<body><div>Special to the NEWSELSA, TX—The Rio Hondo Bobcat Varsity Football Team had four offensive touchdowns and scored off a couple of special teams plays to earn a 36-26 non-district victory against the Edcouch-Elsa Yellowjackets last Friday at Benny Layton Memorial Stadium.The win improved the Bobcats’ record to 3-0, while Edcouch-Elsa remains winless at 0-3.From the first offensive drive, the Bobcats looked like a well-oiled machine, using five plays of positive yardage to score, capped by junior Sebastian Gonzalez’s 34-yard touchdown run. Kicker Andres Rodriguez kicked the extra point for a 7-0 lead.On their second offensive drive, the Bobcats ran 13 plays to the E-E 27, but they had nothing to show for it on the scoreboard.RH Head Coach Rocky James showed great confidence in his offense by going for it on fourth down and 20, but senior quarterback Matthew Lopez overthrew his receiver.In the second quarter, the Bobcats extended their 7-3 lead after Gonzalez blocked an E-E punt at the 34-yard line and returned it for a score with 9:48 left to play before the half.The ’Jackets scored in the second quarter to get within four points of RHHS once again.However, the Bobcats found pay dirt twice within two minutes. The first two points came on a safety after the E-E punter’s snap sailed over his head. The 16-10 lead didn’t last long, as RHHS needed only three plays to score again, this time a 28-yard pass from Lopez to junior receiver Michael Lopez.Kicker Rodriguez was solid with his PAT for a 23-10 lead.The Bobcats staged another long drive after beginning at their own 37. It took them seven plays to go up 29-10, ending in senior running back Mario Lopez’s 16-yard tote.The Bobcats’ last TD came off senior linebacker Matthew Sanchez’s fumble recovery at the Jackets’ 17.Mario Lopez was called on to handle five consecutive runs that got his team to the E-E one-yard line, where he finally scored.Rodriguez then made the PAT to take a 36-18 lead.The ’Jackets gained about 145 yards on offense but fumbled twice.NEXT OPPONENTOn Thursday, the Bobcats played at home for the first time this season, as they hosted the winless St. Joseph Bloodhounds (0-3) for their homecoming game.“It’s going to be a very exciting night not only for the players but the whole community, so there’s a lot of excitement in the air,” said Coach James, emphasizing homecoming. “This field has been a long time coming; I never thought I’d see it in my time as the athletic director/head coach, but it happened. We feel so blessed to have what we have now.”Despite a trio of losses, St. Joseph has not been shut out against Brownsville Veterans Memorial (32-21), Raymondville (63-12), and Brownsville Rivera (35-20), but they have allowed quite a few TDs, which bodes well for RHHS.The varsity team practiced on the new Bobcat Stadium turf earlier this week to get acclimated to the field conditions.STAT LEADERSDespite being on the road in their first three games, the Bobcats have shown a knack for producing on both sides of the ball as they set to play at home for the first time.Quarterback Lopez has 10 TDs on 38 completions on 52 attempts.Receiver Gonzalez leads in production with 228 yards off 16 receptions and five TDs. Receivers Lopez (four receptions, 140 yards, three TDs) and Manny Perez (seven receptions, 122 yards, four TDs) follow.On defense, among the leading tacklers are Rolando Pastrana 41, Matthew Sanchez 38, Freddy Garza 30, Ty Alaniz 20, Gregory Soto 19, Cameron Briones 18, Alex Trevino 18, Noe Leos 17, Jaziah Arredondo 15, Ramsey Gonzalez 14, Matthew Perez 13, Sebastian Gonzalez 12,Kicker Vargas is 16-for-17 on point-after attempts.</div></body>

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ELSA, TX—The Rio Hondo Bobcat Varsity Football Team had four offensive touchdowns and scored off a couple of special teams plays to earn a 36-26 non-district victory against the Edcouch-Elsa Yellowjackets last Friday at Benny Layton Memorial Stadium. The win improved the Bobcats’ record to 3-0, while Edcouch-Elsa remains...

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ELSA, TX—The Rio Hondo Bobcat Varsity Football Team had four offensive touchdowns and scored off a couple of special teams plays to earn a 36-26 non-distri

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