Lake Belton’s Broncos have to play their second straight game on the road to start the 2025 season.
They will travel to Round Rock to take on McNeil High School in a game that will be broadcast on the NFHS Network.
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Lake Belton (0-1) opened the season on the road, dropping a 44-17 decision to A&M Consolidated in College Station. The Broncos are seeking to improve on last season’s 7-4 finish.
As for McNeil (0-1), the Mavericks are also coming off a rough season opener on the road. They went to Pflugerville Weiss, but returned home having been handed a 56-28 defeat.
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McNEIL 34, LAKE BELTON 28 FINAL
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POSTGAME
- McNeil hangs on to win its first game of the season, improving to 1-1. Lake Belton drops to 0-2.
FOURTH QUARTER
- McNeil has a fourth-and-1 at its own 42 at the two-minute warning.
- TOUCHDOWN LAKE BELTON. Broncos right back in it with a 17-yard pass from James to Cope. Don't go away yet. (McNeil, 34-28 | 5:13, 4th)
- TOUCHDOWN McNEIL: Jarell Gary with another 3-yard TD, the third time he has achieved that. PAT is missed, keeping the Mavericks' lead at 13. (McNeil, 34-21 | 7:07, 4th)
- McNeil driving deep in Lake Belton territory as we are now in the final quarter.
THIRD QUARTER
- TOUCHDOWN McNEIL. Mavericks regain the lead late in the third on a short 3-yard from Gary. (McNeil, 28-21 | 1:24, 3rd)
HALFTIME
- Halftime, and we are tied up. Lake Belton was powered by running back Arrington Alexander, who had 104 yards on just five carries and two TDs.
SECOND QUARTER
- TOUCHDOWN LAKE BELTON. Back come the Broncos, as on a fourth-down play, Jessiah James locates Zion Harness in the back of the end zone from 17 yards out. We are tied once more. (21-21 | 3:26, 2nd)
- TOUCHDOWN McNEIL. Mavericks regain the lead on a 3-yard run from Jarell Gary. (McNeil. 21-14 | 9:30, 2nd)
- TOUCHDOWN LAKE BELTON. Just 20 seconds into the second quarter, Arrington Alexander takes one 75 yards to the house. We are tied. (14-14 | 11:40, 2nd)
FIRST QUARTER
- TOUCHDOWN McNEIL. On the final play of the quarter, McNeil takes the lead on a 9-yard pass from Jadon Sultz to Zach Christie. (McNeil, 14-7 | :00, 1st)
- TOUCHDOWN McNEIL. McNeil comes right back down the field and evens the score on an 18-yard pass from Jadon Sultz to Aden Taylor. (7-7 | 7:18, 1st)
- TOUCHDOWN LAKE BELTON. Arrington Alexander's 18-yard run opens the scoring on a drive keyed by a 36-yard pass from Jessiah James to Davion Peters. (Lake Belton, 7-0 | 9:11, 1st)
PREGAME
- Live from Round Rock, it’s Thursday Night Football as the Broncos from Lake Belton face the Mavericks from McNeil.
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