Friendswood falls to Ball High 33-7

September 19, 2024

The winning tradition has returned to the Galveston Ball Tornadoes over the past couple of year and they certainly showed that against the Friendswood Mustangs last week with a 33-7 non-district win.

Friendswood head coach Jordan Johnson said, "Definitely not the outcome we wanted but we will move forward and learn fr."

The Mustangs are now 1-2 on the season with the real season beginning on Friday, September 27 when the La Porte Bulldogs invade Henry Winston Stadium in the District 11-5A Div I opener for both teams. Game time is 7:00 p.m.

Unfortunately, Friendswood wasn't able to keep up with Ball High as they dominated the Mustangs for most of the game.

With :37 seconds left in the first quarter, Friendswood QB Jeffrey Randle hit WR Garrett Muecke on a 33-yard strike on fourth-and-5 that set up the Mustangs at the Ball two-yard line. RB Walter Winters scored on a 2-yard plunge to make the score 10-7.

The Tors never trailed as QB Kyden Barker found London Deyon on a 25-yard touchdown pass just 2:33 into the game. Ball High increased the lead to 10-0 when Ethan Marines kicked a 23-yard field goal on the ensuing drive.

Jonah Williams extended the lead for Ball High on a 6-yard touchdown run with 6:06 left in the half before a 30-yard field goal by Marines in the closing seconds before intermission gave the Tors a 20-7 halftime lead.

Two plays after dropping a sure touchdown, Juwaan Woodbury made up for it by pulling in a 48-yard pass from Barker with 9:27 left in the third. The Tors closed out the scoring when Williams took a short pass from Barker and shook off three defenders down the sidelines to complete a 45-yard score with 10:55 remaining.

The Tors defense recorded three sacks and got interceptions from Williams, Robert Brock and Joey Cancilla along with a pair of goal line stands in the fourth quarter to keep their near shutout intact.

Barker completed 21-of-31 passes for 298 yards and three touchdowns as the Tors improved to 3-0 with the 33-7 win. The junior has tossed eight touchdown passes in his first three games.

Friendswood has an open date this week and then district begins.