St. Paul football:St. Paul rallies to beat TRC 26-6

Sam Perez rushed for 216 yards and two touchdowns, and caught one touchdown pass as St. Paul halted a two-game district skid with a 26-6 win at Tomball Rosehill Christian to go to .500 (2-2) in district play.
Rosehill led 6-0 at halftime and the Cardinals scored 13 points in each of the third and fourth quarters.
Zeke Rodriguez started at quarterback and was 6-of-9 passing for 117 yards and two touchdowns. Andrew Nunez had two catches for 40 yards.
Jackson Seibert led the defense with six solo tackles and four assists; Rodriguez got an interception and Taylor Pendley got a sack.
St. Paul stats — Rushing: Sam Perez, 23-216, 2 TDs; Evan Rother, 2-7; Gus Collins 2-(-1); Zeke Rodriguez, 5-(-12). Passing: Rodriguez, 6-9-0-117, 2 TDs. Receiving: Andrew Nunez, 2-40, 1 TD; Taylor Pendley, 2-22; Perez, 1-47, 1 TD; Collins 1-8. Defense: Jackson Seibert, 6 assists, 4 tackles; Collins, 3 tackles, 1 assist; Pendley, 4 assists, 3 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack; Rother, 3 assists, 2 tackles; Holden Jacobs, 2 tackles, 2 assists; Rodriguez,, 1 tackle, 1 assist, 1 interception; Brody Biehunko, 8 assists, 1 tackle, 1 tackle for loss, 1 fumble caused; Gage Anders, 5 assists, 1 tackle, 1 tackle for loss; Zeke Basquez, 1 tackle, 1 assist; Perez, 4 assists; Wyatt Siegel, 2 assists; Gabe Darilek, 1 assist; Jacob Arriola, 1 assist. Other stats- Kickoff returns: Rodriguez, 1-0; Kicking: Charter Chilek, 2 PATS, 2 points; Kickoffs: Chilek, 5-190; Punting: Seibert, 3-35. Totals plays-yards: 41-327; Passing: 117; Rushing: 210; First Downs: 12; Third-down efficiency: 4-8 (50%); Fourth-down efficiency: 0-1 (0%); Turnovers: 1; Fumbles lost: 1.