Vidor seeking four full quarters against St. Thomas

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Vidor seeking four full quarters against St. Thomas

Gabriel Pruett

The Orange Leader

VIDOR — The Vidor Pirates got off to a slow start against the Beaumont Kelly Bulldogs last week, only to pull away big.

The Pirates managed over 470 yards of total offense with a vast majority coming on the ground in a 42-21 win.

Vidor (1-0) now turns its attention to Houston St. Thomas in a road game tonight.

Vidor is 1-0 all-time against St. Thomas, a 26-10 victory in 2008.

Houston St. Thomas was a 38-27 loser to Houston Strake Jesuit last week. St. Thomas racked up 245 yards of offense, 77 rushing and 168 in the air.

Scooter Fisch was 7-for-16 passing for 95 yards for St. Thomas and he also rushed for 33 yards.

“They have some big lineman up front,†Vidor coach Jeff Mathews said. “Then the Biggio kid is a great receiver who had a pretty good game last week.â€

Mathews is referring to Conor Biggio, the son of Astros’ legend Craig Biggio. Biggio had two receptions for 45 yards last Friday with one touchdown.

Mathews said the Pirates felt good coming out of last Friday’s win.

“Our offensive line was really working well and our running backs did a good job of not only carrying the ball but blocking,†Mathews said. We did have nine penalties for 104 yards. That is way too much. You really don’t expect that the first week but it also is not a huge surprise.â€

The Pirates were up 20-14 at the half against the Bulldogs last week before Shayne Pitman got things going early in the third quarter.

Pitman scored twice in the third to build Vidor a 35-21 advantage.

“I feel like we are getting better each week,†Mathews said. “I saw a lot of improvement this week in practice. It is just a different mentality this year with this team. A lot of people are picking these guys to win and I can tell they are putting a little more pressure on themselves. These guys are use to playing with nothing to lose. I thought our kids tightened up a bit in the first half against Kelly and then played like they were capable of playing in the second half. Those penalties are something we can correct. It was mental mistakes really so we ran the fire out of those guys.â€

The Pirates will be at home for the first time Sept. 11 against Hardin-Jefferson.

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Vidor seeking four full quarters against St. Thomas

Gabriel Pruett

The Orange Leader

VIDOR — The Vidor Pirates got off to a slow start against the Beaumont Kelly Bulldogs last week, only to pull away big.

The Pirates managed over 470 yards of total offense with a vast majority coming on the ground in a 42-21 win.

Vidor (1-0) now turns its attention to Houston St. Thomas in a road game tonight.

Vidor is 1-0 all-time against St. Thomas, a 26-10 victory in 2008.

Houston St. Thomas was a 38-27 loser to Houston Strake Jesuit last week. St. Thomas racked up 245 yards of offense, 77 rushing and 168 in the air.

Scooter Fisch was 7-for-16 passing for 95 yards for St. Thomas and he also rushed for 33 yards.

“They have some big lineman up front,†Vidor coach Jeff Mathews said. “Then the Biggio kid is a great receiver who had a pretty good game last week.â€

Mathews is referring to Conor Biggio, the son of Astros’ legend Craig Biggio. Biggio had two receptions for 45 yards last Friday with one touchdown.

Mathews said the Pirates felt good coming out of last Friday’s win.

“Our offensive line was really working well and our running backs did a good job of not only carrying the ball but blocking,†Mathews said. We did have nine penalties for 104 yards. That is way too much. You really don’t expect that the first week but it also is not a huge surprise.â€

The Pirates were up 20-14 at the half against the Bulldogs last week before Shayne Pitman got things going early in the third quarter.

Pitman scored twice in the third to build Vidor a 35-21 advantage.

“I feel like we are getting better each week,†Mathews said. “I saw a lot of improvement this week in practice. It is just a different mentality this year with this team. A lot of people are picking these guys to win and I can tell they are putting a little more pressure on themselves. These guys are use to playing with nothing to lose. I thought our kids tightened up a bit in the first half against Kelly and then played like they were capable of playing in the second half. Those penalties are something we can correct. It was mental mistakes really so we ran the fire out of those guys.â€

The Pirates will be at home for the first time Sept. 11 against Hardin-Jefferson.

Good story! I can't wait for tomorrow night! 8)