• Mike Forman •
• Originally published November 30, 2008 at 12:42 a.m., updated November 30, 2008 at 12:42 a.m.

CORPUS CHRISTI - Cuero receiver Robert Armstrong had an idea the Gobblers were going to throw the ball against La Feria, and he wasn't disappointed.

Armstrong caught six passes for 123 yards and three touchdowns, and Isaiah Glover added six catches for 117 yards and one touchdown as Cuero cruised to a 55-13 Class 3A, Division I quarterfinal win over the Lions on Saturday night at Buccaneer Stadium.

"All week in practice we've been throwing a lot and I was ready for this game," Armstrong said. "Our passing game's been looking good. We have a good quarterback and our receivers do what they need to do in the passing game."

The Gobblers rolled up 279 of their 507 total yards through the air while improving to 11-1 and advancing to the semifinals for the fourth time in five years. Cuero will play Waco La Vega, a 34-28 overtime winner over Navasota on Friday night. The semifinal game will be played Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Round Rock ISD Stadium.

"We had a good game plan coming in," said Cuero quarterback Tyler Arndt, who was 14 of 18, including the four touchdown passes. "They did a good job with the run early so we had to open it up a little bit with the passing game."

Cuero scored on all six of its possessions in the first half and had a commanding 42-7 lead at halftime. The Gobblers led 35-0 before La Feria (7-6) scored on a 19-yard pass from Colie Long to Alfredo Gonzalez.

Arndt threw touchdown passes 4, 11 and 69 yards to Armstrong, the latter coming on the final play of the second quarter, and a 32-yard scoring pass to Glover. The Gobblers also scored on runs of 4 and 7 yards by Brent Johnson.

"We got Isaiah involved and Chance (Harryman, who had two catches for 39 yards) too, and not just Robert and that's a good thing for us," Arndt said. "We've got to keep them going."

Armstrong also had three punt returns for 72 yards and just missed a fourth touchdown when he was ruled down on the La Feria 1-yard line after a 27-yard reception in the third quarter. Armstrong and Glover, who rushed one time for 8 yards, also played in a Cuero secondary that limited the Lions to 56 yards of passing through three quarters.

"Robert had a great game and Isaiah had a great game too," Cuero coach Mark Reeve said. "I thought all four of our secondary guys played really well. If they wouldn't have, we would have had trouble stopping them."

Cuero added 1-yard touchdown runs by Cole Pargmann in the third quarter and Troy Ruiz in the fourth quarter. The Lions recovered a Cuero fumble and scored on a 42-yard pass from Long to Randy Rodriguez with 23 seconds remaining in the game.

"We started off hot just like we did last week," Arndt said. "We got the momentum early and just took them out of the game."

Individual Statistics

Rushing - La Feria, Randy Rodriguez 8-10; Colie Long 7-6; Jonathan Perez 1-3; Stephen White 1-(-3); Raul Bowman 2-(-6); Julio Martinez 1-(-8). Cuero, Cole Pargmann 11-67; Brent Johnson 7-38; Jake Rangnoow 4-30; Tyler Arndt 4-28; Troy Ruiz 6-24; Mason Rickman 2-13; Andrew Thibodeaux 2-12; Marcus Delgado 1-10; Isaiah Glover 1-8; Team 1-(-2).

Passing - La Feria, Long 9-18-0 123; Bowman 3-12-0 20. Cuero, Arndt 14-18-0 279.

Receiving - La Feria, Alfredo Gonzalez 4-42; Martinez 4-32; Rodriguez 1-42; Justin Villalon 1-11; Orlando Flores 1-9; Aaron Villalon 1-7. Cuero, Robert Armstrong 6-123; Glover 6-117; Chance Harryman 2-39.

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