Tomball, Texas on Thursday, December 9, 2021 –
The Timpson Bears fought hard but trailed throughout most of Thursday’s UIL State Semifinal Elimination game. The Shiner Comanches advanced their record to 15-0 with a 35-28 win over the Bears.
Shiner scored first on a 70-yard drive which saw Drew Wenske hit Tyler Bishop on a 5-yard touchdown reception with 4:36 remaining in the first quarter. Ryan Peterson added an extra point kick and SHS took a 7-0 lead early.
The Bears bounced back on the next possession when Vosky Howard rumbled 19-yards for a THS score with 1:25 left in the opening period. A successful extra point kick by Geo Bryant tied the game at 7-7.
Two touchdown runs by Shiner’s Doug Brooks gave SHS a 21-7 advantage at the midway break.
The Comanches got a 2-yard touchdown run by Dalton Brooks with 6:20 remaining in the third period and they led 28-7.
Moments after the SHS score Terry Bussey took the Comanche kickoff 91-yards for a Bears score which cut the Shiner lead to 28-14.
A Braden Courtney 2-yard touchdown run pulled THS to within seven points with 9:08 left in the fourth stanza. Shiner led 28-21.
Brooks broke loose on Shiner’s next drive for a 55-yard run which set the Comanches up at the Timpson 1-yard line. On the next play he lunged over the goal line to give SHS a 35-21 lead with just 6:58 left in the contest.
The final score of the game came when Bussey broke free for a 35-yard score which pulled THS to within 35-28 with 6:32 remaining.
Shiner sealed the game with a Dalton Brooks interception on Timpson’s final possession.
The Bears finished their 2021 football season with a 12-1 record.
