Broncos face off against Memphis

By Sandy Anderberg

The Clarendon Broncos gave a great effort against the Memphis Cyclones at home last Friday night but could not come up with the win. Plagued by low numbers and injuries, the Broncos are currently 0-9 with one game remaining.
Clarendon will travel to Quanah on Friday, November 8 for their last game of the season.

Things looked promising early on when the Cyclones fumbled but recovered the ball due to a great stop by senior Dalton Coles. The Broncos made great stops in the opening series and caused Memphis to punt. Incomplete passes and a fumbled snap led to a Cyclone touchdown with an extra point to lead by seven.

Neither team was able to score until the opening of the second quarter with great field position at the Cyclones’ three-yard line. Junior quarterback, Kyler Bell gained the touchdown on a keeper to put the Broncos on the board at 6-7. Another Memphis TD put the Broncos behind 6-14 at half time.

Even though Bell scored for the Broncos again early after the break, Memphis was able to put more points on the board for the win. Both teams were plagued by penalties, but the Broncos were unable to convert when they needed to. Memphis won, going away at 14-30.