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Tyler Lee 3 Dallas Kimball 2 (Week 2) |
| It was a game unlike any other when it came down to it. The score can tell a lot about the the momentum and pace of the game. In the first quarter of the game, Tyler Lee made a critical error on a fourth down play deep in their own territory as they were set to give the ball back to the Kimball Knights. But the snap went over the punter's head and beyond the end zone giving the Knights an early 2-0 lead. The defenses continues to control the tempo of the game as Kimball's 2-0 lead stretched deep into the fourth quarter. With so little offense and opportunities dwindling, Tyler Lee's Luke Wagner connected on a 55 yard completion to Bryan Runells to set up a potential game-winning field goal. With 3:16 left and from 35 yards away, Red Raider kicker Joseph Cleaver gave Tyler Lee a 3-2 lead and eventual victory. |
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Bay City 29 Cuero 21 (Week 5) |
| The Bay CIty Blackcats and Cuero Gobblers kept the fans clued to the end as Bay City mounted a 15-0 lead with 4:28 left in the second quarter. The Blackcats scored the second touchdown of the game on a two yard run then a two point conversion attempt. But Cuero would soon respond with a half back pass by Isaiah Glover to Kaeron Johnson with 1:29 left in the half to bring the score to a 15-7 Bay City lead. Bay CIty QB Shawn Rutherford connected later in the third to bring the Blackcats to a 22-7 lead. Tyler Arndt lept the Gobblers in striking distance with an answer to Ruutherford on 14 yard pass to Johnson to pull back within eight. On the next drive Bay CIty came back with a 14 yard run of their own giving them a 29-14 lead in the fourth. Arndt later in the quarter threw a 38 yard pass to Robert Armstrong to pull back within eight. Cuero then attempted an onside kick and was successful with Armstrong making a recovery. But the Bay CIty Blackcats found the clock on their side as Cuero reached the seven yard line and could not convert for a touchdown to close out a comeback. |
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Royse City 21 Frisco Wakeland 14 (Week 11) |
| Two of the state's top offenses squared off in an early-round playoff match up only to discover the defenses took over the game. Royse City started off the game with a Darius Davis 101 yard kickoff return for touchdown, but the return was nullified after a illegal block was called on the Bulldogs. Wakeland took an early 7-0 lead on a 22 yard run by Phillip Floyd before the first minute of the game had surpassed. Royse City answered back with 10 points of their own in the first including a 35 yard Richard Morrison pass to Carloss Gallegos. After one quarter of play, the Bulldogs led 10-7 and scoring would be put to a halt until the fourth quarter. In the fourth, Kollin Padon added to the Royse City lead on a 35 yard field goal, making it a six point lead at 13-7. Later, Wakeland took a drive down the field which led to a three yard Will Secord pass to Collin Reynolds to tie the game at 13 a piece. Brennon Satre would punch in the extra point giving Wakeland a 14-13 lead. The Wolverines appeared to have the game and the upset in the bag when they pinned the Bulldogs to a fourth and one on the Royse City 29 yard line. But the Bulldogs and Morrison converted on a 70 yard screen pass with just under three minutes remaining. Two plays layter, Morrison snuck into the end zone putting the Bulldogs up by six. Gallegos would then run into the end zone to complete a two point conversion giving Royse City a 21-14 lead and the eventual win. |
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FB Clements 31 Houston Stratford 27 (Week 13) |
| It was a game between quarterbacks with NFL bloodlines and it was a game that saw a battle to the last two minutes of the game. After Andrew Luck tied the score at 7-7 with a five yard run to close out the first quarter, Clements RB Chris Lenoir quickly responded with a 48 yard run into the end zone to give Clements a 14-7 second quarter lead. Four minutes later, Startford's Rodney Anderson reched the goal line to tie it back up at 14-14. But Derek Carr would respond with a six yarder to Brandon Wood with 17 seconds left in the half to bring the score to 21-14 in favor of the Clements Rangers. Two minutes into the third, Luck would strike with a 20 yard touchdown pass to Jarvis Helaire to even the score at 21-21. But Lenoir would have another answer to the Spartans with a 13 yard run giving Clements a seven point lead with seven minutes to go in the third. Over a quarter later with 3:51 left in the game, Brian Coffman would add on to the score amake it a ten point, 31-21 lead for Clements. Stratford would then respond with a 15 yard run to cut the Clements lead to 31-27. A last ditch effort by Stratford to come from behind would be too little too late as Clements advanced to the Regional final. |
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Dayton 28 Waller 21 (Week 14) |
| It was agame that saw momentum shift betwen the Dayton and Waller in a very tightly contested playoff game to land a spot into the Class 4A Division II state semifinals. Dayton's Gregory Charles started a first half rout that gave the Broncos a 21-0 lead by halftime. But Waller managed to fight back with an Eddie Brown run from a yard out and then a Jeremy Phillips run from the eight yard line to come within seven of the Broncos by the end of the third quarter. The Waller comeback continued into the fourth on an Eddie Brown six yard run with 11:22 left to go to bring the score to a 21-21 tie. Broncos WR A.J. Dugat then got a rushing opportunity with just under six minutes to play from the two yard line and went in for the score giving Dayton a 28-21 lead and eventual victory. |
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Wylie 39 Plano East 36 (Week 8) |
| When the Wylie Pirates joined Class 5A two years ago, nobody saw the end result of Week Eight coming. The Plano East Panthers were just coming off their first loss of the season and Wylie was in dire need of a win to keep their playoff chances alive. After Wylie took a 21-14 halftime lead, Plano East responded and opened up the second half scoring with a 21 yard Riko Smalls pass to Kevin Smith to tie the score at 21-21 a piece going to the fourth quarter. The Pirates would come back with a 17 yard run by David Duvall to bring the score to 27-21 before a blocked extra point turned the momentum back in Plano East's favor. The Panthers would respond with a Toben Opurum run from the three to retake the lead 28-27. But the Pirates never say die attitude lived up to its billing. Jerod Monk connected with Dominique Rabun for a 52 yard touchdown pass to retake the lead 33-28. The Panthers would respond yet again with another solid drive down the field setting up D'Lyle Washington for a two yard run in to the end zone and then a two point conversion with Smith and Smalls giving Plano East a 36-33 lead. With time running short, the Pirates needed a big play and a big statement. Going deep into Plano East territory, Monk then connected with Justin Thompson from the nine yard line to giving the Pirates a stunning 39-36 lead and eventual win. |
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DeSoto 24 Arlington Bowie 23 (Week 10) |
| The DeSoto Eagles came into the game facing an undefeated Arlington Bowie squad with a chance to win the district championship if they could pull off a much needed win. After a half of play the Eagles owned a 10-7 halftime lead. To open second half scoring, Christian Matthews would give Bowie a 13-10 lead but on the extra point attempt, the Eagles would block Eric Molina's kick that would have increased the Volunteer lead to four. Later, the blocked kick would prove costly for Bowie as DeSoto responded with a Cyrus Gray run for 25 yards giving the Eagles a 17-13 lead. Trading third quarter touchdowns continued as Matthews connected with Trae Hawkins on 42 yard touchdown pass giving Bowie the lead once again 20-17. Gray and Eagles late in the third responded yet again with a nine yard run and an Eric Littlejohn kick bringing the score to a 24-20 Eagle lead. The DeSoto defense would soon take over only giving Bowie a 37 yard field goal in the fourth to narrow the lead to 24-23. DeSoto would hang on to take the district championship and handing the Bowie Volunteers their first loss of the season. |
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Copperas Cove 15 Aledo 9 (Week 14) |
| Nobody could deny the heart and soul of a player. Even in a losing effort. Aledo's Cole Loftin dominated the game and started Aledo on the right track with a 58 yard touchdown run in the first to give the Bearcats a 6-0 lead. Chase Rutherford would increase the Bearcat lead to 9-0 in the second quarter on a 22 yard field goal. But the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs wouldn't be denied without a score before the halftime break. RB Troy Vital would put the Bulldawgs on the scoreboard with a one yard run bringing the score to 9-7 in favor of Aledo. In the third, Cove QB Robert Griffin would answer to Loftin's magificent performance with a 10 yard run and a two point conversion giving Copperas Cove a 15-9 lead. Aledo and Loftin drove down the field with just over six minutes remaining in the game reaching the Copperas Cove 8 yard line. On fourth and goal, Loftin threw a pass Calvin Jones but Jones was unable to catch the ball. In the losing effort, Loftin accounted for 207 yards of dirt while Cove's Griffin rushed for 128 yards in a winning effort. |
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Idalou 21 Littlefield 20 (OT) (Week 2) |
| Littlefield and Idalou exchanged big plays in first half as Tyree Williams caught a 69 yard touchdown pass from Jordan Broadhurst for the Littlefield Wildcats. Idalou's Tanner Cook rushed in a 79 yard touchdown with just over 7:34 left in the first half to tie the score at 7-7 going into halftime. Reagan struck again with a 24 yard towchdown pass to Blake Dowdy to give Idalou a 14-7 lead. With five seconds gone by into the fourth quarter, Littlefield answered on an O.J. Zapata run from the seven yard line tying the score once again at 14-14. Idalou then gained possession in the first offensive series of the overtime period and Sean Reagan connected with Jordan Payne for a 13 yard score to go up 21-14. On Littlefield's possession, Broadhurst connected for a second time in the game with Tyree Williams for a touchdown but Steven Hobratsck's kick went just left of the left uprightgiving Idalou a 21-20 overtime win early in the season. |
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Los Fresnos 31 Weslaco 28 (Week 10) |
| Weslaco and Mishak Rivas were supposed to complete a masterful season with Rivas taking control of the RGV regular season rushing record set by Bradley Stephens in the rear view miror. But don't tell that to the Los Fresnos Falcons. The first half saw Weslaco take control with 21 offensive points and a 102 yard kicoff return by Rivas giving the Panthers a 28-24 lead. at the half. WIth 3:40 left in the game, Weslaco began a drive that saw two first downs converted before being stopped at the 44 yard line. On fourth and two, the Panthers decide to go for it another first down to win and ice the game rather than punt the ball deep into Falcon territory. The Falcons would have none of it as the forced a turnover on downs with 1:09 left to go. The Falcons stood 40 yards awaywith no timeouts from a stunning win over heavy favorite Weslaco. Back up QB Mark Carmona came into the game in the second quarter replacing Danny Silva who suffered an ankle injury. Carmona prior to the game saw very limited action through the year with only 11 pass attempts to his credit. On 3rd and 10 Carmona completed a pass to Jorge Mata for 13 yards fpr a first down. On the next play Carmona and Mata connected again for a 27 yard touchdown and a 31-28 lead with just under a minute left to play in the game. On the next possesion, Rivas went back to work on the ground but was stripped of the ball by Eloy Atkinson as Los Fresnos recovered the fumble to win the game and the district championship. Rivas would finish just 21 yards shy of Stephens' regular season rushing record on 186 total yards in the game. |
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Granger 35 Shiner 28 (Week 13) |
| For every big play Shiner had, Granger had an answer. Shiner QB Kyle Condel opened up the scoring with a 59 yard run with 10:46 to go in the first. Granger RB Clay Mazoch answered with five second remaining in the opening set on a six yard run to pull with one. After the defenses took a stand for nearly 10 minutes, Granger's Bradley Sims gave the Lions a 14-7 lead on a 24 yard run and a two point conversion. But less than a minute after Sims grabbed the lead, Condel struck again on a 66 yard run to tie the score. But as time expired for the half, Granger gave its next answer to Condel and the Comanches with a Kenny Sifuentes 10 yard pass to Stephen Brosch to take a 21-14 halftime lead. The third quarter belonged to Shiner's Cody Franke. Franke grabbed a punt from his own eight yard line and returned it for a touchdown tying the score a 21-21 a piece. But Sifuentes would give the lead back to Granger with 54 seconds remaining in the third on a one yard run into the end zone. On the insuing kickoff, Franke return the kick 84 yards for another touchdown retying the score at 28-28. Granger methodically kept control of the ball for all but three minutes and change in the second half and scored on a 13 yard rush by Bradley Sims to clinch the victory with just over nine minutes remaining. |
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Cypress Falls 47 Spring Westfield 45 (Week 1) |
| The Westfield Mustangs and Cypress Falls Eagles battled to the bitter end at the start of the contest, it was the Eagles having to play catch up. Midway through the fourth quarter, it would be the Mustangs mounting their own catch up comeback game plan. Closing out the first half of play, the Mustangs managed to take a 19-7 lead on back to back touchdown throws from Jacoby Walker to Ja-Mes Logan and Barry Ford respectively. Once the two teams came out of the locker room, Cy Falls began the half with an 83 yard kickoff return for touchdown by Denzel Wells to pull within six of the Mustangs. Later in the quarter, the opportunity for the Eagles to take the lead came with a 15 yard Kolby Gray pass to Shane Turner. But the Westfield Mustangs answered the Eagles with two more touchdowns of their own to close out the third quarter. Jorius Day scored the first touchdown of the half for the Mustangs on a 35 yard run and Bo Walker add six more yards of dirt with the second touchdown. But the Eagles continued to fight and claw their way back into the game. With just under ten minutes remaining in the game, Gray hit James Goodner for a three yard touchdown reception making the score 32-27 Westfield. Just over a minute later, the Eagles regained control of the ball and then Turner struck again with his second toudchown of the night giving Cy Falls a 33-32 lead. Two more minutes later and with ball yet again, Kolby Gray entered football's promised land from a yard out to extend the Eagle lead to 40-32. On the very next play of the game, Westfield's Broderick Brown returned the kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown to pull within two at 40-38 before a two point conversion attemp to tie the hotly-contested affair had failed. Just over a minute later with 4:46 left on the clock, Tuner showed off his skills yet again with a 49 yard touchdown run making the score 47-38. The Mustangs, running out of time scored on a 22 yard touchdown pass from Logan to Walker to pull within two. With under a half a minute to play, the Mustangs attempt to complete a comeback was stopped short as Cy Falls won 47-45. |
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Dallas Lincoln 35 Dallas Madison 34 (2OT)** (Week 3) |
| The annual game billed as the "Dallas Super Bowl" between Lincoln and Madison was a nail biter to the end. With score tied at 28-28 in the fourth, Lincoln's Dysell Roberts picked up a fumble on the Madison eight yard line to break the tie and take a 35-28 lead. Madison RB Vernon Hunt, who scored three total touchdowns in the game, would take his third score in with 2:47 remaining in the contest to pull Madison within one at 35-34. On the extra point, a low snap was made and holder Greg Jordan could not set up the hold in time for Anuar Tonchez to tie the game. Jordan would grab the ball and attempt to scramble into the end zone but was greeted to a host of Lincoln defenders on the spot. Madison would then attempt the onside kick but Lincoln recovered and ran the remaining alloted time off the clock winning the rivalry 35-34. The dramatic Lincoln victory would be short-lived as they would be forced later in the season to forfeit the game due to the use of an ineligible player. |
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Rowlett 37 Allen 32 (Week 11) |
| Shock was the word across the state upon hearing the end results between the Rowlett and Allen Eagles. Rowlett jumped to a quick 21-0 first quarter rout with two of the three Rowlett scores coming off Dexter Imade rushes of 36 and five yards respectively. But they were not done stunning the Texas Stadium crowd. Pinned deep in their own territory, Allen found themselves in their own end zone with nowhere to go. Davarous Jones secured a safety making the score 23-0 in favor of Rowlett. In the fourth different scoring method of the game, Rowlett's Blake Hamlin intercepted a pass returning it 23 yards for a touchdown giving Rowlett a 30-0 second quarter lead. A short time later, Allen was able to muster up a score when Carlyle Aguren threw a 19 yard pass to Dan Buckner making it 30-6. Special Teams for the Allen Eagles would soon be the ultimate downfall for Allen's stunning first round fall as they mounted a fierce second half comeback but not before Imade and Buckner exchanged touchdowns in the second quarter sending Rowlett up 37-12 at the half. The Allen Eagles would creep closer in the third with a 54 yard run by Jeremiah Williams and then a successful Williams two-point try cutting the Rowlett lead to 17. In the fourth, Aguren would score a two yard touchdown of his own on the ground making it 37-26 before Rowlett was able to block the PAT attempt. With time winding down, Allen with another possesion, scored from a five yards away on a Tariekus Ellis touchdown catch making it a five point contest. Allen then attempted to pull within three points on a two point conversion attempt but the Aguren pass was no good. |
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Canyon 24 Snyder 21 (Week 6) |
| It appeared as if Snyder was going to be in for a big offensive scoring day against the Canyon Eagles with a pair of touchdown runs by Will Clay and Lance Day in their first two possessions of the game. Canyon would later pull within seven of the Tigers in the first on a 15 yard Spencer Church pass to Mitch McCarty. In the second quarter the Eagles would tie the score at 14-14 with a 27 yard touchdown catch by Brady Kinsey. But the Eagles were not done. In the third, Church completed yet another touchdown pass to Hunter Coffman giving Canyon a 21-14 lead. Rob Hopper would add to the Canyon lead with a 25 yard field goal early in the fourth quarter. midway through the fourth, Snyder would come within three on a Lance Day pass to Ryan Claxton from the 37 yard line. With a minute and a half to go, the Eagles looked to ice the game deep in their own territory but Snyder was able to regain possession of the ball. The Tigers advanced the ball 52 yards on a hook and latteral to get into Canyon territory. With time running short and the clock under five seconds, Snyder lined up for a field goal, but instead of tying the game Snnyder rolled the dice on a fake as the holder threw a pass into the endzone , which was overthrown. |
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Ennis 37 Waco 34 (4OT) (Week 11) |
| From the first play of the game, it seemed as if the the Waco Lions would continue its dominance over the Ennis Lions picking up right where they left off in Week 1 at Ennis. On the first snap of the game, Waco's Joshua Hicks recovered an Ennis fumble on the 15 yard line and entered the end zone giving Waco a shockingly quick 7-0 lead. Nerves would soon calm down for Ennis as Lee King threw a 44 yard pass to Michael Guinyard to tie the score at 7-7. Later in the second quarter, King would strike again giving Ennis a 14-7 lead on an 18 yard run. The Ennis defense would take a stand keeping Waco's powerful offense at bay. The Waco Lions finally broke through in the third with a Jarred Salubi 53 yard touchdown run to tie the score at 14-14. Waco had a chance to ice a wiin with a late fourth quarter drive that found its way to the Ennis 30, but Ennis was able to force a fumble of their own sending the game into overtime. The two teams would eventually trade off touchdowns in the first two overtimes and a pair of field goals in the third overtime period. In the fourth overtime, the Ennis defense held Waco to yet another Ernesto Guevara field goal making the score 34-31. On the third play of the Ennis overtime possession, Deonte McDade took matters into his own hands with a 13 yard quarterback keeper into the end zone giving Ennis a stunning 37-34 victory. |
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Austin Westlake 28 Lake Travis 21 (Week 1) |
| It was a big measuring stick to the potential of what we would later learn about the Lake Travis Cavaliers of 2007. In the first quarter, it appeared as if Westlake, much like their 2006 encounter with the Cavs, would slowly drift away and dominate both side of the ball. Ryan Swope started off Westlake's first quarter scoring with a two yard touchdown run, then later Walker Kobelan threw a 20 yard pass to Jordan Etier putting the Chaps up 14-0. Lake Travis would then take control in the second quarter of play. Garett Gilbert connected with Cade McCrary on a 19 yard touchdown pass to pull the Cavs within 14-7. Shortly after the Cavs scored, Westlake began to drive down the field and ended up fumbling the ball on the 20 yard line. Sean Robinson's scooped up the ball and returned the fumble 80 yards to tie the game at 14-14 all. Late in the second, Jason Bird caught a pass from Gilbert just inside the ten yard marker to give the Cavs a 21-14 lead. For second half action, the Westlake defense turned up the temperature. Etier ran into the endzone from 4 yards out to tie the score in the third at 21-21. The Cavalier offense could not make any moves in the second half as the Chap defense took four Gilbert passes during the course of the game. Walker Kobelan would score the only points of the fourth quarter on a 25 yard run giving Westlake a 28-21 lead and victory. The Westlake win gave Lake Travis its only loss of the 2007 season enroute to a 4A Division II State Title. |
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SA Madison 38 Smithson Valley 35 (OT) (Week 14) |
| District 26-5A in Week 14 found itself in a unique position in Week 14 having guaranteed itself of at least two state-semi-finalists no matter what the outcomes would be in both regional final match ups. The one match of the two between district foes and rivals that was the most intense and competitive of the two was the battle between Smithson Valley and SA Madison. After a quarter of play and the score tied 7-7, the Smithson Valley Rangers took control of the scoreboard. Trey Reinhart grabbed a 1 yard touchdown run giving SV the lead 14-7. with just over four minutes to go in the half, Zac Russell intercepted a Bryan Ehrlich pass at the 31 yard line and returned it for a another score putting the Rangers up 21-7. But the Rangers were not done. David Pawelek found Cody Renken from the five yard line for another Ranger touchdown increasing the lead to 28-7 heading to the fourth quarter. With Madison absent from the scoreboard since the last minute of the first, Bryan Ehrlich and the Madison Mavericks began a massive fourth quarter comeback. Just eight seconds into the fourth, Ehrlich found Nate Askew for a 49 yard touchdown cutting the lead to 14. But seconds later, Smithson Valley found another touchdown by Trey Reinhart from 40 yards away making it 35-14 Rangers with 11:26 remaining. But Ehrlich and Askew would begin pull out the improbable with a touchdown at the 6:15 mark bringing the Mavs back to 14 point deficit. The duo would, with the ball again on 13 yard line connected for a score bringing it to a 35-28. After a failed onside kick, Madison forced a three and out. Three plays later Ehrlich and Askew connected from 52 yards away for a game tying touchdown with 49 seconds left. Smithson Valley got the ball to start the overtime and couldn't muster any score after getting denied on a fourth and seven from the 23 yard line. On the Madison possession, the Mavericks attempted and made a 20 yard field goal by John Vivian to complete the comeback. |
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Lamar Consolidated 17 Austin Johnson 14 (OT) (Week 13) |
| The surprising playoff run by the Austin Johnson Jaguars began with a stunning opening round playoff win against the Brenham Cubs. Two weeks later the Jaguars found themselves a win and an overtime against Lamar Consolidated from reaching the state semifinals. Lamar Consolidated opened up the game with a 70 yard pass from D.J. Smallwood to Jacquizz Rodgers. With the Mustangs up 7-0 in the second, Johnson's Edwin Middleton tied the game witha four yard run. He would later give the Jaguars a 14-7 lead on a two yard run with 7:58 remaining in the third quarter. Yet, in a game where he rushed for 112 yards, Jacquizz Rodgers put the Mustang season on his shoulders. In the fourth, the game was subsequently tied by the star running back with a 15 yard run, sending the game into overtime. The first posession of overtime went to Lamar Consolidated, who would send Adam Gomez out to kick a successful 34 yard field goal gving the Mustangs a 20-17 lead. In the Jaguar half of the fist overtime, Erasmo Castro attempted a 44 yarder, which eventually fell short sending Lamar Consolidated to face New Braunfels the next week of the playoffs. |
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Pflugerville 20 Abilene 14 (OT) (Week 15) |
| The Pflugerville Panthers road to the state title game certainlyt didn't come easy and it certainly didn't come without some heart pounding and intense game-ending drama. With the score even at 7-7 in the second quarter, the Panthers began a drive that would give them a lead against the Abilene Eagles going into the locker room and a lead that would last until deep into the game. Brandon Wilson threw a pass to Greg Nwoko from the two yard line giving Pflugerville a 14-7 lead. With both defenses holding their own throughout the second half, Abilene needed a score in a very big way. Getting inside the red zone and down to the 11 yard line, Spens Lackey threw an 11 yard touchdown pass to Matt Carroll to tie the contest and send it into overtime. In the Abilene possession of the overtime. the Panther defense managed to hold the Eagles scoreless, paving the way for Pflugerville to capitalize on a golden opportunity. Getting down to the 9 yard line, Marcus Carruth was given the ball and scrambled into the end zone sending Pflugerville to the state championship game the very next week. |
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Austin High 27 Austin Westlake 24 (Week 4) |
| The opening week of 25-5A play got off to another stunning start as it did in the 2006 season. In the 2006 season, Austn High stunned the Chaps in the opening week of play at Westlake. A year later, the Chaps were looking to returning the favor with a win on the road. After the first quarter of play, the Austin High Maroons held a 14-7 lead after a pair of three yard runs into the end zone by Hayden Bowers and Chris Young. Justin Tucker and Will miller would then exchange field goals for their respective teams early and midway through the second before Westlake's Ryan Swope ran in from 11 yards out to tie the score at 17-17 a piece. In the third quarter, Will Miller connected on a 28 yard field goal to put Austin High up 20-17. Westlake would respond with a Walker Kobelan touchdown pass to Jordan Etier from the 22 yard line, putting Westlake up 24-20. The Westlake lead would be short lived with time running short. Austin High's Josh Sibley would then run in a score from the Westlake 14 to retake the lead and the game against the Chaps for the second straight year. |
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Littlefield 28 Muleshoe 21 (OT) (Week 12) |
| With a lead of 13-7 at the half, the Littlefield's defense did plenty to slow down an offensive juggernaut in Muleshoe. The ice cold temperatures certainly didn't help matters for either team. Starting the second half scoring, Muleshoe, on a 27 yard Garrett Riley pass to Wes Wood, gave the Mules a 14-13 lead. The Wildcats would respond on the only completed pass of the second half for Littlefield when Jordan Broadhurst connected with Tyree Williams on a 73 yard touchdown. Fernando Barrio would then punch in the two point conversion putting the Wildcats up 21-14. Riley and the Mules would soon tie the score at 21-21 with a 41 yard pass of his own to Doc Fullmer. In overtime, Littlefield took the field on offense first and drove to the five yard line with fourth down looming and a yard shy of the first down. The Wildcats elected to go for it and converted. Zac Lopez would then find the end zone from the two yard line giving Litlefield a 28-21 lead. Muleshoe in their offensive series got down to a fourth down with three yards to go for a first. Garrett RIley would throw a dump pass to Lane Wood only to have the ball bounce off the umpire's head and onto the ground. |
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Everman 31 Stephenville 28 (OT) (Week 10) |
| The final week of the regular season paired undefeated Stephenville at undefeated Everman for the 8-4A Chamiponship. At the half, Everman and Stephenville battled to a 7-7 score and the tension was only just beginning. With just over four minutes into the second half, the Bulldogs were one that struck first from the 13 yard line on a Sedrick Harris pass to Lee Langston giving Everman a 14-7 lead. Just under three minutes later, Stephenville's Kody Spano would put the Yellow Jackets back on the board witha two yard run to tie the game. After another three minutes slid off the clock, Spano struck again with a 41 yard run to give Stephenville a 21-14 lead into the fourth quarter. Everman and Sedrick Harris threw their way back into a tie with a 31 yarder to Michael Carter but the tie lasted four minutes as Spano found another run from the 12 to give the Yellow Jackets a 28-21 lead. Just inside two minutes to go, with the ball on the 20, Harris dropped back for a pass to Dante Harlan to tie the game and send it into overtime. In the Overtime period, Everman's defense would hold Stephenville scoreless and Andrew Camacho launched a 19 yard field goal giving the Bulldogs a 31-28 thriller win. |
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Southlake Carroll 49 Rockwall 42 (Week 3) |
| A week removed from their epic national battle against Miami Northwestern, the Southlake Carroll Dragons found themselves in the hole early against a very solid Rockwall team. The Rockwall Yellow Jackets found themselves up early with a 14-0 first quarter lead on two critical SLC turnovers. Then SLC's Riley Dodge would answer with an 11 yard touchdown pass to Chris Brainard to make the score 14-7 Rockwall. On the next play and on the ensuing kickoff, Rockwall's Grant Gunderson lifted the Yellow Jacket lead back to 14 with an 88 yard kickoff return for touchown making it 21-7 Rockwall. The second quarter saw a reversal as SLC was the dominate team on the offensive side. Riley Dodge hit Blake Cantu, Brainard and Jared Freeman respectively with touchdown throws as Rockwall's Robert Carter added a two yard run. After three quarters, the score would be even at 35-35 a piece seting upo an epic fourth quarter. SLC's fate would then rely on the Dodge-Cantu connection to get them past Rockwall's test and will to hand the Dragons two straight losses. With 8:40left in the quarter, Cantu and Dodge connected with a 58 yard catch to put the Dragons up 42-35. Soon after, the duo would strike again for a 33 yard touchdown lifting the Dragons to a 49-35 lead. Rockwall's never say die attitude would lead them back into the game with time running short. Robert Carter found football's promised land with 37 seconds remaining to pull within seven of the Dragons. Rockwall's chances to tie the game would rest on a successful onside kick, which eventually would fail as Southlake Carroll was left to run out the clock avoiding two straight losses for the first time since 2001 when they lost three straight in non-district play to Highland Park, Coppell and Waxahachie. |
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Lamar Consolidated 33 New Braunfels 27 (3OT) (Week 14) |
| It was a game that decided who would be playing for the 4A Division I State Championship. With the score tied at 13-13 a piece heading into the fourth quarter of play, the Mustangs got a lift through Jacquizz Rodgers with just under 11 minutes to play in regulation. On the eight yard line, Rodgers chipped in his third touchdown of the game putting the Mustangs up 20-13. With time running short and with under 20 seconds remaining in the game, the Unicorns were down to their last chance to keep their season alive. Facing a 4th and 15 from the 21 yard line, Ryan Perez gave the Unicorns a second life with a pass to Spencer Jergins to tie the score at 20-20 a piece sending the game into overtime. In the first overtime period, Perez threw an interception giving the Mustangs a golden opportunity to win the game with just a field goal. From the 25 yard line, the Musttangs lined up for a 35 yard attempt that would then be blocked by the Unicorns sending the game into a second overtime period. In Lamar's offensive series to start the the second overtime, Rodgers struck again on third and six, with a 19 yard touchdown run to put the Cougars back up into the lead 27-20. New Braunfels would get to the 1 yard line in their half of the second OT with a fourth down play to go. Perez would find the end zone on a keeper to tie the score once again sending it to a third overtime. After the Unicorns missed a field goal that went wide right, the Mustnags had a chance to close the deal. A D.J. Smallwood pass to Rodgers from the 33 yard line sent the game to a close as Lamar Consolidated won 33-27 in three overtimes. |
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Converse Judson 20 SA Madison 17 (Week 6) |
| For many the strength and competitiveness of 26-5A was no secret, the week six contest between Judson and Madison was only a small sampling of the level of play the 26-5A teams displayed. After a scoreless first quarter of play, Madison was the first to strike with a Bryan Ehrlich 55 yard pass to Joey Boyd with 4:55 left in the first half taking a 7-0 lead. Five seconds before the half ended, John Vivian kicked a 38 yard field goal to put the Mavericks up 10-0. Judson then came out ready to answer back to the Madison's first half shutout as Austin Quinney found his way into football's promised land from the one yard marker to pull within three. On the next drive, a Madison fumble found its way into the arms of Judson's Erik Brown as he took the ball 36 yards the opposite way to grab a 14-10 lead in favor of the Judson Rockets. Madison would shortly respond with a Ryan Ladd 15 yard touchdown run to bring the score to a 17-14 Maverick lead. Quinney would later tie the game on a 40 yard field goal with 5:52 remaining. Time would become precious and field position would be critical. Judson managed to get ball back with the clock running out and Rackley and company opted to have Quinney kick a 32 yard field goal with just under 3 seconds remaining. The kick ended up being good as the Rockets edged the Mavericks in a thriller 20-17 with time expiring. |
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Waco La Vega 20 West Orange-Stark 12 (Week 13) |
| It was a tale of two halves and ended up as a stunning result to many. For much of the first half, defense was the key to the game as La Vega and WO-S went scoreless for more than a quarter and a half. Ortavious Hypolite gave the Mustangs a 6-0 lead on a 1 yard run. On the next drive with La Vega on their own 23 yard line, Kourtney Parr rushed 77 yards to tie the game at 6-6. DePauldrick Garrett and the Mustangs would respond and retake the lead on a Garrett 4 yard run with 1:47 left in the half. The score remain 12-6 midway through the fourth quarter. Parr and La Vega would regain the lead with 4:44 left in the game on a 1 yard run. The Mustangs had an opportunity to respond to Parr's touchdown and got inside the La Vega 40 yard line before Garrett fumbled a screen pass and lost possession. Eight plays later and with just over 90 seconds remaining the Pirates put the icing on the cake as Chris Parr from the 10 yard line stormed into the end zone to give La Vega a 20-12 lead and eventual victory. |
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Euless Trinity 30 Plano 27 (2OT) (Week 15) |
| It was a battle between the old power and the new power plus the end of an era at Plano High. Euless Trinity took total control in the first half on the Wildcats as they built a 17-7 lead in the second quarter on two Dontrayveous Robinson touchdowns with one coming through the ground and another through the air. To close out first half scoring, Plano inched closer to Trinity's lead on a 28 yard Carson Meger throw to Grant Davis making the score 17-14. Plano would grab the lead in the third on a one yard Meger touchdown run putting the Wildcats up by 4.Trinity would answer back in the fourth on a 37 yard Samir Baker run that would give the Trojans a three point lead. Plano's Ryan McDuff would later boot a 24 yard field goal to tie the score and send the contest to overtime after Baker fumbled at his own 29 yard line with a 24-21 lead and 42 seconds left in regulation. In the first overtime, Pery Negreiros and McDuff would exchange 37 and 25 yard field goals respectively.After Plano was stopped on three in the second overtime, McDuff attempted a 41 yard field goal that hit the cross bar and missed. Baker would get the Trojans down to the one yard line setting up Negreiros for a 23 yard field goal that gave Trinity a berth into the state championship for the second time in three years. |
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Brenham 34 Waller 33 (OT) (Week 7) |
| Right smack dab in the middle of district play, Brenham and Waller could not have asked for a better match up to get themselves ready and in the hunt for a playoff chase. Berenham's Ryan Roberson and Waller's Jeremy Phillips traded yaard for yard and touchdown for touchdown in the contest as Waller took a 21-14 lead into the lockeroom. The highlight of the first half occured with a Phillips run with 3:25 left in the first from the Waller 20 for a touchdown. In the second half, the defense took control of the field for at least the third quarter. The only score in the third was a Kyler Crenshaw 18 yard pass to Trimaine to tie the score at 21-21. Then with just over 7 minutes remaining, Brenham grabbed the lead for the first time since the 3:25 mark of the first quarter on a Roberson three yard run. Then from the 20 on the next drive for Waller and 12 seconds after Brenham regained the lead, Jeremy Luckett found football's promised land for an 80 yard game tying touchdown. In the first offensive series of overtime, the Brenham Cubs regained the lead on a Kyler Crenshaw 8 yard pass to Clifton Bellard making the score 34-27. Waller would then respond with a touchdown of their own on a Luckett four yard run. Waller on the extra point attempt, opted for the two point conversion instead of the option to extend the game into a second overtime. The Bulldogs option for the two point try and the win failed as they we stopped by the Brenham defense just short of the goal line giving the Cubs a criticial 34-33 win in district play. |
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Copperas Cove 37 Waxahachie 35 (Week 11) |
| With Waxahachie hanging on to a 14-7 halftime lead, the unexpected offensive explosion yet to come. Cove RB Robert Griffin tied the game up at 14-14 with a one yard run but the Indians would answer with a 73 yard Boomer Collins touchdown pass to Sidney Easley. Dominique Carson would extend the lead to 28-14 in favor of the Indians. With 5:18 left in the contest, Cove began to battle back on a Troy Vital three yard run and dive into the end zone. Josh Boyce would then tie the score at 28-28 a piece on a Griffin pass from the 31 yard line line. With 1:06 remaining Cove's defense found Waxahachie's own endzone grabbing a safety plus a two point lead on the Indians. On the next drive, Griffin struck again with a 27 yard touchdown run putting the Balldawgs up 37-28. But the Indians were not done. Sam Gagliano caught a 12 yard pass from Collins to pull back within two but the last ditch efforts were too little too late as Copperas Cove escaped with a win. |
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Aledo 31 Wolfforth Frenship 28 (Week 13) |
| Aledo and Cole Loftin made sure the season would be extended even if it meant coming from behind to win. With a 21-7 second quarter lead, it seemed as if the Frenship Tigers were on cruise control to the state semifinals. Michael Connor had recorded all three of Frenship's touchdowns through the ground. Loftin, after a one yard Connor run, gave the Bearcats solid field position in the middle of the field reaching his own 45 yard line. It was there that Loftin threw a pass to Kenton Day for a 55 yard touchdown bringing the score to within 21-14 of the Tigers. Later in the half Chase Rutherford would add on three more points from 26 yards away making the halftime score a four point lead by Frenship. Aledo would take the lead in the third on a 12 yard Tanner McDonald catch. Frenship would, as a result, reclaim the lead with a one yard run by Matt Hill making the score 28-24. Aledo's final drive of the game would begin at their own 15 yard line with just over 7 minutes left. During the drive, the Bearcats scaved off two third down conversions and benefited from two drive saving roughing thepasser penalties that proved costly for Frenship. The Bearcats, with less than a minute to go found themselves knocking on the door of the endzone. Joel Hasley, with 37 seconds remaining, was handed off the ball at the one yard line and gave Aledo a 31-28 lead by scoring a touchdown. Last ditch efforts to get close to a scoring opportunity failed for the Tigers as Aledo advanced in the playoffs. |
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Canadian 21 Idalou 18 (Week 14) |
| Idalou in recent years has had the number of the Canadian Wildcats and they almost gave Canadian another heartbreaker to ponder through yet another off-season. At the half, Canadian appeared to be in total control of the game but Idalou would not go down without a fight. After forcing a fumble and a turnover in the first possession of the half, Idalou's Tanner Cook scored on a 10 yard touchdown run to bring Idalou within a 14-9 score. Cook added a two point conversion and brought it to a three point contest. Cook and the Idalou Wildcats would carry the momentum into the fourth quarter as they looked towards grabbing the lead. With 9:28 remaining in game, Idalou did just that on another Cook run. This one came from the 43 yard line making the score 18-14 Idalou. On the next drive, Canadian's offense awoke when Coleman Bentley found Clint Cockrell on a 45 yard completion to put the Wildcats on the door step of the Idalou endzone. Bentley then found Alex Reyes four yards away to regain the lead at 21-18. The Idalou Wildcats then marched down the field going 66 yards to set up a first and goal at the nine with less than a minute remaining on the clock. On fourth and just inches from the goal line, Idalou set up for a game tying field goal then Canadian called time out. After the time out, instead of going for the field goal, Idalou opted to take their chances at a win. Omar Arguello got the honors of carrying the ball for the Idalou win but lay Cockrell and Brandon Robinson pulled a stop to Arguello's progress to the line giving Canadian a stunning 21-18 victory. |
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Euless Trinity 13 Converse Judson 10 (Week 16) |
| All of the scoring of the 5A Division I State Championship Game occured within the first half of play but the game turned out to be a classic tug of war between two Texas 5A titans. Trailing 3-0 in the second quarter, Trinity was looking for a spark to jumpstart their offense and found it on special teams as Dustin Emery returned a Judson punt 41 yards to the Judson 27 yard line. Trinity would drive down to the goal line and score on a Denarius McGhee 1 yard run taking a 7-3 lead on the Rockets. Mitchell Swan would give back Judson the lead on a 2 yard run making it 10-7 but the lead would be short-lived. Trinity's Samir Baker would touch the ball eight times on a singole drive going 50 of Trinity's 76 yards down the field before McGhee gave Trinity a 13-10 lead on a 17 yard pass to Justin Runningdeer before the halftime whistle. Defense and the running game took control of the second half for both teams. Baker would accumulate 239 of Trinity's 234 rushing yards and would be named the MVP of the State Championship Game. Trinity's win would give the Trojans their second championship in three years. |
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Longview 24 John Curtis (La.) 20 (Week 3) |
| It was undoubtedly, the forgotten national marquee match up of the 2007 season and it was a classic clash between Louisiana power John Curtis and East Texas power Longview. John Curtis came into the game riding on a 27 game win streak and a top 10 ranking in the ESPN Elite 25. At the half, the Lobos led the Patriots 10-7 with John Curtis taking control of the ball to start the second half. The Patriots were able to drive down the field 63 yards before Kenny Cain scored a touchdown on a four yard run. With that score, the Patriots clinged to a 14-10 lead. The John Curtis lead would be short lived as the Lobos would go 77 yards and scoring on a Mark Johnson 5 yard run making the score 17-14. Curtis again would retake the lead with 11:05 remaining on a Blain LeBlanc six yard run. Later in the fourth, the Lobos and Damion Lewis drove down the field starting on their own 14 yard line. On a third and nine play at the Curtis 32, Lewis found Aaron Johnson for a 25 yard reception. On the next play, Johnny Garrett gave the Lobos back the lead making it 24-20 on a seven yard run. With 30 seconds remaining and facing a fourth and five on their own 33 yard line, the Patriots needed to make a move to keep their winning streak alive. Instead of a pass play, Curtis opted to run the ball which was stopped three yards short by Lobo DE Marques Sparks. |
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Abilene 22 Southlake Carroll 21 (Week 13) |
| Expect the unexpected.. especially when it comes down to the Texas HS Football Playoffs. With a 14-3 second quarter lead, the Dragons appeared to be in cruise control but the Abilene Eagles had other things in mind, like stun the Texas HS Football universe with a win. When SLC scored its second touchdown QB Riley Dodge was knocked out of the game with a separated right shoulder with a hit by Abilene LB Chris Williams. Dodge was replaced by Kyle Padron as the Dragon quarterback. The Eagles then pull to within 14-9 on a Spens Lackey 44 yard touchdown pass to Kourtney McDow. With the first half gone, the Dragons and Eagles had the ultimate issue far from settled. Padron started the second half scoreboard movement with a 17 yard pass to Jared Freeman to put the Dragons up 21-9. Abilene's Brandon Hill would later tack on a pair of field goals to make the score 21-15 Carroll by the end of the third quarter. With 6:41 remaining, Lackey gave the Eagles a 22-21 lead on a QB keeper/dive into the endzone. Then with 2:28 remaining, Carroll began the march down the field from their own 8 yard line. The Dragons managed to come within 10 yards of the endzone with 30 seconds remaining. Trying to save Carroll's last timeout and set up for a game winning field goal, Padron lined up under center, rather than the usual shotgun formation, and fumbled the snap. The fumble was then recovered by Abilene's P.J. Butler giving the Eagles a shocking 22-21 victory. |
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Farmersville 27 Tatum 24 (OT) (Week 15) |
| Tatum, the two-time defending state champs, had a third straight title season right in thier grasp and vision. It had mismatch written all over it the game ended up being a stunning overtime clash to decide the 2A Division I State Championship. After the second quarter of play, Farmersville held a 14-7 halftime lead which included a 62 and six yard run by Farmer RB Tajh Redwine and a three yarder by Tatum's Bryce Beall. In the third quarter, Beall tied the score at 14-14 with a 17 yard run on the very first drive of the half. Redwine would then give the lead back to Farmersville on a four yard run early in the fourth quarter. On the next Tatum possession, Cashus Pollard scored from the 21 on a bootleg QB-keeper to tie the game at 21-21. Going into overtime, Tatum got the ball first and was held by the Farmersville defense to a 30 yard field goal attempt that ended up being successful. Two plays later in Farmersville's overtime possession, Austin Brooks launched a 23 yard pass to Quincy Roberts who made a diving catch at the corner of the end zone to win the game and stun the Tatum Eagles for the state title. |
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Miami Northwestern (Fla.) 29 Southlake Carroll 21 (Week 2) |
| It was undoubtedly the highest profile and most talked about high school football game in the country. It was also a game that made the airwaves of ESPNU and was billed as a "Clash of Champions" contest. Starting the scoring was SLC's Chris Brainard on a 35 yard touchdown pass. Northwestern QB Jacorey Harris would then find Tommy Streeter for a 32 yard touchdown pass tying the score at 7-7. SLC regained the lead on a Derek Tomlin fumble return for a touchdown from the 32 yard lline but the lead was short lived as Harris and Streeter hooked up for a 19 yard touchdown pass making it 14-14. In the second quarter, Northwestern took a 21-14 lead on a 16 yard Harris pass to Aldarius Johnson and then SLC tied the score with a Riley Dodge 26 yard pass to Blake Cantu. Seconds before the halftime gun, Tre' Newton caught a pass and went 23 yards before fumbling and losing the ball at six yard line. Starting in the second half, a bloody-nosed Dodge was replaced temporarilly by Kyle Padron, who was intecepted as the Dragons reached the 24 yard line. Later Harris and Streeter connected once again with a 75 yard touchdown pass to take a 27-21 lead. With 4:41 left in the third, SLC attempted to punt but a deep snap sailed over the head of Loam Hinkle and through the end zone for a Northwestern safety. Carroll could never capitalize on an opportunity late in the third and fourth quarters as the Dragon possessions ended with a fumble, interception and a missed field goal that bounced off the cross bar. Carroll's 49 game win streak came to a close as 31,896 saw the game in person at SMU's Ford Stadium, eclipsing the mark for any SMU game ever held in Ford Stadium. |
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Hebron 50 DeSoto 44 (4OT) (Week 12) |
| With a 14-0 halftime lead, the Hebron Hawks could have never dreamed they would end up being in a marathon dog fight to the end and would have to make their own comeback in the game. DeSoto's Cyrus Gray chipped in the Eagles first score in the third quarter on a 1 yard run making it 14-7 Hebron. After Gray tied the score with a 30 yard run, Hebron set out to punt shortly after but the punt sailed into the endzone for a DeSoto safety. Gray then tacked on a 15 yarder to extend the Eagle lead to 22-14. With 2:21 left to go, Tanner Marsh connected with David Crawford for a 60 yard touchdown pass to pull within two. On the two point conversion attempt, a flanker reverse pass from Phillip Mitchell to Alex Norman was used to tie the score and send the game to overtime. DeSoto began the first overtime with the ball first and Gray answered with another 15 yard touchdown run. Marsh would respond in Hebron's possession with his third touchdown pass of the night and first to Phillip Mitchell. In the second extra frame, Marsh wasn't done as he capped off Hebron's half with an eight yard run but Gray wasn't done either. In the Eagle half, Gray found the endzone from the six to send the game to a third overtime with the score tied at 36-36 a piece. With his sixth touchdown of the night Gray made it 42-36 on a 12 yard run. Chad Winbush rushed in for the two point conversion to put DeSoto up eight points. The Hawks and Tanner Marsh would continue to battle as Marsh hit Alex Norman for a 14 yard touchdown. Absalom Jones would send it to a fourth overtime on the two point conversion. Jones would score yet again in the Hebron offensive series to put the Hawks up 50-44. After DeSoto was stopped on three downs, the Eagles needed a big play to stay alive. But Alex Norman would deny the Eagles a second time with a batted down desperation pass by Gray giving the Hawks the thrilling win. |
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Lake Travis 36 Highland Park 34 (Week 16) |
| The Class 4A Division II State Championship came down to the last play and it nearly saw a come from behind win. Lake Travis started the scoring off on a Chad Aydam 12 yard catch off a drive that was started from Highland Park's opening drive that resulted in a punt. Highland Park pulled within a point on a pass by Dutch Crews to Jack Murtha. After an exchange of another pair of touchdowns in the first and second quarters, a point would be as cloose as Highland Park would get to Lake Travis during the course of the game. By the end of the third, Lake Travis would hold a 29-27 lead. Garrett Gilbert and Chad Aydam would connect for the second time in the game on a 12 yard touchdown pass to give the Lake Travis Cavaliers a 36-27 lead. Winston Gamso would again pull the Scots within two of the Cavaliers. The Scots would force a punt and then in its final possession of the game, Highland Park's state title hopes came down to a fourth and four on the 25 yard line. Although the Scots were within field goal range, the offense remained on the field. Gamso then threw a pass to Austin Mai, but Mai could not control the catch as the ball fell incomplete. Lake Travis would then run out the clock to win the state championship game. |
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Munday 17 Windthorst 16 (Week 14) |
| The 2007 season saw the dominance of the Munday Moguls and the determination of traditional power Windthorst to never give up, even when they were the big underdog. In their previous meeting in district play, Munday had its way with the Trojans on a 33-3 win. The first score of the game came on a 99 yard drive for Munday and it started with a 40 yard pass play from Steven Urbanczyk. Later in the drive Urbanczyk would find Jonathan Key for a 10 yard touchdown catch to put the Moguls up 7-0. Windthorst would battle back to tie the score at 7-7 on a Charles Wolf 66-yard touchdown run up the middle. The Trojans would try Wolf's run up the middle on the first play of their next possession but Wolf fumbled the ball and Munday's Rob Dillard would end up recovering it at the 21 yard line. On the next play Urbanczyk found the end zone on a 21 yard touchdown to put Munday up 14-7. In the third quarter, Munday would foce a Windthorst punt but Anason Jones would attempt an over the shoulder catch on the punt, fumbling it, recovering it, then fumbling it again before Windthorst's Rusty Schroeder scooped up the loose ball from the 12 and striding into the endzone to tie the score at 14-14. Later in the third, the Trojans continued to have the ball bounce their way as they forced a punt but the were forced to punt themselves with the ball being placed on the three. With the Moguls backed in the shadow of the own end zone yet again, B.J. Dockins was able to avoid a safety by stretching the ball back into the field of play. Munday was again forced to punt. The Trojans as a result blocked Pate Stewwart's punt for the second straight time and got the momentum of the ball to shift out of the back of the endzone for a safety and a narrow 16-14 third quarter lead. On the frst play of the next drive, Windthorst would try a pitch play and resulted in yet another fumble as Jonathan Key would scoop up the ball and four plays later Jones would kick a 22 yard field goal to give Munday a 17-16 third quarter lead. In the fourth both teams would see their defenses take over the course of the game's momentum. With just under four minutes remaining, the Moguls would force a Trojan punt with the Moguuls taking over at their own 21 yard line. As Jones would grab the first down on the third play of the drive, he would fumble the ball with the Trojans' Kelly Hoegger recovering at the 49 yard line. Windthorst would take the ball down to the Munday 25 with 1:17 left to play in the game. WIth the Trojans driving, Windthorst elected to run the ball and would then fumble the ball away as Munday recovered. As the clock winds down to 1:06 left, Urbanczyk would run 9 yards and the Trojans would spend a timeout with 59 seconds remaining. On the next play, Urbanczyk rushed for the first down and got to the Windthorst 37 yard line. With a first down, Munday found itself with a win and a step closer to the state championship, which they would earn two weeks later on a 26-6 win over Bremond. |
