ROBERT LEE – The Class A Division I No. 4 May Tigers, fresh off their fifth consecutive district championship, made quick work of the District 14 runner-up Irion County Hornets with a 46-0 Region IV bi-district championship victory Friday night.

Defensively, District 13 champion May recorded its fifth shutout of the season as the Tigers limited Irion County (9-2) to just 42 total yards on 33 snaps with two takeaways as Rory Bustamante and Hayden King both recovered Hornet fumbles.

Offensively, May finished with 276 total yards – 225 on the ground and 51 yards through the air – with no turnovers.

Isidro Salinas rushed for 69 yards and a 26-yard touchdown, Bustamante added 39 yards and a 2-yard touchdown, Aaron McGinn contributed 35 yards and a 2-yard touchdown, Damian Salinas tallied 28 yards, Kaden Halk logged 27 yards with a 9-yard scoring run, Korbin Bass registered 17 yards with a 4-yard touchdown, and both Cade Lindley and Hagan Hester rushed for 5 yards apiece.

Through the air, Bustamante connected on both his pass attempts for 51 yards and a touchdown – 24 yards to Keith Cross. Chris Flenniken hauled in a 27-yard reception.

Standouts defensively included Isidro Salinas (7 tackles, 1 pass defended, 3 tackles for loss), Flenniken (4 tackles, 2 tackles for loss), Brian Kunkel (4 tackles, 1 fumble caused, 1 tackle for loss), Bustamante (3 tackles and a fumble recovered), Harrell (2 tackles and a fumble caused), Hayden King (2 tackles, a fumble recovered, 1 tackle for loss), and Damian Salinas, Korbin Bass, and Kaysen King (1 tackle each).

Next up for May (10-1) is Jonesboro (10-1) – a 54-8 winner over Nueces Canyon – at 6:30 p.m. Friday in Dublin in the Class A Division I Region IV semifinals.

(Story by Derrick Stuckly of Brownwoodnews.com)