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10-25-2014, 01:59 PM
By JOEL LUNA joel.luna@thefacts.com | 0 comments
BELLVILLE — It wasn’t the kind of night the Sweeny Bulldogs expected on their visit to Austin County.
The Bellville Brahmas, playing their final home game of the regular season and on parents night, made all the right moves Friday in a convincing 31-0 blanking of the Bulldogs in District 12-4A D II action.
Sweeny (1-1, 5-3) had a long night at Brahma Stadium.
“We have to get better execution-wise, we have to quit committing penalties and we have to produce offensively,” Sweeny coach Joseph Olguin said afterward.
The Bulldogs didn’t cross midfield in the first 24 minutes of play as they finished with 33 total yards of offense with a couple of fumbles. Leading rusher Anthany Simmons was not in the lineup all night.
“He’s injured right now,” Olguin said of Simmons.
Sweeny’s offense had two first downs in the first half as quarterback Cody Erikson was 8-for-16 for 38 yards. He wasn’t getting much time to throw the ball as the Brahma defense was constanly in the Bulldog backfield.
Bellville just pushed all the right buttons with the hard running of John Marek (12-73 yards) in that first half. Barely 5-foot-8, the slippery Marek just kept finding the right holes in that Bulldog defense.
The Brahmas finished with 178 rushing yards in the first half Jacob Higginbotham got them on the board with 3:39 left in the first quarter on a 3-yard run, 7-0.
Bellville added three more scores in the second quarter when De’eddrick Graves ran one in from 40 yards out, Marek scored on a 1-yard plunge and Zapalac connected on a 30-yard field goal.
With still a second half to play, the Bulldogs got a break on the kickoff when Bellville fumbled the ball as they started at their own 2-yard line.
After stopping the Brahmas at the 16, Zapalac punted the ball away, but Cody Erikson fumbled as Bellville retained possession. Though Bellville didn’t do anything with that flub, it was just the kind of night the Bulldogs were having.
Sweeny’s longest run from scrimmage didn’t happen until moments into the final quarter, when backup quarterback Dallas Blackstock, who replaced Erikson at halftime, scrambled for 39 yards to the 40 yard line of the Brahmas. Three plays later the Bulldogs fumbled the ball away, their fourth on the night.
Higginbotham finished the scoring on the night with a four-yard score in that fourth period.
The Bulldogs finished with five turnovers on the night and 188 yards of offense.
Marek finished the night with 127 yards on 18 carries.
Sweeny will try to bounce back with Brookshire Royal visiting Bulldog Stadium next Friday.
BELLVILLE — It wasn’t the kind of night the Sweeny Bulldogs expected on their visit to Austin County.
The Bellville Brahmas, playing their final home game of the regular season and on parents night, made all the right moves Friday in a convincing 31-0 blanking of the Bulldogs in District 12-4A D II action.
Sweeny (1-1, 5-3) had a long night at Brahma Stadium.
“We have to get better execution-wise, we have to quit committing penalties and we have to produce offensively,” Sweeny coach Joseph Olguin said afterward.
The Bulldogs didn’t cross midfield in the first 24 minutes of play as they finished with 33 total yards of offense with a couple of fumbles. Leading rusher Anthany Simmons was not in the lineup all night.
“He’s injured right now,” Olguin said of Simmons.
Sweeny’s offense had two first downs in the first half as quarterback Cody Erikson was 8-for-16 for 38 yards. He wasn’t getting much time to throw the ball as the Brahma defense was constanly in the Bulldog backfield.
Bellville just pushed all the right buttons with the hard running of John Marek (12-73 yards) in that first half. Barely 5-foot-8, the slippery Marek just kept finding the right holes in that Bulldog defense.
The Brahmas finished with 178 rushing yards in the first half Jacob Higginbotham got them on the board with 3:39 left in the first quarter on a 3-yard run, 7-0.
Bellville added three more scores in the second quarter when De’eddrick Graves ran one in from 40 yards out, Marek scored on a 1-yard plunge and Zapalac connected on a 30-yard field goal.
With still a second half to play, the Bulldogs got a break on the kickoff when Bellville fumbled the ball as they started at their own 2-yard line.
After stopping the Brahmas at the 16, Zapalac punted the ball away, but Cody Erikson fumbled as Bellville retained possession. Though Bellville didn’t do anything with that flub, it was just the kind of night the Bulldogs were having.
Sweeny’s longest run from scrimmage didn’t happen until moments into the final quarter, when backup quarterback Dallas Blackstock, who replaced Erikson at halftime, scrambled for 39 yards to the 40 yard line of the Brahmas. Three plays later the Bulldogs fumbled the ball away, their fourth on the night.
Higginbotham finished the scoring on the night with a four-yard score in that fourth period.
The Bulldogs finished with five turnovers on the night and 188 yards of offense.
Marek finished the night with 127 yards on 18 carries.
Sweeny will try to bounce back with Brookshire Royal visiting Bulldog Stadium next Friday.