Karnes City tops Dilley 40-20 in season finale

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  DILLEY WOLVES FOOTBALL 

Dilley closed out its 2022 football season with a 40-20 loss to Karnes City on Friday, October 28.

The Wolves ended the year on a four game losing streak and went 1-5 in District 15-3A, Division II to finish sixth in the standings.

“We came out flat in the first half,” DHS Athletic Director and Head Football Coach David Silva said. “We moved the ball well, we just couldn’t finish drives. We played much better in the second half.

“We will have a great nucleus coming back and a good young junior varsity squad that will be ready for Friday nights.”

The Wolves were hampered by a tough first half and found themselves down 27-0 before they cracked the scoreboard.

Esai Lozano hauled in a 17-yard touchdown pass from Seth Cano as Dilley ended the shutout and cut into the margin to make it 27-6 in the second quarter.

Karnes City scored another touchdown before the half to increase the lead to 33-6 at the half. The Badgers then tacked on another touchdown in the third as the lead ballooned to 40-6 going into the fourth quarter.

Dilley’s offense finally found its footing in the final stanza, scoring twice to cut into the lead.

Cano had a one-yard scoring run to make it 40-12 and then found Dorian Aranda on a 20-yard strike as they cut it to 40-20.

Cano went three of ten passing for 56 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Aranda led the offense with 86 total yards and a touchdown. He rushed for 66 yards on six carries and also had a reception for 20 yards and a score.

Karnes City rolled up 495 yards of offense and 19 first downs while Dilley was limited to 148 yards and nine first downs.

The Badgers turned the ball over three times, fumbling twice and throwing an interception.

Roman Martel led the defensive effort for the Wolves as he recorded 12 total tackles, including two for a loss. Aiden Gonzalez had ten tackles while Diego Torres recorded three tackles, one for a loss and also recovered a fumble.

Dilley wraps up the season 2-8 overall and 1-5 in league play.