Leon Cougars rally to squeak by Bremond 22-19

Leon’s Kirby Watson (10) hands off to Ryan Winstead (38) as Cason McCune (70) leads the way. Paul’s Photo The Leon Cougars came from behind in the 4th quarter to defeat a tough Bremond team 22-19 on September 18th at Bremond.

The Cougars got on the scoreboard on a 75-yard pass from quarterback Kirby Watson to Justin Padgett with 11:17 to go in the 1st quarter. Cason McCune drilled the extra point and Leon had a 7-0 advantage.

Dylon Lindley caught a 22-yard pass from Jonathan White for the first Bremond score and Lindley added the extra point to tie the game with 9:42 left in the second quarter.

The Cougars grabbed the lead when Chris Vasquez ran in from three yards out and McCune again added the point for a 14-7 lead with 4:42 remaining in the first half.

Bremond took the kickoff and about a minute later White tossed a 25-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Rekieta to pull Bremond within a point. Lindley missed the extra point and Leon went in at half time leading 14-13.

In the third quarter White broke loose on a 64-yard run to give Bremond the lead 19- 14. The two-point conversion attempt was no good and Bremond held a five-point lead. With 1:04 left in the game senior running back Seth Noey plowed over from the 3 yard line to put the Cougars back on top 20-19. Watson ran in for two points and left the final score 22-19 and gave the Cougars their second victory.

The Cougars had 16 first downs with 232 yards rushing and 158 yards passing for a total of 393 yards total offense. Seth Noey rushed 22 times for 95 yards and Chris Vasquez carried 17 times for 96 yards. Kirby Watson completed 6-8 for 161 yards. Justin Padgett caught one pass for 75 yards and Chris Vasquez snagged 1 for 72 yards.

The Cougars host the Buffalo Bison on September 25 with kick off at 7:30pm. Come watch this cross-county rivalry.