An explosive start, big plays, lead changes and late heroics. A recipe so good that even Mother Nature wanted to take part, and indeed, she got involved.
The non-district bout between Canyon and Caprock had just about everything and anything in between, before the Eagles turned away the Longhorns in a suspenseful 34-28 decision on Thursday night at Happy State Bank Stadium.
Canyon junior quarterback Brox Hacker and Caprock senior quarterback Juan De La Cruz led the charge down the closing stretch. With 7:29 to go, De La Cruz scored a nine yard, go-ahead touchdown for Caprock. Hacker answered the call at the 3:46 mark, finishing off an Eagle drive with a 16-yard touchdown run…