Oct 18, 2014 12:14 AM
FREDDY
GONZALEZ
| Staff Writer
PORT ISABEL — It was the game everybody predicted. The district’s
number one rushing offense against the district’s number one defense and it all
came down to the final 34 seconds of the game.
Tied with
four minutes left, the Rio Hondo
Bobcats
defense forced a fumble and gave their offense one more chance. That was all it
needed.
With the
ball at Port Isabel’s
44-yard line, the Bobcats
pushed the Tarpon defense to the brink and capped it off with a 4-yard
touchdown to come away with a huge 21-14 victory Friday night at Tarpon
Stadium.
“The
seniors had been talking about it all year, wanting to beat PI and they were
able to get accomplished, “said Rio Hondo coach Rocky James.
“We had gotten in the end zone three times without a point and after that
everything we got we had to struggle to get.
“They made
it tough all night, but I think down the stretch we were able to just push a
little bit harder.”
After
trading turnovers to begin the game, the Tarpons
struck first when Jaime Gonzalez
busted through the line and outran the Bobcats
defense on a 76-yard touchdown run that gave Port Isabel a 7-0 lead
with 2:33 remaining in the first.
Gonzalez
finished the game with 210 yards and two touchdowns.
However, Rio Hondo head coach Rocky
James
stuck to his game plan and kept feeding Marco Garate
and Alan Alfaro, who combined for 100 yards before the half.
But Pitones
wasn’t don throwing another 65-yard stunner to junior Josue Garza,
who broke a tackle and took it the distance making it 14-14 with 4:46 left in
the third.
Senior
running back Marco Garate
finished the game with 123 yards and one touchdown while quarterback Pitones
threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns.
“My defense
was fantastic I’ve been saying all along,” said James.
“I’ve got guys that have been hustling to the ball and everybody loves to hit.
“I’m very
excited about this defense. I know everybody takes a lot of pride in the
defense in Rio Hondo
and this is just one more good defensive team that I’ve got.”
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