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The 5TH QUARTER: Sept. 19, 2008

By Tribune-Herald Sports. Dept. | Friday, September 19, 2008, 07:44 PM

SCOREBARD, etc.

11:11 PM: Around the state, Liberty Hill 56, Brownwood 49. Brownwood’s Casey Pachall passes for 482 yards. Whoa.

10:59 PM: In the eye-popping stat department, let’s introduce you to Itasca’s Desmond Guy. This guy has 51 carries for about 930 yards on the season with 15 TDs. That’s something ungodly like 18 yards per carry. No wonder that guy won our first two player of the week votes on WacoTrib.com. And no wonder Itasca stayed undefeated tonight with a 50-26 win over Meridian. In fact, the Wampus Cats have only failed to score 50 points once so far this year in 4 games.

10:56 PM: I don’t know any specifics, but the Dallas Morning News scoreboard now has Belton down 34-33 to Timberview. They were down 28-27 last I checked, and trailed by a TD or two most of the game.

10:30 PM: China Spring ends up 37-18 after a bit of a scare there. Brian Bell threw 3 TD passes and Zach Davis scored 3 times as well.

10:29 PM: Cameron’s James Wells punches in the ball on a 14-yard carry for the final score of the game. Final: Yoemen 60, Lorena 35.

10:25 PM: Robinson knows it can’t rest on its heels against Salado. Domonic DeGrate scores on a 15-yard run to extend the Rockets’ lead to 32-20. run. Wagner kick good. 2:45 left. Very good win for Robinson’s first victory of 2008.

10:24 PM: In the big-school ranks, Belton has stormed back in the second half to trail 28-27 to Mansfield Timberview late in the 4th. Temple lost to Plano, 49-29.

10:22 PM: Caleb Holbrook scores Groesbeck’s first points of the second half to make it 37-18 Cougars. Hats off to the China Spring defense for getting the job done after the break.

10:19 PM: After closing the gap to 2 points, we hear La Vega has gone final: Abilene Wylie 22, Pirates 20. Not certain on that, though.

10:17 PM: Nobody’s running away with this one in Salado-Robinson. Ruben Martinez throws a 10-yard TD pass to make it 25-13, then Salado’s Tyler Wright finds lots of open space on a 42-yard run just a minute or so later. Rockets lead 25-20 with half a quarter to play.

10:15 PM: With just 4 and a half left, I’m afraid half a hunny might be too much for Lorena. Cameron’s Freeman scores on a 6-yard pass and the Yoeman are up 54-35.

10:13 PM: Jerome Lloyd gets wide-open for Brian Bell’s third TD pass of the game on a 60-yard score. China Spring going for 2 up 35-12 (kicker James French is injured). Zach Davis gets the 2, so it’s 37-12.

10:12 PM: A few final trickling in. Bosqueville 36-28 over Axtell; Rogers 24-14 over Troy is a final. Check more finals and in-progress scores on our high school sports page at wacotrib.com/hs.

10:05 PM: Another Evan Ward score as Lorena’s not done scoring yet: Justin Stewart finds him for his third score of the game, a 4-yard pass, and the Leopards are within 2 scores down 47-35.

10:03 PM: China Spring is getting some breathing room thanks to (yet another) turnover. Zach Davis takes an INT of Caleb Holbrook, who was under pressure to the house to make it 27-12. China Spring’s first conversion attempt is called back by a penalty, but Reece Meador is wide open for the second attempt. 29-12 Coogs in the 4th. Mike Hicks and Ryan Boutwell also have interceptions on the night, BTW.

9:59 PM: Blaze Blackburn blazes a trail to the end zone on a TD run. Bulldogs now up 36-28 on Axtell with 3:02 left.

9:58 PM: Appreciate the scoring updates in the comments. Abilene Wylie is up 22-14 late in the 3rd, according to our readers. We encourage anyone with a score, an opinion, or anything else to let us know in the comments

9:52 PM: And a top-10 team gets knocked off: Marlin stops Xavier Williams after a 2-yard gain on a 4th-and-10 play, and the Bulldogs take over and run out the clock. Final score: Marlin 21, Mart 16. Justin Stewart finished with 182 yards and 2 TDs for Marlin. Brice Cherry reporting. You can read the full story in Saturday’s Tribune-Herald. Pick it up.

9:51 PM: Robinson’s scratching to put points on the board any way it can. Michael Wagner kicks a 26-yard field goal and then the Rockets’ D gets a safety to make it 18-13 early in the 4th.

9:50 PM: Doesn’t look like Lorena’ll be able to catch up in this track meet, though they’ve certainly scored with ease. Cameron’s Justin Sapp scores on a 13-yard pass from Townsend to make it 47-28 after 3.

9:47 PM: Another momentum-changing play as Ryan Boutwell pulls down an interception for China Spring. Cougars are now moving the ball into Goat territory. But the Cougars give it right back, as Grosebeck intercepts another pass.

9:45 PM: Now Bosqueville may be in trouble. Jay Hellek gets a 15-yard scoring pass from Weston Popham (run failed), and it’s 29-28 Dogs with 7:49 to play after the run fails. The Longhorns have gone for 2 on three of their four scores tonight.

9:40 PM: Lorena’s Evan Ward gets his second big-yardage score of the game, this one a 48-yard run. Leopards are still in this one, down 40-28 with a quarter and a half to play.

9:39 PM: Brice Cherry: Mart strikes back, as Xavier Williams darts through the Bulldog defense for a 32-yard scoring run. The Panthers’ pass for two fails, and it’s now 21-16, Marlin leading, with 5:55 to play.

9:37 PM: Here are a bunch of updates:

Mart-Marlin

We may be seeing the emergence of a new star running back here in Marlin. Bulldogs freshman Justin Stewart busts free on a 76-yard TD run to give Marlin a 21-10 lead with 7:58 to play. Stewart showed a nice blend of power and speed on the run, breaking through the line before cutting to the sideline and outrunning the Panther defense. (via Brice Cherry)

Bosqueville-Axtell

Bulldogs 29-22: Popham 2 run, then 2-point conversion, 11:55 left in 4th (via Chad Conine)

Rogers-Troy

Eagles 21-14: Rogers scores twice in the third quarter to take the lead. About to start the fourth.

Robinson-Salado

Ruben Martinez 20 pass to Boone Weiss. Michael Wagner kick failed. 13-13 4:00 third quarter. (via Justin Baer)

Lorena-Cameron

Cameron: Damyon Kelley 5 pass from Townsend (Chandler kick) 40-21 Cameron 8:20 2nd. (via Brian Bateman)

9:34 PM: Zach Hogeda grabs his first career touchdown with his third catch of the night … but China Spring gets the extra point lengthened by an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. French will kick from the 25, and it’s good. 21-12 with about 7 left in the third.

9:32 PM: Thanks to the commenter who lets us know that the La Vega-Abilene Wylie game is 16-14 Wylie at the half. Unfortunately, that’s just a little too far for us to travel on a Friday night, even for the No. 2 team in the state.

9:30 PM: Now the Cougars are airing it out. Brian Bell has hit two big passes, the latest to Zach Hogeda to get China Spring into the red zone. Radio guys on 1010 KBW note that Mike Hicks and Reece Meador have been pretty quiet tonight as Hogeda and Travis Veselka have really stepped up.

9:25 PM: China Spring gets a break as the Groesbeck kicker misses a 20-something-yard field goal following the turnover. This one remains 14-12 as the third quarter keeps ticking with 9:35 to play.

9:22 PM: Jesse West loses the handle for China Spring, and Groesbeck has recovered at the Cougars’ 24. That’s the fourth turnover for CS this game.

9:20 PM: Brice Cherry reports: Marlin takes its first lead of the game, 14-10, on a 9-yard TD scamper from quarterback Charles Hitchens. We’ve got 9:59 left in a good’un here at the Legion Field.

9:17 PM: Cody Feight gets a 30-yard pass from Blackbur, and Bosqueville leads 29-14 with 4:07 left in the 3rd.

9:15 PM: You can always throw out the records in the Battle of Purple and Gold, as Jason Orts noted in today’s preview column. Marlin’s threatening in the red zone, and will start the fourth quarter with a 3rd-and-6 from the Panther 18. It’s 10-7 after 3.

9:14 PM: FIrst-half China Spring numbers: Brian Bell 10-of-20 for 126 yards. Leading receiver is Travis Veselka — his name was called an awful lot the first half — with 3 catches for 80 yards.

9:12 PM: Salado strikes early in the third with a 47-yard Ryan Lutz 47 pass to Tyler Wright. Kick failed, so the Eagles are up 13-7.

9:11 PM: Kyle Voss makes a big play, scoring on a 53-yard pass from Weston Popham to keep Axtell in the game. Longhorns trail Bosqueville 23-14 after the kick failed with 7:59 left in the third.

9:05 PM: Bosqueville’s putting some distance between itself and Axtell after Cameron Hoffmeyer scores on a 5-yard pass from Blackburn. Kick failed, and Bulldogs lead 23-8 with 9:54 left.

9:02 PM: Finally, a big play for Marlin, as freshman running back Justin Stewart breaks loose on a 51-yard TD run. It appeared as if Mart’s Xavier Williams might have the angle on Stewart at the 10, but Stewart deftly cut inside of Williams to complete the TD. Marlin has cut the Mart lead to 10-7 with 6:13 left in the third quarter. — Brice Cherry

8:53 PM: Don’t forget to check out our live-in-progress scoreboard at the top of our high school sports page. We’ve got updates on Temple and Belton, Dawson, Buffalo-Wortham and other games around the area.

8:50 PM: Bad news for Lorena as Cameron’s Steven Townsend throws his third TD pass of the game, this time a 42-yard strike to Ty Morgan with 0:04 left in the half. Kick blocked, so it’s 33-21 Cameron as both teams’ defenses (and offenses) will try and catch their breath.

8:44 PM: China Spring’s been unable to extend its lead as the Goats have controlled the ball well here in the second quarter, and it pays off as the Goats score with 4 seconds left. Groesbeck is hanging with the No. 3 team in the state, 14-12, at the break. Turnovers kill. Both teams have had a couple this half.

8:40 PM: Looks like Robinson’s defense is giving 2007 state semifinalist Salado all it can handle tonight. After the Eagles went up 7-0 on a Ryan Lutz-to-Trae Miller 18-yard TD pass, Ruben Martinez threaded a 31-yarder to Matt Walker to bring the Rockets square. Michael Wagner’s kick makes it 7-7 with 5:12 left in the half.

8:39 PM: Can you believe the scoring isn’t over yet in Lorena-Cameron? The Yoemen take their first lead of the game on a 2-yard Townsend run (kick failed). Lorena trails 27-21 with 2:24 left.

8:34 PM: No horrible “he was due” puns this week, I promise — but Bosqueville’s Brandon Due is making a name for himself with a 15-yard TD catch to put the Bulldogs up 17-8 over Axtell (kick failed). There’s less than a minute left in the half. Not exactly Due-or-die for the Bulldogs.

8:33 PM: It’s Troy 14, Rogers 7 at halftime after a scoreless first quarter. Rogers’ E.J. Larkin tied the score at 7 for the Eagles, but then the Trojans’ Derrick Vasta returned the ensuing kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown to put Troy back on top.

8:27 PM: Lorena and Cameron are certainly keeping up with the Joneses. The Yoe’s James Wells score on a 22-yard run, and less than 2 minutes later, the Leopards’ Evan Ward hauled in a 45-yard scoring pass from Tyler Stewart to bring it back to square at 21.

8:26 PM: Brice Cherry reports: We’ve reached the half at Legion Field, and Mart is up 10-0. Marlin has run 35 plays to Mart’s 17, but the Bulldogs haven’t been able to put any points on the board, punting three times and fumbling away another chance.

Mart certainly hasn’t dominated anyone so far this year — 10 points is their best margin of victory so far.

8:24 PM: Cougars are forced to punt on 4th-and-17 from midfield

8:20 PM: The Yoeman haven’t had a lead yet, but they keep answering quickly. Justin Sapp scores on a 14-yard pass from Steven Townsend. 14-14 with 9:32 left.

8:19 PM: Could they be 3-0? Lorena isn’t laying down for anyone as Jon Bennett scores again, this time on a 2-yard run and the Leopards lead Cameron 14-7 with 10:10 left in the half.

8:18 PM: Mart-Marlin, courtesy of Brice Cherry’s seasoned eye: After Marlin fumbled away a scoring opportunity following an efficient 13-play drive, Mart quickly takes advantage. Panther QB Xavier Williams rolls out and finds a wide-open Ryan Montgomery behind the Bulldog defense, and the receiver sprints away to complete a 73-yard TD play. Mart now leads 10-0 with 3:10 left in the half.

8:16 PM: Strange play as Mike Hicks intercepts a Groesbeck pass and then fumbles it out of bounds. Even the Cougars announcers agree it was more like a dropped ball, though. Nevertheless, China takes over at its own 38 or so.

8:11 PM: The Goats have muffed the kickoff a bit — apparenly James French’s kickoffs are difficult to hold onto — and Grosebeck will need to go 96 yards to score.

8:10 PM: James French only needed one step to get out ahead of the Groesbeck secondary, and Brian Bell only needed one pass on one play in the second quarter. Cougars lead 14-6.

8:09 PM: Hunter Perry gives Bosqueville a little breathing room with a 28-yard field goal. The Bulldogs lead Axtell, 11-8.

8:06 PM: By the way, you can catch this China Spring-Groesbeck game on 1010-AM (KBW) tonight. Mexia-Athens is on 104.9-FM. And, of course, Baylor-UConn is on 1660-AM live here on WacoTrib.com on our Bear Blog.

8:03 PM: No conversion? No problem. Bosqueville scores a safety — not sure how — and the score is even at 8-8 after a quarter.

8:01 PM: Groesbeck has nearly pulled even on Aaron Ingram’s third TD catch of the year, but the 2-point run fails and the Goats trail China Spring 7-6 in the first.

7:58 PM: Mart’s standout kicker Matthew Shaeffer nails a 39-yarder that would’ve been good from 50. The Panthers are on the board, leading 3-0 with 11:06 left in the first half. — from Brice Cherry

7:57 PM: Cody Feight gets Bosqueville on the board with a TD pass from Blackburn (pass failed), and the Dogs trail 7-6 with 1:55 left in the 1st.

7:56 PM: Also, we hear Troy and Rogers are scoreless after a quarter. It’s a little low-scoring, but we definitely picked it as a close one in our picks box this week.

7:55 PM: Brice Cherry reports from Mart/Marlin: We’ve reached the end of one quarter here at Legion Field in Marlin, and the game is still scoreless. Mart has struggled offensively, turning the ball over on each of its first two possessions, but the Panthers are driving and will start the second quarter at the Marlin 25.

7:54 PM: Cameron may have been a little rusty due to Ike, but the Yoeman have popped right back into the game. Jamal Williams’ 10-yard TD pass from Steven Townsend makes it 7-7 with 5:31 left.

7:51 PM: Did you know you can vote for the Central Texas Player of Week every week on WacoTrib.com? Bosqueville QB Blaze Blackburn won last week. You can check it out on our high school sports page.

Chad Conine also profiled Blackburn and other 1A QB standouts in our preview story in today’s Football Weekender. It’s on newsstands every Friday, and if you pick up a copy, we might not go out of business.

7:42 PM: Upset in the brewing? Axtell jumps out on Bosqueville quickly as Porter Miles gets into the end zone at the end of a 17-yard run. Weston Popham punches it in for 2 an the Longhorns are up 8-0 with 7:41 left.

7:41 PM: Lorena’s jumped out to an early lead, as the Leopards’ Jon Bennett grabs an 18-yard pass from Tyler Stewart to make it 7-0 with 9:01 left in 1st.

Welcome to The 5th Quarter this week. We’ve got plenty of high school coverage from picks to scores and schedules, our videocast preview, highlight reels, a helmet-smashing video game and more at wacotrib.com/hs. Check it out.

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By RaymMan

September 19, 2008 9:15 PM | Link to this | Report comment abuse

Abilene Wylie 16 LaVega 14 halftime

By RaymMan

September 19, 2008 9:54 PM | Link to this | Report comment abuse

Abilene Wylie on top of La Vega 22-14 late in the 3rd.

By LVSOLDIER

September 19, 2008 10:20 PM | Link to this | Report comment abuse

any updates on the La Vega Pirates No. 2????

By LVSOLDIER

September 19, 2008 10:37 PM | Link to this | Report comment abuse

if that score holds the Pirates can’t get down on that lose because Abline-Wylie is a very good football team, also they can’t worry about what is said with there state ranking. Keep it together Pirates. MODOC !!!!

By Twon Stewart

September 23, 2008 8:54 PM | Link to this | Report comment abuse

I think the Marlin Bulldogs are ready 2 rumble we got our first win and i don’t see anybody stoping Justin Stewart,Charles Hitchins, Terrance Gude and the rest of the Bulldogs and if u have any questions hit me up JJ. Stewart older brother Twon Stewart.