Football: Shiner teams will look to rebound

Shiner hosts Industrial while St. Paul is at San Antonio TMI-Episcopal. Both teams fell in their openers.
Industrial at Shiner
Shiner hosts Industrial at 7:30 p.m. at Comanche Stadium for the first of two straight home games.
“It will be another tough test for us,” Comanches head coach Daniel Boedeker said. “They are big on both lines and have lots of speed.”
Shiner lost a close one to Hallettsville last week 14-7 while Industrial fought off Yoakum 25-20.
The Cobras line up in the spread on offense and the key player is junior quarterback Ashton Garza.
“He is a dual-threat quarterback who can read defenses well,” Boedeker said. “Running back Cooper Marting is not particularly big but he runs hard. Our defense will have to account for Garza and Marting.”
The Cobras defense, while big up front, also gets to the ball well with its speed.
Boedeker said the Shiner offense needs to be more consistent.
“Against Hallettsville, we did not convert third downs; penalties hurt us. We are looking to improve and I think we will be better than our first game,” he said.
St. Paul at TMI-Episcopal
The Cardinals play the first of two straight games outside of Shiner, the first a trip to San Antonio to face TMI-Episcopal.
“They are a team that is improving and is already off to a good start this year,” Cardinals head coach Jake Wachsmuth said.
The Panthers opened with a 27-14 win at Bruni last week. The Cardinals fell in their opener to Flatonia 35-0.
TMI had  a nice night passing the football as Greyson Donnell was 11-of-17 for 238 yards and four touchdowns.
Jaylen Gardner was the leading receiver with five grabs for 106 yards and is also plays in the secondary. The senior has been recruited by FBS programs. His brother, Armor Gardner will also be a receiving target.
Tyler Nunez led the ground game with 60 yards on 12 carries.
“They like to throw the ball downfield a lot. Their receivers are a different kind than Flatonia’s and their players are bigger,” Wachsmuth said. “Our defense has been focused on improving from our first game. We made it hard on ourselves but that is expected when you have lots of players in new  positions; we just need to work on getting consistent.”
He said the main area of improvement for the Cardinals offense is improving on little things.
“We need to get better at our assignments; avoid critical penalties and cut out turnovers,” Wachsmuth said.