East Chambers Bucs Fall to Westwood Panthers in Bi-District Thriller 49-42

By Sharisa Nelson, Sports Reporter

  Your East Chambers Buccaneers (7-2) advanced to playoffs and traveled to Navasota to take on the Westwood Panthers (8-2) in the Bi-District Conference 3A D1 game on Friday, November 14^th.  Both the Buccaneers and Panthers scored in all four of the quarters with the Westwood Panthers coming out ahead 49-42 and moving on in the playoffs.

  Defeat or not, the East Chambers Buccaneers had excellent senior leadership from Koby Jones, Luke Hampton, and JD Zurby. Senior #1 Koby Jones had 20 carries for 88 yards and 2 TDs; Senior #24 Luke Hampton had 4 carries for 107 yards and 2 TDs; and Senior #15 JD Zurby had 8 completed passes for 82 yards, and 13 carries for 97 yards and 1 TD.  

  East Chambers Senior #1 Koby Jones scored the first TD of the game with 9:34 left in the 1^st quarter. Both the Bucs and the Panthers defense did an excellent job holding one another form scoring for the next 6 minutes. The Panthers gained possession of the ball at the Bucs 40-yard line after a 4^th down punt, later resulting in a Panther TD with 3:35 left in the 1^st quarter.

  The 2^nd quarter picked up as the Panthers scored 3 TDs and the Bucs scored 1 TD and 2 FGs. Scoring for the Bucs #1 Koby Jones with 1 touchdown and Kicker #6 Adan Garcia with 2 field goals. At halftime the score was EC 20 – Westwood 28.

   During 3^rd quarter, both teams only scored 1 TD each. Scoring for the Bucs, QB #15 JD Zurby with a quarterback keeper into the endzone.

  Now was the buckle down and fight for the win until the end. The Buccaneers scored 15 points in the 4^th quarter while the Westwood Panthers only scored 14 points. Scoring for the Bucs were #1 Koby Jones with 1 TD, #24 Luke Hampton with 1 TD, #10 Darius Edmonson with a 2-point conversion. The final score East Chambers 42 – Westwood 49.

  More offensive stats for the Buccaneers: #0 Earius Ceasar with 1 reception for 22 yards; #2 Colby West with 5 receptions for 44 yards; #3 Ethan West with 1 reception for 13 yards; #10 Darius Edmonson with 6 carries for 48 yards; #15 Jackson Seabaugh with 1 carry for 15 yards; and #24 Luke Hampton with 1 reception for 37 yards.

  Defensively the Buccaneers were led by: #12 Tanner Salazar with 4 solo tackles, and 4 assists; #8 Bryce Guilllory with 7 solo tackles, and 1 TFL; #7 Reid Todd with 6 solo tackles, 1 assist, and 1 TFL; #24 Luke Hampton with 5 solo tackles, 1 assist, 1 TFL, and 1 sack; #0 Earius Ceasar with 5 solo tackles and 1 interception; #52 Aiden Baker with 2 solo tackles, and 3 assists; #22 Dalton Dishman with 2 solo tackles, 2 assists, and 1 TFL; #10 Darius Edmonson with 4 assists; #2 Colby West with 3 solo tackles; #5 Rashard Hale with 2 solo tackles, and 1 assist; #40 Gradyn Oliver with 2 solo tackles, and 1 assists; #44 Sean Beighley with 2 assists, and #81 Rylan Fontenot with 1 solo tackle.

  Kicking for the Bucs: #6 Adan Garcia with 3 kickoffs for 74 yards and 4 of 4 PAT; and #33 Max Vargas with 4 kickoffs for 240 yards.

  Great season Bucs! The Seabreeze Beacon in proud of all your hard work!