The United Longhorns had hoped the return of quarterback Tony Salas would be marked with a victory over the No. 7 ranked Smithson Valley Rangers.
Instead, Salas left the lineup with an injury at halftime and didn't finish the game, which the Rangers dominated 31-3 on Friday night at the SAC by scoring 31 unanswered points.
"He hurt his shoulder," said United head football coach David Sanchez. "We hope everything's going to be okay. We're trying to be smart and take care of him."
Before an injury forced him out of the game, Salas, a senior, was able to lead the Longhorns (0-1) to an early 3-0 lead which held for much of the first half.
It was the first points scored on Smithson Valley this season after the Rangers, ranked No. 7 in the state in Class 4A by the Associated Press, held Permian scoreless in Week 0.
In Sanchez's opinion, the three points should have been joined by more.
"We just left too many points out on the field," he said. "Got to the red zone too many times and didn't come away with anything. Doesn't help morale, doesn't help the enthusiasm of the team.
"Those are things we've got to work on and hopefully get better at."
Salas finished the game with 56 yards in the air on 9-of-17 passing and added 63 rushing yards on eight carries.
Zepeda threw for 80 yards on 11-of-21 passing. Junior Billy Williams led the running backs with 49 yards on eight carries.
Sergio Ramos and Nick Fuentes contributed 35 receiving yards each; Ramos contributed three catches and Fuentes did it with seven.
Smithson Valley finished the game with 411 total yards, 274 on the ground and 137 through the air.
United completed the game with 240 yards, 104 on the ground and 136 through the air.
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