Shiner 34, Nixon-Smiley 26
Friday, October 4, 2002
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NIXON - Chris Baer rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns to lead Shiner to a 34-26 win over Nixon-Smiley.
Shiner improved to 4-1 on the season, while Nixon-Smiley dropped to 1-4.
Baer, who carried 16 times, scored the game's first touchdown on a 40-yard run, and after Shiner had fallen behind 14-6, scored again on a 1-yard run to pull the Comanches within two.
The Mustangs had scored on a 19-yard pass from Adam Yanes to John Longoria and a 1-yard run by Mikey Gaitan, who aslo kicked two extra points.
Gaitan carried 25 times for 170 yard and had touchdown runs of 4 and 13 yards in the second half.
Shiner went ahead 28-14 at halftime on a 6-yard run by Quentin Wright, who also added the two-point conversion run, and an 8-yard pass from quarterback R.J. Lester to Wright and a two-point conversion run by Steven Evans.
Gaitan's third-quarter touchdown run cut Shiner's lead to 28-20. But the Comanches went back up by two touchdowns when Todd Wenske returned a fumble 9 yards for a touchdown.
Gaitan scored the Mustangs final touchdown with 10:41 left in the fourth quarter.
GAME STATISTICS Shiner Nixon-Smiley First Downs 22 18 Yards Rushing 46-332 39-227 Yards Passing 41 69 Passes 2-3-0 4-6-0 Punts 0-0 1-24 Fumbles-lost 4-4 3-1 Penalties-yards 3-15 9-83 SCORING DETAILS Shiner 12 16 6 0 -- 34 Nixon-Smiley 14 0 6 6 -- 26 First Quarter S - Chris Baer 40 run (kick failed), 11:39 N - John Longoria 19 pass from Adam Yanes (Mikey Gaitan kick), 10:51 N - Gaitan 1 run (Gaitan kick), 4:30 S - Baer 1 run (pass failed), 1:47 Second Quarter S - Quentin Wright 6 run (Wright run), 4:20 S - Wright 8 pass from R.J. Lester (Evans run), 0:06 Third Quarter N - Gaitan 4 run (kick failed), 4:20 S - Todd Wenske 9 fumble return (run failed), 0:36 Fourth Quarter N - Gaitan 13 run (kick failed), 10:41
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