Reagan County Beats Miles in Double OT Thriller

MILES, TX — It came down to double overtime, but the Reagan County Owls managed to knock off the Miles Bulldogs in a back-and-forth thriller in Miles on Friday night, 45-43.

"What a game," Reagan County head coach Kyle Brown said after the win. "It was a great game, a great atmosphere, a back-and-forth game where both teams were out there competing."

The Owls tied the game 43-43 on a Levi Martinez touchdown in the second overtime. Up to that point, neither team managed to convert an extra point or two-point conversion in overtime. On the 2-point attempt, the Bulldogs expected another run, but Reagan County called the pass. Miles left Dominic Johnson open in the corner of the end zone, Marquis Vargas found him for the easy pass and catch, and the celebration began.

"We stayed positive," Coach Brown said. "We've got 13 seniors, and so I think their leadership showed tonight."

Reagan County needed every bit of that leadership in a game where the Owls committed several costly penalties and turnovers that let Miles press the advantage throughout.

As awesome as the win was for Reagan County, talk about an absolute gut punch for the Bulldogs, who played just as good a game in the loss. Miles put up 43 points in a game that the Bulldogs could not find the separation they needed to put the Owls away.

Miles took the lead early before Reagan County battled back to score the next two touchdowns. Down 13-7, Miles responded with another touchdown to take the lead. An interception by the Bulldogs' Tanner Bennett set up a field goal to give Miles a 17-13 lead headed to the half.

In the second half, the teams traded scores. Reagan County took the lead 19-17 before Miles' Liam Yancy found Kane Brock for a 25-yard touchdown that gave the Bulldogs back the advantage, 25-19.

The Owls would respond again near the end of the third quarter to tie the game at 25-25. Each team would score another touchdown by the end of regulation to send the game to overtime, 31-31.

Each team would trade scores in the first two overtimes before Reagan County converted the final two-point conversion to win the game 45-43.

Yancy led Miles by throwing for 333 yards and five TDs on 18-of-34 passing with one interception. Brock had five catches for 132 yards and two TDs. Kaden Karmany had five catches for 56 yards and a TD, while Jaxton Bogs had four catches for 55 yards and a TD, and Ryder Satepauhoodle had three catches for 57 yards and a TD.

Satepauhoodle had 16 carries for 43 yards.

No stats are available for Reagan County.

Next up, Reagan County (2-1) returns home to host McCamey next Friday, while Miles (1-2) hits the road to play Eldorado. Both matchups kick off at 7 p.m.