RE-PETE

Rattlers 35, Mustangs 13

With 2:33 to go in the game, the Rattlers’ Scottie Meyer scored on 2-yard run to give Sharyland a 35-13 lead.

Witht the Mustangs threatning at the Rattlers 9-yard line, QB George Thatcher was picked off by DB Travis Garza, who retunred the INT 97 yards for a TD with10:07 left in the game.

Memorial scored on a George Johnson 9-yard run to bring the Mustangs to within 8 points, 21-13, with 4:29 to play in the third quarter.

Rattlers QB Moroles notched his second passing TD of the game with a 26-yard connection to WR Eric Carrizalez with 1:15 before the half that gave Sharyland a 21-6 lead.

Memorial is leading the yardage battle 171-168. The Mustangs lost both Patrick and Joseph Granchelli in the first quarter. Patrick returned in the second quarter for one carry.

 The Mustangs have kept Sharyland RB Scottie Meyer in check. Meyer has only 32 yards on eight totes, one recpetion for 14 yards and no scores.

Adrian Adame scored on a 5-yard run to give the Rattlers a 14-6 lead with 3:38 before the half. Two plays prior to the TD QB Moroles connected with David Adame for a 36-yard gain.

Sharyland QB Mike Moroles connected with WR David Adame for a 12-yard TD pass with 3:13 to go in the first. Guillermo Lozano’s PAT was good for a 7-6 Rattlers lead.

Memorial EB Patrick Granchelli scored on a 15-yard run to cap a nine-play, 3:15 drive to begin the game. John Kowalski’s PAT was blocked.

Welcome to another addition of Friday Night’s with Re-Pete.

I’ll be providing updates on the McAllen Memorial at Sharyland game.

I can’t wait to speak with my good friend Sharyland coach Fred Sanchez about Scottie Meyer after the game.

Continue to check in regularly.

I haven’t written much about Rio Hondo this year because the Bobacts have taken care of business against a soft schedule as expected. No matter their schedule, however, these guys are good.

Put Rio Hondo, which I think is the Class 3A version of Harlingen South, in a district with the five Brownsville schools and I don’t think it is much of a stretch to say the Bobcats can finish ahead of the Browntown schools in the final standings.

Rio Hondo has outscored its opponents 192-16. QB Joseph Vela (30-43-2, 421 yards, five TDs) leads Distirct 32-3A in passing. The Bobcats have depth in backfield led by RB Jacob Martinez (43-457, seven TDs).

I don’t think Martinez or Vela have played to thier full potential because of the lopsided games the Bobcats have competed in. The scariest thing about these two skill players is that they are only juniors.

Vela also has a reliable target in WR Shane Eizember (10-137, three TDs). The Bobcats, who have been strong on the defensive side of the ball during coach Gus Cavazos’ tenure, has a solid, physical defense that is yielding a Valley-low 89.0 ypg.

When Rio Hondo plays District 31-3A favorite Raymondville tonight, expect the Bobcats to beat the Bearkats soundly.

The only question for these Bobcats is if they can beat Port Isabel.