Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
The West Orange-Stark Mustangs enter the field at Randall Reed Stadium in New Caney this past Thursday prior to the start of the bi-district game against the Sweeny Bulldogs.
LC-M quarterback Brayden Lewis (0) hands the ball off to Bears running back J'Lynn Morris (7) during Friday's bi-district game against the Lindale Eagles.
WO-S quarterback Marcus Turner Jr. (3) runs through the Sweeny defense for a big gain. Turner finished the game with 176 yards rushing and four total touchdowns.
LC-M receiver Kaden Boatman (12) picks up some yardage after the reception.
Mustangs running back Michael Turner III (24) evades as Bulldogs defender during the second-half of West Orange-Stark's bi-district game.
WO-S defensive back Raymond Mallett Jr. (7) gets tackled at the 3-yard line as he heads out of the end zone after intercepting the Sweeny quarterback.
It was a rough weekend for local teams as only school made it through the bi-district round of the playoffs. West Orange-Stark advances to the area round this week, while Bridge City, LC-M, Orangefield and Vidor all had their football season come to a sudden end this past Friday.
WO-S blasts Sweeny
The Mustangs traveled to New Caney this past Thursday and took care of business as West Orange-Stark came away with a 41-14 victory over the Sweeny Bulldogs in the Bi-District round of the Class 4A Division 2 playoffs.
Sweeny struck first with a 73-yard touchdown run, but it was all Mustangs after that as quarterback Marcus Turner Jr. took charge with touchdown runs of 42 yards and 97 yards in the first quarter. Turner would add a 23-yard touchdown pass and another 11-yard rushing touchdown, both in the third quarter. Running back Khelvy Jefferson had rushing touchdowns 2-yards and 28-yards to put the game away.
The No. 9 state-ranked Mustangs move on to the area round of the playoffs and will have a rematch with the No. 10 state-ranked Waco La Vega Pirates (8-3) at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 22, at Bulldog Stadium in Magnolia. The Pirates defeated La Grange, 56-2, in the bi-district round of the playoffs this past weekend.
LC-M season ends with loss
The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Battlin' Bears season came to a halt this past Friday as the Lindale Eagles left Battlin' Bear Stadium with a 49-21 victory.
The Eagles offense generated more than 500 yards of offense, while its defense held the Bears offense to 344 total yards on the night with nearly half of that coming in the final minutes of the fourth quarter.
The Eagles scored first on a 20-yard pass, but the Bears responded on the next drive with a 40-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Braylen Lewis to receiver Evan Worster. Lindale added two more touchdowns to take a 21-7 lead at half before breaking the game wide-open in the third quarter with three touchdowns, an interception, and an onside kick recovery.
LC-M added a 2-yard touchdown run by Worster and 48-yard touchdown catch by Keagan Cockerham in the final 4 minutes of the fourth quarter.
The Bears finish the season with an 8-3 record and are the champs of District 10-4A Division 1.
Second-half surge dooms Bobcats
Orangefield appeared to be in charge at halftime, as the Bobcats led Fairfield 21-7 at the end of the first quarter and at the break, but it all changed in a second-half shootout that left Orangefield on the losing end. The Bobcats season came to an end Friday night with a 49-42 loss to the Fairfield Eagles.
Quarterback Carson Gonzalez put the Bobcats on the board first with a 1-yard touchdown run and a 7-0 lead. Fairfield tied the game on a big pass, but the Bobcats would lead 21-7 at halftime courtesy of two Mason Manning rushing touchdowns.
The third quarter started with a bang as Fairfield returned the kickoff for a touchdown to cut the Bobcats lead 21-14 and then tie the game on its next possession.
Manning added two more rushing touchdowns in the third and fourth quarter, and defensive back Zach Morrow had a pick six interception for a touchdown to give the Bobcats a comfortable 42-28 lead, but that is when it all changed as Fairfield returned another kickoff for a touchdown and scored two more touchdowns on big pass plays for the 49-42 win.
Orangefield finishes its remarkable season with a record of 8-3 and as champions of District 10-3A Division 1.
Cardinals push Pine Tree in loss
The Bridge City Cardinals traveled to Longview to face the No. 7 team in the state, and the Cardinals gave Pine Tree everything it could handle in a 35-28 loss at Pirates Stadium.
Pine Tree showcased its big play capabilities when the Pirates scored on a 67-yard run to take a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. The Pirates extended the lead to 14-0 when Pine Tree scored on a 80-yard catch and run early in the second quarter.
The Cardinals offense demonstrated its resilience with a nice, sustained drive that was capped off by a 15-yard run by Ashton Sumrall to cut the Pine Tree lead to 14-7.
Another Pine Tree series resulted in another big play as the Pirates connected on a 54-yard catch and run up the sideline for a 21-7 advantage late in the second quarter. The Cardinals responded with a quick drive of its own that was capped off with a 3-yard touchdown run by Sumrall to make the score 21-14 at halftime for Longview Pine Tree.
The Pirates used another big run, this time a 36-yard score, to extend the lead to 28-14 over BC early in the third quarter, but the Cardinals would respond with another nice drive. This time quarterback Hutch Bearden punched the ball into the end zone on a 2-yard run to trim the Pirates lead to 28-20 after the failed extra point.
The Cardinals defense made a big play when it was needed with an interception of the Pirates quarterback to give BC the ball deep in Pine Tree territory. A few plays later Bearden scored on a 1-yard run and, after the successful two point pass conversion, the game was tied 28-28 at the end of the third quarter.
As explosive as Pine Tree had been all game, the Pirates utilized a methodical, time consuming drive that started in the third quarter and chewed up nearly half of the fourth quarter. The Pirates scored on a 13-yard pass to go back on top, 35-28.
The teams traded possessions, but it was the Pirates defense forcing the Cards into a turnover on downs that ended the game.
The Cardinals finish the season with an 8-3 record and as the third place team in District 10-4A Division 1.
Kilgore demolishes Pirates
The Vidor Pirates ran into a brick wall on Friday night as the Kilgore Bulldogs dominated the Pirates, 66-6, to end Vidor's season.
The Bulldogs scored early and scored often. Kilgore scored on the third play of the game and then took advantage of a Pirates turnover to extend the lead to 14-0. Multiple Vidor turnovers at inopportune moments contributed to the loss as Kilgore built an insurmountable 49-0 lead by halftime.
Vidor's lone shining moment came in the second half as fullback Riley Marlow scored on a 12-yard, bruising run as he bowled over Bulldogs defenders for the touchdown.
The Pirates finished the season with a 5-6 record and the fourth place team in District 10-4A.
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