Lubbock Estacado football likely to end losing streak

[Phantom Stang]

Lubbock Estacado football likely to end losing streak

Class 4A Football

By Nathan Wright, nwright@sastandard times.com or 659-8246
August 31, 2005

The Lubbock Estacado High School football team nearly erased two seasons of misery on Friday.

Carrying a two-season winless streak into their season opener against Hereford, the Matadors were kept from ending a 20-game losing streak by a blocked extra point in overtime.

The last time Estacado won a game was the finale of the 2002 season, when it defeated Lake View to avoid an 0-10 season. The Matadors have won only one of their last 31 games.

That all could have ended Friday, and, if the score and stats were any indication, this won't be another winless season for Estacado.

Estacado led the Whitefaces 12-10 at halftime and scored first in the second half to go ahead 19-10. Hereford countered with a third-quarter touchdown of its own and converted a two-point conversion to cut the Estacado lead to 19-18.

The Matadors scored first in the fourth quarter to go ahead 26-18, but Hereford matched that touchdown late in the quarter and converted another two-point conversion to tie the game at 26.

Hereford got the ball first in overtime and took a seven-point lead on a 16-yard touchdown run. Estacado matched that score with a 25-yard touchdown pass, but the extra point to send the game to a second overtime was blocked. Hereford won the game 33-32.

''We played well enough to win,'' Estacado coach Buster Leaf said. ''That one didn't go our way, but some will before the season is over.''

In the game, Estacado rushed for 303 yards and passed for 104. Junior Rashad Sherif scored three touchdowns for the Matadors, including an 84-yard run in the fourth quarter. Running back Tony Glynn, a state-qualifier in the 200-meter dash last spring, also scored on an 18-yard run in the first quarter.

''We have some speed and experience,'' Leaf said. ''Both of those things should get us a few wins this season.''

Things won't get much easier for Estacado this week when the Matadors face Snyder, the No. 4 team in Class 3A. After that, they face Amarillo Palo Duro, Dumas and Borger before beginning District 4-4A play against Wolfforth Frenship on Oct. 7.

The Matadors likely won't be talking about a 25-game losing streak when they host the Tigers to open district.

[Bubba-Joe]

Aint going to happen
Snyder wins
that is a strange write up
the guy has to smokin some really strong stuff
Snyder and Estacado are not in the same classification much less same dist
strange very strange

[Da Mules]

not sure the writer meant that Lubbick Estataco was gonna beat Snyder... he's saying that since they nearly beat a pretty good Hereford squad, surely they can beat one of those other teams and break their losing streak before district starts. I would say Borger is about their only actual hope.

[AggieJohn]

is whiteface's PC, i think i'm offended

[crashanddash79]

only if you have hooves and a tail...

[AggieJohn]

well have you seen me lately