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 BBC First Downs 22 4 Yards Rushing 58-495 28-97 Yards Passing 88 58 Passes 3-8-0 4-15-1 Punts 0-0 6-34 Fumbles-lost 7-2 2-1 Penalties-yards 9-70 3-25 SCORING SUMMARY: 1 2 3 4 F St. Paul 12 14 0 14 -- 40 Brazos Christian 7 7 0 0 -- 14 SCORING DETAILS: First Quarter B - Chad Milburn 75 run (Brian Brown kick), 11:33 SP - Josh Soto 1 run (pass failed), 7:53 SP - Gil Hodges 87 run (run failed), 3:14 Second Quarter B - David Ordones 13 pass from Jake Bronowski (Brown kick), 11:42 SP - Hodges 8 run (Cuatro Rankin kick), 9:23 SP - Hodges 1 run (Rankin kick), 0:57 Third Quarter no score Fourth Quarter SP - Jack Matusek 34 pass from Soto (Rankin kick), 11:03 SP - Soto 9 run (Rankin kick), 6:38