Mules vs. Shallowater FB (11-10-2017)
The Shallowater Mustangs had
claimed at least a share of the District 1-3A Championship the previous week.
The Mules were sitting second in the district race. If the Mules knocked off
the Mustangs, they would claim a share of the district title as well as the
gold ball.
The Mules were the host team
and gave Shallowater all they could handle in the opening period.
“We had our chances tonight,”
said Mule coach, David Wood. “If we had scored in the first quarter when we had
our first opportunity, that could have changed the outcome of the game.”
“But it just did not seem to
be our night. The good news is that we are still in second place in the
district and are headed to the playoffs where anything can happen.”
After the opening period, the
Mustangs scored three times in the second quarter to lead the Mules 21-0 at the
intermission. Shallowater added one touchdown in each of the final two periods
to shutout the Mules 35-0.
Romeo Reyes returned the
opening kickoff up the Shallowater sideline to the Mule 33-yard line.
Mikey Lozano faked the
handoff to Ryan Rodriguez, rolled two steps to his right and fired a strike to
Matthew Alarcon for nine yards. Luke Del Toro took over the help and kept the
ball for two yards and a first down at the Mule 44.
Rodriguez gained six yards
off left tackle on second down before the Mule offense stalled. Rodriguez punt
rolled dead on the Shallowater 20.
Shallowater ran a screen pass
to the Shallowater side of the field. Isaac Mendoza caught the receiver from
behind and punched the ball out of his hands from behind. The ball bound down
the field before Lozano scooped it up at the Shallowater 46.
Lozano gave ground to the
Mule 44 where R. Reyes made a block to allow Lozano to turn up the field to the
Shallowater 31.
Del Toro’s pass was picked
off the Shallowater three-yard line. Brady Martinez made the tackle at the
Shallowater 25, and a personal foul penalty backed the Mustangs up to the
Shallowater 12.
Corbin Hardwick made the
tackle on first down after a one-yard gain. The Mustangs gained a first down
with an 11-yard run. Carlo Meza contained the wide receiver around for a
three-yard gain.
A holding penalty on second
down set the Mustangs back to the Shallowater 20. Meza contained the
quarterback and forced him to turn back inside. Mendoza caught the quarterback
from behind to set up third down and 12 yards needed by the Mustangs.
Lozano made the stop on third
down a yard short of a first at the Mustang 31. The Shallowater quarterback
decided to keep the ball. Lozano, Yoel Reyes, and Meza met him at the line of
scrimmage and held him short of a first down.
The Mules took over on downs
at the Shallowater 32. Del Toro rolled to his right and fired a strike to
Martinez at the Shallowater 17. Martinez powered ahead and reached the Mustang
nine before going down.
The Mules could get no closer
than the Shallowater six-yard line before turning the ball over on downs.
The Mustangs had reached the
Mule 13 by the time the first period ended. The Mustangs scored on a four-yard
run with 11:26 remaining in the first half. Shallowater led 7-0.
Shallowater scored their
second touchdown on a 46-yard run with 7:50 remaining in the second period. The
final tally of the first half came on a one-yard run with just over three
minutes left until intermission.
Shallowater added a touchdown
in both the third and fourth periods for the win.
Ryan Rodriguez rushed 16
times for 53 yards, and Mikey Lozano carried eight times for 21 yards. Luke Del
Toro completed seven of 19 passes for 84 yards. Brady Martinez made three receptions
for 35 yards, and Matthew Alarcon made two catches for 27 yards.
Isaac Mendoza led the Mule
defense with 20 tackles, with one being for a loss, and caused a fumble. Corbin
Hardwick made 10 tackles. Julian Astorga had nine tackles. Mikey Lozano had
seven tackles, broke up a pass, and recovered a fumble.
“All the teams in the
playoffs are even with records of 0-0,” continued Coach Wood. “The intensity
picks up in the playoffs, and you could feel the excitement in today’s (Monday)
workout. We know things must be right for us to advance and we are working to
make it so.”
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