Navy quarterback Jackson Gutierrez remembers feeling like his back was up against the wall during his last visit to the Alamodome. Looking around the locker room at halftime, he could tell many of his Jay teammates were already exhausted.
Most of the Mustangs’ standouts were playing both ways in that Class 6A Division II regional semifinal playoff game, but Jay trailed powerhouse Dripping Springs by just seven points at halftime.
Gutierrez still recalls pushing his teammates to keep fighting, and he said he’ll never forget the two-point conversion try that he was certain had crossed the goal line. He accounted for all of the Mustangs’ touchdowns with three on the ground and one through the air, but Jay was eventually overwhelmed, and Gutierrez ended his high school career with a 50-27 loss to Dripping Springs on Nov. 25, 2023…