Although the score doesn’t reflect it, the Milano Eagles football team played the 2017 state semi-finalist Burton Panthers close in their home debut, Friday, Sept. 7, losing 47-16.
After two touchdowns that put the Panthers ahead 14-0 in the first quarter, Eagles senior wide receiver Devonte Jones caught a pass from senior quarterback Kathen Funburg with nine seconds to go. This resulted in a 75-yard touchdown to end the quarter.
Milano went tit for tat with Burton throughout the remainder of the half.
The Panther’s junior running back Cash Callahan scored on a nine-yard run, but the Eagle defense stopped the two-point conversion. With one second left in the half, senior kicker Kevin Garcia made a 27-yard field goal, making the score 20-10 at halftime.
In the beginning of the third quarter, Caleb Harmel threw another touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Jordan Mathis for 23 yards. Tristan Brantley made the extra point for a 27-10 score. The Eagles answered back three minutes later with a 51-yard bomb from Funburg to senior wide receiver Christian Thurman with 2:48 left in the third quarter. Garcia missed the extra point, making the score 27-16.
The Panthers scored once more in the third quarter. TCU-commit Dee Winters scored on a 27-yard run. Brantley missed the extra point. The quarter ended with the score 33-16.
The Panthers scored twice more in the fourth. Harmel scored on a 27-yard run, followed by a made extra point by Brantley with 10:21 left to play in the game. With 4:03 left in the game, freshman Jermaine Patterson scored on a six-yard run. Brantley made the extra point. The final score was 47-16.
Milano’s next contest will be on Friday, Sept. 14, against the Bremond Tigers. The Tigers were ranked eighth in classification 2A-DII by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine, but are coming off a 34-8 loss to Thorndale this past week. Kickoff starts at 7:30 p.m. in Bremond.
Score by quarters
BHS 14 6 13 14 47
MHS 7 3 6 0 16
Scoring summary
First quarter
Burton—Caleb Harmel 61 run (Tristan Brantley kick) 11:37
Burton—Brantley 11 pass from Harm-el (Brantley kick) 0:21
Milano—Devonte Jones 75 pass from Kathen Funburg (Kevin Garcia kick) 0:09
Second quarter
Burton—Cash Callahan 9 run (run failed) 9:01
Milano W 28— -7Kevin Garcia 27 field goal 0:01 W 7-6 Third quarter
Burton—Jordan Mathis 23 pass from Harmel (Brantley kick) 5:51
Milano DNP—Christian Thurman 51 pass from Funburg (kick failed) 2:48
Burton W DNP —De’Monderick Winters 27 run (Brantley kick) 1:42
Fourth quarter
Burton—Harmel 27 run (Brantley kick) 10:12
Burton—Jermaine Patterson 6 run (Brantley kick) 4:03
RHS individual leaders
Rushing: Kathen Funburg 18-51; Noah Benavides 7-16; Kameron Fun-burg 7-15; Devonte Jones 1-5; Drew Demeritt 1-4; Team 1-(-22). Passing: Kathen Funburg 5-15-0 159 yards 2TD. Receiving: Devonte Jones 1-75 1TD; Christian Thurman 1-51 1TD; Arthur Soto 2-22; Kameron Funburg 1-3.
Tackles: Kameron Funburg 10, Danny Cloud 7, Noah Benavides 5, Kath-en Funburg 4, Christian Thurman 3, Devonte Jones 3, Jeremy Reyes 3, Ben King 2, Kevin Garcia 2, Brett Czajkowski 1, Elijah Smith 1, Drew Demeritt 1, Marquise Jones 1, Colt Reagan 1, Alec Hernandez 1, Darius West 1. Quarterback pressure: Jeremy Reyes 2.
Pass deflection: Christian Thurman 1.
Fumble recovery: Ben King 1.
10-3A-1 STANDINGS
Team Season District
W L W L Milano 0-2 0-0
Thorndale 1-0 0-0
Thrall 2-1 0-0
Marlin 0-2 0-0
Rosebud 1-1 0-0
Holland 1-1 0-0
Hearne 0-2 0-0
Last week: Thrall 34, Moody 20; Whitney 43, Marlin 0; Rosebud 28, Chilton 0; Mart 34, Holland 7; Grosbeck 28, Hearne 6.
This week: Thorndale at Axtell; Thrall at Flatonia; Groesbeck at Marlin; Rosebud at Rio Vista; Florence at Holland; Legacy School of Sports Sciences at Hearne.
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