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SHARKS SHAKE OFF MISCUES, TOP TERRY 21-6 TO CAPTURE 11-5A D-2 CROWN

Sharks shake off miscues, top Terry 21-6 to capture 11-5A D-2 crown

STEVE COLLINS

The Alvin Sun | 11/13/2018

PHOTO CREDIT: The Alvin Sun

Things didn’t exactly turn out pretty for the Shadow Creek Sharks in their regular season finale on Nov. 10.

Then again, Brad Butler’s squad delivered the goods in the only two brackets that mattered - the win column and the district standings.

The Sharks managed to shake off a barrage of missed opportunities and miscues on their own end to top Terry 21-6 and capture the undisputed 10- 5A Division-1 football crown at Traylor Stadium.

The victory allowed Shadow Creek to continue a banner inaugural year on the gridiron with the Sharks improving to a perfect 10-0 overall and 7-0 in district to finish the regular season. Butler and company will now receive their first taste of postseason play with Porter coming to AISD Freedom Field in Iowa Colony on Friday for the teams’ 7 p.m. bi-district playoff contest.

Porter (6-4), the fourth place seed from 9-5A D-1, dropped a 34-28 overtime decision to New Caney on Nov. 9.

“It wasn’t pretty today, but we will take it,” Butler said following the game. “We wanted to come to try to finish today. It wasn’t as near as sharp as we would have liked to.

“We’ve got to refocus and start moving forward.”

Shadow Creek’s defense proved to be plenty focused on Terry’s attack, forcing five turnovers and also coming up with three clutch defensive stops on fourth down. Xavion Alford picked off a pair of Ranger passes, while Warren Shankle returned another interception for a score. Alec Bryant (fumble recovery) and Trey Palmer (interception) put a halt to Ranger drives, as well.

The Sharks immediately took advantage of the initial fourth down stop with Marquez Huland turning a short swing pass from Jamarian George (10 of 18 for 233 yards, one TD) into an explosive 80-yard catch-and-run sprint to the end zone with 4.3 seconds left in the first period.

Greg Ezechukwu’s PAT made it 7-0.

George later found C.J. Guidry for a 55-yard gain in the second quarter to set up his own 1-yard keeper across the goal line with 8:10 remaining to make it 14-0 and SC carried the two-touchdown advantage into intermission.

Jordan Nicholes’ 15-yard interception return got the Rangers within 14-6 early in the fourth, but after Terry recovered the ensuing onsides kick, Shankle provided his own pick-six rebuttal. The junior linebacker rambled 56 yards with an errant fling from Terry signal caller Brandon Kyles with 8:43 left to put the game out of reach.

In Porter’s OT defeat to New Caney, Spartans’ quarterback Zane Russell passed for 225 yards and two TD’s. Russell has thrown for 2,444 yards and 25 TD’s this season.

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