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By Ray Glasscock
The Bronco defense pitched a shutout by holding the Punchers to zero points with
a totally dominating performance! The magnitude of the defensive effort can be
seen by looking at the Puncher’s numbers: 32 yards rushing, 56 yards passing,
two first downs, and no real threat to ever score.
The Broncos came out with a subtle change to their offense. When the Broncos
broke the huddle, they rushed to the line, snapped the ball on a quick count,
the offensive line attacked the Puncher defensive line, and the backs hit the
holes hard and fast.
The Broncos scored on their first possession as they drove the field using runs
by Victor Vaquera, Morgan Martinez, Ricardo Rodriguez, and Jordan McGuffin.
McGuffin also caught a pass from Ethan Morriss for eight yards to keep a drive
alive. In fact, the Broncos converted four fourth down plays on this drive,
with the last one a blast up the middle for a 20 yard touchdown run by
Martinez. Aaron Gaytan made his PAT even though it was partially blocked.
In the second quarter, Michael Jenkins intercepted a Puncher pass and returned
it over 20 yards. This time, the Punchers stopped the Broncos on fourth down
inside their five yard line. On their first play, with their backs against
their own endzone, they fumbled, Martinez recovered and scored the second
Bronco touchdown with about five minutes left in the first half. Gaytan’s PAT
was good and the score at the half was 14 to 0 in favor of the Broncos.
In the fourth quarter, Rodriguez broke through the Puncher line and raced 47
yards for the final score of the night. Gaytan finished a perfect PAT night
and the Broncos won 21 to 0.
From the vantage of the sidelines, I was able to witness some special plays.
Riley Sanchez did an outstanding job of handling the snap on each of the PAT
attempts. Albert Tovar and Gaytan continued their excellent play with several
tackles for a loss. Jenkins and Cash Jennings made several hard, text book
tackles. Dylan Castillo had an excellent night punting the ball, and Kris
Aguero had an amazing punt return. I saw Fidel Acevedo make a NFL catch by
dragging both toes in bounds. Too bad the referee didn’t bring his A game and
ruled Fiddle out of bounds. McGuffin and Nick Pena gained their yardage by
refusing to go down.
Sonora made 12 first downs, rushed for 242 yards, and passed for 18 yards.
Rodriguez and Martinez were the leading rushers with 94 and 50 yards
respectively.
This week the Broncos travel to Brady to play the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs have
won three games and lost four. They have one district win and one district
loss. The Broncos can expect a tough game. Brady beat Mason 48 to 2 and lost a
close game to Blanco by a score of 18 to 13.
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