The No. 8 ranked Cuero Gobblers (11-1, 3-1) stood up to the test Friday night at Yoakum High. They wire-to-wire and defeated the Gonzales Apaches 35-14 in the area round of the 4A D2 UIL Texas Football State Playoffs. Cuero senior quarterback Jaxxon Marie did not play in last week’s playoff game due to injury [.].