Shiner 39, Kenedy 18 The Shiner Comanches ran their way to a district-opening win over Kenedy, 39-18, on Friday.The Comanche attack featured two, 100-yard rushers in Chad Neubauer (21-182) and Marcus Coleman (14-179) as Shiner tallied 439 yards a team on the ground.
Shiner got things started in the first quarter with a 55-yard run by Coleman. The Lions took advantage of a Shiner miscue, returning a fumble for a touchdown and missed the two-point conversion pass. Neubauer scored from 63 yards out to put Shiner up 13-6. Kenedy got an 11-yard pass from Dominic Cruz to Jacob Asebedo and did likewise with an 23-yard pass in the second frame to put the Lions up 18-13.
Coleman scored on a 38-yard run to put Shiner ahead 19-18 at halftime. Quarterback Jacob Stafford extended the lead to 26-13 on a 37-yard run and he tossed a 24-yard strike to Dadrian Taylor in the fourth quarter for his only pass completion.
Stafford put the finishing touches on the win as he returned an interception 57 yards for a touchdown.
GAME SUMMARY: Shiner 39, Kenedy 18 District 15-1A-I SCORING SUMMARY: 1 2 3 4 -- Final Kenedy 12 6 0 0 -- 18 Shiner 13 6 7 13 -- 39 SCORING DETAILS: First Quarter S - Marcus Coleman 55 run (Hunter Mraz kick) K - Jacob Asebedo 31 fumble return (pass failed) S - Chad Neubauer 63 run (kick failed) K - Asebedo 11 pass from Dominic Cruz (kick failed) Second Quarter K - Asebedo 23 pass from Dominic Cruz (pass failed) S - Coleman 38 run (pass failed) Third Quarter S - Jacob Stafford 37 run (Mraz kick) Fourth Quarter S - Dadrian Taylor 24 pass from Stafford (kick failed) S - Stafford 57 interception return (Mraz kick) TEAM STATISTICS: Kenedy Shiner First downs 12 17 Rushes-yards 24-58 43-439 Passing yards 135 24 Passes 15-26-1 1-4 Penalties-yards 3-20 6-60 Fumbles-lost 1-0 6-4 Punts-average 7-34.43 1-21.0 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS: Rushing Kenedy: Cedric Mejia 11-55, Joseph Kiesling 3-12, Tony Aleman 2-1, Tristan Villarreal 2-0, Dominic Cruz 6-(-10). Shiner: Chad Neubauer 21-182, Marcus Coleman 14-179, Jacob Stafford 7-54, Dadrian Taylor 1-24. Passing Kenedy: Cruz 15-26-135-1. Shiner: Stafford 1-4-24-0. Receiving Kenedy: Seferino Villarreal 8-56, Jacob Asebedo 3-47, Aleman 2-11, Mejia 1-22, Victor Monsevias 1-(-1). Shiner: Taylor 1-24.