The La Porte Bulldogs improved to 2-0 at home this season and 2-1 overall with a 43-34 defeat of the Clear Springs Chargers at Bulldog Stadium last Friday. It was the first win for the Bulldogs in three games against the Chargers. Lead by Senior Running Back Britt Grant who is averaging 181 yards per game on the ground through three games (544 yards, 7 touchdowns), La Porte took the lead and never looked back.
La Porte's kickoff return team has been stellar this season and again would start the Bulldogs off with great field position. Grant would return the opening kick to near midfield. Six plays and all of them runs would get the Bulldogs in the endzone on a 3 yard run by Grant. La Porte lead 7-0 with 9:11 left in the 1st.
The defense would start out strong in the first half as well. Junior Linebacker Nathan Redd would storm the backfield twice on Clear Spring's first series for two sacks forcing the Chargers to punt. The Bulldogs responded with another six play scoring drive. Senior Receiver David Terrebonne who had a huge game started the drive with 17 yards on a sweep. La Porte faced 3rd and 14 when Sophomore Quarterback Austin Upshaw (141 yards passing, 94 yards rushing) found Britt Grant out of the backfield for a first down. Grant (22 carries 189 yards, 3 tds) would cap the drive with his second touchdown of the first quarter and a 14-0 Bulldog lead with 5:03 left in the 1st.
On the next drive Clear Springs faked a punt and got into La Porte territory. Senior Linebacker Chance Moreno stuffed the drive with two sacks of his own and the Bulldogs would force a punt and take over at their own 26 yard line. La Porte would march down the field again, this time on the legs of Sophomore Terrel Bernard, Upshaw and Terrebonne. However the drive would stall due to penalty and the Bulldogs missed a field goal.
La Porte's defense stood tall again. Bulldog Junior Linebacker Eric Kendzior had a big tackle for loss on the Chargers running back stalling the Clear Springs drive again. La Porte started at their own 34 yard line and wasted no time. Grant rushed for 24 yards, then Upshaw for 8. Britt Grant would cap his huge first half with his third touchdown, this one a winding 34 yard run. The extra point was blocked. La Porte lead 20-0 with 7:06 left in the 2nd.
The last seven minutes of the first half saw a frenzy of offense from both teams. Clear Springs Senior Quarterback and Bulldog nemesis Matt Guidry, who was switched from running back due to injury began to settle in at his new position. He weaved through the Bulldog defense for a 62 yard touchdown run. Clear Springs cut the La Porte lead to 20-7 with 6:32 left in the half.
The Chargers attempted a onside kick and were not successful giving the Bulldogs good field position again. Upshaw would find Terrebonne (5 catches 110 yards 2 touchdowns on the game) for a 43 yard touchdown on a wide receiver screen play. He was lead to the end zone by a convoy of big bodies including Senior Offensive lineman Clayton Calhoun and Junior Logan Jackson. La Porte tried a two point conversion and missed. The score was 26-7 Bulldogs with 3:19 left in the half.
The flurry would continue. Clear Springs found the end zone again with Guidry running a zone read play and finding his way in with 38 seconds left. La Porte had a answer though. The squib kick landed in the hands of La Porte Senior Tyler Erskine who returned the ball to the Chargers 45 yard line. Two plays later Upshaw rolled out to the right and found Terrebonne again, this time over the top of the Clear Springs defense for a 41 yard score to end the half. La Porte lead at halftime 33-14.
Clear Springs had the better of the second half, but it was too little too late. La Porte Senior kicker Cesar Silva added a 24 yard field goal in the fourth quarter. La Porte Senior Fullback James Jacobs would add a late insurance touchdown on a 3 yard run to seal the game. La Porte beat Clear Springs 43-34.
Next up we have a road trip coming. This time to The Woodlands and Woodforest Stadium on Friday at 7:30. The Woodlands Highlanders are coming off a huge win over the Katy Tigers last Friday 24-7. It will be the toughest test of the season so far for the Bulldogs.
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