The Broncos racked up 295 total yards in their 22-19 on the road win over Vega Friday night. Clarendon struck first on the scoreboard but had to rally in the fourth quarter after falling behind 13 points at the end of three periods.
“Our defense played pretty well,” head coach Gary Jack said. “Guys like Trevor Cobb, Ryan Isbell, Jonah Sell, Diego Santos, Tyler Burch, John Pigg, Tres Hommel, and J.D. Baxter did a great job on defense for us, especially in the fourth quarter.”
Offensively, the Broncos got on the board first in the second quarter when Trajen Johnson made good on a 30-yard run. However, the point after attempt failed and the Broncos led by six.
Vega’s answer to the Broncos’ early lead came on a nine-yard run and extra point to lead by one going into the break. Disaster struck for the Broncos in the third quarter when Vega made two runs to the end zone to seemingly put the game out of reach. But Clarendon never gave up and came roaring back to add 16 points to the final period of play.
Quarterback Chance McAnear, who went eight for sixteen for 185 total yards passing in the game, came on strong finding Diego Santos on a 20-yard pass for the TD and then caught another pass for the two-point PAT. Tyler Burch got in on the action as well and scored on a 26-pass from McAnear to go up by one and Trevor Cobb grabbed a pass from McAnear for the two-point conversion giving the Broncos the three-point win.
“These guys made some really big catches,” Jack said. “Chance threw the ball well, but Tyler, Trevor, Diego, and Jonah (Sell) did a great job catching the ball. We converted several third down plays with great catches.”
But as good as McAnear threw the ball, the offensive line that offered protection was on target as well.
“Our offensive line gave really good protection for Chance,” Jack said. “John Pigg, Rowdy Speed, Tres Hommel, JD Baxter, and Adam Topper blocked well so Chance could make good passes.”
Jack knew the final two PAT’s were big for the Broncos in their win. “We made two two-point conversions late and they were key plays for us,” Jack said. “It is a process – it was good to come back and get the win. Turnovers in the third quarter hurt us (one interception and one lost fumble), but we are giving the kids a lot of credit. They fought back to win it.” Jack is pleased with the effort by the Broncos, but will work on the mistakes. “It’s the little things that are holding us back.”
The Broncos will travel to Wheeler Friday, September 14, and play at 7:30 p.m. On Thursday, September 13, the junior high Colts will host Wheeler with the seventh grade game will be at 5:00 and the eighth grade game to follow at 6:15 p.m. The JV Broncos will follow after that at approximately 8:00 pm.
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