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WACO — On a cold and windy night in Waco, cheers rang from the stands as Alpha Omega Academy eclipsed the century mark on the top stage.
The Lions offense, which has been one of the best in all of TAPPS play, scored 12 touchdowns and 101 points to tab the first six-man football championship in school history. The Lions set records in nine separate categories as the offense had 800 yards and 12 touchdowns.
AOA left Waco ISD Stadium with the 101-56 mercy-rule win over Covenant Classic to avenge last year’s mercy-rule defeat on the same turf.
“I am so proud of these kids; they are so great. I am so connected to every one of them,” AOA head coach Jeff Norris said. “To see them get to do this, and get rewarded for their hard work, is what we preach. If you work hard, you are going to be rewarded; that is what the Lord does.”
Sophomore quarterback Case Collum accounted for all 12 touchdowns, throwing for 615 yards through the air. The sophomore had been on a stride for the duration of the season, but the offense shone bright in the last game of the year.
His favorite target against the Cavaliers was junior Hudson Ramey. The junior caught a whopping 16 passes for 373 yards and six touchdowns. Ramey and his partner, Colton Sikes, had been a dual threat all year, and it was key for the final game.
Sikes, a senior, capped off the record-breaking night with his third touchdown of the game, which put the team at 99 points before the two-point PAT ended the game. Sikes, the leading target all season, found his way to 13 receptions for 174 yards and three scores. Sikes’ final pass of his football career ended with a handful of broken tackles and the opportunity for Martin Mayes to end the game with his 11th PAT of the game.
Senior Isaac Thompson would catch three passes for 60 yards and found the endzone on all three receptions.
“I think the relationship that Colton, Hudson and I have, we spend so much time together on and off the field that we work well together. When we get to clicking, we are hard to beat,” Collum said.
This was also a rematch of the state championship game last year, where the Lions found themselves on the opposite end of the mercy rule. And the rematch was something that AOA felt was a real possibility at the start of the year.
AOA went to the drawing board over the offseason and found ways to improve, which showed up on the field. And a lot of that connection came from the time the team spends together off the field.
“It’s great we were able to beat them as badly as they beat us last year. We did a lot more planning this year than we did last year, and it paid off. Everybody on the team knows what we are going to do,” Ramey said. “We are close friends and have been hanging out on and off the football field for years. We just work well together as a team.”
On the defensive side of the state game, Ramey came away with an interception that was tipped by senior Carson Davis. With as much success as Ramey had on the offensive end, that interception felt like the true turning point of the game.
But this wasn’t a one-off case for the Lions, as the offense was on a record-breaking pace for most of the season. Collum threw for 3,662 yards over the course of the season, and the most was the 615 he tossed in the state game.
It was a culmination of the entire season as the offense was near unstoppable after their Week 3 loss to BVCHEA. The Lions' offense scored 706 points from that point on.
A lot of that had to do with the hands of Collum, who finished the year with 70 passing touchdowns. Sikes, a UTSA baseball commit, demonstrated his versatility as an all-around athlete during the season, recording 90 receptions and 1,605 yards across 12 games. He had 36 of the touchdowns in 12 games.
This team also showed strength with senior Issac Thompson battling through an ankle injury for the back end of the season. Thompson still rushed for over 1,000 yards on the season, and helped the Lions get 185 yards on the ground.
“The seniors have unbelievable passion and fortitude,” Norris said. “On the last play, Colton was breaking tackles to get into the endzone. I’m not sure how Isaac Thompson did what he did to his ankle. They keep fighting. It doesn’t matter.”
Now, this team caps off a historic run with rings.
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The Lions offense, which has been one of the best in all of TAPPS play, scored 12 touchdowns and 101 points to tab the first six-man football championship in school history. The Lions set records in nine separate categories as the offense had 800 yards and 12 touchdowns.
AOA left Waco ISD Stadium with the 101-56 mercy-rule win over Covenant Classic to avenge last year’s mercy-rule defeat on the same turf.
“I am so proud of these kids; they are so great. I am so connected to every one of them,” AOA head coach Jeff Norris said. “To see them get to do this, and get rewarded for their hard work, is what we preach. If you work hard, you are going to be rewarded; that is what the Lord does.”
Sophomore quarterback Case Collum accounted for all 12 touchdowns, throwing for 615 yards through the air. The sophomore had been on a stride for the duration of the season, but the offense shone bright in the last game of the year.
His favorite target against the Cavaliers was junior Hudson Ramey. The junior caught a whopping 16 passes for 373 yards and six touchdowns. Ramey and his partner, Colton Sikes, had been a dual threat all year, and it was key for the final game.
Sikes, a senior, capped off the record-breaking night with his third touchdown of the game, which put the team at 99 points before the two-point PAT ended the game. Sikes, the leading target all season, found his way to 13 receptions for 174 yards and three scores. Sikes’ final pass of his football career ended with a handful of broken tackles and the opportunity for Martin Mayes to end the game with his 11th PAT of the game.
Senior Isaac Thompson would catch three passes for 60 yards and found the endzone on all three receptions.
“I think the relationship that Colton, Hudson and I have, we spend so much time together on and off the field that we work well together. When we get to clicking, we are hard to beat,” Collum said.
This was also a rematch of the state championship game last year, where the Lions found themselves on the opposite end of the mercy rule. And the rematch was something that AOA felt was a real possibility at the start of the year.
AOA went to the drawing board over the offseason and found ways to improve, which showed up on the field. And a lot of that connection came from the time the team spends together off the field.
“It’s great we were able to beat them as badly as they beat us last year. We did a lot more planning this year than we did last year, and it paid off. Everybody on the team knows what we are going to do,” Ramey said. “We are close friends and have been hanging out on and off the football field for years. We just work well together as a team.”
On the defensive side of the state game, Ramey came away with an interception that was tipped by senior Carson Davis. With as much success as Ramey had on the offensive end, that interception felt like the true turning point of the game.
But this wasn’t a one-off case for the Lions, as the offense was on a record-breaking pace for most of the season. Collum threw for 3,662 yards over the course of the season, and the most was the 615 he tossed in the state game.
It was a culmination of the entire season as the offense was near unstoppable after their Week 3 loss to BVCHEA. The Lions' offense scored 706 points from that point on.
A lot of that had to do with the hands of Collum, who finished the year with 70 passing touchdowns. Sikes, a UTSA baseball commit, demonstrated his versatility as an all-around athlete during the season, recording 90 receptions and 1,605 yards across 12 games. He had 36 of the touchdowns in 12 games.
This team also showed strength with senior Issac Thompson battling through an ankle injury for the back end of the season. Thompson still rushed for over 1,000 yards on the season, and helped the Lions get 185 yards on the ground.
“The seniors have unbelievable passion and fortitude,” Norris said. “On the last play, Colton was breaking tackles to get into the endzone. I’m not sure how Isaac Thompson did what he did to his ankle. They keep fighting. It doesn’t matter.”
Now, this team caps off a historic run with rings.
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