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DRIPPING SPRINGS — The Dripping Springs Tigers 5-1 (2-0) football team is averaging more than 40 points per game and they topped that with a 49-7 Homecoming win on Friday, Oct. 4, in a 6A District 26 game over the Austin High School Maroons 3-3 (1-1). The Tigers got on the board first when quarterback Maddox Maher connected on a 30-yard pass play to Nick Tyndall. An interception by Jackson Mills, who at halftime was named the Homecoming king, resulted in a touchdown when Merrik Bloomgren caught Maher’s 25-yard pass in the end zone for a touchdown and a 14-0 first quarter lead. Jack Tyndall scored the first of two rushing touchdowns on a 33-yard run and Cooper Reid stepped into the end zone after catching Maher’s 30-yard pass to make it 28-7. Maher scored on a 2-yard run for a 35-7 lead, with just under two minutes remaining in the half, and left the game after a 37-yard run set up a 1-yard run for a touchdown by Jack Tyndall for 42-7 halftime lead. The Tigers scored early in the third quarter when quarterback Mateo Perez, who came in for Maher, threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Nick Tyndall in the back of the end zone. The Maroons missed its best scoring opportunity in the fourth quarter when Dripping Springs’ Gage De Los Santos picked off John Latham’s pass in the endzone. Austin’s lone score was early in the second quarter after the Tigers missed a field goal. The Maroons took possession of the ball and Bryson Batts ran 80 yards for a touchdown. “It’s a great Homecoming win. You worked hard for this and I’m proud of you,” head coach Galen Zimmerman told the team after the game, “Celebrate it, but don’t take it for granted. It’s hard to win a football game on Friday night in Texas.” Maher, who has passed for 1259 yards and 20 touchdowns, completed 11 of 20 passes for 155 yards and three touchdowns and had 72 yards rushing. Perez completed five of eight passes for 75 yards and one touchdown. Logan Keim was also worked in at quarterback for the Tigers and completed four of six passes for 41 yards. Reid led receivers with six receptions for 84 yards, followed by Nick Tyndall with five catches for 78 yards. Jack Tyndall, averaging more than 100 yards per game, led in rushing with 15 carries for 131 yards. Lawson Attaway had seven carries for 31 yards. With Lake Travis High School (Oct. 18) and Westlake High School (Nov. 8) games remaining and Del Valle High School in-between, Reid said the team is not looking ahead: “Being 2-0 in this district is huge and it’s a great start to our season, but our focus is watching film tomorrow morning, correcting the mistakes we made tonight and getting ready for Bowie [High School].” Dripping Springs will face the Bowie Bulldogs 5-1 (1-1) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11 at Burger Stadium in Austin.

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Nineteen Dripping Springs High School students were named to the Region 18 Choir following their performances in the opening round of the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-State Choir audition process on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Bowie High School in Austin. Among the 19 students, 17 advanced to the Pre-Area round of auditions, which will take place Saturday, Nov. 16 at Anderson High School in Austin. The Region 18 Choir will hold a performance at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26 at the Austin ISD Performing Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public. REGION 18 CHOIR Soprano 1 *Ava Azua, 4th Chair *Taylor Heenan, 5th Chair *Teresa Grant, 7th Chair *Madeline Johanningsmeier, 13th Chair Vita Tardel, 20th Chair Soprano 2 *Vanessa Owens, 11th Chair *Alaina Atkins, 13th Chair Alto 1 *Isabella Eleazar, 2nd Chair *Ainsley Ash, 6th Chair *Katie Terry, 17th Chair *Reese Starnes, 19th Chair Alto 2 *Megan Aldridge, 11th Chair Tenor 1 *Preston LeBas, 2nd Chair *Emiliano Arroyo Corona, 6th Chair Tenor 2 *Luke Voss, 2nd Chair *Cody Ritchey, 5th Chair Bass 1 *Grover Bendall, 6th Chair Ian Firkser, 19th Chair Bass 2 *Charles Schubert, 4th Chair (*Advancing to Pre-Area)

Dr. Mary Jane Hetrick, a long-time trustee of Dripping Springs ISD, has been elected first vice president of the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) for the 2024-25 session. Hetrick was elected during TASB’s 2024 Delegate Assembly in San Antonio on Sept. 28. “I’m honored to be asked to...