In a game where stops were precious, Ysleta High stole a possession from Austin with an onside kick and rode it to a 43-28 victory in a key District 1-4A Division I game.

After taking the lead 29-22 with 4:14 left in the third quarter of a game where both defenses had trouble getting off the field, Ysleta dialed up an onside kick and got a recovery from Richard Thomas.

Ysleta punched that in, and late in the third quarter of a game where the Indians had only managed one stop — same as Austin — they suddenly had a 36-22 lead.

The Panthers kept rolling down the field, scoring on their next possession, but Ysleta had the service break it needed and soon enough was 5-0.

Led by quarterback Rodrigo Martinez (he was 15-of-20 passing midway through the fourth quarter for 299 yards), Ysleta

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