Bastrop gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They blew past the Alvin Yellowjackets 55-14. The Bears pushed the score to 49-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Yellowjackets cut but never quite recovered from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bastrop to victory, but perhaps none more so than Weston Nielsen, who threw for 253 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per attempt, and also punched in one TD on the ground. Another player making a difference was Gary Jefferson Jr., who gained 166 total yards and three touchdowns.
Bastrop didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Alvin to a completion percentage of just 50%. The Bears hasn't an opponent to post a completion percentage of 0.52 or higher in four consecutive games dating back to last season.
Although Alvin took the loss, they still got scores from Alex Avitia and Keegan Moore.
Bastrop didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 48-34 victory against China Spring on the 5th. As for Alvin, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 41-14 win against Fort Bend Dulles on the 5th.
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