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Middle School Bowl Game Series 2018: Game highlights, photos, videos from Frisco, Texas

By Adam Wire | Posted 7/22/2018

U-14 Pride takes the field today at the Ford Center at the Star for game one. The inaugural U.S. National Team Middle School Bowl Game Series continues for a second round in Frisco, Texas. The first round took place July 7 in Canton, Ohio. (All photos by Mike Fender)

The U.S. National Team Middle School Bowl Game Series concluded Sunday at the Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, Texas, with three games. They saved the most dramatic ending for last.

Game 3: U-15 Stars 18, U-15 Stripes 15

The Woodlands, Texas resident Caden Miller's 37-yard field goal as time expired game the Stars the victory, after the Stripes had rallied for a late tie to overcome a 15-0 deficit.

The Stripes tied the game after a 2-yard Rodney Talton run and a 49-yard Braden Lynch TD reception. The latter came with 4:46 to play, and Esteban Soto's two-point conversion run knotted the score at 15-15.

Lynch (three catches, 94 yards, TD), from Claremont, California, and Stars quarterback Cade Klubnik (11 of 16, 175 yards, TD), from West Lake Hills, Texas, claimed Game MVP honors for their respective teams.

The Stars' Noah Naidoo broke loose for a 53-yard touchdown run with 3:18 remaining in the third quarter to extend their lead over the Stripes.

Defensive leaders in the game included the Stars' Daniel Norocea (four tackles and a sack), and the Stripes' Dawson McCurry (four tackles). Calder Bray had two of the Stars' five sacks.

Klubnik found Blair Schonhorst wide open for a 49-yard touchdown pass on a fourth-and-5 play with 7:12 remaining in the first half.

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Blair Schonhorst (34) celebrates with teammate Cole Frank (73) after he caught a 49-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter.

The Stars' Connor Thompson sacked Stripes' quarterback Hayden Ferguson in the end zone for a safety to account for their other two points.

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Scoring summary
First quarter
Stars: Safety (Connor Thompson tackles QB in end zone), 6:00
Second quarter
Stars: Blair Schonhorst 49 pass from Cade Klubnik (Caden Miller kick), 7:12
Third quarter
Stars: Noah Naidoo 53 run (kick failed), 3:18
Fourth quarter
Stripes: Rodney Talton 2 run (Rhett Armstrong kick), 8:07
Stripes: Braden Lynch 49 pass from Cornelius Banks (Esteban Soto run), 4:46
Stars: FG Miller 37, 0:00

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Caden Miller kicks the game-winning field goal for the U-15 Stars while Noah Naidoo (11) holds. Miller's kick with 1 second remaining gave the Stars an 18-15 victory over the Stripes.

 

Game 2: U-14 Stars 28 U-14 Stripes 14

The Stars' Jamari Stone bounced off a couple of would-be tacklers en route to a 6-yard touchdown run that broke a 7-7 tie, which had stood since early in the second quarter.

Stars Game MVP Allen Mitchell, from Ballwin, Missouri, caught one touchdown pass and ran for another. His 24-yard TD catch opened the game's scoring, and his 22-yard touchdown run with 7:04 to play extended the Stars' lead to 21-7. He led the Stars with 69 rushing yards on just 10 carries.

Sky Moon, the Stripes' MVP from nearby Carrollton, Texas, tied Dylan Coyle, Marquis Lundy, Aidan Fortenber and Jaxon Lawdermil for team-high honors with five tackles (Moon's four solo tackles were a team best). Moon also collected a tackle for loss and a quarterback hit.

The Stars' final score came when Joshua Santos picked up an errant snap and ran it 7 yards for a TD, to extend their lead to 28-7 with 6:06 to play.

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U-14 Stars offensive coordinator Sam Lundberg goes airborne to celebrate with Joshua Santos after he returned a fumble for a fourth-quarter touchdown.

The Stripes evened the score with 8:55 remaining in the first half on Carson Green's 8-yard touchdown run and Pierce Thomas Burns' extra point. A 38-yard pass from Bryce Fucik to Sebastian Terris just before the first quarter ended set up Green's run.

 

 

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The U-14 Stripes's Joshua Robinson (35) breaks up a pass intended for the Stars' Noah Nieses during second-quarter action.

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Scoring summary
First quarter
Stars: Allen Mitchell 24 pass from Brennan Storer (Robert Gunn kick), 4:17
Second quarter
Stripes: Carson Green 8 run (Pierce Thomas Burns kick), 8:55
Third quarter
Stars: Jamari Stone 6 run (Gunn kick), 0:49
Fourth quarter
Stars: Mitchell 22 run (Gunn kick), 7:04
Stars: Joshua Santos 9 fumble rec. (Gunn kick), 6:06
Stripes: Trey Leavitt 19 run (Burns kick), 2:49

 

Game 1: U-14 Courage 37, U-14 Pride 7

The Courage built a 23-0 lead early in the third quarter and never looked back. Yahmonta Johnson, a running back from Denver, ran for a pair of touchdowns, Alexander Jackson threw two TDs in the second half and Vosky Jackson led everyone with 94 rushing yards on just six carries, including a 77-yard TD run.

The Courage's Caleb Mitchell (three tackles, two for loss, 1 reception, 10 yards) and the Pride's Gavin Caral (68-yard TD catch for the Pride's lone score) took home game MVP honors. Mitchell's 10-yard catch came on a fourth-and-10 to extend a drive that led to a field goal.

The Pride's Cole Martin, Shane Armstrong and Roman Hart led everyone with six tackles.

Johnson scored the game's first two touchdowns, on runs of 3 and 12 yards, and Joshua Gil's 28-yard field goal as time expired in the first half gave the Courage a 16-0 halftime edge.

Johnson's first TD was set up by a 40-yard halfback option pass from Adrian Minard to Robert Holt, which took the ball from the Courage 32-yard line to the Pride 28.

The game's biggest plays came in the third quarter. Howard's 77-yard TD run gave the Courage a 23-0 edge, then Caral's 68-yard touchdown catch from Jahsier Ratliff put the Pride on the board (23-7). Two plays later, Joshua Gerlach II took a pass from Jackson and sprinted 85 yards down the right sideline for another score and a 30-7 Courage advantage.

Robert Holt's 6-yard TD reception from Jackson on the Courage's next possession rounded out the scoring with 39 seconds remaining in the third quarter.

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Robert Holt hauls in a touchdown pass between U-14 Pride defenders Landon Walters (1) and Brandon Booker (24).

 

 

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Yahmonta Johnson celebrates with U-14 Courage coach Brad Smithey after scoring his first of two first-half touchdowns.

SCORING SUMMARY
1st quarter
Courage: Yahmonta Johnson 3 run (Joshua Gil kick), 0:42
2nd quarter
Courage: Johnson 12 run (kick failed), 2:05
Courage: FG Gil 28, 0:00
3rd quarter
Courage: Vosky Howard 77 run (Gil kick), 8:03
Pride: Gavin Caral 68 pass from Jahsier Ratliff (Tyler Morgan kick), 4:05
Courage: Joshua Gerlach II 85 pass from Alexander Jackson (Gil kick), 3:22
Courage: Robert Holt 6 pass from Jackson (Gil kick), 0:39

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8:35 a.m.: Good morning from The Ford Center at the Star, Dallas Cowboys headquarters, in Frisco, Texas!

We'll provide live, running coverage of today's Middle School Bowl Games Series, including photos, tweets and a livestream of the game action. Look for all of that and more here.

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The first game will be the U-14 Pride vs. the U-14 Courage at 9 a.m., followed by the U-14 Stars vs. the U-14 Stripes at noon. The final game will feature the U-15 Stars and U-15 Stripes at 3 p.m.

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Check back for more live in-game coverage. Good luck to all of the teams today!

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