Football: Clint 35, Pecos 13

CLINT In a battle for playoff seeding, Clint (6-4 overall, 3-2 in District 4-3A) raced out to a two-touchdown lead at halftime and never looked back in downing the Eagles (6-4, 3-2) Friday night in Clint.

The victory clinched the district’s top Class 3A Division II berth, while Pecos earned the No. 2 seed in Division II for the district.

Tyler Bott scored two rushing touchdowns to pace the Lions’ first-half attack as they jumped out to a 20-6 lead after two quarters.

After a scoreless third period, Clint’s Alan Segura put the game away with a 24-yard interception return with 4:44 left to play and then watched teammate Thomas Witter add some insurance with a 23-yard touchdown run with 1:39 left in regulation.

Pecos.......................... 6     0..................................... 0     7................................... —  13

Clint............................ 12     8..................................... 0   15................................... —  35

SCORING SUMMARY

First Quarter

Clint: Tyler Bott 3 run (run failed), 5:44.

Clint: Chris Villalobos 24 run (run failed), 5:33.

Pecos: Ariel Salgado 8 run (pass failed), 3:21.

Second Quarter

Clint: Tyler Bott 1 run (Chris Villalobos run), :19.

Fourth Quarter

Clint: Alan Segura 24 interception return (Rolando Parra run), 4:44.

Clint: Thomas Witter 23 run (David Cardenas kick), 1:39.

Pecos: Cezar Lezcano 19 pass from Dominque Bejarano (Matthew Rodriguez kick), :09.

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TEAM STATISTICS

Yardstick                       Pecos                                         Clint

First Downs                         12                                            18

Total Yards                        207                                          294

Rushes-Yards             34-159                                    60-277

Passing Yards                     48                                            17

Passing                        6-12-2                                       1-5-1

Fumbles-Lost                    2-1                                          3-1

1. Punts-Avg                     2-33.5                                        2-26

Penalties-Yards               4-37                                        7-63

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing

Pecos: Ariel Salgado 16-98.

Clint: Chris Villalobos 15-122.

Passing

Pecos: Dominique Bejarano 6-12-1 for 48 yards.

Clint: Chris Villalobos 1-5-1 for 17 yards.

Receiving

Pecos: Cezar Lezcano 2-28.

Clint: Octavio Bustillos 1-17.