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FINAL: No. 3 Richmond Randle erases 21-point deficit, stuns No. 21 Iowa Colony in a Texas High School thriller

Despite early fumbles, junior RB Landen Williams-Callis put team on his back in epic comeback

Levi Payton

Despite two early fumbles, Richmond Randle star junior running back Landen Williams-Callis atoned for the turnovers and helped the Lions erase a 21-0 deficit to pull off a 49-42 victory over Iowa Colony in a home thriller on Thursday.
Despite two early fumbles, Richmond Randle star junior running back Landen Williams-Callis atoned for the turnovers and helped the Lions erase a 21-0 deficit to pull off a 49-42 victory over Iowa Colony in a home thriller on Thursday. / Photo by Tommy Hays

Tonight’s showdown in Richmond features a pair of state-ranked, undefeated teams in the No. 21 Iowa Colony Pioneers and No. 3 Richmond Randle Lions.

Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. at Traylor Stadium in Rosenberg.

The Pioneers (4-0) are coming off a 57-0 thumping of Baytown Lee and are led by junior quarterback Carson White, who has completed 42-of-58 passes this season for 617 yards, 14 touchdowns and three interceptions. He’s also carried the ball 24 times for 207 yards and four touchdowns.

Sophomore running back Aaron Tenner paces the Pioneers in rushing with 362 yards and five touchdowns on 47 carries. Iowa Colony has averaged 6.7 yards per carry as a team.

Four-star University of Houston commit Jayden Warren enters the game averaging 16.6 yards per catch and leads all Iowa Colony receivers with 17 catches for 282 yards and eight touchdowns. Senior receiver Ian Hill, averaging 17.1 yards per catch, has seven receptions for 120 yards and a pair of TDs.

Sophomore defensive back Kalen Simmons leads the Pioneers with 34 tackles while also chipping in an interception and a blocked punt this season. Three-star safety Kah’ni Watts, a Houston commit, has two of the team’s seven interceptions.

The Lions (4-0) moved up two spots in our latest High School on SI Texas Top 25 State Rankings after a 51-6 win over Fort Bend Marshall. They are guided by senior quarterback Tyler Skrabanek, who has completed 45-of-74 passes for 810 yards, eight touchdowns and three interceptions.

When Skrabanek is not throwing it, he’ll hand the ball off to one of the nation’s best junior running backs in Landen Williams-Callis, who has averaged 11.4 yards per carry through four games. Williams-Callis, who has 76 carries for 863 yards and 15 touchdowns, is rated by Rivals as the No. 2 junior running back in the country and No. 37 2027 prospect in the country.

He’s joined in the backfield by junior Amari Louisville, who has 26 rushes for 245 yards and four TDs.

Randle spreads the ball around in the passing game, led by senior receivers Ashton Johnson (11 receptions, 231 yards, three TDs), Cedrick McClintock (11-178-1) and Dacorian Rubin (7-171-2).

Senior Robert Bennett leads the Lions with two interceptions.

Iowa Colony's only two losses last season were to Richmond Randle.

Be sure to scroll down and refresh this page often for live scoring, highlights and updates from Thursday's game in the space below once it begins.

Top recruits

For Iowa Colony

Jayden Warren, WR, sr. – Four-star recruit; Committed to Houston

Kah’ni Watts, S, sr. – Three-star recruit; Committed to Houston

Aden Starling, WR, jr. – Three-star recruit; Committed to Houston

Carson White, QB, jr. – Three-star recruit; Holds 20 Division I offers

Jeremy Garner, S, sr. – Three-star recruit; Committed to San Diego State

Will Terry, LS, sr. – Three-star recruit; Committed to TCU

Dylan Thomas, S, fr. – Holds multiple Division I offers, including Houston and Texas Tech

Ian Hill, WR, sr. – Holds an offer from Pittsburgh

For Randle

Landen Williams-Callis, RB, jr. – Four-star recruit; Multiple Power 4 offers, including Texas and Oklahoma, who is rated the No. 2 junior RB in the nation by Rivals and the No. 37 prospect in the country

Noriel Dominguez, LB, sr. – Three-star recruit; TCU commit

Mason Mixon, TE, sr. – Holds 12 Division 1 offers

Ryan Mallory, LB, sr. – Defensive MVP in 2024; Holds an offer from Colorado

Live Updates

Teams

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2Q

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Final

(21) Iowa Colony

21

0

7

14

42

(3) Randle

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21

14

14

49

Pregame

The weather is great, the skies are clear, and teams are starting to take the field for tonight's Texas Game of the Week.

Iowa Colony won the opening toss and deferred. Richmond Randle to receive the opening kickoff.

First Quarter

Landen Williams-Callis returned the opening kickoff to the Lions' 35 to set up the game's opening drive.

FUMBLE! On the second play of the game, and his second run of the game, Williams-Callis broke two tackles but was stripped from behind and Iowa Colony's Jackson O'Quinn jumped on the ball at the Pioneers 43.

TOUCHDOWN! On third down, Carson White threw an absolute dime to wide receiver Ian Hill in the back right corner of the end zone for a 25-yard touchdown to give Iowa Colony a 7-0 lead with 8:37 to go in the first quarter.

Williams-Callis had a 30-yard kickoff return to set up Randle at its own 45.

FUMBLE! On the first play from scrimmage, Williams-Callis fumbled again. That's two fumbles on two consecutive carries, and Iowa Colony's Avery Hanson appeared to pick it up. The Pioneers start at their own 42.

TOUCHDOWN! Carson White took a keeper, ran over two defenders and powered his way into the end zone. The PAT gave the Pioneers a 14-0 lead with just over 6 minutes left in the first quarter.

FUMBLE! Patrick Oliver had a big return for Randle, but fumbled at the end of the return and Iowa Colony pounced on the ball at midfield with 6:06 left in the first quarter. That's three fumbles on three consecutive plays for the Lions. Wow.

TOUCHDOWN! The Carson White to Jayden Warren connection struck again. White threw a perfect dime to Warren at the goal line. A 28-yard touchdown made it 21-0, Pioneers, late in the first quarter. Iowa Colony capitalized on all three Lions turnovers.

PUNT! Iowa Colony forced a three-and-out and got the ball back at its own 36 with 1:54 left in the first quarter.

SACK! On the final play of the first quarter, Randle defensive lineman LJ Gonzales sacked White for a big loss to force a punt.

End 1: Iowa Colony 21, Richmond Randle 0

Second Quarter

PUNT! Iowa Colony opened the second quarter with a punt, and Randle began its drive at its own 32 with 11:55 left in the first half.

TOUCHDOWN! Randle finally got on the board. Running tempo with its offense, the Lions put the Pioneers defense on skates - and benefitted from a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty along the way - before Landen Williams-Callis powered through a defender from 1-yard out. Randle trimmed the deficit to 21-7 with 10:36 left in the second quarter.

Iowa Colony began the ensuing drive at its own 8 after a holding penalty.

SACK! On first down, Jalyn Burton got a 12-yard sack for Randle to set up second-and-22 for Iowa Colony with 7:42 left in the first half.

BAD SNAP! TURNOVER ON DOWNS! On a punt attempt, a bad snap went way over Carson White's head and he fell on it at his own 5. Richmond Randle is in business.

TOUCHDOWN! On the first play after the turnover on downs, Williams-Callis powered his way through a defender and scored his second touchdown. We have a game now. Iowa Colony's 21-0 lead is now 21-7 with 7:22 left in the first half.

BIG PLAY! With 5:50 left in the first half, Randle forced a third down incompletion, but after the play the Lions were flagged for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty to give the Pioneers a new set of downs.

INTERCEPTION! Carson White threw into triple coverage and put too much on it. Randle junior defensive back Julian Gerena made a slick over-the-shoulder catch at the Lions 6, and an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Iowa Colony after the play helped the Lions get some extra breathing room. This game has been wild.

BIG PLAY! Senior tight end Mason Mixon caught a long pass and dragged a defender inside the 20 to keep Randle cooking.

At the 2-minute warning, Richmond Randle faced third-and-6 from the Iowa Colony 15.

TOUCHDOWN! Randle quarterback Tyler Skrabanek rolled right and found Cedric McClintock for 11 yards wide open in the end zone. He got not one, but both feet down, and tied the game 21-21 with 1:21 left in the half.

With 14 seconds left in the half, Iowa Colony moved the ball to the Randle 33.

MISSED FIELD GOAL! On the final play of the half, Iowa Colony senior kicker Andres Vasquez attempted a 38-yard field goal with four seconds left, but it appeared to get partially blocked at the line of scrimmage and fell well short.

Halftime: Iowa Colony 21, Richmond Randle 21

Third Quarter

Iowa Colony began the second half with the ball at its own 23.

PUNT! A lengthy drive stalled at midfield for Iowa Colony and they punted it to the Randle 15 with 8:39 left in the third.

BIG PLAY! Landen Williams-Callis crossed the 5,000-yard mark for his career on a 47-yard run down to the Pioneers 38.

FUMBLE! Iowa Colony senior defensive tackle Daniel Swiney smashed Randle quarterback Tyler Skrabanek for a strip sack, and senior defensive end Randy Naylor III recovered it at his own 43. The play happened on fourth down.

PUNT! Iowa Colony punted it back to Randle's 28 with 4:55 left in the third.

TOUCHDOWN! Randle took its first lead of the game on a 3-yard run with 3:06 to go in the third quarter to give the Lions a 28-21 lead.

BIG PLAY! Iowa Colony running back Aaron Tenner broke off a long run on third down, breaking some big tackles and was finally brought down at the Randle 14.

TOUCHDOWN! Iowa Colony responded on an 11-yard touchdown run by Carson White. The PAT tied the game 28-28 with 22 seconds left in the third. To this point, the game has been a thriller.

BIG RETURN! On a pooch kick, Cedric McClintock took the kick at his own 25 and returned it to the Iowa Colony 40 with 13 seconds left in the third. He had one man to beat and got tripped up.

TOUCHDOWN! With 7 seconds left in the third quarter, Williams-Callis took a second-down handoff, ran right, stuck his foot in the ground, cut up the field and raced 40-yards untouched to give Randle the lead back to close the third quarter. Randle leads 35-28.

End 3: Richmond Randle 35, Iowa Colony 28

Fourth Quarter

Iowa Colony got a huge return from Jeremy Garner II down inside the Randle 10, but a holding call brought it back to near midfield.

TOUCHDOWN! On fourth-and-goal from the 1, Carson White barely got across the line on a keeper and the PAT tied the game at 35-35 with 7:51 remaining. The Pioneers had first down at the 1 and had to fight for that final yard. White got stuffed on two tush push attempts, then Tenner was denied on a run at the 1 before White fought his way in.

TOUCHDOWN! On the first play from scrimmage for Randle after the touchdown from Iowa Colony, Randle's Landen Williams-Callis dipped his shoulder, ran over a defender and then sprinted 69 yards, pulling away from defenders for the go-ahead TD. It's the fifth touchdown tonight from Williams-Callis. Randle leads 42-35 with 7:34 left. Williams-Callis is amazing.

BIG PLAY! On fourth down from the Randle 31, Iowa Colony quarterback Carson White threw a swing pass to Jayden Warren and Warren got 9 yards to move the chains. It was a huge play with just over 6 minutes to go.

TOUCHDOWN! One play after fumbling at the goal line (he appeared to be in, got hit and the ball popped out, but Iowa Colony jumped on it at the 1), Carson White ran in on a 1-yard keeper and tied the game back at 42-42 with 4:43 left.

KEY PLAY! Richmond Randle fumbled the ensuing kickoff, but got lucky and fell on the ball at its own 31 with 4:41 to go.

KEY PLAY! On fourth down, Williams-Callis took a direct snap in a punt formation and ran around the edge for a first down inside his own territory.

At the 2-minute warning with 1:54 left, Randle faced third down at Iowa Colony's 32.

TOUCHDOWN! With 1:14 remaining, Landen Williams-Callis took a handoff up the middle, broke an ankle tackle and sprinted 27 yards to break the tie. Randle leads 49-42 and Williams-Callis has six rushing touchdowns.

Iowa Colony was set to begin a drive at its own 40 after a pooch kick with 1:12 left, but officials ordered a re-kick and Iowa Colony instead started at its own 24

BIG PLAY! On fourth down and 10, Carson White called his own number and ran for 18 yards out to the Pioneers 42 with 42 seconds remaining. He then found Jayden Warren down to the 37 on a pass.

SACK! TURNOVER ON DOWNS! On fourth down with less than 20 seconds left, Randle's LJ Gonzales and Jael Benard combined on a sack to effectively end it. What. A. Game.

Final: Richmond Randle 49, Iowa Colony 42

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Levi’s sports journalism career began in 2005. A Missouri native, he’s won multiple Press Association awards for feature writing and has served as a writer and editor covering high school sports as well as working beats in professional baseball, NCAA football, basketball, baseball and soccer. If you have a good story, he’d love to tell it.

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