The Sudan Hornets went into Seagraves on Friday night and came away with a victory over the Eagles, 26-7.
With the win, the Hornets improve to 4-3 overall, 2-0 in district play.
The Hornets opened the contest at their own 27-yard line after the kick-return from Brian Delgado.
Sudan leaned on the run game early and often, as Angel Martinez picked up five yards on a first down run, and Kyler Edwards followed it up with a run across midfield to the Eagles’ 46-yard line to move the chains for the Hornets. Edwards would carry it again on first down for nine yards, but Haden Provence was stuffed on the next play, trying to call his own number, bringing up third down.
Edwards took a run up the middle to move the sticks again for Sudan, down to the 34-yard line, but the Hornets were flagged for holding on their next play, negating the play. Martinez carried it up the middle for a first down to the 22-yard line, and Haden Provence followed it up with a quarterback keeper, taking it through the middle for nine yards to the 13-yard line.
Back-to-back runs from Edwards had the Hornets set up with a second and goal from the four yard line, and two plays later, Edwards would punch it in for the oneyard score. The PAT by Edwards was blocked by Lucas Mijares, leaving the score, 6-0, with 5:49 to play in the opening quarter.
Seagraves took over at their own 32 yard line after a short kick-off was fielded by Devin Espino, but Sudan’s defense buckled down and gave up just one-yard on the Eagles’ opening drive, forcing a three-and-out with 3:39 remaining in the quarter.
Sudan took over at their own 24-yard line, after the punt was downed by Brian Delgado and on first down, Edwards took a carry up the middle, breaking free for a big gain across midfield to the Seagraves’ 37-yard line to move the chains for Sudan. Haden Provence carried it on back-to-back plays for Sudan, moving it down to the Eagles’ 36-yard line.
The Hornets kept the ground attack going, as Edwards pounded the rock on back-to-back plays, taking it into the redzone to set up second and seven. On the next play, Haden Provence kept it himself, taking it up the middle for the 14-yard touchdown run. Reno Smith was sacked on the two-point conversion try, leaving the score, 12-0, with 1:02 to play in the quarter.
The Eagles took over at their own 32-yard line, but their next drive got off to a rocky start, as a fumbled pitch on second down was picked up by Jayden Davis, and he was dropped for a loss by Delgado as the first quarter came to a close.
The Eagles would bounce back and take the ball into Sudan territory to open the second quarter, but on fourth and six, Davis was stopped short of the line to gain by Smith for a turnover on downs with 7:45 remaining in the half.
After punts by both teams, Sudan took over with 5:11 to play in the half, but with the ball just outside the redzone, Edwards fumbled and it was recovered by Alex Rubio with 2:05 remaining in the first half.
Sudan’s defense, though, would again buckle down and force a quick three-andout, forcing Mijares to punt it away with 1:41 left to play in the half.
The Hornets took over at their own 37-yard line, as Delgado took a direct snap for a short gain around the left side. Edwards followed it up with a run to the right side to move the chains, before being brought down by Luis Quezada. Delgado was stuffed on a first-down run by Rubio, as Sudan took a time out with 50 seconds remaining in the half.
Out of the break, Haden Provence connected with Will Armstrong over the middle for a first down to the Eagles’ 33-yard line, and Edwards followed it up with a run up the middle for no gain. Two plays later, the Hornets were faced with fourth and long, as Haden Provence scrambled out to his left and found Edwards in the endzone for the 33-yard touchdown pass. The twopoint conversion pass was no good, leaving the score, 18-0, going into the locker room at halftime.
The Eagles got the ball to start the second half, as they got a huge return on the kickoff from Espino, giving them the ball at the Sudan 36-yard line.
Espino took a run on first down around the left side for one yard, and on the next play, Mijares carried it to the right for a first down, down to the 16-yard line. Two plays later, Mijares punched in the two-yard score with 10:18 remaining in the third quarter. The PAT from Mijares was good, trimming the lead to, 18-7.
Sudan started their next drive at their own 30-yard line, but after taking the ball down to the Seagraves 17-yard line, Edwards was stuffed on fourth and five for a turnover on downs with just over seven minutes to play in the third.
Seagraves took over on downs at their own 17-yard line, but after a false start, Davis took a run to the left, but he fumbled and it was recovered by Smith with 6:44 to play in the quarter.
Sudan took over on offense at their Eagles’ 39 yard line, but they were flagged for a false start on first down. On first and long, Haden Provence kept it himself for 13 yards and Edwards followed it up with a run up the middle for a first down, down to the 28-yard line.
Back-to-back runs from Haden Provence and Martinez set the Hornets up with first and goal from the fouryard line. After moving the ball down to the one-yard line, Edwards took the Wildcat snap, carrying it around the right side for the touchdown with 2:33 to play in the third quarter. Smith rushed for the two-point conversion to push the Sudan lead to, 26-7.
Neither team scored in the fourth quarter, as Sudan took the contest on the road.
Offensively, the Hornets totaled 393 yards, including 325 rushing yards and 68 passing yards, while holding Seagraves to 122 total yards.
Haden Provence finished the game 2-7 passing for 68 yards and a touchdown, while adding 15 carries for 104 yards and one touchdown.
Edwards led the rushing attack with 26 carries for 166 yards and two scores, while Martinez tallied nine carries for 47 yards and Brian Delgado added three carries for eight yards.
In the receiving game, Edwards caught one pass for 51 yards and a touchdown, while Armstrong caught one pass for 17 yards.
Defensively, Reno Smith led the team in tackles with 11, including one for loss, and he also added a fumble recovery. Gray tallied one tackle and one fumble recovery, while Santi Avila and Brian Delgado each contributed eight tackles, and Martinez, Aiden Flores and Haden Provence each added six tackles in the contest.