tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55430209276195027012024-02-18T22:35:38.662-06:00La Porte Orange and White ReportLa Porte Bulldog Football BlogKeith Schulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10736031497961410767noreply@blogger.comBlogger244125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543020927619502701.post-44572698785297144432018-08-07T16:20:00.000-05:002018-08-09T22:21:04.002-05:00La Porte Bulldogs in College Football 2018Lookout! We have a bunch of former Bulldogs running around on Saturdays<br />
<br />
Baylor<br />
Redshirt Freshman Linebacker Terrel Bernard #26<br />
<br />
SMU<br />
Redshirt Freshman Quarterback Austin Upshaw #17 - battling in camp for backup QB spot<br />
<br />
Louisiana Tech<br />
Senior Offensive Tackle Michael Rodriguez #75 <a href="https://www.ktbs.com/sports/la-tech-camp-gets-colorful-with-hairstyles/article_f9ce743c-98fe-11e8-9230-63c9e97e325a.html">https://www.ktbs.com/sports/la-tech-camp-gets-colorful-with-hairstyles/article_f9ce743c-98fe-11e8-9230-63c9e97e325a.html</a><br />
Junior Linebacker Eric Kendzior #47 - Out with injury, will be back 2019<br />
<br />
Texas State<br />
Redshirt Freshman Tight End Hunter Hebert #49<br />
Sophomore Kicker Foster Hilborn #28<br />
<br />
Texas Southern<br />
Sophomore Fullback Clay Calhoun #97<br />
Sophomore Long Snapper Tyler Boudreaux #50<br />
Redshirt Freshman Kicker Sergio Calvillo #48<br />
Sophomore Offensive Lineman Ryder Rae #64<br />
Sophomore Tight End Jadon McConnell #89<br />
Freshman Offensive Lineman Tate McConnell<br />
<br />
Henderson State (Arkansas)<br />
Redshirt Junior Wide Receiver David Terrebonne #85<br />
Sophomore Running Back Cobra Jones #42<br />
<br />
East Texas Baptist<br />
Freshman Wide Receiver Brett Rice<br />
Freshman Linebacker Jeremy Hudspeth<br />
<br />
Lakeland University in Wisconsin<br />
Sophomore Defensive Lineman Noah Switzer #40<br />
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Kentucky Wesleyan<br />
Freshman Tight End Ben Evans<br />
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Let me know if I'm missing anyone and I will add them to the list.Keith Schulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10736031497961410767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543020927619502701.post-46282248092372258132018-08-07T14:22:00.000-05:002018-08-07T14:22:22.639-05:00La Porte 2018 Schedule<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 620px;">
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<col style="mso-width-alt: 6912; mso-width-source: userset; width: 142pt;" width="189"></col>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt; width: 83pt;" width="110"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; width: 95pt;" width="126"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; width: 142pt;" width="189"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; width: 38pt;" width="50"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; width: 109pt;" width="145"> </td>
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<td class="xl66" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">SCRIMMAGE</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">AUGUST 24TH</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">LA PORTE @ CLEAR
FALLS</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">6:00</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">SCRIMMAGE</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">FRIDAY</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">CFHS CAMPUS</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">WEEK 1</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">AUGUST 31ST</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">LA PORTE @ CLEAR
BROOK</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">7:00</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">FRIDAY</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">CCISD VETERANS
STADIUM</td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;"> </td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">WEEK 2</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">SEPTEMBER 8TH</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">LA PORTE @ SEVEN
LAKES</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">7:00</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">SATURDAY</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">RHODES STADIUM</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
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<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">WEEK 3</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">SEPTEMBER 14TH</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">FRIENDSWOOD @ LA
PORTE</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">7:00</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">FRIDAY</td>
<td class="xl70" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">BULLDOG STADIUM</td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">WEEK 4</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">SEPTEMBER 21ST</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">BYE WEEK</td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;"> </td>
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<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">WEEK 5</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">SEPTEMBER 28TH</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">NORTHSHORE @ LA PORTE</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">7:00</td>
<td class="xl70" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">TIFFY NIGHT</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl69" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">DISTRICT GAME</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">FRIDAY</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">BULLDOG STADIUM</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">WEEK 6</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">OCTOBER 5TH</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">LA PORTE @ DEER PARK</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">7:00</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl69" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">DISTRICT GAME</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">FRIDAY</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">ABSHIRE STADIUM</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">WEEK 7</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl69" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">DISTRICT GAME</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">OCTOBER 12TH</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">STERLING @ LA PORTE</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">7:00</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">FRIDAY</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">BULLDOG STADIUM</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">WEEK 8</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">OCTOBER 19TH</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">LA PORTE @ WESTBROOK</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">7:00</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl69" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">DISTRICT GAME</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">FRIDAY</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">BUTCH THOMAS CENTER</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
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<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">WEEK 9</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">OCTOBER 26TH</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">UNITED @ LA PORTE</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">7:00</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">HOMECOMING</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl69" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">DISTRICT GAME</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">FRIDAY</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">BULLDOG STADIUM</td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">WEEK 10</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">NOVEMBER 2ND</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">LA PORTE @
CHANNELVIEW</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">7:00</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl69" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">DISTRICT GAME</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">FRIDAY</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">MADDRY STADIUM</td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
</tr>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
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<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">WEEK 11</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">NOVEMBER 9TH</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">CE KING @ LA PORTE</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">7:00</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">SENIOR NIGHT</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl69" height="20" style="border-top: none; height: 15.0pt;">DISTRICT GAME</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">FRIDAY</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">BULLDOG STADIUM</td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"> </td>
</tr>
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Keith Schulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10736031497961410767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543020927619502701.post-16455367271054632862016-10-20T10:52:00.002-05:002016-10-20T11:00:31.650-05:00La Porte vs Deer Park Preview<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="2ndpq" data-offset-key="d3c54-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<span data-offset-key="biaic-0-0">Winner will have a inside track on the district championship, but this game probably will not affect playoff positioning as Deer Park will be Division 1 with the big schools, while La Porte will be Division 2 with the smaller schools.</span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="29hd3-0-0">La Porte's offense has been more balanced than we've seen in years. Senior Quarterback and Memphis commitment Austin Upshaw has been able to open up the passing attack, adding to the already potent running game. Deer Park will not be able to stack 10 men in the box like they have the last few seasons to varying success. La Porte is very hard to read with Upshaw, Cobra Jones and Kevrin Busby all very capable of hitting big plays on the ground. The receiving corps of Busby, Trent Ormsbee, Hunter Hebert, Damien Phillips and Jadon McConnell give defenses fits and all are equal receiving threats.</span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="6vvks-0-0">Deer Park on offense features running back Angel Vargas, who averages about 30 carries a game, opening up some passing lanes for Quarterback Hunter Becton. Becton is very efficient throwing the ball so far this season. La Porte's defense will focus on stopping Vargas and Deer Park will likely have to rely on the pass more in this game.</span></div>
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Keith Schulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10736031497961410767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543020927619502701.post-32561018941057031162016-09-09T12:52:00.001-05:002016-09-09T12:52:22.805-05:00La Porte takes down Clear Brook in a 17 hour gameLa Porte defeated Clear Brook last Friday in a game that spanned 2 days. With Clear Brook up 7-0 and almost 3 minutes left in the 1st quarter a lightning storm came close to the stadium for a couple hours causing the game to be postponed and delayed til 1030 Saturday. Clear Brook had dominated the first 9 minutes of action Friday night.<br />
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Saturday started with a totally different La Porte mindset and much better execution. Senior Quarterback Austin Upshaw rallied the Dogs beginning on the first play of the 2nd quarter with a 21 yard pass to Junior Trent Ormsbee, followed by two more touchdowns. Upshaw would find the corner for a 32 yard touchdown run, then just before halftime Upshaw found Senior Kevrin Busby for a dazzling 42 yard touchdown pass with jukes and broken tackles. La Porte lead 21-7 at halftime. <br />
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The defense, lead by Senior Terrel Bernard, had many key stops in a row to get La Porte back into the game and out to a commanding lead.<br />
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Busby would add a 19 yard run in the 3rd quarter to give the Bulldogs a 3 touchdown advantage.<br />
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<br />Keith Schulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10736031497961410767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543020927619502701.post-10306348514302967902015-10-22T10:12:00.001-05:002015-10-22T10:12:19.534-05:00Final La Porte 31 Port Arthur Memorial 24The La Porte Bulldogs faced off against Port Arthur Memorial Titans in their annual tilt this past Friday and the emotions ran high as they always do in this rivalry. This game has been decided by 7 points or less for the last few seasons.<br />
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A somber beginning to the game, as Port Arthur Offensive line coach John Clayton Jr passed away the previous weekend. A ceremony including a helicopter landing at midfield took place before the game. Prayers go out to the Port Arthur family and friends, players and coaches.<br />
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The Titans were understandably fired up to start the game, but La Porte made some key plays on their opening drive including a big 3rd down conversion from Junior Quarterback Austin Upshaw to Junior Wide Receiver Damian Phillips keeping the drive alive. From there the Bulldogs two big running backs, Senior Nathan Redd and Junior Cobra Jones, would reel off big runs into Port Arthur territory. Redd capped the drive finding a big hole on the right side to open the scoring with a one yard run and a 7-0 La Porte lead.<br />
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A short kickoff and Memorial wasted little time. Their first play from scrimmage was a wide receiver screen and a untouched 51 yard touchdown pass. The game was quickly tied at 7 in the 1st quarter.<br />
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The teams traded punts and Memorial would put the pressure on La Porte going to the end of the 1st quarter. The Bulldogs fumbled on a run up the middle near midfield. Memorial completed a pass with a diving catch to the La Porte 10 yard line. Penalties gave the Titans extra tries and Senior running back Kameron Martin punched in a 5 yard score to put Memorial ahead 14-7 at the end of the 1st.<br />
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The two teams traded turnovers to start the second quarter. La Porte's Senior Cornerback Vincent Chachere picked off his 5th interception of the season, but the Bulldogs fumbled it away again. The teams traded punts and Port Arthur had a fourth and 1 at their own 28 yard line. This would change all of the momentum as La Porte came up with the stop on a incomplete pass and took over deep in Port Arthur territory. Another big 3rd down Upshaw to Phillips pass would set up a Junior Terrel Bernard three yard touchdown run and a even 14-14 score with three minutes remaining in the half.<br />
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La Porte's Darkside defense lead by Senior Defensive End Eric Kendzior and Bernard forced a big three and out, Senior Linebacker Keshun Wells had two big tackles on run plays. La Porte would wind the clock down and Junior Kicker Foster Hillborn would connect on a huge 47 yard field goal as time expired. La Porte lead 17-14 at halftime.<br />
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The third quarter started with the Titans receiving and going on to kick a 24 yard field goal to tie the game at 17. Then the Bulldogs and Nathan Redd took over.<br />
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La Porte moved the ball down the field and Redd, who had 128 yards rushing on the night, scored on a eight yard run giving the Bulldogs a 24-17 lead. <br />
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The next play for Memorial was a big interception from La Porte's Terrel Bernard who flashed to the ball in underneath coverage and returned the pick to the 11 yard line.<br />
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Two plays later Redd was running through a huge hole created by the big offensive line and scoring his third touchdown of the game, a five yard run. La Porte now lead 31-17 at the end of the third.<br />
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Port Arthur went on a furious comeback attempt, using a 14 play drive and scoring on a 11 yard scrambling run to cut the deficit to one score 31-24 La Porte.<br />
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A wild sequence of events would ensue. La Porte would be forced to punt from midfield and down the ball at the Memorial six yard line. With a 3rd down at their own nine yard line, Memorial's Kameron Martin shot through a hole in the middle and cut down the sidelines. The running back seemingly would score the game tying touchdown, however La Porte Senior Linebacker Xavian Henry made what would be a game winning tackle at the one yard line and forcing Port Arthur to get the touchdown the hard way with 4:30 left in the game. The Titans fumbled the exchange on the next play and La Porte Junior Logan Nichols recovered.<br />
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From there La Porte had no trouble running out the clock as the running game pounded the ball for two first downs and ended the game with a La Porte 31-24 victory.<br />
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La Porte moves to 6-1 on the season and 3-0 in district play. This week is homecoming and La Porte will have a big test with Beaumont West Brook (6-2, 3-1) coming to town. This game will possibly determine playoff positioning and is the biggest game of the year for the Bulldogs. Hope everyone comes out to enjoy this really good La Porte team!<br />
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<br />Keith Schulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10736031497961410767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543020927619502701.post-8987067336962210012015-10-08T11:07:00.001-05:002015-10-08T11:07:40.523-05:00Final La Porte 41 Baytown Sterling 19<div class="MsoNormal">
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A week removed from a win in the Border Battle against
arch-rival Deer Park, the Bulldogs returned home on a gorgeous Friday evening
to face an old rival, the Baytown Sterling Rangers, in what has been dubbed the
“Bridge Battle”, as the two cities are linked by the Fred Hartman bridge. The
Bulldogs were looking to avenge last years 27-16 defeat, and once again there
was a media spotlight on this rivalry game. </div>
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The fireworks started early, as
Sterling tried an onside kick on the opening kickoff, but it was recovered by
La Porte. The Ranger defense stepped up and stopped La Porte, but just as he
did last week, Sergio Calvillo made another great punt that put the Rangers on
the 9 yard line. Soon after, the Dark Side Defense struck, as Sterling
quarterback had the ball ripped out of his hand and Terrel Bernard returned the
ball for a seven yard touchdown at the 9:18 mark in the 1<sup>st</sup> quarter. </div>
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However, the Rangers would retaliate quickly. A long catch and run by the
Rangers would put the ball on the La Porte 9 yard line. The defense locked down
on the next to plays, but on 3<sup>rd</sup> down the Rangers struck, as the
receiver on the screen pass would break several tackles and score from 13 yards
out, evening the score at 7 with 5:22 in the 1<sup>st</sup> quarter. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Surprisingly, the Rangers would attempt another onside kick
(the second of many) but to no avail, and the Bulldog running game would go to
work, methodically moving the ball down the field. Runs by Austin Upshaw, Cobra Jones,
and Nathan Redd, who converted a 4<sup>th</sup> and 2, would put the Bulldogs
on the goal line, and Upshaw would sneak in to put the Bulldogs up 14-7 at the
end of the 1<sup>st</sup> quarter. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The second quarter would begin with La Porte forcing
Sterling to punt, with Eric Kendzior leading the way. La
Porte would begin their drive at their own 19. Again, the offensive line would
take over as big runs by Cobra Jones and Austin Upshaw marched the Bulldogs up
the field. The drive would finish at with 10:01 mark with Upshaw keeping the
ball for a 19 yard touchdown, bringing the score to 21-7. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The defense would force another punt, with Kendzior getting
another tackle for loss, and La Porte would take over again. The Bulldogs would
take to the air more on this drive, and had a nice drive but lost a fumble at
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The Dark Side defense was still angry at the first
touchdown, and once again suffocated the Sterling offense. La Porte would start
another drive, with nice plays made by Damian Phillips and Nathan Redd would
move the Bulldogs to the goal line again, where Austin Upshaw would again sneak
in for another touchdown, making it 28-7, and the route was on! </div>
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The relentless
Bulldog defense would force another punt, giving La Porte another possession
before the end of the half, and Nathan Redd would break ankles as he had a huge
run and another great pass and catch from Upshaw to Damian Philips would bring
the Bulldogs to the 8 yard line, and with time winding down in the first half
Foster Hillborn hit a 22 yard field goal to bring the score to 31-7. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The second half began with fireworks as the Bulldog defense
picked off a pass deep in Baytown territory, and the Bulldogs would run it in
to make it 38-7. But on the ensuing kickoff the Baytown return man would take
the ball 100 yards for a touchdown, bringing the score to 38-13 before the
crowd could even settle into their seats. </div>
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The Bulldogs would stop Sterling on
the two point conversion, and then Sterling would attempt another onside kick
that failed as the Baytown coaching staff was flagged for a delay game, as the
weren’t obeying the refs and getting out of the restricted area. La Porte would
take over at the Baytown 41 yard line, but this time they would have to settle
for a 39 yard field goal by Hillborn to make it 41-13 with 5:44 left in the 3<sup>rd</sup>
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The two teams would trade possessions, which included the Bulldogs
stopping the Rangers on 4<sup>th</sup> down. Nothing would come from the
ensuing drive for La Porte, and on the next possession the Rangers would score
a 37 yard touchdown on a screen pass to make it 41-19, with the Bulldog defense
again holding off a two point conversion with about 10 minutes left in the
game, but it was too little, too late for the Rangers. La Porte put in the
second string, and the Rangers were unable to muster any more offense as the
final whistle blew with the final score being 41-19, a dominant victory for the
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La Porte will get some much-needed rest this Friday as they have a
bye week, and will return to action Oct. 16<sup>th</sup> in Port Arthur, as
they play district foe, the Port Arthur Memorial Titans. Gas up your vehicles,
Bulldog fans, and be ready to enjoy the sausage, boudin balls, and great La
Porte football on the 16<sup>th</sup>! <o:p></o:p></div>
Keith Schulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10736031497961410767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543020927619502701.post-82952589099769976272015-10-01T08:42:00.000-05:002015-10-01T08:42:04.196-05:00Final La Porte 27 Deer Park 24!<div class="MsoNormal">
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It was another hotly-contested, sold out, Friday night crowd
in Deer Park, Texas, as the 55<sup>th</sup> annual Border War between the La
Porte Bulldogs and the Deer Park Fighting Deer clashed at Ashbier Stadium. This
time the Great American Rivalry Series recognized the two schools for having a
classic rivalry game, and would present a trophy to the winner. But even before
thirty minutes before the game started one didn’t need a national spotlight to
see that this game was the biggest game of the calendar for both cities, as the
stands were nearly full on both sides and as kickoff drew nearer, both student
sections were releasing baby powder and confetti bombs in the air! <o:p></o:p></div>
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La Porte received the opening kickoff and returned the ball
to the 21 yard line. Running back Cobra Jones then got the call on the first
play of the game on a sweep, then turned on his jets and took the ball 79 yards
for a touchdown on the first play of the game, which seemed to stun the Deer
Park fans and sent the La Porte student section into a frenzy! La Porte then
took a 7-0 lead with 11:38 in the first quarter. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The Deer then took over and had a nice drive, converting
several first downs as they drove into La Porte territory, but eventually
settled for a field goal to cut the deficit to 7-3 with 9:18 in the first
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La Porte then took over and was forced to punt, however punter Sergio
Calvillo, who would have a great night for the Bulldogs, made a gorgeous punt
that would pin the Deer back on their own 2 yard line! They were able to get
out of their own end zone, but would punt, and a sloppy punt it was as it was
downed while still in Deer territory. La Porte would then kick a field goal to
add to their lead, 10-3 with 2:25 left in the 1<sup>st</sup> quarter.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The second quarter began with the Deer driving, but a big
sack by senior and Louisiana Tech commit Eric Kendzior ended their hopes. The
teams then traded punts, but not without Sergio Calvillo again pinning Deer
Park deep in their own territory, this time at the 1 yard line! Nothing came of
the ensuing drive, and as time was winding down the Bulldogs attempted a field
goal which fell short. However, the Deer Park coaches made a blunder as they
called timeout before the kick, which gave La Porte another chance, and on the
second attempt the kick was good and La Porte would take a 13-3 lead into
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The second half began with Deer Park receiving and it didn’t
take long for the fireworks to begin as they connected with a 66 yard pass to
cut the lead to 13-10 at the 10:24 mark in the 3<sup>rd</sup> quarter. Not to
be outdone, La Porte runningback Cobra Jones once again went on a sweep and
this time ran the ball 70 yards nearly untouched for a Bulldog touchdown,
making it 20-10! After trading punts, and once again La Porte’s Sergio Calvillo
pinning the Deer at their one yard line, the quarter ended at 20-10. </div>
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Bulldogs began driving and at the 10:13 mark of the 4<sup>th</sup> quarter La
Porte quarterback Austin Upshaw threw a beautiful, floating pass to receiver
Hunter Hebert in the corner of the end zone to make the score 27-10, and the
Bulldog faithful went wild! But as expected, the Deer were in no mood to
surrender on their home turf, which La Porte had not won in since 2004, and on
the next drive, led by runningback Sammy Linton, they would score on a 4 yard
touchdown pass with 6:29 left in the game to make it 27-17. </div>
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an onside kick but La Porte recovered, and as they drove the Bulldogs elected
to go for it on fourth and one on Deer Park’s 38 yard line, but were stopped
with four minutes left to play. Once again Sammy Linton of Deer Park would take
over, and led the Deer to a two yard touchdown run and the score was cut to
27-24 with 3:02 left in the game. However with no timeouts, Deer Park had no
choice but to attempt another onside kick, but was recovered by La Porte.
Austin Upshaw, Cobra Jones, and Nathan Redd then went to work, ensuring that the
Deer would never get the ball again, and as the clock reached 1:29 the Bulldogs
began kneeling the ball, killing the clock and sealing the 27-24 victory! </div>
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win makes two in a row for La Porte over their arch-rival Deer Park and extends
their lead in the series to 29-25-1. Next Friday the Bulldogs will come back
home against the Baytown Sterling Rangers, and the ‘Dogs will have revenge on
their mind. Be sure to get there early and enjoy barbq and great Bulldog
football! </div>
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Keith Schulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10736031497961410767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543020927619502701.post-72169775903026111742015-10-01T08:35:00.002-05:002015-10-01T08:35:24.815-05:00Final The Woodlands 21 La Porte 0<div class="MsoNormal">
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It was a big Friday night as the Highlanders from The
Woodlands traveled to La Porte in a rematch from last year, in which The
Woodlands thrashed La Porte. But this year the Dark Side Defense of La Porte
was out for blood, and this was a hard-hitting affair from the opening whistle!
La Porte received the opening kickoff and didn’t go far before they had to
punt, and the Highlanders began driving into La Porte territory. A huge stand
by the Bulldog defense on fourth down meant that La Porte would take over on
their own 25 yard-line, and sent a message that the game would be much
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The two teams traded punts throughout the first half as La
Porte entered the game without starting quarterback Austin Upshaw. But once
again the Highlanders began driving deep into La Porte territory, reaching the
goal line. Once again, the “Dark Side” defense stopped the Highlanders in their
tracks and took over. However, the Dogs couldn’t maintain a drive, and even
after Junior phenom Terrel Bernard recovered a fumble La Porte couldn’t get
within scoring range. Unfortunately with 33 seconds left in the half, The
Woodlands did as they completed a long, Hail Mary pass to the La Porte five
yard line, and would score a touchdown with just 16 seconds left as they took a
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The second half began with The Woodlands receiving the ball,
and after a couple of first downs their quarterback made a spectacular 55 yard
touchdown run with 8:35 left in the 3<sup>rd</sup> quarter to extend the lead
to 14-0. Once again the Bulldogs received it, and once again they were forced
to punt. However, another marvelous fourth-down stand by the Bulldog defense
gave them another possession. This time the Bulldogs offense joined in, and
began hammering the Highlander defense with their brand of smash-mouth
football, and as the 4<sup>th</sup> quarter began they had a 4<sup>th</sup> and
inches at The Woodlands 14 yard-line, but nothing came of it as the Highlanders
made a nice defensive stand themselves. But once again the Bulldog defense
showed its teeth, as Vincent Chachere intercepted a pass, his fourth of the
season! However the Bulldogs were unable to capitalize, as they were forced to
punt yet again, and on the ensuing drive for the Highlanders they made a nice
run to the La Porte 1 yard line, then scored on the next play to make it 21-0
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The two teams traded punts and neither team was able to do
any more damage, even as La Porte recovered a fumble from the Highlander’s
punting team with 55 seconds left. The “Dark Side Defense” of La Porte played
an absolutely brilliant game against the powerful Highlanders, and should be
proud of their efforts tonight. Next week, however, the offense will have to be
sharper as they have their first district game and the 55<sup>th</sup> annual
Border War against their arch-rival, the Deer Park Fighting Deer. Be sure to
get your tickets early and more importantly, BE early and be loud as the
Bulldogs have their biggest game of the year at Abshier Stadium next Friday
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Keith Schulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10736031497961410767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543020927619502701.post-6954945603455980522015-09-09T15:05:00.000-05:002015-09-09T15:05:07.956-05:00Final La Porte 30 Bellaire 9Last Friday night the La Porte Bulldogs matched up with the Bellaire Cardinals for their first home game of 2015. The Bulldogs put together a big second half to put the Cardinals away 30-9.<br />
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La Porte's offense had a slow start adjusting to the size and speed of the Bellaire defenders. The defense also needed some time for adjustment. The Cardinals had their best drive of the night on their first possession featuring TCU commit Courtney Lark getting three catches including the 8 yard touchdown reception. The play of the drive was Lark's one handed over the shoulder catch for 25 yards with a defender glued to him. The Bulldogs defense would tighten up only allowing him 7 catches for 82 yards on the game including a couple interceptions on balls thrown his way, 45 of those yards were on the first drive. Bellaire lead 6-0 after the first quarter.<br />
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La Porte's defense made a statement the way they adjusted and held Bellaire to 3 points the rest of the game. The Bulldogs took the lead going into halftime after a good drive in the second half. Junior running back Cobra Jones (15 carries 136 yards) put the Bulldogs into Bellaire territory with a 20 yard run. The drive would be capped with almost a replay of last weeks Austin Upshaw to Jacob Edwards pass touchdown. This time a 17 yard score on a pass to the flat with Junior Receiver Damian Phillips leading the way taking out two Bellaire defenders with a block. La Porte lead 7-6 going into the locker room at the half.<br />
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The second half would provide some big momentum for La Porte. Punting from the Bulldogs own 37 yard line, Junior Punter Sergio Calvillo knocked a punt over everyone landing at the 10 and rolling to a stop at the 1 yard line. On the next play Bellaire would have a errant snap and La Porte picked up a safety. The Bellaire kickoff put La Porte in great field position near midfield. The Bulldogs wasted little time going 53 yards on 4 plays. Austin Upshaw got almost all of it on the ground with a 32 yard run and a 17 yard touchdown run. Just like that, La Porte lead 16-6 with 7:12 left in the third quarter.<br />
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The defense was feeling it now. Senior Cornerback Vincent Chachere got his second interception of the season and the big offensive line of La Porte started to wear on the Bellaire defense. Upshaw again peeled off a 40 yard run and capped another drive with a three yard plunge and a 23-6 LP lead.<br />
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Things got sloppy for La Porte. Two personal fouls after the touchdown and extra point moved the kickoff back to the 10 yard line. Another big kick on the kickoff to the Bellaire 20 would keep the Cardinals from getting great field position. La Porte defense lead by a big play in the backfield from Senior Zech Bowen would force another three and out from Bellaire. La Porte would fumble the next play after the punt giving the Cardinals the ball at the La Porte 10 yard line. No problem for the Bulldog defense as they held again. This time Senior Defensive End Eric Kendzior popped the running back for a three yard loss, and good coverage for the Bulldogs caused two incomplete passes. Bellaire would cash in on the field position with a 29 yard field goal. La Porte lead 23-9 with 47 seconds left in the third.<br />
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The fourth quarter featured more sloppiness for La Porte on offense with the defense picking up the pace. A big sack for Junior Linebacker Terrel Bernard, a fumble recover from Kendzior and a interception from Sophomore Safety Jalen Metz would all stop Bellaire drives after La Porte turnovers.<br />
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Upshaw had a huge night running for 222 yards and 3 touchdowns while passing for another touchdown behind a offensive line that was dominant lead by Seniors Logan Jackson, Casey Motley, Luis Atilano, Tristan Lozano and Junior Ryder Rae. Upshaw scored the last touchdown of the game with 3:26 left to preserve a La Porte 30-9 win.<br />
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The Bulldogs are now 2-0 to start the season with a much more difficult stretch coming up. Saturday La Porte faces Clear Springs in Clear Lake. If the defense can continue to show such improvement over last season it will be an exciting year in La Porte!<br />
<br />Keith Schulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10736031497961410767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543020927619502701.post-46980686738416106152015-08-28T15:08:00.001-05:002015-08-28T15:08:23.238-05:00Final La Porte 49 Clear Brook 27The La Porte Bulldogs started off the 2015 season with a bang Thursday night as they traveled to Veterans Stadium in Clear Lake to face the Clear Brook Wolverines. La Porte dominated the first three quarters in route to a 49-27 victory.<br />
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The Bulldogs were facing the unknown as Clear Brook changed coaches and offensive systems in the offseason bringing in former Pearland Dawson Defensive Coordinator Mike Allison.<br />
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La Porte started the game receiving and got the ball to midfield before being forced to punt. It took a series to get the jitters out, although the amount of penalties on holding and offsides calls will need to be fixed in the coming weeks. Clear Brook took over and had their best drive of the night against the first team defense moving the ball 30 yards into LP territory. However a bad exchange in the backfield put the ball on the ground and Junior Terrell Bernard was there to pounce on the ball for the Bulldogs. <br />
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La Porte made quick work on big runs from Senior Nathan Redd and Junior Cobra Jones. Redd took a sweep on the 26 yard line around the left side down to the one yard line. On the next play the ball slipped through the quarterback's hands, but Senior Fullback Jacob Edwards picked the ball up and plunged over the goaline for the first score of 2015. Edwards had a big game for La Porte, leading the way with his blocking and catching a touchdown pass later in the game where he made all kinds of jukes and spins, he is not a small human. La Porte lead 7-0 with 6:00 left in the 1st quarter.<br />
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The Bulldog defense would settle in nicely swarming to the ball over the next two quarters. Senior Linebacker Eric Kendzior was seemingly unblockable, affecting three plays in a row on the next series. Senior Safety Devohn White intercepted the third down throw to give the Bulldogs great field position. Holding and offsides and delay of game penalties and a missed field goal would slow La Porte's progress.<br />
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On Clear Brook's next possession Bernard would come up with his second fumble recovery of the half for the Bulldogs after a option pitch was mishandled. This would lead us to the second quarter where LP Junior Quarterback Austin Upshaw would begin his touchdown assault with three touchdown runs inside the five yard line to close out the half. La Porte lead at halftime 28-0.<br />
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The second half started with more great defense. On third and long Clear Brook went deep over the middle where Senior Cornerback Vincent Chachere picked it off for the Bulldog's second interception of the game. This lead to the aforementioned Edwards highlight reel play, catching the ball out of the backfield from Upshaw, juking, spinning and breaking tackles into the end zone. This was the last play of the night for Upshaw as Senior Quarterback Seth Murray got in for some playing time with La Porte leading 35-0 with 9:54 left in the 3rd quarter. <br />
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Murray made the most of his time on the field finishing the game with 146 yards rushing and two scores including putting the Bulldogs up 42-0 with a five yard run on his first drive and scoring on a 34 yard run on the next drive. La Porte lead 49-7 entering the 4th quarter.<br />
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Clear Brook would not let up, scoring three times in the fourth quarter to give their team hope for next week and the rest of the season by cutting the final score to 49-27.<br />
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La Porte will come home next Friday to face the Bellaire Cardinals at Bulldog Stadium. Come out and see the new video board in all it's glory. Bellaire will face Fort Bend Elkins tonight at Butler Stadium 7pm.<br />
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<br />Keith Schulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10736031497961410767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543020927619502701.post-40843645094167540362015-08-25T10:32:00.000-05:002015-08-25T10:32:27.172-05:00First Game Thursday at Clear BrookLa Porte will travel to CCISD Stadium Thursday 8/27 at 7pm for their first game of the 2015 season.<br />
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Veterans Memorial Stadium<br />
2305 East Main<br />League City, Texas 77573<br />
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Clear Brook comes into this game with a new coach (Mike Allison from Pearland Dawson) and a new offensive philosophy. For as long as I can remember Brook has run a ground offense with maybe 5 passes per game. Now they mix the pass and run starting this season. <br />
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A new Sophomore QB Jaizac Garcia will lead the way for Clear Brook. There will be some bumps in the road this season, but Coach Allison will put the Wolverines on the right track.<br />
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La Porte enters this season with returning quarterback, offensive line and running backs. The experience will show as improvement over last year. That will be scary as LP had a big season running the ball last year averaging 28 points per game.<br />
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The Bulldogs defense gave up 25 points per game and will have to improve this season. The defensive line graduated, but a strong group of linebackers and two starting cornerbacks return. This will be the key to the La Porte season. <br />
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You can follow along on Twitter https://twitter.com/LPBulldogBlog<br />
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<br />Keith Schulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10736031497961410767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543020927619502701.post-25641861962855422822015-07-27T11:12:00.001-05:002015-07-27T11:12:18.868-05:00La Porte 2015 Schedule<a href="http://lph.lpisd.org/ourpages/auto/2013/6/24/44238718/Varsity%20FB%202015.pdf">http://lph.lpisd.org/ourpages/auto/2013/6/24/44238718/Varsity%20FB%202015.pdf</a><br />
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Scrimmage 8/21 vs Pearland Dawson at the rig in Pearland 6pm<br />
Week 1 8/27 (Thursday) La Porte at Clear Brook (CCISD) 7pm<br />
Week 2 9/4 Bellaire at La Porte 7pm<br />
Week 3 9/12 (Saturday) La Porte at Clear Springs (CCISD) 6pm<br />
Week 4 9/18 Woodlands at La Porte 7pm<br />
Week 5 9/25 La Porte at Deer Park 7pm<br />
Week 6 10/2 Baytown Sterling at La Porte 7pm<br />
Week 7 Bye week<br />
Week 8 10/16 La Porte at Port Arthur 7pm<br />Week 9 10/23 Beaumont West Brook at La Porte 7pm<br />
Week 10 10/30 La Porte at North Shore 7pm<br />
Week 11 11/6 Channelview at La Porte 7pmKeith Schulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10736031497961410767noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543020927619502701.post-16558640301073864852014-11-11T12:29:00.001-06:002014-11-11T12:29:44.866-06:00La Porte Stops High Flying Channelview Offense For Win In Regular Season FinaleThe La Porte Bulldogs went into last Friday's game against the Channelview Falcons needing a win to secure the second seed out of district 21-6a. Channelview came into the game needing a win to just get into the playoffs. The Bulldogs flexed their muscle on defense holding the Falcon's offense to 20 points after they had averaged over 50 points a game on the season. La Porte's running game was enough to keep the defense well rested in a 36-20 victory.<br />
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The La Porte Darkside defense started and finished strong. Channelview received the opening kick and three plays later Sophomore Linebacker Terrel Bernard came up with a diving interception on 3rd down. <br />
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The Bulldogs wasted little time, Senior Receiver David Terrebonne took a jet sweep to the right side and it was well blocked covering 36 yards inside the 10 yard line. Sophomore Running Back Cobra Jones took the handoff up the middle on the next play running through five Channelview defenders and powering his way into the end zone. La Porte lead 7-0 with 11:26 left in the 1st quarter.<br />
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Channelview appeared to start getting their offense on track, completing a 30 yard pass into La Porte territory, however another big play from La Porte's defense kept momentum on their side. With the ball on the La Porte 22 yard line Seniors Denaus Ferguson and Lane Pfieffer knocked the ball loose and Junior Vincent Chachere was there to jump on the loose ball, stopping the Falcon threat. The Bulldogs seem to force a bunch of fumbles every week, but rarely get the ball to bounce their direction and this time it did.<br />
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The Falcons defense stepped up this time forcing a punt and scored their first touchdown of the game. Junior Quarterback Jalen Hurts completed a fade to the back of the endzone putting Channelview on the board and tying it up 7-7 with 5:44 left in the 1st.<br />
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The Bulldogs provided some rest for the defense on their next possession. A 13 play drive eating up over five and a half minutes resulting in Senior Kicker Ceasar Silva's first field goal of the game from 30 yards away. La Porte regained the lead 10-7 to end the first quarter.<br />
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The game started to move back and forth quickly. Channelview drove the field 70 yards in five plays showing the kind of offense they have produced this season. Falcon Senior All-District Running Back Chris Jefferson ran the ball in from 16 yards out to give Channelview their first and only lead of the game 14-10 with 11:08 left in the first half.<br />
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The teams traded punts twice and La Porte took the ball at their own 31 yard line. Bulldogs Sophomore Quarterback Austin Upshaw took over the game. Channelview stacked the line of scrimmage, but could not contain the La Porte quarterback as he took the keeper up the middle and it parted like the red sea going 55 yards for the touchdown to put the Bulldogs in the lead going to halftime 17-14.<br />
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The second half started with the Bulldogs receiving the kickoff and scoring quick. Upshaw ran for 17 yards, then connected on a pass to Senior Tight End Jaron Dykstra for 7 that included a 15 yard facemask penalty tacked on. Upshaw did the rest with a convoy of Bulldog blockers around the right side running 22 yards for a touchdown and a 10 point lead. Upshaw finished the night with 160 yards on the ground.<br />
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Channelview showed a little fight, scoring immediately on another Jefferson run, this time from 70 yards out. It would be the last we heard out of the Falcons offense for the night as the Bulldogs defense and running game took it to the next level. La Porte lead 24-20 with 10:03 left in the 3rd.<br />
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The second half featured La Porte Junior Running Back Nathan Redd getting a boatload of carries, running for 159 on 22 attempts and keeping the chains moving. The Bulldogs pounded the middle of the Falcons line behind Senior Tyler Boudreaux, Junior Logan Jackson and Sophomore Ryder Rae.<br />
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Senior Kicker Caeser Silva had a career night for the Bulldogs kicking two field goals from 26 and 25 yards to extend the La Porte's lead to 30-20 with 6:33 left in the game.<br />
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Redd would walk into the end zone for La Porte's final touchdown with 2:11 left and a 36-20 victory.<br />
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The fourth quarter for La Porte featured multiple stops on defense, the Bulldogs swarmed the Falcon's backfield putting pressure on Channelview and forcing punts and turnover on downs. Sacks by Junior Linebacker Eric Kendzior and Senior Tyler Erskine. Lane Pfieffer shadowed the Falcons Quarterback all night forcing him to throw away passes. Junior Cornerbacks Vincent Chachere and Devohn White broke up passes and Senior Safeties Kevin Busby and Bryson Rogers covered up slot receivers. Senior Middle line backer Chance Moreno covered tight ends and running backs out of the backfield.<br />
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It was a big game for the Bulldogs defense and they will have to come up big again next week as Pearland Dawson will be the first round matchup for La Porte. Dawson averages 44 points per game this season. The game will be played at 7pm Friday at Galena Park ISD Stadium (North Shore's stadium).Keith Schulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10736031497961410767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543020927619502701.post-87516504150732987282014-11-04T11:17:00.000-06:002014-11-04T11:17:06.674-06:00La Porte Drops Heartbreaker 19-18 to North ShoreThe La Porte Bulldogs came into last Friday night's game against the North Shore Mustangs looking for a district championship. After controlling the game for three and a half quarters, La Porte lost a 18-7 lead with North Shore scoring the go ahead touchdown with 1:18 left.<br />
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The game began with North Shore receiving the opening kickoff. A 24 yard run by Texas commitment Tristan Houston moved the Mustangs into La Porte territory. On the next play the Bulldogs defense came up with a big play as Senior Lane Pfieffer blitzed off the corner and knocked the ball out of the quarterback's hands. The fumble was recovered by Senior Eric Kendzior and the Bulldogs defense got off on the right track.<br />
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La Porte Senior Receiver David Terrebonne would take the next play on a reverse 31 yards into North Shore territory. The drive would cover 8 plays and 60 yards, capped by a Sophomore Quarterback Austin Upshaw one yard dive. La Porte lead early 7-0 with 6:47 in the first quarter.<br />
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The first quarter featured both teams going for short yardage fourth down plays and coming up short. To start the second quarter La Porte went on another 11 play drive 47 yard grinding drive. Sophomore Running Back Cobra Jones took the hand-off behind a awesome block from Sophomore Guard Ryder Rae five yards for the touchdown. Rae took out 3 Mustangs pulling from the right side. La Porte lead 14-0 with 9:01 left in the first half.<br />
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Everything was going La Porte's way until 30 seconds left in the first half. North Shore would get on the board with a Quarterback scramble and throw down the left sideline for a 45 yard touchdown. La Porte lead at halftime 14-7.<br />
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The third quarter was a defensive battle. La Porte, however used field position to extend their lead, helped by Senior Punter Kyle Jobe. Jobe twice in a row pinned North Shore back to their own goaline on punts and twice the Bulldogs got safeties on bad North Shore snaps. La Porte ended the 3rd quarter with a 18-7 lead and firmly in control of the game.<br />
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The Bulldogs offense struggled in the 2nd half after the Mustangs made some good defensive adjustments at half time. The lack of offense forced the defense, who was playing one of their best games of the season, to stay on the field too long and eventually break. With 4:45 left North Shore broke through on a Tristan Houston 19 yard run. A missed extra point left the score 18-13 La Porte still ahead.<br />
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A 22 yard run from Cobra Jones would get La Porte to midfield, it was their most ball movement of the half. The drive would stall there and La Porte was forced to punt with 2:21 left and North Shore took over at their own 18 yard line. North Shore Quarterback Michah Long completed a perfect pass to Darius Mouton over the top of the Bulldogs defense for the winning touchdown. The 2 point try was no good. La Porte could not move the ball with their last posession and North Shore pulled out the victory and the district title with a 19-18 victory.<br />
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La Porte moves on to their last regular season game against Channelview this Friday in Channelview. The Falcons feature an explosive offense and must win to make the playoffs. La Porte has clinched a playoff spot and need a win for positioning in the playoff race. The Bulldogs will face Pearland Dawson with a win Friday. If the Bulldogs lose they will face state ranked Manvel.<br />
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<br />Keith Schulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10736031497961410767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543020927619502701.post-80050351495805998962014-10-27T17:34:00.001-05:002014-10-27T17:34:55.545-05:00La Porte On Top Of District After Victory In BeaumontThe La Porte Bulldogs traveled to Beaumont last Thursday night looking for their first road win of the season against the West Brook Bruins. They did not dissapoint, dominating the game from beginning to end 42-13. The win put the Bulldogs atop district 21-6A with two games remaining in the regular season.<br />
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The Bulldogs defense had to step up early. La Porte had a turnover on their first possession with West Brook intercepting a pass and starting at the Bulldogs 39. Three runs and a incomplete pass on 4th down turned the ball over on downs back to La Porte. The Bulldogs would never look back.<br />
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La Porte would use eight consecutive runs to move the ball to the West Brook 18. The drive was led by Senior Britt Grant, who was returning from injury. Grant had 11 carries for 104 yards mostly in the first half. The drive was capped by a 18 yard Austin Upshaw to David Terrebonne touchdown on a post that was wide open. La Porte lead 7-0 with 4:41 in the first quarter.<br />
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The Bulldogs defense bottled up the Bruins running game all night, again getting a stop on West Brook's next possession. La Porte would use a 10 play 66 yard drive this time, getting positive yards on every play, capped by Junior Running Back Nathan Redd running it in from 10 yards out on the first play of the second quarter. Redd had a good night complimenting Grant, averaging over 8 yards per carry and scoring twice. La Porte lead 14-0 with 11:55 left in the half. <br />
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The La Porte offensive line lead by Tyler Boudreaux, Logan Jackson, Ryder Rae, Casey Motley and tight ends Jaron Dykstra and Eric Kendzior completely dominated the line of scrimmage enabling the Bulldogs offense to do what they pleased. The next La Porte drive went 80 yards, this time Britt Grant pulled a trick out of his bag. Seemingly stopped along the sideline on a sweep, he popped back out of the pile and took the ball 38 yards into Bruins territory. Austin Upshaw would cap the drive this time, faking the handoff and cutting through the defense for a 28 yard touchdown run. La Porte lead 21-0 with 9:10 left in the 2nd quarter.<br />
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West Brook got on the board the next drive with their Quarterback Justin Essex heaving passes over the top to standout Junior wide receiver Keith Corbin. A 30 yard pass would cut La Porte's lead to 21-7 with 7:51 left in the half.<br />
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The teams would trade punts and La Porte received the ball with 3:07 left in the half. The Bulldog moved the ball down to the Beaumont 17 yard line with 40 seconds left when Upshaw found Kendzior with a pass and dive into the end zone. La Porte lead going into the half 28-7.<br />
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West Brook threatened in the last 30 seconds of the half, but La Porte Senior Safety Kevin Busby got a interception to run the clock out and send the game to halftime.<br />
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The Bulldogs defense got another three and out to start the second half, including a combined sack by Seniors Chance Moreno and Josh Deleon. Again La Porte moved the ball with ease, seven straight runs and a touchdown from Nathan Redd from 25 yards out would break the game open. The Bulldogs lead 35-7 with 7:04 left in the 3rd.<br />
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West Brook would get another Essex to Corbin touchdown at the end of the third quarter making it 35-13 La Porte going into the fourth.<br />
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La Porte's Kevin Busby had a big game, all over the field for the Bulldogs. He jumped on a chance to intercept his second pass of the game early in the fourth quarter, returning it 38 yards for a touchdown and that lead the Bulldogs pulling their starters with a 42-13 lead.<br />
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The fourth quarter would also provide two interceptions for Senior Tyler Erskine as the Bulldogs defense had one of their better games of the season. The final was 42-13, giving La Porte a inside track on one of the four playoff spots out of district 21-6A.<br />
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La Porte returns home for their final home game this Friday against the North Shore Mustangs. The game is for the outright lead in 21-6a and possible district championship. The Bulldogs seem to be hitting their stride at the right time and should be a great game this week.<br />
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<br />Keith Schulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10736031497961410767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543020927619502701.post-68790229822072124052014-10-20T22:33:00.003-05:002014-10-20T22:33:36.274-05:00Final La Porte 41 Port Arthur Memorial 35The La Porte Bulldogs fought to remain undefeated at home, beating the Port Arthur Memorial Titans 41-35 in overtime last Friday at Bulldog Stadium. It was homecoming for La Porte and you could tell both teams were fighting for a playoff spot in a back in forth game.<br />
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Regulation play ended with the score 35-35. In overtime La Porte had the ball first and Sophomore Running Back Cobra Jones, fresh up off the JV, had a huge 19 yard run to get the Bulldogs inside the 5 yard line. The Sophomore only saw action in the second half and lead the team with 108 rushing yards on 15 carries. Two plays later Sophomore Terrel Bernard would dive in to the end zone from three yards out for the go ahead touchdown and put the pressure on the Titans to get into the end zone.<br />
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The Bulldog defense stood tall. Port Arthur had 3rd and 11 from the 16 yard line where the Bulldogs would knock down a pass in the corner of the end zone forcing 4th down and a last effort for Memorial. The 4th down pass touched the hands of the receiver at the goaline, but was a little too high sealing the victory for La Porte.<br />
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Lets rewind to how these two teams made it to overtime. The first half was a tale of two quarters. In the first quarter La Porte stormed to a 14-0 lead on two Sophomore Quarterback Austin Upshaw touchdown runs. He would have four running touchdowns on the night along with 103 rushing yards. The Bulldog defense held strong in the first quarter as well, however things would change in the second.<br />
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The Bulldogs drove down the field at the start of the 2nd quarter using a 41 yard run from Senior David Terrebonne. David was La Porte's 3rd 100 yard rusher of the night, running for 100 yards on 8 carries. Austin Upshaw took the next play into the endzone, but it was called back by penalty. The drive stalled and the field goal attempt was no good and Memorial took over at their own 20.<br />
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The next play would start a barrage of touchdowns to end the half for the Titans. Port Arthur Junior Running Back and Baylor commitment Kameron Martin took the first handoff to the left, broke a couple tackles and took it 80 yards for the touchdown. The score was 14-6 La Porte with 6:29 left in the first half.<br />
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A three and out for La Porte and the momentum was completely on the Titans side. Port Arthur Senior Runningback and Texas Tech commitment Corey Dauphine took the handoff 41 yards up the middle with La Porte Senior Safety Kevin Busby making a shoestring tackle to save the touchdown. A few plays later Memorial Sophomore Quarterback Kadon Harrison took the zone read 13 yards into the end zone and made it a one point game 14-13 La Porte with 2:11 left in the 2nd.<br />
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A botched kickoff return and Port Arthur recovered on the ensuing play. Dauphine would make the Bulldogs pay again with a 8 yard touchdown run with 30 seconds left in the half and complete a big comeback. Memorial lead 20-14 at halftime.<br />
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Things appeared to become dire for La Porte to start the second half. Port Arthur received the kickoff and ran the ball eight consecutive times with Martin capping it with a eight yard run. Port Arthur lead 27-14 with 8:18 left in the 3rd quarter.<br />
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La Porte was not done fighting in this one and they showed a bunch of heart on the legs of Upshaw and Jones, driving 63 yards. Upshaw scored on a one yard run and the Bulldogs were down 27-21 with 4:53 left in the 3rd.<br />
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The Bulldogs would get a stop finally as the Titans went for it on 4th and 11 from the LP 29. Upshaw, Terrebonne and Jones all came up with big runs on this drive going 13 plays 69 yards. Upshaw would add his fourth touchdown with 6:32 left in the 4th. This one gave La Porte the lead 28-27.<br />
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Back and forth we go, Memorial wasted little time. Dauphine took the handoff on their first play of the next drive and broke loose for 56 yards and outran everyone for the touchdown. The Titans went for two and got that as well. Memorial retook the lead 35-28 with 6:19 left.<br />
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This time the Titans defense would force a three and out and give Port Arthur a chance to run out the clock with 5 minutes left. Memorial would run the ball up the middle on the second play of their drive and La Porte Senior Linebacker Chance Moreno went straight for the strip, forcing a fumble in which Senior Safety Kevin Busby recovered putting the Bulldogs back in business.<br />
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Cobra Jones would pick a good time to get his first touchdown on the varsity squad, taking the sweep 8 yards and tying the game up 35-35 and forcing overtime.<br />
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La Porte is in good position, tied for the lead in 21-6a with a 2-1 record. Port Arthur Memorial dropped to 1-3 in district and will have to win their two remaining games to have a chance at the playoffs.<br />
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The Bulldogs will travel to Beaumont on Thursday at 7pm to take on the West Brook Bruins in another very important game for playoff positioning.Keith Schulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10736031497961410767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543020927619502701.post-42771324949731696222014-10-06T13:43:00.001-05:002014-10-06T13:43:12.414-05:00La Porte Falls To Baytown SterlingAfter a strong start to the game the La Porte Bulldogs could not hold on to the lead last Saturday, falling 27-16 to the Baytown Sterling Rangers. The Bulldogs move to 3-3 on the season and 1-1 in district 21-6A. Sterling moved to 5-0 and 1-0. <br />
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La Porte had many key injuries to Seniors Britt Grant, Clayton Calhoun, Tyler Boudreaux and Bryson Rogers coming into the game all of them occurring during the Deer Park game.<br />
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The Bulldogs would get on the board first. After the teams traded punts to start the game La Porte would have great field position after a penalty on Sterling interfering with the punt catch. Sophomore Terrel Bernard ran the ball in from three yards out to put LP ahead 7-0 with 6:03 remaining in the first.<br />
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The Bulldogs defense was smothering in the first quarter. La Porte Senior Safety Kevin Busby came up with a interception on Sterling's next possession, again providing La Porte with great field position. Three plays later Senior Kicker Cesar Silva connected on a 40 yard field goal to put La Porte ahead 10-0 with 2:47 left in the first.<br />
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The Bulldog defense continued to push the Rangers back forcing another punt. This time the Bulldogs fortunes changed for the worse. La Porte threw an interception on first down which Sterling returned to the LP 12 yard line. The next play Sterling Running back Elijah Chenier scored his first of three touchdowns on the day. It was La Porte 10 Baytown Sterling 7 at the end of the 1st quarter. The Bulldogs momentum was gone in an instant.<br />
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A La Porte fumble gave the ball back to Sterling again. The Rangers drove all the way down to the Bulldogs one yard line on a 14 play drive. La Porte stopped Sterling on 4th and 1 to keep hope alive.<br />
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The Bulldogs were forced to punt again handing Sterling good field position at the LP 35. The Rangers offense had found their footing at this point and had no trouble moving down the field for a touchdown, again from Chenier. Sterling took a 14-10 lead with :42 left in the half and they would never look back.<br />
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After a blocked La Porte field goal attempt in the 3rd quarter Baytown would start to pull away. Running back Dajuan Hill took the handoff and ran 84 yards for a touchdown pushing Sterling's lead to 21-10 with 4:48 left in the third.<br />
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La Porte would get a answer early in the 4th. The Bulldogs moved down the field on the legs of Sophomore Quarterback Austin Upshaw, with him capping the drive with a four yard touchdown run to cut the Baytown lead to 21-16 with 9:15 left in the game.<br />
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Sterling would answer three plays later, Chenier scored his third, this one from 63 yards out to seal the game 27-16 with 7:55 left. <br />
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La Porte was in catch up mode and that is not their game. The Bulldogs were forced into two interceptions late and a tough loss to a rejuvenated Baytown Sterling program.<br />
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La Porte has a bye this week and will have a huge game in two weeks at Bulldog Stadium against Port Arthur Memorial. It will be a must win game for playoff positioning.<br />
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Keith Schulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10736031497961410767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543020927619502701.post-36253561272872267662014-09-29T11:11:00.000-05:002014-09-29T11:11:10.401-05:00Last Minute La Porte Touchdown Defeats Deer ParkAnother chapter in the storied rivalry of the La Porte Bulldogs and the Deer Park Deer was written last Friday night as La Porte came through with a 10-6 victory at a packed Bulldog Stadium. This years game sold out Thursday morning and the crowd was hopping on both sides thirty minutes before game time. The Bulldogs would thrill the home side, scoring a touchdown with 12 seconds remaining to take the victory.<br />
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It was scoreless at halftime after a defensive struggle in the first half. After a quick stop from the Deer defense early in the first quarter, Deer Park quickly moved into La Porte territory mixing the run and pass. However, on third and thirteen from the Bulldogs 30 yard line La Porte Senior Safety Bryson Rogers stepped in front of a Deer Park receiver and intercepted the pass stopping the Deer in their tracks.<br />
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La Porte would have a decent drive of their own, getting to the Deer Park 25 yard line before penalties pushed the Bulldogs back and forced them to punt. The Bulldogs Senior Punter Kyle Jobe would get off a nice punt, pinning Deer Park back to the 2 yard line. As the first quarter ended the game remained 0-0.<br />
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La Porte Senior Lineman Clayton Calhoun dominated when put it on defense and swatted a Deer Park pass to start the second quarter, however he was injured on the punt and did not return to the game.<br />
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Both teams continue to trade punts. La Porte found the end zone on their punt return only to be called back due to penalty. Bulldog Senior Running Back Britt Grant weaved through Deer Park running 63 yards to the end zone, but the referees called holding and brought it back. On the ensuing series La Porte was again forced to punt and Deer Park fumbled the punt return putting the Bulldogs in prime position to take the lead just before halftime. La Porte drove to the Deer Park 5 yard line where the Deer defense stood tall and stopped the Bulldogs. La Porte's 19 yard field goal attempt was blocked by Deer Park and the game headed to halftime in a 0-0 deadlock.<br />
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The third quarter would see Deer Park get on the board first. The Deer drove down the field in a long, time consuming 16 play drive that took almost 8 minutes off the clock. The drive was capped by a Deer Park 15 yard touchdown pass from Cameron Thompson to Duncan McVey in what seemed to be good La Porte coverage. The ball was threaded between three Bulldog defenders. The extra point was no good. Deer Park lead 6-0 with 4:36 left in the 3rd quarter.<br />
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A big scramble from La Porte Sophomore Quarterback Austin Upshaw would pick up 23 yards and a first down on the next drive. A pass to Bulldog Senior Receiver David Terrebonne put La Porte in Deer Park territory. Again Upshaw would get a big 16 yard run on the next play. The Bulldogs drive would stall at the Deer Park 7 yard line and set up a Senior Kicker Ceasar Silva 24 yard field goal to cut the lead to Deer Park 6 La Porte 3 going into the fourth quarter.<br />
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Deer Park would start the fourth quarter with another long drive, moving down the La Porte 25 yard line where the Deer faced 4th and 6. Deer Park went for it all, throwing to the end zone, but La Porte Junior Cornerback DeVohn White broke up the play at the goaline and La Porte took over.<br />
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Deer Park forced a quick three and out on La Porte and the turnovers would begin to rain down. First La Porte got a interception on another big play from DeVohn White, returning it to the Deer Park 18 yard line. On the next play La Porte fumbled on a perfectly placed helmet to ball shot by Deer Park.<br />
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The teams again traded punts as the Bulldogs were running out of time and opportunities to get the last score they needed. Deer Park received a La Porte punt with 3:18 left in the fourth quarter and just needing a first down to run out the clock. La Porte Senior Defensive Tackle Denaus Ferguson came up huge on 4th and 2, stopping Deer Park for a one yard gain and giving the Bulldogs one final opportunity with 2:17 left and the ball at their own 34.<br />
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What happened on the last drive was a clutch display by Sophomore Austin Upshaw, going 4 for 4 including a 30 yard post pattern to David Terrebonne on the first play of the drive. Then a nine yard pass to Junior Nathan Redd. Upshaw would keep it up the middle for two yards on the next play. Then he found Senior Receiver Chris Green for nine yards. Upshaw passed nine yards to Sophomore Terrel Bernard to the Deer Park 8 yard line. Upshaw ran up the middle to the five yard line with time ticking down around 30 seconds left. Bernard would take the hand off to the two yard line with about 18 seconds left. Hurrying up to the line Upshaw turned and handed off to Senior James Jacobs who followed the blocks of Sophomore Ryder Rae and Junior Tristan Lozano into the end zone for the game winning touchdown with 12 seconds to play. La Porte lead 10-6 and pulled off a great comeback victory.<br />
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Senior Tyler Erskine came up with the tackle on the ensuing kickoff with seven seconds remaining. Deer Park's pass would be incomplete as time expired and La Porte pulled out the 10-6 victory. <br />
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There was an amazing show of sportsmanship after the final whistle as La Porte Senior Chance Moreno consoled a stunned Deer Park Senior offensive lineman Austin Hill who they had faced each other all night. This is the spirit of this rivalry. There is talk all week and back and forth from the crowds all night, but this is what truly makes this the best rivalry in Texas. Amazing game from Deer Park and great win for the La Porte Bulldogs.<br />
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<br />Keith Schulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10736031497961410767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543020927619502701.post-69414171798459592572014-09-22T11:10:00.002-05:002014-09-22T11:10:50.313-05:00Final The Woodlands 49 La Porte 3It was a tough night for the La Porte Bulldogs as they traveled north to face The Woodlands Highlanders last Friday, falling 49-3. La Porte fell to 2-2 in the pre-district schedule. The real games begin this week against Deer Park in the big rivalry match.<br />
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La Porte started the game adjusting to the size and speed of The Woodlands. After a La Porte punt The Woodlands quickly moved into La Porte territory with a 17 yard wide receiver screen. However the Bulldog Defense came up with a big play two plays later as Junior Corner Back Vincent Chachere intercepted the Highlander's pass on a tipped ball.<br />
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The Woodlands defense swarmed to the ball on La Porte's second drive and stopped them quickly. La Porte again punted, this time the Highlanders Senior Running Back Patrick Carr would take the hand-off to the house for a 73 yard score. Carr has multiple scholarship offers from teams around the country including Arkansas, Arizona State and Texas Tech. The Woodlands had the lead 7-0 with seven minutes remaining in the first quarter and would never look back. <br />
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La Porte however threatened on their next drive, the best of the night. Mixing the pass and the run the Bulldogs marched 55 yards in 14 plays and running seven minutes of the clock, mixing the run and pass. La Porte Sophomore Quarterback Austin Upshaw completed his first nine passes of the game. The Bulldogs had to settle for a Senior Kicker Ceasar Silva 31 yard field goal. The Bulldogs trailed 7-3 at the end of the 1st quarter.<br />
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Carr put The Woodlands on the board again to start the second quarter with a 22 yard touchdown run. The wheels fell off quick for the Bulldogs. After fumbling the next kickoff, the Highlanders score on three consecutive passes, the first two were called back by penalty. All of a sudden La Porte found themselves in a big hole 21-3 with 8:35 left in the 2nd quarter against one of the best defenses in the state.<br />
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The Woodlands would add another touchdown before the half going into the locker room with a 28-3 lead on another Carr touchdown run. Carr was pulled early and finished the game with 8 carries for 127 yards and three touchdowns.<br />
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La Porte's defense made some adjustments at the half and came out strong in the 3rd quarter, forcing three punts in a row. However what was left of the momentum disappeared when The Woodlands Junior Antoine Winfield Jr, son of the three time NFL pro bowler Antoine Winfield, fielded a La Porte punt and broke at least 10 tackles running it back 73 yards for a touchdown. La Porte trailed 35-3 at the end of the 3rd.<br />
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The Woodlands would add two garbage time touchdowns in the fourth quarter, sending La Porte to a 49-3 loss.<br />
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The real games begin now for the Bulldogs as the familiar rival Deer Park comes to La Porte Friday this week in a huge district 21-6A battle. There is a big pep rally at Bulldog Stadium Wednesday evening at 6pm. Everyone enjoy Deer Park week, one of the best rivalries in the world!<br />
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Keith Schulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10736031497961410767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543020927619502701.post-47463889471077699772014-09-16T11:57:00.002-05:002014-09-16T11:57:44.153-05:00La Porte Overcomes Clear Springs With Strong First HalfThe 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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.Keith Schulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10736031497961410767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543020927619502701.post-22036605969637430082014-09-08T13:03:00.000-05:002014-09-08T13:03:10.228-05:00Final Bellaire 31 La Porte 28The La Porte Bulldogs fell in a hole they could not recover from in a 31-28 loss to the Bellaire Cardinals last Saturday. There were many good things to take away from the first loss of the season. The defense played well, although the score did not show it. The Bulldogs running game on offense is in midseason form lead by the offensive line and very good athletes in the backfield. <br />
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This one started out about as rough as you could start a game. La Porte received the opening kick for a touchback, followed by a fumble on the first play from scrimmage recovered by the Cardinals at the 6 yard line. Two plays later and Bellaire had a 7-0 lead after a 6 yard touchdown run with 11:22 left in the 1st quarter.<br />
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It got worse. La Porte was forced to punt after a bad exchange out of the shotgun on 3rd and 1. Bellaire wasted no time 4 plays later scoring on a 23 yard pass. Bellaire lead 14-0 with 8:20 left in the first.<br />
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After a nice 19 yard pass from Sophomore QB Austin Upshaw to Senior Fullback James Jacobs, came another fumble out of the shotgun recovered by Bellaire. This time the Bulldog defense stepped up with three tackles for loss in a row forcing Bellaire to kick a 41 yard field goal which went through the uprights. After a disastrous 1st quarter the score was Bellaire 17 La Porte 0.<br />
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The second quarter began with La Porte coming to life. A 8 play 91 yard drive capped by Senior Running Back Britt Grant's 13 yard touchdown run. Grant had 15 carries for 180 yards and two scores on the night. This score made it Bellaire 17 La Porte 7 with 11:15 to go before halftime.<br />
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Bellaire responded quickly with a 52 yard pass that set up a 9 yard touchdown run. Bellaire was back up by 17 with 8:39 left in the 2nd quarter 24-7.<br />
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The Bulldogs never gave up, running the ball seven consecutive plays including a 37 yard run by Britt Grant. Upshaw capped the drive with a 9 yard run behind a huge block from Senior lineman Clayton Calhoun. Upshaw rushed the ball 14 times for 239 yards on the night with 2 scores. A huge game for the Sophomore quarterback. LP was back in it 24-14 going into halftime.<br />
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Bellaire came out in the second half in their hurry up offense quickly moving in side the La Porte 10 yard line. A bad exchange between the quarterback and running back put the ball on the turf and La Porte recovered. Four plays later Britt Grant busted through a hole and ran the ball 63 yards for the touchdown right up the middle. Bellaire still lead La Porte 24-21 with 7:17 left in the 3rd.<br />
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Bellaire would bounce right back and make a 59 yard run of their own with their Quarterback hurdling La Porte defenders. Bellaire was back up 31-21 with 4:51 left in the 3rd.<br />
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Back and forth we went. La Porte Junior DeVohn White would get a huge return on the kickoff of 50 yards. Upshaw would do the rest on the next play cutting back twice and running it in from 41 yards out. La Porte was down 31-28 going into the tense 4th quarter.<br />
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The third quarter ended with Upshaw again cutting loose going 80 yards to the end zone, however the ball was jarred loose by the Bellaire defender. The referee was trying to catch up to the play and judged that it was a fumble and that turned it over for a touchback and Bellaire's ball. It was a very close call and would have given La Porte the lead.<br />
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Senior Safety Kevin Busby picked up a interception in the 4th quarter and he was assisted by a huge hit Senior Defensive Tackle Denaus Ferguson landed on the quarterback. La Porte could not get anything going and punted the ball back to Bellaire. With one final chance Bellaire intercepted a La Porte pass with 1:28 left to seal the victory for the Cardinals.<br />
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Everything that could happen did. A awful 1st quarter, a shoot-out 2nd and 3rd quarter and a defensive battle in the 4th.<br />
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This week La Porte will take on the 1-1 Clear Spring Chargers at Bulldog Stadium Friday at 7pm. Come support the Dogs and see some exciting action!Keith Schulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10736031497961410767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543020927619502701.post-18378855902254715102014-09-01T21:58:00.000-05:002014-09-01T21:58:28.644-05:00Final La Porte 40 Clear Brook 14The 2014 La Porte Bulldogs season kicked off with a bang last Friday against the Clear Brook Wolverines. The Bulldogs impressed everyone in many different ways en route to a 40-14 win.<br />
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The Bulldogs would receive the opening kick with Senior Running Back Britt Grant getting a huge runback of 50 yards to the Clear Brook 33 yard line. This would open up a big advantage in the field position battle. The Bulldogs drive stalled after going for it on 4th and short. Two plays later the Bulldogs defense would make a big play with Junior Defensive End Zach Bowen causing a fumble in the backfield in which La Porte recovered. The Bulldogs drove down behind that big offensive line and scored their first touchdown of the season with Sophomore Terrel Bernard taking the ball in from 4 yards out. La Porte lead 7-0 with 8:41 left in the 1st quarter.<br />
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La Porte would continue the field position dominance as the ensuing kickoff was fumbled by Clear Brook, but they recovered deep in their own territory after Senior Safety Wyatt Stevenson flew down the field with the rest of the Bulldogs. A few plays later and the La Porte front seven were in the backfield sacking the Clear Brook quarterback for a safety. La Porte lead 9-0 with 6:32 left in the 1st.<br />
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A mistake on the punt team would set up Clear Brook for their first score. The Wolverines scored on a one yard QB keeper making the score La Porte 9 Clear Brook 7 with 4:18 left in the 1st.<br />
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La Porte wasted no time getting the ball back to the end zone. A 15 yard run from Sophomore Quarterback Austin Upshaw followed by a 38 yard gain from Britt Grant put the Bulldogs inside the Clear Brook 20. Terrel Bernard would get the carry again from 3 yards out for the touchdown. La Porte lead 16-7 with 2:51 left in the first.<br />
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The second quarter would start off with more dominance on the offensive line. Seniors Tyler Boudreaux and Tight End Jaron Dykstra along with Junior Logan Jackson and Sophomore Ryder Rae were just a few of the blockers controlling the line up front. Senior Running Back Kevin Busby would cash it in this time on a 24 yard sweep to the left side. Senior Wide Receiver Chris Green threw a huge open field block to open up the run. La Porte lead 23-7 with 10:13 left in the half.<br />
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Senior Kicker Cesar Silva, who was perfect on extra points on the night, would add a 19 yard field goal on the next possession making the Bulldog lead 26-7 with 4:50 left to halftime.<br />
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La Porte had their one lapse of the night on defense allowing the Wolverines to score on a 31 yard pass with 1:51 left in the half making it 26-14 LP.<br />
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The Bulldogs two minute drill looked easy to close the half. Starting with a 20 yard pass from Senior Quarterback Nick Brown to Senior Wide Receiver David Terrebonne. A 10 yard run from Britt Grant and a 21 yard pass from Brown to Terrebonne would get La Porte inside the 5. Grant would cap it off with 29 seconds left in the half. La Porte lead 33-14 in a very high scoring first half.<br />
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The second half would be a defensive battle. La Porte's defense lead by Senior Zach Love, Junior Linebackers Eric Kendzior and Nathan Redd and Sophomore Terrel Bernard sniffed out the Clear Brook option attack all night. The defensive line lead by Senior Denaus Ferguson, Bowen, Josh DeLeon lived in the Wolverine backfield. Bernard would add a interception off a tipped pass from Junior Cornerback DeVohn White. The secondary lead by White, Senior Safety Bryson Rogers and Junior Cornerback Vincent Chachere helped contain the outside run plays the Wolverines attacked them with. The defense would shut down Clear Brook the whole second half.<br />
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La Porte would cap the game in the fourth quarter with a Britt Grant 40 yard touchdown run and the backups would come in. La Porte won the season opener in a big way 40-14.<br />
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This week La Porte will take on Bellaire at Butler Stadium in Houston on Saturday at 6pm. This team is worth the watch and play exciting football. <br />
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Bellaire is coming off a 52-27 loss to Fort Bend Elkins. Bellaire runs a spread offense and will put out a challenge for the Bulldog defense.Keith Schulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10736031497961410767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543020927619502701.post-75017844307491097962014-08-28T10:29:00.000-05:002014-08-28T10:59:25.425-05:00La Porte Football WeekendTonight the football begins. La Porte's JV and Freshman teams will be in action against Clear Brook,<br />
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Thursday, August 28, 2014</div>
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Freshman B starts at 4:30 at La Porte</div>
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Freshman A starts at 6:00 at La Porte</div>
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JV White starts at 4:30 at Clear Brook</div>
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JV Orange starts at 6:30 at Clear Brook</div>
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Friday, August 29, 2014</div>
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La Porte vs Clear Brook at La Porte 7pm</div>
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Jonathan Lewis C/O 2014 Colorado St running back</div>
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Colorado State vs Colorado 8pm Fox Sports 1</div>
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Keith Whitely C/O 2013 UNLV running back</div>
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UNLV at Arizona 9:30 on ESPN - Set to record the beginning</div>
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Saturday, August 30, 2014</div>
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Vic Holmes C/O 2014 Iowa State DB</div>
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Iowa State vs North Dakota State 11am Fox Sports 1</div>
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Maurice Morris C/O 2013 Navy OL</div>
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Navy vs Ohio State 11am CBSSN<br />
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Michael Rodriguez C/O 2014 Louisiana Tech TE<br />
Louisiana Tech vs Oklahoma 7pm FSN PPV</div>
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Sunday, August 31, 2014</div>
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Anthony Webb C/O 2011 Baylor (injured)</div>
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Baylor vs SMU 7:30 Fox Sports 1</div>
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Am I missing someone?</div>
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