Many family and friends remember last years Freshman Falcon
that went into Galveston undefeated and had their dreams of the undefeated
season snatched away by a heartbreaking last minute loss to the Galveston
Tornadoes. This year the district championship was on the line and it was
Galveston who came in undefeated and both teams were undefeated in
district play. With no JV light, the coaches had to integrate the teams
and come up with a solution that provided them the answers they would
need.
#11 Bart and #10 T.J. would share the QB position, while
#25 Brian , #10 T.J. and #8 Ryan would together make up the three headed
running back monster that would prove to be the dominant weapon in this
war. With the temperature going low enough to bring out the blankets and
jackets, the coaches went with a fres-legged running attack that got the
ball moving on the field. The Falcon team was able to easily move the
ball through the Tors defense but continued to struggle in the red zone on
offense. The first two drives put them inside the 20, but they walked
away with 0 points.
Thanks was the word from the offense as the defense stood
these Tors up on every drive. The Tors were unable to run, pass, or find
any way to move the ball at all. The defensive line was penetrating, the
linebackers were meeting the middle runner at the line and the cornerbacks
were putting some mean hits on any running back trying to make it around
the end.
Midway through the second quarter, the Falcon defense shook
up the pitch right and forced the Tors to lay down in their own end zone
for a safety. Clear Lake would take a lead that looked more like a world
cup score at 2 to nil. Creating turmoil again, the Falcon defense gave
the offense an early Christmas present by creating a fumble on the Tors 15
with only a few minutes left in the first half. The Falcons moved within
striking distance and let #1 Kyle Chism finish the drive with a field goal
that brought the score to 5-0. Although the Falcons went into the half at
5-0, they were in complete control not letting Galveston gain one first
down the entire first half.
The second half script followed suit from the first. Clear
Lake dominated the game and had beautiful run backs and an interception by
#9 Matt Young. Galveston almost scored a touchdown on a special teams
play, but #1 Kyle Chism was able to slow the man down while support came
in from behind. Matt Young scored a beautiful break away touchdown to
seal the deal and give Lake their final 12 to nothing score and a District
championship.
These kids
go into next season knowing they can win. Many who will be juniors have
won as freshman and now as sophomores. It will be the hopes of many
Falcons families and friends that the momentum stays alive and puts Clear
Lake on the football map for 2003! Way to go JV, we are all proud of how
well you guys played as athletes and worked together as teammates. Good
luck surviving off season.
