Cam Fitzpatrick: 18/20 394Yds 4TD, 1Car 1Yd 1TD
Nico Hamilton: 22Car 147Yds 1TD
Kadyn Leon: Rec 220Yds 3TD
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Cam Fitzpatrick: 18/20 394Yds 4TD, 1Car 1Yd 1TD
Nico Hamilton: 22Car 147Yds 1TD
Kadyn Leon: Rec 220Yds 3TD
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Field looks awesome. Fitz balled out.
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Fitzpatrick's late heroics lift Lake Travis over Steele
Jay Plotkin American-Statesman Correspondent
Published 11:46 a.m. CT Nov. 19, 2022
NICO HAMILTON CELEBRATES AFTER THE GO-AHEAD SCORE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER
CIBALO — Trailing 20-24 with under three minutes left on the clock Lake Travis got the ball back on their own eight yard line after a booming punt by Steele.
"Certainly not the field position we were hoping for in that situation but it was the cards we were dealt and we had to adjust on the fly." Lake Travis head coach said of the field position.
Nico Hamilton picked up 11 yards and a first down on a pair of carries, providing some breathing room for the offense who continued the drive at their own 19 yard line. Cam Fitzpatrick, who had faced a strong pass rush from Steele all day, had his first down pass batted away by a defender. On second down he was forced to throw the ball away as Steele's Jaylan Jones closed in looking to add to his sack total. Facing a third and ten Fitzpatrick took the shotgun snap and delivered a perfect ball to Kadyn Leon who was streaking down the left sideline. Leon was dragged down at the Steele 25 yard line for a gain of 56 yards and a fresh set of downs.
Fitzpatrick led the offense to the line and changed the play. He took the snap, dropped back then fired a dime to Niko Triant on out route for a gain of 14 yards. Fitzpatrick and Leon connected on a slant for a gain of five, setting the Cavs up with a second down on the Steele seven yard line. Once again Fitzpatrick adjusted the play before taking the snap and hitting Hamilton in stride on a slant for the go ahead TD. Hunter Rioux hit the point after to make it 27-24 Lake Travis and the defense held up, securing the win.
KADYN LEON STRETCHES FOR THE ENDZONE
"One hundred percent confidence in that situation." Coach Carter answered when asked about his level of trust in Cam Fitzpatrick, who was starting for just the third time in relief of the injured Bo Edmundson.
Fitzpatrick finished the day with 261 yards and three touchdowns along with an interception, completing 19 of 30 attempts. Hamilton ran 26 times for 122 yards. Leon caught seven passes for 100 yards and a score. Tight End Sam Self caught four passes for 71 yards and a score.
SAM SELF FIGHTS FOR A SCORE
Steele was led by senior runningback Jaydon Bailey who carried the ball 33 times for 198 yards and a pair of scores. Sophomore QB Chad Warner completed 17 of 25 passes for 134 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Steele's leading receiver was senior Joe Perez who went for 86 yards and a score on ten receptions.
"We have a lot of trust in Cam." Said junior Kadyn Leon, who started the season as a receiver, played a few games at quarterback following Edmundson's injury and then returned to be the team's top receiver when Fitzpatrick took over the QB duties.
Lake Travis will face Brennan next week who knocked off Los Fresnos by a score of 42-7 on Friday night.
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Good work by Cam. Better hope Los Fresnos lose some of that lust for scoring next week
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Brennan beat Los Fresnos 42-7. Hopefully they're sick of touchdowns
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I didn't look up from my phone, assuming Coach was talking to Nico or Kadyn, who had lockers nearby.
"Cam?"
I looked up at Coach inquisitively, sliding my headphones off in the process.
"There's a recruiter outside asking for you."
"Oh..." I replied as my mind raced. I had never gotten much interest from schools but now that I was playing well in Texas I was told to expect it.
I stood up and took my headphones all the way off, setting them on the chair, and made my way to the door.
"Hi Cam, I'm Coach Justin Burke from UTSA. How are you."
"Good." I cleared my throat and extended my hand. "I'm good sir. Thanks."
He shook my hand vigorously.
"Heck of a game y'all played out there. Congrats on the win."
"Thank you sir. Appreciate it."
"Cam you given any thought to playing college ball in a couple years?"
"Honestly not really. This is all pretty new to me."
"Well I'd love to chat with you more. Maybe have you out to the campus at some point."
"Thank you sir. I'd like that."
"Great. We can't do too much right now but I will stay in touch." He replied holding out a business card.
"Good luck next week Cam. Thanks for your time."
"Thank you, nice meeting you."
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Got eyes on the boy, time to ramp it up!
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Late pick by Brennan secures win over Lake Travis
Jay Plotkin American-Statesman Correspondent
Published 1:06 p.m. CT Nov. 26, 2022
BRENNAN'S TYLER TURNER SENDS THEM TO THE NEXT ROUND AND LAKE TRAVIS HOME WITH A FOURTH QUARTER PICK
SAN ANTONIO — After trailing 21-10 at halftime Brennan was able to get things rolling in the fourth quarter, overcoming the deficit and more to seal a win with late interception as Lake Travis was attempting to get into field goal range.
Lake Travis' Cam Fitzpatrick and Brennan's Ashton Dubose duked it out in a matchup that saw a total of over 600 yards passing along with five touchdown passes.
Trailing 24-17 late in the fourth quarter Dubose connected with Avron Carter for his third TD toss of the game, Brennan went for and scored the two point conversion to go on top 25-24 with 28 seconds left to play.
Fitzpatrick completed passes of 17 and 23 yards before a pass intended for Kadyn Leon was tipped and intercepted by Brennan's Tyler Turner, ending the season for Lake Travis.
"It is what it is in that situation. We've got to make a play so you take some chances Cam tried to fit it into a tight spot to Kadyn and those two had been making plays all game, heck they've been making plays for a few weeks now and it just didn't go our way. That's ball sometimes." Coach Hank Carter said after the loss.
Fitzpatrick competed 19 of 28 pass attempts for 307 yards with two TDs and a pick. He also ran for a 12 yard touchdown in the second quarter.
SAM SELF SECURES A TD PASS FROM CAM FITZPATRICK
Lake Travis got on the board first when Fitzpatrick connected with Sam Self for an eight yard score on their second possession. They would go up 14-3 early in the second quarter on a Fitzpatrick to Triant TD strike, also from eight yards out. Brennan made it 14-10 midway through the second when Dubose connected with his brother Aaron for a 65 yard score. Fitzpatrick's diving rushing touchdown made it 21-10 at the break.
CAM FITZPATRICK DIVES FOR THE ENDZONE
Lake Travis had trouble sustaining drives in the second half, mustering only three points from Hunter Rioux in the fourth quarter before giving up two long touchdown passes to relinquish their lead.
Lake Travis, who had high hopes coming into the season but faced injury issues at quarterback, finishes up their season 7-5. Hopes will be high for 2023 as most of the team's top contributors will be back.
"You know of course we were upset to lose Bo for so much of the season and you hate to see that for him." Carter explained when asked about Edmundson's injury. "It took us some time to find our stride with Bo out and we had to try a few things to get the offense right but we think we have a pretty good thing going into next season so we're looking forward."
For Lake Travis Nico Hamilton picked up 75 yards on 14 carries, missing parts of the second half with an injury. Kadyn Leon led the team with 125 yards on six receptions.
Brennan moves on to face Westlake who defeated San Benito by a score of 44-7.
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Fitz looked good. Can't win them all. UTSA sounds nice.