The Jersey Village Falcons had football fans on edge in the fourth quarter of a game won 14-9 by Clear Lake at Pridgeon Stadium last week.

The Falcons hope to rebound this week when they battle Memorial at on Sept. 8 at Tully Stadium.
Jersey Village never led Clear Lake, after falling behind 7-0 with 1:11 remaining in the first half, but the opponent was always mindful of the Falcons experienced passing game --- especially in the final quarter.
After Clear scored its second touchdown early in the second half, Jersey Village started a comeback, taking the ensuing kickoff at its 31-yard line and marching 69 yards in four plays to make the score 14-7 with 4:35 remaining in the third quarter.
The drive featured a pair of passes from Garrett Graham to running back Anthony Bibbs for 35 and 33 yards. Two plays later Bibbs scored on a one-yard run.
Clear Lake started a new drive on its 18 yard line, but the Jersey Village defense stiffened and held the opponent to seven yards on three plays, forcing a punt from the 25. But Clear Lake's snap to the punter squirted through the end zone for a safety to make the score 14-9.
Clear Lake responded with at an 11-play drive, that took the ball to the Falcons 18-yard line before defensive back Nick Hightower batted away a pass in the end zone to save a touchdown, and force a field goal attempt that missed wide left.
Jersey Village took the ball on its 20-yard line with 4:52 remaining and looked ready to move for the winning score.
Graham completed passes to McCreary and Nicholas Muery for eight and 17 yards respectively, moving the ball to the 39-yard line. The Falcons were then the recipients of a pair of 15-yard gains on two penalties that were sandwiched around an 18-yard loss on a quarterback sack. That gave Jersey Village the ball at the Clear Lake 49-yard line.
The Falcons moved to the 38 on an 11-yard pass to McCreary, but then Graham threw to Desmond Marrs, who was double-teamed all day, and lost his footing at the 10-yard line. As a result, the pass was intercepted at the five and returned to the 10 by Clear Lake with 2:12 remaining.
Jersey Village hoped to get the ball back one more time, and the Falcons defense rose to the occasion by forcing a fourth-down and two yards to go situation at the 18 with 1:02 remaining. But instead of punting, Clear Lake came out of a time out and lined up in running formation, resulting in a surprised Falcons defense, and a four-yard gain on a quarterback sneak.
Clear Lake then ran out the clock for the win.
Graham finished the contest with 11 pass completions in 24 attempts for155 yards. McCreary had five catches for 50 yards, and Bibbs had 3 receptions for 74 yards. Bibbs was the leading rusher with 27 yards on 11 carries.
From the start, Clear Lake controlled the tempo of the contest by rushing 55 times for 199 yards, including a one-yard touchdown run in the first half, and another of the same distance in with 6:39 remaining in the third quarter to take a 14-0 lead.
In the first half, Michael Morris recovered a fumble to stop one Clear Lake drive, but Jersey Village was forced to punt from the Clear Lake 44 with 5:10 on the ensuing possession.
The punt was blocked and Nelson, the punter, was tackled with ball at the Falcons 25-yard line, setting up Clear Lake's first score. Seven plays later, Clear Lake had a 7-0 lead.