Westlake's Playoff Machine Rolls On: Patton Jones Throws Five Touchdowns in a Shutout That Was Over Before Halftime

Westlake scored on its first four possessions and led 42-0 at the half. This wasn't a game — it was a demonstration.

Westlake's bi-district playoff opener against Hays was functionally over after one quarter. The Chaps scored on their first four possessions, Patton Jones threw five touchdowns in the first half alone, and the Hays Hawks didn't cross midfield until two minutes remained before halftime. The final read 45-0, and the backups played the entire second half. Jones was surgically efficient: 8-of-11 passing for 225 yards and five scores in 24 minutes of work. His only misfire was a second-quarter interception, sandwiched between touchdown drives. He also added 40 rushing yards. The stat line is the kind of thing that gets quietly screenshotted by college scouts — not because it's flashy, but because the efficiency against a live defense in a playoff setting is hard to manufacture. The receiving corps distributed the damage evenly. Caden Berry hauled in three catches for 101 yards, including a 69-yard score where he simply beat his man clean. Gabe Quanstrom caught two balls for 56 yards, both touchdowns — including a 48-yarder that pushed the lead to 42-0. Running back CJ Jones opened the scoring with a rushing touchdown and added a 20-yard receiving score for good measure. Cooper Jones contributed 67 total yards. The defense was the quieter story but arguably the more important one. Hays ran 30 minutes of football without once threatening the Westlake end zone. The Hawks finished their season 6-5, and nothing about Thursday suggested they belonged on the same field. Westlake's defensive unit didn't just win — it erased. Anton Kopp's third-quarter field goal was the only scoring after halftime, a footnote that says more about Westlake's depth chart management than anything competitive. The Chaps pulled starters early enough that the second half was essentially a controlled scrimmage. Westlake moves to 10-1 and will face either San Antonio Pieper or San Antonio Churchill in the area round next week. For a program with dynasty-level expectations, this was the baseline performance: dominant, clinical, and finished before the crowd settled in. The real tests come later in the bracket. Thursday was about execution, and on that count, Westlake left nothing on the table.