Pampa football overcomes multiple deficits to win eighth straight against Borger
BORGER — That ladies and gentlemen is why they call it a rivalry game. Anything can happen.
After falling behind two touchdowns and only gaining four yards in the opening quarter, the Pampa Harvesters stormed back to take the lead against Borger Friday night only to fall behind by 12 with 4:11 to go.
When the timer hit zero, Pampa was the winner for the eighth straight year, 34-33.
"Our kids are resilient," Pampa head coach Cody Robinson said. "We've shown a whole lot of grit all year long and had a lot of injuries early. ...Coaches and players all had an opportunity to drop that game late, but we just kept on competing because that's what Harvesters do."
It was a tale of two quarters in the first half as Borger (3-3) was in control of the opening quarter. KJ Jennings put the Bulldogs on the board first with a one-yard TD plunge before finding Bracin McCarty for a 49-yard TD bomb. That made it 14-0 Borger in the opening quarter while Pampa (2-4) managed four yards of total offense.
The script flipped in the second as Jarren Hill stepped in at QB and orchestrated three scoring drives, including two scoring runs by himself and a 54-yarder by Makai Boyce. That gave Pampa a 21-14 halftime edge.
The Bulldogs, though, wound up leading 33-21 with 4:11 to go as the game seemed over after Tyler Brooks' 32-yard fumble recovery with 7:05 left
But Pampa rallied again.
Pampa converted three third and longs culminating with an 11-yard scoring strike from Brant Hill to Jose Alonso to cut the deficit to five with 4:10 left. Pampa attempted an onside kick and recovered, but was ruled offside and had to redo the kick. The Harvesters recovered the second attempt, marched down the field and Boyce punched it in from a yard out to give them a 34-33 edge with 2:40 to go. The defense did the rest to get the win.
"The kids played hard the entire game," Borger head coach Dane Hamrick said. "I'm really proud of that effort and we made some big plays. We just had some crucial mistakes by coaches and players at the end of the game."
Pampa 34, Borger 33
PHS 0 21 0 13 -- 34
BHS 14 0 6 13 -- 33
First Quarter
BHS – KJ Jennings 1 run (Luis Chavez kick) 3:54
BHS – Bracin McCarty 49 from Jennings (Chavez kick) 0:41
Second Quarter
PHS – Jarren Hill 2 run (Jeremiah Davis kick) 8:17
PHS – Hill 1 run (Davis kick) 5:12
PHS – Boyce 54 run (Davis kick) 3:15
Third Quarter
BHS – Ryler Moreno 22 run (kick no good) 7:13
Fourth Quarter
BHS – Moreno 39 run (2-pt no good) 11:52
BHS – Tyler Brooks 32 fumble return (Chavez kick) 7:05
PHS – Jose Alonso 11 from Brant Hill (Davis kick) 4:10
PHS – Boyce 1 run (2-pt no good) 2:40
TEAM STATISTICS
PHS BHS
First downs 10 14
Rushes-yards 37-207 44-237
Passing yards 153 78
Comp.-att.-int 14-23-0 3-13-0
Punts-avg. 5-20.2 3-18.0
Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-1
Penalties-yards 7-45 8-55
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
PHS – Aaron Diaz 1-3, Brant Hill 3-(-16), Bensin Martinez 3-21, Jarren Hill 8-39, Makai Boyce 21-160
BHS – KJ Jennings 27-138, Ryler Moreno 11-70, Adolfo Heredia 1-5, Tyler Brooks 1-3, Avery Adame 4-21
PASSING
PHS - Brant Hill, 11-15-0, 111, Jarren Hill 3-8-0 42
BHS – KJ Jennings, 3-13-0, 78
RECEIVING
PHS- Bryce Lynn 7-93, Jose Alonzo 2-17, Judson Hancock 2-39, Makai Boyce 1-5,
BHS- Tyler Brooks 1-8, Bracin McCarty 1-49, Adolfo Heredia 1-21
This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: Pampa High School football wins eighth straight over Borger
