High school football: Hennessey whips Alva, wins District 2A-1 championship

“I think we are getting there,” Hennessey coach Rick Luetjen said. “We feel like we are starting to gel a little bit on offense and defense.

“A lot of young kids we started this year are starting to come around. We are excited about where we are at this point.”

The Eagles completed an unbeaten District 2A-1 schedule, losing only to Class 3A powers Jones and Kingfisher in non-district play.

Hill, who shared carries with Ivan Moreno the past two seasons, became the featured tailback this year with Moreno's graduation. The senior running back said this year's Eagles are just as good as the past two state title teams.

“I think we are lot closer (as a team),” said Hill, who scored on touchdown runs of 9 and 21 yards Thursday night. “I think we are just as talented as we were the past two years. I think we got a good chance to get three in a row.”

Hill carried the ball 33 times against the Goldbugs.

“He is a workhorse,” Luetjen said. “We knew this year coming in he was going to be the guy. He was not going to be trading snaps with Ivan this year. He has done a great job for us. He is starting to run a lot harder now and starting to get a feel for it.”