Broncos fall short at home against Wheeler

By Sandy Anderberg

The Clarendon Broncos have had a tough two seasons on the field and remain winless with two games remaining this year. The seniors, along with their underclassmen teammates, are looking to change things in Memphis on Friday. With the 6-56 loss in the back of their minds, the Broncos have been busy in practice and are determined to get the win at Memphis.

The Broncos got off to a rough start as the Mustangs scored seven points in the first five minutes of the game. However, the Broncos held them away from the endzone until early in the second 12 minutes of the game.

The Broncos did a lot of things right with good runs made by Parker Haynes from his RB position as well as Markael Anderson. Caleb Herbert was behind center and did a good job of scrambling for yardage. Forced to punt several times in the game, the Broncos looked to Kreed Robinson to put the Mustangs deep in their own territory, which he was able to do all night.

Defensively, the Broncos played hard but struggled to stop the Mustang attack through the air and on the ground. Dakota Bond, Coulter Wortham, Heston Seay, Ranger Drenth, Tyler Cavanaugh, and Anderson did all they could on the field.

The Broncos’ lone score came in the final quarter when Anderson ran it in for six after being set up with good runs by Haynes and Herbert.

The Broncos will be determined as they take the field in Memphis Friday night in a “287 showdown” beginning at 7:00 p.m.