A hard fought battle against the Lampasas Badgers left the Brownwood Lions disappointed with a heartbreaking 61-56 loss in the last seconds of the game Friday night. There was over 1000 total yards of combined offense in the game, but some missed opportunities on defense caused the Lions to come up short.
The Lions marched down in the opening drive with a touchdown followed by a field goal starting the game out with a 10-0 lead. It was a back and forth game after that with the two teams at a tie at the end of the first half after a 45 yard field goal by Brownwood. The Lions allowed the Badgers to make three touchdowns in the third quarter. The Lions tied it up again at the start of the fourth quarter, and in the last 1:26 of the game, Brownwood came back and with a 1 point lead which was foiled by a Lampasas touchdown in the last 36 seconds of the game.
According to Brownwood Lions Head Coach Chuck Howard, he couldn’t have asked more of the offensive play. He commended the performance of kicker Abraham Oviedo, who had a perfect game with 2 field goals and perfect on extra points.“We couldn’t have asked for more from our offense. With 568 yards of offense, they did a tremendous job,” said Howard.
He wasn’t as pleased with the defense but personally took responsibility for the short falls that in his opinion cost the game.
“Defense didn’t play well. We weren’t getting blocks and making plays and that falls squarely on my shoulders,” said Howard. “There were 3-4 stops on defense that were missed. I’m disappointed primarily in myself.”
Although Howard was disappointed in the defensive play, he stated he was still proud of all of the players and how they played for the entire game.
“I’m so proud of these kids they way they are fighting and playing hard. We’ve got to get healthy. We’ve got to tough it out and go to work tomorrow,” he said.
Howard stated that the team will take a look at the game film Saturday morning and get to work preparing for a win against another strong district foe, the Gatesville Hornets.
When looking at the district, Howard stated that he doesn’t rely on records or numbers.
“The bottom line is we can’t worry about everyone else. We’re going to go back to work tomorrow morning and get ready to beat Gatesville in order to make it to the playoffs,” he said.
Howard stated that the Lions will have to make the last two district games count.
“It’s going to be a dog fight in every game. We’ve got to prepare and prepare well,” said Howard.
Brownwood moves to 1-2 in district and 3-5 for the season. The Lions will face Gatesville at Gordon Wood Stadium on November 1st. Kick off will be at 7:30 p.m.
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Q1
7-0 10:36 Brownwood’s Braxton Kilgo rushes 13 yards for the touchdown in the opening drive. This completed a 53 yard drive of 6 plays in 1:24. The extra point was good.
10-0 7:42 Lion Abraham Oviedo makes a 34 yard field goal
10-6 3:16 Lampasas answers with a Cale Walker 7 yd run for the touchdown. The extra point was no good. This capped an 11 play drive of 65 yards in less than 4 minutes.
17-6 11:01 Brownwood’s Connor Howard makes a diving horizontal catch scoring a 20 yard pass play. This completed a 69 yard 10 play drive. The extra point was good.
17-12 9:59 Lampasas’ Steven Jazdyk completed a 56 yard run for a touchdown in two plays.
17-20 4:30 Jazdyk makes another touchdown, a 4 yard run, which put the Badgers back in the lead. LHS successfully attempts a two point conversion.
Q2
24-20 1:54 Kilgo makes a 10 yard run for the touchdown, completing the 55 yard drive of 8 plays in 2:36. The extra point was good.
24-27 0:22 In just 1:32, Lampasas’ Jazdyk scored the touchdown in 4 plays and 68 yards. The extra point was good.
27-27 0:05 Brownwood’s Oviedo made a 45 yard field goal in the last play of the game, tying the game at the half.
Q3
27-34 9:22 Jazdyk makes a 45 yard pass play for the touchdown. The extra point is good. This completed a 71 yard drive in 5 plays.
27-41 8:30 Jasdyk makes a 26 yard touchdown.
34-41 6:12 Brownwood’s Kaimon Ontiveros makes a 39 yard pass play completing a 59 yard drive.
34-48 4:58 LHS’s Cale Walker makes a 12 yard run for the touchdown. The extra point is good. This completed the 71 yard drive in 5 plays.
41-48 2:34 Onitveros scores on a 17 yard reverse completing the 7 play 74 yard drive. The extra point was good.
Q4
48-48 11:36 Kilgo makes a touchdown from 9 yards out and the extra point is good.
48-55 9:49 Jasdyk makes a 45 yard run for the touchdown and the extra point is good. The 71 yard drive was completed in 5 plays.
56-55 1:26 Kilgo gets a 3 yard run for the touchdown, followed by Howard’s reception for the two point conversion. This 88 yard drive was completed in 13 plays and the Lions kept possession for 4:13.
56-61 0:36 Lampasas’ Cale Walker makes a 45 yard reception for a touchdown completing a 74 yard drive in just 3 plays.
Brownwood got the ball back before the quarter ended and drove it back to the 40 yard line where the drive stalled and time ran out.
Statistics______________BHS_______LHS
Total offense 568 552
Passing yards 315 74
Rushing yards 253 478
1st downs 33 24
Punts 2/33 yd. average
Turnovers 2 fumbles 1 fumble
Penalties 7/51 yards 5/41 yards
Keesee 25/34, 315 yards in the air. Logan Irving 1/55
Kilgo 197 yds rushing Jasdyk 299 rushing yards
Howard 8 catches Walker rushed for 107 & had 1- 55 yard catch
Johnson 5 catches
Ontiveros rushed for 30, 3 catches
Sanchez 3 catches
