Sabinal YellowJackets
1980 ( 7-4-0 ) District Champs

Game Basic Info

FINAL: Sabinal 45, Nueces Canyon 6

Location: Home
Date: 11/7/1980
Type: District
Opponent Divison: Nueces Canyon 2A


Game Summary / Notes

Game Source:  Ross Burris' stats.

In the final week 10 of the regular season, Sabinal needed Comfort to defeat Blanco for a shot at the playoffs.  Comfort beat Blanco 10-7 (at Comfort).

The game did not start until 9:45 PM due to the EMS van accidently running into one of the football field transformers.

At halftime, it was announced that Comfort beat Blanco 10-7.  The Yellowjackets now only had to beat Nueces Canyon to advance into the playoffs. Sabinal went on to blow out Nueces Canyon 45-6 to become District 29AA Co-Champs with Comfort. Both had 4-1 district records. Sabinal held the tie-breaker over Comfort since they won head-to-head.

The game did not complete until 12:21.

 



Box Score


 1234T
Sabinal 20127645
Nueces Canyon 60006

Scoring Summary


Q1 10:00 Sabinal TD Raul Leos 3 Yd Run (n/a 2-PT Failed)
Q1 07:49 Sabinal TD Ruben Olivarez 59 Yd Pass from Moises Ybarra (n/a 2-PT Failed)
Q1 04:39 Nueces Canyon TD Steven Hidalgo 3 Yds from Stuart Burleson ( Kick Failed)
Q1 01:26 Sabinal TD Ruben Olivarez 4 Yd Run (Tony Ortega 2-PT Run)
Q2 06:56 Sabinal TD Tony Ortega 35 Yd Run (n/a 2-PT Failed)
Q2 03:22 Sabinal TD Raul Leos 2 Yd Run (n/a 2-PT Failed)
Q3 06:24 Sabinal TD Raul Leos 3 Yd Run (Bobby Allen Kick Good)
Q4 11:49 Sabinal TD Raul Leos 73 Yd Run (n/a 2-PT Failed)

Team Stats


Team StatSabinalNueces Canyon
First Downs168
Rushing Yards29450
Passing Yards5977
Total Yards353127
Passes1-3-011-33-2
Fumbles-Lost6-40-0
Penalties-Yards13-1007-67

Individual Rushing


PlayerAttemptsYardsAverage
Raul Leos 11150 13.6
Ruben Olivarez 981 9.0
Tony Ortega 879 9.9
Jesse Juarez 210 5.0
David Dominguez 27 3.5
Roger Silvas 13 3.0
Kenneth Verstyuft 2-1 -0.5
Moises Ybarra 3-35 -11.7

Individual Passing


PlayerAttemptsCompletionYardsInterception
Moises Ybarra 31590

Individual Receiving

PlayerReceptionYardsAverage
Ruben Olivarez 159 59.0