Quarterback Kutter Gage Webb threw a touchdown pass to Jaidyn Brown with 1:10 remaining in...
Charlie Blalock/ ContributorSan Marcos quarterback Kutter Gage Webb threw a touchdown pass to Jaidyn Brown with 1:10 remaining in the fourth quarter as the Rattlers clinched a playoff and ended East Central’s postseason hopes.
“We didn’t know whether they would be in the playoffs or out of the playoffs, and so they rose to the occasion and took care of business,” San Marcos coach John Walsh said of his team’s mindset coming into Friday’s game.Rattlers running back Jake Rodriguez-Scholz had a 57-yard run to set up a 22-yard touchdown pass from Webb to Tony Diaz on the third play of the game. East Central responded with a 48-yard field goal by Daniel Gauna on their first possession.
Webb had a 21-yard pass on a fake punt that kept a San Marcos drive alive. Webb passed to Rodriguez-Scholz, who had a one-handed catch and ran the ball 26-yards for the touchdown. The Rattlers failed on a 2-point try. East Central quarterback Austin Vivier ran for a 1-yard TD to end the third quarter.
Gauna kicked a 35-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to put the Hornets up 16-13. San Marcos got the ball with under three minutes to play, and Webb threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Brown with 1:10 remaining. Michael Garze intercepted a Hornets pass to seal the victory.San Marcos earned a playoff spot despite a losing record. East Central is now eliminated from the playoff race after the crushing down-to-the wire loss.“Our kids weren’t done playing.
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