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2011 DISTRICT 22-5A FINAL FOOTBALL STANDINGS
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LAST WEEKEND'S RESULTS
THURSDAY
  Deer Park 41, Dobie 16
FRIDAY
  South Houston 49, Memorial 40
SATURDAY
  Sam Rayburn 34, Pasadena 12
END OF REGULAR SEASON 

THIS  WEEKEND'S RESULTS 
FRIDAY
CLASS 5A DIVISION I FIRST ROUND 
  North Shore 34, Dobie 14
  Deer Park 31, Beaumont West Brook 30 
CLASS 5A DIVISION II FIRST ROUND
FRIDAY
  La Porte 35, Memorial 7 
SATURDAY
  Port Arthur Memorial 56, South Houston 28

SCHEDULES

DATE............... DAY.................. OPPONENT.............. LOCATION....... STADIUM..................... KICKOFF/RESULT
PASADENA

  * District 22-5A game
  + Homecoming game

SOUTH HOUSTON

 

  * District 22-5A game
  + Homecoming game

SAM RAYBURN

  * District 22-5A game
  + Homecoming game

DOBIE

  * District 22-5A game
  + Homecoming game

PASADENA MEMORIAL

South Houston's Rudis Requeno

STATISTICS
Through games of Nov. 5, 2011

TOTAL OFFENSE (Full season)

 TOTAL DEFENSE (Full season)

RUSHING

PASSING

RECEIVING 

SCORING

Role reversal: Dobie offensive tackle Treg Spigner (79) clings to the leg of North Shore defensive back Jacoby Walker, preventing a touchdown after Walker intercepted a Longhorn pass midway in the third quarter.

MUSTANGS START FAST, LEAVE HORNS IN WAKE

  HOUSTON -- North Shore quarterback Micah Thomas ran for three touchdowns and teammate Jacoby Walker intercepted three Dobie passes as the Mustangs ousted the Longhorns from the Class 5A Division I playoffs with a 34-14 first-round victory Friday night at Galena Park ISD Stadium.
  Thomas scored on TD runs of 27 and 9 yards to give his team a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and force Dobie to play catchup, a dilemma for the run-oriented Longhorns.
  Dobie quarterback Deandre Bolden cut the Mustangs' lead in half with a 35-yard TD pass to Kyle Lohse late in the first quarter. And Bolden added a second TD strike - a 7-yard toss to Vance Leonard - late in the third quarter.
  But Walker picked off three of Bolden's passes, robbing the Longhorns' offense of any chance to keep pace with the speedy Mustangs.
  Andrew Robinson, District 22-5A's leading rusher, was held to his lowest total of the season, just 37 yards on 14 carries. Robinson was averaging 158 yards a game through 10 regular-season contests.
  As a team, the Longhorns netted only 47 yards on the ground to go with Bolden's 165 yards through the air.
  Thomas was merely one-half of a North Shore quarterback combo that bore a resemblance to what the Longhorns once had in Blake Jackson -- before the Dobie senior was sidelined with an ankle injury early in the season.
  Tyrone Newsome handled most of the quarterback chores for the Mustands, running for 84 yards and completing 10 of 14 passes for another 125. Thomas had the honor of capping three drives with his quick feet.
  The Mustangs extended their 14-7 lead by three when Enrique Perez kicked a 27-yard field goal to end the half. A 20-yard TD run by Thomas in the third quarter and a 21-yard field goal by Perez gave North Shore a 27-7 lead.
  The Longhorns fought back stubbornly with a drive capped by Bolden's 7-yard TD pass to Leonard.
  But with 8:19 left in the game, North Shore running back Davonte Milton settled the issue with a 69-yard dash to the end zone. Milton led all rushers with 111 yards on 12 carries.
  Dobie finished the season at 7-4. North Shore will take an 8-3 record into the second round of the playoffs.

Dobie's Vance Leonard draws cheers as he hits the end zone after catching a 7-yard TD pass from Deandre Bolden late in the third quarter. The Longhorns used the score to pull within 27-14.

Dobie's Fabian Davalos takes down North Shore quarterback Micah Thomas short of a first down in the third quarter. The stop forced the Mustangs to settle for a field goal.

Andrew Robinson tries clearing the right side in his final game for the Longhorns.

Dobie defenders Vaughn Leonard (21), Daryl Edwards (40) and Jessy Cedeno (36) close in on North Shore's Derrick Gillis after a second-quarter reception. Cedeno made the tackle.

North Shore defensive lineman Justin Provost (59) drags down Dobie's Kelton Bailey.

Dobie's Chris Stockman (19) breaks up a pass intended for North Shore's Kevin Alexander (15).

GAME ALBUM

Memorial running back Nick Hernandez (24) gets caught in a maze of La Porte defenders while teammate Taylor McCoy (64) tries to rip open a hole.

BULLDOGS APPLY BATTERING RAM IN 35-7 VICTORY

  DEER PARK -- A stable of La Porte rushers patiently worn down Memorial's thin defense Friday night, providing the Bulldogs with 35-7 victory over the Mavericks in a Class 5A Division II first-round game at Abshier Stadium.
  Quarterback Josh Vidales teammed with backs Keith Whitely, Johnathan Lewis and Taejon Wearen to account for 331 yards on the ground - although none of the four had more than 88 yards.
  All four players scored touchdowns as the Bulldogs extended a 14-0 halftime lead to 35-0 midway through the fourth quarter.
  The Mavericks avoided the shutout with 2:13 left in the game when backup quarterback Jordan Wyatt scored from 14 yards out.
  Memorial received only light support from its leading rusher, senior Chris Cargile, a 1,000-yard contributor this season. Cargile injured an ankle two weeks ago and his limitations were evident in the Mavericks' loss to South Houston last week and again against the Bulldogs.
  The Mavericks finished the season with a 3-8 record, two of the victories coming in district play and providing just enough margin to make the playoffs.
  La Porte, the District 21-5A champion, advance with a 10-1 mark.
  Nick Hernandez led the Memorial offense with 92 yards rushing on 11 carries.
  Whitely led the Bulldogs with 88 yards on eight carries. Wearen tacked on 87 yards, Lewis 80 and Vidales 76.
  Whitely ran 50 yards for a score less than two minutes into the second half as La Porte staked out a 21-0 lead. Less than four minutes later, Vidales scored his second TD of the game on a 25-yard run. He earlier scored from 11 yards out.

La Porte defenders Hoza Scott (20) and Cameron Whilley (45) put the brakes on Memorial's Reggie Turner after a short gain. 

Memorial quarterback Greg Gallardo scans the field in search of a receiver.

La Porte running back Johnathan Lewis clears right end and heads for the sideline as Memorial's Aaron Robinson (11) gives chase.

Mavericks defensive back Jordan Wyatt breaks up a deep pass intended for La Porte's Aaron Nance-Garrett inside the Memorial 10-yard line.

La Porte quarterback Josh Vidales scrambles for short yardage after fielding a botched snap.

Memorial's Adrian Boutte finds a crease inside of a pancake block by Dorian Johnson (left) and a roll block by Ahrmon Mcleod (27).

Mavericks receiver Brandon Thomas squirms for a first down after catching a pass and turning upfield.

Mavericks' high-water mark: Memorial's Chris Cargile is stop short of a first down on a four-and-one play deep in La Porte territory midway through the second quarter. The Bulldogs quickly doubled their 7-0 lead before the half and never looked back.

GAME ALBUM

South Houston defensive back Brian Columbus sets sail in pursuit of Port Arthur Memorial's Terrence Singleton, who breaks free on the sideline during the first half.

REQUENO PASSES FOR 326, FOUR TDS IN FINAL GAME  

  HOUSTON -- Port Arthur Memorial quarterback Terrence Singleton led his team to 35 first-half points as the Titans stormed past South Houston 56-28 on Saturday in Class 5A Division II first-round action at Galena Park ISD Stadium.
  The Trojans rebounded with four touchdowns in the second half, but it wasn't enough to offset the damage wrought by the Titan tempest in the first two quarters.
  The outcome wrapped up the football season for Pasadena ISD schools. Two other playoff qualifiers -- Dobie and Memorial -- lost in first-round games on Friday night.
  South Houston finished the season with a 3-8 mark.
  Rudis Requeno, a three-year starter playing his final game for the Trojans, completed 33 of 55 passes for 326 yards. He threw four TD passes to account for all of his team's trips to the end zone. And he was not intercepted.
  Toree Daniel, a South Houston junior who finished the season as one of the leading receivers in the Houston area, caught 16 passes for 170 yards and two touchdowns.
  But none of it proved unsettling for the Titans, who rang up 587 yards of offense against a Trojan defense that gave up 152 points in its final three games.
  Three Memorial runners cracked 100 yards on the ground. Darius Lemora gained 146 yards on 11 carries. Kenneth Mayfield rushed for 142 on 15 carries. Singleton carried 18 times for an even 100 yards.
  Lemora and Singleton scored twice. Singleton chipped in a 41-yard strike to John Leday for the Titans' final TD in their 35-0 first-half blitz.
  Memorial's Jhajuan Seales set the pace by returning the opening kickoff 96 yards for a TD. Singleton followed with TD spurts of 8 and 12 yards to make it 21-0 not quite two minutes into the second quarter.
  The Trojans returned from the locker room a different team. Requeno found Daniel for a 7-yard scoring pass and then hooked up with Dequan Moore from 23 yards out. But the Titans managed to trade blows.
  Matthew Romar scored on a 7-yard run for the Titans. Requeno came back with an 8-yard TD pass to Erick Henriquez, but Lemora answered with a 73-yard romp to the end zone.
  Requeno spotted Daniel again for a 3-yard TD flip, but Titans reserve Ricky Fisk scored from 23 yards out in the final two minutes.
  Pasadena ISD football teams will now await redistricting decisions by the University Interscholastic League that could dramatically alter the competitive landscape for district squads next season. District schools could stay in a six-team league with Deer Park or move into another configuraton that could include additional area schools.

Port Arthur Memorial's Jhajuan Seales cuts across the field enroute to a 96-yard return of the opening kickoff.

South Houston quarterback Rudis Requeno wings a pass downfield. 

South Houston receiving standout Toree Daniel prepares to cut inside of Titans' linebacker Elandon Roberts (44) after making one of his 16 catches in the game. 

South Houston defenders battle the passing talents of Terrence Singleton from above and below -- but can't prevent this completion to John Leday (8). 

Singleton cuts around right end and scores from 12 yards out early in the second quarter to help propel Port Arthur Memorial to a 21-0 lead. 

South Houston's Byron Hodges runs into the clutches of two Titan defenders, including Darius Lemora (28), on a failed attempt to convert a fourth down late in the first half.

GAME ALBUM

Texans quarterback Freddy Sevilla leaps through a hole in the Pasadena line for big yardage in the first quarter.

SEVILLA LEADS CHARGE WITH 168 YARDS, THREE TDS

  Sam Rayburn quarterback Freddy Sevilla ran 70 yards for a touchdown on the game's first play, setting the tone for yet another surprise on the final weekend of District 22-5A play at Veterans Memorial Stadium and pacing the Texans to a 34-12 victory over Pasadena.
  The Texans leaned on their neighborhood rivalry with the Eagles to earn their first victory in district play.
  Pasadena, which harbored serious playoff hopes until South Houston's surprise takedown of Memorial on Friday night, landed in a tie with Sam Rayburn for fifth place, both at 1-4.
  Sevilla rushed 20 times for 168 yards and scored three TDs. He added a 2-yard TD run in the second quarter as the Texans stormed to a 24-6 halftime lead. He scored again on a 7-yard run in the third quarter as Sam Rayburn hit a high-water 31-6 advantage.
  Had South Houston lost to the Mavericks on Friday night, the Eagles would have been in position to end a 15-year playoff drought with a victory over the Texans. That dream died when the Trojans posted a 49-40 victory.
  The Texans, versed all week on the stakes involved, arrived at full throttle.
  With the running game working so well, Sam Rayburn tried only seven passes, completed just one and Sevilla hauled that one in. Eric Aldava, who opened the season as the Texans' starting quarterback, threw it and Sevilla took it 40 yards.
  Sam Rayburn's defense kept Julian Nance, the Eagles' standout rusher, in check until the game was effectively out of reach. Nance carried 17 times for 110 yards -- 60 of that coming on a TD burst shortly after Sevilla's 7-yard TD run early in the third quarter.
  Pasadena quarterback Nick Bernal found Gabriel Hill for a 12-yard TD strike and the Eagles' first points of the game late in the first quarter. But Bernal was intercepted three times.
  Sam Rayburn's Alex Manjarrez ended the first half with a 40-yard field goal and tacked on a 17-yarder late in the fourth quarter to account for the final score.
  The loss evened Pasadena's record for the season at 5-5. The Texans finished at 4-6.
  The Sam Rayburn victory settled the placement of South Houston and Memorial in the Class 5A Division II playoff bracket. Because Pasadena failed to make it a three-way tie for third place in the district standings, the Trojans earned the higher spot because of their victory over the Mavericks.

Sevilla sets sail on a 70-yard TD romp on the first play of the game.

Sam Rayburn defensive back Tim DeSoto (24) steps up to hold Pasadena's Julian Nance to a short gain.

Sam Rayburn's Alec Canas splits two Eagles defenders as he looks for running room. 

Gabriel Hill receives congratulations from his teammates after scoring on ann 11-yard pass from Nick Bernal late in the first quarter.  

GAME ALBUM 

South Houston defensive back Calvin Mitchell heads for the goal-line after intercepting a pass in Memorial territory late in the third quarter. Mitchell returned the ball to the Mavericks' 2-yard line, setting up a touchdown plunge by Byron Hodges.

SOHO'S RUN GAME (WHO KNEW?) SINKS MEMORIAL; BYSTANDER PASADENA KNOCKED OUT OF PLAYOFF MIX

  Of the many surprises unveiled at Veterans Memorial Stadium Friday night, by far the biggest was South Houston's ability to run the football.
  So shocking was the development, it came as almost an afterthought that the Trojans managed to beat one team and bounce another out of playoff contention -- all in just four quarters. But these four quarters won't soon be forgotten by the Trojan faithful.
  Byron Hodges, alternating with passing whiz Rudis Requeno at quarterback, ambushed Memorial with 174 yards rushing and two touchdowns as South Houston secured what had been an imperiled state playoff berth with a 49-40 victory, just the third of the season for the Trojans.
  The South Houston tsunami was powerful enough to sweep the Pasadena Eagles -- mere bystanders -- out of the playoff picture in District 22-5A and bring an abrupt halt to the postseason bidding process by district teams.
  The Trojans' victory -- their first over Memorial since 2004 -- enabled them to tie the Maverisk for third place in the district standings, each with a 2-3 record.
  The Eagles were banking on a South Houston loss that would have enable them to claim the fourth and final playoff spot with a victory on Saturday over Sam Rayburn, winless in league play.
  Now, even with a victory over the Texans -- even with a bump up to a 2-3 mark that would technically tie Pasadena with South Houston and Memorial -- the Eagles will still find themselves out of the playoff lineup next week for the 15th year in a row.
  Even at 2-3, Pasadena would lost a tie-breaker formula that calculates point differentials in games between three or more tied teams. The Eagles' lopsided 55-24 loss to Memorial last week mathematically precludes them from finishing first or second in a three-team tie-breaker with the Trojans and Mavericks.
  The only small bit of suspense still remaining is whether South Houston or Memorial will fill the higher Division II spot in the playoffs.
  District champ Deer Park and runnerup Dobie - as the two largest schools in the district - move into the Division I bracket. If Pasadena loses on Saturday, South Houston will get the top Division II nod because of the Trojans' victory over the Mavericks.
  If the Eagles win, Memorial will finish as the district's top Division II team because of a plus-9 point differential in games against South Houston and Pasadena.
  The Trojans' point different is plus-4. Paadena's is minus-13.
  The Trojans' celebration was long and loud, not only because of the victory but because of their near-complete mastery on the offensive side of the ball.
  Requeno, averaging 246 yards per game through the air, threw for only 88 this time. But that was good for two TDs. And he ran for another.
  It was Hodges, reassigned from the receiver ranks, who gave Memorial fits with his dashes from wildcat formation and finally iced the game with a 5-yard TD run in the final two minutes. 
  Memorial, also 3-7 for the season, had little luck compensating for an injury to leading rusher Chris Cargile. The senior hauled in a 15-yard TD pass from Greg Gallardo to opening the scoring, but quickly retreated to the bench unable to play through an ankle sprain he suffered last week.
  Nick Hernandez picked up some of the slack with 83 yards on eight carries. Adrian Boutee added 78 yards on 11. But Memorial couldn't muster the kind of haymakers that South Houston seemed to keep in surplus.
  Key to the Trojans' victory formula were two huge plays not manufactured by the offense. The defense supplied one and special teams the other.
  After a 14-14 halftime tie, the Trojans clung to a 21-20 lead late in the third quarter. That's when the game took one of several dramatic turns down the stretch.
  Trying to pass deep in his own territory, Gallardo was intercepted by Calvin Mitchell who returned the ball 40 yards to the Memorial 2. Hodges punched it in for a 28-20 Trojan edge.
  Reggie Turner countered for the Mavericks with a 12-yard TD run, leaving Memorial behind 28-26 going into what turned out to be a 35-point scoring spree by both teams in the final 12 minutes.
  Erick Henriquez helped put the Trojans ahead by nine with a 5-yard TD run. Dorian Johnson answered for Memorial with a 7-yard TD catch of a Gallardo pass. But again, for the fouth straight time following a TD, the Mavericks failed to post any conversion points. Memorial trailed 35-32 with 7:50 left.
  The came the backbreaker. Toree Daniel, the district's top receiver, grabbed the ensuing kickoff and raced 77 yards, cutting to one sideline and then the other, to the end zone. South Houston's lead blossomed to 10 points.
  Trailing by two scores, the Mavericks claimed one not quite two minutes later when Reggie Turner bolted 25 yards for a TD. A two-point pass from Gallardo to Brandon Thomas made it 42-40 with 5:57 left.
  But the Trojan offense blasted its way back into Memorial territory and reclaimed the TD on a 5-yard TD run by Hodges with 1:45 remaining.
  Requeno's two TD passes came on a 20-yard toss to Elton Dyer, enabling the Trojans to forge the 14-14 halftime tie, and a 2-yard pass to Daniel to open the scoring in the second half.

Toree Daniel wins the race to the sideline and then prepares to cut all the way across the field enroute to a 77-yard touchdown on a kickoff return that lifted the Trojans to a 10-point lead with 7:35 left in the game.

Byron Hodges, running out of shotgun formation, follows the blocking of receiver Elton Dyer (12) and bolts 28 yards into Memorial territory late in the game.

Chris Cargile, Memorial's leading rusher, turns the corner early in the game.

Cargile scores the game's first points on a 15-yard pass-and-run midway through the first quarter. Cargile left the game later in the first half because of recurring problems with a sprained ankle and did not return.

Trojan quarterback Rudis Requeno breaks into the Memorial secondary late in the first quarter. Later in the drive, Requeno scored his team's first points with a 2-yard run.

Toree Daniel readies a stiff-arm as he tries to turn the corner after a reception.

South Houston linebacker Kenneth Marshall (2) marks the end of the play for Memorial running back Reggie Turner.

Trojan tight end Dequan Moore steps inside of an attempted tackle by the Mavericks' Reggie Turner after catching a pass in the first half.

South Houston defensive back Shaquille Bowman throws a shoulder into Memorial's Reggie Turner at the goal-line -- but not in time to prevent Turner from adding six points to the scoreboard.

South Houston's Erick Henriquez (3) barrels into the end zone from four yards out early in the fourth quarter.

Reggie Turner completes a 25-yard dash to the end zone with 5:57 left in the game as his team pulled to within two points.

South Houston Coach C.L. Whittington congratulates his players on the victory.

GAME ALBUM

Dobie's Andrew Robinson tries to keep a promising Longhorn drive alive on third down late in the first half, but he gets tangled up by Vincent Vega (22) and then runs into Deer Park's Juan Adame (93), who holds him to a yard gain and forces a field goal.

RANIER RAINS MISERY ON ERROR-PRONE HORNS, LEADS DEER TO FIRST DISTRICT CROWN IN 16 YEARS

  Deer Park quarterback Austin Ranier unhinged Dobie through the air in the first half, then mopped on Longhorn errors in the third quarter as the Deer rolled to a surprisingly lopsided 41-16 victory Thursday night in a much anticipated District 22-5A showdown at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
  The victory gave the Deer their first district title since 1995 and prevented the Longhorns from nailing down a second-straight 22-5A crown.
  Both teams will advance into the Division 1 state playoffs. Deer Park stands 9-1 for the season after finishing district play at 5-0. Dobie is 7-3 after wrapping up district play at 4-1.
  The Longhorns, who came in riding a streak of five games with at least 42 points scored, were held to just a field goal until the final five minutes of the contest. Two late Dobie touchdowns took some of the sparkle off a Deer Park lead that peaked at 41-3.
  Dobie's Andrew Robinson, the district's leading rusher and scorer, gained 115 yards on 18 carries. But Robinson contributed to a series of ball-handling disasters early in the second half that allowed the Deer to score 17 points in a span of 76 seconds and put the game away.
  The contest was a stark reversal of Dobie's 34-13 victory over the Deer in 2010 in what was also a showdown for the district title.
  Ranier turned in a brilliant performance, completing 10 of 18 passes for 176 yards against what some had considered to be a suspect Longhorn secondary.
  The Deer Park senior hit Daniel Demond on a 31-yard scoring strike not quite three minutes into the game. Late in the first quarter, Ranier connected with Josh Rutherford, who raced 58 yards to the end zone as the Deer took a 14-0 lead.
  Dobie's best drive -- while the game remained close -- ended at the Deer Park 8 late in the first half when Robinson was stopped on third down after just a one-yard gain. Douglas Leighton salvaged a 25-yard field goal for the Longhorns to prune the Deer lead to 14-3 at the half.
  The start of the second half was a nightmare for Dobie.
  Deer Park took the kickoff and immediately stormed into Longhorn territory, the big play a 51-yard run by Justin James. Dobie's defense stiffened, leaving the Deer with only a 39-yard field goal by Zane Gonzalez.
  But the Longhorns muffed the ensuing kicking, took possession at their 3 -- then gave it up on a fumble by Patrict Hurst. Juan Adame recovered for the Deer at the Dobie 1 and Demetrius Banks punched it in.
  After the kickoff, Robinson fumbled and Casey Westmoreland recovered for the Deer. That set up an 11-yard TD run by James and opened up a 31-3 Deer Park lead.
  Barely three minutes after that, Banks scored on a 67-yard run. Gonzales added a 33-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter as both coaches moved reserves into the game.
  Tyler Wolfe replaced Deandre Bolden at quarterback for the Longhorns and hit Chris Stockman with a 9-yard TD pass with 4:41 to play. Wolfe added a second Dobie TD on a 1-yard run with just eight seconds left.
  Deer Park piled up 398 yards behind a balanced offense. Dobie posted 340 yards, but completed only five passes in the game.
  Banks, the district's No. 2 rusher, topped Robinson's total with 140 yards on 18 carries. James finished with 83 yards on 10 carries.

Deer Park quarterback Austin Ranier settles into the pocket and finds Daniel Demond (81) on a slip screen pass that develops into a 31-yard touchdown, the game's first.

Deer Park defensive back D.J. Lasua (14) steps in front of Dobie's Kyle Lohse for a first-quarter interception.

Ranier escapes pressure from Dobie defenders Todd Baumann (42) and Jonathan Jones (99), then pogo-sticks over Kerry Henderson (66) to complete a pass for a first down during first-half action.

Ranier takes advantage of strong protection from his offensive line to wing a completion downfield near the end of the first quarter. Ranier teammed with Josh Rutherford on a 58-yard pass-and-run TD on the next play.

Dobie receiver Vance Leonard (11) hauls in a pass from Deandre Bolden good for 24 yards late in the first half.

A long line of leaping Deer fails to knock down Douglas Leighton's 25-yard field goal late in the first half.

Deer Park's Justin James (5) takes off on a 51-yard romp that helped set up a Deer field goal early in the second half.

Deer Park's Juan Adame (93) eludes the chaos in the line to recover a fumble by Patrick Hurst (25) at the Longhorns' one-yard line early in the second half. The Deer scored on the next play.

Deer Park linebacker Casey Westmoreland (42) makes a diving recovery of a fumble by Dobie's  Andrew Robinson (22) early in the second half. 

Dobie defenders Jonathan Jones (93), Anthony Simmons (33), Kerry Henderson (66) and Todd Baumann (42) team up to stop Deer Park's Clay De La Garza after a short gain in the third quarter.

GAME ALBUM

Dobie senior Andrew Robinson leaves behind a posse of South Houston defenders on a 22-yard TD jaunt down the sideline that gave the Longhorns a 27-7 lead late in the first half.

5-TD BURST GUIDES HORNS TO SHOWDOWN WITH DEER

  Andrew Robinson, District 22-5A's premier offensive weapon, exploded for five more touchdowns Friday night to lead Dobie to a 56-14 romp over South Houston and into a winner-take-all contest next Thursday night against district rival Deer Park.
  Robinson dazzled a wind-chilled Veterans Memorial Stadium crowd with his familiar stop-and-start, change-of-direction dashes to the end zone.
  The shortest of his scoring bursts was 19 yards. The longest from scrimmage was 30 yards. His longest tote was 89, that coming on the second half kickoff.
  His breakaways not only tormented the Trojans, they roused his Longhorn teammates, who arrived a bit uninspired and departed with their highest point total of the season.
  Dobie, the defending 22-5A champion, will take a 7-2 record and 4-0 district mark into Thursday night's showdown with Deer Park, also 4-0 but with a slightly more glamourous 8-1 record. The teams will kick off at 7 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
  South Houston fell to 2-7 and 1-3 in district, on the verge - unless the Trojans can beat Memorial next Friday night -- of missing the playoffs.
  A victory over Memorial would leave South Houston in either a two- or three-way tie for third place and with a likely points tie-breaker edge. The top four teams advance to the playoffs.
  Robinson carried only 12 times, but collected 148 yards, giving the senior 1,490 for the season. Robinson's season TD total soared to 24.
  South Houston quarterback Rudis Requeno threw for 208 yards with a 22 of 39 effort. Toree Daniel, the area's top receiver, caught nine passes for 90 yards.
  The Trojans appeared primed to make a game of it in the opening minutes. Robinson broke the ice with a 30-yard TD run, but South Houston roared back and took a7-6 lead with the help of a 27-yard TD strike from Requeno to Daniel.
  But Robinson forced his team to pick up the pace. He scored on a 19-yard blast late in the first quarter. The Trojans' swoon became official when the Longhorns posted three TDs in the final two-and-a-half minutes of the half.
  Patrick Hurst scored from 24 yards out on a twisting, tackle-shattering run. South Houston fumbled away the ensuring kickoff and that led to a 22-yard TD run by Robinson.
  The Trojans lost a fourth-down gamble in their own territory on their next possession. Dobie quarterback Deandre Bolden promptly connected with Dominque Bilbo for a 35-yard TD strike and a 35-7 haltime lead for the Longhorns.
  Dobie's TD rampage didn't end until early in the fourth quarter when Demetris Green intercepted a Requeno pass and returned it 55 yards for another score.
  Requeno collected a second TD pass in the remaining time, the finale a 25-yard toss to Elton Dyer.
  DEER PARK 31, SAM RAYBURN 0
  DEER PARK -- Austin Ranier ran for one touchdown and threw for another as the Deer shut down the Texans at Abshier Stadium to secure a showdown next Thursday night with Dobie.
  Now 8-1 and 4-0 in district play, Deer Park held Sam Rayburn to only 92 yards of offense and eight first downs. The Deer scored a TD in every quarter and added a 32-yard field goal by Zane Gonzalez in the third.
  The Texans, 3-5 and 0-4 in district play, remain mathematically alive for a playoff spot next week. Sam Rayburn would have to beat Pasadena next Saturday but even then the point differential stemming from a 38-3 loss to South Houston two weeks would likely sideline the Texans.
  Demetrius Banks led the Deer with 125 yards on the ground. Sam Rayburn's offensive leader, Michael Boyd, gained only 29 yards.

Dobie junior Patrick Hurst turns in the best run of the night, a 24-yard TD blast around right end late in the first half.
(Top) Hurst cuts between South Houston defenders Shaquille Bowman (8) and Isaac Garza (26). Garza catches up with
him at the 5-yard line (middle), but runs into interference from Michael Hookfin (75), trailing the plan. Hurst uses that bit
of leverage to spin free and topple over the goal line (bottom).

Robinson scores the game's first TD, a 30-yard romp around right end.

South Houston's Toree Daniel (20) finds a crease between Dobie defenders Jordin Harrison (30), Chris Uzoma (28) and Jessy Cedeno (36) and streaks 27 yards for a TD after catching a pass from Rudis Requeno in the first quarter.

Dobie defensive back Demetris Green (2) barely misses an interception on a deep pass intended for James Davis (10) early in the second quarter. Green later returned an interception 55 yards for his team's final TD.

Robinson strikes again, this time on a 19-yard TD run late in the first quarter.

Dobie's Caleb Wiechman clears a rugby-style punt from his own end zone as South Houston's Brian Columbus applies backside pressure.

Byron Hodges, a junior wide receiver who took several direct snaps for the Trojans, breaks into the Dobie secondary, where Demetris Green (2) awaits.

Dobie quarterback Deandre Bolden fires a jump pass in the direction of Vance Leonard (11). Leonard caught the ball for a short gain.

GAME ALBUM

Memorial senior Nick Hernandez is off to the races on a 77-yard TD run midway through the second quarter.

CARGILE, TWO MATES POST LONG-DISTANCE TD RUNS

  Memorial's multi-pronged ground game restored a degree of normalcy to the fevered District 22-5A football race Thursday night with a rushing bonanza that flattened playoff hopeful Pasadena and provided the Mavericks with a solid claim on the district's No. 3 playoff spot.
  Three different Memorial backs -- Chris Cargile, Nick Hernandez and Reggie Turner -- contributed touchdown runs of 74 yards or longer as the Mavs left the Eagles wind-burned in a 55-24 victory at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
  Memorial amassed an astonishing 615 yards of total offense, 558 of it coming on the ground.
  Although just 3-6 overall, the Mavs won that all important second district game, normally all that's required to make the district's four-team playoff roster. Memorial can lock up a playoff spot next week with a victory over South Houston.
  Pasadena, 5-4 overall and 1-3 in district, still has an opportunity to nail down a playoff spot next week. The key to a happy ending for the Eagles remains a victory over Sam Rayburn to end the regular season on Nov 5.
  Cargile finished with 209 yards on 17 carries after scoring on runs of 36 and 85 yards.
  Hernandez scored on runs of 77 and 36 yards en route to 159-yard rushing performance. He carried the ball only four times.
  Turner cracked a 74-yard TD run just 20 seconds into the game. He finished with 123 yards on eight carries.
  The Mavericks led 55-10 in the third quarter before the Eagles rebounded for the game's final two TDs -- a 70-yard run by Julian Nance and a 20-yard blast by Gabriel Hill.
  Nance, who scored earlier on a 23-yard run, rambled through Memorial's defense for 184 yards on 25 carries.
  Mavericks quarterback Greg Gallardo had a hand in two of his team's eight TDs. Gallardo threw a 14-yard pass to Dorian Johnson to end the scoring in the second quarter and found AhRmon Mcleod for a 30-yards strike for the first TD of the third quarter.
  Mcleod earlier scored on an eight-yard run.

Memorial defensive back Adrian Boutte (9) jars the ball from the grasp of Pasadena's Christian Moreno (left) after a reception in the second quarter. (Right) With the ball on the ground, Mavericks linebacker Andrew Garza (32) dives into the fray and makes the recovery.

Memorial running back Ahrmon Mcleon (27) becomes the rope in a human tug o'war. As Pasadena's Albert Castro (10) tries to pull the ball out and other Eagles defenders try to pull Mcleod down, his teammate, lineman Anthony Garza (79) tries to push him forward another yard or two.

Eagles quarterback Nick Bernal fires a pass downfield in the first half.

One of the few that eluded the Mavericks: Memorial wide receiver Brandon Thomas can't quite catch up to deep pass from Greg Gallardo on the final play of the first half. The ball glanced off his fingertips.

Pasadena's Julian Nance follows the protection of linemen Armando Chavana (77) and Ozzy Martinez (59) as he breaks tackles and gains big yardage early in the second half.

GAME ALBUM  

Dobie junior Kelton Bailey cuts inside of a screen from teammate Dominque Bilbo (5) to score from 11 yards out early in the second quarter. Manuel Tarango (8) defends for Sam Rayburn.

  Paced by another short but sizzling rushing performance by Andrew Robinson, the Dobie Longhorns on Saturday turned Sam Rayburn into a shortcut to a much anticipated District 22-5A showdown with Deer Park, now just 12 days away.
  Robinson, the district's leading rusher, carried 10 times for 149 yards and scored three touchdowns in a half-game performance as the Longhorns easily disposed of the Texans 45-3 at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
  Both Dobie and Deer Park stand 3-0 in district play with two games left. The Longhorns take on South Houston next Friday while Deer Park plays host to Sam Rayburn the next night.
  The Longhorns, 6-2 overall, and Deer, 7-1, will square off on Thursday, Nov. 3, at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
  Deandre Bolden, starting his second game at quarterback for the Longhorns, unveiled a passing touch to go with his breakaway mobility. He stung the Texans for two first-quarter TD passes, one to Robinson for a 20-yard score and the other a dramatic 19-yard toss to Chris Stockman in the corner of the end zone on a fourth-and-3 call.
  After that, Dobie's ground game put the issue to rest. Kelton Bailey scored from 11 yards out and Robinson followed with runs of 9 and 54 yards to lift Dobie to a 35-0 halftime lead.
  The Texans' only points came midway through the third period when Alexis Manjarres kicked a 20-yard field goal.
  Dobie answered with a 25-yard field goal by Douglas Leighton and then a 70-yard TD run by Jordan Williams with 7:01 left in the game. Williams finished with 101 yards rushing on just four carries.
  The Longhorns piled up 490 yards of offense, 417 of it on the ground. The Texans, 0-3 in district and 3-5 overall, completed only two passes and posted only 114 yards of offense.

Dobie's Patrick Hurst takes a short pass from Deandre Bolden (top) and breaks outside for a 19-yard gain (bottom) to set up the Longhorns' third touchdown.

Andrew Robinson cuts inside of Sam Rayburn defensive back Francisco Jimenez to turn a swing pass from Deandre Bolden into a 20-yard TD and Dobie's first score.

Texans quarterback Freddy Sevilla rolls out in search of a receiver. He kept the ball for a short gain.

Andrew Robinson is upended by Sam Rayburn defensive back Tim DeSoto after trying to sweep the right side.

Sam Rayburn's Alec Canas finds a crease on a punt return in the first quarter. Teammate Alexis Manjarrez (9) provides some running room by sealing out Dobie's Jessy Cedeno.  

Sam Rayburn linebacker Eric Aldava (14) puts the brakes on Dobie quarterback Deandre Bolden.

Dobie's Chris Stockman lines up behind a wall of blockers, led by Andrew Robinson (22) and Dominque Bilbo (5), for a jaunt to the end zone after latching on to a short pass from Deandre Bolden. The play was wiped out by an illegal block but the Longhorns scored anyway a few plays later.

GAME ALBUM

Pasadena's Gabriel Hill gets an angle on South Houston defenders Thomas Bennett and Calvin Mitchell (21) and sets sail 18 yards for the end zone after catching a pass from Nick Bernal on the first play of the second quarter.

  Pasadena High defensive back Francisco Rodriguez intercepted a potential game-winning pass at the goal-line as time expired Friday night to preserve a 26-21 Eagles upset of South Houston and dramatically shake up the state playoff picture in District 22-5A.
  The Eagles celebrated homecoming at Veterans Memorial Stadium in stunning fashion, securing their first victory in a district game in nearly four years.
  The victory promises to vault Pasadena into the playoffs and keep the Trojans out, depending on results the next two weeks.
  Now 1-2 in district play and 5-3 overall, the Eagles can likely sew up a playoff spot by beating either Memorial or Sam Rayburn in their final two games.
  The Trojans, 2-6 overall, fell to 1-2 in district with games remaining against Dobie and Memorial.
  South Houston, fresh off a 38-3 romp over Sam Rayburn, were jolted in the first half by the Pasadena rushing combination of quarterback Nick Bernal and Julian Nance, and by Bernal's ability to sustain drives through the air.
  The Eagles jumped to a 12-7 halftime lead, the big play a 18-yard touchdown strike from Bernal to Gabriel Hill on the first play of the second quarter. The TD gave Pasadena a 9-0 lead.
  The Trojans wiped out the deficit and took a commanding 21-12 victory on two second-half TDs, one a 27-yard pass from Rudis Requeno to James Davis and the other a 30-yard run by Deion Francis.
  But Bernal came back with two fourth-quarter TD strikes to Lemus, the first a 39-yard toss to Armando Lemus and the second a 27-yarder with 1:09 left in the game. In between, Nance scored on a two-point conversion run.
  Still, the Trojans nearly pulled the game out in the closing seconds. Requeno completed three passes and ran for another 11 yards to move South Houston to the Pasadena 14 with only 12 seconds left.
  Requeno tried two passes in the remaining time, the first an incompletion. The second was swiped by Rodriquez at the goal-line, setting off a wild Eagles celebration.
  Lemus caught three passes in the contest for 99 yards. 

Pasadena's Devan Canas (9) trips up South Houston's Erick Henriquez after a short gain.

Eagles quarterback Nick Bernal runs out of the pocket with Trojans defender Isaac Garza (26) in pursuit.

South Houston's Toree Daniel, the district's leading receiver, spins away from Eagles defender Francisco Rodriguez and heads upfield after a reception in the first quarter.

South Houston quarterback Rudis Requeno falls into a sack trap set by Eagle defenders Noe Munoz (30) and Juan Salinas (66).

Pasadena's Albert Castro (10) prepares to stick South Houston receiver Dequan Moore (87) on a key fourth-down play late in the first half. Castro's stop forced the Trojans to turn the ball over on downs.

GAME ALBUM

Memorial senior Chris Cargile plunges into the middle of the line a step ahead of Deer Park's Nolan Camp (11). Cargile finished the night with 201 yards on the ground.

  A 201-yard rushing performance by Memorial's Chris Cargile Thursday night couldn't keep pace with Deer Park's stampede toward an apparent District 22-5A showdown with Dobie.
  Deer Park running backs Demetrius Banks and Justin James combined for 327 yards on the ground as the Deer erupted in the second half for a 48-23 victory over the Mavericks at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
  In avenging a home loss to Memorial last year, the Deer stayed on track for a district title shootout with the defending champion Longhorns on Nov. 3 at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Deer Parks stands 3-0 in district play with two games remaining and 7-1 overall.
  The Mavericks slipped to 2-6 overall and 1-2 in district play.
  For much of the first half, it appeared that Memorial might be poised for an upset and a leap back into title contention. Midway through the second quarter, Cargile scored from 16 yards out to give the Mavericks a 13-10 lead.
  But the Deer answered with three straight touchdown runs by James, one in the second quarter and two in the third. James scored a fourth TD on a 17-yard run - his longest TD blast of the night - midway through the fourth quarter, part of a 31-point second half for the Deer.
  Cargile carried 22 times for his 201 yards. Banks gained 193 yards on 24 carries and scored two TDs. James carried 16 times for 124 yards.
  Memorial outgained the Deer 459 yards to 443.
But for the third straight game, the Mavericks surrendered at least 43 points.
  Greg Gallardo, Memorial's quarterback, tossed two TD passes into the mix, an 11-yarder to Derek Lee in the first quarter and a 22-yarder to Brandon Thomas with just seven seconds left in the game.

Memorial running back Ahrmon Mcleod leaps over the line on his way toward a collision with Deer Park linebacker Tyler Butterfras (46).

Mavericks quarterback Greg Gallardo escapes the pocket under a heavy rush from Deer Park's Shaquelle Alexander (96).

Deer Park linebacker Casey Westmoreland (42) closes in on Memorial running back Reggie Turner (3).

Deer Park's Justin James scores the third of his four touchdowns, a 15-yard scamper late in the third quarter. 

GAME ALBUM

South Houston's Toree Daniel hauls in a first-quarter pass from Rudis Requeno and races 54 yards for a touchdown.

  South Houston senior Rudis Requeno launched four touchdown passes, three coming in the first quarter, as the Trojans treated a sprawling homecoming crowd to a 38-3 romp over Sam Rayburn at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Friday night.
  The Trojans used the victory to snap a four-game losing streak and stake a convincing claim as playoff contenders.
  South Houston is 1-1 in District 22-5A play and 2-5 over all. Sam Rayburn fell to 3-4 overall and an 0-2 mark for district slate that still includes Deer Park and Dobie.
  The victory was the Trojans' most lopsided over a Sam Rayburn team in 22 years.
  Requeno completed 22 of 33 passes for 324 yards. The Texans, one week after scoring 43 points in a loss to Memorial High, were held to just a field goal by the Trojans' surprisingly stout defense.
  Freddy Sevilla, who ran for 227 yards in his starting quarterback debut last week for the Texans, was held to just 35 yards on 10 carries against the Trojans. Michael Boyd carried the rushing load for Sam Rayburn with 112 yards on 25 carries.
  The contest was selected as Channel 13's Game of the Week after a record on-line voting response from both schools and strong push by South Houston alums, who turned out in force for homecoming activities.
  Requeno was electric in the opening minutes. He dropped a 28-yard TD strike into the arms of Elton Dyer barely four minutes into the game.
  The Texans answered with their only points of the night -- a 30-yard field goal by Eric Aldava.
  Requeno counted with a toss to Torre Daniel, the district top receiver, who broke free for a 54-yard pass and run play. Less than two minutes later, Requeno connected with Dequan Moore for a 10-yard TD strike.
  A 30-yard field goal by Jorge Pineda in the second quarter gave the Trojans a 24-3 halftime edge.
  Just 91 seconds into the second half, Requeno hit Dyer again from 25 yards out. Requeno capped the Trojans' TD splurge with a 1-yard run midway through the fourth quarter.
  Daniel caught eight passes for 126 yards. Dyer caught four for 96 yards.
  The Texans produced 317 yards of offense but were hurt by three lost fumbles and an interception.
  DEER PARK 58, PASADENA 7
  The Deer spotted the Eagles a touchdown in the opening four minutes, then roared back with 58 unanswered points to claim a lopsided victory at Abshier Stadium.
  Deer Park improved to 2-0 in District 22-5A play and 6-1 overall. Pasadena fell to 0-2 and 4-3.
  Julian Nance helped stake the Eagles to a 7-0 lead with a 2-yard TD run early in the first quarter.
  The Deer needed just 27 seconds to tie the score on a 39-yard pass from Austin Ranier to Josh Rutherford. Deer Park quickly bolted to a 28-7 lead and a 30-yard interception return by John Lopez with 55 seconds left in the half made it 35-7 at intermission.
  Nance led all rushers with 124 yards on 22 carries.

South Houston's Erick Henriquez takes a hard spill after a short gain. Sam Rayburn's Zach Purvis (99) arrives to finish off the play .

South Houston's Elton Dyer gets a pat on the back from Sam Rayburn's Francisco Jimenez (4) after a catch.

Toree Daniel takes off again in the second quarter after catching a short pass from Rudis Requeno (15).

GAME ALBUM

HOMECOMING ALBUM

Dobie's Andrew Robinson breaks free on a 37-yard TD run in the first quarter for the Longhorns' first points of the game. Memorial's Ray Lopez (78) gives chase.

  Dobie changed quarterbacks for the second time this season and in doing so changed Memorial's ability to write a happy ending on an offensive free-for-all.
  Deandre Bolden, the talented backup to Dobie rushing star Andrew Robinson just a week ago, made the switch to quarterback Thursday night and teammed with Robinson to overpower the Mavericks 49-37 at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
  The Longhorns, the defending champs of District 22-5A, posted their second-straight 40-plus point performance. The Mavericks did the same -- but unlike their 45-43 victory over Sam Rayburn last week, this shootout found Memorial short of the ammunition required to fully counter the Longhorns' super-charged ground game.
  Dobie is now 2-0 in district play and 5-2 for the season. The Mavericks fell to 1-1 in district and 2-5 overall.
  Bolden replaced Tyler Wolfe, who a month ago inherited the quarterback job when senior star Blake Jackson was lost for the season to an ankle injury. Playing in the same backfield for the first time, Bolden and Robinson combined for 372 yards on the ground and four touchdowns.
  Bolden led the way with 187 yards rushing and three touchdowns. He attempted only three passes, but completed two of them -- one a 24-yard TD pass to Vance Leonard that lifted the Longhorns to a 28-12 second-quarter lead.
  Robinson, the district's top rusher, cracked the 1,000-yard mark for the season with 185 yards on 19 carries.
  Mavericks quarterback Greg Gallardo tried to match Dobie's offensive pace through the air. He threw for 345 yards, competing 22 of 37 and firing two TDs, both 29-yard strikes, one to Brandon Thomas in the first quarter and one to Derek Lee in the second.
  The TD toss to Lee was one of two Memorial scores in the final four minutes of the first half. Ahrmon Mcleod scored from seven yards out with 41 seconds left in the half to pull the Mavericks to within 28-24.
  Mcleod scored again on a 7-yard run in the fourth quarter for the final TD of the game. Strangely, Memorial was 0-for-5 on conversion attempts until Miguel Taboada booted an extra point following Mcleod's final TD.
  Patrick Hurst gave the Longhorns a third 100-yard rusher in the contest. Hurst rolled up 110 yards and scored on an 11-yard run late in the third quarter to help elevate Dobie to a commanding 42-30 lead. Bolden iced it with an 8-yard run early in the fourth quarter.
  Dobie piled up 521 yards of total offense, 491 yards of it on the ground. The Longhorns did not punt in the game, but lost the ball three times on fumbles.
  The Mavericks lost only one fumble, but the one they coughed up proved costly. Dobie's Chris Uzomah returned it 46 yards for a second-quarter TD.

Memorial receiver Brandon Thomas (12) goes high to try to snag a pass from Greg Gallardo, but Vaughn Leonard (21) breaks up the play for Dobie.

Dobie's Robinson breaks into the open field again on his way to topping the 1,000-yard mark for the season.

GAME ALBUM

Memorial junior Miguel Taboada (top) bangs home the game-winning 27-yard field goal out of the hold of Jordan Wyatt while under a heavy rush from Sam Rayburn's Francisco Jimenez (4). (Bottom) Mavericks Dorian Johnson (45) and Adrian Boutte (9) go airborne in celebration as Taboada (14) looks on and the Memorial bench erupts.

TABOADA'S LAST-PLAY FG ENDS POINTS FREE-FOR-ALL

  For 47 minutes and 55 seconds of game clock Friday night, the only value the Memorial Mavericks could find in Miguel Taboada's left leg was in its ability to launch extra points and effectively cross the "t's" on touchdowns.
  That all changed with five seconds left in a crazy game that may well be remembered as a state-playoff directional sign -- for both Memorial and Sam Rayburn.
  Taboada trotted onto the field at Veterans Memorial Stadium and after a timeout -- called by his own team -- launched a 27-yard field goal on the final play, giving the Mavericks the final word in an offensive scream fest and a manic 45-43 victory that reaped homecoming heartache on the Texans.
  Trailing 43-42 with only 58 seconds left following a Sam Rayburn TD and two-point conversion, the Mavericks got just enough to squeeze out the winning field goal. Shrugging off the handicap of a holding penalty, Memorial drove 40 yards, the big play a 28-yard pass from Greg Gallardo to Brandon Thomas. That set up Taboada's winning field goal on the next play.
  The Texans, who trailed 21-7 at halftime, were saddled with yet another stumbling start in a District 22-5A opener -- despite scoring 35 points in the second half. Sam Rayburn hasn't beaten Memorial since the Mavericks' first season of varsity football in 2004.
  Yet, playing without starting quarterback Eric Aldava, the Texans roared to life in the second half with Freddy Sevilla, Sam Rayburn's star receiver, taking snaps. Sevilla punished the Mavericks for 237 yards on 22 carries.
  The Mavericks, 2-4 for the season, countered with a 161-yard rushing performance from Chris Cargile and another 120 yards on the ground from Ahmon McLeod. Gallardo threw for 142 yards, an even 100 of those going to Thomas on just three receptions.
  The teams combined for 977 yards, 36 first downs, a dozen TDs and, of course, one field goal. Their combined 821 yards on the ground was split almost evenly.
Cargile scored three TDs for the Mavericks while Michael Boyd tallied three TDs for the Texans, now 3-3 for the season.
  Sam Rayburn tied the game at 21-all by scoring the first two TDs in the second half, the first on a 5-yard pass from Sevilla to Michael Ponce and the second on an 8-yard run by Boyd.
  Cargile scored from two yards out to get Memorial back in the swing, but the Texans tied the game again on a 1-yard run by Sevilla. It was 28-28 going into the fourth quarter.
  The teams traded TDs again to start the quarter, Cargile scoring from the eight and Boyd doing exactly the same. With just under nine minutes left, the Texans got what looked like a decisive break. Ponce, playing linebacker, forced Cargile to fumble. Carlos Rios recovered for the Texans near midfield.
  But Memorial's defense picked that moment to briefly reassert itself. The Mavericks held the Texans on downs, and the teams went back to swapping TDs.
  Reggie Turner gave Memorial the lead with 2:08 left when he raced in from 25 yards out. But the Mavericks gambled with a short pooch kickoff that initially wound up in the hands of their coverage team. The Texans got the ball, instead, because of interference on a fair-catch attempt.
  Boyd scored from the four with just 58 seconds left -- and the Texans decided to go for the victory. Alec Canas skirted into the end zone on the conversion for a 43-42 Texans lead.
  But Sam Rayburn's victory wasn't to be. Taboada's field goal left zeros on the clock and emptiness in the hearts of the once hopeful Texans.

Sam Rayburn's Michael Boyd blasts into the end zone from eight yards out with 4:36 left in the third quarter. The score lifted the Texans into a 21-21 tie.

Texans linebacker Michael Ponce separates Memorial's Chris Cargile from the football with just under nine minutes left in the game, providing his team with a potentially big break that led to nothing (see below.)

Sam Rayburn's Tim DeSoto (24) celebrates a recovery by teammate Carlos Rios (90) of the fumble caused by Michael Ponce (above). The Texans were forced to turn the ball over on downs.

Memorial sophomore Reggie Turner follows the blocking of Manuel Rodriguez (75) and sets sail on a 25-yard TD run with 2:08 left in the game. 

Memorial quarterback Greg Gallardo delivers a pat on the helmet to Reggie Turner after his 25-yard TD run helped stake the Mavericks to a 42-35 lead with 2:08 remaining.

Memorial defenders Aaron Robinson (11) and Sam Barajas (40) take down Sam Rayburn receiver Alec Canas in the second quarter.

Texans defensive end Zach Purvis topples Memorial's Chris Cargile in third-quarter action.

Memorial running back Ahrmon Mcleod blasts into the red zone to help set up a third-quarter Mavericks TD.

GAME ALBUM  

South Houston quarterback Rudis Requeno stands in the pocket and fires downfield.

  DEER PARK - South Houston quarterback Rudis Requeno passed for 317 yards, but it wasn't enough to offset four first-half touchdowns that carried Deer Park to a 35-21 victory over the Trojans Friday night at Abshier Stadium.
  The contest was the District 22-5A opener for both teams. Deer Park is 5-1 for the season. South Houston fell to 1-5.
  The Deer scored 14 points in each of the first two quarters to claim a 28-0 halftime lead.
  Deer Park quarterback Austin Rainer fired three TD passes and piled up 308 yards through the air. The Deer registered 501 yards of total offense.
  The Trojans shook off their unsteadiness in the second half as Requeno scored two of his team's three TD on the ground and passed for the other.
  Requeno scored from eight yards out in the third quarter and from two yards out in the fourth. Trailing 35-14 with 1:08 left, Requeno fired a sideline pass to Toree Daniel, who broke a tackle and raced 66 yards for the game's final TD.
  Requeno completed 27 of 46 passes for 317 yards without an interception. Daniel caught 15 passes for 241 yards.

South Houston junior Deion Francis looks for running room.

Deer Park quarterback Austin Ranier cuts inside of Trojans linebacker Nick Cross.

Deer Park's Justin James heads for the corner on his way to a 16-yard first-quarter touchdown.

South Houston defensive back Byron Hodgers wrestles down Deer Park receiver Eric Luna after a short completion.

GAME ALBUM

Dobie receiver Vance Leonard skies over Pasadena's Francisco Rodriguez to haul in a 21-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Wolfe in the second quarter.

Robinson's Romps Make Short Work of Eagles

  Andrew Robinson scored three touchdowns the first four times he touched the football Thursday night, launching the Dobie Longhorns to a 42-0 victory over Pasadena and a successful start to their bid to repeat as District 22-5A champions.
  Robinson scored on dashes of 23, 54 and 60 yards and needed only one play into the second quarter to complete his night's work on offense. His four carries earned the Longhorns 145 yards and proved to be more than the hopeful Eagles, 4-1 going into the game, could digest.
  Robinson was replaced by Deandre Bolden, who carried eight times for 162 yards. Dobie, now 4-2, owned a 35-0 lead at the half. Bolden raced 68 yards early in the fourth quarter for the only TD in a second half puncutated by Longhorn reserves.
  The Eagles' running tandem of quarterback Nick Bernal and Julian Nanced totaled 36 carries but averaged only three yards a tote. Forced to the air, Bernal completed 13 of 25 passes for 133 yards, but was intercepted three times while fumbling once.
  Vaughn Leonard picked off Bernal twice, returning the second one 87 yards for a TD with 4:18 left in the first half.
  Bernal fumbled on the first play of the game when hit by Dobie's Kerry Henderson. On the Longhorns' first snap, Robinson skirted right end and scored from 23 yards out.
  Midway through opening quarter, Robinson broke free on the right sideline for a 54 yard TD run. On the first play of the second quarter, Robinson blasted through the right side again for a 60-yard TD jaunt.
  He left the game for good after defending the ensuing kickoff, but the Longhorns simply picked another poison. Midway through the second quarter, Dobie quarterback Tyler Wolfe connected with Vance Leonard, who made a leaping TD grab from 21 yards out.
  That proved to be Dobie's only completion of the game.
  A rare Eagles threat three minutes later ended abruptly when Vaughn Leonard intercepted a Bernal pass and returned it 87 yards for the Longhorns' fifth TD.
  Patrick Hurst contributed 86 yards to Dobie's 458 yards of rushing offense. Kelton Bailey accounted for 49.

Dobie defensive tackle Kerry Henderson hauls down Eagles quarterback Nick Bernal on the first play of the game and in the process causes a fumble, recovered by the Longhorns.

Andrew Robinson crashes the right sideline and races 23 yards for the game's first TD on his team's first play.

Pasadena's Nick Bernal finds running room on a quarterback keeper in the first quarter.

Dobie's Vaughn Leonard leaps in front of Pasadena wide receiver Alfredo Garibay to make his first interception of the game.

Eagles quarterback Nick Bernal stares down the rush of linebacker Chris Uzomah to fire a pass downfield.

Robinson rings in the second quarter with his third TD of the game, a 60-yard burst with blocking help from Deandre Bolden (16).

Reserve running back Kelton Bailey steps out of the grasp of Pasadena's Alberto Castro for a long gain in the second quarter.

Patrick Hurst break free on a dash to the end zone. An illegal block wiped out the play.

Eagle defenders Francisco Rodriguez (21) and Oscar Castillo (12) catch up with Dobie quarterback Tyler Wolfe.

GAME ALBUM 

Dobie receiver Dominque Bilbo (5) skies above the Channelview secondary to haul in a 10-yard TD pass from Tyler Wolfe with 1:38 left in the first half.

  Channelview quarterback Averion Hurts passed for nearly 500 yards and Dobie's Andrew Robinson ran for over 300 in one of the wildest offensive games in the long history of Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday night, a 51-43 victory hammered out by the Falcons on the strength of 21 unanswered points late in the contest.
  With his team trailing 43-30 late in the third quarter, Hurts launched a comeback that included two long TD passes and dealt the Longhorns a disappointing loss in their final game before the start of conference play in two weeks.
  Eight seconds before the end of the third quarter, Hurts connected with Leterio Brown on a 33-yard TD pass as the Falcons sliced Dobie's lead to 43-37. With 5:12 left in the game, Channelview took a 44-43 lead on a 2-yard run by Anthony Bush and Adalverto Castenada's PAT.
  With 1:12 left in the contest, Hurts dropped a 49-yard TD strike in the hands of Stanley Wesley to ice it.
  The game featured an incredible 1,202 yards of total offense, 50 first downs and 13 TDs.
  Hurts, a senior, completed 32 of 52 passes for 493 yards. He dished out five TD passes and was intercepted only once. The Falcons piled up 680 yards of offense and 29 first downs.
  Robinson carried 22 times for 305 yards and scored three TDs. The Dobie senior  had an 86-yard TD sprint in the third quarter wiped out by a blocking penalty. His elusiveness tormented the Falcons well into the second half before Hurts seized control.
  Robinson opened the scoring with a 64-yard romp down the left sideline not quite four minutes into the game. After Channelview answered with a field goal, Robinson bolted 58 yards down the right sideline on the first play of the second quarter to lift Dobie to a 14-3 lead.
  That was the start of a 42-point second-quarter scoring explosion, shared equally by both teams.
  Channelview responded with a 43-yard TD run by Terrell Williams. Dobie took a 21-10 lead on an 18-yard TD blast by Patrick Hurst, but the Falcons counterpunched with another Williams TD, this one on a 3-yard pass from Hurts.
  With 1:38 left in the half, Dobie quarterback Tyler Wolfe found Dominque Bilbo for a 10-yard scoring strike and a 28-17 lead. But Hurts brought his team right back in the remaining time, connecting with Wesley on a 26-yard TD pass with 19 seconds left.
  A 35-yard TD pass from Hurts to Marquise Johnson lifted Channelview to its first lead, at 31-28, early in the third quarter. But the Longhorns posted the next 15 points.
  Robinson broke free again on a 50-yard TD run. Dobie added a safety and then a 7-yard TD run by Wolfe that elevated the Longhorns to a 43-30 lead with 4:45 left in the third quarter.
  But that wasn't nearly enough to hold off Hurts and the Falcons, who improved their record to 4-1. Dobie will take a 3-2 mark into its district opener against 4-1 Pasadena on Oct. 6.
  Channelview's receivers shared in Hurts' bonanza night. Wesley caught 12 passes for 251 yards. Johnson caught seven for 125.
  The Longhorns stacked up 465 yards on the ground. Hurst carried 11 times for 98 yards.

Dobie's Andrew Robinson forces Channelview's secondary into hasty retreat on a 64-yard TD run in the first quarter, the game's first score.

Channelview's  Marquise Johnson (7) reels in the face of Dobie resistence after catching a pass in the first quarter. Closing in for the Longhorns are Kalon Bailey (4), Vaughn Leonard (21) and Chris Uzomah (28).

Channelview's Marquise Johnson (7) leaps high to haul in a pass from his quarterback, Averion Hurts (2). Dobie's Jessy Cedeno (36) makes a bid for an interception.

Andrew Robinson streaks past jubillant Longhorn fans on his way to a 58-yard TD jaunt on the first play of the second quarter.

A rare hiccup for the Falcons' passing game: Averion Hurts (far left) wings a pass over the middle, where Stanley Wesley makes the catch. Wesley fumbles the ball away (right) after being hit by Longhorns linebacker Jesse Cedeno (36). Dobie recovered.

Channelview quarterback Averion Hurts tries in vain to avoid a Dobie defensive charge led by Anthony Simmons (33) and Jonathan Jones (99). Simmons got the sack .

Channelview's Terrell Williams clears the corner on a 43-yard TD run early in the second quarter.

Dobie's Patrick Hurst bursts up the middle on a 18-yard TD run midway through the second quarter.

Tyler Wolfe completes a pass over the middle late in the first half despite a hard rush from Channelview linebacker Anthony Bush (34). Wolfe hit Dominque Bilbo for a 10-yard TD strike on the next play.

Dobie wide receiver Chris Stockman (19) bows to the greatness of Andrew Robinson (22), or perhaps he's contemplating a block as Robinson heads up the field.

 GAME ALBUM

Memorial's Chris Cargile is driven out-of-bounds by North Shore's Earnest Thomas in first-quarter action.

  North Shore's Davonte Milton pounded Memorial's otherwise valiant defense for 207 yards on the ground and accounted for the game's only two touchdowns as the high-powered Mustangs hammered out a 17-6 victory over the Mavericks on Friday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
  North Shore rolled up 427 yards of offense but were limited to Milton's two TDs and a 26-yard field goal by Carlos Perez late in the game. Memorial's only points came on a pair of short field goals by Miguel Taboada in the first half.
  The Mustangs led by only a 7-6 margin until Milton blasted 32 yards to the end zone with 2:14 left on the first-half clock. The second half passed as a defensive standpoint, the only points coming on Perez's late field goal.
  The loss left the Mavericks with a 1-4 mark for non-district play. Memorial opens District 22-5A action in two weeks against Sam Rayburn. North Shore improved to 4-1.
  Memorial's efforts to keep pace offensive were hurt by an ineffective running game and four interceptions thrown by quarterback Greg Gallardo, who completed eight of 24 passes for 148 yards. Two of Gallardo's interceptions led to North Shore TD drives.
  PORT ARTHUR MEMORIAL 63, SOUTH HOUSTON 13
  Quarterback Terence Singleton and running back Nathan Holman combined for 227 yards on the ground and five touchdowns as the Titans cruised to a 5-0 record in Port Arthur.
Averaging 49.4 points a game, the Titans blasted their way to a 35-6 lead at halftime.
  Singleton scored three TDs, one on a 56-yard run. Holmes scored on a 49-yard jaunt and also caught a 39-yard TD toss from Singleton.
  The Trojans mustered little offensive beyond Rudis Requeno's short passing game. Regueno completed 20 of 29 passes for 146 yards.
  He scored on a 1-yard run in the second quarter to cut the Titans' lead to 21-7, but was intercepted late in the quarter by Memorial's Matthew Romar, who returned the ball 17 yards for a Titans TD.
  The 1-4 Trojans open District 22-5A play in two weeks at Deer Park, a 34-31 overtime victim to La Porte on Friday night.

North Shore's Rodric Simmons tries in vain to haul in a pass as Andrew Garza (32) and Aaron Robinson apply pressure on the sideline.

Mavericks sophomore Bryce Elkins crashes into the North Shore secondary after catching a quick pass from Greg Gallardo on the first play of the game. North Shore's Chris Russell (3) moves in to make the stop after a long gain.

North Shore's Earnest Thomas (27) puts the squeeze on Memorial receiver A.J.Gill.

GAME ALBUM    

 
 
    
 
 

Pasadena High defensive back Oscar Castillo (12) sabotages a first-half Baytown Sterling scoring threat by stripping the ball away from the Rangers' Anointe Franklin. After a wild scramble, Francisco Rodriguez recovered for the Eagles.

  Senior Julian Nance piled up 177 yards rushing and quarterback Nick Bernal scored on a touchdown plunge in overtime to lead Pasadena to a 35-28 victory over Baytown Sterling on Thursday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium and erase most doubts about the Eagles' ability to play a key role in the coming District 22-5A race.
  The outcome represented a stunning 55-point swing from a year ago, when the Rangers whipped Pasadena 61-13 in Baytown.
  In their final contest before starting district play in two weeks, the Eagles raised their record to 4-1 with the help of a 21-point getaway and a clinching 1-yard TD burst by Bernal, his third TD run of the game.
  Pasadena held a 28-7 lead at the end of the third quarter before the Ranger s exploded for the first 21 points of the fourth quarter to tie the game.
  A 21-yard TD pass from Jamie Acosta to Anointe Franklin with 1:01 left in the game - followed by a two-point run from Jamar Gibson - left the game tied at 28-28. Bernal's run broke the deadlock for good.
  After an off week, the Eagles take on defending district champ Dobie in the 22-5A opener for both schools on Oct. 6.
  Bernal set the fumble-prone Rangers on their heels with a 5-yard TD run to cap Pasadena's first drive of the game. Early in the second quarter, he connected with Armando Lemus on a 12-yard TD strike.
  With less than a minute to play, the Eagles applied what looked like a knockout punt. Nance broke free on a 54-yard run that gave Pasadena another scoring opportunity with just seconds to play. With nine seconds left, Nance crashed in from 10 yards out to help lift his team to a 21-0 halftime bulge.
  The Rangers finally answered on a 19-yard TD run by Franklin midway through the third quarter. Bernal negated that with a 1-yard TD run in the final minutes of the quarter.
  Then came a flurry of three straight Baytown Sterling TDs. D.J. Griffin scored from a yard out and Acosta followed that with a 2-yard TD run before finding Franklin for the equalizing TD pass.
  Nance carried 31 times for his 177 yards. Bernal added 60 yards rushing on 14 carries.
  Acosta paced Baytown Sterling's ground game with 114 yards on 21 carries.
  The Eagles' four victories exceeds their total for last season, when they jumped to a 3-0 start only to lose their last seven games.

Traveling on a shoestring: Julian Nance comes "unlaced" as he blasts into the Baytown Sterling defensive front.

Eagles quarterback Nick Bernal runs right, with blocking help from Chris Quintanilla (74), and scores from 5 yards out for Pasadena's first TD.

Pasadena defenders Jose Torres (20) and Angel Ramos (69) get plenty of help in sealing up the Rangers' Roger Boose (5).

Julian Nance plunges headlong into the end zone from 10 yards out, with nine seconds left in the first half, to give the Eagles their third TD. Eagles receiver Metrelle Taylor (15) helps keep the path clear.

Nance steels himself for a collision with Baytown Sterling defenders.

GAME ALBUM

Dobie's Andrew Robinson finds the end zone with no time remaining on the first-half clock after taking a handoff from Tyler Wolfe (12), the Longhorns' new starting quarterback. The TD gave Dobie a 14-3 halftime lead.

  Andrew Robinson, wearing the number of injured teammate Blake Jackson on an armband, scored all three of Dobie's touchdowns Friday night as the Longhorns celebrated Homecoming with a 20-17 victory over Humble at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
  Robinson rushed for 133 yards and contributed one of two sustaining plays for the Longhorns -- a 54-yard run in the closing seconds of the first half that helped lift Dobie to a 14-3 halftime lead.
  The victory hiked the Longhorns' record to 3-1 and eased anxieties about the debut of Tyler Wolfe as Dobie's starting quarterback. Wolfe replaced standout Blake Jackson, who was lost for the season to an ankle injury suffered last week in Dobie's loss to Dickinson.
  Robinson played the game with an armband that bore Jackson's No. 17.
  Wolfe completed 9 of 17 passes for 95 yards, but the Longhorns were forced to deal with five lost fumbles. Humble cooperated by losing the same number -- and by tossing three interceptions.
  Dobie's first game-changing play broke a scoreless deadlock that lingered until late in the first half. With 4:26 left in the half, Fabian Davalos, a hefty defensive tackle, intercepted a pass from Humble's Kyle Tucker and returned the ball 45 yards to the Wildcats' 10-yard line.
  With 2:48 on the first-half clock, Robinson blasted in from the 2 for the game's first score.
  Humble answered with a drive that died at the Dobie 3 when Longhorns defensive back Vaughn Leonard broke up a third-down pass intended for Chaz Davis. The Wildcats settled for a 21-yard field goal by Jose Achoa with 38 seconds left.
  That was plenty of time for Robinson to streak 54 yards which, combined with a penalty, left the Longhorns just a yard short of the goal-line. Robinson ate that up as time expired.
  Humble controlled the third quarter and cut Dobie's lead to 14-10 on a 17-yard TD pass from Tucker to Carl Elkins midway through the quarter. Then, with 8:44 left in the game, the Longhorns were forced to confront disaster.
  A Dobie punt struck the team's upback and caromed the other way. Humble's Greg Bledsoe picked up the ball near the Longhorns' 2 and ran it in. The turnover gave the Wildcats a 17-14 lead.
  But Wolfe led his team downfield to the winning score, a 5-yard run by Robinson with 6:10 left.
  Humble threatened again, but a late interception by Kalon Bailey sealed the victory.
  ALVIN 48, PASADENA 28
  The Yellowjackets blitzed the previously unbeaten Eagles with 27 points in the first quarter en route to a 41-7 halftime lead and an easy victory. Corey Jackson scored two of Alvin's first-quarter touchdowns on runs of 13 and 5 yards.
  Eagles quarterback Nick Bernal scored on TD runs of 1 and 10 yards. He also threw a 58-yard pass to Julio Trevino for the game's final TD.
  Bernal gained 124 yards rushing on 21 carries.
  TEXAS CITY 31, MEMORIAL 20
  D'Onta Foreman ran 41 yards for a touchdown and returned a punt 83 yards for another as the Stingarees erased a 10-point Mavericks lead with a late 21-point spree.
  Memorial led 20-10 with 8:57 left in the third quarter with the help of TD runs by Reggie Turner of 10 and 3 yards. That's when Texas City roared back with 21 unanswered points.
  Chris Cargile rolled up 135 yards on 30 carries and scored on an 11-yard run for the Mavericks, who slipped to 1-3 for the season.

Dobie defensive tackle Fabian Davalos turns in one of the game's biggest plays, a 45-yard interception return that set up the Longhorns' first touchdown and effectively ended a defensive stalemate late in the first half. Humble quarterback Kyle Tucker (7), who threw the interception, finally brought down Davalos at the Humble 10-yard line.


Dobie's Quinton Roberts (36) submarines Kyle Tucker on a punt return, causing a fumble, this one recovered by the Wildcats.

Tyler Wolfe, Dobie's new starting quarterback, looks for running room in the first quarter.

Dobie linebacker Anthony Simmons (33) buckles up Humble quarterback Kyle Tucker while teammate Dwight Tucker (9) flies in to complete the sack.

Tyler Wolfe runs a keeper to the Wildcats' 2-yard line to help set up the Longhorns' first TD (next photo).

Andrew Robinson takes a handoff from Tyler Wolfe and breaks the grip of Humble's J.P. Henshaw (32) to score from 2 yards out and break the scoreless tie.

Longhorns receiver Chris Stockman lunges for extra yardage after catching a pass from Tyler Wolfe. Zac Miles (29) makes the tackle for Humble.

Under pressure from Dobie's Brian Rosette (80) and Anthony Simmons (33), Humble quarterback Kyle Tucker completes a swing pass.

Andrew Robinson runs into early resistance from Humble's J.P. Henshaw (32) and Cameron Solomon (20).

A tale of two 7's -- Humble's Kyle Tucker (7) fumbles the ball on a punt return as Dobie defenders Kerry Henderson (66) and Emmanuel Edmonson (67) close in. The Longhorns' Marlon Jackson (7), trailing the play, made the recovery.

Kyle Tucker fires a pass downfield over the top of Dobie's Jessy Cedeno (39).

Nowhere to run this time -- Dobie's Jonathan Jones grabs Kyle Tucker by the shoe and waits for Fabian Davalos to arrive and complete a sack in the first quarter.

HOMECOMING ALBUM 

HOMECOMING COURT: Joe Cavazos and Tessa Andrade

HOMECOMING COURT: Christopher Garcia and Andrea Gonzales

HOMECOMING COURT: Treg Spigner and Alaina Burns

HOMECOMING KING and QUEEN: Joe Cavazos and Alaina Burns

South Houston receiver Toree Daniel goes high in the air to snag a deep pass from Rudis Requeno in the second quarter. Ronald Walker (27) and Byron Francis (4) defend on the play for Summer Creek.

  South Houston quarterback Rudis Requeno threw for 293 yards and three touchdowns, but fourth-quarter mistakes haunted the Trojans for the second week in a row in a 34-24 loss to Summer Creek on Thursday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
  Trailing 21-16 with less than six minutes to play, the Trojans got a break when the Bulldogs missed a short field-goal attempt. But on the first play after the missed kick, Requeno was intercepted by Josh Williams, who returned the ball 37 yards for the victory-clinching TD.
  Summer Creek, now 3-0, fattened the margin to 34-16 with 2:35 left when KeeVon Aldridge scored from 17 yards out.
  The Trojans, now 1-3, claimed a consolation TD with 25 seconds left on a 43-yard TD pass from Requeno to Toree Daniel.
  Daniel, a sophomore who leads District 22-5A in receiving, caught 11 passes for 136 yards. Requeno completed 29 of 46 passes. He was intercepted twice, both times in the fourth quarter.
  The Trojans opened the game with a stunning drive - 90 yards in 19 plays - that ended with a 5-yard TD pass from Requeno to Elton Dyer.
  Summer Creek tied it on a first-possession, 71-yard drive, capped by a 1-yard TD run by Jhony Evans.  The Bulldogs scored on their second possession, as well, with Aldridge going in from 10 yards out.
  With 16 seconds left in the half, South Houston answered on a 9-yard TD pass from Requeno to Erick Henriquez. A misconnection on the PAT attempt enabled Summer Creek to salvage a 14-13 halftime lead.
  In the third quarter, Evans scored on a 2-yard run before the Trojans cut the Bulldogs' lead to 21-16 on a 27-yard field goal by Jorge Pineda.
  The Trojans managed just 50 yards on the ground. Summer Creek rushed for 201 and passed for 185.
  Evans led all rushers with 127 yards on 20 carries.
  Kenneth Marshall, the Trojans' standout senior linebacker, was lost to an ankle injury in the second quarter and did not return.
  SAM RAYBURN 34, WALTRIP 16
  Michael Boyd scored two touchdowns as the Texans raced to a 28-0 lead early in the third quarter and cruised to their second straight victory.
  Sam Rayburn quarterback Eric Aldava followed Boyd's first TD with a 16-yard scoring pass to Freddy Sevilla that helped stake the Texans to a 14-0 halftime lead. Aldava capped Sam Rayburn's scoring with a 12-yard run late in the third quarter.

Toree Daniel turns upfield after hauling in a Rudis Requeno pass in the first quarter.

Daniel stretches for extra yardage in the second quarter after bring collared by Summer Creek's Darius Calhoun (34) and Najee Bissoon (2).
 
Requeno finds a crease up the middle before three Summer Creek defenders descend.

Summer Creek's Jordan Braden takes a tumble after hauling in a pass near the goal-line. Thomas Bennett (30) and Jermain Stevens (1) make sure Braden is on the ground.

South Houston's Byron Hodges (7) checks the flank of the Summer Creek defense for running room in the first quarter. The Bulldogs' Dakota Allen (40) slides in to cut him off.

South Houston linebacker Nick Cross (42) tries to slide past Summer Creek fullback Tyler Pushia (23) in pursuit of the Bulldogs' quarterback, Aaron Sharp (10).

Summer Creek's KeeVon Aldridge breaks the grip of Jermaine Stevens (1) and streaks past Thomas Bennett (30) on a 10-yard TD run in the second quarter.

Mario Campean, a sophomore for the Trojans, barrels ahead for good yardage after catching a pass from Requeno.

Summer Creek quarterback Aaron Sharp fires a completion downfield behind solid blocking up front.

GAME ALBUM

Memorial's Nick Hernandez (20) is wrapped up by Channelview defenders.

  The Memorial Mavericks started strong, scoring two touchdowns in the first quarter, but fell to the Channelview Falcons 48-14 on Saturday night at Galena Park ISD Stadium. 
  Memorial sophomore Reggie Turner was the Mavericks' leading man, scoring both touchdowns in the first seven minutes of the game. 
  But Channelview fought back in the second quarter with three running touchdowns that revived the Falcons.

Sophomore Reggie Turner takes a short victory run after scoring Memorial's first touchdown of the night.

GAME ALBUM

South Houston junior Dequan Moore breaks free on a long gainer after hauling in a pass from Rudis Requeno in the second quarter. Alvin defenders Jimmy Hatcher (32) and Jeff Mills (34) give chase.

  Alvin junior Corey Jackson served up a lesson in running-game potency Friday night in leading the Yellowjackets to a come-from-behind 14-7 victory over South Houston at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
  Jackson rolled up 184 yards on 27 carries as the Yellowjackets won the battle to sustain drives in what would have been - had it not been for Jackson - a purely defensive dogfight.
  Down 7-3 at halftime, the Trojans received a game-changing break when linebacker Kenneth Marshall stripped the ball from Alvin quarterback Aaron Jackson's grasp. South Houston coverted the turnover into the go-ahead score -- a 5-yard TD pass from Rudis Requeno to Torre Daniel.
  The Yellowjacks bounced right back with a clutch drive capped by a 1-yard Aaron Jackson TD run.
  The Trojans had a chance at a final possession in the closing minutes, but an illegal participation penalty gave Alvin a first down after the Yellowjackets had punted the ball away.
  All the first-half scoring came in the second quarter. Corey Jackson broke the scoreless deadlock with a 19-yard TD run. The Trojans threatened but had to settle for a 26-yard fielg goal by Jorge Pineda.
  Requeno completed 21 of 34 passes for 157 yards, but the Trojans gained only 52 yards on the ground.
  South Houston fell to 1-2 for the season. Alvin is 1-1.
  SAM RAYBURN 20, HOUSTON MacARTHUR 12
  Michael Boyd rushed for 120 yards and Alexis Manjarrez kicked two field goals in the fourth quarter to lift the visiting Texans to their first victory of the season.
  Manjarrez booted a 42-yard field goal midway through the final quarter to give Sam Rayburn a a 17-6 lead and some breathing room. With 59 seconds left, he tacked on a 22-yarder.
  The value of the kicks became even more evident with 30 second left when MacArthur scored on a 44-yard touchdown pass from Doug Steed to Sam Brown.
  The Texans posted two TDs in the first half, one on a 23-yard pass from Eric Aldava to Freddy Sevilla and the other on a 5-yard run by Chris Jaime.
  Jamie's TD followed a 72-yard scoring bomb from MacArthur quarterback Arthur Howard to Roderick Cooper.
  DICKINSON 21, DOBIE 14  
  The Longhorns lost their standout quarterback, Blake Jackson, to a leg injury near the end of the first half and then fell victim to a Dickinson comeback that saddle Dobie with its first loss of the season. 
  Down 14-7, the host Gators tied the game on a 19-yard run by Aaron Henderson midway through the third quarter. On the first play of the fourth quarter, Luke Meza scored from a yard out to provide Dickinson with the winning points. 
  Trying to tie the game in the closing minutes, the Longhorns saw four long gains wiped out by penalties. 
  Dobie outgained the Gators 374-200 on the strength of a 188-yard rushing performance by Andrew Robinson and 93-yard effort by Deandre Bolden. 
  Jackson was 0-for-7 passing when he left the game. His replacement, Tyler Wolfe, was intercepted twice. The Longhorns lost the ball three times on fumbles.

Kenneth Marshall, South Houston's senior linebacker, drives Alvin quarterback Aaron Jackson to the turf.

Toree Daniel finds running room up the middle on the opening kickoff.


Trojan quarterback Rudis Requeno rolls left and whips a left-handed pass to Torre Daniel (20) for a first down.


South Houston linebacker Nick Cross wraps up Alvin's John McDowell.


Torre Daniel squares off his route just in time to haul in a pass from Rudis Requeno (far left).


Alvin's Corey Jackson wins the race to the flag on a 19-yard TD run in the second quarter that kicked off the scoring.


Torre Daniel dives in vain for a second-quarter pass that sailed out of bounds.

GAME ALBUM  

With his offensive line clearing the way, Pasadena's Julian Nance sets sail on a 12-yard TD run early in the second quarter.

  Quarterback Nick Bernal ripped off 168 yards on the ground and scored three touchdowns to lead the Pasadena Eagles to a 49-9 blowout of Milby Thursday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
  Pasadena is now 3-0 for the second year in a row.
  The Eagles manhandled the Buffaloes on both sides of the ball, limiting Milby to only 51 total yards while piling 333 of offense just on the strength of their running game.
  Pasadena running back Julian Nance chipped in 109 yards on 16 carries, two of them for TDs. Bernal carried only 13 times for his 168 yards.
  Backup quarterback Louis Delarosa carried six times late in the game and accounted for Pasadena's final two TD on short runs.
  Pasadena's only headache was slowing down Nestor Gonzalez, Milby's burly junior quarterback. Gonzalez gained 54 yards on 11 carries, but the Buffaloes were left with a net of minus-22 yards on the ground.
  Bernal opened the scoring with a 32-yard TD run barely a minute into the game. Less than two minutes later, a bad punt snap by Milby resulted in a safety for Pasadena.
  The Buffaloes fought back with a 24-yard field goal by Jose Rodriguez, but the Eagles posted the next six TDs to take a 49-3 lead.

Eagles tackle Armando Chavana (77) paves an open field for quarterback Nick Bernal, who streaked down the right sideline for a long run in the second quarter.

Pasadena quarterback Nick Bernal blasts into the open on a 32-yard TD run just over one minute into the game.

Pasadena's Albert Castro (10) hounds Milby punter Jose Rodriguez after a bad snap that bounced back close to the Buffaloes goal-line. No one was able to claim the ball before it rolled out of the end zone for a first-quarter safety.

Pasadena defensive back Francisco Rodriguez collars Milby's Everick Austin while teammates Jose Torres (20) and Devin Canas (9) close in for a gang tackle.

Eagles senior Alvin Guevara tries to stay on his feet while being upended on a kickoff return.

Pasadena defensive tackle Juan Salinas (66) forces Milby's Jonathan Reyes to run wide into a gang of Eagles tacklers.

Eagles linebacker Edgar Oviedo (37) closes in on Milby quarterback Nestor Gonzalez (4).

GAME ALBUM

South Houston punt returner Chris Arredondo gets blocking help from teammates Dequan Moore (87), Shaquille Bowman (8) and Kenneth Marshall (2).

  BAYTOWN -- South Houston found a ground game to go with its machine-gun passing attack and sailed to a 24-14 victory over Baytown Sterling amid spinoff wind and light rain from Tropical Storm Lee blowing through Stallworth Stadium on Saturday night.
  The Trojans used one of each - a run and a pass -- to jump to a 13-0 first-half lead before swapping scoring blows with the Rangers the rest of the way. The victory evened South Houston's season record at 1-1.
  Erick Henriquez shouldered the rushing load for South Houston with 79 yards on 22 carries. The 5-foot-4 senior gave theTrojans their first score with a 9-yard touchdown blast.
  South Houston registered 314 yards of offense, 134 on the ground and 180 through the air.
  Rudis Requeno, a senior in his third year as the Trojans' starting quarterback,  accounted for the aerial total with 15 completions in 28 attempts.
  His 22-yard strike to Torre Daniel gave the Trojans their second TD and a 13-0 lead with 3:22 left in the first half.
  The Trojan defense limited the Rangers to only 137 yards. Nearly half of those came on the defensive unit's one major lapse -- a 62-yard romp by Jamar Gibson on a pass from Jakob McWhiter just 18 seconds after Daniel's TD.
  Requeno fired back early in the fourth quarter on a 1-yard TD plunge and a two-point conversion run.
  The Rangers answered with 6-yard TD run by Anointe Franklin, but the Trojans put the game away with 2:12 left on a 21-yard field goal by Jorge Pineda, set up by a 65-yard run by Byron Hodges.
  Baytown Sterling, 0-2 for the season, failed to overcome South Houston's defensive pressure on McWhirter, who completed only four passes, was intercepted once and rushed for only 11 yards on 14 carries.

South Houston's Erick Henriquez blows through a gaping hole carved out by offensive linemen Edgar Guerrero (63) and Joseph Castro (50) en route to a 9-yard touchdown run in the opening quarter.


Linebacker Kenneth Marshall (2) applies pressure to Rangers punter Bogar Garcia, who managed only a short punt to the sideline with a 30 m.p.h. wind in his face in the first quarter.

Baytown Sterling defensive back Jamar Gibson Davis puts a stick on South Houston receiver Dequan Moore. Gibson failed to prevent Moore from picking up a first down on the reception.

With Mario Campeon (13) guarding the flank and Erick Henriquez providing the hold, Trojan kicker Jorge Pineda bangs home an extra point.

GAME ALBUM

Under threatening skies, but with the wind to his back, Dobie quarterback Blake Jackson streaks 69 yards to the end zone to give the Longhorns the lead early in the second quarter. Alvin's Hunter DeJongh gives chase.

  Andrew Robinson ran for 162 yards to help the Dobie Longhorns survive a nightmare play at the end of the first half and dispose of Alvin 48-27 on Saturday night in a tropical tempest of wind and rain at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
  Robinson scored three touchdowns, including two long jaunts in the first seven minutes of the third quarter, to ease the pain of an Alvin interception and score on a throwaway play with no time left on the first-half clock.
  Ahead 21-7 with four seconds left in the half -- and with a pounding wind at their backs -- the Longhorns attempted a last-play bomb from deep in their own territory.
  Alvin's Cole Pitts intercepted Blake Jackson's pass and eluded all 11 Longhorns on a 48-yard cross-the-field dash to the end zone.
  Left with only a 21-14 lead to start the second half, Dobie rode Robinson to redemption. The Longhorn senior scored on a 32-yard run and barely two minutes later tacked a 34-yard TD burst to give his team a 35-14 lead.
  Even then, Dobie flirted with doom. Alvin's John McDowell returned the ensuing kickoff 105 yards to shrink the Longhorns' advantage to 35-21.
  The Yellowjackets threatened again early in the fourth quarter with a march to the Dobie 10 yard-line. But an Alvin fumble, recovered by Marlon Jackson, killed the drive.
  Thanks to a bad Dobie snap -- a product of the wet and windy conditions -- Alvin had to wait only three minutes to recover the lost opportunity. With 7:01 left in the game, Corey Jackson scored from 3 yards out. But a missed connection on the point-after snap helped Dobie preserve a 35-27 lead.
  The Longhorns then mounted a clinching march, capped by a 1-yard TD run by Deandre Bolden with 3:27 left.
  And with 1:20 remaining, Dobie tackle Kerry Henderson scooped up an Alvin fumble and raced 77 yards for the game's final TD.
  Now 2-0 for the season, the Longhorns collected 472 yards of offense, 371 of it on the ground.
  Robinson also scored on a 4-yard run in the first quarter after Alvin had taken a 7-0 lead.
  Jackson, the Longhorns' senior quarterback, gave Dobie its first lead with a 69-yard run early in the second quarter.
  Just before the half, he connected with Vaughn Leonard for a 5-yard TD strike and then found Robinson for a two-point pass that lifted the Longhorns -- though only briefly -- to a 21-7 lead.
  McDowell, who scored Alvin's first TD on a 7-yard run, piled up 131 yards on the ground while Corey Jackson added 120. Alvin completed only two passes in the contest and had one intercepted.

Dobie receiver Vance Leonard (11) plunges ahead for extra yards after taking a swing pass from Blake Jackson. Alvin's Jimmy Hatcher (32) turns the play inside.

Dobie defenders Anthony Simmons (on the ground) and Jonathan Jones (99) combine for a sack of Alvin quarterback Aaron Jackson in the second quarter.

Alvin's Corey Jackson (20) finds his path up the sideline blocked by Dobie's Jordin Harrison (36).

Dobie's Vaughn Leonard (21) and Anthony Simmons (33) put the heat on Alvin's Rob Nelson, forced to punt from his own end-line into the wind in the second quarter.

The Longhorns' moment of anguish: Alvin defensive back Cole Pitts (4) returns an interception 48 yards for a touchdown on the final play of the first half, cutting Dobie's lead to a single TD.

GAME ALBUM

A web of Memorial defenders -- Brandon Ramirez (55), Andrew Garza (32) and Aaron Robinson (11) -- put an end to Lawrenzo Minor's attempt to convert a fourth down in the third quarter.

  Korey Malone returned a fumble 45 yards for a touchdown in the final three minutes to carry Memorial High to a 14-7 victory over Fort Bend Clements and cap a showcase performance for the Mavericks' defense at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
  Malone, a senior linebacker, scooped up a fumble near midfield by Clements fullback Trevor Moore and raced to the end zone with 2:55 left to break a 7-7 tie and power the Mavericks to their first victory of the season.
  The contest was a two-sided shutout until late in the third quarter when Clements tailback Lawrenzo Minor finally found a crack in the Memorial defense, which until then had been a fourth-down nightmare for the run-minded Rangers.
  Minor scampered in from 14 yards out as Clements took a 7-0 lead with 1:02 left in the third.
  Memorial's offense finally got untracked early in the fourth quarter when Chris Cargile darted 43 yards into Ranger territory. With 10:34 remaining in the game, Memorial quarterback Greg Gallardo found receiver Brandon Thomas for a 17-yard TD pass that enabled the Mavericks to tie the contest.
  The Rangers positioned themselves for a late threat only to lose the ball and the game.
  Minor rushed for 169 yards on 37 carries but the Memorial defense allow little else. The Rangers completed none of their six pass attempts.
  The Mavericks produced only eight first downs and 141 total yards. The issue was left to the Memorial defense, which provided five drive-ending stops on fourth down.
  Cargile picked up 89 yards on 13 rush attempts. Memorial is now 1-1 for the season. Clements fell to 0-2.

Memorial quarterback Jordan Wyatt is upended by three Clements defensive players as he tries to drive his team off its goal-line late in the third quarter.

Clements rushing standout Lawrenzo Minor can't escape the the long arms of Memorial linebacker Andrew Garza.

Minor finds only minor running room as Mavs linebacker Luke Melendez (39) and defensive back Thomas Gamez close in.

Clements defenders Collin Cole (52) and Mitch Matthews (85) put the brakes on Memorial's Derek Lee.

Memorial's leading rusher, Chris Cargile, clears the line and races past the outstretched arm of linebacker Daniel Jeffrey.

Memorial defenders Mark McNeil (92), Andrew Garza (32) and Douglas Holder (5) stack up Minor on a third-down plunge in the third quarter.

Minor finally breaks through late in the third quarter, racing 14 yards for the game's first touchdown.

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Sam Rayburn linebacker Josh Purvis wrestles down Galena Park's Isac Palacios after a short gain during first-quarter action. Defensive back Tim DeSoto (24) provides support.

  Sam Rayburn traded in one brand of misery for another Thursday night as Galena Park rallied for 22 points in the final 13 minutes of the game and claimed a 33-26 victory over the Texans at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
  Crippled last week by five turnovers in a season-opening loss to Summer Creek, the Sam Rayburn played turnover-free ball against the Yellow Jackets, but two errant punt snaps wrecked the Texans' hopes for their first victory of 2011.
  One high snap led to a first-half safety that cost the Texans' hard-gained momentum. The second, with just over two minutes left in the game, lifted the Yellow Jackets to their first victory.
  With the game seemingly on track for overtime, Galena Park jumped on the loose snap near the Texans' 10 yard-line. With 1:07 left, Yellow Jackets quarterback Darrow Adams scored from 5 yards out to break a 26-26 tie.
  The Texans led three times in the game and carried a 23-11 advantage into the final minute of the third quarter.
  Newly armed with a passing game, Sam Rayburn broke a 3-3 a minute into the second quarter when quarterback Eric Aldava connected with Jesus Aguayo on 31-yard touchdown strike.
  The Yellow Jackets got two points back on the safety and took an 11-10 halftime lead on a 34-yard strike from Adams to Matthew Phillips on a fourth-and-8 play.
  The Texans appeared to take control in the third quarter with the help of TD runs by Michael Ponce and Michael Boyd. But the Yellow Jackets struck back with 16 seconds left in the quarter on a 9-yard TD run by Daniel Gooden.
  With 6:04 left in the game, Sam Rayburn bumped its lead to 26-18 on Alexis Manjarrez' second field goal of the game.
  But Adams drove his team to the end zone in less than a minute, scoring himself from 4 yards out and then adding a two-point conversion run to tie the game.
  Galena Park's defense put the brakes on another Texan drive, forced a punt situation and then cashed in on the bad snap that followed.
  Aldava completed half of his 16 passes for 177 yards. Boyd paced the Texans' ground game with 98 yards on 17 carries.
  PASADENA 27, HOUSTON WALTRIP 19
  At Delmar Stadium in Houston, Julian Nance scored three touchdowns in the first half as the Eagles shook off an early deficit and rolled to their second victory of the season.
  Nance opened the scoring with a 3-yard TD run, but Waltrip roared back with two TDs to grab a 13-7 lead. Nance answered with a 2-yard scoring run and then a 15-yard TD burst barely a minute later.
  Pasadena took a commanding 27-13 lead late in the third quarter on a 14-yard TD strike from Nick Bernal to Gabriel Hill.
  Nance led all rushers with 89 yards on 15 carries. He also piled up 92 yards on four catches.

The Texans' Freddy Sevilla (23) takes a handoff from Eric Aldava and scoots for a first down in the first quarter.

Sam Rayburn's Zach Purvis (99) helps clog the middle as teammate Alexis Manjarrez (top) launches a 25-yard field goal in the opening quarter.

Ryan Espinoza (16) and Tim DeSoto (24) shut down Galena Park's Terrance Hagan on a kickoff return.

Despite heavy pressure from Manuel Tarango (8) and Michael Ponce (34) in the Sam Rayburn secondary, Galena Park receiver Terrance Hagan makes a juggling catch over the middle.

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Memorial receiver Brandon Thomas (12) soars high above two Clear Creek defenders to snag a 30-yard pass from Greg Gallardo in the third quarter.

  Clear Creek used a key turnover to turn back a Memorial High rally in the third quarter en route to a 30-13 victory over the Mavericks Saturday night in the weekend's final season-opener at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
  Creek quarterback Austin Smith passed for 224 yards and two touchdowns, the second one just minutes after a fumble cost the Mavericks a ripe opportunity to tie the game.
  Smith connected with Chris Mirka from 6 yards out to lift the Wildcats to a 20-6 lead with 4:39 left in the third quarter. 
  The score followed a Memorial threat that flamed out inches from the end zone. Mavericks quarterback Greg Gallardo completed a pass to the goal-line, but Creek's defense forced a fumble and recovered the loose ball.
  The Wildcats followed up with a 2-yard TD run by Colby Davis early in the fourth quarter and a 20-yard field goal by Tanner Graeber to take a 30-6 lead. 
  Memorial struck back with a 34-yard TD pass from Jordan Wyatt to Reggie Turner.
  Smith and Davis helped account for Creek's first two TDs. With 15 seconds left in the first quarter, Smith teamed with Deon Lewis on 68-yard TD pass. Lewis finished with seven catches for 154 yards.
  With just over a minute left in the half, Davis scored from 2 yards out.
  Memorial finally dented the scoreboard midway through the third quarter when Nick Hernandez scored on a 4-yard run.
  The Mavericks were hurt by six fumbles, four of which were lost to Creek. The Wildcats were flagged nine times but committed no turnovers.
  Hernandez paced Memorial's ground game with 81 yards on 20 carries.

Memorial senior Nick Hernandez cuts upfield as teammate Anthony Garza (79) slides over to provide blocking help.

Mavericks defenders Korey Malone (22) and Tim Holder (30) send Clear Creek running back Kaliq Kokuma sprawling.

Memorial defensive back Reggie Turner takes the legs out from under Creek's Kokuma.

Memorial's Hernandez (24) prepares for a collision with Creek safety Blake Poole.

Creek quarterback Austin Smith falls victim to a third-quarter sack by Memorial's Korey Malone.

Creek defensive backs Logan Jentzen (10) and Dillon Johnson (20) successfully defend an attempted two-point conversion pass following Memorial's third-quarter touchdown.

Memorial linebacker Brandon Ramirez (55) puts the heat on Creek quarterback Austin Smith.

DISTRICT 22-5A FOOTBALL STANDINGS 

Through games of Aug. 27

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South Houston defensive back Kenneth Marshall collapses on Atascocita tailback Elijah Merchant in first-quarter action.

  Atascocita junior tailback Elijah Merchant piled up 265 yards on 30 carries as the high-powered Eagles found an even higher gear in the second half and overwhelmed South Houston 35-14 Friday night in the Trojans' season-opener at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
  Merchant combined with sophomore quarterback Greg Campbell for all five of the Eagles' touchdowns and 380 of Atascocita's 478 ground yards.
  Campbell kicked off the scoring in each half with 10-yard TD scampers, the second lifting Atascocita to a 21-0 lead.
  The Trojans mounted a rally late in the third quarter. Still trailing 21-0, senior quarterback Rudis Requeno connected with Torre Daniel on a 21-yard TD strike. The Eagles negated the score less than 30 seconds later on a 16-yard TD run by Merchant.
  Less than a minute into the fourth quarter, Requeno scored on a 3-yard run. But Merchant answered that, too, with a 26-yard TD not quite three minutes later.
  Requeno completed 25 of 46 passes for 310 yards. Daniel caught 13 of those for 188 yards.
  Still, the Trojans mustered only 42 yards on the ground. The Eagles attempted only three passes in the contest.
  PASADENA 35, SPRING WOODS 26  
  Eagles quarterback Nick Bernal ran for 191 yards and three touchdowns as Pasadena coasted to victory behind a flurry of second-quarter TD runs.
  Teammate Julian Nance rattled the Tigers for another 118 yards and scored twice.
  Spring Woods grabbed a 13-7 lead early in the second quarter, but the Eagles retaliated with three straight touchdowns, the first a 55-yard ramble by Nance. Bernal capped the spree with a 49-yard TD dash.
  DOBIE 14, ALIEF TAYLOR 13
  The Longhorns jumped to a 14-0 but held on for the victory only when Taylor misfired on a two-point conversion pass with 37 seconds left in the game.
  Dobie scored twice in the second quarter on long TD runs. Quarterback Blake Jackson raced 25 yards for the game's first score. Later in the quarter, Tyler Prestridge scored on a 44-yard romp.
  The Lions narrowed the gap to 14-7 in the third quarter and then used a 51-yard TD pass from Corey Lupton to Preston Foley to set up a shot at victory. Passing up the chance to tie, Lupton tried a two-point pass that failed.
  Andrew Robinson led Dobie's ground attack with 92 yards on 17 carries.

It may look synchonized, but it's actually a near-miss for the Trojans in the first quarter. Atascocita's Clayton Brown (21) successfully defends a pass to the end zone intended for James Davis.

South Houston linebacker Nick Cross crashes the backfield and helps turn a rusty handoff into a 2-yard loss.

Pointed the wrong way? Actually, Trojans receiver Torre Daniel is spinning for extra yardage after hauling in a pass that went for a first down.

Dequan Moore darts upfield for a first down after catching a pass from Rudis Requeno.

Requeno flees the pocket on a quarterback draw.

Atascocita quarterback Greg Campbell hits the sideline with Trojans linebacker Nick Cross (42) in hot pursuit.

Requeno delivers a pass to the sideline in first-quarter action.

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Sam Rayburn senior Manuel Tarango lowers the boom on Summer Creek's Anthony Menard.

  Sam Rayburn's hopes of starting the season on a winning note dissolved in a wave of turnovers that launched Summer Creek to a 43-10 victory Thursday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
  Summer Creek quarterback Aaron Sharp threw two touchdown passes while teammate Reggie Grayson piled up 124 yards on the ground and added two TD runs. The two combined for 308 total yards.
  Sharp completed 17 of 18 passes and was not intercepted.
  The Texans committed six turnovers, four coming on interceptions off Sam Rayburn quarterback Eric Aldava. The Bulldogs Najee Bissoon accounted for two of the interceptions.
  Down 37-0 in the third quarter, the Texans got their first points of the season on a 43-yard field goal by sophomore Alexis Manjarrez. A 9-yard pass from Aldava to Freddy Sevilla with 2:08 left in the game earned the Texans their first TD of the season.
  Sam Rayburn put up a stiff defense in the opening minutes until the turnover spree began to stake the Bulldogs to excellent field position. With time winding down in the first quarter, Sharp found Erik Munoz from a yard out for the game's first score.
  After Abel Lopez chipped in a 30-yard field goal, Sharp tossed a 26-yard scoring strike to Torrey Johnson. A one-yard run by KeeVon Aldridge and a 55-yard by Grayson helped lift the Bulldogs to a 30-0 halftime lead.
  Aldava contributed 45 yards through the air and 45 more on the ground. Michael Boyd picked up 43 yards on the ground for the Texans.

Texans junior Francisco Jimenez (4) gets the inside position on Summer Creek's Jordan Braden and breaks up a third-down pass to the end zone in the second quarter, forcing the Bulldogs to settle for a field goal.

Sam Rayburn quarterback Eric Aldava fires downfield ahead of backside pressure from Summer Creek's Shakeem Nero.

Summer Creek quarterback Aaron Sharp fires over the top of Texans rusher Latrone Williams.

Freddy Sevilla returns a kickoff for the Texans late in the first half.

Sam Rayburn running back Michael Boyd darts up the middle in the second quarter.

Texans defenders Miguel Munoz (95) and Manuel Tarango (8) scramble for an apparent loose football in the first quarter. The play was ruled dead ahead of the Summer Creek fumble.

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