MAVERICKS FOOTBALL GRIDIRON NEWS

Mavericks seek to gore the

Southside Cardinals

2017 HOMECOMING GAME

By: Conrado Perez, Jr. – Eagle Pass Sports Central

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Coming off their district opening victory over the McCollum Cowboys last week, the C.C. Winn Mavericks varsity football team under the leadership of head coach Eric Villasenor will resume their District29-6A gridiron battles this coming Friday, October 20, 2017 when they entertain the high scoring San Antonio Southside Cardinals in a vital 7:30 PM matchup at the Eagle Pass ISD Student Activity Center Cozel Foster-Veterans Memorial Stadium.  This game has also been designated as C.C. Winn High School’s 2017 Homecoming Game with the coronation of the King and Queen and the Royal Court taking place during the halftime festivities.

Southside Cardinals head coach Rick Lock’s squad will venture into this contest sporting an overall season record of 4-2 and a district mark of 1-0 having defeated the Uvalde Coyotes by the final score of 63 to 42 in their district opener last Friday night.  The high scoring Cardinals are averaging 32 points per game this season.

The Cardinals will feature the city of San Antonio’s leading rusher in Eddie Perez #22 a very fast runner who must be contained.  He has gained 1420 yards on 159 carries and tallied a total of 17 rushing touchdowns thus far and is averaging236yards rushing per game.  The starting signal caller will be sophomore Alejandro Escamilla #2 who has the athletic ability to both run and throw with a good arm but not very accurate with his passes.  Fullback Ernesto De La Garza #28 comes in as a lead blocker for their standout tailback.  He is a big heavy running back that will lead you to the play.  The slot receivers will be Dylon Sylva #8and Damien Castillo #10 but the primary and favorite target in their passing game will be wide receiver Michael Hernandez #6 who has 18receptions for 252 yards this season.  The other wide receivers will be Humberto Medina #14 and Perfecto Doria #21.  The tight end will be Steven Quintero #15 by far their tallest receiver will release out on passing players but on running plays is not a very good blocker.

The Cardinals offensive line will be comprised by Robert Garcia #52 at right tackle, John Trevino #50 at right guard, Adan Avila #60 at center, Steven Botello #51 at left guard and Dei Moyet #70 at left tackle all of whom are very good blockers and quite aggressive.

The home standing Mavericks will counter with their patented hard hitting defensive unit featuring a strong defensive line with the likes of Ricardo Morales, Alexis Morales, Isaias Gonzalez and Alejandro Ontiveros needing to dominate in the trenches.  The Mavericks standout pair of linebackers of Miguel De Los Santos and Ernesto Villasenor the team’s leading tacklers will need to step up and inflict punishing tackles on the Cardinals stellar running back.  The Mavericks talented secondary unit of Domingo Duran, Xavier Cerezo, Brandon Wheeler and Azael Rodriguez will need to produce some turnovers as well as provide run support on running plays.

Offensively the key to success will rely on their big offensive line of Jaime Rodriguez, Miguel Nino, Sebastian Lopez, Erik Del Bosque and Juan Hernandez who will need to control the line of scrimmage and sustain their blocks both on running plays as well as in their passing scheme. Sophomore starting quarterback Ethan Johnston and running backs Fernando Zapata and Gustavo Contreras will handle the running attack for the Mavericks who will need to rely on ball control and eliminate mistakes in this game.  Ethan Johnston is averaging 120 yards rushing per game in the last three games and has tallied four rushing touchdowns in those three games. When the Mavericks take to the airway they will employ the services of slot back Jared Roiz, wide receivers Luis Olvera and Jose Blanco as well as tight end Isaac Villarreal.

 

Eagle Pass Sports Central wishes the mighty Mavericks the very best of luck against the Southside Cardinals and invites the famed Mavericks Nation as well as the entire community of Eagle Pass, Texas to come out to the stadium this coming Friday night and support the Mavericks. GO MAVERICKS! BEAT THE CARDINALS!