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Mavericks kick off D 29-5A season versus Del Rio
Thursday, 26 September 2013 15:13 Published in May 2013Mavericks kick off D 29-5A season versus Del Rio
By Rey Sifuentes Jr.
And now the final scores begin counting towards making the 2013 playoffs, as C.C. Winn High School’s varsity football team begins its District 29-5A schedule by hosting Del Rio at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
The Rams are capable of running the ball.
“On offense, Del Rio is a shot gun formation running team,” Head Coach Eric Villasenor said. “They have a very physical offensive line. They have some good skill kids at wide receiver.”
On the other side of the ball, Del Rio is pretty well staffed both up front and further back.
“Defensively, they run a 4-3 scheme, and their secondary is one of their biggest strengths,” Villasenor said. “One of their cornerbacks is one of the best players on that team.”
The Mavericks are currently 1-3 after losing to Hondo 21-7 on Friday.
Deion Alonso scored the Mavericks’ lone touchdown on a two-yard run.
“Deion brings a different dimension to the table,” Villasenor said. “He is a game breaker, can change the momentum of a football game quickly. He has great vision, a great work ethic, and is overall a great kid.”
Villasenor also applauded his defensive unit.
“We played very well defensively, I thought that our defense played tremendous,” Villasenor said. “Right now we are still improving our offense. The kids are picking up our scheme a little bit better, but we need to eliminate our penalties.”
After Friday’s game, CCWN has a bye on Friday, October 4.
“Our bye week is coming at a good time,” Villasenor said. “We need to work on some things like fundamentals especially. We will also have our six weeks grading period coming during the bye week, so it is kind of reaching us at the right time.”
After their bye, the Mavericks jump right back into the 29-5A waters while trying to earn their first playoff berth in team history.
“This district is going to be tough,” Villasenor said. “United is playing good football right now, Del Rio is the defending champ, Alexander is starting to peak, and United South, Eagle Pass and LBJ are also tough football teams. Our district is very competitive and we are going to have to bring our A-game every week.”
After bye week, Eagles ready to take on Alexander
Thursday, 26 September 2013 15:12 Published in May 2013After bye week, Eagles ready to take on Alexander
By Rey Sifuentes Jr.
The Eagles varsity football team begins its District 29-5A schedule by visiting Laredo Alexander on Thursday at 7 p.m.
Head Coach Tom Gonzalez said that the Bulldogs tend to let the ball fly.
“Alexander is a team that is going to throw the ball,” Gonzalez said. “They have a very good quarterback, as well as a talented tailback and some good receivers. Their offensive line can be very physical. Alexander does not throw the ball deep most of the time, but rather short passes.”
Alexander has a pretty tough defensive squad with some two-way players.
“Defensively, they are also big and strong up front,” Gonzalez said. “Some of those guys are playing both ways for Alexander.”
Eagle Pass High School had a bye (no game) last week, which was ample time to polish up on some A-B-C’s.
“Our bye week helped us a lot,” Gonzalez said. “We kind of polished up on some things like where to line up and running to the football. We concentrated on the little details defensively.”
Gonzalez and his staff made sure the Eagles stayed concentrated on the fundamentals on both sides of the ball.
“On offense, we also focused on the basics like blocking and coming off of the ball,” Gonzalez said. “We were able to refine a lot of things on each side of the ball, and that has definitely helped us out a lot.”
Gonzalez is confident that his team can once again contend for the playoffs, but the Eagles’ 29-5A adversaries are not just going to let them by.
“I think this district is going to be very competitive every week for all of the teams in it,” Gonzalez said. “I think anyone can beat anyone else in this district. So every team is going to have to show up and play its best game on Fridays.”
CCWN & EPHS cross country teams race at UTSA event
Thursday, 26 September 2013 15:12 Published in May 2013CCWN & EPHS cross country teams race at UTSA event
By Rey Sifuentes Jr.
Eagle Pass and C.C. Winn High School’s cross country teams competed at the Ricardo Romo Classic held at the University of Texas at San Antonio this past Saturday.
MAVERICKS
Representing CCWN in one of the events were Angel Puente (229th, 20:18), Ramon Aguinaga (242nd, 20:39), Vincent De Leon (244th, 20:41), Jefthe Gonzalez (271st, 22:20), Amanda Gonzalez (274th, 22:38), Jose Lopez (275th, 22:45), and Alexis Lopez (276th, 23:27).
Competing in another event were Miguel Rendon (42nd, 12:47), Nathaniel Caballero (45th, 12:50), Gerardo Huerta (121st, 14:34), Alex Longoria (130th, 14:50), Christian Rodriguez (134th, 15:00), and George Salinas (155th, 16:54).
Running in another division were Joann Jimenez (23rd, 14:56), Paola Garcia (125th, 18:17), Sabrina Hernandez (144th, 20:29), Ana Sofia De Leon (145th, 20:30), Virginia Villarreal (147th, 21:31), Bertha Villarreal (23:08), Eulalia Gonzalez (25:23), and Alyssa Orona (28:25).
EAGLES
The Lady Eagles junior varsity team came in eight as a group.
Running in that event were Brianna Vielma (31th, 14:44), Alexis Sanchez (55th, 15:13), Denise Moreno (90th, 15:48), Anais Flores (120th, 16:25), April Flores (132nd, 16:35), Paola Guevara (163rd, 17:26), Larissa Alvarez (173rd, 17:36), Gabriella Martinez (209th, 18:23), Dayna Garza (230th, 19:01), and April Gutierrez (268th, 22:51).
EPHS’s varsity boys came in fourteenth as a group.
Competing in the division were Jesus Teran (44th, 18:12), Oscar Mendoza (46th, 18:130, Joshua Smith (60th, 18:22), Gabriel Villasenor (64th, 18:24), and Edgar Gonzalez (275th, 20:28).
The Eagles junior varsity boys cross country team won its division. One of the EPHS runners in that category was Diego Solis who came in seventh with a time of 11:32.
Competing in the varsity girls division was Melissa Velez who finished 97th with a time of 23:17.
Running in their respective Varsity Gold events were Karina Velez (29th, 20:13), and Victor Garcia (11th, 16:14).