Final 2016 record: 2-8, 2-7 in District 17-6A
Photo credit: Matt Ramos, The Crimson Connection
A tumultuous and torturous season is finally over. Two years removed from a playoff run, the Cy Woods Wildcats have fallen to the bottom of the table. This fall from grace was capped off with a crash landing in the form of a 52-13 dissection at the hands of the Cy Ranch Mustangs in the 2016 season finale.
Too long, didn't read version: The 2016 iteration of the Battle of 290 was no contest.
Changes are coming.....
So, What Happened Was....
The Mustangs scored on all six of their possessions in the first half to cruise to a 38-0 lead on a hapless Cy Woods squad in the first half before Jacob Kainer finally put the Cats on the board with a six-yard touchdown run with no time left.
Halftime: Ranch 38, Woods 6
Ranch scored two more times for good measure in the third quarter and were on the verge of handing Woods its worst-ever defeat before C.J. Jones caught a three-yard touchdown pass from Brighton Gullickson with under two minutes remaining in the game.
Final: Ranch 52, Woods 13
Ground
Yes, injuries happen, but it really is a shame that we didn't get to see a fully healthy C.J. Jones get a chance to shine on the football field this season. As he has done so many times in the past, he led the Cats in rushing in his final game, and he broke off a couple of nice runs.
C.J. Jones: 13 carries, 57 yards
Brighton Gullickson: 6 carries, 30 yards
Jacob Kainer: 7 carries, 25 yards, TD
Matt Ficalora: 2 carries, 16 yards
Angel Laca: 1 carry, 14 yards
Bobby Dodson: 3 carries, 14 yards
Semaj Trahan: 2 carries, 3 yards
Air
C.J.'s touchdown reception in the fourth quarter was the 14th of his Cy Woods career, moving him into a tie at the top of the all-time leaderboard with Gary Tesch and Jordan Johnson.
Jacob Kainer: 1-14, 17 yards
Brighton Gullickson: 4-12, 31 yards, TD, 2 INT
C.J. Jones: 1-1, 46 yards
Semaj Trahan: 0-1
Brennan Niles: 2 catches, 31 yards
Tanner Sherrill: 1 catch, 46 yards
Matt Ficalora: 1 catch, 14 yards
C.J. Jones: 1 catch, 3 yards, TD
Bobby Dodson: 1 catch, 0 yards
Defense
Um... I will plead the fifth. This is the third straight year in which the Wildcat defense has allowed over 400 points in a season. The problem here is that two of these seasons are non-playoff seasons.
Tackles
Micheal Young - 10
Elijah Strang - 7
Neil Chambers, Tre Minix - 5
Cody Eggleston and Tory Spears - 4
Kason Franklin, Collin Joyce, Evan Alexander, Ryan Kenny - 3
Matt Roberts, Myles Wilson - 2
Blake Brown, Trent Bird, Joaquin Garza, Matt Ficalora, Yussef Nuñez, Christian Jones, Hayden Chalmers, Hunter Magallan - 1
Sacks: Neil Chambers 1 (7 yards lost), Cody Eggleston 1 (2 yards lost)
Fumbles forced: Tre Minix
Fumbles recovered: Jake Tesch
Special Teams
Luis Reyes converted on the final extra point attempt of his career. He will finish his Cy Woods career with 187 points, an all-time record for a Wildcat kicker.
C.J. Jones: 2 kicks returned, 64 yards
Tre Minix: 2 kicks returned, 39 yards
Micheal Young: 1 kick returned, 16 yards
Other Happenings
The student section took part in the Mannequin Challenge, and Cami Beardmore recorded it all. Pretty cool stuff. They also threw powder in the air, apparently.
CYPRESS WOODS #MannequinChallenge #212 pic.twitter.com/MINOTiTncG— Cameron Beardmore (@BeardmoreCami) November 5, 2016
The Wildcats' Mannequin Challenge attempt made it to the Chronicle, too!
Wow our #Mannequinchallenge made it in the Houston Chronicles! Check out the story here:https://t.co/PC0Ointf6h— Cameron Beardmore (@BeardmoreCami) November 7, 2016
Looking Ahead
It's the offseason.
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