NEW BRAUNFELS - Gil Hodges rushed for 251 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Shiner St. Paul Cardinals to a 66-7 victory over New Braunfels Christian in a TAPPS Division IV, District 3 contest.
The Cardinals put the game away early behind Hodges and Josh Soto with a 35-point first quarter.
Hodges scored on runs of 5 and 11 yards, while Soto scored on a 12-yard run and threw two TD passes in the period. Soto hit Matt Pohl on a 40-yard scoring strike and LaKendrick Caldwell on a 30-yard score.
Hodges added a 15-yard run in the second quarter for a 41-0 halftime lead.
Michael Pesek scored on a 35-yard run, Hodges on a 4-yard run and Jack Matusek returned an interception 24 yards for another score in the third quarter.
Brett Hodges wrapped up the scoring with a 3-yard run in the fourth quarter for the Cardinals (6-2, 2-1).
GAME STATISTICS: St. Paul NB Christian First Downs 21 4 Yards Rushing 30-451 19-18 Yards Passing 106 178 Passes 5-11-0 11-28-1 Punts 0-0 4-30 Fumbles-lost 2-1 2-1 Penalties-yards 8-90 3-30 SCORING SUMMARY: 1 2 3 4 F St. Paul 35 6 18 7 -- 66 NB Christian 0 0 7 0 -- 7 SCORING DETAILS: First Quarter SP - Josh Soto 12 run (kick failed), 11:04 SP - Gil Hodges 5 run (Cuarto Rankin kick), 10:26 SP - Matt Pohl 40 pass from Soto (Matusek pass from Soto), 9:01 SP - G. Hodges 11 run (Rankin kick), 3:47 SP - LeKendrick Caldwell 30 pass from Soto (Rankin kick), 0:59 Second Quarter SP - G. Hodges 15 run (kick failed), 5:57 Third Quarter SP - Michael Pesek 35 run (kick failed), 9:05 SP - Matusek 24 interception return (kick failed), 6:44 NBC - Caleb Gentry 2 run (Gentry run), 2:24 SP - G. Hodges 4 run (kick failed), 0:00 Fourth Quarter SP - Brett Hodges 3 run (Rankin kick), 6:33