I went to Elgin to see the Wildcats in a district game against the Glenn Grizzlies. Glenn is the newest school in the Leander school district, opening in 2016. Rob Schoenfeld has been their head coach from the beginning. He led a team with a 1-2 record into this game. Jens Andersen is in his second year at the helm of Elgin. They also had a 1-2 record entering this game. It was 81 degrees at kickoff, with a slight chance of rain in the forecast.
But before we get into the football game, let me tell you about the barbecue I had. . .
The
Barbecue
Elgin is one of those little towns in Texas with
multiple well known barbecue joints in it.
In this case Meyers and Southside.
Each has made a name for itself by the sausage they make and sell at
their restaurants and in supermarkets all across the state. For this trip, I decided to go to Southside.
Southside Market & Barbeque is located at 1212
Highway 290. They can trace their
history all the way back to 1882. Like
many barbecue joints, it started off as a meat market and only got into cooking
meats and making sausage to reduce spoilage.
Their first brick and mortar location opened in 1886. Southside has changed hands and locations several
times over the years. In 1991, owner
Ernest Bracewell bought the old Security National Bank building and moved the
restaurant to its current address.
I ordered my usual half pound of moist brisket and
some pork ribs. I grabbed a glass of
iced tea and some pickles and onions.
They had three different sauces to chose from. I got a ladle of their original and their
bold sauces and passed on the hot sauce.
Lots of people in Texas like to eat saltine crackers with their
barbecue. I am not one of them, so I
skipped past the cracker bin and found a table.
The barbecue was fantastic. The brisket was super tender, no knife
required here. Great outer bark, full of
deep smoky flavor. The ribs were big and
meaty. They had been given a peppery rub
and had a nice outer crunch. The meat
was sweet and tender, easily biting from the bone. The bold sauce was a little darker in color
than the original, but I really couldn’t taste much difference between
them.
Southside has a huge parking lot and two large indoor
dining rooms. Seeing the numerous
pallets of oak wood waiting for the pits, I can easily imagine the restaurant
being packed with people on a Saturday night.
Really good barbecue served by nice people can do that. . .
I rate this barbecue two Hook ‘Ems!
The
Game
Elgin had a nice drive working on their first
possession when Peter McFarlin’s fumble was recovered by Glenn. The Grizzlies responded with their own drive,
capped off by an eight yard run by Julian Moriss. Drew McGuire connected with Jarvis Henderson
for a big gain. Later McGuire found
Khorin Thompson in the back of the end zone for another score to put the
Grizzlies up 14-0 in the first quarter.
The teams went back and forth in the second
quarter. Max Galvez slipped behind the
Glenn defense and caught a 33 yard pass from Jacob Harkins for a Wildcat
touchdown.
McGuire threw to Henderson
over the middle and he out ran the Wildcat defenders for a 62 yard score.
Harkins threw long to Trey Isom, then later
scored on a 15 yard run for Elgin.
Morris ripped off a 64 yard run to the Wildcats one. A one yard dive gave Glenn a 28-14 lead. A bad snap on a punt resulted in a safety
against the Grizzlies to make it 28-16.
Harkins arm was hit as he tried to throw and the Grizzlies
recovered. McGuire threw a dart between
two defenders to Sam Martin for a 28 yard touchdown. Glenn wen to the locker room ahead 34-16 at
the half.
In the third quarter, Tyron McFarlin slipped a tackle
on a short out route, then sped past the defense for a Wildcat touchdown to
close the gap to 34-23.
The Grizzlies
responded with two long, time consuming drives.
Each was finished off by one yard plunges by Lamont Slade. The second drive went 96 yards, all on the
ground, and ate 6:48 off the clock.
Behind 48-23 in the fourth quarter, the Wildcats drove
into the Grizzlies red zone. Harkins pass
was intercepted on the goal line by Cody Bagwell and returned to mid
filed. Glenn scored on another one yard
dive to push the score to 55-23.
Each team rang up meaningless touchdowns in the fourth
quarter. Glenn won in a rout 62-29.
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