Shiner, St. Paul football: Cardinals return to Houston; Shiner hosts Luling

Shiner closes out a two-game homestand with Homecoming against Luling while St. Paul plays at Katy  St. John XXIII. Both teams have a bye next week.
Luling at Shiner
The Comanches close out the non district schedule and play their fifth straight game against a 3A opponent.
“Our game plan is not going to change much. Like our four previous games, Luling will be big; we are used to playing schools that have bigger players than us,” Comanche head coach Daniel Boedeker said.
The Eagles (1-3) are coached by first-year head coach Jeremiah Granado and won their opener against Nixon-Smiley 21-12 but have fallen to Anderson-Shiro, San Antonio Burbank and Austin Travis with the latter two being 5A and 4A, respectively.
Luling will utilize a run-heavy offense out of the spread, led by running back Cayden Lopez and Gary Cantu.
“Cayden is the biggest back we will have faced so far. He runs hard,” Boedeker said. “Cantu is also a solid runner. We will have to contain those two players as well as cover their receivers well.”
While having a slightly young defense, Luling will have a big line that the Comanches will have to contend with. 
“We will need to have good pad level on our offensive line, make sure we take care of the football and score when we have the opportunity,” Boedeker said. 
St. Paul at Katy St. John XXIII
The Cardinals make another trip to the Houston area as they conclude non district at Katy St. John XXIII.
The Lions are 1-3 on the season and have scored 15.75 points a game while yielding 36.75 points a game on defense.
The Lions run a balanced offense out of one- and two-back shotgun sets but love to throw the ball.
“Their quarterback Josh Pfeifer is 6-5 and he can throw well,” St. Paul head coach Barry Wolf said. “They also have a good running back in Matthew Ojo who is small but fast. He will get going if he breaks free. We have to contain their passing game and stop the run.”
Jaxson Lawton leads the Lion defense.
“We will need to continue to efficiently move the football,” Wolf said.