It was a much cooler night for football last Friday as the La Porte Bulldogs took down the Baytown Lee Ganders 43-16. La Porte's offense came out firing on all cylinders with an impressive 30 points and over 300 yards of offense in the first half. The offensive line really came out with something to prove this week and controlled the Gander defense. The line was lead by Juniors Tony Briones, Maurice Morris and Justin King.
Junior running back Keith Whitely started the game off with some nice runs and capped off a long drive with an eight yard touchdown. Whitely ran hard all night and ended up with 108 yards on 14 carries with two touchdowns. Baytown Lee responded on the ensuing kickoff with a 100 yard kickoff return touchdown for Gander Senior Wide receiver and Texas A&M committment Jaevon Richardson. From there it was all La Porte with Senior Quarterback Josh Vidales running for a 56 yard touchdown and hooking up with Senior WR Aaron Nance-Garrett for a 39 yard score through the air. On the night Vidales completed 8 of 11 passes for 129 yards and a TD and ran for 59 yards and a TD. Garrett had a breakout game with 5 catches, 92 yards and 1 TD.
The Bulldogs defense shut down the spread attack from Baytown Lee with strong run defense and creating 4 turnovers. Whitely, Nance-Garrett and Junior cornerback Malik Graves recorded the interceptions for La Porte. Sophomore outside linebacker Hoza Scott was in Lee Quarterback Josh Zellars face all night.
In the second half La Porte Sophomore running back Jonathan Lewis took over on the ground and rushed for 111 yards on 11 carries with one touchdown including a dazzling 42 yard run to get the bulldogs to the 3 yard line in the 4th quarter. Sophomore running back Taejon Wearen picked up where he left off last week and ran for 83 yards on 7 carries with some impressive elusiveness around the corner on the jet sweep. Overall a great effort for the offense with 400 yards rushing and 530 yards of total offense.
La Porte's Defense gave up their first touchdown in the 4th quarter after the game was already decided. Strong play from the usual suspects Seniors Chad Sutherland, Cameron Whilley and Chris Hickey at linebacker as well as Juniors Corey Lee and Alex Jones on the defensive line
The real test will come with Klein Forest this Friday in Klein.
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Week 1 La Porte vs Baytown Lee Preview
The La Porte Bulldogs (1-0) take on the Baytown Lee Ganders (1-0) this Friday 7pm at Bulldog Stadium in La Porte.
Last week La Porte beat Clements 31-0 while Baytown Lee beat crosstown rival Baytown Sterling 28-20.
Last season the Bulldogs took down the Ganders 57-6 in Baytown. Highlights from last season's game can be found online here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geVg01iy9k8
The Ganders offense is lead by Junior Quarterback Josh Zellars and superstar Texas A&M commit Senior wide receiver Jaevon Richardson. Last week the Ganders were run-heavy with Zellars (19 carries 101 yards) and Senior running back Keith Johnson (17 carries 96 yards) splitting the load. Zellars was also effective through the air with 128 yards and 2 touchdowns. Expect Zellars to try to find Richardson (5 catches last week) all game to keep the Bulldogs defense off balance.
On defense Lee gave up 265 yards on the ground to Sterling. The key for their win was the six turnovers caused. La Porte should be able to find room to run on the Ganders and will need to hang on to the ball.
Last week the Bulldog's offense was effective in the first half with short passes and the outside running game. Sophomore Quarterback Vic Holmes lead the way on the ground with 64 yards on 11 carries. Expect Junior running back Keith Whitely to have a breakout performance this week after not finding much room to run against Clements. Lookout for Senior wideout Aaron Nance-Garrett and Sophomore Taejon Wearen to get good yards through the air from Holmes and Senior Quarterback Josh Vidales.
On defense La Porte will bring more of the same that we saw against Clements with turnovers and tough coverage. The Bulldogs caused four turnovers with three interceptions last week. Cramps took their toll in the second half allowing Clements to get some yards on the ground. Early weather reports have the high temperature at a nice cool 92 degrees compared to the 128 degrees they measured at Hall Stadium on the turf. Seniors Chad Sutherland, Cameron Whilley and Aaron Nance-Garret along with Junior Corey Lee and Sophomore Hoza Scott lead the outstanding, attacking La Porte Defense.
Everybody come out and support the Bulldogs! What do you want to see improved this week?
Last week La Porte beat Clements 31-0 while Baytown Lee beat crosstown rival Baytown Sterling 28-20.
Last season the Bulldogs took down the Ganders 57-6 in Baytown. Highlights from last season's game can be found online here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geVg01iy9k8
The Ganders offense is lead by Junior Quarterback Josh Zellars and superstar Texas A&M commit Senior wide receiver Jaevon Richardson. Last week the Ganders were run-heavy with Zellars (19 carries 101 yards) and Senior running back Keith Johnson (17 carries 96 yards) splitting the load. Zellars was also effective through the air with 128 yards and 2 touchdowns. Expect Zellars to try to find Richardson (5 catches last week) all game to keep the Bulldogs defense off balance.
On defense Lee gave up 265 yards on the ground to Sterling. The key for their win was the six turnovers caused. La Porte should be able to find room to run on the Ganders and will need to hang on to the ball.
Last week the Bulldog's offense was effective in the first half with short passes and the outside running game. Sophomore Quarterback Vic Holmes lead the way on the ground with 64 yards on 11 carries. Expect Junior running back Keith Whitely to have a breakout performance this week after not finding much room to run against Clements. Lookout for Senior wideout Aaron Nance-Garrett and Sophomore Taejon Wearen to get good yards through the air from Holmes and Senior Quarterback Josh Vidales.
On defense La Porte will bring more of the same that we saw against Clements with turnovers and tough coverage. The Bulldogs caused four turnovers with three interceptions last week. Cramps took their toll in the second half allowing Clements to get some yards on the ground. Early weather reports have the high temperature at a nice cool 92 degrees compared to the 128 degrees they measured at Hall Stadium on the turf. Seniors Chad Sutherland, Cameron Whilley and Aaron Nance-Garret along with Junior Corey Lee and Sophomore Hoza Scott lead the outstanding, attacking La Porte Defense.
Everybody come out and support the Bulldogs! What do you want to see improved this week?
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