Pete Luna|Leader-News
Gael Alonzo Romero (No. 52) runs along the Uvalde sideline and carries the ball to the end zone for a Uvalde touchdown. His 48-yard touchdown run came Thursday near the end of the eighth-grade B game between the Uvalde Coyotes and the Devine Colts in the Honey Bowl.
Uvalde Morales and Devine Middle school split four junior high football games last Thursday night in the Honey Bowl.
In seventh-grade action, the Coyotes B team blanked the Devine Colts, 6-0, while Devine topped the Uvalde A unit 22-0.
Beco Diaz set up the touchdown for the Coyotes B team as he returned a fumble 29 yards to the Devine 1-yard line.
Caleb Trevino scored on the touchdown run.
Mark Conoley and Jeremiah Alvarez were two other standouts in the game for the Coyotes.
In eighth-grade competition, the Uvalde B team whipped the Colts, 22-0, while Devine’s A team outscored the Uvalde A team in a 30-22 thriller.
Josiah Flores scored for the B Coyotes on a short ran and then scored on the conversion run.
Andrew Martinez ran 23 yards for Uvalde’s second touchdown.
Late in the game, Gael Alonzo-Romero scored on a 48-yard touchdown run, while Martinez scored on the conversion play.
In the A game, the Coyotes scored in the first period on an 11-yard run by Rocky Duran.
Jordan Albarado ran 13 yards for a Uvalde touchdown in the second period.
Down 30-14, the Coyotes rallied in the fourth period to score on a 30-yard run by Rocky Duran.
Jordan Albarado tossed a two-point conversion pass to Dereck De La Cruz.
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