|
|
|
|
|
|
There are some games that one will remember for a long time. Most of these games are exciting, nail biting action packed games. This game will be remembered for the total ineptitude of the officials. The Broncos were flagged 12 times for 105 yards, and the Warriors were penalized eight times for 75 yards. It seemed like there was a referee conference on each penalty to see if any of them had any idea on where to mark the ball. However, it should be noted that they would finally got the calls right as at least one of them may have officiated a football game before. Sonora, which has logged four straight victories since losing to Harper, who has yet to lose, had to work hard for this victory. After a scoreless first quarter, the Broncos scored first with 10:34 left in first half on a 32-yard touchdown throw from senior quarterback Victor Vaquera to Will Anderson. This capped off a 14-play, 61-yard drive that saw Sonora convert twice on fourth down. Aaron Gaytan kicked the ball through the uprights. The officials called a chop block penalty on the PAT kick which is a new one for me. The Bronco linemen just went down on all fours and the Ingram rushers fell over them - thus a chop block. The pass attempt to make the two point conversion failed. The Broncos led 6-0. Sonora also put together a 5-play, 41-yard drive that ended when senior fullback Morgan Martinez scored on a 1-yard run with 2:45 left before intermission. The Broncos were up 12-0 at that point. Ingram got on the board when senior Justin Martinez picked up a fumble on the ensuing two-point conversion attempt and rumbled 85 yards to the end zone, cutting the Sonora lead to 12-2. There were two penalties on the play. Ingram was called on a block in the back, and the Broncos were called for unsportsmanlike conduct. After a ten minute delay (it seemed), the officials ruled that the penalties would offset and two points would be given to the Warriors. Neither team scored in the second half. The second half can be described as follows. The Broncos would run four to ten plays per drive before losing a fumble or being penalized. The Warrior drives usually were three and out or one first down and three and out. The Warriors had only four first downs all night. Anderson had two interceptions and Martinez had one as they stopped three Warrior drives. Ricardo Rodriguez rushed 11 times for 74 yards, Vaquera had 62 yards on 14 carries, and Anderson had 10 carries for 55 yards. Alonzo Pena had the most impressive run of the night as he broke several tackles in a fifteen yard late in the game. In all, the Broncos rushed 53 times for 271 yards while holding Ingram to only ten rushing yards. The Warriors had only 73 yards of total offense. From my vantage point on the sidelines, I saw Aaron Gaytan, Alberto Tovar, and Michael Jenkins make several outstanding defensive plays. The Broncos (varsity and JV) have their open week before starting district play in Junction. The Colts will travel to Comfort on Thursday. |
|
|
