MAVERICKS FOOTBALL GRIDIRON NEWS
Mavericks set to trample the
S.A. Harlandale Indians
By: Conrado Perez, Jr. – Eagle Pass Sports Central
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The C.C. Winn Mavericks varsity football squad under the direction of head football coach Eric Villasenor will hit the road this coming Friday, October 11, 2019 with a trip to the Alamo City of San Antonio, Texas to square-off against the tough Harlandale Indians in a vital 7:30 PM District 14-5A Division I gridiron encounter at the venerable Harlandale Veterans Memorial Stadium located on 4002 Roosevelt Ave. The visiting Mavericks will enter this contest sporting an overall season record of 3-3 and a district mark of 1-1 while the home standing Indians will come in with a season mark of 2-3 and a district record of 0-1.
The Indians under the tutelage of head coach Albert Torres will be spearheaded by quarterback Nicolas Veliz #10 a big pocket passer that does not scramble very well but will run the ball hard on keepers. Joe Anthony Vallejo #24 is the featured running back very fast. Victor Peralez #22 is the other running back a very hard runner that must be gang tackled. The receiving corps will feature Joseph Rodriguez #11 as the X-Receiver a very quick and shifty receiver with the ball, Ariel Casso is the wing back likes to going in motion runs good routes mostly intermediate and underneath pass patterns, Ruben Gonzales #82 is the slot back their best and most targeted receiver, Gabriel Mendoza #88 is the Z-Receiver their tallest receiver that runs the deep patterns and Jonathan Espinoza #89 is the tight end not very physical in blocking.
The Indians offensive line will be comprised by Nicolas Munoz #61 at right tackle, Jayson Garza #70 at right guard, Juan Neaves #52 at center, Jagger Slocume #65 at left guard and Benjamin Jaramillo #60 at left tackle.
The visiting and proud C.C. Winn Mavericks will counter with their talented backfield duo of quarterback Jose Padilla and Ethan Johnston as the featured premier running back in their power ground oriented attack both of whom possess deceptive speed and have the strength and power to break away from would be tacklers. Both Padilla and Johnston rushed for over 100 yards in their victory over McCollum last week. Since switching over from quarterback to tailback Ethan Johnston is averaging 141.5 yards rushing per game. When the Mavericks take to the airway they will showcase a pair of very swift, elusive and sure handed wide receivers in the likes of the very dependable duo of Joe Garza and Ernesto Vasquez as well as their strong fullback/tight end Carlos Soto who is a good short yardage runner as well. The Mavericks big and strong offensive line comprised of Jaime Rodriguez, Adrian Munoz, Daniel Ruiz, Miguel Nino, Juan Guerra as well as tight end Carlos Soto who game in and game out always give you 110% effort will need to continue to dominate the line of scrimmage to turn their explosive power running game loose into the secondary enroute to pay dirt.
Defensively the Mavericks famed quick pursuing and hard hitting squad with Axel Rodriguez, Jose Hinojosa, Alejandro Ontiveros, and Isaias Flores anchoring the all important front line who are well known to be one of the toughest defensive squads in Region IV Class 5A to try and run the ball against will be primed and ready to hold the Indians rushing and passing game in check. The Mavericks talented line backing unit comprised of Jared Roiz, Alex Chris Garcia, Noe Castillon as well as Michael Farris and Lee Roy Alvarez are geared to apply their relentless pressure scheme and inflict their punishing tackles. The Mavericks swarming defensive secondary crew of Eric Sanchez, Gilberto Vasquez, Argenis Gonzalez and Andrew Vasquez that were severely tested last week and more than held their own providing excellent blanket coverage will once again be more than ready for the challenge of stopping the Indians passing game as well as provide run support when needed.
Eagle Pass Sports Central wishes the C.C. Winn Mavericks the very best of luck against the San Antonio Harlandale Indians and invite the entire famed Maverick Nation, the entire community of Eagle Pass, Texas as well as all former C.C. Winn High School alumni living in and around the greater San Antonio area to come out to the Harlandale Memorial Stadium this coming Friday night and support the mighty C.C. Winn Mavericks varsity football team. GO MAVERICKS! BEAT THE INDIANS!