PORTLAND, Texas — The annual Battle of the Wildcats, which dates back to 1944, ended with Gregory-Portland defeating Calallen 25-7 on KRIS 6's Game Night South Texas. The red, white and blue G-P Wildcats ended an eight game losing streak.
Calallen scored first on a 49-yard run in the first quarter from Luke Medina following a fumble recovery by Chris Alonso, but then G-P battled back with 25 unanswered points including two field goals over 40-yards by Jackson Sutton in the first half.
Gregory-Portland pulled away with 13 points in the second half. Junior quarterback Reed Dooms completed a 14-yard touchdown pass to senior Colton Harrison.
Later in the fourth quarter, senior Gabriel Juarez ran it into the endzone to make it 25-7 with 7:33 left in the fourth quarter.
Up next, Gregory-Portland will play Carroll in the Battle of the Bridge on Thursday, Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. at Buc Stadium.
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