Last Friday night the La Porte Bulldogs traveled to Baytown to take on the Sterling Rangers in the first district match-up of 2013. It would also be La Porte's first road victory of the season as the Bulldogs pulled it out in the second half with a 31-10 victory.
The game was a lot closer than the score showed as it was tied 3-3 going into halftime. The only highlights of the first half were La Porte Freshman Linebacker Terrell Bernard's second interception of the season and Junior La Porte Kicker Caesar Silva continued his exceptional beginning of the season with a 25 yard field goal. It was ugly for both teams, but the Bulldog defense held up strong.
The second half began with La Porte looking for a spark. They got just that. Senior Quarterback Jordan Jackson hit Senior Fullback Trevor Nelson on a fingertip catch for 19 yards into Sterling territory. Junior Running Back Britt Grant picked up 7 yards around the left side on first down, followed by an incomplete pass on second down. On 3rd down Senior Running Back / Linebacker Hoza Scott saw his first snap on the field of the season carrying five defenders for a one yard gain. On 4th and 2 Scott took the handoff off tackle and sprinted 26 yards for a touchdown. La Porte lead 10-3 with 9:17 left in the 3rd quarter.
La Porte would fumble while crossing the goaline after running straight at the Rangers on their next drive. Sterling recovered in the end zone. Sterling, starting at their own 20, would have three straight incomplete passes under heavy pressure from the Bulldog's defensive line. Sterling's punt would be downed at their own 45 and give the Bulldogs great field position.
The Bulldog offensive line was missing their standout Senior Offensive Tackle Michael Leagan on this night, but the young line with 2 Juniors (Clayton Calhoun and Tyler Boudreaux) and 3 Sophomores (Logan Jackson, Luis Atilano and Tristan Lozano) stepped up big in the second half. After the punt, Hoza Scott would come up big behind that line again with 45 yards over three straight carries including a 29 yard touchdown run to put La Porte up 17-3 at the end of the 3rd quarter.
Sterling would fumble the ensuing kickoff, but get recover at their own 14 yard line. La Porte forced them into another three and out. Scott would take the next play for 33 yards deep into Baytown territory. Senior Running Back Johnathan Lewis would cap it off with a 11 yard touchdown run and a 24-3 lead.
Baytown Sterling got on the board with 6:59 left on a 11 yard pass, however La Porte would answer back immediately with the run game taking over and Britt Grant scoring the final touchdown of the game with a 9 yard game and a 31-10 final score.
The Bulldogs used the ground game to run over the Rangers in the second half.
La Porte (3-2) moves on to a tough match-up with Beaumont West Brook (4-1) this week at Bulldog Stadium. It is also homecoming for La Porte, so expect a rowdy crowd. This will be a very important game in district 21-5A playoff seeding.
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