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Coleman, Texas
September 19, 2007 - Played at Coleman Coleman 28 - Colorado City 19
Bluecats Send Wolves Back to Their
Den
(colemannews.com - 9/21/2008)
The
home side of Hufford Field was filled to capacity Friday night for the 2008
homecoming game against the Colorado City Wolves. In what was a very physical
ballgame, the good guys prevailed by a final of 28-19 to stay undefeated at 4-0.
It was the final non-district game.1st Quarter The Bluecats took the opening kickoff. Dalton DeLeon returned the ball to the 32. The Cats moved the ball downfield against a large Colorado City front and, four minutes later, scored the first touchdown of the game, a 3 yard run by Stan Cole with 7:48 to go in the quarter. Colton Buzzard kicked the point after to make the score 7-0. Kicker Carlos Barrios gave the Wolves the old "onside kick" which was recovered by Bluecat Andrew Isom. Add to that a 15 yard penalty on the Wolves and the Bluecats found themselves at the C-City 14. Cole rumbled to the three which set up the next score, a three yard run by Glen Edington with 5:58 in the quarter. Buzzard added the extra point to give Coleman an early 14-0 lead before the Wolves had even run an offensive play. Barrios kicked was returned by J C Johnson of C-City. Tack on a face mask penalty against the Bluecats and the Wolves were suddenly at the Coleman 33. But one thing the Bluecats like to do, and do very well, is play defense. It came down to the Wolves howling on 4th down and 2 at the Bluecat three. They got one, but not two, and the ball went over on downs. Starting at their own 2 yard line, the Bluecats moved a few yards when a Colton Buzzard pass was intercepted by C-City's Richard Luera at the Coleman 11. Pinned against the wall, the defense couldn't hold back C-City this time. The Bluecat turnover resulted in the Wolves scoring on an 11 yard pass from Clint White to Manuel Garza with 45 seconds remaining in the 1st quarter. The point after kick was short resulting in a 14-6 Bluecat lead. The kickoff was a ground roller and was recovered by Zach Doyle at the Bluecat 30. A fumbled exchange between center Duston Crawford and QB Buzzard was recovered by Buzzard. But, in the process, the Bluecats lost their starting center for the rest of the game. Crawford sustained a knee injury and will be evaluated this week. Ross Jackson replaced Crawford in the lineup. 2nd Quarter More determined than ever, Edington made a nice run to the C-City 44. Buzzard ran to the 22. Cole carried it to the 6. A couple plays later, Edington scored on another 3 yard run with 6:52 left in the 2nd quarter. Buzzard's extra point kick was good to make the score 21-6. Following the kick, the Wolves started at their own 35. Following some incomplete passes, they punted to the Bluecat 27. After a 15 yard personal foul on the Wolves for roughing the passer, the Bluecats moved to their own 40. Tempers were beginning to flare. Both teams were flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct. The Bluecats punted. From their own 40 yard line, the Wolves went to the air as White connected with Garza to get to the Bluecat 34. Then, with three Bluecat defenders covering receiver J C Johnson, he somehow caught a 34 yard pass from White and ran into the south end zone to score with 1:34 before the half. The C-City two point pass was incomplete to make the score Bluecats 21, Wolves 12. Dalton DeLeon returned the kickoff to the Bluecat 28. Zach Doyle had a couple nice runs to midfield but time expired at the half. Half Five senior girls from CHS were escorted by their dads to the center of Hufford Field where Nancy Cruz was selected as Homecoming Queen 2008. After a fine performance by the Bluecat band, the teams returned to the field. "We can't afford any more injuries," said Coach Rusty Buzzard. Not only had Crawford left the game with a knee injury, but Glen Edington, while playing defense and making a tackle, reinjured a knee which kept him out of two previous games. Crawford and Edington will be evaluated this week. 3rd Quarter The Bluecats kicked to the Wolves who returned the ball to the 33. A pass from White was intercepted by Bluecat Kyle Kemp giving Coleman the ball at the C-City 36.  Buzzard passed to Travis Brixey who rumbled
to the 9. Doyle ran the ball to the 4. Buzzard was sacked for a loss back to the
7. The Bluecats ended up trying a 26 yard field goal which Buzzard
missed. The Wolves couldn't get their offense in gear and punted, a
boomer that went from the C-City 12 to the Coleman 18. A holding penalty on the
Bluecats moved the ball back to the 8. After a time-out by the Wolves, Zach
Doyle made a big run of 52 yards. But, moments later, a Colton Buzzard pass was
intercepted by C-City at the 14 yard line. Still unable to get their
offense unraveled, the Wolves punted. Edgar Barrios got the ball and returned it
to midfield. 4th Quarter After a scoreless 3rd quarter, the final 12 minutes
began with a Colton Buzzard punt from the Coleman 45 to the C-City 13. Behind
21-12, the Wolves made it to midfield but failed to convert a 4th and 2 play
thanks to Bluecat linebacker Stan Cole who made a tackle behind the line of
scrimmage, turning the ball over on downs. The Bluecat offense failed to
produce, resulting in another Buzzard punt to the C-City 21. On the move,
the Wolves racked up big yardage when White found Garza for a 45 yard
completion. But, moments later, Coleman's Zach Doyle stepped in front of a White
pass and returned the interception to the Coleman 38. With 3:11 left in
the game, Buzzard threw his third interception of the night, taken by C-City's
Matt Sowa. That set up a C-City touchdown, a 28 yard slant pass to Garza with
2:54 remaining in the game. The PAT was true, making the score Coleman 21,
C-City 19. Working with no timeouts, the Wolves kicked to the Bluecats,
an onside kick handled skillfully by Trent Hambright who wasted no time in
scampering downfield to the C-City 29 yard line. Hambright's return set up the
final Bluecat score of the game. It was a weird play to watch as no one touched
Zach Doyle as he ran 29 yards for the touchdown. Not only was he untouched, the
Wolves looked as if they didn't even attempt to stop him. Ah, but were the
Wolves up to strategy? If they could block the extra point, score and get two
points, they could tie the game. But they didn't block the extra point by
Buzzard, the
 score was 28-19 and the chance for winning began to dim for
C-City. After two Barrios kickoffs out of bounds and an illegal procedure
penalty, the Wolves took their final possession at their own 35. With 2:06 left
in the game, they had moved to Coleman's 46. A pass to Garza on 3rd and long
gave them another first down at the Coleman 31. With 1:06, the Wolves went for
the score but a pass to Garza was incomplete in the end zone. Back to pass
again, White was hit by Bluecat Adam Jimenez who jarred the ball loose. Carolos
Barrios, big senior lineman, had his moment of glory as he scooped up the ball
and rumbled his way to the C-City 35. After that, the Cats simply
snapped the ball twice, took a knee and called it a win, 28-19, leaving a large
happy homecoming crowd ready to enjoy their weekend reunions.
Afterthoughts It was a very physical game. From field level, there were lots of hard hits, no doubt plenty of sore players with plenty of bumps and bruises. But, losing a starting lineman and running back was not good. How long Crawford and Edington may miss wasn't known over the weekend. Hopefully, for the sake of these two fine young senior leaders, they'll be back in the fray soon. Can you believe it? Non-district is history. It all counts starting this Friday night as the Bluecats return to Comanche for the first time in a long time. The Indians lost to Grape Creek 25-14 Friday night and are 0-4 to begin district. District 8-2A Standings Brady and Coleman are the only undefeated teams going into the district race. Early and Bangs are both 2-2, San Saba is 1-2, Dublin and Comanche winless. Brady had a very convincing win against Ozona and scored 72 points Friday night. Early easily handled Ballinger. The next several weeks won't be easy.
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