Comanches score twice in second half to beat Junction 22-6
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
by Mark Lube, Gazette Sports Editor
Shiner Gazette Sports Article | Game Statistics | Shiner Football | Shiner Comanche Sports
HUTTO - Comanche quarterback Jarvis Williams led a rejuvenated offense in the second half of the state quarterfinals against Junction.
Jarvis Williams handles a snap from center in the state quarterfinals game against Junction Friday night ( December 5, 2025 ) in Hutto. Williams scored the game winner in the third quarter and added an insurance score in the fourth quarter. He finished with 64 rushing yards. all photos by Mark Lube
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Williams ran for a pair of touchdowns as Shiner broke a 6-6 tie to defeat the Eagles 22-6 Friday night ( December 5, 2025 ) at Hutton Memorial Stadium.
The Comanches now play in the state semifinals for the second year in a row and are set to play Mount Enterprise at 7 p.m. Friday ( December 12, 2025 ) in New Caney.
After scoring on their first possession of the game, the Shiner offense stalled out for the rest of the first half, hampered by penalties but scored on the opening second-half possession, got a another score and made the plays to move the ball as needed.
"We came out (in the second half) after talking about some of the things we did wrong in the first half," Williams said. "We were shooting ourselves in the foot with too many penalties but came out and executed better in the second half."
Shiner's offensive line found a way to get a push and that helped the backs get yards.
"Those two touchdowns were huge. We were able to make some big runs and move the chains," Shiner head coach Daniel Boedeker said. "It was tough sledding up front. We knew our offensive line would have a battle on our hands. We challenged them to find a way to win. We are not going to win every play but try to find a way to win on the line of scrimmage and get some positive plays; we were going to have some negative plays but were not going to dwell on them; we found ways to get positive plays."
After a touchdown late in the first quarter, the Eagles were kept out of the endzone for the remainder of the game.
"It was tough but our defense played lights out in the second half," Boedeker said. "Junction has a really good offense but our kids found a way to win. We knew it would be a battle in the trenches up front. We were able to get some pressure on the quarterback and our secondary guys did a good job on the back end of coverage.
He can deny it if he wants, but Junction's Brock Bierschwale is simply not getting by Comanche defensive back Jake Simper on this play in Shiner's 22-6 win over the Eagles in the state quarterfinals.
"I'm proud of the whole group. We knew we would have to play good defense because Junction is good on defense themselves and we knew it would be tough to score."
Shiner returned the second-half kickoff to their 46 and ran three times for 9 yards, facing a 4th-and-1 at the Eagle 45. Williams optioned to the right, reached the edge and turned up field for a 45-yard touchdown run with Quincy Jones running up the middle for a two-point conversion and a 14-6 Shiner advantage with 9:59 left in the third quarter.
Junction's first second half drive started at their 18 and they moved close to the 50 before Shiner's defense forced two plays for losses including a 1-yard quarterback sack and they punted. Shiner went three and out on the next possession; Junction drove to the Shiner 47, faced fourth down and did not reach the line to gain on the conversion.
The Comanches then drove 54-yards in 11 plays and over five minutes. A pass-interference call on Junction and a 4-yard run by Williams on 4th-and-3 from the Junction 31 helped keep the drive going. With third down at the Junction 23, Williams ran a speed option from the gun, pitching to Tyler Harvey who reached the 6 and Williams scored on the next play; Clayton Fric ran for the two-point play for a 22-6 lead with 8:47 left to play.
The teams traded punts until Junction again crossed the 50, but quarterback Chasen Doyal's pass was intercepted by Boe Boehm with about four minutes left in the game.
Shiner drove to the Eagles 47 but eventually took a 6-yard loss on fourth down and the defense rose up, stopping the Eagles on 4th-and-15 at the Shiner 42 to effectively end the game.
Junction received the opening kickoff got a first down but eventually had a 22-yard punt to the Shiner 49. Fric gained 21 on a toss play, followed by a 28-yard run inside by Jones to the 2.
Shiner overcame a false-start penalty with a 6-yard run by Jones with the point after block and took a 6-0 lead with 8:04 left in the first quarter.
Junction tied the game with 12-play, 78-yard drive that lasted six minutes with a Doyal pass to Casen Roberts of 31 yards a key play. Bode Bierschwale scored on a 3-yard run after taking a wildcat snap. Shiner blocked the point after.
Shiner turned the ball over on downs on its next possession, and a couple of negative plays along with 15 yards on two penalties stalled on the possession as Shiner gained just 2 yards on a 3rd-and-33 play. After that, the first half ended with the score knotted at 6-6.
The Shiner football team and coaches pose with their state-quarterfinals championship trophy after defeating the Junction Eagles 22-6 Friday night ( December 5, 2025 ) at Hutto Memorial Stadium. Shiner will play Mount Enterprise in the state semifinals at 7 p.m Friday ( December 12, 2025 ) at Randle-Reed Stadium in New Caney.
GAME STATISTICSShiner 22, Junction 6 Friday, December 5, 2025, 7:00 p.m. Hutto Memorial Stadium, Hutto TX SCORING SUMMARY 1 2 3 4 F Shiner 6 0 8 8 -- 22 Junction 6 0 0 0 -- 6 SCORING DETAILS: First Quarter S - Quincy Jones 6 run (kick blocked), 8:04 1Q. J - Bode Bierschwale 3 run (kick blocked), 1:56 1Q. Second Quarter no score Third Quarter S - Jarvis Williams 45 run (Jones run), 9:59 3Q. Fourth Quarter S - Williams 7 run (Clayton Fric run), 8:44 4Q. TEAM STATISTICS: Shiner Junction First downs 13 11 Rushes-yards 46-221 34-111 Passing yards 9 67 Passes 2-4 5-15-1 Total plays-yards 50-230 49-178 Fumbles-lost 1-0 1-0 Penalties-yards 6-40 4-50 Punts-aver 2-33.5 4-34.75 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS: Rushing S: Quincy Jones 17-72, Jarvis Willaism 11-64, Clayton Fric 15-60, Tyler Harvery 2-20, Boe Boehm 1-5. J: Brock Bierschwale 11-52, Koda Bierschwale 3-19, Aydin O'Brien 8-17, Chasen Doyal 9-13, Bode Bierschwale 3-10. Passing S: Williams 2-4-0-9. J: Doyal 5-15-1-67. Receiving S: Charlie Clifford 1-15, Fric 1-(-6). J: Casen Roberts 2-42, Brock Bierschwale 1-10, Bode Bierschwale 1-9, Hunter 1-6.
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Mark Lube is the sports editor for the Shiner Gazette.
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