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Palacios on the Road in Yoakum
Written by Chase Gallimore
Friday, 09 November 2007
BUT THE BULLDOGS WOULDNT MAKE IT EASY. FIRST YOAKUM DRIVE, BULLDOGS ON THE MOVE. DANE BURK GOES UP TOP TO WILLIAM MARKERT. BUT ITS DAVID HUNT IN THE OTHER COLORED JERSEY THAT COMES DOWN WITH IT. HUNT TAKES IT THE OTHER WAY WITH THE SHORT RETURN. THAT MAKES IT PALACIOS FOOTBALL AFTER THE TURNOVER. A FEW PLAYS LATER, TONY NGUYEN IN AT QUARTERBACK FOR THE SHARKS. HERES THE KEEPER TO THE RIGHT SIDE. UP THE SIDELINE HE IS HEADED FOR THE PYLON, BUT STEPS OUT AT THE ONE. BUT THEY WOULDNT TAKE LONG TO PUNCH IT IN. HENRY SOLIS DOES THE REST. HERES THE 1 YARD PLUNGE AS SOLIS TAKES IT IN FOR THE PALACIOS T-D. POINT AFTER NO GOOD. 6 - 0 SHARKS. ENSUEING POSSESION, MARKERT IN TO PUNT FOR YOAKUM. HE BOOMS IT DOWNFIELD. IT IS OFF THE HANDS OF CODY SMITH. THATS A LIVE FOOTBALL. AND ITS DEREK BURK WHO RECOVERS FOR THE BULLDOGS. THAT LEADS TO THIS. NOW 2ND QUARTER, 4TH AND GOAL. DANE BURK WITH THE KEEPER UP THE MIDDLE. HE IS IN FOR THE TOUCHDOWN. WE GO TO THE STRIPES FOR CONFIRMATION. YES HE IS IN. THE EXTRA POINT BY MARKERT GIVES YOAKUM THE 7 - 6 LEAD. BUT PALACIOS IS QUICK TO RESPOND. HERES HENRY SOLIS ON THE CARRY. THE FORMER ATHLETE OF THE WEEK KNOWS HOW TO FIND THE CAMERA AS HE STROLLS IN TO THE ENDZONE FOR HIS 2ND TOUCHDOWN OF THE NIGHT. THE SHARKS WOULD GO FOR 2. NGUYEN WITH THE KEEPER TO THE LEFT SIDE. THE CONVERSION IS GOOD AND ITS 14 - 7 SHARKS. SOLIS SCORED TOUCHDOWNS, BUT HE DID IT ON D AS WELL. YOAKUM TRIES THE SWEEP. THATS TREY HIGHTS ON THE CARRY. BUT SOLIS WOULD HAVE NONE OF IT. THATS A LOSS ON THE PLAY. THE BULLDOGS WOULD EVENTUALLY HAVE TO PUNT. NEXT PALACIOS DRIVE. THIS TIME THE FAKE GOES TO SOLIS. AND NGUYEN GOES TO THE RIGHT. AFTER THE TOUCHDOWN, THE PALACIOS SHARKS TAKE A 21 - 7 LEAD TO THE HALF. LETS GO AHEAD AND SHOW THAT FINAL. 51 - 15 IS YOUR FINAL AND THE PALACIOS SHARKS ARE PLAYOFF BOUND.