Clear Brook was 0-2 in District play and needed to get in the win column.  In the first quarter they drove down the field and Brandon Ellison rumbled in for a touchdown from 26 yards away, giving the Wolverines a 7-0 lead, after Yelovich’s extra point kick, with 6:52 left in the first quarter. 

Brazoswood was quick to respond and scored back to back touchdowns.  Chase Matzke tossed a 17 yard touchdown pass to Marquelle Davis with 4:17 left and then  with 2:21 left in the first quarter Kristian Blalock broke a 25 yard run to give the Bucs a 14-7 lead at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter Clear Brook responded with 6:58 left with Kendrick Kennard’s 25 yard touchdown run, but the Wolverines missed the extra point, making the score 14-13.  The end zone was unfamiliar territory for the rest of the first half and Brazoswood took a one point lead into halftime.

The halftime show was a wondrous affair considering the cloudy overcast gray day and the windy conditions but the bands and dancers, frolicked and played with exuberance seeming to enjoy the coolest weather this season.

The Brazoswood Bus came out from halftime with a mission to score and it only took them until 6:58 in the third quarter to pile more points on top of the Wolverines, when Ricky Lunford ran into the end zone from 5 yards out, giving the Bucs a 21-13 lead.

The rest of the third quarter was a defensive struggle and the Bucs score was all that the quarter would see.  The Bucs scoring for the night was over as the fourth quarter belonged to the Clear Brook Wolverines.  With 11:52 left in the fourth quarter, Kendrick Kennard ran in for a 3 yard score, closing the Buc’s lead to 21-19, after the Wolverines try for two points failed.

Time was running out on the Wolverines and somebody somewhere needed to make a play to get the Wolverines the ball.  They needed a hero to step up.  Clear Brook found their hero and his name is Ikenna Ikpeama.  Ikpeama intercepted the Bucs’s pass with only 2:57 seconds left in the game, giving the Wolverines a chance to get another score on offense.

Clear Brook was running out of time and out of downs when they found themselves with a fourth and five-situation with only 1:09 left in the game, trailing 21-19.  The next play was for the game and the Bucs never knew what hit them-when the running attack of the Wolverine’s was put into the garage and out came a surprise pass from Michael Donovan to Cameron Newson for 30 yards and a Clear Brook touchdown.  The shocker gave the Wolverine’s a 25-21 lead and then Brandon Ellison ran in the two point try bringing the lead up to 27-21.  The Bucs last attempt ran out with the time clock and Clear Brook had come from behind in dramatic fashion to get their first District win.  Clear Brook ended the night with 276 total yards to the Buc’s 320. 

This Friday Clear Brook takes on cross town rival Clear Lake at Veteran’s Memorial Stadium at 7 pm.  Both teams need the win with identical records in District play at 1-2.  Thursday evening at 7pm in League City the District leading Clear Creek Wildcats, 3-0, will meet the Clear Springs Chargers, 2-1, in a heated battle for first place.

TEAM             District                        Overall

Creek               3-0                   4-2

Dickinson        2-1                   4-2

Springs            2-1                   4-2

Ball                 2-1                   3-3

Brazoswood    1-2                   3-3

Lake                1-2                   2-4

Brook              1-2                   2-4

Alvin               0-3                   1-5

District Passing Leaders                     pct       yards   TD       int

Creek-Garza                                        60.50   1,148   11        4

Springs-Miller                                    54.42   1,071   11        4

Rushing leaders                       yards   TD

Brook-Ellison                         711      9

Dickinson-Honeycutt               604      7

Lake-McCraney                       590      5

Dickinson-Thomas                  568      5

Lake-Hollimon                        500      3

Creek-Mata                             464      3

Receiving leaders                   rec       yards   TD

Springs-Milburn                      29        521      7

Alvin-Ramirez                        24        427      4

Creek-McElroy                       17        399      5

Springs-Cunningham               20        370      4

Creek-Jones                            13        261      4

Scoring leaders

Brook-Ellison             9 TD

Creek-McElroy           7 TD

Springs-Milburn          7 TD

Dickinson-Honeycutt   7 TD