The Hays Rebels handled the Lehman Lobos, 27-7 Friday night in the regular season finale for both high school football teams. The Rebels go to the playoffs next Saturday against Huntsville, while Lehman missed its bid for the playoffs.

Though the Hays Rebels have dominated the Lehman Lobos in their first three meetings, Friday night’s game between those two teams has a different texture as Lehman guns for its first playoff berth.

In the past Lehman football coach Steve Davis couldn’t find kids to play quarterback. Now, the Lobos have two quarterbacks and a chance to strengthen a playoff bid Friday night against Lockhart at Bob Shelton Stadium.

The Lehman Lobos figure to have a good shot at breaking their 20-game losing streak in district football games Friday night, when Elgin visits Bob Shelton Stadium. Still seeking that first league win in four years of varsity football, the Lobos inch closer to that result.

Lehman made a move up through its short, tortured high school football history Friday night, beating Lanier, 42-24, for a school-record fourth win. The 4-0 Lobos are starting to look like a playoff contender in District 17-4A, but they still have to get that first district win.

The Lehman defense forced seven turnovers Friday night, enabling the Lobos to reach their first 3-0 start with an 18-11 win at San Antonio Edison Friday night.

The Lehman Lobos won their high school football opener Thursday night, thriving under the leadership of a sophomore quarterback and a senior wide receiver who ran hard when no one else would.

The Lehman Lobos open a new football season Thursday night in the same position as always, still hoping that they can win their first district game sometime in the next 11 weeks.