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Van Vleck, Texas A&M great passes away

   A larger-than-life figure in Aggie football lore, George Woodard has passed away in Arlington, Texas, according to his family. Born Sept. 11, 1955, Woodard was 69.
Photo by Anna Hernandez Leps Logan Carter (1) and Steve Moore (22) and another defender take down the Industrial ball carrier.

Photo by Anna Hernandez Leps Logan Carter (1) and Steve Moore (22) and another defender take down the Industrial ball carrier.

Leopards, Tidehaven face off Friday in rivalry matchup

   This week features the cross-county rivalry game between the Tidehaven Tigers and Van Vleck Leopards.   Tidehaven (4-2, 2-0) had an off-week, while Van Vleck (3-4, 1-2) lost to Industrial last Friday 35-21.Tidehaven is No. 2 in District 14-3A-2, behind first-place East Bernard (7- 0, 3-0).

"Tigers handle Industrial 21-13" by: Mike Reddell

   Tidehaven had a successful offensive effort against Industrial last week, defeating the Cobras 21-13.  Tiger quarterback Kale Russell was 14 of 25 for 167 yards, with two touchdowns and two interceptions.

"Tiger 7th graders defeat Industrial" by Eddie Russell

The Tigers’ seventh-graders hosted Industrial and won 38-16.   DJ Foster had 3 tds (65 yd run, 71 yd punt, 17 yard reception), while  RJ Galvan hads 2 td runs (65, 15).    Scoring 2 pt conversions were Aiden Ibarra, Kooper Russell and Mason Byars.

"Leps sink Brazos, Industrial next" by: Mike Reddell

   Van Vleck routed Brazos in District 14-3A-2 action last Friday with a dominating 45-14 win, highlighted by Leopard running back Corey Austin’s 266 yards with three touchdowns.  The Leps had 460 yards of offense.  Van Vleck quarterback Wade Hutson was 6 of 9 for 83 yards and a touchdown.
Sentinel Photo/Mike Reddell Bay City senior running back Jada Andrews (0) finds r unning room against Brazosport.

Sentinel Photo/Mike Reddell Bay City senior running back Jada Andrews (0) finds r unning room against Brazosport.

"Blackcats rout Brazosport with 535 total yards of offense" by: Mike Reddell

   Bay City routed Brazosport 56-0 in a non-district game last Thursday, with running back Jada Andrews rushing for 162 yards and two touchdowns and wide receiver Keaton Nunez with 138 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard Tiger running back Boogie Galvan (4) tries to shake several Brazos defenders.

Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard Tiger running back Boogie Galvan (4) tries to shake several Brazos defenders.

"Tidehaven crushes Brazos behind 233 rushing yards" by: Mike Reddell

   Tidehaven walloped Brazos 35-7 last week, behind 233 yards of rushing among six Tiger ball carriers.  Tiger quarterback Kale Russell was 12 for 15 for 120 yards passing and a touchdown.  Russell also was Tidehaven’s leading rusher with 78 yards on 11 carries and two touchdowns.
Photo by Anna Hernandez Corey Austin (0) busts through the defense line and makes his way to down the field to his second touchdown.

Photo by Anna Hernandez Corey Austin (0) busts through the defense line and makes his way to down the field to his second touchdown.

"Van Vleck can’t hold halftime lead; falls to Brahmas 40-14" By John Hoffman

   VAN VLECK - The Van Vleck Leopards took at 14-12 halftime lead into the locker room, but it was all East Bernard in the second half as the Brahmas outscored the Leopards 28-0 the rest of the way for the 40-14 win.  With the loss, Van Vleck drops to 2-3 on the season, 0-1 in district play.