Pirates take 26-20 OT win over Exporters in season opener

  • Trenton Conn jumps for joy as he scores the game winning overtime touchdown versus Brazosport Friday.
    Trenton Conn jumps for joy as he scores the game winning overtime touchdown versus Brazosport Friday.
  • RB Weston Sepulvado was a workhorse for the Pirates Friday, carrying the ball 17 times for 78 yards and a touchdown.
    RB Weston Sepulvado was a workhorse for the Pirates Friday, carrying the ball 17 times for 78 yards and a touchdown.
  • Layne Wilhelm puts the pressure on sophomore Exporters QB Kariyen Goins.
    Layne Wilhelm puts the pressure on sophomore Exporters QB Kariyen Goins.
  • Pirate quarterback Quinten Root avoids a tackle as he cuts upfield against the Brazosport Exporters Friday.
    Pirate quarterback Quinten Root avoids a tackle as he cuts upfield against the Brazosport Exporters Friday.
  • Dayton Whitmire, left, #12, blocked a Brazosport punt that was covered by Tanner Teems, #40.
    Dayton Whitmire, left, #12, blocked a Brazosport punt that was covered by Tanner Teems, #40.
“We made a lot of mistakes,” Vidor Head Football Coach Jeff Mathews told his players in the post game onfield huddle, but in the end, so did the Brazosport Exporters, and it opened the door for the Pirate’s 26-20 overtime win. Brazosport got first possession on the coin toss but had to punt after gaining a first down to the 34 before the tough Pirate defense forced them into a 4th and 15…

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