One step closer
McCallum run over the Raiders to set up virtual playoff game against Crockett for Homecoming
DAWGHOUSE: Varsity football players charge out of the McCallum banner after halftime, leading the Reagan Raiders 28-3. Photo by Gregory James
November 1, 2018
The Knights were back to form in their crucial win over the Reagan Raiders, 49-11.
The Knights were able to strike quickly with a 76-yard touchdown run by Deron Gage to make the score 7-0. The Knights then forced Reagan to a three and out on the Raders’ first possession of the game. The Knights then drove close to the end zone on their next possession but fumbled the ball short of the goal line, giving the ball back to the Raiders.
The Raiders, backed into their own end zone nearly gave up a safety and eventually punted to the Knights. Darius Lewis returned the punt for the Knights’ second score of the game. Gabe Williams recovered a Reagan fumble to start the second quarter, setting up a Deron Gage touchdown run. The Raiders responded with a field goal to make the score 21-3 close to the end of the first half. The Knights, however, were not done with their first-half scoring.
Cole Davis ran 42 yards tiptoeing down the Knight sideline to make the score 28-3 at half. Coming out of halftime the McCallum offense picked up where it left off, scoring three more touchdowns, all thanks to Jalen Sutton. The Reagan offense was able finally to find the end zone in the fourth quarter and added a two-point conversion to make the final score, 49-11. The victory provided a much-needed district win for the Knights, who face Crockett in the homecoming game for the school. The Cougars hold a one-game edge on the Knights in the standings, making the game a must-win if they want to make the playoffs this season.
The team can use the momentum they got from this game next week. The game will be important for the football team and for fans, as it is homecoming week.
“We have got to build off this momentum,” offensive coordinator Jacob Alvarez said. “We have to have another good week of practice, having everybody there.”
We have got to build off this momentum
— offensive coordinator Jacob Alvarez
As for the rest of the district, Seguin (6-2, 5-0) has pulled ahead of the other contenders in district, after they edged Dripping Springs at home (6-2, 4-1) to become the sole undefeated team left in district. LBJ (6-2, 4-1) had a bye week this week, and Crockett (4-4, 3-2) shut out Travis (0-8, 0-5), 57-0, at House Park.
The Knights remain in crunch time for the rest of the regular season.
“We played a great game on both sides of the ball,” senior running back Deron Gage said. “It all started with a great week in practice. Our practice habits are getting better, and it’s showing on the field. We’ll be practicing at House Park for the week so we can prepare for the game and come out with a win.”
Video by Gregory James and Steven Tibbetts.
![A PRIDE-FUL WEEK OF CELEBRATION:
As part of AISDs week-long celebration of PRIDE, students of the McCallum Spectrum Club worked to create a week full of activities, prizes and helping hands to support the schools LGBTQ+ community. The club is widely available for anyone to join, and specializes in creating a safe space for students to share and give advice. While Pride month itself isn’t until June, AISD designates one week in March to celebrate and commemorate the importance of this part of the student body.
As part of the week of festivities, the club held a booth in the front hall handing out pride stickers, pins and merch to passers by. For junior Zane Joly, the booth idea was brought up as a way for students to engage with one another, and connect with the community.
“I call out to people in the halls, ‘hey, do you want stickers?’” Joly said. “We just give out free pride stickers and sometimes other free pride merch to the students of Macallum because everybody likes pride stickers.”
While the week itself is packed with a variety of different activities, the overall goal is to bring students closer together and create a safer environment for self expression at McCallum.
“The idea for the student panel largely came from the black [history] student panel that is done during Black History Month,” Joly said. “And the idea for giving out free stuff was developed at Spectrum last year.”
Joly is not only a member of the Spectrum club, but also holds a leadership position giving them a more hands-on role with the projects and Pride Week activities.
“McCallum has a very high queer population,” Joly said. “I think Its nice that we get a chance to celebrate Pride because Pride Month is during the summer, and I think its just a nice thing for the community and getting to just celebrate it.”
While the merch table at lunch was only a small part of the numerous parts of McCallum’s Pride week, for Joly this small impact made all the difference.
“The purpose of Pride is to make people not feel alone and to make them feel safe,” Joly said. “The goal is [to make people] happy about a part of themselves that theyre often conditioned to not feel good about.”
Caption by Chloe Lewcock. Photo by Shila Gill.](https://macshieldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/53597258192_6e7168d8ae_o-1-600x338.jpg)
![BACKGROUND IN THE BUSINESS: Dressed by junior designer Kaitlyn Gerrie, senior Chamila Muñoz took to the “Dreamland” runway this past weekend. While it was her first time participating in the McCallum fashion show, Muñoz isn’t new to the modeling world.
I modeled here and there when I was a lot younger, maybe five or six [years old] for some jewelry brands and small businesses, but not much in recent years,” Muñoz said.
Muñoz had hoped to participate in last year’s show but couldn’t due to scheduling conflicts. For her senior year, though, she couldn’t let the opportunity pass her by.
“It’s [modeling] something I haven’t done in a while so I was excited to step out of my comfort zone in a way,” Muñoz said. “I always love trying new things and being able to show off designs of my schoolmates is such an honor.”
The preparation process for the show was hectic, leaving the final reveal of Gerrie’s design until days before the show, but the moment Muñoz tried on the outfit, all the stress for both designer and model melted away.
“I didn’t get to try on my outfit until the day before, but the look on Kaitlyn’s face when she saw what she had worked so hard to make actually on a model was just so special,” Muñoz said. “I know it meant so much to her. But then she handed me a blindfold and told me I’d be walking with it on, so that was pretty wild.”
Caption by Francie Wilhelm.](https://macshieldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/53535098892_130167352f_o-600x400.jpg)
Lily Dashner • Nov 6, 2018 at 9:59 pm
I really like how the McCallum football team works hard and is able to meat there goal. The football team should be proud of how hard they have worked this season, and I would like to give a shout out to coach Gamerdinger, he should be proud of how hard he has worked to coach this team. Deron Gage should be proud of himself, from what i understand he has been the star of this season when it comes to mac football. And the whole team should be proud of themselves they worked really hard nice job Knights!
Frances Arellano • Nov 6, 2018 at 9:51 pm
I love the article and the photos. It showed the spirit of the players trying to win.
Max Pipkin • Nov 6, 2018 at 10:41 am
I think that this article was great in showing and telling you all the facts and stats from the game
Max Pipkin • Nov 6, 2018 at 10:40 am
I think that this article shows great excitement of beating Reagan by the large score of 49-11
Anonymous • Nov 6, 2018 at 10:25 am
Great photos and story. I’m happy that the McCallum Knights beat the Reagen by 30 something points. Overall great video and photos
Madelynn Niles • Nov 5, 2018 at 8:03 pm
All of these photos are BEAUTIFUL — I love the coloring and composition! They both captured moments of this crucial game really well.
Jacob Kuhlenbeck • Nov 5, 2018 at 2:48 pm
I think the article and photos showed the excitement of being playoff bound very well.