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The Waller Bulldogs celebrate winning their season finale at Waller ISD Stadium on Nov. 5, 2021. (Photo courtesy Alberto Mata Jr., www.instagram.com/ thezekom11)
On the cover: Quarterback Caleb Godfrey, a strong candidate for college ball, looks downfield for a receiver against the New Caney Eagles at Waller ISD Stadium, October 22, 2021. (Waller News photo by Creighton Holub)
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By Creighton Holub, WallerNews.com WALLER -- The Waller Bulldogs moved to 2-1 after decimating the Conroe Caney Creek Panthers, 41-14, last Friday night at Waller ISD Stadium. The Bulldogs are only one game behind the three undefeated teams in Class 5A, Division I, District 8. Waller rolls into its bye week this Friday, and returns to action at Magnolia West's Mustang Stadium (click for Google Maps) on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. Despite striking first, Conroe failed to keep up with the Bulldogs' scoring machine helmed by senior quarterback Caleb Godfrey. "I think you didn't see Caleb's best tonight," Head Football Coach Gene Johnson said, complimenting his passer. "We have two really good receivers on the outside. Caleb settled down and made some throws, and made some things happen for us. He is undoubtedly the leader of the team and he played well." The Bulldogs rattled off the entire 41 unanswered points until Conroe saved face with another touchdown in the fourth quarter. The feat comes a week after a heartbreaking 31-6 loss to district rival Cleveland. "We sure would like to be 3-0," Johnson said. "But I'm absolutely proud of the kids for bouncing back." The infamous pandemic virus had struck Waller late in the preseason, forcing the cancellation of a scrimmage and what would've been the season opener in Week 1.
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With it, COVID-19 robbed the Bulldogs of much needed game experience early in the season. "I'm just really proud of our coaches and kids," Johnson added. "COVID-19 kind of decimated us. I was the seventh coach to go down and missed 10 days on COVID-19." He mentioned that the seven coaches included both of the Bulldogs' offensive line coaches. The staff had to do patchwork to get the players ready for battle. "Our depth is really worrisome to us, so we've got to continue to coach every kid in the program and have a next-man-up mentality," Johnson said, echoing cues of the Texas A&M University's legendary 12th Man. "I was really proud of our kids for responding from last week's loss, but then we had some dings on the offensive line and had some young kids that had to go in. We needed to gain experience. So hopefully, we're catching up with some of that." The community showed its support during the Bulldogs' first district game at home this season. MaxPreps estimated the crowd at over 5,000. "(The strong sense of community is) why I'm here," Johnson said. "There's not many one-horse-towns left where it's a community school, and that was an appeal to me in coming here. Our fans, community, alumni and our school board, they're all about Waller High School. That was our intentions of having one big high school, and not splitting up right now, is to keep that family together as long as we can; and it's neat. We need to continue to grow that one-horse-town-community."
The Waller Bulldogs celebrate Alex Barrs' (14) 45-yard touchdown run with 4:55 left in the homecoming game to break the Magnolia shutout. With nine starters missing to injuries and COVID-19 precautions, the Bulldogs slipped to Magnolia 42-6. (Waller News photo by Creighton Holub)
Offensive Stats
Seth Farris (30) takes the handoff from Cash Shivers (left) and gains yardage for the Bulldogs against Magnolia at Waller ISD Stadium, Oct. 8, 2021. (Waller News photo by Creighton Holub)
Player Statistics: Passing- Caleb Godfrey: 75/164, 1,137 yards, 13 Touchdowns, 8 Interceptions. Rushing- Alex Barrs: 98 Carries, 455 yards, 3 TD. Caleb Godfrey: 75 Carries, 209 Yards, 4 TD. Josh Cadieux: 51 Carries, 185 Yards, 2 TD.
Receiving- Christian Smith: 19 Rec, 355 Yards, 4 TD. Austin Bice: 17 Rec, 358 Yards, 6 TD. Jaiden Carter: 11 Rec, 133 Yards, 2 TD. Alex Barrs: 11 Rec, 88 Yards, 1 TD.
Team Stats: (9 Games) 1,044 Rushing Yards, 1,186 Passing Yards, 2,230 Total Yards.
Defensive Stats
Bulldog defenders celebrate a fumble recovered by Izrael Rubio (21, on ground) to give Waller the ball back in their battle with the New Caney Eagles at Waller ISD Stadium, October 22, 2021. (Waller News photo by Creighton Holub)
2021 WALLER FOOTBA Name
Solo
Assist
TFL
Sack
Alexander, C
10
9
2
Garcia, J
23
10
10
Guiterrez, A
11
12
7
Hardman, J
1
2
0
Lee, D
5
0
2
Meza, A
3
5
0
Reed, C
0
0
0
Salter, D
0
2
0
Woodson, CJ
3
2
1
Bean, B
19
16
7
Gooden, C
14
14
3
Hya�, A
20
15
4
Reyna, J
8
10
1
Brooks, T
5
9
1
Cornejo, E
5
5
0
Jus�ce, T
44
28
5
Kern, G
28
29
5
Barrs, C
11
7
0
Brown, M
0
0
0
Edwards, M
11
4
0
Hubbard, T
0
3
0
Ma�hews, T
22
17
0
Noriega, C
25
13
1
Godfrey, C
0
0
0
24
20
0
1
1
0
Rubio, I. Tay Samuels-Johnson
ALL DEFENSIVE STATS Pressure
Fumble Rec.
Interception
PBU
0
4
1
0
0
2
6
1
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
1
0
3
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Special Teams Brice Steffey, senior, averaged 33 yards a punt on 32 punts.
Erik Cornejo, junior, did 37 kickoffs with an average of 45 yards per kick and converted 5 onside kicks. Erik was 19/21 on extra points and 6/9 on field goals. His longest field goal was 44 yards. Kristian Gonzalez, senior, went 100% on his 5 extra points.
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on a great season!
Ezra Barron (with towel) and Ezekiel Barron show their support for the Waller Bulldogs after the 2021 homecoming game. (Waller News photo by Creighton Holub)
Athletic prowess isn’t just on the field – a JV cheerleader flips airborne on the sidelines. (Waller News photo by Creighton Holub)
Waller football games are a community event and even the student sports medicine team gets in on the fun. (Waller News photo by Creighton Holub)
Waller cheerleaders Emma Hartley and Ashton Harvel celebrate with the football team after defeating Caney Creek at Waller ISD Stadium, Sept. 17, 2021. (Photo courtesy Raul Plata, facebook.com/WallerBulldogs)
2021 Homecoming Queen, Sofia Adams, escorted by her grandmother Carole Courtney, and Homecoming King Caleb Godfrey, escorted by his mother, Christine Godfrey, at Waller ISD Stadium, Oct. 8, 2021. (Waller News photo by Creighton Holub)
2021 Football Varsity Results Date
Opponent
Location
Score
Aug. 27
Bryan
Home
COVID-19
Sept. 3
Aldine
Away
62-0
Sept. 10
Cleveland
Away
6-31
Sept. 17
Caney Creek
Home
41-14
Sept. 24
Bye
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Oct. 1
Magnolia West
Away
14-53
Oct. 8
Magnolia
Home
6-42
Oct. 15
Porter
Away
14-7
Oct. 22
New Caney
Home
17-38
Oct. 29
College Station
Away
0-70
Nov. 5
Lufkin
Home
38-7
Class 5A - Division I, District 8 final standings 1. College Station (state finalist) 6. Lufkin 2. Magnolia West
7. Porter
3. Magnolia
8. Cleveland
4. New Caney
9. Caney Creek
5. Waller
*Top 4 teams enter playoffs*
Our special thanks to Coach Gene Johnson and his Bulldog staff!
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