Columbia (2-3, 0-0) at Stafford (5-0, 0-0)

[Scoop27]

Spartans should win easily

[Saggy Aggie]

WC is gonna shut stafford out just like years past...

I'll say 42-0 :)

[carter08]

Stafford is good now? What the...?

[carter08]

Next thing I know, ppl will be saying that Palacios is good.

[Saggy Aggie]

Stafford hasn't played anyone, but they might be able to find some success against our defense... Maybe they won't get shutout... 42-3 necks

[football344]

New coach at stafford this year seems to be making a difference

[Roughneck93]

Don't believe Columbia has ever lost to Stafford.

Until I see it, Necks win to open up district.

[Roughneck93]

New coach at stafford this year seems to be making a difference

Stafford looks good early on.

Pretty much shut down and beat Hempstead which is something we couldn't do.

Looks like a lot of guys are getting touches and not just Seales carrying the load.

Don't see a blowout either way.

[Roughneck93]

From The Facts...

COLUMBIA (2-3) AT STAFFORD (5-0)

7:30 p.m. Friday Spartan Stadium

LAST YEAR: 45-21 Columbia

OVERVIEW: Columbia will kick off District 24-3A play against an unbeaten Spartan squad that has given up only 23 points in those five wins. But the Roughnecks are bringing in the leading rusher, sophomore Dakarius Bell (144 rushes, 1,048 yards, 14 TDs) and the leading passer for the district, Jarius Kesee (76-39, 580 yards, two interceptions, six TDs). But the Roughnecks are also giving up more than 400 yards on defense.

Stafford’s stingy defense has given up 556 total yards on defense, that’s 111.2 yards a game with their wins against Palacios (57-7), KIPP Academy (55-0), Houston Scarborough (53-0), Hempstead (31-14) and Tidehaven (53-2). Adrian Seales (59-609 yards, 10.32 yards per carry, 13 TDs) leads the ground game for Stafford and Samson Bankole (56-30, 380 passing yards, two interceptions, four TDs) is under center. In nine meetings the Spartans have never beaten Columbia.

http://thefacts.com/sports/local_sports/article_cb9f2aa5-c6b9-521b-be3e-9543132ecd7b.html?_dc=899653536733.2399

[Scoop27]

http://lonestarfootball.net/team.asp?T=1572&B=1829&REC=0-6-0&S=

[Saggy Aggie]

http://lonestarfootball.net/team.asp?T=1572&B=1829&REC=0-6-0&S=

Stafford has played 4 nobodies and best Hempstead pretty solidly, who beat WC.

Stafford should be favored....

But it's still stafford.

[Roughneck93]

Necks down 7-0.

Stafford returns opening kickoff for TD.

[Roughneck93]

14-0.

48-yard TD pass.

6:12 1st

[Saggy Aggie]

Smfh

[Roughneck93]

14-0

End 1st

Stafford misses a FG to start the 2nd.

[Dub-C]

Pass is wide open, they aren't respecting it at all

[Dub-C]

TD necks

[Roughneck93]

Guys finally put a nice drive together.

Bell with a 3-yard run.

[Roughneck93]

Just like that Stafford scores again.

Seales 46-yard run.

21-7

6:40 2nd

Necks tried an onside kick and failed giving Stafford great field position.

[Dub-C]

Stafford seems to be out of shape and sloppy

[Roughneck93]

28-7.

Bankole 9-yard TD run.

:23 2nd

[Roughneck93]

28-7

Half

[Roughneck93]

Stafford seems to be out of shape and sloppy

You mean Columbia?

Necks look like they forgot to get off the bus.

[Dub-C]

When we run at them they don't respond to it well. Offense, Fumbles and bad snaps. Seales runs down hill. They arent as good as I thought they would be as far as execution. I believe a lot of jv offenses could score on our defense.

[Roughneck93]

Necks' Harris returns second half kickoff for a TD.

28-14

11:46 3rd

[Dub-C]

My point was just made

[Dub-C]

Oklahoma just thought they had the bell dozer

[Roughneck93]

TD Necks.

Bell 5-yard run.

97-yard TD drive.

28-20

8:21 3rd

[Dub-C]

And again

[Roughneck93]

TD Stafford.

34-20.

3:30 3rd

[Saggy Aggie]

Smh we'd win plenty of games if our defense didn't suck

[Roughneck93]

34-20

End 3rd

[Dub-C]

And again

[Dub-C]

And again

[Roughneck93]

TD Necks.

Bell 3-yard run.

34-27

3:56 4th

[Saggy Aggie]

Seem to have maybe made a decent improvement?

[Roughneck93]

Defense played great in the second half.

They just had a goal line stand...

Necks ball at their own 9.

2:16 left.

[Dub-C]

No matter if we lose, we still WON!!! They been exposed

[Dub-C]

I won't say it again I promise

[HEMOTOXIC]

What happend?

[Roughneck93]

Necks turn it over on downs at the 50.

34-27

Final

[Dub-C]

We lost 34-27

[Roughneck93]

Don't believe Columbia has ever lost to Stafford.

Until I see it, Necks win to open up district.


Congrats to Stafford.

They had that place packed.

Standing room only...overflow crowd had to sit on the visitors side.

http://ksrcollege.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/eatcrow.gif

[Roughneck93]

Boxscore (http://www.chron.com/sports/highschool/scoreboard/?site=default&mkt=houston&Season=2013&tpl=Boxscore&Sport=1&ID=183089&TeamID=172&SearchType=TeamsBoxscore)

[Roughneck93]

Roughnecks come up just short of Spartans

By JOEL LUNA joel.luna@thefacts.com | Posted: Saturday, October 12, 2013 2:00 am

STAFFORD — There’s a reason why you play until the final whistle. The Columbia Roughnecks almost found out Friday night.

Trailing 28-7 at halftime, the Roughnecks came within a score of the Stafford Spartans but had a few opportunities to take the lead. In the end the Spartans held onto a District 24-3A opener with a 34-27 win at Spartan Stadium.

With four minutes on the clock and with the ball, Stafford (1-0, 6-0) could have put the game away, but a goal-line stand by the Roughneck defense gave them one more opportunity with 2:19 remaining on the clock.

Starting at their own 9-yard line, Jarius Kesee completed a 21-yard pass to Brock Bailey on third and 15. The ‘Necks eventually moved the ball to the 50-yard line after a couple of completions to Cyle Riggins, but that is where the drive stalled, giving the Spartans their first win against Columbia in nine tries.

Columbia’s (0-1, 2-4) comeback started on the second-half kickoff, when Brandon Harris took it back for 94 yards into the end zone.
Then the ‘Neck defense, which had been beaten up in the first half by the Spartan offense, held them on a three and out, something they didn’t do much of in the first 24 minutes of play.

The Roughneck offense took over at its own 3, and 97 yards later, sophomore Dakarius Bell punched it in from the 5 yard line. The extra point was no good but Columbia only trailed 28-20 with 8:21 left in the third period.

After trading a couple of series, the Stafford defense came up with a big play when Elton Woodard blocked a Zach Dodds punt. After taking over at the 25 yard line of Columbia, it took them five plays until Sampson Bankole found Ryan Garner for a 10-yard score.

But Quinn Hendrick blocked the extra point, and he reached midfield before being pulled down. The Spartans were only up by two touchdowns instead of 15 points.

Stafford started its homecoming game off on the right foot when Chance Cornelius ran the opening kickoff back for 74 yards and a quick score. With 14 seconds gone in the first period Stafford was already leading 7-0.

The Spartans went on to score once more in that first period. when Bankole found Taylor Givens on a 52-yard hitch to go up 14-0.

Columbia’s first period total yards on offense was 6 yards on three drives.

Early in the second period, the Roughnecks put together a 10-play, 78-yard drive with punishing runs by Bell and an important Kesee 21-yard completion to Dennis Moody on third and 11 to keep the drive going. Bell finished it up with a two-yard score to pull within a touchdown with 7:02 left before halftime.

Columbia, trying to catch the Spartans off guard and also wanting to stay away from Cornelius, attempted an onside kick but the ball went out of bounds and didn’t go 10 yards.

Stafford started at the Columbia 41-yard line, but on second and 15, senior Adrian Seales ran it in from the 46-yard line to go up 21-7.

The Spartans added another touchdown with 23 seconds before halftime when Bankole ran in the final 8 yards to put them up by three scores.

Bell finished the night with 123 rushing yards on 22 carries and three touchdowns. Kesee was 9-for-22 passing for 93 yards and one interception.

http://thefacts.com/sports/local_sports/article_12c03686-8eb2-5949-b40d-4caf871d72bc.html?_dc=461563117802.14307