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Lamar went into its District 20-5A opener without its biggest weapon, running back Patrick Andrews, and it almost cost them.
After a fast start, the Redskins’ offense stalled and Chavez – looking for its first win over Lamar – roared back with 21 unanswered points to take its first lead in the fourth quarter.
But quarterback Bram Kohlhausen, silent most of the misty night, answered with two touchdown passes in the final 7:15 and Lamar rallied for a 27-21 win Thursday at Barnett Stadium.
“Bram’s a good quarterback and plays within our system,” Lamar coach Tom Nolen said. “We still have a ways to go, losing Pat really hurt us as far as what we wanted to do, but we’ve got a good little team here.”
Lamar stayed unbeaten at 4-0 overall, 1-0 in district, despite playing without Andrews, who was held out for disciplinary reasons, Nolen said. And receiver/backup QB Darren Ervin was a big reason why.
He didn’t taste the end zone but was a plowhorse on the ground, churning out 142 yards on 31 rushes.
“It really hurt us, but Darren Ervin’s a great athlete, a great player and, more importantly, a great kid,” Nolen said. “He’s a good quarterback. He played well at running back but he’s also one of our best receivers.
“But with only two days of practice, I think we did pretty well.”
Lamar took advantage of good field position to take a 14-0 lead in the first quarter on scoring runs by Reginald Batiste (1 yard) and Kohlhausen (24 yards).
Then penalties and a turnover on a handoff killed their momentum, and the Lobos grabbed it on two long pass plays from QB Andre Kelly to wide receiver Traymond Brown.
He turned a short reception into a 79-yard play, setting up a 1-yard TD run by Tim Gay. Then he caught a middle screen and broke it for a 45-yard TD and 14-14 halftime score.
Chavez finally took the lead, 21-14, on a 7-yard TD run by Gay to start the fourth, but it would soon lament two missed field goals in the first half.
Kohlhausen (4-of-8 passing, 59 yards) led scoring drives on Lamar’s final two possessions, capping them with a 40-yard TD to Neiko Conway and a 4-yarder to Orlando Crawford for the go-ahead score with 2:35 left.
The extra point was missed, but the Lobos (4-1, 0-1) ran out of gas at midfield and Lamar took over on downs with 1:05 left. Kelly finished with 375 yards on 16-of-27 passing, most of that to Brown (4-141 receiving) and Charles Allison (4-108).
“Bottom line, we had them 21-14 in the third and we couldn’t hold on,” Chavez coach Mike Jackson said. “But they’re a good team. We knew we had to take it from them, so that’s life.” Lamar went into its District 20-5A opener without its biggest weapon, running back Patrick Andrews, and it almost cost them.
After a fast start, the Redskins’ offense stalled and Chavez – looking for its first win over Lamar – roared back with 21 unanswered points to take its first lead in the fourth quarter.
But quarterback Bram Kohlhausen, silent most of the misty night, answered with two touchdown passes in the final 7:15 and Lamar rallied for a 27-21 win Thursday at Barnett Stadium.
“Bram’s a good quarterback and plays within our system,” Lamar coach Tom Nolen said. “We still have a ways to go, losing Pat really hurt us as far as what we wanted to do, but we’ve got a good little team here.”
Lamar stayed unbeaten at 4-0 overall, 1-0 in district, despite playing without Andrews, who was held out for disciplinary reasons, Nolen said. And receiver/backup QB Darren Ervin was a big reason why.
He didn’t taste the end zone but was a plowhorse on the ground, churning out 142 yards on 31 rushes.
“It really hurt us, but Darren Ervin’s a great athlete, a great player and, more importantly, a great kid,” Nolen said. “He’s a good quarterback. He played well at running back but he’s also one of our best receivers.
“But with only two days of practice, I think we did pretty well.”
Lamar took advantage of good field position to take a 14-0 lead in the first quarter on scoring runs by Reginald Batiste (1 yard) and Kohlhausen (24 yards).
Then penalties and a turnover on a handoff killed their momentum, and the Lobos grabbed it on two long pass plays from QB Andre Kelly to wide receiver Traymond Brown.
He turned a short reception into a 79-yard play, setting up a 1-yard TD run by Tim Gay. Then he caught a middle screen and broke it for a 45-yard TD and 14-14 halftime score.
Chavez finally took the lead, 21-14, on a 7-yard TD run by Gay to start the fourth, but it would soon lament two missed field goals in the first half.
Kohlhausen (4-of-8 passing, 59 yards) led scoring drives on Lamar’s final two possessions, capping them with a 40-yard TD to Neiko Conway and a 4-yarder to Orlando Crawford for the go-ahead score with 2:35 left.
The extra point was missed, but the Lobos (4-1, 0-1) ran out of gas at midfield and Lamar took over on downs with 1:05 left. Kelly finished with 375 yards on 16-of-27 passing, most of that to Brown (4-141 receiving) and Charles Allison (4-108).
“Bottom line, we had them 21-14 in the third and we couldn’t hold on,” Chavez coach Mike Jackson said. “But they’re a good team. We knew we had to take it from them, so that’s life.” Lamar went into its District 20-5A opener without its biggest weapon, running back Patrick Andrews, and it almost cost them.
After a fast start, the Redskins’ offense stalled and Chavez – looking for its first win over Lamar – roared back with 21 unanswered points to take its first lead in the fourth quarter.
But quarterback Bram Kohlhausen, silent most of the misty night, answered with two touchdown passes in the final 7:15 and Lamar rallied for a 27-21 win Thursday at Barnett Stadium.
“Bram’s a good quarterback and plays within our system,” Lamar coach Tom Nolen said. “We still have a ways to go, losing Pat really hurt us as far as what we wanted to do, but we’ve got a good little team here.”
Lamar stayed unbeaten at 4-0 overall, 1-0 in district, despite playing without Andrews, who was held out for disciplinary reasons, Nolen said. And receiver/backup QB Darren Ervin was a big reason why.
He didn’t taste the end zone but was a plowhorse on the ground, churning out 142 yards on 31 rushes.
“It really hurt us, but Darren Ervin’s a great athlete, a great player and, more importantly, a great kid,” Nolen said. “He’s a good quarterback. He played well at running back but he’s also one of our best receivers.
“But with only two days of practice, I think we did pretty well.”
Lamar took advantage of good field position to take a 14-0 lead in the first quarter on scoring runs by Reginald Batiste (1 yard) and Kohlhausen (24 yards).
Then penalties and a turnover on a handoff killed their momentum, and the Lobos grabbed it on two long pass plays from QB Andre Kelly to wide receiver Traymond Brown.
He turned a short reception into a 79-yard play, setting up a 1-yard TD run by Tim Gay. Then he caught a middle screen and broke it for a 45-yard TD and 14-14 halftime score.
Chavez finally took the lead, 21-14, on a 7-yard TD run by Gay to start the fourth, but it would soon lament two missed field goals in the first half.
Kohlhausen (4-of-8 passing, 59 yards) led scoring drives on Lamar’s final two possessions, capping them with a 40-yard TD to Neiko Conway and a 4-yarder to Orlando Crawford for the go-ahead score with 2:35 left.
The extra point was missed, but the Lobos (4-1, 0-1) ran out of gas at midfield and Lamar took over on downs with 1:05 left. Kelly finished with 375 yards on 16-of-27 passing, most of that to Brown (4-141 receiving) and Charles Allison (4-108).
“Bottom line, we had them 21-14 in the third and we couldn’t hold on,” Chavez coach Mike Jackson said. “But they’re a good team. We knew we had to take it from them, so that’s life.”