A Record Performance
By Ray Glasscock
Bronco fans are accustomed to seeing record performances. In the fifties, George Johnson had several: three, six touchdown games and leading the nation in scoring. In the sixties, we watched the Broncos win three state championships and seven consecutive district titles. In 2000 and 2001, we watched Bill Renfro score a touchdown in 30 consecutive games. But this past Friday night, we watched a very gifted Alpine quarterback, Dominic Scott, throw for 444 yards and three touchdowns. Plus, he rushed for 82 yards and three more touchdowns as the Alpine Bucks won by a score of 49 to 6.
As they used to sing on Hee Haw, “if it weren’t for bad luck, we’d have no luck at all.” The Broncos had six turnovers and 12 penalties for 104 yards.
The Broncos started on offense, but the drive ended with a fumble on the third play. The Bucks committed two penalties on their first play and faced a first and 35. When I saw them overcome this penalty with ease and score a touchdown, I knew we were facing a really gifted quarterback.
Even though the Broncos lost, they had some really amazing plays. The Broncos had five drives of over ten plays with two drives ending in the red zone. The Broncos had two goal line stands where the Bucks came away with no points.
Individually, there were many remarkable plays. Manny Parades ran a Buck receiver down from behind preventing a touchdown. Cadesman Pope leaped high and hauled in an Ethan Morriss pass for a first down. Jorge Gaytan had several solo tackles. Caleb Gonzales made two exceptional catches. Word Hudson led the Broncos with five catches for 67 yards. He also had a sixty plus yard touchdown reception called back. Kris Aguero amazed us with a 50 plus yard kickoff return. Morriss weaved his way through the Buck defenders for the only Bronco touchdown on a 41-yard run.
This week, the Broncos travel to Kermit for the next district game. Kermit is also 5 and 2 for the season after losing to Pecos and Crane. They beat Ozona 42 to 18 this past Friday night.
I would like to advise the Broncos to forget about the Alpine loss. Remember what John Madden said. “Ninety percent of football is half mental.”