Running back Matt Teague scores on a screen pass. Photo by Tom Marvin
JV Orange quarterback Gatlin Johnson threw two TD passes, while running back Matt Tague ran for 1 TD and caught a 54-yard screen pass for another to lead the Bearcats to a 27-7 victory over Burleson Centennial Thursday at Bearcat Stadium.
After the Bearcat defense stopped Centennial on its first possession, Johnson capped a 44-yard drive by throwing a 29 yard TD pass to Jordan Thompson.
Teague capped a second quarter Aledo drive with a 4-yard TD to give the Bearcats a 13-0 lead with 3:55 left in the half.
Defensive back Eugene May had an interception to end Centennial’s next drive to keep the score 13-0 at halftime.
The Aledo offense needed very little time to pad the lead in the second half.
Tague had a long kickoff return and a penalty on Centennial tacked on 15 more yards, setting up Aledo at the Spartan 20. On the first offensive play, Elijah Valencia took a reverse 20 yards for the TD. Morgan Huhtanen PAT kick made it 20-0 with 9:43 left in the third quarter.
The Bearcat defense stopped the Spartans on a 4th-and-1 play at the Aledo 34.
A few plays later, Johnson found Tague for a 54-yard screen pass down the right sideline to give Aledo a 27-0 lead with 2:14 left in the thrid quarter.
The Spartans got a 2-yard TD run with 4:54 left in the game to keep from being shut out.
The JV Orange team improves to 2-0 on the season and will play Trinity next week at Bearcat stadium.
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Scoring
A – Gatlin Johnson 29 pass to Jordan Thompson (pass failed)
A – Matt Tague 4 run (kick)
A – Elijah Valencia 20 run (kick)
A – Johnson 54 pass to Matt Tague (kick)
BC – 2 yard run (kick)
Aledo receiver Jordan Thompson scores on Aledo’s first possess of the game. Photo by Tom Marvin
Defensive back Eugene May returns a second-quarter interception. Photo by Tom Marvin
Elijah Valencia runs the ball against Burleson Centennial. Photo by Tom Marvin
Aledo receiver Jaedon Pellegrino can’t quite come up with the reception in Thursday’s game. Photo by Tom Marvin
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