for Jones.

The Vols are looking to add to a 2022 recruiting class that currently has one commitment in 3-star defensive end Jimmy Scott from Hamburg, New York.

University of Tennessee’s 2021 commitment tracker

University of Tennessee’s 2022 commitment tracker

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WATCH: Texas commit Quinn Ewers in action on Thursday

Top recruit for the Texas Longhorns, Quinn Ewers was in action Thursday night. Check out his highlights from the blowout win.

On Thursday night the No. 1 recruit in the 2022 class and Texas Longhorns commit Quinn Ewers was in action. Ewers and the Southlake Carroll Dragons were in action against Trophy Club Byron Nelson. All eyes have been on Ewers for good reason. 247Sports rankings have him as the top quarterback and recruit in the country. Composite rankings have him as No. 2, but regardless he is a talent that everyone wants to see play.

Ewers is going to be an absolute joy to watch for the fan base and fans of quarterback play in general. On the night he accounted for 242 yards of total offense and four touchdowns. With Sam Ehlinger on the way out of Austin after this season in all likeliness, the future with Hudson Card, Ja’Quinden Jackson and Quinn Ewers is going to be fun to watch over the next few years.

A look at Ewers’ night courtesy of Mike Roach of Horns247.

Touchdown throw from Ewers

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Watch: 2022 Texas Longhorns commit Quinn Ewers in action

Texas top commit in the 2022 class was in action on Thursday night. Check out some of the highlights from Quinn Ewers.

As we get deeper into the month of September, high school football is starting to ramp up. That includes the state of Texas where 2022 quarterback commit Quinn Ewers finally is back on the field. Southlake Carroll was in action against DeSoto and Ewers was on full display early on.

The No. 1 quarterback of the class, Ewers committed to Texas early on in the process with another year plus before he can sign his letter of intent. He is the highest rated quarterback to commit to Texas since the legendary Vince Young. At the time of his commitment, he had a perfect rating that has since dropped ever so slightly.

On Thursday night, Ewers was showing off his arm talent. This backfoot throw with a flick of the wrist went 60 yards on target. That was, dare I say, Patrick Mahomes-esque? He definitely has a live arm.

Seeing the top recruit in their 2022 class should give fans a lot of excitement about the future. With his arm talent, the sky is the limit for the Texas offense. Whoever is the quarterback after Sam Ehlinger moves on to the NFL will be put on notice. Ewers is coming in hot to take the starting role at the school he grew up rooting for.

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Longhorns Profile Snapshot: No. 69 Andrej Karic

LonghornsWire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Texas roster. Today, we will be looking at freshman OT Andrej Karic.

Going into the 2020 football season, LonghornsWire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Texas roster.

Over the summer, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for Tom Herman this season.

Today, we will be looking at freshman offensive tackle Andrej Karic.

Andrej Karic, Offensive tackle

Height: 6-4 / Weight: 294

Class: Freshman

Hometown: Southlake, Texas

High School: Southlake Carrol

HS ranking (247Sports): Four-star / No. 21 position / No. 36 in-state

HS ranking (Rivals): Three-star / No. 38 position / No. 49 in-state

Analysis: A member of the 2020 recruiting class, Andrej Karic is another Texas recruit from the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Playing offensive tackle in high school, Karic is going to be a project for offensive line coach Herb Hand.

Gabe Brooks of 247Sports has compared him to former Texas left tackle Connor Williams. Hand developed Williams into a second-round NFL Draft pick as in now a key member of the Dallas Cowboys’ rotation. If Karic can become similar to Williams, it would a successful project for Hand.

Karic is also a former teammate of 2022 Texas commit Quinn Ewers. The two combined to take Southlake Carrol to the 6A-DI quarterfinals. Hopefully, by the time Ewers is on campus, Karic will be protecting him at the tackle position.

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Texas Recruiting: Top ranked 2022 quarterback commits to Texas

The number one ranked quarterback in the country commits to Texas. Quinn Ewers is the number one recruit in the 2022 class.

The quarterback position has been one for years that the Longhorns haven’t had the same level of luck recruiting compared to other spots on the team. Since recruiting Vince Young and Colt McCoy, they haven’t been at that level. Garrett Gilbert was their last five-star quarterback and expected to fill the void left by McCoy, but he didn’t pan out and transferred.

The likes of Case McCoy, David Ash led mediocre teams. Many wondered how a high profile school such as Texas couldn’t find a top tier passer. Shane Buechele provided excitement but he wasn’t able to hold down the spot with Sam Ehlinger in the fold. However, attention now turns to life beyond Sam.

Ehlinger will move on following the season and many wonder who lead the team upon his departure. The Longhorns have Casey Thompson, Hudson Card and Ja’Quinden Jackson in house with Jalen Milroe en route. Could there be another name?

Quinn Ewers is the most sought after quarterback in the 2022 recruiting class. The number one overall prospect in the class could be a game changer for the Texas Longhorns. Ewers was named sophomore of the year by MaxPreps and those won’t be the only accolades that he will earn by the time he leaves Southlake Carroll.

With Ewers now in the fold, the battles starting in 2022 will be must watch TV. Ewers along with Milroe, Jackson and Card should be an intense battle for quarterback supremacy. By the time it happens Card or Jackson could be the starter but with a quarterback the caliber of Ewers, how long can they hold him off?