Strong Cobra defense not enough for victory

By Michael Brooks 

   The Hallettsville Brahmas defeated the Industrial Cobras 29-0 on Friday night in Hallettsville.

    The Cobra defense came into the game fired up, and played well throughout. On the opening drive, Trent Treague and Dylan Hempel sacked Brahmas quarterback DJ Taylor and caused a fumble.

    "The defense played a hell of a game," Head Coach Kensey Allen said.

    Unfortunately, the offense never could get on track. Both teams traded four-and-outs for the whole first quarter.

    Halfway through the second quarter, Hallettsville finally found the end zone, as Taylor ran a quarterback keeper on the option, and capped an 85 yard drive with a three yard touchdown run. After a two point conversion was good, the Brahmas led 8-0.

    The Brahmas once again found the end zone with 23 seconds left in the half as Scooter Adams rushed in from one yard out to give Hallettsville a 15-0 lead. 

    Halfway through the third quarter, Taylor found Adams through the air for a 23 yard touchdown pass, on a 4th and 13, giving the Brahmas a 22-0 lead.

    Hallettsville's final touchdown of the game came in the fourth quarter when Taylor completed his longest pass of the night, a 45 yard strike to Isiah Herring to give the Brahmas a 29-0 lead that they held to the end of the game.

    "Our backs are against the wall," Allen told his team. "But we still have a chance. When your backs are against the wall, all you can do is move forward. We've got to win out to have a shot."

    The final three district games start next week, against Edna in Vanderbilt. 

    With this loss, Industrial falls to 0-3 in district play. Edna lost tonight to Van Vleck, and their district record stands at 2-1.