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The Buccaneers hosted the Hardin-Jefferson Hawks on Friday, September 21, 2007, at Buccaneer Stadium. What looked like a game that would be a offensive struggle for both teams initially, turned into an exciting display of turnovers, on-side kicks, and explosive offensive schemes and defensive stands. Read the entire account of the game in the Beaumont Enterprise article. See quarter by quarter stats in the Houston Chronicle Boxscore. Coach Valastro - "The game started out pretty sloppy, but the Bucs settled down after the first quarter. I was happy to see Donte Raymond have such a good game. He rushed for 225 yards, 3 tds, one 2-point conversion, and had 3 receptions for 45 yards and one td. He had an amazing night. He will be awarded the offensive player of the week. Several other offensive players had standout performances, including Tramain Thomas, Vance McDonald, Anthony Ortiz, Paul Trammell, Carlos Trevino, Scott Penny and the rest of the O line. Our defense played outstanding. Coach Cauthern has those guys getting better every week. This off week will be used for conditioning and prep time to get ready for our distirct opener against Deweyville." Coach Cauthern - "Defensively we were very pleased with the way the kids played. Our focus this week was to really fly to the football and be sure tacklers. We knew their running back was good and if we missed tackles he could take it the distance on any snap. The kids did a great job of running to the ball and gang tackling. We also made a point to play four great quarters of defense. The previous two games we played great defense in the first half and then let people back into games in the second half. We challenged the kids at halftime to play the second half like the score was 0-0 and we needed to make plays defensively and that is exactly what they did. This was our most complete game as a defensive unit so far this year. We will use this to build on for district. The entire defense is being recognized as defensive players of the game this week." Coach East - "Started slow, but great overall effort. I feel confident as we prepare for district."
Coach Andrews - "The kids
responded well after a slow start in
the first quarter. We were able to
take control during the second
quarter and never look back. 4-0 is
a great start to the season, but
it’s not how you start, it is how
you finish. Next Friday against
Deweyville is when every game starts
to count. Keep up the good work
Bucs!" |
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