Darrell Colbert / Houston Lamar Game
Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2013 9:10 amI thought I'd post this since there are some great quotes in this article. Looks like Colbert will feel right at home at SMU - as Lamar switched from Blue to Red uniforms at halftime in their victory over Taylor. Walker two big catches. Believe I'll swing by the second half of the Friday's Lamar (10-0)/Pearland(11-1) match-up after the UH game next Friday. Reliant to Mercer about 30 mins.
http://www.chron.com/sports/highschool/ ... 006661.php
Lamar comes alive in second half to rout Alief Taylor
Lamar went with a wardrobe change at halftime, switching from blue tops to red ones.
Then it closed the curtains on Alief Taylor's season in the third quarter.
Quarterback Darrell Colbert directed touchdown drives on Lamar's first two possessions after the break, and the defense held the Lions' explosive offense to 118 yards in a 36-0 win Saturday at Delmar Stadium.
"(Lamar coach Tom Nolen) said we came out here in the blue jerseys, now it's time to get bloody," running back Ronnie Wesley said.
Taylor's season ends at 8-4.
Lamar (10-0) advances to the Class 5A Division I Region III semifinals to face Pearland (11-1) at 1 p.m. Friday at Mercer Stadium.
For Colbert, that matchup can't come soon enough.
"It's pretty personal for me," he said. "My sophomore year, that's the team that knocked us out of the playoffs.
"So we're going to be ready for them come Friday."
Neither team was ready to go Saturday.
Sloppy start
They combined for six punts on the first six possessions before the Redskins went to the air to jump start their offense.
Shelby Walker hauled in consecutive passes of 26 and 53 yards to set up Ronnie Wesley's 1-yard TD run for a 6-0 lead with 2:32 left in the first quarter.
Then, 10 seconds later, Trevion Duncan intercepted Remi Olonade and took it 36 yards for a 13-0 advantage.
And, really, that was all Lamar needed.
"Tre Duncan made a big play and so did Darrell, and it really turned the tide for us," Nolen said. "After that, we played pretty well."
Colbert played particularly well after the slow start, keeping the Redskins' offense moving despite Taylor doing a good job on Wesley, who rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries.
Lamar had just 95 yards on 36 rushes.
But Colbert completed 15 of 27 passes for 217 yards and two TDs, throwing into a cold, gusty wind all afternoon.
"We think we can do both of them equally well, or that's our goal, and so whichever one seems to go that night we can go with," Nolen said.
Defense carries load
Taylor punted nine times. It would have punted 11, but it faked one, which didn't work, and it had another erased by a roughing-the-kicker penalty.
The Lions managed only 5 yards on the ground.
"They're a good team," Taylor coach J.D. Jordan said. "That's why they played in the state championship last year."
Olonade, who suffered what Jordan called turf toe four minutes into the game, was 8-of-32 passing for 75 yards. Romello Brooker had one reception - on a pass from fellow receiver Keenen Brown.
"We have a real good defense," Colbert said. "There are probably seven D-I guys on our defense.
"Our defense is amazing.
http://www.chron.com/sports/highschool/ ... 006661.php
Lamar comes alive in second half to rout Alief Taylor
Lamar went with a wardrobe change at halftime, switching from blue tops to red ones.
Then it closed the curtains on Alief Taylor's season in the third quarter.
Quarterback Darrell Colbert directed touchdown drives on Lamar's first two possessions after the break, and the defense held the Lions' explosive offense to 118 yards in a 36-0 win Saturday at Delmar Stadium.
"(Lamar coach Tom Nolen) said we came out here in the blue jerseys, now it's time to get bloody," running back Ronnie Wesley said.
Taylor's season ends at 8-4.
Lamar (10-0) advances to the Class 5A Division I Region III semifinals to face Pearland (11-1) at 1 p.m. Friday at Mercer Stadium.
For Colbert, that matchup can't come soon enough.
"It's pretty personal for me," he said. "My sophomore year, that's the team that knocked us out of the playoffs.
"So we're going to be ready for them come Friday."
Neither team was ready to go Saturday.
Sloppy start
They combined for six punts on the first six possessions before the Redskins went to the air to jump start their offense.
Shelby Walker hauled in consecutive passes of 26 and 53 yards to set up Ronnie Wesley's 1-yard TD run for a 6-0 lead with 2:32 left in the first quarter.
Then, 10 seconds later, Trevion Duncan intercepted Remi Olonade and took it 36 yards for a 13-0 advantage.
And, really, that was all Lamar needed.
"Tre Duncan made a big play and so did Darrell, and it really turned the tide for us," Nolen said. "After that, we played pretty well."
Colbert played particularly well after the slow start, keeping the Redskins' offense moving despite Taylor doing a good job on Wesley, who rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries.
Lamar had just 95 yards on 36 rushes.
But Colbert completed 15 of 27 passes for 217 yards and two TDs, throwing into a cold, gusty wind all afternoon.
"We think we can do both of them equally well, or that's our goal, and so whichever one seems to go that night we can go with," Nolen said.
Defense carries load
Taylor punted nine times. It would have punted 11, but it faked one, which didn't work, and it had another erased by a roughing-the-kicker penalty.
The Lions managed only 5 yards on the ground.
"They're a good team," Taylor coach J.D. Jordan said. "That's why they played in the state championship last year."
Olonade, who suffered what Jordan called turf toe four minutes into the game, was 8-of-32 passing for 75 yards. Romello Brooker had one reception - on a pass from fellow receiver Keenen Brown.
"We have a real good defense," Colbert said. "There are probably seven D-I guys on our defense.
"Our defense is amazing.