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Santa Maria Marine Military Academy

Cougars

Leathernecks

The Marine Military Academy (Harlingen, TX) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Santa Maria (TX) by a score of 26-15.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Santa Maria	-	-	-	-	26
MMA	-	-	-	-	15

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Game Stats

Santa Maria (23-24)

Marine Military Academy (23-24)

Santa Maria

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	13	17	235	.765	18.1	2	1	41	132.6
2	Miguel Alaniz (So)	13	17	235	.765	18.1	2	1	41	132.6

Marine Military Academy

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	0	7	0	.000					39.6
8	Ben Smith (Sr)	0	7	0	.000					39.6

Santa Maria

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	47	251	5.3	17	1	2
2	Miguel Alaniz (So)	7	-12	-1.7	7	0	0
9	Esiah Gracia (Sr)	25	188	7.5	17	1	1
22	Daniel Martinez (So)	15	75	5.0	12	0	1

Marine Military Academy

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	30	260	8.7	65	1	2
8	Ben Smith (Sr)	15	85	5.7	35	0
52	Murphy Spurgeon (Jr)	15	175	11.7	65	1	2

Santa Maria

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	13	235	18.1	41	2
1	Manny Lugo (Sr)	3	30	10.0	11	1
3	Leo Mata (Sr)	2	17	8.5	17	0
9	Esiah Gracia (Sr)	5	122	24.4	41	0
11	O. Lopez-alcantar (So)	2	54	27.0	31	1
22	Daniel Martinez (So)	1	12	12.0	12	0

Receiving

Marine Military Academy has not entered any receiving stats.

Santa Maria

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost
	Team Totals	2	2
2	Miguel Alaniz (So)	1	1
9	Esiah Gracia (Sr)	1	1

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

Marine Military Academy has not entered any offensive fumbles and pancake blocks stats.

Santa Maria

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
	Team Totals	251	235	45	531
1	Manny Lugo (Sr)		30		30
2	Miguel Alaniz (So)	-12			-12
3	Leo Mata (Sr)		17	10	27
9	Esiah Gracia (Sr)	188	122		310
11	O. Lopez-alcantar (So)		54		54
12	Gabriel Picazo (So)			35	35
22	Daniel Martinez (So)	75	12		87

Marine Military Academy

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Total
	Team Totals	260	260
8	Ben Smith (Sr)	85	85
52	Murphy Spurgeon (Jr)	175	175

Santa Maria

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	251	235	235	486
1	Manny Lugo (Sr)			30	30
2	Miguel Alaniz (So)	-12	235		223
3	Leo Mata (Sr)			17	17
9	Esiah Gracia (Sr)	188		122	310
11	O. Lopez-alcantar (So)			54	54
22	Daniel Martinez (So)	75		12	87

Marine Military Academy

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Total
	Team Totals	260	0	260
8	Ben Smith (Sr)	85	0	85
52	Murphy Spurgeon (Jr)	175		175

Santa Maria

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	22	16	38	1.0
10	Aaron Jimenez	1	3	4
12	Gabriel Picazo (So)	4	1	5
13	Luis Otero (Fr)	6	1	7
15	Matias Saldivar (Sr)	2	3	5
17	Angel Lara (Jr)	2	2	4
21	Peter Perez (Sr)	2		2
24	A. Ramirez (Fr)	1	1	2
33	J. Hernandez (Fr)	1		1
51	Omar Delarosa (Jr)	1		1	1.0
68	Arath Morales (So)		2	2
72	Jason Aleman (Fr)	2	1	3
72	A. Martinez (So)		2	2

Tackles

Marine Military Academy has not entered any tackles stats.

Santa Maria

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Hurs
	Team Totals	1.0	3
17	Angel Lara (Jr)		3
72	A. Martinez (So)	1.0

Sacks

Marine Military Academy has not entered any sacks stats.

Santa Maria

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	PD	Fmb Rec	Caus
	Team Totals	2	1	1
12	Gabriel Picazo (So)	1		1
15	Matias Saldivar (Sr)		1
21	Peter Perez (Sr)	1

Defensive Statistics

Marine Military Academy has not entered any defensive statistics stats.

Santa Maria

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	4	115	28.8	35
77	Rodolfo Vazquez (Fr)	4	115	28.8	35

Kickoffs

Marine Military Academy has not entered any kickoffs stats.

Santa Maria

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	1	10	10.0	10
2	Miguel Alaniz (So)	1	10	10.0	10

Punts

Marine Military Academy has not entered any punts stats.

Santa Maria

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	2	45	22.5	35	45
3	Leo Mata (Sr)	1	10	10.0	10	10
12	Gabriel Picazo (So)	1	35	35.0	35	35

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Marine Military Academy has not entered any kickoff and punt returns stats.

Santa Maria

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	4	24	0	2	26
1	Manny Lugo (Sr)	1	6	0		6
9	Esiah Gracia (Sr)	1	6	0		6
11	O. Lopez-alcantar (So)	1	6	0		6
22	Daniel Martinez (So)	1	6	0		6
72	A. Martinez (So)				2	2

Marine Military Academy

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	12	2	1	15
8	Ben Smith (Sr)			2		2
42	Edgar Saldana (Jr)				1	1
52	Murphy Spurgeon (Jr)	2	12			12

Santa Maria

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	4	.5					2
72	A. Martinez (So)	2	4	.5					2

Marine Military Academy

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	1	1.0					1
42	Edgar Saldana (Jr)	1	1	1.0					1

Santa Maria

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	2	2	4
1	Manny Lugo (Sr)		1	1
9	Esiah Gracia (Sr)	1	0	1
11	O. Lopez-alcantar (So)		1	1
22	Daniel Martinez (So)	1	0	1

Marine Military Academy

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	2						2
52	Murphy Spurgeon (Jr)	2						2

Conversions

Santa Maria has not entered any conversions stats.

Marine Military Academy

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals	1		1
8	Ben Smith (Sr)	1		1

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Recap Video

Recap: Santa Maria vs. Marine Military 2023 3:20

Game Story

Texas High School Football - Marine Military beaten by Santa Maria

September 29, 2023: Harlingen, TX 78550

Santa Maria Cougars (Santa Maria, TX) fans left the game satisfied Friday as they observed their football team run past the host Marine Military Leathernecks (Harlingen, TX), 26-15 in a non-league test.

With the win, Santa Maria improves its record to 4-1 on the season. The Cougars travel to Freer (Freer, TX) to confront the Buckaroos in a 2A-1 Region IV District 16 test on Friday, October 6. The Buckaroos go into the test with a record of 3-2. Freer lost 49-6 in their recent non-league test against Stockdale (Stockdale, TX)

With the loss, Marine Military moves to 2-3 on the season. The Leathernecks travel to Woodsboro (Woodsboro, TX) to confront the Eagles in a non-league test on Friday, October 6. The Eagles go into the test with a record of 3-3. Woodsboro won 42-0 in their recent non-league test against Progreso (Progreso, TX)

Highlight Videos

Players of the Game

Santa Maria (23-24)

Congratulations to #9 Esiah Gracia (overall), #22 Daniel Martinez (offensive), #13 Luis Otero (defensive) and #24 Alexander Ramirez (special teams) for being selected the Santa Maria Football Players of the Game.

Marine Military Academy (23-24)

Congratulations to #52 Murphy Spurgeon (overall and offensive), #8 Ben Smith (defensive) and #42 Edgar Saldana (special teams) for being selected the Marine Military Academy Football Players of the Game.

Rankings & Records

Santa Maria (23-24)

TX	Section	State Div.
1,021	692	82

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
7-4	3-2	3-2	4-2	.636	.600	329	256

Marine Military Academy (23-24)

TX	Section	State Div.	Reg. Div.
1,125	3	3	3

Overall	Home	Away	Win %	PF	PA
4-5	3-2	1-3	.444	286	199

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Santa Maria	13.8	7.8	9.5	4.3	29.9
Marine Military Academy	10.3	19.7	4.7	1.0	31.8

Santa Maria Videos

Marine Military Academy Videos

Marine Military Academy doesn't have any videos.

Team Stat Comparison

Santa Maria		Marine Military Academy
185.3	Rushing Yards Per Game	253.2
111.5	Passing Yards Per Game	70.0
296.7	Total Yards Per Game	323.2
32.9	Tackles Per Game	-
0.3	Sacks Per Game	-
24.8	Points Per Game	22.1

Team Leaders

Santa Maria		Marine Military Academy	National Avg.
#9 Esiah Gracia111.8	Rushing Yards Per Game	#8 Ben Smith143.8	20.6
#2 Miguel Alaniz122.6	Passing Yards Per Game	#8 Ben Smith77.5	50.5
#9 Esiah Gracia169.0	Total Yards Per Game	#8 Ben Smith221.3	36.9
#15 Matias Saldivar10.3	Tackles Per Game	-	2.7
#72 Anthony Martinez0.4	Sacks Per Game	-	0.2
#9 Esiah Gracia12.0	Points Per Game	#8 Ben Smith15.0	2.1

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Santa Maria	2-1		Marine Military Academy	1-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/8/23	Agua Dulce	Santa Maria	(W) 28-20	10/13/23	Marine Military Academy	Agua Dulce	(L) 40-20
9/15/23	Woodsboro	Santa Maria	(W) 42-0	10/7/23	Woodsboro	Marine Military Academy	(W) 36-33
10/20/23	Santa Maria	La Villa	(L) 30-19	9/21/23	Marine Military Academy	La Villa	(L) 39-21

Record Breakdown

Santa Maria (23-24)		Marine Military Academy (23-24)
7-4	Overall	4-5
3-2	League	0-0
4-1	Non-League	4-5
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
2-1	Common Opponent	1-2
3-2	Home	3-2
4-2	Away	1-3
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-1	Playoff	0-0
7-4	In-State	3-5
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0