The win also assured the Sharks (9-0 overall, 6-0 in district) of hosting their bi-district football playoff game at Freedom Field in a little over a week. Shadow Creek closes the regular season with Terry on Nov. 10 at Traylor Stadium in Rosenberg.
Holding a tenuous 7-6 lead entering the second half, the Sharks quickly struck for a pair of third-quarter touchdowns. A 54-yard drive to open the period was capped by George (13 completions in 20 attempts finding Ashton O’Conner in the flat. O’Connor spun out of an initial Hurricane tackle attempt and motored 12 yards to the end zone.
Greg Ezechukwu booted the extra point through the uprights to increase the margin to 14-6.
After forcing the Hurricanes to go three-and-out on their next possession, George sprinted 70 yards to paydirt to increase the margin to 21-6.
George then fired a 39-yard scoring strike to Kealon Jackson (six receptions for 100 yards) with 11:29 left in the contest for a 28-6 SC cushion.
Hightower pulled within 28- 12 a few minutes later on Brandon Smith’s one-yard run, but the Sharks’ defense later came up with a pair of clutch fourth-down stops to secure the victory. Alec Bryant and Jeremiah Harris both delivered sacks during the two series.
“We got to find a way to show up for fourth quarters,” SC head coach Brad Butler said following the game. “We were a little flat and I think it was big to come out the second half and go get some points.
“We put the defense in a bind a little at the end with a turnover, but I was really proud of them coming up with the big stop.”
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