The Buccaneers traveled to Kountze on Friday, November 2, 2007, to take on the Lions on their home field. The Lions were determined from the onset and proved that determination by scoring first, getting an onside kick, and hanging on to win and upset the Bucs by one. Kountze would score first on a 2-yard run with the PAT good to take the lead with 10:14 left in the first quarter. Just 5 minutes later, EC would answer back with a 4-yard run by Tramain Thomas and an extra point by Carlos Trevino tying the score at 7 all. East Chambers would score next to take the lead off of a 30-yard run by Donte Raymond, but the PAT would fail leaving the score EC 13 Kountze 7 at the half. With just 21 seconds left in the third quarter, Kountze would score and kick a PAT to take a one-point lead. With an entire 4th quarter to play, EC fans expected the usual but would leave in disbelief having lost their first game of the season. The lion's defense would hold on a crucial 4th down and inches to stop a potential scoring drive down in lion territory. Final score EC 13 Kountze 14. The Bucs will host the Hardin Hornets for the last district game.

Coach Valastro - "I really wish there were words to express how our team and coaches felt after Friday's game. I offer no excuses. Our team was simply not able to overcome the loss of two of our leaders, our captains, and our best football players. I'm not sure any team, at any level, would be able to offset or overcome such a change in the dynamics of their team in such a short period of time.

Our team members fought their best fight. Trey Lambert did a really nice job running the offense in the second half; his efforts were very much appreciated. J.T. Hallmark did a nice job of blocking and catching the football. Our offensive player of the game was awarded to Carlos Trevino. Carlos did a fine job blocking and instructing the offensive line during the game.