Football: Bronchos open district with shutout victory

LUBBOCK Happy birthday, Tyler McQueen.

McQueen celebrated his 17th birthday in fine fashion Thursday, catching three touchdown passes to help Odessa High defeat Lubbock High 30-0 in the District 2-5A opener for both teams at Lowrey Field.

The OHS defense also did its part, posting the program's first shutout since 2006 against Abilene Cooper.

"I thought the defense won this ball game for us," OHS coach Ron King said. "We sputtered on offense early and the defense kept giving us great field position and we weren't able to take advantage of it.

"Finally, in the second half, we were able to run the ball a little bit more and drove down the field. Lubbock High is a very good football team and they gave us everything they had."

The Bronchos (2-0 overall, 1-0 district) return to Ratliff Stadium on Sept. 12 to play host to Lubbock Coronado.

McQueen was the favored target of quarterback Derrick Teegarden, catching four passes for 92 yards.

Bradley Marquez, Gabriel Rodriguez and Miles Torres also finished with three catches each as Teegarden went 16-of-27 for 245 yards and four touchdowns. The four TDs ties a single-game school record shared by five others.

Rodriguez had the other touchdown reception.

"What a way to celebrate my birthday," McQueen said outside a raucous OHS locker room. "The trust that this team has is unbelievable. It's so much different than last year.

"Other teams don't know who to cover because everyone can do some many things. It's a great feeling."

Defensive coordinator Mike Munguia was feeling good as well after watching his unit hold the Westerners to minus-4 yards in rushing and just 97 passing for the game.

The Bronchos had two sacks of Lubbock High quarterback Angel Armendariz and harassed him much of the game.

"We knew we had to contain the quarterback and running backs and that's what our defense did," King said. "You have to take your hat off to Coach Munguia and his staff for putting together a great game plan."

Much of the first quarter was a field-position battle as both teams were forced to punt after their first two possessions.

The Westerners (0-2, 0-1) seemed to get the best of the kicking game as twice they pinned the Bronchos inside their own 20-yard-line - at the 5 with 7:11 left to play in the first quarter and then at the 14 with 2:05 remaining in the frame.

Teegarden, however, used his arm to immediately flip the field for OHS after the second Lubbock High kick.

After scrambling for 6 yards and then watching Bradley Marquez get the first down, Teegarden rolled to the right, away from pressure, and found McQueen coming back down the right sideline.

The junior receiver then made several nice moves to shed would-be tacklers and pick up extra blockers before being hauled down 52 yards later at the Lubbock 23. The duo then hooked up two plays later, with McQueen hauling in a 25-yard touchdown pass with 24 seconds left in the first quarter.

The teams then resumed their field-position battle with five more punts and this time the Bronchos came away the victors - and with their second touchdown of the game.

After forcing Lubbock to punt with 4:59 to go before halftime, OHS took over at the Westerners' 35. Bradley Marquez rushed for nine yards on first down, but the Bronchos were called for consecutive penalties that moved the ball back to the Lubbock 31, putting OHS in a first-and-20 situation.

Teegarden made it much more manageable with a 13-yard scramble, and he then hit Torres for a 9-yard gain for a first-and-goal at the 9.

That's when McQueen made a highlight-reel catch in the right corner, reaching up with his left hand to haul in the fade just before stepping out of bounds with 3:30 left in the second quarter.

Odessa High 30, Lubbock High 0

Odessa High                 6    6    6  12     - 30

Lubbock High                0    0    0    0     -   0

First Quarter

Odessa High-Tyler McQueen 25 pass from Derrick Teegarden (kick failed), :24. Drive: 86 yards, 5 plays, 1:41. Key play: Teegarden to McQueen for 53 yards on first-and 10 from the OHS 24.

Second Quarter

Odessa High -Tyler McQueen 9 pass from Derrick Teegarden (pass failed), 3:30. Drive: 35 yards, 4 plays, 1:29. Key play: Teegarden scrambles for 13 yards on first-and 20 from the Lubbock High 31.

Third Quarter

Odessa High -FG Travis Austin 27, 5:25. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 5:05. Key play: Derrick Teegarden pass to Ronnie Marquez for 14 yards on second-and 7 from the Westerners' 25.

Odessa High -FG Travis Austin 40, :28. Drive: 20 yards, 5 plays, 2:54. Key play: OHS was called for a delay of game on third-and 1 at the Westerners' 18 and failed to convert the third-and 6.

Fourth Quarter

Odessa High -Tyler McQueen 5 pass from Derrick Teegarden (kick failed)                    Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:18. Key play:  On third-and 8 from the Lubbock 35, the Westerners were called for pass interference on an incomplete pass to move the ball to the 20 and give the Bronchos a first down

Odessa High -Gabriel Rodriguez 17 pass from Derrick Teegarden (kick failed), 6:30. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, :58. Key play: On third-and 6 from the Lubbock 44, Derrick Teegarden found Gabriel Rodriguez over the middle for 27 yards and a first down at the Westerners' 17.

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TEAM STATISTICS

                        Odessa High   Lubbock High

First downs      19                    6

Total yards      388                  93

Rushes-yards 35-143             21-(-4)

Passing           245                  97

Comp-Att-Int    16-27-1           10-25-0

Sacked-Yards Lost                  0-0                   3-20

Punt returns     4-43                 1-16

Kickoff returns  1-21                 4-86

Punts-Avg.       4-38.0              11-32.9

Fumbles-Lost  0-0                   1-0

Penalties         8-55                 5-46

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING

Odessa High

Bradley Marquez, 15-79, Ronnie Marquez 7-36, Derrick Teegarden 10-35, Dean Ramos 2-(-2), Brandon Maples 1-(5).

Lubbock High

Michael Penn, 7-9, Reggie Williams 8-4, Angel Armendariz 6-(-17).

PASSING

Odessa High

Derrick Teegarden, 16-27-1-245.

Lubbock High

Angel Armendariz, 10-25-0-97.

RECEIVING

Odessa High

Tyler McQueen, 4-92, Miles Torres 3-41, Gabriel Rodriguez 3-40, Bradley Marquez 3-26, Joseph Limon 2-32, Ronnie Marquez 1-14.

Lubbock High

Jabree Gibson 3-37, Nathan Slaughter 4-35, T.J. Washington, 2-19, Dorrae Montgomery 1-6.

INTERCEPTIONS

Odessa High

None

Lubbock High

Jabree Gibson, 1