By Dr. David Davis
The first Homecoming for Friendswood alum and new head coach Jordan Johnson didn’t go as planned as the state-ranked Fulshear Chargers amassed 746 total yards of offense while posting 61 points against the Friendswood defense.
When the dust had settled, the Chargers left Henry Winston Stadium with a convincing 61-29 district win to remain perfect on the season at 6-0 overall and 3-0 in district.
Friendswood was held to 288 total yards (174 passing, 114 rushing) by a tough Charger defense.
Fulshear established control of the game in the opening quarter as they put up 245 yards of offense while jumping out to a commanding 22-7 lead.
Much of the early damage was done by running back Davion Godley who rushed for 219 yards on just 12 carries while scoring three touchdowns on runs of 37 and 75 yards in the first quarter and on a 24-yard scoring dash in the second period.
The Chargers added 17 more points in the second frame to make the score 39-14 at intermission.
Friendswood scored on a Brock Foster 4-yard run that briefly gave the Mustangs a short-lived 7-6 lead with 9:38 left in the first quarter before the offensive surge by Fulshear took control of the district contest.
Fulshear got a 52-yard scoring jaunt from Patrick Broadway II (10 carries, 176 yards, 2 TDs) and a 4-yard scoring run by Caleb Augustus.
The Mustangs continued to compete as Foster hit WR Adam Buffington (5 catches, 92 yards, 2 TDs) on a 16-yard scoring strike late in the second quarter to close the gap to 39-14 at intermission.
Any hope of a comeback were dashed on the second play of the third quarter when Broadway burned the Mustang defense on an 87-yard scoring jaunt that made it 47-14 after a successful 2-point conversion.
Friendswood matched the score on a 1-yard touchdown run by Foster in the third period to cut the margin to 47-21 and then Foster hit Buffington on a 36-yard scoring pass to make the score 47-29 early in the fourth frame.
But the Chargers weren’t finished as they add a 9-yard scoring run by Cayden Ibarra and Demarcus Walker closed out the scoring with a 53-yard burst to post the 61-29 final score.
Foster was 12-of-24 for 174 yards and two TDs.
Walker Winters had 12 carries for 65 yards.
Buffington had five catches for 92 yards and two TDs.
Friendswood (3-4, 2-3) will travel to Waller ISD Stadium to face Rosenberg Terry (1-5, 1-3) on Friday, October 13 at 7:00 p.m.
