The RoundUp » Sports http://www.ahsroundup.com The School Newspaper of Andrews High School Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:18:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 No Bark and No Bite http://www.ahsroundup.com/sports/2010/09/06/no-bark-and-no-bite/ http://www.ahsroundup.com/sports/2010/09/06/no-bark-and-no-bite/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:19:55 +0000 nchapman http://www.ahsroundup.com/?p=1003 The Mighty Mustang Varsity football team traveled to Plainview Friday to play the Plainview High School Bulldogs. There were Bulldog fans on both sides of the field, a literal sea of red and black with shirts reading “No Bark and All Bite”. Unfortunately for the Bulldogs there wasn’t an abundance of either on Friday as they were defeated by the Mustangs 20-7.
The Bulldogs recieved the kick from number fourteen Jake Higgs and the return man was taken down by number 20 Stanton Cody.  After a couple of futile attempts to move the ball, the Bulldogs threw an incomplete pass on third down.  Number fifteen Ozzie Bueno recieved their punt on fourth down.
The Mustang’s Kyler Gilbreath completed a pass to number seven Korbin Gilbreath to make it first and ten and a handoff to number 33 gave the Mustangs first and goal.   On the next play a touchdown was scored by number nine Korbin Gilbreath. Jake Higgs kicked the exta point and the score was 7-0 in the seventh minute.
In the last few seconds of the quarter however, the Bulldogs intercepted a Mustang pass and ran the ball down the sidelines the length of the field to score their only touchdown. The kick was good and the score was tied going into the second quarter.
The second quarter started with the Mustangs on offense. After working down the field to a first down with one yard to go they scored another touchdown in the sixth minute.  Again Higgs booted the extra point and the Mustangs were ahead 14-7.
The Bulldogs received the ball on the kickoff but their retrun man fumbled the kick and it was recovered by the Mustang defense. A penalty flag had been thrown against the Bulldogs during the course of the play but the Mustangs declined it in favor of keeping the ball.
The offense carried the ball over the next few plays into a position to kick a field goal. They did just that and Jake Higgs earned another three points to make it 17-7.
When the ball was theirs again the Bulldogs threw another incomplete pass. After making almost no progress they kicked the ball and it was recieved by number fifteen Ozzie Bueno. Before the half the Mustangs kicked one more field goal and the score was 20-7.
After halftime Hunter Hicks came in as quarterback for Kyler Gilbreath. The Bulldog kickoff resulted in a touchback. The Mustangs ran a reverse with a fake handoff that earned a second down with one yard to go. The next pass thrown to number seven Korbin Gilbreath was incomplete, however the next pass found number thirty three Marc Zarate and the Mustangs had a first down with ten yards to go on the fifty yard line.
At eleven minutes and eleven seconds exactly Coach Cordell called a time out. After that, the Mustangs were still on the fifty yard line with a second down.  Bueno carried the ball three yards to the forty seven. On third down with seven yards to go Hunter was sacked and pushed back to the thirty seven yard line.
The Bulldogs had to deal with the Mustang defense next.
Plainview’s first pass was incomplete. On third down with eight yards to go, the Bulldogs’ number 2 ran the ball and was taken down by Ozzie Bueno. In their next move, they handed the ball off and gained five yards before being tackled.  Now on third down at the forty eight yard line, the Bulldog reciever was cornered by number twenty one Jayton Fee and their pass was incomplete. Number four for the Bulddogs punted ball out of bounds and the Mustangs were again on offense.
The rest of the quarter saw Mustangs move the ball well, although it appeared that the Bulldogs might be creeping up. The Mustang defense and offense held them very well, though. They entered the fourth quarter on defense, pushing back the Bulldogs with a great stop made by number thirty two, Larry Polanco. On third down at the seven yard line a flag was thrown against the defense for pass interference.
The offense suffered a sack on  third down but on the next play Hunter Hicks threw a great pass to Bueno. With fourth down and one yard to go on the twenty five yard line the Mustangs punted the ball to the Bulldogs. The Mustang defense held them well as the Bulldogs threw another incomplete pass and commited a penalty on first down.
Coach Cordell decided to let the game run its course from then on instead of running up the score on the Bulldogs. He told the Andrews County Reporter’s Rudy Diaz that the Mustang football program is a classy one and that as long as they are on the winning side of the game they will never run up the score on anyone.
Overall the game was a very impressive showing for your Mighty Mustangs. The Bulldogs gained very few yards throughout the entire game and even had negative rushing yards because of all the sacks, tackles, and incomplete passes they suffered. Quarterbacks Kyler Gilbreath and Hunter Hicks both connected well with their recievers, especially Korbin Gilbreath and Ozzie Bueno. Quick thinking to recover fumbles, a nearly impenetrable defense, smart offense, and classy style of play combined to give the Mustangs one of thier best wins we’ve  seen.
]]> http://www.ahsroundup.com/sports/2010/09/06/no-bark-and-no-bite/feed/ 0 First Test of the Mighty Mustangs http://www.ahsroundup.com/uncategorized/2010/08/27/first-test-of-the-mighty-mustangs/ http://www.ahsroundup.com/uncategorized/2010/08/27/first-test-of-the-mighty-mustangs/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:33:57 +0000 nchapman http://www.ahsroundup.com/?p=914 The Mighty Mustangs have their season opener against the San Angelo Lakeview Chiefs on Friday the 27 @ the Mustang Bowl; kickoff is at 7:30. The Mustangs are coming off a 3-7 losing record last season but are looking to bounce back from that memory with a win against the strong team out of Lakeview.

 Head coach, Jeff Cordell  said “I am very pleased with the boys intensity and work ethic throughout the week and throughout two-a-days.  They are ready to clash helmets against some chiefs!”

 The Mustangs have a roster of 36 players, 30 out of those 36 players are seniors and they have a lot of leadership from all those seniors that push each other to get better everyday.

 “I am not thinking about the seniors leaving as of right now because I am too busy thinking about this up coming season, but if I would have to say anything about it, I think that next season they will have to have some people step up and become leaders.  I will be excited to see who will be those leaders,” Coach said.

  

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