Local Friday Night Lights Preview for week two
Friday is here, and we all recognize what that means it Friday Night Lights. All of our local high school teams will be in action all across the territory. I'll show you who is playing who and where in this article. This should be a marvelous weekend full of football, so buckle up and let's look at what's taking place.
Ok, so let's kick things off with the Big Spring Steers. The Steers will face off against the Lubbock High Westerners. Big Spring is coming off a week one victory as they beat the Vernon Lions on Vernon's home field 31-22. The game showcased the passing ability of Gabriel Baeza as the quarterback threw for 321 yards on the day with 3TD; he also did his thing on the ground carrying the ball 12 times for 59 yards and 1 TD. His favorite target last Friday was Keagen Mitchell. The WR dominated the game with 11 catches for 138 yards and 1 TD. Lubbock High comes into this game 0-1 after losing in week one to the Borger Bulldogs 28 to 14. The Westerners will give the Steers a little different look than what they saw last week, with Vernon's run-heavy offense. Lubbock plays more of a spread modern style of offense. They will look to get the ball downfield by taking deep shots. This will be a test for the Steers defense this week. Last year, the Westerners beat the Steers by a score of 48-12, so Big Spring will look to get a little revenge this Friday night. They will hold the game at Big Spring home field Memorial Stadium this Friday night, Sep 3; They set kickoff for 7:00 p.m.
Next up is the Forsan Buffaloes; Forsan is coming off an extremely emotional victory as they beat one of their biggest rivals, the Coahoma Bulldogs, in the Howard county bowl 35 to 14. This marked the first time in five years that the Buffaloes won the Howard County Bowl. The Forsan speed made such an enormous difference in this game as they could attack using their ground game and keep control of the clock. Major Stockton was the guy who led this team to victory last Friday night as the dual-threat QB as he ran ten times for 103 yards with 2 TDs. He likewise passed 58 yards on the night, giving him 161 yards of offense total. To go along with Stockton's play, RB Chris Mendez had 19 carries for 53 yards and a TD. Mendez is an old-school running back who loves to run up the middle and loves contact. Forsan will face off with the Post Antelopes. The Antelopes are 0-1 after losing to Tolar 48-0. Despite the one-sided loss, Forsan will come into this game as focused as can be because Post is a dangerous team. The Buffs will look to keep the momentum rolling to make this a 2-0 start to the season. They will play this game in Post this Friday night, Sept 3, at 7:30.
The Coahoma Bulldogs will seek to rebound back after a week one loss to the Forsan Buffaloes in the Howard County Bowl. The Bulldogs lost by a final score of 35-14. Despite the loss, Coahoma had several players who had great games. Their RB, Brysen Kerby, led this team. Kerby carried the ball 25 times for 152 yards and 1 TD; he also had three catches for 90 yards. He counted for 268 yards of total offense on the game. The RB was outstanding as he played with fire and determination all game long. Jaidyn Vineyard was another Bulldog who stood out last Friday night. The freshman had two carries for an incredible 81 yards and 1 TD, which included a long scamper of 75 yards. The defense is where the freshman shinned, though, as he had 12 total tackles in the game, making his presence felt all over the field. Coahoma will have a battle of the Bulldogs this week as they take on the Miles Bulldogs. Miles comes into this matchup 0-1 after losing to Coleman 24-0. Last year Coahoma won this game very handy 49-0. So surely, that trend will continue so Coahoma can get back to 1-1 on the season and look to get some energy going. They will hold this game this Friday night, Sep 3, in Coahoma. They set the kickoff for 7:30. This will likewise be a memorable night for the Coahoma seniors as it will be senior night.
It was a rough week one for the Sands Mustangs as they lost the opener to Roby by a final score of 7021. While the score may look bad, these boys played as hard as possible and fought all game long. Unfortunately, they just ran into a better team last Friday night. They will look to get back on the right track to take on the Sanderson Eagles. Sanderson also comes in at 0-1 as they lost to Klondike 55 to 6. With both teams trying to get right, this could be an exceptional football game. It's a game that both teams will fight hard to gain control of. Let's hope that the Mustangs can get control early, maintain through the game, and come away with a victory. They will hold this game at a neutral site. The game will be in Garden City and had on Saturday, Sep 4 at 2 p.m. Make sure you realize that this is a Saturday game.
The Garden City Bearkats are coming off a week one loss to Sterling City by a final score of 56-42. The Bearkats played one heck of a game against Sterling City; the high-scoring affair must have been something to behold. This week they will take on the O'Donnell Eagles. O'Donnell comes into this game with a 0-1 record as well as they lost to Gordon 66-20. It should poise the Bearkats for a big-time breakout game this week; they have a ton of talent on both sides of the ball and will look to bust out big time this week. This week's game will be held on Garden City's home field this Friday, Sep 3, kickoff set for 7:30.
This should be an interesting week of local football. We have some teams seeking to sustain the momentum rolling, and we have some teams hoping to get back on the right track and get their first win of the year. I can tell you we pack this area with excellent football teams, and this should be a tremendous season for the local football scene.
Dustin is the Sports Writer for the Big Spring Herald. To contact him e-mail sports@bigspringheral. com or call 432-263-7331.