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Source: Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, TexasSept.mini storage 28--PORT ISABEL -- Grulla was tough enough, prepared enough and talented enough to knock off No. 9 state-ranked Port Isabel.But the Tarpons are the Tarpons, and they showed Friday that nobody in the Valley is going to knock them off without an A-plus performance.Port Isabel (5-0) took every punch Grulla (4-1) fired at it and responded with an even fiercer one to survive the up-and-coming Gators for a 20-7 victory Friday at Tarpon Stadium in Port Isabel."We knew it was going to be a tough football game," said Port Isabel coach Monty Stumbaugh. "We needed some adversity. When things don't go your way you see what kind of character you have. I know these kids have great character and they showed it in the second half."Grulla's offensive speed was as good as advertised and the Gator coaching staff did a great job of utilizing it against the aggressive Port Isabel defense.Running back Robert Camarillo led Grulla's rushing attack with 44 yards on seven carries and quarterback Rey Penablance completed seven passes to five different receivers for 113 yards.The Gators continually attacked the perimeter with a mixed bag of with sweeps and screens to take advantage of that quickness and avoid the Tarpons' beefy front seven.The results were plenty of drives that penetrated into Port Isabel territory, but only one that resulted in points.With their backs against the wall, the Tarpons' vaunted defense turned Grulla away time and time again."(Grulla) definitely had speed, but we saw plenty of that Navarro and Bellville last year in the playoffs," said Port Isabel senior linebacker Esteven Montelongo. "We manned up a lot last year in the playoffs and it definitely helped us out here."Port Isabel built a 10-0 second quarter lead with a 28-yard field goal by Luis Cacho and a 17-yard touchdown pass off play action from Martinez to Miguel Ramirez.The Tarpons likely would have gone into halftime with that cushion had they not gambled by going for it on 4th down and failing to convert at Grulla's 45 with 23 seconds left.On the very next play, Grulla quarterback Rey Penablance hit wide receiver Nathan Salinas on a short hitch route. The play should have only gone for only a few yards, but Salinas shook a tackler and took off down the sideline for a 50 yard gain to set up Penablanca's six-yard touchdown run.It was a huge shift in momentum, but like a true champion is supposed to do, Port Isabel responded.On the second play after halftime, J.J. Gonzalez broke his first long run of the game, a 66-yard scamper. That set up a 10-yard touchdown run by quarterback Isaiah Martinez that put Port Isabel back in control, up 17-7."We just kept positive," Montelongo said. "We can't let little things like that get to us."Coach Stump gave us a good halftime talk and the offense just came out fired up and took everything in the second half."On the ensuing迷你倉possession, Port Isabel turned Grulla away with a missed field goal after the Gators drove all the way inside the Tarpons' five-yard line.From there, Port Isabel used its reliable power-running game to keep Grulla's offense off the field and cement its biggest victory of the season.Port Isabel ended the night with 321 rushing yards on 41 carries."I thought it was a pretty evenly matched game," said Grulla coach Abel Gonzalez. "Time of possession was pretty tough that second half. I think we had about three drives, and that's what they can do. They can slow down the game when they have the lead."Port Isabel right tackle Mark Benavidez missed the game with a burn on his right arm.His absence was obvious early on as Port Isabel had trouble breaking runs to the outside.Tailbacks Jacob Losoya and Gonzalez gained just 14 yards on eight carries in the first half, but Martinez (10 carries 80 yards in first half) and Juan Aguilera (3 carries, 45 first half yards) made up for it by getting the tough stuff up the middle.Martinez finished the night 125 yards on 17 carries. He was also 1-of-3 passing for 17 yards and a touchdown.Gonzalez has 102 second half yards on his way to 105 on 11 totes. Aguilera finished with 80 yards on seven carries.SANTA ROSA 22, ODEM 19 (OT): Ivan Salazar kicked a 39-yard field goal into the wind in overtime to give Santa Rosa (3-2, 1-0 in district play) a 22-19 overtime win against visiting Odem.It was the Warriors first district win since 2011. They went 0-6 in district play last year."Our kicking game was the difference tonight," said Santa Rosa coach Arturo Garcia. "We had some nice punts, made all our extra points."I was real impressed with our character. It was a great win for the kids."LA VILLA 46, BRUNI 6: La Villa racked up 430 rushing yards to upset the previously unbeaten Bruni Badgers Friday 46-6 at Badger Stadium in Bruni.Quarterback Robert Serna, and running backs Lupe Moron and Ramiro Cantu each broke the 100-yard mark in the victory. This was the Cardinals (3-2) third win in a row."Our kids played really well in the second half," La Villa coach Joe Salinas said. "In the second half we showed we were in better shape and we capitalized on our opportunities."LA FERIA 42, SANTA MARIA 0: Santa Maria made La Feria work for it, but the 3A Lions were too much for 1A Santa Maria (3-1) in the end, slowly building up to a 42-0 win Friday at Cougar Stadium in Santa MariaLa Feria (4-1) gained 240 total yards. The defense forced three turnovers and gave up only 120 yards."We came out a little flat after last week's game, but after the first quarter our kids got after it and gave a great effort the whole night. That's what I'm proud of," said La Feria coach Oscar Salinas.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, Texas) Visit Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, Texas) at .valleymorningstar.com Distributed by MCT Information Services文件倉