By Sandy Anderberg
Even though the 2011 football season did not end as the Broncos had wished, it was a profitable year for the young team.
The Broncos’ season came to an end Friday night in Pampa when they fell short against Canadian. Despite the loss, the Broncos have a lot to be proud of this season and can only build for next year’s team.
A rough first quarter in the 20-48 loss, gave the Wildcats the early edge; and, according to head coach Gary Jack, that is something you cannot do when you play Canadian.
“They jumped out to a 21-point lead early in the game,” Jack said. “But our boys didn’t quit. They kept battling, and we scored twice in the second quarter.”
The Broncos did fight back when Charleston Harris scored on a 64-yard run with Cole Ward adding the kick, and Wes Williams took it in from 78 yards out.
But the Wildcats came marching back to score with only eight seconds to go in the half and went up 15 points at the break.
“They are a good team,” Jack said. “Offensively, they execute well, but we made them play until the very end. And we had a couple of good kickoff returns, but didn’t score. That hurt us.”
The Broncos managed the ball for most of the third period, but could not punch it through. The Broncos had to punt from deep and Canadian was able to take advantage of that and put another six on the board. The momentum changed and Canadian reaped the benefits of it to go on and win the game.
The Broncos did score one more time in the final period when Williams grabbed a pass from quarterback Chance McAnear and Ward kicked the bonus.
“Overall, I am proud of how we played,” Jack said. “They played hard and that is all we can ask. We made a game of it.”
Canadian definitely took notice of the way the Broncos fought and commented to Jack after the game.
“It was nice to hear another coach compliment us on our tough play,” Jack said.
Several Broncos played extremely well in the game.
“Trevor Cobb really stood out in the game,” Jack said. “He played well on both sides of the ball. He gave a good effort and had a great year.”
After making the playoffs for the last five years, the Broncos will be back again next year for number six and be as strong as ever.
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