Tabor College's Nathaniel Heilig (18) approaches the ball as teammate Jayton Alexander holds By Jim Irish Courtesy photos, video from...

First-row superlatives on District 11-5A team (left to right) Tiki Hola, Ramonz Adams, Weston Nielsen, and Austin Moilan. Secon-row...

Jon Edwards, a native son of Bastrop, should be hired to resurrect a decimated Cedar Creek football program By Jim Irish Courtesy photos...

By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner WALLER — Bastrop is building a football tradition. Fort Bend Marshall already has one.  The Bears...

By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Call it the clash of the titans. Bastrop and Fort Bend Marshall will collide in a Class 5A Division...

By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Not every football game is packed with drama. Last week, Bastrop rallied in the final four minutes...

By Jim Irish Photo by Sara Diggins of the Austin American-Statesman After its mountaintop experience and 35-31 upset victory over...

By Jim Irish Photos by Sara Diggins The only way to defeat Liberty Hill is to limit its vaunted Slot-T offense. Bastrop limited Liberty...

By Jim Irish Photo by Jim Irish Bastrop and Liberty Hill football take vastly different approaches to offense. The Bears rely heavily on...

By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner, Jim Irish Cedar Creek running back Anthony Scott ran 10 yards for the go-ahead touchdown with 5:18...

By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Anderson head coach Donald Hatcher mercifully pulled his stormtroopers after the first half ahead...

By Jim Irish Photos by Jim Irish Bastrop committed five turnovers but still walloped Connally 67-21 in a District 11-5A Division II...

By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Cedar Creek’s Eduardo Macedo shifted from receiver to quarterback after injuries to starter Blaze...

By Jim Irish Weston Nielsen displayed one more reason for major Division I universities to desire his commitment. The Bastrop High School...

By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner For the third consecutive game, Cedar Creek allowed two running backs to gain more than 100 yards...

By Jim Irish Photos by Jim Irish Bastrop High School had an opportunity to remain undefeated after Week 2, but China Springs, a Class 4A...

By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Both Cedar Creek and Akins entered Thursday’s non-district football contest at Memorial Stadium with...

By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Cedar Creek High School bolted to a 14-0 lead after one quarter but was jolted after that, losing...

By Jim Irish Photo by Mike Valiska, Jim Irish The Cedar Creek football program is in dire straits, a ship adrift in the ocean without a...

By Jim Irish Bastrop had no answer for Liberty Hill’s Slot-T offense in an 81-31 shellacking at Memorial Stadium on Friday. Liberty...