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10-10-2009, 01:05 AM
Lyford 14 Port Isabel 13
Lyford rallies to beat Tarpons
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October 09, 2009 11:47 PM
Evan Knopp
Special to RGVSports.com
The extra point is anything but automatic in high school football, something Port Isabel learned the hard way Friday night when No. 7 Lyford took down the Tarpons 14-13 at Tarpons Stadium to stay undefeated.
A botched snap on an extra point left Port Isabel one point shy of an overtime showdown with the district-leading Bulldogs.
"We haven’t had much luck, but those kids played their tails off tonight," Port Isabel coach Marty Stumbaugh said.
Quarterback Johnny Esparza led the way for the Bulldogs (5-0, 3-0), going 16 for 30 for 196 yards and one touchdown. The biggest plays of the night for Lyford were a 48-yard strike from Esparza to Steve Treviño for the Bulldogs’ first score and a 12-yard touchdown pass from Esparza to Jorge Lerma on fourth down that gave them a lead they refused to give back.
"We were sluggish in the first half, but they showed a lot of character coming back like that," Lyford coach Jaime Infante said.
The Tarpons (1-5, 0-3) relied on Joe Vega, who racked up 134 yards on 20 carries. Blake Sapp had the big score for Port Isabel during the fourth quarter on a 72-yard strike from Kyle DeMoss, but the Tarpons failed to convert the extra point.
The Tarpons were powered by Vega during the scoreless first half. Port Isabel was halted in Lyford territory when a fourth-down run from Vega was stuffed at the line on their best scoring opportunity.
After the inaction of the scoreless first half, the Bulldogs completed an 8-yard pass to Jacob Carranco on the first play of the second half, but the ball came out on the tackle and the Tarpons recovered.
DeMoss then converted on fourth down, and he later punched the ball into the end zone to give Port Isabel the 7-0 lead.
Port Isabel had trouble moving the ball after its score, continually going backwards. DeMoss couldn’t find an open receiver and took two consecutive sacks that gave the Tarpons a fourth-and-17 and then fumbled the snap on the punt, and a desperate attempt at a kick netted only 3 yards.
Lyford, showing life on offense for the first time, capitalized on the field position with Treviño’s 48-yard reception on the next play to tie the game at 7.
Port Isabel needed only three plays to respond thanks to the 72-yard pass from DeMoss to Sapp, but the snap on the point-after attempt went over the holder’s head, leaving the score at 13-7.
Port Isabel plays its next game Friday at La Feria, and Lyford stays at home to take on Progreso on the same night.
Lyford rallies to beat Tarpons
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October 09, 2009 11:47 PM
Evan Knopp
Special to RGVSports.com
The extra point is anything but automatic in high school football, something Port Isabel learned the hard way Friday night when No. 7 Lyford took down the Tarpons 14-13 at Tarpons Stadium to stay undefeated.
A botched snap on an extra point left Port Isabel one point shy of an overtime showdown with the district-leading Bulldogs.
"We haven’t had much luck, but those kids played their tails off tonight," Port Isabel coach Marty Stumbaugh said.
Quarterback Johnny Esparza led the way for the Bulldogs (5-0, 3-0), going 16 for 30 for 196 yards and one touchdown. The biggest plays of the night for Lyford were a 48-yard strike from Esparza to Steve Treviño for the Bulldogs’ first score and a 12-yard touchdown pass from Esparza to Jorge Lerma on fourth down that gave them a lead they refused to give back.
"We were sluggish in the first half, but they showed a lot of character coming back like that," Lyford coach Jaime Infante said.
The Tarpons (1-5, 0-3) relied on Joe Vega, who racked up 134 yards on 20 carries. Blake Sapp had the big score for Port Isabel during the fourth quarter on a 72-yard strike from Kyle DeMoss, but the Tarpons failed to convert the extra point.
The Tarpons were powered by Vega during the scoreless first half. Port Isabel was halted in Lyford territory when a fourth-down run from Vega was stuffed at the line on their best scoring opportunity.
After the inaction of the scoreless first half, the Bulldogs completed an 8-yard pass to Jacob Carranco on the first play of the second half, but the ball came out on the tackle and the Tarpons recovered.
DeMoss then converted on fourth down, and he later punched the ball into the end zone to give Port Isabel the 7-0 lead.
Port Isabel had trouble moving the ball after its score, continually going backwards. DeMoss couldn’t find an open receiver and took two consecutive sacks that gave the Tarpons a fourth-and-17 and then fumbled the snap on the punt, and a desperate attempt at a kick netted only 3 yards.
Lyford, showing life on offense for the first time, capitalized on the field position with Treviño’s 48-yard reception on the next play to tie the game at 7.
Port Isabel needed only three plays to respond thanks to the 72-yard pass from DeMoss to Sapp, but the snap on the point-after attempt went over the holder’s head, leaving the score at 13-7.
Port Isabel plays its next game Friday at La Feria, and Lyford stays at home to take on Progreso on the same night.