Joe Kinsey
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The Mission Veterans Memorial (TX) football team might’ve lost 49-35 Friday night to Sharyland Pioneer (Mission, TX), but it took home a consolation prize in the form of one of the craziest high school touchdowns of the year. Vets quarterback Ricky Reyna’s rocket to receiver AJ Gonzaque (6-foot, 184 lbs.) took time to develop, but it resulted in a miraculous touchdown and it’s going to turn into a whole bunch of eyeballs for a 2022 quarterback and a 2021 receiver who has been receiving offers from FCS schools.
Reyna and Gonzaque don’t even have to beg teams to look at their tape. Tape finds recruiters when you turn in a Kyler Murray to DeAndre Hopkins type play. Eventually, Kyler and DeAndre see the clip on Instagram and give you a shoutout. That leads to low-level FBS schools taking notice. Good for everyone involved here. Pioneer gives up a miraculous play, but still wins. The Mission Veterans team gets national exposure. Everyone wins and the 2020 high school football season rolls on in Texas.
The catch heard around the state… @15Ricky7 finds @AJ_Gonzaque 😳😳💯💯 @SportsCenter @STFUnltd @Matt_Stepp817 #txhsfb #RSLFootball pic.twitter.com/aWUxQiSUB9
— RSL Network (@Riosportslive) November 21, 2020
The angle you didn't know you needed of @DeAndreHopkins' catch 👀💫
(via @AZCardinals) pic.twitter.com/gqIHKjexab
— ESPN (@espn) November 16, 2020
Because you can never have too many angles of this catch.@DeAndreHopkins x #RedSea pic.twitter.com/ANrOSiRbF6
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) November 17, 2020
Why is the Pro Football HOF logo on a field in Texas?
The field is named in honor of Tom Landry, a member of the Pro Football HOF. Landry grew up and played football in Mission, Texas, the site of the field named in his honor. He was a legendary high school player in Mission before he went on the excel at the University of Texas.