Friday Night Roundup: Smithson Valley Tops Boerne-Champion 35-24 in the Battle of Unbeatens, Johnson and Judson Roll
The San Antonio area's biggest Friday night of the season delivered its headline result in Spring Branch — Smithson Valley beat Boerne-Champion 35-24 in the meeting of 7-0 teams — while Johnson routed Reagan 50-7 and Judson ran past San Marcos 56-27.
The game the whole area circled lived up to its billing. Smithson Valley beat Boerne-Champion 35-24 on Friday night in Spring Branch, in the meeting of 7-0 teams that headlined the area's 74-game slate — the defending state champions handing the Chargers their first loss of the season.
The rest of the area's unbeaten watch ended the same way it started: on top. Johnson routed Reagan 50-7, Davenport overwhelmed Taylor 77-10, and Alamo Heights handled New Braunfels 45-14. Judson put up the night's other big number among the area's large schools, beating San Marcos 56-27, and Steele defeated East Central 34-17.
The city games were tighter. Brackenridge edged Jefferson 23-21, McCollum shut out Burbank 42-0, Sotomayor blanked Taft 44-0, Central Catholic beat St. Michael's 31-21, Pieper defeated Canyon 45-24, Somerset beat Pleasanton 44-14, and Winn held off South San Antonio 35-28. Bandera beat San Antonio Memorial 52-20 in the other area final involving a San Antonio school.
All scores are finals from Friday, October 23, as reported in High School On SI's statewide final-scores record, read in full this run. The roundup closes the Friday file the Sports Desk previewed in SQ-20261023-019; the desk's next high school file follows the area's Saturday games.
