Scrimmage Results (Aug 22)

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Valley Roundup: Teams scrimmage, prepare for openers

August 22, 2008 - 11:56PM

RGVSports.com

ALAMO - PSJA Memorial head coach Gus Cavazos said the Wolverines looked at a lot of players in the scrimmage against Brownsville Porter on Friday.

The Cowboys beat the Wolverines behind two touchdowns in the controlled portion of the scrimmage. PSJA Memorial picked up one TD in the live action portion but lost 2-1.

We gave up a couple of big plays," Cavazos said. "But it's a long process. We're working on learning a new offense and putting in the defense."

McAllen High 6, Brownsville Hanna 1: At McAllen, Tony Harris said he was pleased with the Bulldogs' performance against the Golden Eagles.

"Everybody played pretty well," Harris said. "We were able to look at a lot of different players. We are still auditioning people, but we got a lot accomplished.

In the controlled portion of the scrimmage, the Bulldogs outscored the Golden Eagles 5-0. In live action, each team scored one touchdown.

PSJA High 4, La Joya 2: At Pharr, the Bears received solid games from quarterback Trey Ramirez, fullback Angel Marroquin and tailback Ossie Cantu.

"We did a good job running the ball," PSJA High coach Mel Rios said. "But, we still need a lot of work."

PSJA outscored La Joya, 2-1 in the controlled portion of the scrimmage and the live action portion.

Brownsville Pace 4, Edinburg Economedes 2: At Edinburg, the Vikings moved the ball well on the ground and in the air, coach Rene Medrano said.

"Danny Aguirre ran the ball well and we threw the ball well in the in the controlled scrimmage. We had a couple of big plays," Medrano said.

San Benito 14, Mission High 0: At San Benito, even though his Eagles lost by two touchdowns, coach Tom Lee was happy about how his team did against the No. 9 team in the Rio Grande Valley.

San Benito had played in a scrimmage and the Eagles were competing in their first.

"I'm very pleased. We really did a good job," Lee said.

Edcouch-Elsa 7, Gregory-Portland 7: At Gregory, the Yellowjackets gained more confidence and preparation for their season-opening trip to Corpus Christ Calallen next week. Edcouch-Elsa won the controlled portion of the scrimmage 1-0 but lost the open part 7-6.

"We stayed up with them," Yellowjackets coach Joe Solis said.

Rio Hondo 6, Valley View 1: At Hidalgo, the Bobcats earned a win over the Class 4A Tigers, winning the controlled portion 3-0 and the game part 3-1.

"It was a lot better of a scrimmage. Valley View has gotten a lot better. They were a lot better than they were last year," Rio Hondo coach Rocky James said.

Mercedes 16, Port Isabel 2: At Port Isabel, Alex Treviño scored four times, including three on big plays, as the Tigers topped Port Isabel.

Mercedes won the controlled portion 4-2 and in two live quarters, 14-0.

Treviño scored on a 42-yard touchdown and a 50-yard reception from Albert Chavez during the controlled scrimmage.

Donna 21, Harlingen South 21: At Donna, Redskins coach Manny Moreno's philosophy for every game is to play hard until the game ends.

Luckily for Moreno, his team has that philosophy as the Redskins scored a touchdown late in the second quarter of the live scrimmage to end up in a tie with Harlingen South.

Harlingen High 23, Rio Grande City 16: At Harlingen, the Cardinals looked sharp in beating Rio Grande City in the controlled portion of the scrimmage.

The teams also played two quarters, which ended in a 14-14 tie.

PSJA North 35, Brownsville Lopez 7: At Brownsville, Romeo Cuellar, Ray Ramirez and Andrew Villarreal scored touchdowns as the Raiders ran over the Lobos during the game situation portion.

"I'm happy with our offensive execution," North coach Bruce Bush said.

Hidalgo 23, Tuloso-Midway 14: At Corpus Christi, Hidalgo continued its maturation process with a good showing. The teams went four quarters of game-like conditions with the first units.

The Pirates got two scores from quarterback Steve Pedraza. Hidalgo also recorded a safety and a defensive touchdown.

LA Joya-Palmview 1, La Feria 0: At La Joya, the Lions and Lobos played each other tight in an abbreviated scrimmage.

Each team got 20 plays with the starters and another 15 with backups before officials called it off due to lightning in the area.
Palmview earned the night's lone score.

Santa Maria 4, MMA 1: At Harlingen, Santa Maria took the controlled scrimmage 1-0 and won the live scrimmage 21-7.

The Cougars received another solid night from QB Andy De La Rosa, who connected on a 45-yard bomb with Robert Ramos. Ramos later added a 1-yard dive. Fullback Martin Lugo scored on a 20-yard jaunt.

Lyford 4, Falfurrias 0: At Lyford, the Bulldogs won the controlled portion 1-0 and live quarters 20-0. Lyford will travel to Hebbronville next week to open the regular season.

Santa Rosa 2, Brownsville St. Joseph 1: At Brownsville, Santa Rosa went on a 10-play drive to score on the initial 15-play set and also scored during the live quarters.

Gonzalez said the Warriors got great nights from linebacker Ryan Villarreal, the defensive line and z-back Josh Watrons.

[Midvalleyftball79]

Lobos Raided

August 22, 2008 - 10:38PM

By Louie Vera, RGVSPORTS.com
There is a three-headed monster in PJSA North's backfield.

Romeo Cuellar, Ray Ramirez and Andrew Villarreal all sprinted for touchdowns as the Raiders ran over the Lopez Lobos 35-7 during the game situation portion of their scrimmage at Sams Stadium on Friday night.

"I'm happy with our offensive execution," PJSA North coach Bruce Bush said. "The team ran the ball well and we made some good catches. Overall it was a good performance tonight, but now we have to get ready for Donna and that'll be another good test."

On the opening possession the Lobo defense forced a fumble giving their offense prime field position at the Raiders 41-yard line.

Lobos quarterback Danny Perez hit pay dirt three plays later that ended with a three-yard draw as Perez dove in the end zone for a 7-0 lead.

The Raiders then unleashed their running attack scoring 35 unanswered points including a 58-yard touchdown run on their third possession by Ramirez who carried the ball three times for 91 yards.

During the controlled phase of the scrimmage the Raiders had 15 carries that went for 10 or more yards which Montemayor would like to see corrected on defense.

"We gave up too many yards (on the ground)," Lopez coach Valentin Montemayor said. "We can't get into a game where we score back and forth. These guys are young you can't compare the junior varsity level to varsity."

Lopez was able to move the ball effectively on offense but the team was 0-for-2 in the red zone after its initial drive.

Perez rushed the ball for 54 yards on eight carries and the team totaled 86 yards on the ground.

"It was a confidence builder for our team to come out and score after the turnover," Bush said. "Yet, I would like to see us tackle, we missed some tackles and interception we should have had."

As for the Raiders, their offense attacked the Lobos right up the middle, as Lopez' starting middle linebacker Phillip Longoria was injured on the first drive of the controlled portion of the exhibition.

Montemayor said Longoria suffered a deep bruise and decided to keep him out for precautionary reasons.

Cuellar and Villarreal helped the Raiders combine for four rushing touchdowns and 151 yards on 13 carries.

"We have to tackle better," Montemayor said. "The positive thing is the negatives I saw were correctable. That type of offense is tough to stop but we won't see that again until week 10 against Weslaco."

[Midvalleyftball79]

Warriors defense holds strong against Bloodhounds

August 22, 2008 - 11:07PM

Joel Gomez, RGVSports.com
Santa Rosa fans made the long trip all the way to Brownsville Friday night to see the Warriors take on the St. Joseph Bloodhounds and they weren't disappointed.

The Warriors defeated the Bloodhounds 2-1 behind a strong defensive performance in each team's last scrimmage.

After a tough controlled-scrimmage portion that left the game tied at one touchdown a piece, the Santa Rosa defense stepped it up a notch, limiting the Bloodhounds to only 12 yards of offense and three first downs in the two live quarters.

"We're expecting a lot from our D," Santa Rosa coach Josh Gonzalez said. "We have seven returning starters and we expect them to be the backbone of our team."

The Warriors weren't the only ones playing solid defense, though, as the Bloodhounds forced three turnovers to stop the Warriors from scoring again. The Warriors struggled to hang onto the ball at critical times, losing two fumbles and one interception while driving inside of Bloodhound territory.

"We had some good drives," Coach Gonzalez said. "But we were alternating a bunch of different people at quarterback and unfortunately we had some fumbles. We just need to learn how to finish off our drives."

The Warriors seemingly had a different backfield for every series as the coaches changed personnel as often as possible. In the end, six ball carriers got their numbers called to combine for 205 yards on the ground on 30 rushes.

On the other side of the ball the Bloodhounds had a tough time figuring out the Warriors defense. The one player that seemed to have it going was Sophomore quarterback Claudio Ramirez, who finished the night with 81 yards and one touchdown off of 14 carries. Ramirez, who made the switch to quarterback from running back this summer, has first year coach David Jones excited.

"Claudio came in and he's now are starter, he's a fast guy and one that can read real (defenses) well," Coach Jones said. "He has taken the challenge and he's only a sophomore."

Jones isn't worried about the offensive struggles his team faced in the second half, as he credited that to fatigue and a limited number of plays run due to scouts. Neither problem seemed to phase Coach Jones as he pointed out that it was only a scrimmage.

"I told them that the season starts tomorrow," Jones said. "We are ready to roll."

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Harlingen Cardinals continue to impress vs. Rio Grande City

August 22, 2008 - 10:42PM
By ELADIO JAIMEZ
RGVSports.com
HARLINGEN - It smells like excitement in Cardinal Country.
In their second and final scrimmage before the start of the 2008 regular season, Harlingen looked about as sharp as could be expected as the Cardinals defeated Rio Grande City 9-2 in the controlled portion of the exhibition on Friday at Harlingen High School.
The teams also played two quarters which ended in a tie 14-14.
"I was really excited with what I saw today," Cards head coach Manny Gomez said. "We still have a lot of work to do and we gave up a couple of big plays on defense. But we're just getting started."
Harlingen's offense looked more like the product fans expected when Spencer Gantt was hired as offensive coordinator in January.
The first-teamers got two sets of 15 plays and the backups two of 12.
Harlingen's first team scored five times with quarterback John Murphy throwing three touchdown passes to three different receivers.
Leo Gonzalez caught a 20-yard strike during the first set of 15 plays.
Luke Lucio and Anthony Reyna each nabbed a scoring pass during the second round of 15.
Lucio caught one from about 10 yards out and the speedy Reyna burst up the middle for a 70-yard score on the ensuing play.
Backup running back Orly Rodriguez scored twice on the ground with the first team. Rodriguez scored both times from about 20 yards. He scored one other time with the second team offense.
Starting tailback Pablo Garza put on a show as well rushing for approximately 170 yards on six carries during the controlled scrimmag.
The hard-running junior ran through, over and around the RGC defense.
Garza scored both of Harlingen's TDs in the real-game situation portion from 35 and 25 yards.
Harlingen's first team put up approximately 420 yards on offense during the controlled portion.
"It's really simple," Gomez said. "We just sit back and take what the defense gives us. And the kids understand that and it showed here tonight."
RGC's first group did all the scoring for the Rattlers.
Rio quarterback Danny Hinojosa tossed a 60-yard scoring pass in the first set of 15s. He threw another during the second go around from about 10 yards.
Other than those two scoring plays and a few others, RGC's offense was pretty quiet.
""We faced a good team today," RGC head coach Jesus Lozano said. "I thought we controlled the line of scrimmage during the first set of 15 plays. And we moved the ball well. But we played a really good ball club. They're one of the tops in the Valley."
Harlingen's second team scored four times. Mack Sanchez threw one and ran for another score. Edward Martinez also scored on a 20-yard run.

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Aug 23, 2008 10:01:06 GMT -6 Midvalleyftball79 said:

Lobos Raided

August 22, 2008 - 10:38PM

By Louie Vera, RGVSPORTS.com
There is a three-headed monster in PJSA North's backfield.

Romeo Cuellar, Ray Ramirez and Andrew Villarreal all sprinted for touchdowns as the Raiders ran over the Lopez Lobos 35-7 during the game situation portion of their scrimmage at Sams Stadium on Friday night.

"I'm happy with our offensive execution," PJSA North coach Bruce Bush said. "The team ran the ball well and we made some good catches. Overall it was a good performance tonight, but now we have to get ready for Donna and that'll be another good test."

On the opening possession the Lobo defense forced a fumble giving their offense prime field position at the Raiders 41-yard line.

Lobos quarterback Danny Perez hit pay dirt three plays later that ended with a three-yard draw as Perez dove in the end zone for a 7-0 lead.

The Raiders then unleashed their running attack scoring 35 unanswered points including a 58-yard touchdown run on their third possession by Ramirez who carried the ball three times for 91 yards.

During the controlled phase of the scrimmage the Raiders had 15 carries that went for 10 or more yards which Montemayor would like to see corrected on defense.

"We gave up too many yards (on the ground)," Lopez coach Valentin Montemayor said. "We can't get into a game where we score back and forth. These guys are young you can't compare the junior varsity level to varsity."

Lopez was able to move the ball effectively on offense but the team was 0-for-2 in the red zone after its initial drive.

Perez rushed the ball for 54 yards on eight carries and the team totaled 86 yards on the ground.

"It was a confidence builder for our team to come out and score after the turnover," Bush said. "Yet, I would like to see us tackle, we missed some tackles and interception we should have had."

As for the Raiders, their offense attacked the Lobos right up the middle, as Lopez' starting middle linebacker Phillip Longoria was injured on the first drive of the controlled portion of the exhibition.

Montemayor said Longoria suffered a deep bruise and decided to keep him out for precautionary reasons.

Cuellar and Villarreal helped the Raiders combine for four rushing touchdowns and 151 yards on 13 carries.

"We have to tackle better," Montemayor said. "The positive thing is the negatives I saw were correctable. That type of offense is tough to stop but we won't see that again until week 10 against Weslaco."

Defense is going to be key for the Lobos. If they can stop teams on the ground and prevent the big play they will be good. As for the offense the redzone O will get going..just needs to get sharper! Next game on Thursday v. PSJA Bears...should be another good test!

[Lemon_Fresh]

RH is at where they were at last year . . . it looks like

[GO-LF]

Channel 4 did a real good job with coverage yesterday, i think they had 5 scrimmages covered

[wildcat]

I went to the Harlingen scrimage. The Cardinals look extremely impressive.

[WARRIOR55]

SR's D looked pretty good as it should because it's the same D that got them 3 deep in the playoffs last year. It sounded like the offense needs work which is what I expected.