Texas-OU weekend road trip to the Dallas-Ft. Worth
area. My brother Kevin and I decided to
take in the high school game between the Arlington Martin Warriors and the
Weatherford Kangaroos played at UT-Arlington stadium. Since we were in Arlington, we had to try
some of the local barbeque.
The
Barbeque
We chose to eat at Bodacious BBQ, located at 1206 E. Division, near Jerry’s
World (AT&T Stadium where the Cowboys play).
I ordered my usual pork ribs and brisket. The ribs were a little dry, but tasty. The brisket was disappointing. Tender and juicy – yes, but without a whole
lot of flavor. For some reason, the meat
was red in color. Not much bark on the
outside and no real smoke ring. Their
sauce was OK, but I don’t judge BBQ joints by their sauce. "Cooked meat" as different than real BBQ. This place might not be too bad if you are in
a hurry, but if you want to really enjoy good barbeque, drive on past.
The
Game
Another beautiful night for football. It was 82 degrees to start the game with a
strong breeze out of the north that gave the night a little chill. Both teams entered the game with identical
3-2 records. The Martin Warriors
outscored the Weatherford Kangaroos 22-20 in the second half, but we didn’t see
it because the Warriors had a half time lead of 31-0.
The Kangaroos received the opening kick-off. The return man couldn’t make up his mind –
take a knee for a touchback or run it out of the end zone – and was quickly
tackled on his 4 yard line. The Roos
went three and out and had to punt into the wind. The short punt was returned to the 29. The Warriors could not move the ball and
settled for a 35 yard field goal to make it 3-0.
The Roos took a knee on the ensuing kick-off and
started from the own 25 where they again went three and out. After a bad snap, the Weatherford punter
shanked his kick and the ball went out of bounds on the 29. Three plays later, Warrior quarterback Eric
Walker connected with Mason Perkins from 9 yards out for a touchdown to make it
10-0.
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| Warriors on the move again |
The two teams traded possessions into the start of the
second quarter. The Warriors got the
ball on their own 11 yard line and promptly drove 89 yards. Jason Huntley capped the drive with a 22 yard
burst up the middle to push the score to 17-0 with 10:22 left in the second
quarter. The Warriors would score twice
more in the second quarter: a beautiful 46 yard run from Juma Otoviano and a 7
yard blast by Myles Kelly.
The Kangaroos were pretty inept in the first half as
evidenced by their inability to stop the Warriors offense or move the ball when
they had possession. With the chill in
the air and the game out of reach, we decided to not sit through the Martin
homecoming ceremonies. Instead we went
to a local drinking establishment to get ready for the Texas-OU game the next
day. Now that was a fun football game. .
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| Coach Charlie Strong receiving the Golden Hat trophy |
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