EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The Game of the Week for Week 6 is Eastwood vs. Pebble Hills.
A pivotal District 1-6A matchup between Eastwood and Pebble Hills moved to Thursday night with the district title race potentially on the line, and it delivered a fast start and a back-and-forth first half.
Eastwood entered the game 4-1 and riding a two-game win streak. Pebble Hills also came in at 4-11.
Pebble Hills struck immediately on the opening kickoff. Eastwood sent it deep, but Oscar Hernandez fielded the ball off the bounce, broke a tackle and turned the corner with open field. Hernandez sprinted past midfield and down the sideline for a kickoff return touchdown to give the Spartans the early lead.
Later in the quarter, LJ Bailey broke free from the Eastwood defense for a long touchdown run as Pebble Hills extended its advantage.
Eastwood responded through the air. Quarterback Kingston Jeffries hit Jordan Nava over the middle, and Nava got a block, broke free and raced inside the 20 before finishing the play for a touchdown to pull Eastwood within one score.
On the next Eastwood possession, Jeffries rolled left and fired downfield to Logan Bedwell, who pulled away from the defense for a touchdown that gave the Troopers their first lead of the night.
Pebble Hills answered again when Joe Fernandez used play action and found Ian Sublasky wide open for a touchdown, putting the Spartans back in front.
Before halftime, Eastwood put together another drive, and Jeffries punched it in from a yard out. Eastwood led by three at the break.
However, Pebble Hills ends up taking the win with 35-31.
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