Record-Breaking Bulldogs Surge to the Third Round
This Year’s Team Breaks School Record for Points in a Season
The games keep getting bigger and the Flatonia football team keeps getting better.
Thursday in Marion, the Bulldogs demolished a good Three Rivers team 56-21 in the second round of the 2A playoffs.
That wins vaults Flatonia into the third round where they will play Shiner Friday at 7 p.m. in Hallettsville. Shiner is 10-2 and coming off a 47-21 victory last week over Mason.
Flatonia, meanwhile, is 11-1 and has won 10 games in a row.
The 529 points Flatonia has scored this season is the most in school history.
Three Rivers proved to be no trouble for Flatonia, even though they came into last week’s contest with a 10-2 record. Flatonia took control early, jumping out to a 35-0 lead before Three Rivers finally scored shortly before halftime.
Flatonia quarterback Fidel Venegas ran for 97 yards and two touchdowns and threw for 267 yards and another TD.
Dayton Cliffe ran for two touchdowns.
Defensively Reese Ramirez had a team-high 15 tackles and two interceptions. Jaidyn Guyton and Keyshaun Green also snagged interceptions for Flatonia.
Flatonia 56, Three Rivers 21
Score by quarters Flatonia 16 26 0 14 – 56 Three Rivers 0 7 0 14 – 21
Flat. Three R.
Rushing Yds 184 153 Passing yards 257 107 Total yards 441 260 Comp-Att-Int 15-24-0 11-24-4 Fumbles lost 1 1 Penalties-yds 4-20 7-57
Scoring summary First Quarter FLATONIA – Kobe Burton 1 run (Uriel Manzano kick) FLATONIA – Safety FLATONIA – Dayton Cliffe 2 run (Manzano kick) Second Quarter
FLATONIA –Fidel Venegas 33 run (kick failed) FLATONIA – Fidel Venegas 16 run (conversion failed) FLATONIA – Keyshaun Green 59 pass from Venegas (Manzano kick) THREE RIVERS – 4 run (kick good) FLATONIA – Burton 2 run (Manzano kick)
Fourth Quarter
FLATONIA – Dayton Cliffe 2 run (Manzano kick) FLATONIA – Cayden Perez 11 run (Manzano kick) THREE RIVERS – 14 pass (kick failed) THREE RIVERS – Fumble return (two point conversion)
INDIVIDUAL STATS Rushing – Flatonia: Fidel Venegas 1397, Jaidyn Guyton 2-25, Dayton Cliffe 4-25, Caysen Perez 1-11, Keyshaun Green 1-8, Kobe Burton 4-5.
Passing – Flatonia: Venegas 14 of 23 for 267 yards and 1 TD.
Receiving – Flatonia: Jaidyn Guyton 5-81, Keyshaun Green 5-80, Cliffe 2-76, Titan Targac 1-21, Keegan Green 1-9.