By Sandy Anderberg
The Broncos have been unstoppable in District play and are currently 4-0 as they prepare for their District closer at Wellington on Friday.
The Broncos and Skyrockets are 6-3 and 7-2 overall for the 2023 football season. Friday night’s game will determine the number one seed in post-season play. Kickoff will be at 7:00pm.
The Broncos crushed Shamrock last week 58-6. Quay Brown set the tempo of the game with a huge 75-yard kick-off return to open the game and Easton Frausto converted the bonus to give the Broncos the lead at 8-0 at the 11:47 mark. Senior quarterback Lyric Smith who has been at the helm since Harrison Howard’s collar bone injury ran for an eight-yard TD for the Broncos’ second score of the game after he intercepted an Irish pass to put the Broncos back on offense. Mason Sims earned the bonus to go up by 16.
The Bronco defensive line was a stumbling block for the Irish and made great plays deep in Shamrock’s backfield and on the passing routes. As a team, the Broncos intercepted six Shamrock passes and Smith and Sims grabbed two apiece and each took one back for six. Grant Haynes stole an interception and lineman Anthony Ceniceros batted down and caught and interception near the line.
Offensively, the Broncos pass receivers did a great job putting their hands on the ball. Sims had two catches for 63 yards and Colton Caudle posted 143 yards on his two catches for two touchdowns. Sims also carried the ball for 61 yards and one touchdown on 10 carries. Smith was seven for fifteen passing for 233 yards and carried the ball eight times for 90 yards and found the endzone two times on the ground.
The Broncos have blown through their opponents and have laid it all on the line to go into the playoff season with great momentum.
The game with Wellington is crucial for seeding, but the Broncos’ plan is go deep in post-season play.
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