Brennan Oliver ran for 2 touchdowns in main Jay to its first win of the season in a 26-13 victory over South San Thursday within the District 14-5A-I opener at Gustafson Stadium.
Oliver rushed for 197 yards, together with massive scoring runs of 56 and 80 yards, as Jay (1-3, 1-0) efficiently opened its protection of the district crown it received final season.
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Jay overcame sloppy play with Oliver’s massive night time and an opportunistic protection, which pressured and recovered three fumbles and took benefit of some particular groups miscues from the Bobcats. The Mustangs received regardless of being outgained by South San (2-1-1, 0-1) in complete yardage, 293 to 275.
Jay coach Joshua Campbell earned his first profession win with the victory. Campbell is in his first season because the Mustangs’ head coach, coming from Sotomayor the place he was the defensive coordinator final season.
After beginning the season with losses to 3 Class 6A packages, Campbell stated he and the teaching workers labored on and tried to right a couple of issues throughout their bye final week.
“It feels wonderful,” Campbell stated on incomes his first profession win. “Our crew obtained humbled. We have been enjoying very aggressive 6A groups. Hats off to Warren, Madison and Roosevelt. It was again to the drafting board, and our bye week got here at a crucial second. We practiced exhausting. We centered on consideration to element. And we simply regrouped and informed the blokes to concentrate on the method and hold chipping away, and good issues have been going to occur, and it was evident tonight.”
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Oliver, a junior, stated the Jay gamers are studying to belief their new coach and his system.
“We began engaged on our passing recreation and perfecting our operating recreation and simply trusting one another,” Oliver stated. “We simply needed to begin trusting in him (Campbell), and we all know he has a plan for us. So, we simply need to observe that.”
Campbell stated Oliver delivered for Jay once they wanted him essentially the most.
“I imply, we depend on our run recreation,” Campbell stated. “We would have liked that sort of night time from Brennan Oliver. He is definitely a particular expertise and he is a unbelievable younger man and the offense goes by means of him. He confirmed out tonight, and it was evident in our win.”
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Jay obtained off to the quick begin as Oliver dashed across the left aspect for a 56-yard rating on the third play of the sport, placing the Mustangs up 7-0 on the 10:39 mark of the primary quarter.
“I discovered they (South San) could not comprise the skin, that is the place I thrive,” Oliver stated about his scoring runs. “So, I simply stored on making the most of that.”
South San got here up with a giant play on its ensuing possession, as Owls quarterback Jacob Sepeda related along with his brother, Joshua Sepeda, on a 49-yard cross play to the Jay 15-yard line, organising an Octavio Castillo 26-yard area purpose that made the rating 7-3.
After holding Jay to a three-and-out, South San took its solely lead of the sport, 10-7, on a 5-yard scoring run by Romeo Suarez on fourth-and-goal with 2:57 left within the first quarter.
Jay’s Drew Skelton celebrates a landing in the course of the second quarter of a District 14-5A-I soccer recreation towards South San on Thursday, September 24, 2026 at Gustafson Stadium in San Antonio. (Charlie Blalock/For the Specific-Information)
Jay regained the lead early within the second quarter on quarterback Drew Skelton’s 3-yard scoring run, arrange when Jordan Contreras blocked a South San punt and returned the free ball to the Owls 2-yard line.
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The Mustangs had quite a few alternatives to increase their 13-10 lead earlier than halftime however had two touchdowns negated on penalties and had a area purpose try blocked.
After halftime, Suarez offered South San a spark when he returned the second-half kickoff 61 yards to the Jay 25. A private foul penalty towards Jay put the Owls on the Mustangs’ 11. However that achieve was negated by a holding penalty, and South San needed to accept a Castillo 36-yard area purpose, which tied the rating at 13 with 8:50 left within the third quarter.
Later within the third quarter, South San was marching towards the Jay purpose line when Mustangs linebacker De Antaye King recovered an Owl fumble. Three performs later, Oliver made South San pay for the error when he went inside after which reduce to the skin on his solution to an 80-yard landing run early within the fourth quarter to place Jay again in entrance 20-13.
After a foul snap pressured a 15-yard loss for South San on the following possession, the Owls had no selection however to punt. The Mustangs took benefit of the great area place as Skelton scored his second landing of the sport on a 9-yard run with 5:07 remaining.
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