Warhorse tidbits, stats, & scoring summary vs Cats

This week, the Legacy Award was given not just to a player, but to a special individual as well. Mrs. Randi Kendrick has always been am advocate for Breast Cancer awareness and today she is CANCER FREE! The Warhorse Legacy Award winner was Jack Rumfield. Last year Rumfield decided to take a year off from football but was still on the sidelines. Whether he was raising the American flag, running the flags down the sideline after each touchdown or dressed as Wille the Warhorse, he truly does bleed maroon and gold. Photos by Brigid Howard.

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Fresh “D”
Warhorse defensive line coach and coordinator Heath Poppe has a slew of talented, strong football players that have wrecked shop on opposing team’s offensive lines and backfields over the last six games. Poppe and his crew of Andres Padilla, Sergio De Leon, Fabian Reyes, Nick Vasquez, Andres Hernandez, and Ivan Iglesias have been tremendous in the trenches, doing most of the dirty work that rarely grabs the headlines.
“Regardless of the rotation, we have three guys on the field at any given time that have the ability to move and direct calls which makes it extremely difficult for opposing offenses to block us in either their run or passing game,” Poppe stated about keeping his “D” alert and ready to roll. “There is some great inner competition between each of them as well, but keeping them fresh on their rotations has contributed to much of our success.”
A huge shoutout to the big fellas who have been indispensable in Devine’s current six-game winning streak as all of Warhorse Nation now knows those incredible defensive stats are the direct work of defensive ends Padilla, De Leon, Reys, and Vasquez and nose guards Hernandez and Iglesias!
Scoop-n-score
The term “scoop and score” is typically used when a team’s defender “scoops” up an offensive fumble then takes it in for a “score” for the defensive team. However, Enoch Hall put the “scoop-and-score” into effect from his offensive backfield position.
With quarterback Nate Valle going under center to receive the snap for what looked like was going to be a sneak from the one-yard line, the ball went between Valle’s legs and onto the ground in front of Hall.
Mr. Johnny-on-the-Spot Hall had the wherewithal to scoop up the loose ball, evade immediate Wildcat pressure, then sprint to the left pylon for a touchdown with the help of a very alert…LOGIN TO CONTINUE READING at www.devinenewsmembers.com. You will get instant access to our full E-edition, and begin getting the newspaper delivered to your home next week for $42 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!