BACK-2-BACK- Late two-point conversion gives ‘Hounds 22-21 victory in Battle of the Arroyo

By ARMANDO GARZA  Battle
Special to the NEWS

HARLINGEN — Guts. Glory. Greyhound Football.
With 1:39 left to go, San Benito scored to close to within 21-20 in the 87th battle of the Arroyo.
Boot the extra point to tie and go to overtime? Nope.
Coach Dan Gomez and the ’Hounds’ staff made no bones and went for the two-point conversion and the win.
That’s when J.R. Gaitan hit Juan Salas in the corner to stun the Boggus Stadium crowd and earn a 22-21 victory for the ’Hounds in one of the most dynamic victories in the long-running series.
The win gave San Benito consecutive wins over Harlingen for the first time since 2006-07, and after last year’s furious 25-21 rally, this year’s game had some late-game magic of its own.
San Benito’s win closes the series 58-22-5. Many felt last year’s 18-point thrilling comeback would be hard to top.

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2 comments

  1. Veterns another of several high schools fron Brownsville. May I add undefeated. It only a game I hope SB does not forget to share the district tiltel like it did last year. Come on it’s only a game. Sportmanship it what ready matters. You can lose at the end it really if you picked up yout apponet when he was on the ground and patted him on the back you might even make all district. Remeber we are not all perfect . Now go out there and have some fun. And if yur loseing don’nt forget when the forth quarter comes alone left up your hands remind us it’s the forth quarter. Be safe don’nt get hurt and sit quitly in the bus when returning home safely .

  2. I use to take Greyhound football very serious but now I after so many years have come to realize these are just kids and it’s only a game. A game where kids grow up haveing exerinace what being neverious is what being the center of attencion is being a football player. No where is football just a game than in SB . Take last weeks loss to Los Fresnos where all you could see was a team who could nto get it togather and blameing each other for the orthers mistkes. Just a gaame. And this weeks win against one of the top regegnized teams in the State Of Texas the Harligen Cardinals where tradition and winning is the name of the game. Very since Harlingen devided into two high schools the Harlignen Cardinals have had it’s share of struggleing to go three or four deep into the playoffs as it was acustomed too back through the 70’s 80’s and 90’s . Lopped sided is correct when you tally the winns Harlingen Cards have had over SB Greyhounds. Tough I am a die hard fan of the game I have come to realized how one team can show me that it’s only a game win or lose I keep repeating to my self it’s only a game.

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