On Saturday, Nov. 9, the Trinity Valley Community Cardinals became Region XIV Champions by beating Navarro, 56-45. I was on the sidelines for the game, reporting via Facebook.
It was a great game, and when I looked back I realized my posts and some of the photos create sort of a replay of the game. So here they are. Enjoy, Cardinal fans.
REPLAY OF CARDINALS REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WIN OVER NAVARRO
Cards go 3 and out first possession
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Navarro punts it back …10:42 1Q
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TVCC on the board … Ryan Polite hits Tavarreon Dickerson with a swing pass out of the backfield and Dickerson takes it to the house … 79 yard TD pass … TVCC up 7-0 .. 9:45 1Q.
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Navarro strikes back 2 plays later on a 78 yard touchdown pass to DeFloyd Oscar … 7-7 … 9:04 1Q
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Teams exchange punts … still 7-7 … 6:49 1Q
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TURNOVER … Navarro’s Devin Spurlock intercepts Polite … Navarro ball in Cardinal territory.
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Navarro gets points off turnover…30 yard TD pass to Markel Steward-Gillespie … Bulldogs up 14-7, 5:31 1Q
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Teams exchange punts … But Cards get ball at Navarro 8 thanks to a great punt return by D’Nerius Antione … then Ryan Polite scores on a 9 yard scamper … 14-14, 3:11 1Q
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End 1st qtr … 14-14 …. TVCC about to punt from their own 9
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Navarro takes first possession of 2Q and score on Cameron Washington 11 yard run … caps 41 yd drive … 21-14 Bulldogs … 10:44 2Q
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TVCC answers on a 44 yard drive … Polite hits John Thomas on an 11 yard touchdown … drive helped by a Navarro pass interference penalty … 21-21, 8:33 2Q
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Navarro punts to TVCC … Card ball on their own 29 …. still 21-21, 4:58 2Q
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TURNOVER … Navarro recovers Cardinal fumble …21-21, 3:03 2Q
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Navarro converts again … Tim Wright scores on 11 yard run … then TVCC makes it worse with a personal foul … 28-21 Navarro, 2:20 2Q
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Navarro’s Carlos Macias hits a 38 yd field goal as time runs out …. 31-21 Bulldogs … halftime.
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HALFTIME
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Navarro takes opening kickoff and drives 86 yards in about 5:30 … Joshua Greer hits Tim Wright with a 26 yd td pass … 38-21 Navarro, 9:23 3Q
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TVCC’s Ryan Polite scores on a 6 yard quarterback keeper … he extended drive with multiple scambles … 58 yard drive takes about 3:30 off the clock … 38-28 Navarro, 5:47 3Q
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Cardinals go 75 yards in under a minute … Tavarreon Dickerson scores on 29 yard run … score cut to 38-35, 0:18 3Q
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End of the 3Q …. Navarro leads TVCC, 38-35 …Bulldog ball on their own 25
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Navarro blocks TVCC punt … gets ball at Card 32 …. 38-35 Navarro, 12:10 4Q
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CARDINALS REGAIN THE LEAD … TVCC drives 79 yards … polite hits Trent Momon with a 41 yard strike … 42-38 Cardinals, 9:58 4Q
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BULLDOGS BACK IN FRONT
Navarro takes advantage of a short field and drives 40 yards for touchdown on Tim Wright 4 yard run … 45-42 Navarro, 5:18 4Q
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Bulldog player taken off on stretcher … but he gave crowd thumbs up as he went off … game just resumed
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To reset … Navarro up 45-42 … 3:58 4Q
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TURNOVER … TVCC recovers fumble on punt
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Cardinal ball on Navarro 33 with just over 3 minutes in regulation
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TVCC REGAINS THE LEAD
Ryan Polite scores on a 22 yard run … Cards up 49-45, 2:27 4Q ….
GO CARDS!!
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Navarro gets ball on own 21 …. 2:22 left
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Navarro fumbles … recovers, but loses back to own 14
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TURNOVER … TVCC BALL … interception by Tray Thornton … Card ball at Navarro 16 …1:55 left
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TVCC scores again!!!
Marquel McNac runs into the endzone … 56-45 TVCC with 1:38 left.
Can you say Regional Champions
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Navarro ball near midfield … but they need two touchdowns and there is only 1:33 left
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Navarro time out with 1:13 … they have 2nd and 15 from Card 45 …
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Under a minute
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Navarro turns it over on downs … Cards can run out the clock!!!!!!
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Oh man … final score 56-45 for the Region XIV Champion TVCC Cardinals!
