Panthers deal Gobblers second setback, 36-28

CUERO—The Liberty Hill Panthers handed the Cuero Gobblers their second straight setback at home Friday, grinding out 284 rushing yards en route to a 36-28 victory.

The Panthers scored 20 straight points after the Gobblers struck first, then added a pair of touchdowns and two-point conversions to hold off a Gobbler comeback in the final period.

Cuero took a 7-0 lead at the end of a quarter when quarterback Mason Blaschke plunged over from a yard away at the 6:47 mark.

Liberty Hill got field goals of 22 and 31 yards fro Spencer Stratton bookending a 12-yard scoring run by Brandon Corn in the second quarter to take a 12-7 lead at intermission, then Cody Turner scored on a 22-yard run and the Pantehrs added a two-point conversion to go up 20-7.

Cuero fought back as Aaron Bell caught a 30-yard TD pass from Blaschke late in thye third period, but Liberty Hill mounted another drive and took a 28-14 lead when Turner scored from two yards out and the Panthers again converted for two.

The Gobblers answered with a 39-yard TD pass from Blaschke to Bell, but Liberty Hill’s Blake Thompson sealed the win with a 40-yard scoring run with 2:06 left in the game.

Cuero got one final score at the 1:43 mark when Trent Jackson, who led all rushers with 131 yards on 14 carries, broke loose on a 57-yard TD run.

Liberty Hill 36, Cuero 28
Liberty Hill    0    12    8    16—36
Cuero        7    0    7    14—28
Scoring summary
CUE -- Mason Blaschke 1-yard run (Tanner Hoffman kick)
LH -- Spencer Stratton 22-yard field goal
LH -- Brandon Corn 12 yard run (kick failed)
LH -- Spencer Stratton 31-yard field goal
LH -- Cody Turner 22 yard run (Joshua Woodbury from Blake Thompson)
CUE -- Aaron Bell 30 yard pass from Mason Blaschke (Tanner Hoffman kick)
LH -- Cody Turner 2-yard run (Jonathan Johnston run)
CUE -- Aaron Bell 39-yard pass from Mason Blaschke (Tanner Hoffman kick)
LH -- Blake Thompson 40-yard run (Zach Leger run)
CUE -- Trent Jackson 57 -yard run (Tanner Hoffman kick) .
Team Stats
                           LH        Cuero
First downs        20        13
Rushes/Yds        64-284      26-157
Passes               1-3-0        7-15-2
Passing yards    29        116
Punts-Avg           3-35.6        2-34
Fumbles/Lost       2/0        3/3
Penalties-yards    3-40        7-54
Individual Leaders
RUSHING: Liberty Hill, Zach lester 16-89, Brandon Corn 22-78, Cody Turner 4-56, Blake Thompson 11-45. Cuero, Trent Jackson 14-131, AJ Bustos 2-17, Andrew Thibodeaux 4-8.
PASSING: Liberty Hill, Blake Thompson 1-3-0-29. Cuero, mason Blaschke 7-15-2-115.
RECEIVING: Liberty Hill, Caleb Greer 1-29. Cuero, Aaron Bell 3-76, Andrew Thibodeaux 1-28, Monte Green 4-2.