The Coronado T-Birds utilized a four touchdown second quarter to eliminate the Rebels from the state playoffs.  Lee made a valiant effort in the fourth quarter, but it just wasn't enough as Lee fell 49-27 in the Bi-District clash.  Jace Edwards passed for 197 yards, rushed for 34 yards, and had two touchdowns.  The T-Birds rushed for 367 yards on 52 carries, led by Brown who rushed for 193 yards and five touchdowns.
SUMMARY

Entering the game, the Rebels needed a win to claim the district's fourth playoff spot.  Lee's defense kept the high octane Broncho offense in check and claimed a 21-14 victory to advance into the 5A state playoffs.  Jace Edwards was just 5-of-9 for 95 yards passing, but 69 of it came on a touchdown pass to wide receiver Gilbert Gutierrez in the first half. The Rebs toted a 13-7 lead into the locker room.  In the second half, each team would score a touchdown.
SUMMARY

The Rebels looked to be well on their way to knocking off Amarillo... then came injuries.  Lee had two QBs suffer concussions and a cornerback likely tearing his ACL, as the Rebs fell to the Sandies 27-20.  Lee was scoreless in first quarter, but came back in the second with two touchdowns to take a 14-10 halftime lead. Lee held Amarillo to just two first downs in the second quarter and posted 188 total yards of offense to the Sandies’ 79 in the first half.  Jace Edwards rushed for 135 yards, while scoring the two TDs. SUMMARY

After a scoreless first quarter, the Plainsmen took a 7-0 lead.  Monterey held Lee to a field goal on the Rebels’ ensuing possession, but it was all Lee from that point on in the 31-21 Lee victory.  The Rebels scored on their next two drives to take a 17-7 lead into halftime. Lee was held to 173 rushing yards for the game, 124 of those coming in the first half. The Rebels became more pass-oriented and quarterback Jace Edwards passed for 104 of his 174 yards in the second half and two of his three touchdowns. SUMMARY

Lee scored all six of its touchdowns and piled up 317 yards on the ground en route to a 42-7 shellacking of the San Angelo Central Bobcats.  Central spent the majority of their time backed up against its own goal line.  Lee’s special teams set the tone early as Jonathan Smith-Aguilar blocked a punt on Central’s first drive, setting up the Rebels’ second touchdown drive.  Central managed 185 yards of total offense - 84 coming during its final drive of the game.
SUMMARY

After failing to score on two crucial drives, the Rebels fell to Permian, 38-29.  The Panthers lost two fumbles - one on a kickoff return and the other at Lee’s 3-yard line - but the Lee failed to turn those opportunities into points.  Sparks flew in the second quarter as the two teams posted 34 combined points on the scoreboard, which had the Rebels trailing 28-19 at the half.  In the second half, Permian and Lee traded touchdowns in the third and field goals in the final quarter.
SUMMARY

Jace Edwards went off for his best passing performance of the season, and was one of two 100-yard rushers for Lee in the 35-32 victory over Amarillo Tascosa in Dick Bivins Stadium.  Running with authority and passing with poise, Edwards racked up 115 yards on the ground and 176 through the air, including a 28-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter on a fourth-and-two that put the game out of reach.
SUMMARY

The Rebels didn't waste much time getting on the board, scoring the game's first points less than three minutes into the game on a 21-yard pass from Jace Edwards to Matthew Awbrey. Then after giving up a field goal, Lee scored again on a 90-yard kickoff return from Tevin Collier.  Austin Jumper followed with a 12-yard TD run. The Rebels took a 27-9 lead into the break.  The second half was a defensive battle, as each team only managed a touchdown each as the Rebels claimed a 34-16 win over Lubbock Coronado.  SUMMARY

A 39 year streak of consecutive victories over Lubbock High came to a halt at Lowrey Field, as the Westerners outlasted the Rebels 25-23.  After taking a 14-13 lead to the locker room, the Rebels watched their lead slip away in third quarter.  Lee looked to have re-poised themselves early in the fourth, when Jace Edwards hit Christian Coggan on a 78-yard touchdown to put the Rebels up 23-19. The Westerners put together their own game-winning drive, going 69 yards in eight plays.
SUMMARY & SCORING

Stefan Watson, who finished with 140 yards rushing, scored his second fourth quarter touchdown to lift the Rebels over the Bulldogs 31-28 at Grande Comm Stadium.  Lee trailed 7-0 in the first quarter and 21-10 at the half, but came back strong in the second half.  After a scoreless third quarter, the Rebels caught on fire.  Watson scored from 7-yards out to narrow the deficit to four.  Austin jumper gave the Rebs their first lead and Watson secured the game with just 1:24 remaining on the clock.
SUMMARY & SCORING

Saturday's ASCO Midland Football Madness served as home opener in Grande Communications Stadium.  The Lee Rebels faced Colleyville Heritage, which ended in a 52-20 loss.  On Thursday night, both junior varsity teams were victorious over Permian.  JV Silver controlled much of the game in the 32-8 victory over Permian White.  After trailing 7-6 at the half, JV Maroon mounted a long scoring drive at the end of the fourth quarter to claim a 12-7 comeback win over Permian Black.
SUMMARY & SCORING

This year's Lee Rebel Football Camp will be held July 27-30, from 8:30am to 11:30am.  The camp will teach skills, fundamentals, and the techniques necessary to become a productive football player. The staff of the RFC will provide a unique learning environment that will educate participants in all phases of the game of football.  The RFC is a non-contact camp in which participants will need shorts, tshirt, and cleats or tennis shoes.  Instruction provided by the Rebel coaching staff.
REGISTRATION FORM

James Morton has been officially named Head Coach by the MISD board.  Coach Morton has spent the last 11 seasons at Lubbock Monterey, where the Plainsmen won or tied for six district championships and reached the Division II quarterfinals four straight years from 2000 to 2003.  Morton, a 1983 graduate of Eastland, was a running back at West Texas State in the mid-1980s.  He spent six seasons as head coach of Friona, before getting hired by the Lubbock ISD for the Monterey job.

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