Pieper edges out Boerne in Central Texas high school football thriller

San Antonio high school football powers clash in high-scoring 2024 season opener

The 2024 Texas high school football season opened on Thursday night. / Taylor Balkom

In a Central Texas high school football season-opening showdown, Pieper escaped with a win after a fourth quarter comeback.

The Warriors (1-0) beat Boerne 38-34 behind a five-touchdown effort from quarterback Cayden Keeth on Thursday night at Pieper's Warrior Coliseum.

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Boerne led by four at halftime, and pushed its lead to two possessions — 34-25 — early in the fourth quarter on a one-yard punch off of a direct snap to running back Adam Hicks.

Isaiah Champagne hauled in a 45-yard touchdown pass from Keeth untouched — his third TD catch of the night — to cut Boerne's lead to 34-31 with 10:13 left in the fourth.

If Pieper's forced fumble recovery with 2:48 left didn't seal the deal, Grant Oling did with an interception a minute later.

Stay with SBLive for live scores and game updates across the opening week of the 2024 Texas high school football season.

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2024 Texas high school football preview

Stay with SBLive's preseason coverage in the lead up to the 2024 Texas high school football season and the start of games on Thursday.

• Who are the 25 best teams in Texas, regardless of classification or association? Here are the SBLive Preseason Texas Power 25 rankings, as well as the 20 winningest active coaches.

• Who are the 100 most important high school football players in Texas? We scoured the state and counted down from 100 to 1: Part 1 (100-51) |Part 2 (50-1)

• We're taking a position-by-position look at the top players returning in the Lone Star State this fall, starting with 50 quarterbacks, 70 running backs, 40 wide receivers, 25 tight ends, 25 offensive linemen, 30 cornerbacks, 25 safeties, 45 linebackers and 25 kickers/punters.

• Finally, we examined offseason player movement and the 12 transfers that will have the biggest impact in the fall.

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