Schulenburg Stays Close, But Falls to East Bernard by 11

The Schulenburg Shorthorns defense held East Bernard in check most of the night, but the Shorthorns’ offensive struggles continued in a 17-6 loss Friday.

Schulenburg is averaging just eight points a game over the last three weeks. Friday the Shorthorns moved the ball well, and had 350 yards of total offense (compared to 363 for East Bernard), but Schulenburg lost three turnovers (compared to none for the Brahmas) and that was a big difference.

Schulenburg’s only score came in the first quarter on a one-yard run by quarterback Tyler Ryba. East Bernard scored 17 unanswered points, including an 81-yard touchdown catch from former La Grange student Caleb Magness. East Bernard quarterback Dallas Novicke was 13 of 17 passing.

Now with a 2-2 record, the Shorthorns play at Hallettsville Friday. Hallettsville is 3-1 overall and coming off a 54-3 win over Rice last week.

East Bernard 17, Schulenburg 6

Score by quarters

Schulenburg 6 0 0 0 – 6

East Bernard 3 7 0 7 – 17

Scoring summary

First Quarter

SCHULENBURG – 4:59, Tyler Ryba 1 run (kick blocked)

EAST BERNARD – 1:00, Christian Ruiz 23 fi eld goal

Second Quarter

EAST BERNARD – 9:15, Caleb Magness 81 pass from Dallas Novicke (Ruiz kick)

Fourth Quarter

EAST BERNARD – 10:26, D.J. Losack 18 pass from Novicke (Ruiz kick).

INDIVIDUAL STATS

Rushing – Schulenburg: Jeremiah Houston 8-92, Desmond Lewis 16-80, Kenny King 2-38, Tyler Ryba 11-34; East Bernard: Joseph Cooper 6-34, Braydon Lemos 6-30.

Passing – Schulenburg: Ryba 10 of 19 for 106 yards with 2 INTs; East Bernard: Dallas Novicke 13 of 17 for 253 yards with 2 TDs.

Receiving – Schulenburg: King 3-55, Keanu Anthony 3-30, Lewis 3-14, Houston 1-7; East Bernard: Caleb Magness 5-126, Cooper 2-36, Minks 1-33, Lemos 2-29.