Calallen High School Football

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Football Time! Fightin' Wildcats Sink the battlin' Pirates 28-13 to the bottom of the sea,

  
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Carroll 21 La Joya 17
Sharyland 42 Kingsvill2 26
Pleasanton 17 Tuloso-10

Game Statistics Credit: Corpus Christi Caller-Times.

High School
Wildcats hang on
By Javier Becerra (Contact)
Saturday, September 22, 2007
ROCKPORT — Calallen isn't the dominating force it used to be, but
it still can find ways to win a game.

Quarterback Jeramie Marek rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns
and passed for 139 yards and two more scores in a 28-13 win over
Rockport-Fulton (2-2) on Friday. Injuries left the Wildcats (4-0)
without six starters, forcing the team to rely on reserve players.

"It's not only what I had to do, but all the backups," Marek said.
"Both our safeties were out, but Roy Davila and Steven Guajardo came
in without much experience and did an excellent job. Everybody has
to take the credit."

Marek had a lot to do with the victory.

The senior carried 20 times and completed all but two of his 14 pass
attempts, including the first nine. He had two throws intercepted,
one of which set up a 9-yard touchdown run by Alex Willis that brought
R-F to within 14-13.

Marek put the game away with a 3-yard touchdown run in the third
quarter and a 19-yard scoring strike to Logan Verrett in the fourth.

"Coach (Phil) Danaher called on me and I didn't want to let him down,"
Marek said. "I just did what I could."

Six Calallen starters were out with injuries, five of those on offense
- running back Oliver Price (dislocated elbow), receiver Adam Hoelscher
(knee), running back Bryden McClure (groin), lineman Don OHair (knee)
and quarterback Jake Huddleston (shoulder). Along with McClure, fellow
safety Hunter Whetsel (concussion) didn't dress out.

Things only got worse against the Pirates.

Backup running back Jared Wyatt left the game with a leg injury early
in the third quarter and didn't return. Defensive end Alan Ford missed
time in the second half with a left shoulder injury.

R-F, meanwhile, was missing standout defensive lineman Colby Witt. The
senior broke his left wrist in last week's win over Robstown and is expected
to be out until the start of district.

R-F opened the game at its own 32-yard line. Quarterback Dalton Conway ran
the ball three straight times, and gained exactly 10 yards to keep the
offense on the field.

A sophomore, Conway then hit Alex Soliz for a 19-yard completion to put
the Pirates right at midfield. The next play went to running back Alex Willis,
who made the most of his first carry.

Conway dropped back to pass, but brought down his arm at the last possible
moment and handed off to Willis. The 5-foot-6, 145-pound junior took off up
the middle before finding a clear path up the right sideline.

Willis ran into two Calallen defenders at the 5, but had enough momentum to
push his way across the goal line. Leon Thomason kicked the extra point to
give the Pirates a 7-0 lead with 9:37 left in the first quarter.

The Wildcats answered immediately with a seven-play, 63-yard drive to tie the game.

Calallen picked up a first down when Collin Simpson hauled in a 9-yard pass
from Marek. He broke free for 21 yards two plays later, a run that had the
potential to turn into a touchdown if not for R-F cornerback Michael Hernandez's
arm tackle as Marek turned the corner around the right.

Facing third and 8 from the 26, Marek kept the ball again, this time taking it
all the way to the end zone. Anthony Cantu's extra point forged a 7-7 tie with
6:14 to go in the first quarter.

Scoreboard

........................Q1......Q2.......Q3.....Q4....FINAL
Calallen (4-0)...........7.......7.......7.......7 --- 28
Rockport-Fulton (2-2)....7.......6.......0.......0 --- 13
September 21, 2007 - Rockport-Fulton H.S.

team stat Comparison
..........................Calallen......Rockport-Fulton
Total First Downs ............18...............14
Total Offensive Yards.........324..............254
Offense (Plays-Average Yards).57-5.7..........56-4.5
Fumbles Lost..................1...............1
Total Rushing Yards...........164.............183
Rushing (Plays-Average Yards).31-5.3..........40-4.6
Total Passing Yards ..........160.............71
Passing (Comp-Att-Int-Avg)....14-26-3-6.2.....9-16-NR-4.4
Punting (Num-Avg).............1-55.0..........5-37.0
Penalties (Num-Yards).........4-9.............20-60
Touchdowns....................4...............2
Tdss (Rushing-Passing-Defensive).2-2-0........2-0-0

1St Quarter
Rockport-Fulton RUN 09:37:00 Alex Willis-Cruz 50yd - CONV: kick made by Leon Thomason for 1pt(s)
Calallen RUN 06:14:00 Jeramie Marek 26yd - CONV: kick made by Anthony Cantu for 1pt(s)
2Nd Quarter
Calallen PASS 11:32:00 Logan Verrett 44yd from Jeramie Marek - CONV: kick made by Anthony Cantu for 1pt(s)
Rockport-Fulton RUN 04:14:00 Alex Willis-Cruz 9yd
3Rd Quarter
Calallen RUN 08:19:00 Jeramie Marek 3yd - CONV: kick made by Anthony Cantu for 1pt(s)
4Th Quarter
Calallen PASS 00:29:00 Logan Verrett 19yd from Jeramie Marek - CONV: kick made by Anthony Cantu for 1pt(s)

Calallen Passing
CP/AT YDS TD INT
Jeramie Marek 12/14 139 2 2
Dustin Vaughan 2/12 21 0 1

Rockport-Fulton Passing
CP/AT YDS TD INT
Dalton Conway 9/16 71 0 0

Calallen Rushing
CAR YDS AVG TD LG
Jeramie Marek 20 148 7.4 2 -
Luis Gracia 3 21 7.0 0 -
Jared Wyatt 6 4 0.7 0 -
Matt Garza 1 3 3.0 0 -

Rockport-Fulton Rushing
CAR YDS AVG TD LG
Alex Willis-Cruz21 122 5.8 2 50
Dalton Conway 17 49 2.9 0 -
Chris Simmons 2 12 6 0 -

Calallen receiving
REC YDS AVG TD LG
Logan Verett 5 109 21.8 2 44
Collin Simpson 4 18 4.5 0 -
Matt Garza 2 16 8.0 0 -
Kenneth Rosas 1 10 10.0 0 -

Rockport-Fulton receiving
REC YDS AVG TD LG
Alex Soliz 4 34 8.5 0 -
James Huff 2 18 9.0 0 -
Ricky Riojas 1 7 7.0 0 -
Alex Willis-Cruz 1 2 2.0 0 -

#23 Collin Simpson makes the reception and gets the 1st down. Fine blocking by #54 Tyler Otahal, he blocks 2 Pirates and keeps the 3rd from being on the play.

Qb Jeramie Marek on the keeper, the 26, the 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, Touchdown. Fine run. Wildcats tie the game, 7-all.

#88 Alan Ford brings down #19 sophomore Dalton Conway.

#9 senior Kris Guerrero sinks the Pirate to the sea, er-rather the turf. #55 Chris Milano and #52 Kevin Mahany rush in to help.

#9 Kris Guerrero smacks the runner and causes the fumble, which senior Alan Ford pounces like a Cat on it. Calallen's Ball!

Find the Pirate he is buried by #43 Travis Neslony (bottom), #52 Kevin Mahany, 280 pounds #75 Colton Parker on top, and #55 Chris Milano.

Football Calallen vs Rockport-Fulton Photo Gallery.

Jeramie Marek and Cats during Alma Mater Time.	Dillon Denman and Cats during Alma Mater Time.
Steven Guajardo and Cats during Alma Mater Time.	Morgan Cole and Cats during Alma Mater Time.
CHS participants ready for the National Anthem.	Wildcats who did not dress out today.
Chs respect to the colors.	Coach Danaher having pregame words with one of the RF Coaches.
Kris' dad, Mr. Guerrero chats with defensive specialist #45 Colby Witt, out with an injury on his wrist. Colby is a very good player.	Here comes the pride and Joy of South Texas, being led by senior Alan Ford.
The Rockport-Fulton Pirates are here.	We are tough, we will play with 6 starters out and still triump over you.
Captains tonight (L-R): Captain Colton Parker, Captain Chase Thomas, Captain Roy Davila and Captain Steven Guajardo.	The Cheerleaders wait, while the Captains negotiate.
#8 Anthony Cantu drills the pigskin down field.	The pirate goes down> In the tackle Jordan John (40) Kris Guerrero (9) and linebacker Kevin Mahany.
#62 Justin Cebellos chases qb Conway out of the pocket.	#55 Milano and other Wildcats drop #1 Ricky Riojas.
Wildcats plug the middle. RF #72 is Freshman Miquel Estrada.	Safety #5 Jermie Marek makes the leap, but #32 Alex Willis goes in for the first td of the game. Pirates 6-0.
The RF duo makes it 7-0.	The Wildcats receive the football.
rf Chris Havens stops 32 Jared Wyatt.	Collin Simpson had 4 receptions tonight for a total of 18 yards.
Collin Simpson grinds out some more yards.	#1 Matt Garza on his first recepton,good enough for a first down. Matt was 2 for 18 yards tonight.
Matt cuts to the inside for extra yards.	Garza checks #41 Kyle Cosby chase Marek.
The Wildcats are moving downfield. 74 is Cade Shaw, #73 is Marco Acuna.	Collin running and a couple off Pirates are closing in.
Jaramie Marek sees #11 freshman Tyler Hull coming, Marek cuts to the outside.	Marek see some open space and he accelerates.
Marek heads for the corner, #1 Ricky Riojas and #5 Alex Solis have the angle, but Marek eludes them...,	The official signals touchdown!
The Dynamic, Dramatic amd Dynamite Duo, Marek and Cantu drills it home.	6:14 left in the first quarter, score Home 7, visitors 7.
The kickoff maniacs get it done.	#88 Alan Ford makes a good solid tackle.
The Wildcats keep the Pirate from making the first down.	Matt gets clobbered from behind.
Matt and Colton trying to pull off players. RF has the ball.	#52 Kevin Mahany covers his receiver, the ball falls harmlessly behind him.
Wildcats bring down the Pirate.	The Pirates on the move. The receiver makes the first down.
Colton and Wildcats chase the runner into the secondary.	RF#32 Alex Willis makes a fine catch. 34 yards receiving, 122 rushing. Very shifty and speedy individual.
Coach Danaher checks the action.	The Wildcats are inspired and moving toward the goal.
Marek fires a 44-yd touchdown Pass, which is caught by #10 Logan Verrett.	The Dynamic duo drills it through the uprights.
The Wildcats break the deadlock and takes the lead 14-7.	Coach Danaher instucts the kickoff team.
#55 Chris Milano is double-teamed.	#55 Milano, #52 Kevin, #9 Guerrero and #62 Ceballos are all over the runnr.
#52 Kevin Mahany drills #19 Dalton Conway	#43 Travis Neslony gets up, He was in the tackle with Kevin.
#9 senior Kris Guerrero tackles the runner, Here comes Kevin to assist.
Bam! As Guerrero slamed the Pirate to eat grass.	Anthony Alcantar gets to the runner.
And the runner is stopped.	#55 Milano is not fooled, he jumps for #22 Chris Simmons...,
Milano bull-doggies Simmons and down, down..,	They go, however, Simmons got a few more yards.
Finally the runner is stopped.	#14 Kenneth Rosas makes a fine catch. First down. One catch tonight for 10 yards.
#66 Cody Moseley follows the runner. RF #53 is junior Brandon Henderson.	#52 Kevin Mahany drills qb Conway to the turf.
The Pirates run it in for a 9-yard touchdown.	Look closely, a Wildcat stuck his hand, and deflect the ball -- No good. Cats 14-13.
The Pirates kick off and it is a mass of humanity in the field.	#10 Logan Verrett makes a fine catch and a first down. tonight, 5 receptions for 109 yards and two touchdowns. Awesome!
Qb Dustin Vaughan is in the game fires. Incomplete.	Qb Vaughan fires again. Vaughan is off tonight, 2 of 12 attempts for 21 yards and one interception.
#34 Samson Maldonado and #75 Colton Parker hang on to the runner while some more help arrives.	Took a little help, but the runner finally hit the turf.
RF Pirates run left, and down the sideline they went.	Guerrero and Ford stopped the runner, and Ford recovers the fumble.
A little bit high.	A short pass to Wyatt from Vaughan, incomplete.
Marek carries, and #14 Dana Beach makes the tackle, time runs out, 1st half. -- Halftime.	Drum Major walks to his pedestal
The CHS Band --Pride of South Texas.	Band Member of the week. (Middle member.)
Here comes the Pride and Joy of South Texas...,	and #9 Kris Guerrero is leading the Cats.
#34 captain Samson Maldonado meets at meet field and opts to receive the football.	Marek with the ball, accelerates and ...,
outruns the would-be tackler, has a blocker...,	And down the sidelines go Jeramie. Connor and coach Danaher check out the action.
And finally, the Pirates stop Marek in the red zone.	The Wildcats move the ball to the eight.
Dustin Vaughan makes a fine block, and Jeramie runs to the three.	Jeramie gets up.
From the three, Jeramie steps thrugh the little hole.	Touchdown! Jaramie Mareks.
#5 on the helmet, that's good old Marek.	He gives the football to the official. Marek has 2 touchowns tonight.
8:19 in the 3rd quarter the Wildcats led 21-13. Cool!	The CHS Maniacs get it done again,#85 is Aaron Ramos.
Guerrero in on the tackle.	#40 Jordan stops the runner...,
Jordan gets some help, and the runner is stopped.	Guerrero and Mahany on the tackle.
#15 Derek Samora goes forward, only to be met by a pack of Wildcats.	The Pirates try the middle again.
Looks like Guerrero hitting low, and Flores hitting high. That'll work.	#88 Ford back in the game. A real fighting Wildcat.
Talking it up with the coaches, the qb understands, the stat lady Jessica writes the play down.	Here comes Marek. #4 senior Michael Hernandez makes the attempt...,
But Marek cuts to the inside for some more yardage.	no first down, the ball goes to RF; Kris Guerrero, Kevin Mahany and Colton Parker make the tackle.
Gang tackling by Kevin, Colton, Milano and Travis.
Here come the running Wildcat, Jeramie, 2 tds, 148 yards in 20 carries.	Marek is stopped.
Marek address the green, "Good stop."	#25 Luis Garcia runs for 4 yards.
#25 Garcia runs for 10 yards past the thirty...,	down to the 20; People are chanting "Louey, Louey."
Garcia is stopped on he 21.	#5 Marek, good for 2 yards to the nineteen-yd line.
Qb Marek, fades back, spots #10 Logan Verrett on the sideline, fires -- Logan on the 4 receieves the rocket pass from Marek, On the 4, the 3, 2, 1, touchdown!	Logan is tackled in the end zone. The referee is signaling Touchdown!
#14 Kenneth Rosas has no brakes and trips over the Pirate.	The Marek-Cantu dynamic duo drills it true.
Scoreboard reads, Visitors (Wildcats) 28, the Pirates 13.	Wildcats take a breather. #10 Logan Verrett two big ones tonight, and 109 yards total.
Jessica does good work, and double-checks the plays called tonight.	Sweating and laughing, Marek listens to coach Hamilton.
Cade has played a good winning game.	Cade is deserving of fluids. Drink it all, Cade.
#22 Dustin Vaughan on the side line. He saw qb action tonight.	Bryden MClure took the night off.
Jake and Skylar on the sideline.	The traditional handshake. #45 Colby Witt congratulates the Wildcats.
Yes, you did a fine job.	So, did coach Danaher, staff and Fightin' Wildcats. Win # 328 for Coach Danaher.
Coach Danaher's grandson wears a green tag. He is authorized on the field.	Coach Danaher gives the post game de-briefing.
Coach Russ and Robin Hamilton.	Coach Jim and Linda Cliburn.
Martha, Kevin, jr., Kevin, sr., and Steven. Hello to the rest of the family, from Mom Martha.	Coach Danaher gives the newspaper interview.
Cody, Cliff and Jim.	Cody Danaher and family. Cody was the CHS quarterback a few years back.