Brownwood Lions were able to make a big 14-49 win against the Snyder Tigers at home to secure a place in the playoffs. The game was a sweet victory as Brownwood High School celebrated Pink Out for breast cancer awareness and Senior Night as the last home game of the season.
Head Coach Chuck Howard was very pleased with the win and how his players stepped up by filling in vacancies left from players injured in previous games.
“I was very pleased, just proud of our team, proud of our seniors with the leadership they have shown,” said Howard. “We had so many new players on the field. We expect players to step up and play.
Howard stated that some younger players shined during the game and others that made adjustments to new positions. He said that the team made some adjustments at the half due to injuries and that he felt the team’s effort was “tremendous.”
“We had a lot of players step up, accept responsibility and played well,” Howard stated. “I’m proud of the players, their effort and how they executed despite adversity.”
One of the moments he was most proud of in the game was the team’s goal line stance against Snyder’s drive for a touchdown late in the third quarter. The team held Snyder in four plays which were inside the 5 yard line and two of these that were within the 1 yard line. Grant Lewis made a massive block stopping SHS’s quarterback from scoring.
“It was great to see, our guys made some great plays and Grant knocked him out just before he could cross the goal line,” said Howard proudly.
Howard continued to praise his team, “I love our players, we play hard, we don’t always execute well, but they play hard and when you do, good things happen.”
The statistics in this game were much better than some previous games of the season; however, Howard stated that he doesn’t rely on many statistics, taking each game one by one.
“I don’t care about statistics, the only statistic I care about is the end score on the board,” Howard explained. He continued to explain how in this game the team played as he expected them to, with heart. “Brownwood is a blue collar, tough town, and that’s how we want to play football. We are going to continue that.”
By winning the game against Snyder, Brownwood Lions qualified for the playoffs by securing at least fourth place in district. The district ranking will be determined by losses in next week’s games. Brownwood could possibly move into third place depending on which teams win next week. Howard continued to state that Brownwood is in a very tough district with Big Spring and Stephenville having two of the best offenses and Wylie having one of the best defenses in the state.
The outcome of the game really made Senior Night special for the seniors on the team, according to Howard. “These players put in so much investment, so much time—some since the seventh grade. They deserve to enjoy and celebrate this time in their lives.”
The Lions will face Big Spring next Friday night on the road. Kickoff will be at 7:30 p.m. Lion fans are encouraged to make the trip and support the team as they end their regular season and look forward to their 6th straight year in the state playoffs.
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Scoring Plays
Q1
8:53 7-0 In their first possession of the game, SHS’s Ben Berrera made a 3 yard run for the touchdown completing a 61 yard drive in 6 plays, taking 3:07 off the clock. The extra point was good.
3:27 7-8 BHS answered back in their first possession of the game as Harley Price made a 3 yard run for the touchdown, ending a 5:26 drive of 78 yards in 12 plays. Grant Lewis gets the 2 point conversion.
Q2
8:50 7-16 Price rushes 79 yards for the touchdown. Grant Lewis connects with Hayden Day for the two point conversion.
6:21 7-22 Gregory makes a 63 yard reception for the touchdown finishing off the 65 yard drive of 2 plays in just 58 seconds. Abraham Oviedo’s extra point was blocked.
2:01 7-29 Price gets a 4 yard rushing touchdown ending the 80 yard drive of 6 plays in 1:48. Oviedo gets the extra point.
0:38 14-29 SHS’s Moncrief gets an 8 yard rushing touchdown just before the end of the first half in a 6 play 36 yard drive. Reneau gets the extra point.
Q3
14-36 The opening play of the first half, after initially dropping the ball, Bruce Sterling runs a 96 yard kickoff return for the touchdown in just 12 seconds. Oviedo makes the extra point.
Q4
9:11 14-43 Grant Lewis makes an 8 yard rushing touchdown completing the 99 yard drive in 10 plays, taking 5:49 off the clock. Oviedo makes the extra point.
1:42 14-49 Sterling makes a 13 yard rushing touchdown finishing up the 64 yard play of 4 plays in 2 minutes 11 seconds.
18.5 Brownwood takes a knee to end the game.
Statistics
—————————————————————BHS—————————SHS————
Total Yards 491 410
Rushing Yards 376 260
Passing Yards 115 150
1st Downs 20 22
Punts 2/35.5 yards 4/39 yards
Penalties 8/78 yards 7/78 yards
Turnovers 0 2 fumbles
Individuals Statistics
BHS:
Bertrand: 96 yards rushing, 4/5 for 117 yards
Lewis: 33 yards rushing 1/1 for -2 yards, 1 catch
Price: 193 yards rushing, 2 catches, 3 touchdowns
Sterling: 54 yards rushing
Gregory: 2 catches
Cory Richardson 1 catch
SHS:
Kodi Maxfield 13/19 for 150 yards
Ben Berrera 135 yards rushing
Abram Smith 5 catches
