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The Coyotes just missed a 4th and 10 with 1:36 left. Justin Villareal was picked off.

I think that’s it from here. 34-16 Judson, but it was closer than that.

Thanks for reading this season. 

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And the Coyote fans are starting to leave…

LJ’s Stephen Ramirez was hit as he threw and mustered about a two-yard toss right into the hands of Judson defensive lineman William Thornton, who rumbled and stumbled 53 yards for a TD with 4:05 left to give Judson a 34-16 lead.

After living off turnovers last week, the Coyotes will be eliminated by the turnover. Their last two drives were ended by interceptions by Ramirez, who has been replaced by Justin Villareal. 

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Judson’s Luke Boswell just picked off a Stephen Ramirez pass at the Judson 40 and returned it to the LJ 1 with 7:21 left.

Judson QB Austin Quinney then snuck it in with 7:18 left to give the Rockets a 27-16 lead.

Ramirez managed to overthrow a pass through the same stiff wind that helped Castillo kick that 58-yarder. 

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The Coyotes are at their own 41 thanks to two first downs. They have the ball at the Judson 44 with 7:50 left. 

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The Rockets just chose to punt on a 4th and 2 at their own 49. LJ’s Humberto Cerda caught the punt on two bounces and fumbled when he was hit.

The Coyotes recovered it at the 9 with 9:34 left. 

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Lorenzo Garcia just scored from two out to pull La Joya to 21-16. Stephen Ramirez’ pass was deflected on the 2-point conversion.

With 11:54 left, LJ trails 21-16.

That 2-pointer was huge. If the Coyotes had made it, all they would have needed was a Sergio Castillo FG to tie it. 

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After three quarters, the Coyotes trail 21-10 but have the ball at the Judson 3. Matt Jones just caught a 42-yard pass to get LJ to the 5.

Jones has 6 catches for 117 yards. 

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La Joya just went for a 4th and 1 at their own 38 with 1:47 left and got it on a Stephen Ramirez sneak. If he hadn’t gotten the first, methinks that would have been it for this one. 

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Judson’s Mitchell Swan got the first down, and then the rest, for a 21-yard TD run to give the Rockets a 21-10 lead with 4:07 left.

Like on his first TD run, the Coyotes had a chance to take Swan down, but couldn’t.

The Judson drive was a 13-play, 80-yard drive which took 7:53 to complete. 

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Judson has another 4th and 1, this one at the LJ 21 with 4:20 left. 

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Judson has a 4th and 1 at the LJ 45 yard line…

… which Judson’s Chauncey Harris picked up with a 3-yard gain. 

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To start the second half, Sergio Castillo booted the kickoff through the uprights. 

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Wade Baker just told me through email that Castillo’s kick was a Valley record by four yards. The record was held by Mission High’s Carlos Gonzalez, who made a 54-yarder in 2004 and by Hidalgo’s Victor Lara who made on in 2002.

I don’t know if anybody’s going to touch Castillo’s record.

Still, it’s only a footnote if the Coyotes can’t rally and win. Then again, who would have thought we’d see a 58-yard kick today?  

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If you want the San Antonio perspective, here’s their site.

I’m still stunned by how easily Castillo made that kick. Wow.

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Oh. My. Gosh.

Sergio Castillo just nailed a 58-yard kick to end the half, and it had plenty more distance. The Coyotes trail 14-10 at the half, but they have all the momentum.

Wow.

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And it did. The Coyotes stopped Mitchell Swan one yard short to the Judson 29.

La Joya has the ball at its own 41 with 1:53 left, trailing by 7. 

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Now’s the time for the La Joya defense to step up.

The Coyote offense just went 3 and out and punted into the endzone. A score here by Judson means trouble for La Joya. 

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The Coyotes need to tackle.

Judson’s Mitchell Swan just ran for a 75-yard TD with 6:46 left. He was hit by two Coyotes but spun out of the tackles and outran the rest of La Joya.

14-7 Judson, 6:46 left.

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As their 28 points were in last week, these seven came off a turnover the Coyotes forced. Judson is clearly the quicker team, but La Joya’s large offensive line is pushing the Rockets around.

Thanks to a stiff wind, Coyote kicker Sergio Castillo just put the kickoff through the uprights. 

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Well, lookie here.

La Joya’s Jose Bocanegra, just back in the game, caught a 7-yard screen pass from Stephen Ramirez to score. Sergio Castillo’s PAT made it 7-7 with 7:37 left in the half.

That Swan fumble is looking huge right now. 

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They picked it up, but on the next play, La Joya’s Jose Bocanegra stayed down after a three-yard gain to the 19. He just got up and will miss at least one play.

If he’s out, the Coyotes are in trouble. 

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The Coyote offense has moved the ball on its last two drives. They keep getting to manageable 3rd and short situations. They have a 3rd and 5 at the Judson 32 with 10:10 left at the 32. 

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We’re through 1 here and it’s 7-0 Judson. 

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And on the next play, Judson’s Mitchell Swan ran for 18 yards but fumbled at the 49, with La Joya recovering at their own 35.

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And Bocanegra was about a foot short. He was dragged down from behind, giving Judson the ball at their own 31 with 1:33 left. 

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Thanks to Jose Bocanegra, the Coyotes drove down to the Judson 33, but are looking at a 4th and 2 at the Judson 33 with 1:35 left.

Bocanegra has 29 yards on 8 carries.

BTW, I’m enjoying a tasty ham sandwich courtesy of the people in Laredo.  

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After La Joya went 3 and out to start the game, it took Judson 8 plays to cover 50 yards for a TD.

Judson QB Austin Quinney threw only one pass, but it was a 19-yard TD pass with 7:12 left to TE Caleb Kocian right down the seam.

Judson RB Mitchell Swan gained 28 yards on the drive. 

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