Westlake football flashes depth as 2 new standouts emerge in playoff win over Hays
Martinez/Austin American-Statesman) Westlake football coach Tony Salazar has hailed the Chaparrals receiver depth on multiple occasions this season, claiming the team has five or six quality players at the position.
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- (We're) just trying to get to that next week, keep playing as long as we can." Westlake running back Cooper Jones celebrates a touchdown in the first quarter as the Westlake Chaparrals play the Cedar Ridge Raiders at Westlake High School, Oct.
- (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman) Joneses, defense have big games Berry and Quanstrom were far from the only stars for Westlake, which took a 42-0 lead into halftime.
- In the first half of the Chaps' bi-district game Thursday against Hays, a pair of receivers showed why the veteran coach is bullish on the team's pass-catching options.
Caden Berry and Gabe Quanstrom - two players who combined for just 22 catches in the regular season - hauled in two touchdown passes each as the Class 6A Division II Region IV favorites cruised to a 45-0 win Thursday at Chaparral Stadium.
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- Then, as Westlake faced third-and-11 with 2:30 left in the first half, Patton Jones dropped back and found Quanstrom, who outran the defense for a 48-yard touchdown.
- Westlake celebrates a touchdown by receiver Caden Berry (86) during the game against Round Rock at Westlake High School on Thursday, Oct.
- The big-bodied receiver entered the game against Hays with 14 catches for 178 yards and three touchdowns on the season.
- "Our football team showed up in all three phases; what we've been doing, feeding off each other," Salazar said.
- Berry then caught a pass in stride and ran to the end zone for a 69-yard score to put Westlake up 14.
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