The first year of The Hilltop Reporter Newspaper, this reporter was talking to second year Head Coach

Bracken's Grady Achilles now playing for Incarnate Word

Lloyd Fields with Bracken Christian football team.

Coach Fields was giving a run down on what type of team he would be fielding that season (2009).

Coach Fields informed The Hilltop Reporter that his starting quarterback would be a freshman and one might have wondered that there could be a chance for a rocky year.

Bracken Christian had lost seven seniors from the previous season to boot.

However this ’09 Team had a break out season with a final four appearance and a squad that quite possibly could win a championship in future years.

During the playoffs that same year, BCS would be meeting a team that the Warriors had played earlier that season.

It was a large team (Tomball Rosehill Christian) in 6-man lingo, with several players over 200lbs and height to compliment that in spades.

Watching that game was an eye opener as this defensive back that was not even six feet tall, yet, had taken on one of those gladiators at the goal line and held his ground as this player planted his cleats right on the chest of this young man on his way to a touchdown.
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Bracken Christian met their match as they were 45ed by Abilene Christian at Zephyr, Texas last Saturday, 80-35.

“We ran into a team that was better than us,” Head Coach Lloyd Fields said. “We got the most out of this team than we could expect.”

“We had no depth and then when we got a couple injured in the second half we were dead in the water,” Fields finished.

This game started off as two heavyweights going to battle, as each offensive unit kept alternating scoring right up to halftime. Then the Panthers made a defensive stop and scored going into their locker room, which helped increase a four point deficit to 12 points, 40-28.

Two initial drives to start the game by both teams did not result in scores, but a one-play, 53-yard pass for the Panthers broke the ice halfway into that first quarter.

Bracken responded with a 68 yard run from Eli Achilles that brought BCS to within one point, 8-7.

On Bracken’s third drive, two Achilles-to-Preston-Koch passes for 35 yards helped set up another score, keeping the Warriors to within three points of the Panthers, 24-21.

An interception from Sam Hilgendorf (his first of two for this game), had the Warriors with a chance to take their first lead in this battle.

Early in that quarter Eli Achilles found John Colby on a dump pass giving your Warriors their first lead in this game, 28-24.

Unfortunately it would be Bracken’s last lead.

On Abilene Christian’s next drive, the Panthers drove 52 yards on six plays, when running back, JD Dos Santos, rumbled in from 12 yards out. Establishing a 32-28 advantage for the Panthers, all four points were based on bonus kicks.

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Bracken Christian has a gaudy 37-2 record over the past three years or how about a winning percentage of .949 during that time span.

Not to shabby is it, want more?

Those two losses were by a combined six points.

BCS during that same time frame has outscored their opponents by 988 points and of those 37 wins 22 have not gone four quarters because of the Mercy Rule. (If winning by 45 or more points after halftime, the game is called.)

Bracken has been to the final four for three years and counting. They are one game from advancing this year.

BCS, as they prepare for Abilene Christian Panthers, do not get much credit for a pretty nice resume as this upcoming game has your Warriors as much as a 35 point underdog.

The reason? Texas is a large State.

Take a map out and find out all you can about an El Paso six-man squad.
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 Season Standings        W      L      Pct.
 Boerne Geneva          11      0    1.000
 Bracken Warriors       10      1     .909
 SA The Winston          7      4     .636
 Kerrville OLH           6      5     .545
 SA The Lutheran         1      6     .143
 CASA                    1      7     .125

This Week's Games:
Bracken Christian Warriors vs.   Abilene Christian   2pm Saturday in Zephyr, Texas
Boerne Geneva              vs.   Rockwall Heritage

Last Week's Results:
Bracken Christian       60   SugarLand Logos Prep   30
Boerne Geneva           70   Pasadena FBC           08
Huntsville Alpha Omega  74   Kerrville OLH          51
Austin Hill Country     70   SA The Winston         48
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 Bracken By The Numbers:
    0 Times BCS has lost when scoring 30 or more points in Playoffs.
    3 Games Bracken has rushed over 400 yards this year.
  5.4 Average Opponents have rushed in playoff games.
    8 Games Bracken has rushed for over 400 yards in a game.
  8.7 Average yards per rushing play in playoffs.
    9 Turnovers Bracken has given up in playoff games.
   12 Interceptions for Eli Achilles this year.
   15 Games Bracken has had over 400 yards of offense.
   24 Turnovers BCS has forced in playoff games.
   25 Touchdowns thrown by Cody Blackmon in his career.
   28 Career interceptions for Eli Achilles.
   35 Consecutive quarters that BCS has scored points.
   50 Touchdowns thrown by Eli Achilles in his career.
  197 Yards rushing for Connor Simmons for 10th place in BCS history.
  461 Yards receiving for Davis Scott in his career for 5th place all-time.
  801 Yards rushing for Preston Koch for 4th place in BCS history.
 1267 Yards receiving by Grant Granato in his career for 1st place all-time.

History: Abilene Christian leads series, 1-0.
 2011 BCS  28  Abilene Christian   32  Semi-Final Game

This Year's Results:
BCS  56  Austin Hill Country   06    ACH   68  Cherokee             34
BCS  66  Sugarland Logos Prep  20    ACH   62  Newcastle            20
BCS  60  Brenham Christian     12    ACH   30  Rockwall Heritage    22
BCS  56  Boerne Geneva         58    ACH   14  Water Valley         60
BCS  58  SA Lutheran           00    ACH   62  Watauga Harvest      06
BCS  98  Gustine               56    ACH  102  Rotan                57
BCS  53  SA Winston            08    ACH   51  Carrolton Christian  22
BCS  53  CASA                  00    ACH   52  FW THESA             00
BCS  51  Houston Emery-Weiner  19    ACH   54  Amarillo Holy Cross  00
BCS  60  Kerrville OLH         14    ACH   64  Midland Trinity      14
BCS  60  Sugarland Logos Prep  30    ACH   72  Watauga Harvest      24

Bracken Christian will fight another epic battle with Abilene Christian Panthers this coming Saturday in Zephyr, Texas.

Last year, the Warrior’s season ended against this eventual TAPPS Champion, by four points and only three yards from what would of been a different outcome.

The Panthers returned three offensive and defensive starters from that team and have done a good job of keeping their mojo going, as they have only one loss this season to a UIL Water Valley team.

Abilene did have to replace their Quarterback from last season and Michael Avila has done an admirable job taking over those responsibilities.

Other players that you will notice during this contest; first on the defensive side of the line.

Trevor Tyson will be patrolling the backfield and two defensive ends that might be star material in J.D. DosSantos and Samai Massaquoi. These two players were pivotable in last year’s game when holding a very potent Bracken team to 28 points.

The last time BCS has been held to a point total lower was in their final game in 2009 against eventual TAPPS Champion Greenville Christian which held the Warriors to 24 points.

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Bracken Christian Warriors took the bite out Logos Prep Lions last Saturday in Rockdale, 60-30.

Fullback Preston Koch

The last time BCS was trailing in a game was eight games ago against Boerne Geneva.

This Sugarland team had a lead twice as a result of that ‘Bonus Kick’, that has eluded this Warrior team all season long.

Bracken won when their defense figured out a different game plan defensively and that new scheme helped the Warriors get their separation, with five straight drives of holding Sugarland without a score.

“We just discovered our momentum and they weren’t able to come back from that,” Jeremy Fasenmyer said.

Meanwhile, BCS was scoring on their first nine drives of this game which helped in establishing a game plan that would allow Bracken to put their game in cruise control.

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History: Bracken Christian leads series 1-0.
2012 BCS   66  SL Logos Prep   20

This Year:
BCS  56   Austin Hill Country  06       Sugar Land  38   Calvert               40
BCS  66   SugarLand Logos      20       Sugar Land  20   Bracken Christian     66
BCS  60   Brenham Christian    12       Sugar Land  53   High Island           40
BCS  56   Boerne Geneva        58       Sugar Land  81   Magnolia Prep         00
BCS  58   SA Lutheran          00       Sugar Land  60   Austin Hill Co.       39
BCS  98   Gustine              56       Sugar Land  22   Huntsville A/O        28
BCS  53   SA The Winston       08       Sugar Land  56   Pasadena FBC          08
BCS  53   CASA                 00       Sugar Land  72   Conroe Covenant       00
BCS  51   Houston Emery-Weiner 19       Sugar Land  48   Kingwood NE Christian 00
BCS  60   Kerrville OLH        14       Sugar Land  51   Baytown Christian     06

Bracken Christian Warriors will face Sugar Land Logos Prep Lions once again this year in their first round of playoffs. The game will be this Saturday in Rockdale, starting at 2:00pm.

In the first game, this BCS win was almost a full game. There was still more than four minutes remaining when the 45th point difference was scored in this game.

The Warriors doubled Logos Prep’s yardage and also doubled their first downs.

Some differences from the two games. Arnold Adame was lost for the season since that game and that loss has been huge hole for Bracken to continue trying to fill.

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