The Devine 8th grade Colts won their first football game of the season against Marion on Thursday, September at Warhorse Stadium. They were able to hold Marion scoreless, winning 22-0.
Since Marion did not have a B team they played a mini scrimmage prior to the game with 15 plays offense and 15 plays defense. Marion was able to score once with a nice drive in their opening series and Devine’s Iggy Cisneros was also able to score with a 65 yard run.
“Offense took a quarter to get settled in. The kids were so excited to play that we had a few miscues in the first quarter. Sage Cruz ran the ball real well which added a different dimension to our offense,” stated Coach Lon Cozby. He further stated, “Linebackers Zack Rico and Zack Nowicki led a defense that kept a really good Marion offense from finding a groove. Robert Rosas and Payton Carr added some tough hits to go along with Rico and Nowicki. Outlaw Walker had a great play where he ran through a lead blocker and layed out the ball carrier and Robert Russell had a touchdown saving tackle late in the game to preserve the shutout.”
Highlights of the game
In the second quarter with 2:06 left in the quarter, Jayce Hackebeil had a 14 yard run, driving over the pylon and Zack Rico added 2 points to make the score Devine 8-0.
In the third quarter with 4:59 remaining, Xavier Contreras had a 17 yard cutback with a nice stiff arm and Hackebeil added 2 points to bring Devine to 16-0.
In the fourth quarter, Hackebeil read play keep 20 yard round and outside but the 2 point pass to Sage Cruz was incomplete, bringing the score to 22-0.
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