LONGVIEW VS MARSHALL
TEAMS
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
FINAL
LONGVIEW
6
0
0
7
13
MARSHALL
0
6
0
7
13
INFORMATION
Lobo Stadium
Longview, Texas
Friday, November 15th, 1946
District 11-2A
SCORING SUMMARY
TEAM
QUARTER
PLAYER
YARDS
TYPE
Longview
1st
John Rogerson
5
Run (Miss PAT)
Marshall
2nd
Gahlen Dinkle
6
Run (Miss PAT)
Marshall
4th
Billy Ray Clark
10
Run
Longview
4th
Don Barton
75
Pass
GAME STATISTICS
STATISTIC
LONGVIEW
MARSHALL
First Downs
4
8
Rushing Yards
35
91
Passing Yards
122
95
Passes
5-15-4
9-17-1
Punts
/-35.0
/-32.0
Fumbles/Lost
/-2
/-1
Penalties
/-40
/-30
LOBOS RISE UP TO TIE UNDEFEATED MARSHALL
LONGVIEW - A stunning upset that reverberated throughout Texas schoolboy football circles all the way from the Panhandle to the Gulf and which removed Marshall from the list of the six unbeaten and untied teams, the amazing Longview Lobos, who previously had been defeated five times against three triumphs, came from behind in the fading moments of the fourth quarter to score a touchdown and an extra point and battle the mighty Mavericks to a 13-13 deadlock amid the mud and slush of Lobo Stadium here Friday afternoon as an overflow crowd of nearly 6,000 spectators screamed themselves hoarse.

Before the start of the contest there was hardly a single fan who accorded the Lobos once hence in a million to stave off the crushing Marshall offensive attack, but the gallant Lobos struck back time and time as they rose up from the muck and mire of a dreary, rain-swept field and fought like wounded wildcats held at bay.

Trailing 13-6 as the clock ticked away in the last few remaining minutes of play, the Wolves suddenly took the air and, with one bold lightning-like stroke, scored on a 75-yard pass play and then converted the extra point to knot the score as Longview fans stood and cheered the Lobos to the echo.

It was a dramatic finish that paid fitting tribute to a stout-hearted underdog eleven that refused to admit defeat and wouldn't quit fighting.

The Mavericks, ranked No. 4 among the state's high school teams, and graded as a three to five touchdown favorite over Longview, were literally battled off their feet by the scrappy and determined Lobos, whose rock-ribbed forward wall smothered the speedy, hard-running Marshall backs when the chips were down and actually outplayed the bulky Herd line.

The lead changed hands twice in the see-saw contest as the Lobos for the second straight week turns in a rousing performance to gain a moral victory over a highly-favor opponent.

The game was just as close as the score indicates, although the Marshall eleven rolled up eight first downs to four for Longview and gained a total of 186 yards from scrimmage to 157 for the Lobos.

But in the intangible department of fight, courage and determination the Lobos led all the way as they stymied the vaunted Marshall attack which had registered 165 points against eight previous opponents and became the first team this season to stand up and fight the Mavs right down to the finish as they came from behind the knot the count in the fading moments of the tilt.

Longview shocked the huge crowd as they scored in the first five minutes of the contest. Before most of the fans had settled in their seats lanky Johnny Callahan recovered Bubba Field's fumble for Longview on the Marshall 17-yard stripe.

From there the injured Johnny Rogerson, favoring an injured hip which kept him out of the Tyler game last week, broke over left tackle for ten yards and a first down on the Mavericks' seven-yard marker. Co-captain Jimmy Pakenham bulled his way for two yards over left guard and then from the five Rogerson faked at left end, but cut back through left tackle and butted his way over the two would-be Maverick tacklers for a touchdown to give Longview a 6-0 lead as the stunned Marshall fans sat in silence and Longview supporters rocked the stadium with their applause.

Fox Cashell's placement kick on the try for extra point was low and wide.

The quarter ended with the Lobos leading 6-0, but the Mavericks came to life in the second period and scored early. Staging a 34-yard drive, the visitors pushed down to Longview's six-yard line from where Gahlen Dinkle skipped through center standing up for a touchdown and then Shields Mitchell placekicked the extra point to give the Herd a 7-6 halftime lead.

Neither team was able to score in the this stanza, but early in the fourth quarter Bobby Duncan intercepted James (Amy) Rogers' pass on Longview's 10-yard line and at that point Billy Ray Clark, on a handoff from James Barton, cut through left tackle and scored standing up. Mitchell's placement kicked on the conversant ry was low and wide and Marshall led 13-6.

With less than three minutes left to play, the valiant Lobos struck back to tie the game up and casting a pall of gloom over the visiting fans.

Before anyone realized what was happening, Cashell faded a couple of steps and tossed a 15-yard pass to Don Barton, who was out in the clear. There wasn't any doubt in the minds of the big throng as to where little Donnie was headed when he caught that pass.

A couple of Marshall backs were close to him when he took the toss, but he tucked the leather under his arm and out-ran the field as he raced 60 yards for a touchdown in a play that gained a total of 75 yards and the Longview stands broke into pandemonium.

That terrific din grew even louder as young Cashell, a first year back, calmly split the uprights with a placement kick for the extra point that deadlocked the score at 13-13.

After the second Longview touchdown there was time for only four more plays and the Lobos walked off the field after having accomplished a trick that no other team had been able to perform this season.