EAGLES FOOTBALL GRIDIRON NEWS
Eagles seek to tame the
Laredo LBJ Wolves
By: Conrado Perez, Jr. – Eagle Pass Sports Central
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The Eagle Pass Eagles varsity football team under the guidance of head football coach Tom Gonzalez will hit the road this coming Thursday, October 3, 2019 for a trip to Laredo, Texas to battle against the Laredo LBJ Wolves in a 7:00 PM district gridiron contest at the Laredo United ISD Student Activity Center. The visiting Eagle Pass Eagles will enter this game sporting and overall season record of 3 wins with two losses and a district mark of 0-1 while the home standing Laredo LBJ Wolves with enter with an overall season mark of 2 wins with 3 losses and a district record of 0-1.
The LBJ Wolves under the leadership of head coach Alfonso Calderon will showcase the young starting quarterback Luis Segura #10 a very good runner when he keeps the ball prefers to throw short to intermediate passes but will throw the deep route if its open. The Wolves featured running back will be Manny Rodriguez #21 who has been injury prone since last season but is a very good downhill runner and will line up in the wildcat formation as the quarterback and will keep it and run. The LBJ receiving corps will feature Luis Galvan #80 as the tight end a heavy set player but is a good blocker, Miguel Murillo #7 as the slot back has good speed and good hands who does manage to get behind the defenders and will get the ball on a reverse, David Mendoza #11 as the X-receiver they try to isolate him and runs very well with the ball and Rey Rodriguez #1 as the Z-receiver a good receiver that runs well and will crack block you.
The Wolves offensive line will be comprised by Roel Ramos #79 at left tackle a very good run and pass blocker, Gahel Garcia # 60 at left guard, Claudio Padilla #72 at center a big body that moves very well laterally and loves to double team, Felix Rodriguez #60 at right guard a big boy with a wide body that has the best technique coming off the ball and Pablo Torres #78 at right tackle.
Defensively the Wolves will lineup in a Base 4-3 scheme with Eddie Rodriguez #44 as the defensive end, Felix Garcia #55 as the defensive tackle, Francisco Galaviz #35 as the other defensive tackle and Jesse Guerra #20 as the anchor end. The Wolves line backing corps will feature Mario Gonzalez as the Willie backer, Christian Ramos as the Mike backer and Jose Soliz #40 as the Sam linebacker. Patrolling the secondary will be Miguel Mendoza #2 and Zinedine Ramirez #14 at the corners with Isaiah Mata #6 and Juan Hernandez as the safeties
. The visiting Eagle Pass Eagles will enter this contest with one of the most diversified and well balanced offensive squads led by their starting quarterback Allan Rodriguez who is a dual threat with his legs and his arm along with the hardnosed runner Isaac Caballero as the featured running back who will be entrusted the majority of the carries and will be backed up by the shifty young newcomer TJ Mares. When the Eagles employ their equally potent passing game the Eagles have a solid sure handed, fast and elusive receiving corps with the likes of Dakota Kypuros, Carlos Santos, Carlos Lopez, Cgc Ritchie and David Lopez all quite capable of hauling in the airmail and taking it to the house from anywhere out on the field. But in order for the Eagles offense to succeed the Eagles young but ever improving offensive line will need to dominate the battles in the trenches.
On the defensive side of the ball the Eagles year in and year out are well known for fielding one of the fastest, aggressive, stingiest, quick pursuing and hard hitting squad with the famed “Land Sharks” crew of Andres Conde, MJ McGehee, Charlie Shuessler, Santana Martinez manning the front line along with their trio of talented hard hitting linebackers of Jacob Salinas, Joe Samaniego and Saul Peralez who will be armed and ready to nullify the Wolves running game and will also be expected to apply their relentless pressure to disrupt the Wolves passing game. The Eagles’ defensive secondary unit will be manned by Kristian Barcena, Mando De Los Santos, David Lopez and Orly Martinez or Jacob Ruiz.
Eagle Pass Sports Central would like to wish the mighty Eagle Pass Eagles the very best of luck in your game against the Laredo LBJ Wolves and invite the Loyal Legion of Eagles faithful as well as the entire community of Eagle Pass, Texas to make the trip to Laredo this coming Thursday night and support the Eagle Pass Eagles. GO EAGLES! BEAT THE WOLVES!