Bastrop’s offense is about as potent as it comes.
“It’s a matter of pick your poison,” said head coach Gerald Perry. “Unlike last year where teams could focus on (Auston) Shipley, it’s kind of a matter now of who do you want to not beat you.”
Just ask Corsciana, who gave up 501 passing yards. Or Sulphur Springs, who gave up 250 yards on the ground to the Bears, which was a season best.
What’s more impressive about Bastrop’s offense is the ability of each wide receiver to have a breakout game.
Robert “Buddy” Nunn did it in the regular season when he caught 11 catches for 265 yards, which is still the best performance in Central Texas by any wide receiver.
Josh Taylor had his career night against Corsicana on Josiah Monroe’s school-record breaking night of 501 yards through the air.
Taylor, who caught Bastrop’s winning touchdown last year against Westlake, had five catches for 132 yards and two touchdowns.
A week later, Nunn caught a season-high 18 passes, which was the most by any receiver all season, for 164 yards on a night when the Bears ran the ball 40 times.
This past week, Mason Foytik had his career night, catching 10 passes for 185 yards.
“All of them have the potential to have games like that,” Perry said. “We are really balanced as an offense.”