The Buffalos of Samuel Clemens stamped the Rattlers

QB Mac DiDomenico (2) running away from OLB Moses Alva (1)

The Buffalos of Samuel Clemens stamped the Rattlers

By Josephfer WilliamsSports Reporter On Friday night's district matchup between the San Marcos Rattlers versus the Samuel Clemens Buffalos, it was Clemens who walked away with the 58-24 victory. The Buffalos running attack was too much to handle for the Rattlers as the dynamic duo of Max DiDomenico and A’Mari Williams had a handfull of touchdowns together. Didomenico ended the game with five rushing touchdowns and Williams added three as […]

October 19, 2019 73

Rattler Football players wearing jersey numbers 15 and 89 in all purple talk to each other after a play.

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Rattlers Prepare For District Matchup Against Clemens With Positivity

By Jude McClaren Assistant Sports Director The San Marcos Rattler football team has another challenge ahead of them this Friday as they are matched up against the 24th ranked team in Texas according to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football, the Clemens Buffaloes. The Buffs are 5-1 on the season and undefeated in district play. The Rattlers will have an opportunity to get their first district win of the season in a […]

October 16, 2019 31

Rattlers setting up on offense while the Knights are on defense

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Steele Edges the Rattlers with Their Dominant Rushing Attack

By Josephfer WilliamsSports Reporter With both teams coming into their matchup 0-2 in the district, it was the Byron Steele Knights who came away with a 56-3 victory over the San Marcos Rattlers on Friday night. The Rattlers were able to take an early lead in the first quarter by kicking a field goal, but after that, it became clear why the Knights are one of the top teams in […]

October 12, 2019 51

Young men in Purple uniforms and helmets listen to their coaches.

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Rattlers Bring Community And Faith To Judson

By Jude McClarenAssistant Sports Director The San Marcos High School Rattler football team fell to the Judson Rockets Friday night in Converse, Texas, 62-14 bringing their record to 0-5 on the season. The Rattlers knew they had a challenge going into the game considering the Rockets were the 10th ranked team in the state of Texas according to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine. That challenge mainly came from De’Anthony Lewis […]

September 28, 2019 56

The rattlers are huddled up with their coaches on the field as they are preparing to play in overtime against east central high school.

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Rattlers Lose a Heartbreaker in Over Time

By Benjamin DraperSports Reporter The San Marcos Rattlers (0-4) fall to the East Central Hornets (3-1) 42-38 in overtime under the lights at Rattler Stadium on Sept. 20. It did not take long for the Rattlers to put points up on the board as Alex Garcia rolls out of the pocket to the left and throws a 75-yard bomb to star senior wide receiver Diego Cruz just 22 seconds into […]

September 21, 2019 36

San Marcos is wearing their purple uniforms as they drive the ball downfield against Laredo who is in the white uniforms with orange helmets.

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Rattlers Late-Comeback Comes Up Short Against Longhorns

By Benjamin DraperSports Reporter The San Marcos Rattlers lost their third consecutive regular-season game against the United Longhorns (2-1) by a score of 28-23 on Sept. 13. The Rattlers started the game off with the ball and had a productive first couple of offensive drives but were not able to capitalize with any points. After missing a field goal attempt earlier in the game, Daniel Marquez gave the Rattlers an […]

September 14, 2019 541

Pre-snap of a Jaguar play on the Rattler 36 yard-line. The Rattler defense is getting set on the line of scrimmage. The first down marker and a referee are visible in the picture watching the play.

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The Rattlers Travel to San Antonio for Saturday Night Football

By Garrett MartinSports Director The San Marcos Rattlers traveled to San Antonio on Sept. 7 to take on the Johnson Jaguars at Jerry Comalander Stadium. The Jaguars emerged victorious 49-14 after four quarters of quality football. The final score wasn’t entirely indicative of a game that was out of hand. In fact, San Marcos scored first on a 55-yard throw from senior quarterback Alex Garcia to senior wide receiver Diego […]

September 11, 2019 81

The offense in the white square up against the defense in red one yard away from the endzone

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Things Get Heated in Rattler Rivalry Game

By Mason MooreSports Reporter The San Marcos Rattlers opened the season with a rivalry game, just a few miles north of where they call home, against the Hays Rebels. With the sun just beginning to set behind the visiting bleachers, tension was high. After the Rattlers won the toss, they elected to receive, hoping to get early momentum swinging their way, however, that was not the case. After the Rattlers […]

August 31, 2019 43

San Marcos players wearing pads, helmets, and purple jerseys prepare to return a kickoff.

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San Marcos High School Rattler Football Preview

By Jude McClarenAssistant Sports Director After the the Rattlers went 9-1 and won a playoff game against the Westwood Warriors in 2017, San Marcos football lost 28 letterman and moved to district 26-6A which includes Texas high school football powerhouses Judson, Steele and Clemens. The year that followed for football at San Marcos high was difficult to say the least. The Rattlers had to rebound from one of its’ most […]

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