It was the game of the rival schools of UISD. The United Longhorns hosting the Alexander Bulldogs at the SAC.
Ready, set, launch as Longhorn Roger Rueweler (#12), takes off from the 30 to score a TD in the first play of the half.
Longhorns take the early lead 7 zip...
Then the Bulldogs General Jerry Lopez takes over and has time to do his homework and walk his dog with the tremendous offensive blocking from the Alexander offensive line as he scampers for 6 yards.
Then Bulldogs Aldo "Magic Hands" Hernandez gets them within inches on a one and half minute offensive drive.
The Dogs manage to tie it with just a minute-thirty left in the first.
Then United's kicker puts his foot into it and the Horns have a 23 yard field goal to go up 10 -7.
Later, General Lopez proving why he’s ranked 8th in the nation with a 43 yard pass to his receiver Aldo Hernandez.
Then the Horns "Big D" steps up as United's Rion "Biggie" Smalls gets back-to-back defensive stops.
The Dogs on the 11 yard line, Hernandez again shows up with a swoop in to make it 14-10 bulldogs, with 9 minutes left in the half.
Then here comes the play of the half the Horns down 14-10 when Tony Salas connects with Rick Velasquez in the end zone and the Horns go up 17-14 looking like somebody is ready to play on Saturday.

Tonight a special tribute took place over at the SAC just before United and Alexander's big game.
The Celebration was for United's 20th anniversary of being the District 29-5 a Champs.
The Longhorns went undefeated and have had the best record. The Longhorns managed to get to the playoffs, but lost in the first round to Clark.
No other team has matched that feat, so a big hearty Congratulations to all of those fine athletes for their accomplishment.




Then, over at Shirley Field, the Cigarroa Toros taking on Cal Allen in a must win situation if they want to move on to post season play.
Lets go to Shirley for the highlights...
Toros ready and all pumped up to take on the Wildcats.
The Toros, Mark Gutierrez with the ball on the return of the kick off and looking for daylight, but oh no he fumbles the ball...the officials say he was down and the Toros maintain possession.
Toros Quarterback, Alex Medina from scrimmage drops back to pass but can't find a receiver and he’s brought down and the ball goes back to the Wildcats on a 3 and out.
Wildcats with the football as their QB is scrambling for his life but no where to go and is brought down by the Toros, Jerry Diaz and Rafael Ramirez...
Wildcats with the football on the hand off to the running back who takes off and loses the football Toros recover...
Toros with the ball and Medina on a 50 plus yard pass finds Xavi Flores wide open and the Toros are on the board...with the P.A.T. good Toros up 7 zip.
But then the Wildcats get the ball deep in Toro territory, their QB finds the receiver and the Wildcats are knocking at the door...
Three plays later and the Wildcats are in the end zone and we're tied...at 7. But the Toros with too many turnovers and they are losing this one to the Wildcats 28-14.




And with a population of 350 and a high school of only about 100 students, Bruni, Texas might be a hard place to find on the map, but when it comes to football they score big.
Our Flip Romero met up with this year's playoff hopefuls, the Bruni Badgers.

With a 7-1 record this season, the members of the Bruni football team are no strangers to winning.

“The players have a mindset that they're not hoping to win anymore, it is more a sense of urgency. They know they're expected to win.”

The Badgers feed off the community's energy, which helps when they're in a game time clutch situation.

“Our fans, our community, gets behind them, when we travel to out of town games a lot of times we have more fans there than the home team.

“They say big things come in small packages with three consecutive playoff appearances the Bruni Badgers have proven that theory could not be more true.”

With dedicated young men in their line-up, it's easy to see how small things make a difference. Some have to play both offense and defense to get that win in the end.

“You got to give 100 percent all the time.”
Even as the season comes to a close, the Bruni Badgers are still preparing themselves for a successful future.
“Just to get to the next round, because we haven’t passed the first round.”
“As long as the tradition and the need to win stays there, I think we will still be very successful next year.”

Flip Romero for Pro 8 Sports...