Eagle Pass Eagles Claw Del Río Rams 34-13 in 100th Meeting, Clinch Postseason Playoff Berth
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021
The high flying Eagle Pass High School Eagles clawed arch-rival Del Río High School Rams 34-13 in the 100th meeting between the two teams on Friday, November 5, 2021, at Walter Leverman Stadium in Del Río, Texas, clinching the second place postseason playoff berth of District 30-6A and earning the privilege to play the San Antonio Marshall High School Rams for Bi-District Championship on November 12, 2021 at home.
The Eagles won the pre-game coin toss and deferred to the second half to receive the football.
The Del Río Rams took only two plays on their first possession to tally a touchdown as running back Elian De La Paz zipped through a hole on the line and broke into the Eagles secondary for a 73 yards run into the end zone with 25 seconds into the game, but the point after attempt failed-giving the Rams a 6-0 lead over the Eagles.
The Eagles explosive War Eagle offense went to the air to quickly score their first touchdown on a 31 yard pass completion from standout quarterback Isaac Stanwick to wide receiver Kyle Gloria and the point after attempt was good by Alan Losoya, giving the Eagles a 7-6 lead over the Rams.
The Eagles daunted Land Shark defense stopped the Rams offense on their following possession. The Eagles defense blocked a Rams punt and recovered it at the Rams two yard line.
The Eagles offense capitalized on the Rams blocked-punt as standout running back T.J. Mares bursted into the Rams end zone on a two yard run and the extra point was no good, extending the Eagles lead 13-6 over the Rams with 10:31 minutes remaining in the first quarter.
The Eagles defense stifled the Rams next possession, forcing a punt.
On the ensuing possession, the Eagles offense utilized a combined ground and pass attack to engineer a touchdown drive culminating on a one yard plunge into the Rams end zone by quarterback Isaac Stanwick and the point after attempt was blocked by the Rams, extending the Eagles lead 20-6 with 4:50 minutes remaining in the first quarter.
During the second quarter, both teams exchanged a pair of possessions as the defenses controlled the offenses. The Eagles took a 20-6 lead into halftime.
In the third quarter, the Eagles utilized a passing attack against the Rams, culminating on a 46 yards touchdown bomb from quarterback Isaac Stanwick to wide receiver Kyle Gloria and the two points conversion failed, extending the Eagles lead to 26-6 with 9:42 minutes remaining in the third quarter.
The Rams responded with a touchdown drive of their own with running back Elian De La Paz scampering for a 14 yards run into the Eagles end zone and the point after attempt was good, narrowing the score to 26-13 with 8:41 minutes remaining in the third quarter.
Both teams defenses stopped each other’s offense for the remainder of the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the Eagles managed to tally another touchdown on a seven yard aerial strike from quarterback Isaac Stanwick to standout wide receiver Dakota Kypuros and the two points conversion was good, extending the Eagles lead 34-13 with 11:54 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.
The Eagles talented Land Shark defense stifled the Rams offense for the rest of the fourth quarter to secure the Eagles a hard-fought victory over arch-rival Del Río Rams while clinching the second place playoff berth.
Leading the Eagles offense against the Rams was quarterback Isaac Stanwick with 370 passing yards and three touchdowns on 21 completions from 35 pass attempts and rushing for 13 yards on 8 rushes with one touchdown, Dakota Kypuros has 151 receiving yards on nine pass completions and one touchdown, and Kyle Gloria had 112 receiving yards on three pass completions and two touchdowns.
The Eagles earned the privilege to play the San Antonio Marshall Rams for the Bi-District Championship on Friday, November 12, 2021 at 7 p.m. at home. The Eagles and Rams played each other during the season in a non-district game with the Rams edging the Eagles 27-26 on September 3, 2021 in San Antonio.
The Eagles will seek to avenge their earlier loss to the Rams and win the Bi-District Championship.
All Eagle Nation football aficionados are invited to attend the Bi-District game and support the Eagles defeat the Rams.
The Eagle Pass Business Journal congratulates the Eagles on finishing runner-up in District 30-6A and wish them the best against the Rams in Bi-District.
Go Eagles Baby!
