Draven Pointer's fumble recovery at the Weatherford 35-yard line preserved a 28-27 victory for the Kangaroos at home Friday night.
The winning touchdown was scored with 3:06 to play as Weatherford quarterback Bryce Burks threw his fourth TD of the night, this one for 18 yards on fourth-and-3 to Hayden Rowell. It came after Nimitz had taken a 27-21 lead two minutes earlier when Jimmy Clark connected with James Rodriguez for a 16-yard score on fourth-down-and-8.
Mark Eugene put the Vikings (0-2) up 20-14 on a 10-yard run. Unfortunaetly, Nimitz missed the extra point which turned out to be a costly mistake.
Weatherford took advantage of the miscue, capping a scoring drive that ended with a succesful point-after Cameron Hood hit.
Clark accounted for 270 yards for the Vikings, throwing for 185 on a 20-for-30 night, and rushing for 85 and two scores on 14 carries.
The game was tied at 7-7 at the half. However, the Vikings nearly took the lead on the final play of the first half as Eugene broke free and raced 35 yards before being taken down at the Weatherford 9.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
Weatherford | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Irving Nimitz | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
Team Stats:
Weatherford | Irving Nimitz | |
---|---|---|
Total yards | 387 | 398 |
First downs | 19 | 17 |
Rushes/Yds | 32/113 | 30/213 |
Average rush | 3.53 | 7.1 |
Comp-Att-Int | 19-26-0 | 20-30-1 |
Pass yards | 274 | 185 |
Comp pct | 73.08 | 66.67 |
Punts | 1 | 3 |
Punting Yards | 49 | 30 |
Punting Average | 49 | 10 |
Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Penalties-yards | 10-95 | 5-44 |