Blinn College - Buccaneer Yearbook (Brenham, TX)

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10 Tyler 7 Blinn Any team hates losing, but it's frustrating when every loss is so close. Thatls the way it has been for the Blinn College Buccaneers and thatls the way it was Thursday night when they dropped a 10-7 decision to the Tyler Apaches in Blinn's home opener. It was the fifth time in the last six losses, stretching back through last season, that the Bucs have fallen by four points or less. The only other loss was by nine points and a tie was in the middle of it all. Blinn had a 7-3 halftime lead on the Apaches as the two sloshed about a muddled Spencer Athletic Field. Rain, after falling all afternoon, was almost constant through the first half. But Tyler, on its last real possession of the game, drove 53 yards and scored with 4:32 left in the final quarter to take the win and leave Brenham with a perfect 3-0 record. Blinn is now 1-2 in Texas Junior College Football Conference play. Next week, Blinn hosts Kilgore's Rangers at 7:30 Thursday. Tyler will host Navarro on Saturday. Donnie Williams, a sophomore who has been increasingly pleasing to the Bucs, got his first starting chance against the Apaches and responded with 60 yards rushing in the first half, including a 23-yard score. But a hip pointer kept him from running but once the second half as he joined the list of injured Bue running backs, including the regular tailback, Quincy Whittington. uDonnie was so stiff the second half, he could hardly move, Blinn Coach Ben Boehnke said. KWhen we lost him, we lost . , Y ..-f,.,-,Auwmi , ?3E?ii-gfgw11Q w3-- 'F---5-'1- ' . 'p .t,. J .V ' ' Y 1 1 iw-:'.., i ,J i 5 Q76 . u .1-'V ,i n , . M 0 a A - ' . :--clog. . 1 .0 , W,-j '. ' -'fag - fri' l 1-. 4 - .',L4,,f , ZH 5 .1 X , 4 .A v-ugly. , E IZ, :S ,', .V ...Ja .5 l f i, 1,-51 tw H i- .1-' if ni L' i - J, ' 1 - ra 3. 'u - ' li -5' ,Q -'- 1-179.-1' -non u ' ' , 'l1Q0 l-.1 u 1 1 4 951, -H JI if .I . 0.1 ., fy' z-'ff' ,U 6? --1.40 iq 1,135 . '.'.'.'.'. ' ju ,194 ,QQ-:Q .13'f'jf .'.f.'.'.' ' H 'M Mc' ff 'MJ -' ' I 'Q 'U n .'.. -i:-'-.:u:- 1. , :P -QQ, .Agua 'K vw 161-57. .5 .-. ,guy av, . ' 0 ww, ,.-,f,,' J-55. , , 1-1 --ve .,,enp ,f,f,,,, 0 n law' a'.'4 fflfffw- Klo'i'a'4' 'fair fs' , f.'Ql , J.lIf1 Bobby Carroll 'I' E 2 1 6 the game. Well, we should have won it any- way, but losing him sure did hurtf' When Williams slowed down, fullback Freddy Reed just worked a bit harder. He missed last week's game with an injured toe, was questionable for Tyler and didnlt start. If the toe was bothering him, he didn't show it, churning out 541 yards on 16 carries. game as the Bucs fumbled 10 times l three and Tyler fumbled four times I two. Tyler also lost three passes to the Renie Baker grabbed two of tl bringing to four his total this season. Summers intercepted the other, his secon for the year. The weather proved a big factor in 1 l f- - . SJTQM o qngvx. 4'-f w.f-Tr A ,fr . ages, .7 . , s '-. 1 . - , , .j- .':,','5 4. 3.05 .fl N' - 'Q 'I-I' .'- - ','-'- 'a'v ',','o 0 0 0.9 Fw.-, wg - - Q, ' :.'. v -,- ., . v ', . 1 ru s.u s . ms,-.hy-5 -sq '..- . 4: ', 1 v ' ,,,'u.v.l'u 9- , Q i , , . 1 it.:-:1:s.n.s.s:-! A 1 '. '. of 'jj' 'n:a'.,, ,..,.q.s Qgbgii:-nk A-Agp.. . W5 'w .'+,' OO: ' ,,.o'n-5, . u lg. - 1 - v ef ni, L Q I .5 Ll xi v -' 's , ' ' 'gs' tv '- A ' J ' 1 J cts.. . a in. , , , . Ona., T T lffqtii r iii! fn? v ' ' Y' u u .L , ::','1'o ' 1 1 in uf A .a , .fa .', , - .'-0 ' ,, so . ,N , .1 , i . FUI! ' Ulf. n ..n- if a Joe Dobes TE M anim? Ricky Gage OT

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Trussell ran the Blinn offense through- t the game, passed for a touchdown, cked a 35-yard field goal and impressed oehnke during the Buccaneers' 31-6 win er the Henderson County Cardinals here in exas Junior College Football Conference ay Saturday night. It was his first start as a quarterback, having kicked and played second string even in high school. He backed up Greg Clark in Blinn's first game, but got the starting job Saturday after Clark had been injured in the Navarro game. Brent Parish, who started in place of injured fullback Freddy Reed, had the first score, from one yard out. The drive started 1, Henderson 6 Blinn 31 early when, after Blinn kicked off, Henderson County fumbled on the first play with Jim Jiral recovering at the 25. Trussell kicked the extra point and also had the next score with his 35-yard field goal. Baker's touchdown reception ended the first half scoring as Blinn took a 16-0 lead into the halftime break. Henderson County lit up its scoreboard in the third quarter after being held to a net four yards offense and one first down in the first half. Henderson County's Kenneth Newton took a pitch that was even bobbled by a Blinn player and somehow slipped through the defense to score from 35 yards out. The Blinn defense, playing superbly most of the night, got a bit of revenge on the Cardinals, next possession. Donnie Williams had returned Hender- son County's kickoff 53 yards to the Cards, 37 and Trussell punted from the 30 to the seven yard line. On athird-and-nine, Cardinal quarterback Justin Wilson dropped back to pass and found Greg Phillips all over him. With a little assist from Jiral, Wilson was dropped for a safety. Williams, a sophomore playing his first year of football for Blinn, had the final two scores from four and three yards out. vo a- 1 ll! i i A l ' 4 .111 i i ap.:-' 1 n ,dai fl, , 5 ., ' . , H. f 1. 14 - A' 'li 'bfi' fi 1 ,w if X iw vi lil. in , -- - ..,, .. N i' fri: j :Im t I at .i 'L A it i- .. lgiiiifi M 171'-N - as :-' I N' N' y 'ws' V H M -uri TW' . ,High 'if -I' -- wi ' Vggv?-1. . . :hu , X5 -- - ' ---. 5 'p ,- an-, -. --. eq, V f' ilgiglgtj.-.7g:3.-Zi gig.: . - -g.-.-.- sf, , e 0 4 3' 4.0 Q , 'ui 49 1 ' r ku V A , l ,n N' ,lik ' ,ggi 12 if - - .2-,1 -y - - A ' QL - 4 3 , - .-r . , '- - - v f .1 in 'I i N 'W l ' '- ' 'Q 'fa g i a Y 1. ., , .-2511-. A ti-,L M 4, ,, ,luv-J vi, .9 V-rf , ,la-elf - vv,',',-,A 1 -- -su : V 'M ' ' '. ll. 'eg U I ,jf 1.-, ., .. fl., A ,V . va. - 'J-9 1,7 V, J i- .-,, 'its' A, n TQ., . 1 , 1 . 1 ,J-1 ' ' - I A mag, if . ff , , ivy! P, ' 'ft-is 'Ni 59'-I-. '. ' '1'l'll T ' -',' 'f l ' f 'JF ll ' 'H 'H lf., ,i itll' wus . lipid: '12, , J' ' '.:.l-liz ' i w I xc. ,.p'vA'N i lu VH' -'lli'1',,i1Hf'j ' 'NLM !uH . '-'3' wade- -. . ,rg v .af 1 C, . Ae- , . , ' -J 1. srl- 'ii aul Carlin DB Craig Chandler DT Greg Clark QB 215

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Blinn and Kilgore moved stride-for- 'ride in the first half, ending it at a 3-3 tie ith the Bucs owning a lead in most statis- cs. But Blinn netted only 12 yards rushing ld 26 yards passing in the second half while ilgore put together an opportune offense nd a sticky defense to put away its eighth raight win, fourth this season. With the help of a very timely penalty, ilgolfe kept intact its record of not allowing touchdown this year. Blinnis field goal was only thc second time a team scored against the Rangers, the first also being a field goal. Down 3-0 in the second quarter, Blinn linebacker Jesse Williams got tl1e Bucs, scoring drive started when he intercepted a Kilgore pass at the Blinn 17-yard line and returned it to the lt was the first interception suffered by Kilgore this season and Blinn added to quarterback Ricky Hardin's misery when defensive back Paul Carlin intercepted v X. X 110' - . Q- 9' - W , vii -- - , A , ,.,,. . ,, ,,-ga-,Q ' - V' ri tu 'i viral' .-eww:-F' w 2 r SPAN ' . ., b Y, X. , w .1 f. rv--2--1--1 ,f ' 7 i l . . . U I . 54 1' ' I N' l :EP . i' ta ' 09. ,'. K.,-X, .-- -. -. 1 2' , '91 i -' ' 4' :',' U .0 4 hu 1' . a .4 ' if- , i-if - . vu, 9 -. .lk 9, 'n ' ' ' 'i F' Y I V '.' X'-F .V 0 Rick Gann OT joey Hancock C Kilgore 23 Blinn 3 another pass. The second touchdown wasn't long in coming. Michael Wright, who had 161 yards rushing for the night on 22 carries, hit over his left tackle on a second-and-two from midfield. He found a good hole and sprinted the 50 yards to give the Rangers a 16-3 lead only nine seconds into the fourth quarter. Kilgoreis final score came after Roger Adams recovered one of Blinn's six fumbles, the only one the Bucs lost, at the Ranger 27- yard line. Hardin passed to Brian McFarlin on a third-and-nine for nine yards and a first down at the 16 to keep the drive alive. Wright added his second touchdown of the night from five yards out with 8:36 left in the game. Sam hit his second of three extra point attempts and Kilgore took its final 23-3 lead. u ,o - if-' gi: 5-sf: E2 .. . 'Q wi-if L-5 lli 1 J' v ' Jak ffl- 3. U tv - i its -it Snap- I' .gg-fyff ,, , mar ' ... lui' 'l- . Q A. J. Henderson OG 217