At the end of the night Thursday the ultimate goal was accomplished by Texas quarterback commit Shane Buechele.

The 6-foot-2-inch, 185-pound four-star prospect led his Lamar Vikings to a 30-29 season-opening victory over Richland. The game was a struggle for Buechele, who was without his top wide receiver as Arkansas commit Kofi Boateng missed the game, as the Vikings needed a late interception return on a two-point conversion attempt to claim the victory.

Buechele went 8-for-17 for 117 yards and two touchdowns through the air and added 67 yards on the ground on 12 carries. More so than the numbers, Buechele's night was made especially rough due him chipping a tooth on a scramble.

Buechele gets a tooth knocked loose on a scramble, stays in game & drops 38yd TD pass on next play #kidstough #hookem pic.twitter.com/jWjEPJpHTZ — Jared Christopher (@JaredLChris) August 28, 2015



The good news about the oral mishap? It must have fired up Buechele, the No. 130-ranked prospect in the country according to the 247Sports Composite rankings, who fired a 38-yard touchdown pass on the next play.

Buechele and the Vikings are on the road next Friday against Keller Central.



