No. 1 Refugio Ends Flatonia’s Football Season in Second Round of Playoffs
The Flatonia Bulldogs saw their football season come to an end Friday with a 69-20 loss to No. 1-ranked Refugio in the second round of the 2A playoffs.
Flatonia ends its season with a 5-5 record. Refugio (12-0) advances to play Ganado in the next round.
The 20 points Flatonia scored was the second-most anyone had scored on the Bobcats this season.
The Bulldogs did most of their damage through the air against Refugio. Junior quarterback Fidel Venegas threw for 233 yards and two touchdowns and he also ran for a touchdown.
Flatonia only managed 28 yards rushing Friday
Refugio meanwhile amassed 593 total yards – 299 on the ground and 294 through the air.
Refugio’s Eziyah Bland ran for 174 yards and five touchdowns. Antwaan Gross caught three touchdown passes.
Scoring summary First Quarter
First Quarter
REFUGIO – Antwaan Gross 4 pass from Kelan Brown (Alex Placencia kick), 9:12
REFUGIO – Jordan Kelley 66 pass from Brown (Placencia kick), 6:16
REFUGIO – Eziyah Bland 4 run (Placencia kick), 3:43
REFUGIO – Bland 3 run (Placencia kick), 0:00
Second quarter
FLATONIA – Fidel Venegas 2 run (Alex Hernandez run), 11:40
REFUGIO – Gross 7 pass from Brown (kick failed), 10:16
REFUGIO – Bland 49 run (Placencia kick), 4:13
Third quarter
REFUGIO – Eziyah Bland 5 run (Placencia kick), 9:11
FLATONIA -Aiden Gonzales 68 pass from Venegas (pass failed), 7:57
REFUGIO – Bland 1 run (Placencia kick), 5:22
REFUGIO – Gross 7 pass from Brown (Placencia kick), 2:27
Fourth quarter
R-Lukas Meza 1 run (Placencia kick), 11:08 F-Titan Targac 22 pass from Venegas
F-Titan Targac 22 pass from Venegas (pass failed), 11:08
INDIVIDUAL STATS
Rushing -- Refugio: Bland 17-174-5, Jordan King 8-139, Meza 5-34-1, Benny Flores 5-20, Gross 1-15, Karson Hetting 1-6, Ernest Campbell 1-0, Team 2-(-9); Flatonia: Venegas 10-29, Aiden Gonzales 1-6, Jaidyn Guyton 1-3, Alex Hernandez 2-(-7).
Passing -- Refugio: Brown 24-34-252-4-2; Flatonia: Venegas 18-44-233, 2 TDs and 1 INT;
Receiving -- Refugio: Gross 7-50-3, Kelley 4-103-1, Jason Moore 4-29, King 2-20, Chai Whitmire 2-18, Desantos Doomes 2-17, Campbell 1-9, Herring 1-6, Chris Rodriguez 1-2; Flatonia: Hernandez 7-114, Aiden Gonzales 1-68, Keyshaun Green 6-32, Titan Targac 1-21, Guyton 1-1, Reese Ramirez 1-(-2).