Foster rushes past Friendswood 41-0


FRIENDSWOOD — There probably isn't a tougher district in the state than the one Friendswood is in this year. Almost every team in District 10-5A Div I is ranked in the top 20 in the Houston area.

Here is how the District 10-5A Div I teams were ranked in the Houston area last week. Magnolia West (No. 2), Manvel (No. 4), Foster (No. 5), Fulshear (No. 6) while Angleton, Magnolia, and Terry are considered in the top 20.

It came as no surprise that No. 5 Foster (5-0) came to Henry Winston Stadium and completely dominated Friendswood in the district clash 41-0. And the future doesn't get any easier for the Mustangs.

The key player for Foster was senior running back Ashton Ojiaku who made his presence felt early and often in an unforgettable performance on offense as the Mustangs had no remedy for him on defense.

Ojiaku had 18 carries for 269 yards and three scores as the Falcons built a 31-0 halftime lead. Ojiaku had 178-yards rushing in the first half while scoring on two big scoring runs

He began with a 45-yard scoring dash at the 9:16 mark of the opening quarter to give Foster a 7-0 lead.

Foster scored again on a 24-yard touchdown pass for a 14-0 advantage.

Ojiaku struck again on a 48-yard scoring jaunt for a 21-0 lead.

With 7:54 remaining in the second period, Micah Linzy-Williams scored on a fumble recovery to push the lead to 28-0. And before the end of the first half, kicker Nicholas Lopez booted a 32-yard field goal to give the Falcons a commanding 31-0 lead at intermission.

In the third quarter, Ojiaku got loose on a 67-yard long range score to increase the Falcons lead to 38-0 and Lopez added a 31-yard field goal in the final period to post the 41-0 final score.

Ojiaku rushed for 269 yards on 18 carries and three touchdowns.

QB JT Fayard was 12-of-17 passing for 120 yards and one TD.

The Falcons had 430 total yards of offense.

Foster improves to 5-0 on the season and 3-0 in league action while Friendswood drops to 2-3 overall and 1-2 in district.

The Mustang will host Magnolia West on Friday. September 30 at 7:00 p.m. at Henry Winston Stadium.