If they only played five quarters.
The East View Patriots would be forgiven for thinking that. After all, East View staked a district foe to a comfortable lead for a second straight week. Then, for a second straight week, the Patriots mounted a furious fourth quarter rally, only to come up just short. This time it was a 31-29 heartbreaker to – and clutch victory for -- the Cedar Park Timberwolves.
East View struck first on a 1-yard run from Kieston Rainey (13-52, TD) before Cedar Park evened the score on a 21-yard pass from David Cooper to Jonah Johnson. The Patriots took their last lead of the night at 14-7 on a Ty Blair 4-yard run. However, Cedar Park scored 17 points in just over four minutes on a 30-yard field goal from Ben Ramos and touchdown runs from Cameron Graham and Lucas Viloria. That outburst capped a 24-point second quarter for the T’wolves, who led 24-14 at the half.
Blair (26-37, 236 yds., 2 TD, 2 INT; 14-115, TD rushing) and Cooper (27-34, 320 yards, 2 TD) each tossed third quarter touchdown passes to send it to the fourth quarter with Cedar Park ahead 31-20.
The Patriots crept within eight on a field goal then scored again on Blair’s 25-yard pass to Rainey. However, East View’s 2-point conversion attempt failed, and Cedar Park held on for the huge win as the Patriots’ late rally came up short for a second straight week.
Cedar Park (3-0, 4-2) hosts Glenn (0-3, 2-4) Friday night (10/18) in a key District 8-5A-1 clash VYPE will broadcast. Meanwhile, East View (1-2, 3-3) faces its own critical district showdown with neighborhood nemesis Georgetown (2-1, 5-1) from Birkelbach Field in Friday night’s VYPE/ESPN Austin radio Central Texas High School Football Game of the Week on 102.7 FM.
Tomball senior CJ Sampson lifts the 6A Division II State MVP award toward the crowd and his teammates in celebrationMatthew Ogle (VYPE)
Catcher Hopkins (right) poses with Sampson (left), both biting into their newly earned gold medalsMatthew Ogle (VYPE)
