HUNTSVILLE —
The Alpha Omega Academy football team’s confidence was at an all-time high after a comfortable win over Fort Bend 76-26 last week.
They were aiming to do the same against High Island in their final nondistrict game on Saturday.
It did not happen as the Cardinals defeated the Lions 31-8.
With a slippery field, it was a matter of which team could make the least amount of mistakes.
The Cardinals (3-1-1) were able to adjust as they produced 233 yards of total offense.
The majority of the yards were accumulated on the ground.
The Lions (2-3) did a decent job on defense as they forced four fumbles.
One of the fumbles was recovered by Dakota Reeves.
Matthew Box led the team with six tackles.
On the offensive side of the ball, the Lions produced 223 total yards of offense.
Chris Shirley led the charge with 158 total yards and a touchdown.
“We couldn’t get anything done on offense,” said Lions quarterback Marco Pardo, who completed 4 of 12 passes for 78 yards. “The weather was a huge factor.”
With the Cardinals leading 6-0, the Lions were determined to get something going on their second drive.
Alpha Omega fumbled the snap and the Cardinals recovered it at the 50-yard line, scoring again to make it 12-0.
High Island added another score with no time left in the second quarter to increase the lead to 19-0.
“We talked before the game about not beating ourselves,” Lions coach Jeff Norris said. “I thought our defense played really well in the first half. It was just a matter of mistakes.”
The Lions had an opportunity to fix those mistakes in the second half, but turned the ball over on downs in the opening minutes of the third.
With great field position, the Cardinals scored again to extend their lead to 25-0.
AOA was able to get into a rhythm late in the third quarter. Pardo connected with Shirley for 30-yards to get a first down.
A few plays later, Shirley scored on a 35-yard run to put the Lions on the board.
Losha Thompson added the 2-point conversion to cut the lead to 25-8.
The Cardinals added one more score for good measure to increase the lead to 31-8.
With a bye week, the Lions are looking forward to make improvements in their game when they open district play against Logos Prep Academy on Oct. 12.
“We’re going to work hard to fixing our mistakes this weekend,” Pardo said. “We’re excited to go into district. … This team is a good team.”
Sports
ALPHA OMEGA FOOTBALL — High Island tops Lions in slick conditions
Alpha Omega unable to produce repeat performance in season’s final nondistrict contest
- Sports
-
-
BEARKAT BASEBALL — Kats win again, head into conference tourney with plenty of momentum
Having already clinched the outright Southland Conference regular-season championship on Friday night and the No. 1 seed in this week’s conference tournament a night earlier, the Bearkats didn’t have much to gain from Saturday afternoon’s series finale against Central Arkansas. Still, the Kats certainly didn’t want to go into this week on the heels of a loss and rallied late to end the regular season with 6-5 victory as well as completing a series sweep against the Bears.
-
BEARKAT BASEBALL — Kats repeat as outright conference champs
Thanks in large part to one of starting pitcher Cody Dickson’s finest performances of the season, Sam Houston State beat Central Arkansas 4-0 and clinched the Southland Conference regular-season championship outright for a second straight season.
-
BEARKAT BASEBALL — Kats one step closer to repeating as outright conference champs
Sam Houston State took care of business with a 7-3 victory over the Bears on Thursday night and clinched at least a share of the Southland Conference title and secured the No. 1 seed in next week's conference tournament.
-
UIL STATE TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: On the medal stand ...
Remember that saying, “Good things happen to those who wait?” Well, the Lady Hornets waited and waited, then waited some more.
When a long day, and four special seasons, concluded late Friday night at the UIL State Track and Field Championships, great things happened for a tight group of Huntsville girls. -
Kats catcher stays strong on and off field
Catcher Ashley Isbell remembers the Bearkats’ softball doubleheader against Houston Baptist like it was played yesterday.
The Kats were trailing the Huskies 4-3 going into the bottom of the seventh of the first game. Isbell was coming to the plate. Isbell, who was named to the All-Southland Conference team earlier this week, fouled a ball off the plate. Crazily, the ball bounced up and hit Isbell in the mouth. -
SOUTHLAND NOTEBOOK: Southland Conference regular-season title race looks to come down to the wire
Usually at this time of the year, there’s a team or two or three looking to make a push for the league’s top seeds as well as the regular-season championship. With just two more weekends — just six conference games — to go, the regular-season title is still very much up for grabs for most of the conference.
-
RUNNING SHORTS: Polish Pickle 5K has strong Huntsville following
One thing’s for sure, Huntsville will be well-represented at the 25th Annual Polish Pickle 5K (3.1 miles) in Bremond on June 22.
-
BEARKATS BASEBALL — Bearkats take it to Nicholls, run-rule Colonels 12-2
The Bearkats never trailed, jumping all over Colonels pitching and even had an inside-the-park home run. The Kats pulled away late in the game to run-rule Nicholls for the second time in three days with a 12-2 victory.
-
BEARKATS BASEBALL — Kats fight to the end, rally to beat Nicholls 13-8
From cruising right along, the Bearkats had to find a way to pick up some ground and quick in Saturday’s contest against Nicholls. Giving up seven runs thanks to three errors in the fourth, the Kats didn’t panic and regrouped late. Sam Houston State rallied from an 8-4 deficit midway through the game and scored five runs in the sixth, plus four more in the eighth to pull away with a wild 13-8 victory.
-
LADY HORNETS SOFTBALL — Season over for Huntsville girls
For the second day in a row, Huntsville’s varsity squad did not do enough in an area-round playoff series against fourth-ranked Little Cypress-Mauriceville. That’s why the Lady Hornets’ season ended Saturday following a 12-2 five-inning loss to the Lady Bears.
- More Sports Headlines
-
BEARKAT BASEBALL — Kats win again, head into conference tourney with plenty of momentum
Probe Begins After Conn. Commuter Trains Crash
NTSB Begins Investigation Into Conn. Train Crash
Lotto Fever Sweeps the Country
Conn. Commuter Trains Collide; 60 Go to Hospital
Coffee Run Leads to Hatchet Hitchhiker Arrest
Fmr. IRS Head Insists No Politics in Targeting
CDC: Fecal Bacteria Common in Swimming Pools
$1 Million in Jewels Stolen at Cannes Film Fest
NM Mom Chases Down Child Abductor
Raw: Crash Sends Car Into Fla. Pool
Raw: Obama Sits Down With Elementary Kids
Raw: Bear Falls From Tampa Tree
Ousted IRS Chief: Errors Not Caused by Politics
Terror Suspect Due in Court in Idaho Friday
Raw: Driver Ejected From Truck, Over Bridge
Could Tobacco Be the Next Biofuel?
Wash. State Releases Draft Rules for Legal Pot
Dying Man's Blinks Lead to Murder Conviction
Officials: Texas Tornado Likely Had 200 Mph Wind
Brothers Arrested in NOLA Parade Shooting
