All week long, the question on the lips of high school football fans across Laredo was whether or not United senior quarterback Tony Salas, injured in the season opener against Smithson Valley last week, would be healthy enough to start against Martin on Thursday.
The answer proved to be no, Salas didn't start. Surprisingly, it didn't matter.
District play kicked off for 29-5A with a dominant performance by the United Longhorns over the Martin Tigers, 61-13, at the SAC.
Martin scored first on a 40-yard touchdown run by Rudy Castillo, but United scored the next 61, including 16 points within the following two minutes of play, and the route was on.
The game was highlighted by a number of short, single play possessions.
The two teams combined for seven single play drives.
United’s four drives all resulted in touchdowns and accounted for 210 yards of quick strike offense. Martin’s three single play drives resulted in two interceptions and a safety.
It was possessions like those which had United coach David Sanchez beaming and excited about the direction of his program at the end of the night.
No two Longhorns had bigger nights than junior running back Billy Williams III and wide receiver Nick Fuentes.
Sanchez had heaped high expectations on Williams in the weeks leading up to the season and Williams proved he was worthy of the hype.
In what was only his second varsity start, Williams tore up the Martin defense for nearly 200 yards.
In the first half alone, Williams rushed for 187 yards, highlighted by a 96-yard jaunt down the middle of the field for a score. He sat the second half out to allow backups game-time experience
Fuentes had five catches for 136 yards in the first two quarters before joining Williams on the sideline after halftime. Four of Fuentes' five catches went for touchdowns, and several of the catches were displays of exceptional athleticism.
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