M ar ching band competition Andrew D. Brosig/The Daily Sentinel Derrick Fields (3) lowers his shoulder to plow through the Kilgore defense during the first quarter Friday at Dragon Stadium.
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especially in the first half when they were penalized five times for 50 yards.
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Nacogdoches went to the air more than usual. Johnson and Patrick Ledet combined for 33 pass attempts, connecting on 16 for 176 yards.
Dragons continue to struggle The Nacogdoches Dragons’ struggles continued Friday night in a 28-16 loss to Kilgore, the fourth straight setback for the Dragons. Facing a strong rushing attack led by Ladarius Anthony, who has already committed to TCU, the Bulldogs jumped out to an early 14-0 lead and did just enough to force the Dragons to play from behind the rest of the game. A week after Marshall did something teams haven’t been able to do — slow down Nacogdoches quarterback Damion Johnson — Kilgore implemented the same game plan and was able to keep Johnson from using his legs to ignite the Nacogdoches offense.
The bulk of the completions went to Tim Williams and Josh Robertson. Williams, who has established himself as the Dragons’ ace receiver, hauled in six catches for 64 yards. Robertson, in his first game back in the rotation, had four catches for 68 yards and two touchdowns — a 14-yarder late in the second quarter and a 38-yarder in the fourth quarter.
Johnson had one big run — an 18-yard gain on his first attempt of the second half — but was held to negative yards on his final six carries. When the Dragons did get big plays on the ground, they were negated by holding penalties,
Andrew D. Brosig/The Daily Sentinel Derrick Fields (3) lowers his shoulder to plow through the Kilgore defense during the first quarter Friday at Dragon Stadium.