Big-man touchdown swings Texas high school football rivalry game

A&M Consolidated's Vakapuna Foketi stripped a College Station ball carrier for a touchdown

A&M Conslidated took down rival College Station Friday night / Dustin Nguyen

A&M Consolidated High School defensive lineman Vakapuna Foketi did what all defensive lineman dream of doing: scoring a touchdown.

In a rivalry game against College Station, Foketi stripped the opposing ball carrier and ran all the way to the end zone.

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It was a critical play. The game was tied at 14 in the fourth quarter, and A&M Consolidated went on to win 34-20.

🐅 Touchdown @ConsolFootball 🐅

Big #99 Vakapuna Foketi makes the play of the night so far. He strips the running back and rumbles all the way to the house. A massive swing in momentum here. Tigers lead.

A&M Consolidated 21
College Station 14
7:06 | 4th#TXHSFB pic.twitter.com/YJY5O0uXVk

— Ryan Brauninger (@R_Brauninger) September 21, 2024

Vakapuna is a 6-foot-1, 286-pound nose guard, but this isn't his first time in the end zone. Last week, he caught a touchdown pass against Weiss.

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The Texas State Technical College Play of the Week for Week 3 is A&M Consolidated's @VakapunaFoketi's big-man touchdown grab!@TSTCstrong | @ConsolFootball | @CSISDAthletics | @Texan_Live | #TXHSFB https://t.co/8gDuvc4Xtm pic.twitter.com/5gwXRTVDlL

— Dave Campbell's Texas Football — TexasFootball.com (@dctf) September 16, 2024

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