November 8th, 2008
Rattlers finish winless district season

STAFF REPORT

The San Marcos Rattlers finished the football season in disappointing fashion, unable to turn the home field to their advantage in their bid to win a District 27-4A game Friday night.

The Rattlers lost, 27-21 to Seguin, finishing the district season 0-7 and dropping to 2-8 for the season. It’s the worst finish for the Rattlers since they went 1-9 in 1997, the year before Bruce Bush arrived and set them up for nine straight playoff appearances, a streak that ended this year.

Youth, special teams misplays, turnovers, injuries and a very tough district that could produce all four regional playoff finalists brewed up a bad year for the Rattlers, who lost their district games by an average score of 42-19.

Friday night’s game was a battle to escape from the district basement, as Seguin entered at 0-7 in the league and 1-8 overall.