Mustangs stampede past Angleton 49-28

September 1, 2010

FRIENDSWOOD — No one has ever accused Friendswood head coach Steve Van Meter for being afraid of playing a strong football schedule. In fact - people thought that Van Meter, who has been at the helm of Friendswood's high-octane offense was borderline on losing his mind when he decided to schedule Angleton for the 2010 season opener.

Keep in mind that Angleton has beaten the Mustangs the past two years when they were in the same district. But it wasn't stubbornness that prompted the offensive guru to face Angleton one more time.

It was the confidence he had in his kids and knowing that they wanted another shot at settling the score on the field.

"We have had two straight incredible seasons," Van Meter said. "But I look at the 2010 team as maybe one of the best I have ever had here at Friendswood. Many of these kids were on this team in our two losses to Angleton and I thought it was only fitting to give our seniors one more shot."

Friendswood did more than fire one shot as the offense riddled the Angleton defense from every part of the field in racking up 35 first quarter points. No opposing team in Angleton's storied football history had ever scored that many points against a Wildcat defense in the first 12 minutes of the game.

Friendswood scored five times as junior running back Jonathan Johnsn found the end zone first on a 4-yard run and a 7-0 lead with less than two minutes gone in the period.

UT commit Quandre Diggs, who was the Chronicle's "Player of the Year" last season as a junior, got loose on a 61-yard romp that took only 13 seconds off the clock to knot up the game at 7-7.

The Mustangs then ripped off three more scores as T.J. Scott hauled in a 67-yard bomb from QB Peter Maetzold. Maetzold scored on a 1-yard run and then Jordan Bolton caught a 24-yard scoring strike from Maetzold with 2:40 left in the opening quarter giving Friendswood a 28-7 advantage.

Diggs got the Wildcats back in the game with a sensational 70-yard run to narrow the score to 28-7, but Johnson scored again on a 13-yard pass from Maetzold with 1:34 still left in the first quarter making the score 35-14.

Angleton managed the only score in the second quarter as Diggs once again came up with a jaw-dropping 84-yard scoring run to narrow the score to 35-21 at intermisson.

Friendswood outscored the Wildcats 14-7 in the second half as Maetzold scored on a quarterback sneak and then Maetzold tossed a 7-yard scoring pass to Matt Kennemer to complete the 49-28 trouncing.

Diggs scored on a 30-yard run early in the fourth period to make the point why he is considered one of the nation's top all-purpose backs. But football is a team sport and it is more than just one player.

Maetzold completed 18-of-33 for 375 yards and three TDs while adding 62 yards on the ground on 11 totes and two more scores.

Kennemer was the leading receiver with eight grabs fo 127 yards and one touchdown. Johnson had three catches for 69 yards while rushing for 100 yards on 15 carries and two TDs.

Diggs had 276 yards rushing on only 24 carries and three touchdowns. He also caught one pass for 61 yards and a score giving him 337 total yards and four TDs.

Friendswood had 534 total yards and Angleton had 382 total yards.

The offensive line, averaging about 285, withstood the speed of the Angleton defense. Ben Compton, Jose Sanz and Nick Bryant anchored the offensive front in the trenches and it didn't go without notice by their teammates.

It was an early statement for the Mustangs that they should be taken very seriously this season.

“One thing you can say about me is that I don’t duck competition,” Van Meter said with a big grin following the game. “I think it’s good. I think it brings out the best.”

The big message sent from Van Meter was he believed in his kids and they are now believing in themselves.

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