10/02/2025
The FVMS Football team is back in the win column after a 22-12 victory at Apex Middle last night. A great team effort moved the Bengals to 1-1 on the year heading into their first home game next week.
Kiaran Johnson and Jace Winston both took big snaps at QB all game long, and they each played an important part in the Bengals' first drive, resulting in a touchdown by RB/Guard Henry Hope and a 2-point conversion by RB Lucas Sellers. Jace threw a beautiful pass to KO Durant for a long gain on 4th down early in the drive, and Kiaran led the offense home.
On their first defensive drive, the Bengals got immediate pressure on the quarterback, and the defensive line quickly redeemed themselves from last week. Jacob Kimbro put pressure on the Apex QB, allowing for an interception by Corben Street, who took it to the house for a pick six! Corben also caught the 2-point conversion from Kiaran to take an early 16-0 lead.
Some adversity struck in the next two quarters, and the Bengals found themselves up just four points with a few minutes to play. Kiaran and Jace both orchestrated key plays from the QB position to extend the drive and milk the clock. Important runs by Lucas and Henry brought FVMS to the 10 yard line, where another great throw from Jace to Corben for a touchdown put the icing on the cake.
Huge shout-out to both the offensive AND defensive lines for dominating the line of scrimmage all game. Despite the adversity, the Bengals fought tough, and never relinquished their lead. David Laureano was an animal on both sides of the ball, making big blocks and huge tackles all game long. Henry Hope showed his dominance on both sides of the ball too. But it was Corben Street who won the Bengal Chain Player of the Game for his big tackle in open space, his touchdown and two-point conversion catches, and his interception for a touchdown. Congrats Corben!!
FVMS will look to build on this progress next week when they host Lufkin Road Middle at 4:00 on Wednesday 10/8 for our first home game of the year. Come out and support, and don't forget to check our our FVMS Athletics Booster Club website to order your Booster Pass, get some swag, and help our athletics programs continue to grow! See you next week... Go Bengals!!!
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