​Medina Valley’s Kourtney Bratcher (34) rumbles thru the Warren line. Medina Valley defeated Warren 63-20 on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026 at Gustafson Stadium. (Ronald Cortes/for the San Antonio Express News)
Medina Valley’s juggernaut offense racked up 401 yards rushing and eight scores on the way to a 63-20 rout of Warren Saturday at Gustafson Stadium.A trio of Medina Valley runners – senior quarterback Hunter Hurtado and junior running backs Kourtney Bratcher and Jayden Salas-Adonay – combined for all eight rushing scores as the Panthers (2-0) rolled up 50-plus points for the second consecutive game.Medina Valley put on a similar performance in a 59-21 season-opening win over Churchill last week.Hurtado and Bratcher each rushed for over 100 yards Saturday, with Hurtado running for 140 yards and two touchdowns. Bratcher added 101 yards and three scores, with Salas-Adonay also scoring three times on 66 yards rushing.Hurtado credited a stout offensive line for Medina Valley’s early season offensive explosion.”It starts with the guys up front,” Hurtado said. “They work their butts off every week. Without them we wouldn’t be us. We just run downhill and we’re physical. So, we’re going to get after it every run.”Hurtado said having multiple players who can score at any time makes it difficult for opponents to defend Medina Valley’s rushing attack.”As a defense, you got to prepare for all of us,” Hurtado said. “You can’t just lock in on one guy. There are multiple guys on this team that have the ability to score, so it’s tough for defenses just to plan for us.”Medina Valley coach Andrew Britt said the Panthers’ offense starts with the leadership of Hurtado, who is in his first season as the team’s starting quarterback.”Hunter Hurtado is a phenomenal football player,” Britt said. “He paid his dues and he played a lot in the playoffs (last year), and now it’s his time to shine. I can’t say enough about him. He leads. He has become a better leader. It rolls through him. I can’t speak enough about Kourtney Bratcher and Jayden Salas (Adonay), they work extremely well together.”FOOTBALL SCORES:Check out Saturday’s San Antonio-area high school football scores and statsMedina Valley jumped to a 28-6 lead at halftime, boosted by a defense led by 6-5, 260-pound end Rhys Wheeler and tackle Michael Holland, who created havoc early against Warren (1-1), creating turnovers that led to the Panthers’ first two scores.Wheeler and the Medina Valley defensive front pressured Warren quarterback Mac Anderson to throw an early interception to Holland, who lumbered his way for 31 yards to the Warren 3-yard line, setting up a Hurtado 3-yard touchdown run with 7:35 left in the first quarter.Later in the opening quarter, Wheeler sacked Anderson, jarring the ball from the Warren quarterback, with Medina Valley linebacker Slate Crisp recovering the fumble at the Warren 8.  Two plays later, Bratcher scored on a 1-yard dive for a 14-0 Medina Valley lead on the opening play o