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ALICE — The Calallen football team got a glimpse in Week 1 of what running back Ricardo Rodriguez and quarterback Sebastian Dennis were capable of on the football field.
The Wildcats turned to their offensive duo on Friday against Alice, and the end result was a 37-7 win at Memorial Stadium.
Rodriguez paced Calallen’s running game by rushing for 138 yards on 21 carries with one touchdown. Dennis completed five passes for 159 yards and three total touchdowns as the Wildcats improved to 2-0 for the first time since the 2023 season.
“God is good, and he’s blessed this team,” Calallen coach Charlie Reeve said. “We have great kids that play their hearts out. Right now they believe, and there’s not a whole lot of people who thought we’d be 2-0 at this point. But it doesn’t matter. Those guys expected to win both of these games.
“We’re still not a finished product and we have a long way to go. But I’m extremely proud of our kids, coaches and this community.”
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Shining on both sides
Calallen’s defense allowed 42 points against G-P, but responded on Friday by limiting Alice to 176 yards of offense.
The Coyotes finished with 73 yards on the ground and were limited to 103 yards through the air.
The Wildcats’ defense recorded a shutout in the first half and limited Alice to one score in the third quarter.
“The big game plan was defense this week,” Dennis said. “We allowed 40 last week, so the game plan this week was defense, defense, defense. The offense has been clicking. Last game it was going, and this game it kept going and going.”
Keeping the momentum
Both teams carried momentum into Friday’s contest with impressive wins in Week 1.
But it was the Wildcats who jumped ahead early after…
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Author : Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Publish date : 2024-09-07 04:14:24
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