FORT STOCKTON The defense was the story for Fort Stockton Friday night as the Panthers defeated Alpine 21-6 at Panther Stadium.

The Panthers (2-0) got off to a strong start thanks to Derek Hernandez returning the opening kickoff 101 yards for a score. From there, Fort Stockton stymied the Fightin’ Bucks offense, holding them to just 50 yards of total offense.

Jayden Canaba returned a fumble 55 yards for a touchdown to represent the lone score for Alpine (1-1).

 

Alpine........................ 0.... 6 0 0 — 6

Fort Stockton............. 7.... 0 7 7 — 21

SCORING SUMMARY

First Quarter

Fort Stockton: Derek Hernandez 101 kick return (Dominic Aguilar kick), 11:45.

Second Quarter

Alpine: Jayden Canaba 15 fumble return (kick blocked), 10:16.

Third Quarter

Fort Stockton: 22 reception (Dominic Aguilar kick), 5:29.

Fourth Quarter

Fort Stockton: 27 recpetion (Dominic Aguilar kick), 2:41.

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TEAM STATISTICS

 Alpine Fort Stockton

First Downs.......................... 3.................... 10

Total Yards........................ 50.................. 235

Rushes-Yards.............. 27-10............. 32-139

Passing Yards................... 40.................... 96

Passing...................... 3-12-0............. 9-14-1

Fumbles-Lost................... 0-0................... 1-1

Punts-Avg.................. 10-43.2.............. 6-36.3

Penalties-Yards............. 6-50................. 8-70

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing

Alpine: Aaron Fellows 21-6, Travis Ruckman 4-9, Justin Miller 1-0, Allen Vargas 1-(-2), Mario Hernandez 1-(-3).

Fort Stockton: None provided.

Passing

Alpine: Jayden Canaba 2-4-0—34. Aaron Fellows 1-7-0—6.

Fort Stockton: None provided.

Receiving

Alpine: Aaron Fellows 2-34, Aziel Ordonez 1-6.

Fort Stockton: None provided.