The Castleberry Lions raised their season record to 2-1 at their Homecoming last Friday Night, beating the Venus Bulldogs 46-0.
The play was even in the first quarter, with the Lions scoring on a 33 yard field goal by kicker Jose Conchas. In the second quarter, the Lions scored on a 25 yard scoring pass from quarterback Tyler Carlile to receiver Zach Romero, then in the final minute of the half on a 1 yard run by Marcus Shelton.
Carlile finished the game 9 of 13 passing, with the Romero touchdown pass, and 120 total passing yards. Romero and Noel Flores each had 3 catches, each for 40 yards total. Shelton led the team in rushing, with 156 yards total, and 3 touchdowns, including TD runs of 48 and 57 yards. Andrew Holder finished with 50 yards rushing, all on a single 50 yard TD run in the third quarter on a fake punt. Jake Iker added a 4 yard TD run in the fourth quarter with the game well in hand.
With a 17-0 lead at the start of the third quarter, the Lions took total control of the game, as kick returner Noel Flores took the opening kickoff to midfield. His return setup the 48 yard Shelton TD run, and the Lions sported a 24-0 lead before many fans had returned to their seat with a halftime hotdog.
Andrew Holder was again a defensive standout with a total of 17 tackles, and a sack. Jovany Hurtado also had a sack, and 7 tackles on the night. Jake Iker had 6 tackles, and a sack; Marcellyss Lewis had 2 interceptions, and 2 tackles; Joseph Maxwell had an interception and 4 tackles; and Marcus Shelton, Jose Portales and Robert Garcia each finished with 7 tackles in the game.
















