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Natalia fights Dilley in IH-35 Battle

The Mustangs take down the opponent in a recent game.

Eric Smith-Staff Writer
The Dilley wolves used a huge second half push to run past Natalia in the 15-3A (Div.II) opener last Friday night in Frio County 64-19. Natalia trailed the Wolves just 20-13 at the half, after showing promise in the first half. “After a good job of responding in the first half with a late touchdown to cut the deficit, we had too many mistakes and turnovers in the second half and the game got away from us,” Coach Jason Reynolds said.
It was a competitive first quarter of action at Gosch Field, as the Wolves struck first on a 37-yard touchdown pass from Johnny Rodriguez to Jacob Lopez. This allowed Dilley to take a 7-0 lead following a PAT by Santiago Cruz.
The Mustangs were able to strike back before the end of the quarter, as Zach Peralta capped off a nice Natalia drive with a 2-yard rushing touchdown. Juan Gonzales put the PAT up and through allowing for a tied game 7-7.
Dilley was able to strike with two touchdowns in a row including on following a turnover. One was a 13-yard Bubba Reyes run and one was a 20-yard Rodriguez pass to Isaiah Lamber allowing for a 20-7 lead.
Natalia was able to strike right before half on a Peralta touchdown getting the Stangs within 20-13 at the half. This is as close as the game would be.
Dilley outscored Natalia 18-6 in the 3rd quarter and 26-0 in the 4th quarter courtesy of a potent rushing attack and a slew of Natalia turnovers thru the air and on the ground.
Natalia’s 3rd quarter touchdown was thanks to a nice Mason Giera pass down the visitor sideline to…

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Lytle mauls the Mavericks 48-0

Photos by Brianna Paredes

Davila, Guevara have hand in
7 TDs !!!

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
A thirsty homecoming crowd at Walter Joyce Stadium did not have to wait long to get it quenched as Lytle burst out to a 35-0 halftime lead before sailing to the 48-0 dismantling of the visiting Pearsall Mavericks.
Quarterback Toby Davila threw for 203 yards and three touchdowns while completing an amazing 14 of 15 attempts. He also ran for two more while Chase Guevara hauled in two of those Davila scoring-daggers and returned an interception 54 yards for another.
Guevara snagged 9 receptions for 119 yards
Weston Jackson’s 18-yard run in the second quarter gave Lytle a comfortable 21-0 lead at the time and Angel Delarosa added the remaining score on his 54-yard reception in the third quarter.
Pirate placekicker Noah Smoot converted six of seven point after attempts.
After a couple of nail-biting victories over Bandera and Carrizo Springs, Lytle faced the opposite side of those emotions as Head Coach Mike Trevino and his troops put this one to rest rather early for their jam-packed Homecoming crowd.
“This result was clearly demonstrated and defined by our week of preparation,” Trevino stated…

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Lytle burst out to a 35-0 halftime lead before sailing to the 48-0 dismantling of the visiting Pearsall Mavericks. Photos by Brianna Paredes.

Rodriguez SA Express-News Athlete of the Week

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
According to San Antonio’s newspaper, each week, the Express-News staff selects athletes competing in various high school sports, then turns voting over to the fans. Voting begins Tuesday afternoon and closes Thursday at 11:59pm with the Athlete of the Week winner announced each Friday around noon.
Devine’s own Airyanna Rodriguez won the vote last week, following up her Express-News Volleyball Player of the Week to garner Athlete of the Week as well.
The Express-News recognized Rodriguez for her 34 kills and 26 digs in a five-set win against Pleasanton as Devine erase a two-set deficit to remain undefeated in District 29-4A. She also had 22 kills and 17 digs in a four-set win against Carrizo Springs.
Rodriguez beat out East Central football player Isaiah Mackey who earned Offensive Player of the Week honors after he completed 20 of 27 passes for 381 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 135 yards and three touchdowns in the Hornets’ 52-49 win against Boerne. He accounted for 516 of the Hornets’ 617 total yards.
Rodriguez also got the vote over Defensive Player of the Week Pieper football player Laiton Springer who recorded 18 tackles (12 solo, two for loss) and one sack in the Warriors’ 35-21 victory against Wagner.
A huge shoutout to all who voted and congratulations, Airyanna!

Warhorses, Pirates make KSAT 12’s Big 12 BGC Weekly Ranking

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Devine and Lytle share similarities in the fact that not only does each team sit at 4-1 but also the fact that they are both on four-game winning streaks and that they both cracked KSAT 12’s Big Game Coverage Weekly Ranking.
The Warhorses slide into the 7th spot after convincing victories over Jourdanton, Natalia, Hondo, and San Antonio Christian.
Devine aims to continue their torrid role with a Friday night home win over visiting Marble Falls.
The Pirates pop onto the BGC ranking at number 12 with consecutive wins over Natalia, Bandera, Carrizo Springs, and Pearsall.
Lytle enjoys a week off this Friday before tackling District 14 DI action October 11 in Poteet.
BGC Top 12

  1. Davenport (4-1) 2. Somerset (4-0) 3. La Vernia (4-1) 4. Universal City Randolph (5-0) 5. Poth (4-0) 6. Holy Cross (5-0) 7. Devine (4-1) 8. Stockdale (3-1) 9. Central Catholic (3-1) 10. Canyon Lake (4-1) 11. Crystal City (5-0) 12. Lytle (4-1).

Davila SA Express-News Game Ball recipient

Jerel Beaty-Staff writer
Lytle’s 48-0 blowout win over Pearsall last Friday caught the eyes of not only the throng of the fans that packed the stands for Homecoming, but also caught the eye of San Antonio Express-News sportswriter David Hinojosa. In Tuesday’s Express-News edition, Hinojosa awarded a Game Ball mention to the junior quarterback for his nearly-flawless performance against the Mavericks.
Davila completed an amazing 93.3% of his passes going 14 of 15 attempts for 203 yards and three touchdowns. In addition to the phenomenal throwing accuracy and gaudy statistics, Davila also carried the ball 8 times for 63 yards for a 7.9 yards-per-carry clip and scored two touchdowns via the Pirate running game.
Congratulations, Toby!

ALL FORMER DEVINE BAND MEMBERS TO BE HONORED @ Devine 2024 HOMECOMING

DHS Band Blast from the Past Pictures! Bill Bain was the John Phillip Sousa Award winner in 1963. Bass Drum with new Warhorse logo from the mid-1970s. DHS Band picture from the 1974-75 school year.

Nov. 8 & 9

*All former Devine Band members will be honored at Homecoming this year! You will be recognized in the stands at the HC football game on Friday night, Nov. 8th then again on Saturday, Nov. 9th at the VFW, you will be honored at the DExSTA HC Social, starting at 1:00pm. Come join us and bring pictures or old uniforms, music, etc, for our Band Memory table. If you were ever in the band, no matter how recently, or how long ago – this is for you!! Should be fun to catch up with others and see how the band has changed over the years! Pass this info on to your former band classmates too! See you on Nov. 8-9!
*For more information about this, contact Nancy Ehlinger Saathoff ’75 at 210-289-6205 or gnsaathoff@aol.com or on the FB page for the Devine Ex-Students Teachers Association.

Arabians 5-0 in District 29-4A

Arabians quickly recover a spike. Pictured above are #5 Kynedie Cruz,#6 Yaya Rodriguez, #9 Brooke Thompson, and #12 Sklyar Blanton.

Showdown vs
Floresville this Friday in Devine

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Going out on a limb here, but the Arabians stand at 5-0 in District 29-4A after their presumptive victory over Pearsall last night. The big showdown for the District 29-4A lead is Friday night in Devine against Floresville, last year’s undefeated district champion.
“I thought we did some great things against Somerset,” Head Coach Leigh Anne McIver stated afterwards. “We started strong in each set but lost our focus/momentum in the middle of them which opened the door some for Somerset, but we got our focus back to finish off each set.”
vs Somerset
The Arabians took out early whatever bite the Lady Bulldogs may have had in them as they defeated Somerset in straight sets last Friday.
Devine won set one 25-18 before taking set two in similar fashion 25-17.
The Arabians did not let up, taking set three and the win 25-15.
Somerset stats
Kills Aimee Carr 17, Airyanna Rodriguez 11, Brooke Thompson 5…

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Sad SAC as Warhorse bang their way to 21-10 win

Above, #77 Jackson Hagdorn takes down a Lion with a vengeance! Ball carrier Eli Contreras sneaks around as #58 TJ Buvinghausen helps clear the way. Photo by Brigid Howard. See tons more on Devine News Smug Mug!

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Devine won its fourth consecutive game to improve its record to 4-1 on the season as they took what turned out to be a decisive 21-10 victory over San Antonio Christian.
The Horses looked like gang-busters in their 46-19 crushing of rival Hondo a week prior. Coming into the SAC game with no true history between the schools, the atmosphere and great vibes did not really materialize until after the break.
Tied at 7 midway through the game, the Warhorse defense continued to keep the Lions caged offensively just as Devine’s offense warmed up to score two touchdowns in the tide-turning third quarter to take a comfortable two-possession lead into the fourth and final quarter.
“It was an ugly win,” Gomez began his postgame comments saying. “But we will take it!”
With only 10 games guaranteed in a regular season, there is no need to ever apologize for a victory. They are hard enough to get week after week anyway.
“Our boys will always play hard, just as they have in every game thus far. We did not execute as expected in the first half, and had some miscues that kept points off the board for us.”
Devine’s running game has evolved nicely around Brayden Reyes and Eli Contreras who carry most of the load. Friday was no different as the Horses rushed for 294 yards and three touchdowns.
Reyes torched SAC with 136 yards and 2 touchdowns while Contreras netted 52 on only 10 carries and added Devine’s other touchdown.
Anthony Saldivar got extended time and almost broke that 100-yard barrier as he netted 97 yards and an important two-point conversion. Edward Perez also…

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60 Derek Traylor hunts down a Lion. Photo by Brigid Howard. See tons more on Devine News Smug Mug!