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Mustangs break Colts

Controversial call thwarts Buena’s momentum

By KEVIN CAROLAN
HERALD/REVIEW
Published/Last Modified on Saturday, Sep 06, 2008 - 05:32:30 am MST

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SIERRA VISTA — The reversal of a fumble call on Dobson’s first series of the second half spelled disaster for the Buena Colt football team.

Buena, who had a near-perfect second quarter, had put 10 points on the board to cut Dobson’s lead to 14-10 at the half.

Buena had the momentum going for them entering the third quarter of play when an official signaled that Buena had recovered the ball on its own 25 after a Mustang receiver fumbled the ball after catching a pass.

As the Colt defensive unit started off the field and the offensive unit ran on, whistles blew and the next signal that was given was by an official who was closer to the play. He overruled the first official, saying the ball was recovered by Dobson.

A Dobson defender holds onto Buena running back Trey Brown while attempting to burn off the few remaining seconds of the first half Friday in Loveless Stadium. (Mark Levy-Herald/Review)

After an official’s time out and an explanation to head coach Kent Holland as to what happened the momentum changed and two plays later the Mustangs were in the end zone with their third touchdown of the game and a 21-10 lead.

Buena had trouble regrouping after that, punting the ball away on two of their last four possessions and having the clock run out on them as the game ended.

Holland refused to comment on the official’s call.

Dobson got on the board with 6:26 to play in the first quarter on a 20-yard pass play from quarterback Jordan Gruber to end Tyler French and Cesar Vallejo booted the first of three PAT’s to give the Mustangs a 7-0 lead.

Buena tied the game early in the second quarter after Joe Garcia intercepted a Mustang pass at the Dobson 47.

Three plays later, Colt quarterback Joe Wallace hit DeChe Milburn on a 31-yard pass in the end zone and Brandon Porter booted the PAT that knotted the score.

Dobson came right back, going 80 yards in 11 plays with Terrance Martin bolting 37 yards for the score that put the visitors up 14-7 with 5:48 to play in the half.

With time running down in the half, Buena mustered a drive that took them from their own 10-yard line to the Mustang 16, but with three seconds to play in the half, had to settle for a Porter 33-yard field goal as time expired.

The Mustangs’ final score came on a 17-yard run by Dylan Cortez with 7:26 to play.

“We have to respond no matter what happens,” Holland said. “We need to keep focused and keep the momentum and keep going in the right direction.”

Buena still had problems running the ball, but did fare better than in last week’s opener, rushing for 69 yards.

Trey Brown led the Colt ground game with 41 yards on eight carries.

Wallace had a good night throwing the ball, hitting on 11-for-20 for 146 yards, including going 7-for-9 and a touchdown in the second quarter. Milburn had five receptions for 91 yards and one touchdown

Derek Lane led the Colt defense with 23 defensive points. Daniel Foster finished with 19 points and DeAndre Little with 18 points.

In other games involving Southern region teams, Mountain Ridge defeated Sunnyside, 14-5; North Canyon bet Tucson High, 20-14; Pinnacle defeated Ironwood Ridge, 10-6; Marcus de Niza routed Marana Mountain View, 55-0; and Salpointe Catholic got by Basha, 14-6.

Buena is idle next week and will host Gilbert High on Sept. 19.

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SevenQuestionMarks wrote on Sep 19, 2008 8:14 AM:

" Anyone notice. It seems you havent noticed that Varsity and JV are & different Levels. Get out of here with weak stats about what the JV is doing. The guy got moved down for a reason. "

4ever a fan wrote on Sep 18, 2008 10:45 PM:

" what the people sv fail to understand buena plays the top team in arizona for there first three games an people are turning there backs on them i beleive that buena is a sound team jus young mabe we need to up lift our colts a little higher instead of tearing them down an give the coachs a break they have do great job in turning this program around keep it up good luck colts!! "

Dan wrote on Sep 18, 2008 10:45 PM:

" Yes, I serisouly think they should get a new AD, In SV they keep hiring some that I doubt had any real football background, and someone that will not bail out after a season or two....... just saying, and also, a lot of the guys that played my freshman year never came out to JV or Varsity, if we were to have the same guys come out we would've had a better team. "

Reality Check wrote on Sep 18, 2008 12:48 PM:

" New and Improved? O and 2, that sure sounds like this team is new and improved. Get a clue! Wait, check that, 0 and 3 after Friday's game. Buena needs to replace the good old ballcoach. Get rid of the AD too. "

new and improve wrote on Sep 17, 2008 8:10 PM:

" i dnt c how anybody can bag on anything. am i the only person who sees the improvement from last year? i dont see how coach v would have made them better at all. the hype is there. you know what is their a leader on the team? a player has to step up there and fill that degree. "

Anyone Notice wrote on Sep 17, 2008 6:23 PM:

" The freshman last year were 6-3 the only winning record team that year,and last few years.This year the JV is the only team thats won a game yet,even though most of the playmakers got sent up.They need to keep the winning players together instead of sending them to varsity so quick because it is not helping!!!Whose that runningback on JV?he's really fast, and seems to know how to read better than anyone of the varsity runningbacks and I remember him scoring most of the touchdowns with the freshman last year?I dont get it. "

Concerned Citizen wrote on Sep 17, 2008 5:27 PM:

" I have never seen bad coaching from Buena at all these guys a true professionals and if I had say I would award the head coach with a pay raise, with the amount of work and time he puts in it's well over due. "

YouhaveGottoBeKidding wrote on Sep 17, 2008 2:40 PM:

" I dont care how you look at it, this team needs more discipline among the players which trickles down from the coaches, As fans we need to support the team as American we have a right to voice our opinions and I say again the problem is with the coaches and the players! do what is taught (players) teach what you have learned (coaches) Step up and be accountable for your actions on the field (players) and be accountable for your decisions on the side (coaches) "

Reality Check wrote on Sep 16, 2008 12:05 PM:

" You simply cannot blame the athletes. The coaches have let this program wallow in mediocrity for well over a decade. The athletes have been raised in a failing system that accepts defeat. Mediocrity breeds failure. Get a real coach that will inject self-confidence to revive this slumbering giant. "

fan wrote on Sep 16, 2008 8:41 AM:

" The problem goes back to youth football where most of these kids come form SV youth footbal which has terrible coaching. These kids are taught no technique. These players are from the everyone gets a trophy mentality. Coach Holland and his staff are good coaches just have players parents up there #@% Let these guys coach and back off. Everybody does not get a trophy. Good luck this weekend Colts "

SevenQuestionMarks wrote on Sep 16, 2008 7:43 AM:

" Dan thats why I said U get out there since you know so much. As an alumni myself I will support this team. certain things I dont agree with but I support this team. It seems like you just wanna down the team so go out there and help. Oh and coach we havent scored on a run play all year why are u running the ball? "

Dan wrote on Sep 15, 2008 10:19 PM:

" Who said I have kids in HS? It's just every time I go back to SV to visit, and go to watch a game same ol story, and I say it because I used to play here, it was frustrating to have a diferent coach every year. Doesn't mean I hate the football team, I just think they need to look really hard for someone that will actually bring something different to the table, and not the same old tired techniques, it obviously isn't working! "

SevenQuestionMarks wrote on Sep 15, 2008 9:34 AM:

" If you dont like the way they coach then and know so much then get out there and coach. Stop bashing the coaches Ive seen these players in positions and not be able to make plays. Bad tackling. I go too all the games. well i just went to the home game. never seen you on here last year so ban wagon fans stop posting. and with that said Dan your mad cause your kid doesnt play. on a sorry team "

Dan wrote on Sep 14, 2008 11:00 PM:

" SevenQuestions: If you are going to bash someone's spelling, at least have the desency to spell things right yourself bud! last time I checked "decisons" and "feild" aren't real words! "

Dan wrote on Sep 14, 2008 10:57 PM:

" You are right, this is not Oak harbor, because Oak Harbor has a good coaching staff, and way more disciplined players, and this "new age" you are speaking about, keep thinking that buddy! if SV wants to think they are "new age" about football then a lot more things would have to happen, not just playing guys both ways, I'm not saying SOME can't, remember, HS kids think in their head they are some dort of superstar, when they are not and admit they too get tired. "

Dan wrote on Sep 14, 2008 10:51 PM:

" You're right if I was in the army I would have far worse spelling, yeah I guess you are right, let the coaches do their job, I just with they ever had a coach that would do their job right, like I said, have actual tryouts, if a town feels they don't have enough good players then why not just cancel the season? yeah you need your best players in, but i would rather have the good player excell in one position, making it 100% not the 50/50 crap they give when tired. "

team member wrote on Sep 14, 2008 8:32 PM:

" Where is the cheerleaders yelling and cheering the team win or loosing. they had it last year. where is the fans yelling move them back way back. "

new and improved wrote on Sep 14, 2008 7:31 PM:

" youhavegottobekidding im sorry but the team that we have now is more disciplined then they have in years. both the coaches and the players have been workin hard. you can tell by the performances. going from getting scored on by 51 to 28. the team is flying around and hitting. tell me if you saw that this early in the year last year. they are improving but at slower pace then we expect. i think this season is going to end well. now after this year i wanna c how coach does his second at the head job. "

Just a Kid wrote on Sep 12, 2008 9:39 PM:

" In response to "Fan," number 4 is Senior Joe Wallace. "

YouhaveGotToBeKidding wrote on Sep 12, 2008 1:28 PM:

" It is a combination of both the players and the coaches. The coaches need to have push more discipline and the players need to get there heads out of the clouds and play, going both ways help if the player is good enough but when it comes to the end of the game those same players are to tired to do any good. "

SevenQuestionMarks wrote on Sep 12, 2008 11:51 AM:

" oh and Dan this isnt oak Harbor. Let the coaches make the decisons. you need your best players on the feild at all times. "

SevenQuestionMarks wrote on Sep 11, 2008 9:34 PM:

" First off you cant be in the Army spelling like that. I dont know what teams you watched or what state ur from but this is the new age. some players dont deserve to play like 80. put guys both ways. and thats that. "

Dan wrote on Sep 11, 2008 1:29 AM:

" it's funny someone would agree that they need people going both ways on the team, that is wrong, not the way they do it in oak harbor, i could see a few key leyers, but it seems the SAME guys on defense are the same ones in on offence, i watched a team form my llast duty station that had kids that didn't even come close to buen or their opponents in talent but they got rotated frequently and stuck to basics, and they won state and played in the finals the next year also. "

Dan wrote on Sep 11, 2008 1:26 AM:

" There is some thruth to the whole thing about how some kids don't listen, in buena it seems whe we practiced some of the guys were too busy checking out the manager girls or the gir's tennis team while practice was going on, too many superstars that think they are too cool to stick to the basics, then again, there is always a way to get through to people. "

SevenQuestionMarks wrote on Sep 10, 2008 9:25 AM:

" Im on your side now but if I see you start to make dumb decisions im gonna start thinkin your the problem coach. let everyone practice both ways. because in the game im sure that people arent stepping up like 55. if we had more people teach that star a lesson and bury him on the bench. he had this long article and havent done a thing maybe hes getting double teamed. those line backers gotta tackle. both teams have put up 300+ rushing. the strength of the defense is not the linebackers its the defnesive backs like last year. "

SevenQuestionMarks wrote on Sep 10, 2008 9:20 AM:

" im back and could of told you those guys dont learn a thing those coaches tell them. im starteing to feel its the players who arent doing things right on the field. lets start with the person who said to many people going both ways. thats what this team needs and if you think that thats whats stopping them from winning you gotta be kidding me. #2,3,51,12 and 25 definitely need to go both ways, maybe some other kids can go both ways to. you stop kids from going both ways and watch what happends to this team. "

Fan wrote on Sep 9, 2008 8:27 PM:

" Who is number four? He has a pretty good arm but he doesnt have much time to throw but i thought that drive at the end of the second was beautiful "

wish they would wrote on Sep 9, 2008 8:08 AM:

" reps in, and i say only 5-6 because he seemed so disinterested, but not one time during the whole second half did the kid even attempt the move. Like he could care less. Now I dont know to what degree this coaching staff prepairs them on technique or in depth game planning and film study to really understand whats going on on the field, but if the kids nowadays are anything like the ones I tried to work with at Buena, NO coach will ever have sucess here. "

wish they would wrote on Sep 9, 2008 7:58 AM:

" Several years back I was helping with the Buena football coaching staff. I had just moved back to town and being a former buena player, I was welcome in the press box and sidelines. In the press box I would watch the DT continually engage his man straight up and just get locked up play after play. Absolutely no technique . At halftime I thought I would give the young man some simple advice. I tought him a simple swim move and I understand it was on the fly but he got at least 5-6 pratice "

Realist wrote on Sep 8, 2008 9:48 PM:

" If anyone thought a new coach was going to change the program overnight and produce immediate wins is naïve of H.S. sports. A program is built with a solid foundation at the base. Coach Holland and his staff are doing just that. Give the coaches a year before you start to criticize them. Support the player who put a lot of effort in. Remember, your not who you think you are, your not what others think you are, you are what you think others think you are. Go Colts!!!! Keep working hard success will come to those that overcome adversity. "

BuenaFanSinceLastYear wrote on Sep 8, 2008 1:42 PM:

" Im from florida and atleast we would of gotten a boo call or something. this team made a drastic improvement from last weak. better yet last year. this team comes out and plays in the first half but disappears in the 3rd. the team from last year did total opposite. the fans arent that vocal and these cheerleaders arent keeping the crowd in it. everyone has to step up players, coaches, and even the true fans. We just gotta close the deal were jumping out the blocks but not finishing the race. "

BuenaFanSinceLastYear wrote on Sep 8, 2008 1:31 PM:

" I tired of all of these so called fans (Haters) that keep getting on the players and coaches. No one is perfect to start with pooorly written. if you want the article in your preference go to the game. i had no problem understanding it. GREAT ARTICLE. If you guys dont like it then stop reading and going to our games. Now to the people who said that the fumble call did not affect the game you werent watching. I looked around and the majority of people in the stands were carrying on their own covo... "

BHS football girl wrote on Sep 8, 2008 9:56 AM:

" They did a good job regardless that they lost. I think we just need to work harder and focas a little more on their training. We can make a turn-around. I still think we will have a good season. "

s alum wrote on Sep 8, 2008 6:45 AM:

" If a player doesnt believe in himself from the begining of the season,then its a moot point. Half of the kids on the team are probably only on the team so that they can look cool in their game jerseys on fridays at school...
The news writers for Buena Should be a little more humble and write articles that are in touch with reality. Telling someone there something (like ur a good football player) when there not,....well a lie is a lie is a lie. "

Dan wrote on Sep 7, 2008 11:51 PM:

" When are we going to get this guys an actual coach? how do they expect to have guys ready to step up in case their starters get hurt if they don't ever see play time? you can't keep playing guys both ways all the time..... if that is the case then just have tryouts and cut a lot more people, why have 50+ players on a team that will maybe play 20 of the kids, ag tired "good" playes is just as bad as a benchwarmer.......... "

new and improved wrote on Sep 7, 2008 11:46 PM:

" out of all the bad calling and the argueing did anybody see how hyped the players were? the intensity was great. that one call messed it up and it still comes down to focus with the colts. i think the bye will help them with their mentality. they did improve from last week and i think the coaching is getting better. the execution was great except for 3rd downs. and that #5 kid had another great game. i wanna c how he does against gilbert's o line. "

to spartan wrote on Sep 7, 2008 9:03 PM:

" If your going to try to drive a point home try using the correct word. jingoistic is the adjective form of jingoism which means extreme nationalism. "the reporting was far too jingoistic" does not make sense. Anyways,good luck to the Buena varsity against Gilbert in 2 weeks. Good luck to all the Buena teams Freshman, JV, and Varsity. "

Spartan wrote on Sep 7, 2008 3:22 PM:

" Well,
The author is the radio colour commentator, so he was there. Agree, the reporting is far too jingoistic. Kevin needs to tell it like it is, albeit, the truth often hurts. "

Always A Fan wrote on Sep 7, 2008 9:46 AM:

" Two games and already some members of the community have turned thier backs on Buena Football and the coaches. What happened to being a fan win or lose? It's no wonder coaches don't last long around here or the players crack under pressure. Tough crowd to please! Perhaps if the community stood behind the footbal team and gave some praise instead of feeding them negative garbage all the time then our players would believe in themselves. Self fullfilling prophecy, keep telling someone they're nothing and thier gonna start believing it. "

Not a fan anymore wrote on Sep 6, 2008 11:55 PM:

" All I have to say is WHAT THE H@#$ I do not get the coaches? Based on the article, we hyped players that did not accomplish anything. If you were at the game,you would understand. There is to much talent in Buena to have guys playing both ways. You can not blame the game on one play, poor coaching, and failure to execute. The article is false, the guy who wrote it, is either trying to keep moral up, or was not there.The QB had a horrible night, and the RB had no oppurtunitys. "

Spartan wrote on Sep 6, 2008 10:39 PM:

" Same ole Buena
No Blocking, No Tackling, too many players playing both ways and cramping up because you can't hydrate from the middle of the field.
Concur, the officiating during one key series was horrendous, but the issue was being resolved due to a lack of basic execution.
When will a coach actually play 75-80% if the players he suits out? This makes six head coaches that I know of. "

buena fan wrote on Sep 6, 2008 9:14 PM:

" wow home field advantage yah right buena got hosed again by the sorry refs!! "

colt fan wrote on Sep 6, 2008 8:08 PM:

" Southern Arizona refs stink. Some things just never change. What a way to deflate these boys by getting a crap call like that. "

poorly written wrote on Sep 6, 2008 7:54 PM:

" This is a poorly written article. Tt's not in chronological order; it jumps back and forth in the scoring progression. Shouldn't the reader be able to easily tell what the final score is? I'd appreciate knowing that information in the introductory sentence. "

new and improved wrote on Sep 6, 2008 11:30 AM:

" whats up with these points? they dont mean anything. lets see some stats from the game. such as tackles interceptions sacks etc. wow! o and the refs gave dobson the game. good job guys. wow! wow! "

Colt supporter wrote on Sep 6, 2008 10:47 AM:

" Those refs were pretty rediculious. Their linemen were tackling our D-lineman on most plays without a call. Someone really needs to look into the referees that do football games in this county. Little looked good again tonight. He is only a junior. He will be a great one before it's all said and done. "

Blame the Officials wrote on Sep 6, 2008 10:04 AM:

" It is amazing how easy it is to blame the outcome of a game on one play. I seem to remember Buena ran more than one play last night. Find something else in the game to write about. "

uknowho wrote on Sep 6, 2008 8:38 AM:

" One call totally shut them down for the WHOLE second half??? Sounds about right. "

dont you get it yet wrote on Sep 6, 2008 7:16 AM:

" If you think a Phoenix team is going to come down here and lose a footaball game, did the Ref ride back to Dobson on the bus or did he take the limo? "