Eagle Pass C.C. Winn Mavericks blank Laredo LBJ Wolves 21-0 during Parent’s Night Football Game, Play Local Rival Eagle Pass Eagles next week for City Championship
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016
The thundering Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Mavericks blanked the visiting Laredo LBJ High School Wolves 21-0 in a key non-district game on Friday, September 2, 2016, at the Eagle Pass Independent School District Cozel Foster-Veterans Memorial Stadium during Parent’s Night, advancing to 2-0 in the season.
The Mavericks controlled both offense and defense in the game to shut out the visiting Wolves in the marquee matchup between Father and Son Head Football Coaches with LBJ’s Oscar “Oki” Villasenor and his son, Mavericks Eric Villasenor.
The famed father and son series is now tied at 2-2 a piece after tonight’s Mavericks resounding victory over the Wolves.
The Mavericks engineered a textbook opening drive of 84 yards, punching the pigskin into the Wolves end zone on a five yard touchdown run by Mavericks running back Danny Rios and the point after attempt was good to take an early 7-0 lead.
The Mavericks orchestrated another long drive of 85 yards in the second quarter, culminating in a one yard touchdown dive into the Wolves end zone by Mavericks tailback Danny Rios and the extra point was good to take a commanding lead of 14-0 in the first half.
The Mavericks stout defense stifled the explosive Wolves ground game attack throughout the entire game led by standout defensive back Rene Auces, linebackers Alberto Duran, Ernesto Villasenor, and Rolando Sanchez, defensive tackles Carlos Tijerina and Enrique Garza, and defensive backs Alonso Vallejo, Alex De Jesus, and Raul Gomez.
The Mavericks offensive machine added another score in the fourth quarter on a 64 yard touchdown drive, culminating in one yard touchdown keeper by Mavericks quarterback Julio Ruiz and the point after attempt was good to seal the victory 21-0 in this hard fought non-district football game. The Mavericks improved to an unblemished record of 2-0 in the season.
The Mavericks will now play their local rival, Eagle Pass Eagles, next Friday, September 9, 2016, at 7:30 P.M. in the 11th Annual City Championship better known as the Menudo Bowl among serious Eagle Pass football aficionados. The winner earns the bragging rights for a whole year as the City Champions.
The Mavericks will seek to win their first ever victory in the classic football series as the Eagles have won consecutively the first 10 match-ups between the two local teams.
The Maverricks will enter the classic football game with an undefeated 2-0 record while the Eagles come into the game with an 1-1 season record.
This 11th Annual City Championship/Menudo Bowl Classic promises to be a high scoring affair with a standing room only packed audience at EPISD’s Cozel Foster-Veterans Memorial Stadium.
