(Katy) — The Seguin Matadors drove 96 yards in the final minutes capping off a drive with a 15-yard Ian Moreno touchdown run to complete an incredible comeback and take down Brazoswood, 41-37 on Thursday night in Katy.
The Mats were down 30-7 at the half and were able to battle back thanks to four touchdowns from Moreno in the second half. The junior scored on a 27-yard TD run and a 21-yard catch and run score from quarterback Corey Dailey in the 3rd quarter.
In the fourth, Dailey connected with receiver Ayden Avila for a 2-yard scoring strike to pull the Mats within nine at 37-28. On the ensuing kickoff, kicker Gabe Hernandez pooched a bouncer that rolled away from a Brazoswood return man. Seguin recovered the ball, which led to a Moreno 12-yard TD run to bring the Matadors within two.
Brazoswood would drive down field on their next drive, but a fumbled exchange between Buccaneer quarterback Noah Phillips and running back Jose Trevino was recovered by Seguin at the Matador four-yard line leading to their 96-yard scoring drive.
On Brazoswood’s final possession, the Buccaneers drove to the Seguin 17-yard line. With five seconds remaining, Ayden Avila intercepted a Phillips pass in the endzone on the game’s final play to end the game.
Moreno started his first game at running back for Seguin who were without regular starter Devin Hall. Moreno finished the game with 296 yards on 42 carries. Following the game, Seguin head coach Craig Dailey talked about the effort from his junior running back.
“Devin’s been out for a while and we had zero rushing touchdowns through the first two games. So, we moved (Moreno to running back) to see if he could do it and after one week of practice I thought he did well, especially on a short week.”
The Matadors finish their non-district schedule at 1-2. Seguin will be back home to start District 13-5A play when they host Victoria East next Friday night at Matador Stadium.
(Marion) — The Marion Bulldogs also had a Thursday night game last night. Marion came up short to Gonzales, falling 23-6 at home. The Bulldogs will host Lago Vista next Friday.
(Geronimo) — And the Navarro Panthers are home tonight to host the Canyon Lake Hawks. We’ll have tonight’s game on KWED.
Kickoff is set for 7:30 with our Panther football pregame from Erwin-Lee Field in Geronimo starting at 7 p.m. this evening on AM 1580 and SeguinToday.com.
(Seguin) — And tomorrow, we’ll be on the campus of Texas Lutheran University as the TLU Bulldogs, fresh off an upset of 13th-ranked Trinity in their first game last week, start Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play with their home opener against Centenary.
The Bulldogs and Gents kickoff at 6 p.m. tomorrow at Bulldog Stadium.
Our TLU football pregame starts at 5:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon on KWED. And our broadcast will be simulcast on the TLU+ YouTube Channel.