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Friday, August 29, 2008
The 5TH QUARTER: Aug. 29, 2008
SCOREBARD, etc.
All right, let’s check out what games we’ve gotten called in so far!
Saving the best for last … Hearne-Bremond? Yep, this is the most almost-symmetrical box you’ll ever see, with six in the first and second, 13 to 12 in the third and no scoring in a nailbiting fourth. Last year’s state semifinalists held on for a 25-24 win against Hearne.
All of Hearne’s scores were big plays, including a 75-yard punt return, a 56-yard pass and a 39-yard run. (The Eagles managed only 7 first downs all night.) But LiDarrel Bailey and Jacob Yezak kept the Tigers true with 2 and 1 score, respectively.
We’ll have to mention kicker Dylon Lindley — his boot on the last score of the third quarter was the difference in the game after both teams had failed to manage a two point-conversion on 7 previous scores.
You might’ve been skeptical about Itasca’s ranking in the preseason poll, but that was before the Wampus Cats pasted Holland, 50-6, tonight behind 300 yards of rushing.
Desmond Guy went for 225 on the ground with two scores. The Cats might want to be wary on defense, though — Holland’s Clayton Ash threw for 150 yards. Another fumblerific game with 8 total, as well as 2 Holland INTs.
We don’t know what happened to Midway tonight, as John Hubert doesn’t even show up in the stats leaders in the Panthers’ 17-7 loss to Alvarado. Rising star Trey Graham hauled in 3 catches for 36 yards, though, and QB Cory Holmes passed for nearly 100 yards.
In an awesome-looking shootout, we’ve got to call the name of Connally’s Reggie Richardson, who scored 3 TDs behind 174 rushing in the Cadets’ 41-37 loss to Cameron.
Connally was up 34-21 at the break, but could only muster a field goal in the fourth. The Cadets’ Justin Crow deserves a nod as well for his 7-tackle defensive effort.
Groesbeck-Madisonville was a slugfest, with nearly 500 total yards of rushing on the night. This one was 7-6 Groesbeck at the half, then 13-12 Goats in the third, but the Mustangs scored 12 unanswered for a 24-13 win.
A little bit of sloppy play in this one, as each team had four fumbles apiece. Penalties raise an eyebrow too — 110 for Groesbeck and 72 for M’ville.
Salado looked awfully sharp in swatting playoff contender West tonight, 26-0. 15 first downs to 3, 207 passing yards to 27, 169 rushing yards to 35 — that pretty much tells the story. Eagles QB Garret Ward had more than 250 total yards.
I’m not gonna be able to contain my excitement — seriously — about a Moody win in the first week. The Bearcats came back late after jumping out early to post a 19-15 win.
Hayden Coffey went 61 yards for Moody’s first score, and QB Nate Wilburn added a 30-yard strike to get the Cats out to a quick 12-0 lead in the first quarter. But Thrall snuck back to get up 15-12 until Wilburn found Ricky Syler on a 12-yard TD pass in the last period. Both teams posted big rushing numbers (192 for Thrall, 175 for Moody) and the Bearcats’ Walter Hammond went over 100 yards.
It was a tight one tonight as Mexia snuck past Gatesville at the Hornets’ nest, 15-14. Wackiness ensued on the points-after as Mexia ran it in after its first score, Gatesville’s kick failed on its first, then the Hornets got back to square up 14-8 in the third.
The game all came down to Mason Alvarado’s true boot with 43 seconds left for the Blackcats. Gatesville’s Zane Evans racked up 2 sacks and Cody Sheet ran for 88 yards for the Hornets. Mexia’s Trae Davis was 16-for-25 passing for 120 yards to lead the offensive players.
10:40 PM: We’ve got video! Thanks to our new partnership with News Channel 25 (KXXV-TV), we can now bring you highlight reels from tons of local games every Friday night here on WacoTrib.com.
You’ll be able to find the video on our homepage or our high school sports page.
10:17 PM: Mart makes it uneventful in the late going, and quietly runs out the clock for a 24-14 win over Chilton.
10:05 PM: Fairfield finally gets on the scoreboard. Dalton Piske goes over left side from 2 yards out. PAT fails, and China Spring leads 49-6 with 7:51 remaining.
9:59 PM: Chilton can’t stop scoring — 2 points, anyway. Mart, deep in its own territory, elects to take a safety rather than get a punt blocked. They lead 24-14 with 8:16 left.
9:57 PM: Finals: Waco High 35-6 over San Marcos, La Vega 35-6 over Marlin. We’ve also got a few six-man finals on our Friday night scoreboard — and we’ll be uploading stats all night long, so check back for boxscores as fast as we can get them online.
9:54 PM: Watch out, 7-3A: China Spring now leads 49-0 after Travis Veselka goes up the middle for a 12-yard scoring run. 9:24 left to play.
9:53 PM: Marlin gets on the board as Darrel Washington hauls in an 11-yard pass from Charles Hitchens. Run failed.
9:52 PM: DeAndre Thompson is leaving McGregor in his dust as he scores again. Coogs up 27-0 with 7:51 left.
9:51 PM: I’m no 6-man expert, but Dallas Covenant beating Blum, 38-36, seems like an upset to me.
9:42 PM: Matt Hicks scores his third rushing touchdown of the evening, a 7-yarder, and kicks the extra point to put China Spring up 42-0 over Fairfield. 1:35 left in third quarter. — from John Hillman
9:40 PM: Chilton’s Xavier Shaw isn’t giving up yet, as he breaks free on a 51-yard TD run to close the gap to 24-12 behind Mart. The 2-point run failed. 3:59 left in the third.
9:38 PM: One play, one score. Denzel Mitchell hauls in a Kollin Kahler pass for a TD, and then the Lions get an excessive celebration penalty. Heh. The penalty is assessed on the PAT, but Ernesto Guevara can handle the 35-yard kick no sweat. It’s 35-6 Lions.
9:36 PM: Score one for special teams — there’s a mad scramble for the Lions’ pooch kick and Waco High comes up with the ball on the San Marcos 14.
9:33 PM: Put this one in the books. Keyshawn Russell streaks 44 yards to the house — on a fullback dive — to put Waco High up 28-6.
9:25 PM: Take a break, Chad Ward. La Vega’s Arron Brandon puts the Pirates up 35-0 with a 42-yard interception return. 3:22 left in the 3rd.
9:24 PM: John Hillman reports: Mike Hicks gets his share of gridiron glory by returning the opening second-half kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown. Bell passes to Travis Veselka for 2 points, and China Spring leads 35-0 with 11:45 left in third quarter.
9:22 PM: But Chilton gets on the board with a kickoff return for a score! That makes it 24-6 with about 8 and a half minutes left. Montreze Landrum took it to the house — do they ever run out of Landrums in Chilton?
9:21 PM: Brice Cherry reports from Mart-Chilton that Jakeem Hoffman had an 11-yard TD run to put the Panthers up 24-0. It was made possible by Mart’s third fumble recovery of the game.
9:18 PM: I have a hunch we’ve got a Player of the Week nominee, as La Vega’s Chad Ward gets his fourth TD of the game to put the Pirates up 28-0 over Marlin. (Danzel Wilson added a 2-point run to get the score looking right.)
9:14 PM: Worth noting — Waco High and San Marcos have been virtually penalty-free all game. And the Lions haven’t given up any points since the first drive of the game.
Looking for photos from Waco ISD Stadium? We’re uploading plenty of shots of fans in the stands. Action photos a bit later. Keep checking WacoTrib.com.
9:12 PM: Rosebud-Lott continues to score, Ben Guthrie hauling in a 22-yard catch to put the Cougars up 20-0 over McGregor with 5:16 left in third.
9:07 PM: Charles Silmon takes it to the house! He goes 63 yards — presumably to 1-up Toylon Clark. That’s doubly, maybe triply impressive against San Marcos’ speedy defense and considering how far he’s come from last year’s knee injury.
9:02 PM: Midway’s coming back on Alvarado, now trailing 10-7. According to the FW Star-Telegram: With 8 seconds left in the first half Ahmad Dixon of Midway returned a kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown to cut Alvarado’s lead to 3.
8:55 PM: One play, one score! Toylon Clark takes it all the way through a gaping hole on the right side, courtesy of Bronshae’Keon Dugas and The High’s offensive line. That’s nearly 60 yards. Lions are up 14-6.
8:55 PM: Waco High’s Denzel Mitchell continues a trend of good returns for the Lions special teams. The Lions have the ball at their 45 to start the second half.
8:45 PM: The C-Sun says Blooming Grove is having its way with Wortham, 37-7, and Valley Mills is struggling with Kerens, down 32-0. Both at the half.
8:40 PM: I don’t mean to give Tom Barfield too much of a hard time, but it’s pretty funny hearing him try to pronounce “Joekkava Yzaguirre”. He’s a senior running back star for San Marcos.
And for more elocution fun, Butch Henry is on the halftime show right now. You can tune in on 1660-AM in the Waco area, or you can visit 1660espn.com on the Web.
8:35 PM: Here’s the report from out at Waco ISD Stadium from our new kid on the block, Jason Orts:
San Marcos controlled the ball and the clock for nearly the entire first half, but a 45-yard fumble return by Lamarquet Jones has the Lions ahead 7-6 at halftime.
The Rattlers took the opening kickoff and marched 80 yards on nine plays, the final 33 coming on a run by Michael Wilburn around the right side of the line.
The Lions, who ran only three offensive plays in the first quarter, caught a break on the Rattlers’ next drive. San Marcos quarterback Ryan Schweers was hit as he stumbled, dislodging the ball forward and right to Jones, who had a clear path to the end zone with 2:43 left in the first quarter. Ernesto Guevara’s extra point gave Waco High the lead, and the Lions defense has made it hold up.
8:33 PM: Mart goes up 17-0 with a field goal, a Matthew Schaffer 41-yarder. Just about a minute left in the half.
8:30 PM: So, I wonder if there’s good QB blood in the Bells? China Spring’s Brian throws a 16-yard score to Jerome Lloyd, but the 2-point conversion try fails. Cougars are rolling, 27-0, late in the half. Thanks to Trib Friday night stalwart John Hillman for keeping us constantly updated.
8:28 PM: I’m pretty sure the H-E-B guy on 1660’s halftime show just said “the kids are our future”. That’s a bad 1985 flashback I didn’t need.
8:24 PM: Halftime at Waco ISD as the Lions hold a 7-6 lead.
8:20 PM: Mart’s showing that defense is what wins championships (or so we hear) — on the second play after a blocked punt, QB Xavier Williams runs 16 yards to the house to put the Panthers up 14-0 with 3:40 left. Panthers special teamer Ryan Montgomery gets the props for the block.
Earlier in the half, the Mart secondary nullified a 60-yard run by Chilton with a picture-perfect ball-stripping play on the 5-yard line.
8:19 PM: La Vega’s Chad Ward gets his third TD, a 21-yarder, kick no good. Pirates up 20-0 with 5:07 left.
8:18 PM: Who needs Dustin Eskew, eh? Brian Bell shows he’s got game with an 18-yard TD strike to Reece Meador. Cougars lead Fairfield 21-0 with 7:24 left.
8:16 PM: Did we underestimate the Coogs, or overestimate the Dogs? Rosebud-Lott takes a 13-0 lead as DeAndre Thompson hauls in a 19-yard pass from Ernesto Flores (kick failed). Looks like the experienced R-Lott defense is handling McGregor nicely so far. It’s 13-0 with 4:57 left in the second.
8:15 PM: We’ve got constant scoring updates on the ticker on our high school sports page, including Bosqueville up 21-0 on Dawson and Hubbard struggling with Dallas Life Oak Cliff, down 14-0.
8:13 PM: We hear from the guys at News Channel 25 that the Teague Lions are up 12-0 over New Waverly in the second. You know the Lions are hungry after last year’s stunning bi-district loss.
8:11 PM: Division I prosepct Kenneth Cluley has the Reicher Cougars moving smoothly as he throws an 8-yard TD to Stephen Harrison with 10:37 in second. Reicher leads, 14-0.
8:08 PM: Waco High is starting to move the ball a little. The ESPN 1660 guys say they seem to be finding their rhythm here in the second quarter.
8:07 PM: Matt Hicks scores his second touchdown on a 26-yard run over left tackle to put China Spring up 14-0 early in the 2nd.
8:03 PM: La Vega keeps scoring, as Chad Ward breaks free for a 22-yard score. 2:18 left in first as the Pirates lead Marlin 14-0.
8:02 PM: Bit of a scare for Waco High — after (finally) getting a stop, the Lions muffed the punt return, but luckily recovered. We’re in the 2nd now.
8:00 PM: Looks like Mart-Chilton is bound to be a close one, as expected. It’s 7-0 after a quarter of play.
7:57 PM: We’re just getting on 1660’s Waco High broadcast, but we hear Aaron Sexton saying that the Waco High coaching staff has to be frustrated. Seems like every play the Rattlers run goes for 5 yards or more.
7:52 PM: Can’t keep those Lions down for long! Waco High’s Lamarquet Jones picks up a fumble as the San Marcos QB bobbles the ball, and dashes 45 yards for a TD with 2:43 left. That puts the Lions up by 1 on San Marcos, 7-6.
7:49 PM: Would you believe it? La Vega scores a rushing touchdown — imagine that. With 8:21 left in first, Chad Ward pounds in a 4-yard run. Pirates up 7-0 on Marlin.
7:44 PM: Although we picked Rosebud-Lott fifth in 20-2A and McGregor to win 16-2A, the Cougs are making a statement early as QB Ernesto Flores tosses a TD pass to go up 7-0 halfway through the first quarter.
7:42 PM: China Spring’s Matt Hicks gets an early score with an 8-yard TD on on a sweep left. The Cougars lead Fairfield, 7-0, with 10:17 left in the first quarter.
7:42 PM: Clarence Willis makes a big return for Waco High across midfield, putting Johnny Tusa’s boys in good field position.
7:40 PM: With 10:09 left in the first, Reicher star Ross Rasner showed why he’s a team leader with a 1-yard TD run to put the Cougars up 7-0.
7:39 PM: Michael Wilburn got San Marcos on the board early with a 33-yard run against Waco High. The kick was wide left, so the Rattlers are up 6-0 on the Lions with about 9 left.
7:38 PM: Brice Cherry reports in from Mart-Chilton to tell us the Panthers are on the board early after Kaleb Freeman picked up a fumble and returned it 14 yards for a score. The Pirates were going for it on fourth and 1 when they committed the turnover. It’s 7-0 with 9:17 left in the first quarter.
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Welcome to THE 5TH QUARTER: 2008
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Welcome to The 5th Quarter for 2008!
In addition to our high school ticker and constantly updated scoreboard of area finals, those of us who spend Friday nights collecting info in the Trib newsroom will try to highlight the standout performances, big upsets, surprising stats and any other interesting tidbits that cross our desks.
But that’s only half the story. We’re stuck indoors — but you’re out there, at more than 50 football games every week. So we want you to write! Comment on the post with anything from on or off the field that’s weird, unusual, spectacular, hilarious or downright interesting, so that all the Centex high school football fans can get the full scoop on what’s going on.
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