Saturday, September 6, 1997
Killeen 27, Odessa High 23ODESSA -- Chris Lynce rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns to lead Killeen past Odessa High 27-23 at Ratliff Stadium Friday night.
Odessa High held a 23-20 lead late in the third quarter when Killeen' s Chris Dominguez raced into the end zone from 27 yards to give the Kangaroos the lead for good.
Killeen had to rally three times to claim the victory. Odessa used a 10-yard touchdown run by Sonny Silvas and a 25-yard field goal by Jason Ramirez to take a 10-7 lead midway through the second quarter.
However, Killeen quickly regained the lead when Lynce scored on a 53-yard TD run to put the Kangaroos in front 14-10.
The Bronchos came back just before halftime on a 15-yard scoring pass from Rick Leach to Chad Webster to take a 17-14 lead into intermission.
Killeen needed just two minutes after halftime to regain the lead, but Odessa bounced back to regain the lead 23-20 when Augie Ortiz picked up a fumble and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown.
However, the Bronchos had no answer after Dominguez' s touchdown put Killeen ahead for the final time.
Killeen 7 7 13 0--27
Odessa High 7 10 6 0--23
SCORING SUMMARY
KHS--Chris Lynce 39 run (Ben Balley kick)
OHS--Sonny Silvas 10 run (Jason Ramirez kick)
OHS--Ramirez 25 FG
KHS--Lynce 53 run (Bralley kick)
OHS--Chad Webster 15 pass from Rick Leach (Ramirez kick)
KHS--Lynce 1 run (Bralley kick)
OHS--Augie Ortiz 35 fumble return (kick failed)
KHS--Curtis Dominguez 27 run (run failed)
KHS OHS
First downs 14 8
Rushes-yards 46-244 32-43
Passing yards 70 120
Comp-Att-Int 3-6-1 10-21-2
Punts 3-41.3 7-32.0
Fumbles-lost 6-4 0-0
Penalties-yards 2-10 6-34