WIMBERLEY — It would be easy to judge Wimberley quarterback Cody Stoever by the impressive stat lines he delivers each week during the football season.
His numbers from this past season need no explanation: 2,992 passing yards with 41 touchdown passes, 1,585 rushing yards with 32 more touchdowns. In his final game, a 35-33 loss to Bellville in a Class 4A Division II state semifinal, he was responsible for 470 of the Texans’ 477 yards.
For his season-long resiliency and production, Stoever was selected the Austin-area offensive player of the year on the American-Statesman’s annual All-Central Texas Football Team, our annual squad that this year honors nearly 70 area players.
Wimberley quarterback Cody Stoever, sitting in the Texans’ locker room, is the American-Statesman offensive player of the year after accounting for 73 total touchdowns and leading his team to the Class 4A Division II state semifinals. This year’s All-Central Texas team honors nearly 70 Austin-area players.
But there is a story behind every amazing achievement, and Stoever’s started when he injured his right thumb early in the first quarter of the state semifinal.
Stoever had no intention of leaving the most important game of the season.
He finished the night by scoring all five of Wimberley’s touchdowns, including a short run with 43 seconds left to trim the Texans’ deficit to 35-33. On the ensuing 2-point conversion, he dove for the goal line but was ruled down an inch short. He’s seen that play “hundreds of times” on video.
“I thought I got in,” Stoever said this past week.
The day after the game, X-rays revealed a broken wrist. Ligaments were “torn off the bone,” said Christina Stoever, his mother. He was fitted with a cast three days after the game. It was removed this past Monday and he’ll wear a brace for two more weeks.
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Author : Austin American-Statesman
Publish date : 2024-01-14 13:01:37
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