![]() ![]() The PAT failed, leaving the Coyotes down 7-6 with 7:07 remaining in the first quarter.ĭenton (6-1, 2-1) reached the Coyotes' 12-yard line on their first offensive possession of the night, but on third-and-10, a great pass rush by several Wichita Falls defenders made Atkinson throw the ball away. On the TD, Gaines was able to turn the corner on a sweep to the left, getting a great block from Ca'Maurie Johnson. Byrd and then a 68-yard touchdown drive, the last 50 by Gaines, who also hit Lee Guice with a 13-yard pass to pick up a first down. The Coyotes responded to the early adversity with a 30-yard kick return by A.J. The Coyotes' rushing total of 163 yards would have been 206 without those two plays. That bad snap cost Wichita Falls 24 yards of offense and a bad snap later in the game went for a 19-yard loss. The second bad snap of the game actually cost them a touchdown as Denton's Eric Borst scooped up the ball at the WFHS 7-yard line and went in for a touchdown less than three minutes into the game. The Coyotes had several promising drives in the first half, but continued to hurt themselves with high snaps from center. We'll take care of some of those things and we'll be better. We had some plays that can kind of take the breath out of you, but they continued to battle. 'They played pretty good and they never quit. 'I am so proud of these kids,' Sharr said. Cortez Cardenas picked off a Gaines pass and returned it 31 yards with 6:51 left in the game. ![]() The game was still within reach at the start of the fourth quarter when the Broncos scored just their second offensive TD of the game, thanks to a 43-yard pass from Colt Atkinson to Chris Miller that extended their lead to 29-14.ĭenton's final points of the game came just like its first points - on a defensive touchdown. 'He made some pretty good throws tonight.' 'We put Stephen at quarterback just to get the ball in his hands more and he did a great job of running the offensive game plan,' Coyotes head coach Paul Sharr said of Gaines, who rushed for 160 yards on 28 carries. Zion Holmes turned a low snap on the PAT into a 2-point conversion to make the score 20-14 in favor of the Broncos. The score came on a 49-yard run as the senior back, who missed the previous game against Rider, made two wonderful spin moves to avoid defenders and find the open field. The Coyotes (0-7, 0-3) came out of the locker room and scored the first points of the second half to get within six at 20-14 on Stephen Gaines' second long touchdown run of the night. Despite giving up only one offensive touchdown and forcing Denton into kicking two field goals, Wichita Falls High School found itself in a 20-6 hole at halftime Friday night at Memorial Stadium.Īnd as hard as the Coyotes tried it didn't get any better in the second half as Denton pulled away for a 36-14 victory in District 5-5A. ![]()
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