I spent Friday the 13th in Giddings, about an hour's drive east of Austin. I was there to see the non district game between the Giddings Buffaloes and the Taylor Ducks. Robert Little is in his first year as head coach of Taylor. The Ducks made the playoffs in 2018 and were eliminated in the first round. They are looking for their first win of 2019. Adrian Lara is the head man at Giddings. The made it as far as the third round of the playoffs in 2018 and ended the season with an impressive 11-2 record. Like Taylor, Giddings is looking for their first win.
The weatherman really dialed up a beautiful evening. The temperature at game time was around 90 degrees and there was a slight breeze out of the south. A couple of clouds overhead looked a little dark, but nothing to tell home about.
Both these teams were looking to get off the schnide for their first win of the 2019 season. Buffaloes and Ducks. . . it should be a good one.
Before I recap the game, let me tell you about the barbecue I ate earlier in the day. . .
The
Barbecue
When my wife and I were eating barbecue at Killen’s
Barbecue in Pearland this past summer (Texas Passions episode 402), another
patron mentioned that he liked the barbecue served at City Meat Market in
Giddings. That’s all I needed to hear to
want to give them a taste. We stopped by
on our drive back to Austin, but they were already sold out of barbecue for the
day. No worries, I’ll just try again some
day. . .
That some day is now. . . City Meat Market is located at 101 W. Austin
Street in downtown Giddings. Opened in
1941, it stands in a large yellow brick building at the intersection of Austin
and North Main. I got there around 12:30
PM and found a parking space next to the building. The front half of the place is a meat market,
the back half is where they serve barbecue.
A big friendly guy named Kendrick led me to the back room where he went
to work carving me some moist brisket and a couple of pork ribs. He set me up with a side of beans and some
pickles and onions. I got some iced tea
and then I went to work.
The barbecue was real good. The brisket had a tasty outer bark and a deep
smoky flavor, but was bit chewy. The
ribs had a sweet smokiness to them, but were a little overcooked and were also
chewy. My order came with a sample of a
tomato based sauce. Dip a bite of meat
in it and it went down so good. I think Kendrick
might have tripped while holding the black pepper over his beans. Very spicy, but also good stuff.
City Meat Market is a no frills kinda place with maybe
a half dozen tables in their small dining area.
The barbecue is good and Kendrick and Leroy took good care of me while I
was there. The next time I drive through
Giddings, I’ll be sure to stop in and get more of their que. Assuming they haven’t already sold out for
the day. . .
I rate this barbecue one Hook ‘Em!
The
Game
Buffalo Stadium in Giddings. What a beautiful evening with an absolutely gorgeous
sunset. On their first possession, the
Buffaloes faced third and nine.
Quarterback Alex Delatorre was sacked, but the Ducks were called for a
face mask penalty on the tackle. Given
new life, Giddings drove into Taylor territory.
Delatorre carried the ball to the Taylor one. After Taylor was called offsides, Cody Gill
scored on a dive play to give Giddings an early 7-0 lead.
The Buffalo defense forced a three and out. The Ducks punt was blocked by Jaron Denmon
and the ball rolled out of bounds on the Taylor 34. Delatorre threw to Drake Moore on the
sideline for a first down at the Taylor 12.
Gill scored again from one yard out. The point after was no good,
leaving the score 13-0.
The Ducks started from their own 45. Christopher
Fabian ran for good yardage on a quarterback option. His pass to Elijah Sanchez picked up a first
down. Halcyon Morris ran to the Buffalo’s
27 for another first down. But on third
and 11, Fabian’s pass was intercepted by Kolbie Clemons on the two and returned
to the 9.
As the game moved into the second quarter, Giddings
methodically marched downfield. Here’s Cody
Gill on a sweep. His burst up the middle
for a 19 yard touchdown capped off a 91 yard drive making the score 20-0.
After a short punt, Giddings stormed right back. Gill carried to the Ducks seven. Alex Delatorre scored on a quarterback sneak
to push the score to 27-0.
The teams traded punts. Delatorre’s coffin corner kick rolled out of
bounds on the 1. Jesse Coward’s punt was
caught on the 39 by Chad Adams. He started
to his left, then cut back for a touchdown.
The Buffaloes went to halftime leading 34-0.
Jason Martinez took the third quarter kickoff for the
Ducks. He faked a reverse and returned the
ball to midfield. Christopher Fabian threw
to Martinez for a first down. But the
drive ended when Fabian’s pass was intercepted by Chad Adams. Delatorre threw over the middle to Adams who was
wide open. He raced through the defense
for a 52 yard scoring strike.
The
Buffaloes added a 20 yard field goal in the fourth quarter as they stampeded
the Ducks 44-0.
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