By Allan Jamail
Houston, TX. — Thursday, November 8, 2018 — The Galena Park Yellow Jackets traveled to Houston Independent School District’s (HISD) Butler Stadium to take on the Wisdom Generals in their final district game of the season.
Coach George Young had the Yellow Jackets well prepared for the Generals and the team played near flawless on both offense and defense.
The offense made 445 total yards, rushing for 265 yards and passing for another 180 yards. Their 10 touchdowns gave them their season high of 68 points.
Yellow Jackets touchdowns were made by, Donato Elizondo, Carlos Guzman, Patrick Hernandez (2), Julian Macias, Jose Peyarno, Eliseo Quintero (2), Elizar Torres (2). Julian Villalobos kicked the extra points.
The Jackets defense allowed only one touchdown holding the Generals to just 50 passing yards and a minus 23 yards on the ground.
In 2016 HISD renamed the school from its original name of Robert E. Lee to Wisdom High School. It’s named after long time educator the late Margaret Long “Tiny” Wisdom.