The Olton Mustangs’ var- Floydada Whirlwinds, 21-8, sity football team went on to earn their first district the road and took down the win.
With the win, the Mustangs improve to 7-1 overall, 1-1 in district play.
The Mustangs totaled 289 yards, including 158 passing yards and 131 yards rushing.
Santiago Jimenez got the game going in an explosive way, as he returned a kickoff 77 yards to the house for a touchdown. He converted the PAT to put the Mustangs in front, 7-0.
Floydada would answer later in the quarter on a oneyard touchdown run by Brandyn Diaz. The Whirlwinds would convert a twopoint conversion to take an, 8-7, lead.
Olton would strike again before the end of the quarter, as Brady Azam connected with Jimenez on a 16-yard touchdown strike, followed by the PAT to put them in front, 14-8.
Neither team would score in the second frame, as the score stood, 14-8, going into the locker room at halftime.
In the third quarter, Callen Bums scored on a 14-yard rush, followed by the PAT from Santiago Jimenez to make the score, 21 -8, as Olton took down the Whirlwinds on the road.
Offensively, Azam finished the game 15-25 passing for 158 yards and one touchdown, while adding four carries for three yards.
Callen Burns led the rushing attack with 28 carries for 128 yards and one score.
In the receiving game, Rylan Holmes finished with five catches for 50 yards, while Zayden F alcon tallied three catches for 42 yards, and Santiago Jimenez chipped in four catches for 34 yards and one touchdown. Callen Burns contributed two catches for 18 yards, while Alex Green added one catch for 14 yards.
Defensively, Colby Bums led the team with three interceptions to go along with five tackles. Paytn Jimenez tallied 13 tackles, including one for loss, while Rigo Galvan tallied 11 tackles, including one for loss, and a fumble recovery.
Cesar Ceballos contributed 10 tackles, including one for loss, while Jett Tomsu tallied nine tackles, one for loss, and Santiago Jimenez and Cadon Garcia each finished with eight tackles.