Chris Baer ran for 161 yards and four touchdowns and Shiner held Charlotte to 17 rushing yards as the Comanches blasted the Trojans in a Class A second-round playoff game.
Shiner lines up for the coin toss under the "Friday Night Lights" at SA East Central Stadium. photos by Howard Esse, Crossroads Legal Video
An estimated crowd of 1,200 at East Central's Hornets Stadium watched Baer score in each quarter on runs of 3, 6, 22 and 23 yards. He finished with 19 carries.
Shiner (12-0) grabbed a 14-7 lead with 3 seconds left in the first half when Baer scored his second TD.
Charlotte's lone TD came on a 52-yard pass from John Mark Harvey to Matthew Caballero with 4:21 left in the first half. The Trojans finished with a 7-4 record.
Shiner, which allowed only five total yards and three first downs in blanking Benavides last week, limited the Trojans to nine first downs.
The Comanches, who allowed an area-best 6.1 points per game during the regular season, also recorded a safety with 4:49 left in the third quarter.
Reported by John Lerma
GAME STATISTICS: Charlotte Shiner First Downs 9 15 Rushes-Yards 29-17 45-224 Passing Yards 124 6 Comp-Att-Int 7-20-2 1-6-1 Return Yards 0 41 Punts 3-29 3-32 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-1 Penalties-yds 10-70 4-40 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS: Rushing - Charlotte: Preston Castillo 8-22, Rick Luna 7-14, Mark Cumpian 6-20, John Mark Harvey 8-(-29). Shiner: Chris Baer 19-161, Dustin Mayberry 14-43, Trey Curtis 6-31, Dexter Mayberry 2-5, Chase O'Connor 1-4, Kyle Condel 3-(-4_. Passing - Charlotte: Harvey 7-20-2 124 Shiner: Curtis 1-6-1 6. Receiving - Charlotte: Matthew Caballero 2-75, Cumpian 2-27, Castillo 2-13, Matt Whitten 1-9. Shiner: Baer 1-6. SCORING SUMMARY: 1 2 3 4 F Charlotte 7 0 0 0 -- 7 Shiner 7 7 15 7 -- 37 SCORING DETAILS: First Quarter S - Chris Baer 3 run (Scott Shimek kick), 8:27 C - Matthew Caballero 52 pass from John Mark Henry (Henry kick), 4:21 Second Quarter S - Baer 6 run (Shimek kick), :03 Third Quarter S - Dustin Mayberry 3 run (Shimek kick), 8:50 S - Safety (deep snap over punter's head, thrown out of end zone),4:49 S - Baer 23 run (Shimek kick), 3:02 S - name x run (name kick), 0:00 Fourth Quarter S - Baer 23 run (Shimek kick), 9:15