A.D. Ibarra -Eagle Pass

The San Luis Cardinal Connection Inferno did all it could to knock off the undefeated Graves Tigers on Saturday, but came up an extra point short. Isaias Ramirez scored twice for the Inferno, once on a reverse and the other on an interception, however both extra points failed, the last was a swing pass from Diego Ibarra to Aryam Baez which landed just out of Baez' reach keeping the game from going into overtime. The Tigers scored on a pass play from Victor Perry to Jorge Fernandez just over the outstretched hands of an Inferno defender in the first quarter. Gavin Montalvo almost scored in the third but was stopped just short of the goal line, but Roly Riza bootlegged right, faked a pass and ran it in from one yard out for the winning score. On Friday, the Inferno defeated the Cowboys 35-0 on a fine offensive performance by both Ibarra and QB Ruben Ramos. Scat back Alexander Reyna scored on the very first play of the game on a 70 yard run. Isaias Ramirez scored the two point PAT. Then Mario Barrientos scored on a perfectly thrown ball into the endzone from QB Diego Ibarra and Javier Cerda added on the extra point. Barrientos would score again on a magnificent pitch and catch on a deep ball from Ibarra which Barrientos snagged out of the nighttime sky showing great hands and Brandon Guerra scored the extra point. In the fourth quarter, Ruben Ramos hooked up with Alexander Reyna from the spread formation for a thirty yard touchdown play and Javier Cerda intercepted a Cowboy option pitch and took it to the house for the forty yard score. In other action, the Eagles beat the Falcons 19-0, the Cougars beat the Mustangs 20-8, the Falcons defeted the Stallions 18-0, the Bobcats outlasted the Cardinals 29-6, the Mustangs beat the Raiders 27-6, it was the Tigers 33, the Cards 0, the Stallions 12, the Mustangs 0 and the Falcons defeated the HBG Bobcats 30-8. In Division II Football, the Mavericks beat the Mustangs 8-0, the Raiders defeated the Miners 26-8, the Eagles outlasted the Roadrunners 40-0, the Raiders beat the Roadrunners 18-0, the Eagles defeated the Bobcats 33-0, the Mavs beat the Miners 8-7, the Eagles edged the Mustangs 7-6, the Raiders beat the Bobcats 16-8 and the Roadrunners defeated the Miners 25-16. In Division III Girls Volleyball action, the Lady Falcons beat the Lady Lobos 2-1, the Amazing Ladies beat the Lady Cardinals 2-1, Stallions Elite beat the USA Eagles 2-0, Stallions beat the Lady Mavericks 2-1, the Lady Mustangs outlasted the B&G Club 2-0, the Crush beat the Lady Roadrunners 2-0, it was Intensity over the Lady Mavericks 2-0, and the Wild Bunch beat the Falcons 2-0. In Division II Volleyball action it was the Lady Rebels over the Lady Miners 2-0. the Cardinals defeated the Lady Bulldogs 2-0, the Lady Raiders beat the Lady Mustangs 2-0 and Lady Fabz beat the Lady Stallions 2-0.

A.D. Ibarra

 -Eagle Pass

 In the trenches, my father used to tell me, things go on that are not even seen by the referees on the field. His horror stories often included what some may call 'Cheap shots' but he also used to say that turnabout is fair play and when it comes down to having to line up against the biggest, fastest, strongest players on the opposing team for four quarters every Friday night, Sammy Ibarra, was a diminutive, fiery player who lettered four years for Cozel Foster's Eagle Pass Eagles and was All District three of the four, #62 used to say, "Anything goes.", and usually that's the nature of playing on the offensive line.