Llano runs past Lytle in season opener

The Pirates take the field. Photo by R Gonzalez.

“Windshield Mentality” still strong

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Not much went right as far as football and the final score that showed on the Walter Joyce Stadium scoreboard at the end of Friday night’s season-opening contest between the host Lytle Pirates and the visiting Llano Yellowjackets.
Llano breezed by the Pirates 47-0, but anyone that knows Lytle Head Coach Mike Trevino and his outlook on life knows this defeat will not define their season.
“We talk about these types of situations all the time in our program,” Trevino stated regarding his thoughts on how the Llano contest could actually serve as a springboard to greater heights. “We invite hard things, and one phrase we lean on every day is ‘prepare our fields for rain’! Our Week 1 game was set intentionally to make us better and create opportunities down the road.”
The next “opportunity down the road” comes in the form of the Natalia Mustangs, and Trevino believes his team will…

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