The varsity football team scored their first district win Friday night against the Hereford Whitefaces, defeating them 36-7.

The first points in the game didn’t come until 2:52 left in the first half when Hereford’s D. J. Garcia found Brian Hill for a 20-yard touchdown pass. Edgar Tobias’s extra point was good, putting the Whitefaces up 7-0.

The Eagles caught fire in the second half of the game.

A carry by senior Ben Wentz put Canyon on the board. The Eagles then faked a kick for the extra point and sophomore Blake Weaver found sophomore Dylan Douglass in the end zone for a two-point conversion. With 8:55 left in the third quarter, the Eagles were ahead 8-7.

In only 37 seconds and two plays, the Eagles had their next six up on the board with a carry from Wentz, then a 15-yard keeper from senior quarterback Travis Cosby and an extra point from senior Austin Weaver. Canyon then led 29-7.

The Whitefaces had made it to the Eagles 28-yard line with 1:54 left in the game, Garcia threw an interception and senior Will Toliver ran it back 77-yards for a touchdown.  Austin Weaver’s kick settle the score at 36-7.

The varsity team will play Caprock this Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium. The JV and freshmen teams will also face the Longhorns Thursday night at 5 p.m., JV at Caprock and freshmen at Kimbrough.