Falfurrias High School - El Azahar Yearbook (Falfurrias, TX)

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Costly Errors Cause Downfall After winning their first district contest against the Rio Grande City Rattlers, the Jerseys fell to the D o n n a Redskins 23-0. The Donna Redskins took advantage of costly Jerseys' mistakes. Joe Garza and Nick Garza teamed up to block the first extra point attempt. Senior Ray Mccall had 36 yards to his credit. His longest gain was on an 11 y a r d pass reception. Senior Albert Rodriguez had 44 yards on a 4 pass reception. He also intercepted a Redskin pass to stop a Donna drive. Sophomore Daniel Del Bosque gained 54 yards on the ground in 13 carries and also intercepted a Redskin pass late in the last quar- ter to stop the Redskins from scoring again. Lee Cruz played quarterback for Joel Hinojosa who was on the injured list. He was the Jerseys leading rusher of the game.

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Jerseys Made Winning Score The Fightin' jerseys desire for a win paid off when the Jerseys won the first district game against the Rio Grande Rattlers. jerseys won by a margin of 18-13 in a very hard fought and crucial game forboth of the teams. Lee Cruz taking over for the injured joel Hinojosa in the early part of the first quarter handed off to Daniel Del Bosque who with a great desire for a score went in from the nine to put the Jerseys on the scoreboard and the extra point was unsuccessful. Late in the second quarter Lee Cruz scored on a quarterback keeper which made the score 12-O. Extra points was successful leaving the score at half-time 12-6. Rio Grande came back in the third quarter to take the lead, but with 8 minutes left in the game the jerseys mounted a 65 yard drive and fullback Ray McCall made the touchdown to give the Jerseys their first district win. Putting the stop is cornerback joe with help from safety Balde De Garza, 11, after a substantial gain Luna, 23, The secondary is kept very busy Garza, 11, make the runner kiss as Balde De Luna, 23, and Joe the ground.

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Jerseys Lose To The Tigers The Jerseys and the Mercedes Tigers put a display of defensive strength but costly mistakes by the Jerseys caused them to fall to the Tigers with a score of 25-7. In the s e c o n d quarter, the Jerseys drove all the way to score with a pass from Joel Hinojosa to Albert Rodriquez for the touch- down with Mike Trevino adding the extra point. Phillip Boerjan p l a y e d an outstanding game as he went both ways but it was on defense that he caused the Tigers the most trouble. The jerseys came out of the game with a season record of 2-6 and a district record of 1-4. Daniel Del Bosque after gain of yards loses the ball, when tackled by the Mercedes defenders. Looking for room, Daniel Del Bosque 32, gains yardage behind John Trad's blocking. Albert Rodriquez catches pass for short gain.