Llano Yellow Jackets varsity high school football game against the Hallettsville Brahmas at the Semifinals Playoffs at Birkelbach Field (Georgetown ISD Athletic Complex) in Georgetown, Texas on December 10, 2020. Hallettsville defeated Llano 53 - 28. (Photo: Ralph Arvesen)
The Llano High School football team’s historic 2020 season came to an end Dec. 10 in a 53-28 loss to Hallettsville in a Class 3A Division I state semifinal game.Llano Yellow Jackets
“Hallettsville is a good team,” Llano head coach Matt Green said. “We had to try to do some things to get back in it. Our kids fought, they battled all night. A semifinal run is something to be proud of, and I couldn’t be prouder of our kids, our coaches, and this community.”
In a season filled with new program records, what stands out for the Yellow Jackets (13-1, 4-0 District 13-3A Division I) are that they played in five postseason games, scored more than 500 points in a season, and won more games than any other previous Llano squad.
Llano had only one lead in the Thursday contest at 7-6 with just under 5 minutes left in the first quarter, courtesy of senior quarterback Case Kuykendall’s 4-yard run to the end zone. The key play was his 71-yard scamper to get to first and goal.
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Photos by Ralph Arvesen
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