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Gabe Hernandez/Valley Morning Star Los Fresnos quarterback Brandon Kretz dives forward as a pair of Edcouch-Elsa defenders close in during their scrimmage Friday night at Leo Aguilar Stadium in Los Fresnos. |
Yellowjackets look solid against Falcons in preseason scrimmage
LOS FRESNOS - Big plays are expected in Los Fresnos
with the Falcons' explosive one-back, shotgun offense, but visiting
Edcouch-Elsa unleashed its version of the big-play theory during a
scrimmage on Friday night at Leo Aguilar Stadium.
Yellowjackets quarterback George Rubio hooked up twice with long,
lean and quick wide-receiver Barron Rowell as Edcouch-Elsa turned
back the Falcons 24-14 in the live action section of the last
scrimmage for both teams.
"I said we had some good kids standing on the sidelines last
season," said E-E coach Joe Solis.
Rubio and Rowell hooked up on an 85-yard touchdown pass on the first
play of the Yellowjackets' second series that gave the 'Jackets a
14-7 lead they didn't relinquish. Rowell caught the ball at about
the 50 and outran the Falcons' secondary.
After both teams were stopped for a couple of
series, the "Double R" connection hooked up again for the 'Jackets
on a 32-yard touchdown pass to give E-E a 21-7 edge.
Rubio also had some nice runs, including a 19-yard scramble for the
first touchdown of the live action section.
"I was pleased with our offense," said Solis. "This was a good
outing for us, they (Los Fresnos) are a good team. They've got a lot
of talent, a lot of good athletes."
Los Fresnos had some big plays as well, including a 65-yard scoring
jaunt that featured a couple of nice cuts and jukes for the Falcons'
first touchdown, which made it 7-7 in the first quarter.
Falcons' quarterback Brandon Kretz also had a 32-yard scoring run to
round out the Falcons' scoring.
But take away the big plays and the Falcons' offense didn't move the
ball that well against an E-E defense that returned eight starters
from last season.
Both teams will open its regular season campaign
with games in Week 0.
Los Fresnos will play host to longtime rival Port Isabel in the
Battle of Highway 100 at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 26 and Edcouch-Elsa will
begin its quest for a third straight District 32-4A crown with a
home game against Hidalgo on Aug. 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Aug 19, 2005 - 23:49:59 CDT