EC FRESHMAN FOOTBALL UPDATE

Freshman Red

El Campo made the first score of the game on a great run by the quarterback.

Andrew Catete blew by the Falcons for a 65-yard touchdown. He ran in for the 2-point conversion to give the Ricebirds an 8-0 lead with 7:08 left in the first quarter.

Foster answered with a touchdown late in the first half. With 1:12 left in the second quarter, the Falcons completed a deep drive with a 2-yard touchdown run. The following 2-point conversion missed and El Campo still had the lead at halftime, 8-6.

The Falcons scored again in the third quarter on a 20-yard touchdown pass. The 2-point conversion missed, but Foster had the lead 12-8 with 5:15 left in the third quarter.

After Foster took the lead, El Campo drove inside the Falcon 30-yard line. The 'Birds threatened to score, but a costly penalty moved the ball back 10 yards and the Falcons eventually got the ball back.

El Campo made a nice defensive stop in the fourth quarter with a little over five minutes left to play to take possession and another chance at the end zone. Unfortunately, the drive ended 1 yard short of a first down and Foster took the ball again.

The 'Birds were able to get the ball back with 2:59 left in the game, but another turnover canceled any chance at a come back.

Foster scored its last touchdown late in the game on a 40-yard run. The extra point was good and the Falcons took a 19-8 lead over the Ricebirds with 32 seconds to go.

Catete led the 'Birds with 176 rushing yards on 20 carries while A.J. Owens had two carries for 20 yards and Stephen Anderson had six carries for 19 yards.

Chris Kerzee completed 2 of 5 passes for 13 yards. Both passes went to Shaquille Edwards.

Anderson and Catete led the defense with 7 tackles. Rosalino Salgado made 3 tackles and Roly Piloto, Coy Radley, Ethan Kinder, Owens and Clark Kyle each made 2 tackles.

Radley also had a sack and fumble recovery. Edwards made 1 interception

and returned it for 30 yards.

Freshman White

The Ricebirds faced a Foster squad that beat them earlier in the year by more than two touchdowns. This time, El Campo played close with the Falcons through all four quarters. Neither team allowed a score and the game ended in a 0-0 tie.

Bryan Montalvo ran the ball well for the 'Birds. He gained 101 yards on 14 carries.

Trey Krpec completed 2 of 4 passes for 27 total yards. Both passes went to Montalvo.

Sergio Jaramillo led the defense with 7 tackles while Bryan Moreno made 6, Robert Marek made 4, George Olsovsky and Joe Flores both made 3 and Yisvan Ortiz and Richard Montalvo both made 2 tackles.

Moreno picked off one Falcon pass for an interception.

Ortiz made a great kick-of return for 20 yards against Foster.