East Leads West 17-6 at Halftime in East-West Shrine Game

By Robert H. Kelly
Copyright 2009 TexSport Publications

HOUSTON, TEXAS (January 17, 2009) Lead by Nebraska’s Marlon Lucky 66-yard rushing in the first half, the East took a 17-6 lead of the East in the 84th Annual East-West Shrine Game in Houston, Texas.

Lucky wowed the fans at Houston’s Robertson Stadium by rushing for 66 yards on 4 carries leading to one touchdown. Lucky found the end zone with 12:55 remaining in the 2nd quarter.

The West came back with a 49 yard field goal by David Buehler (USC) to make the score 7-3 in favor of the East.

The East came right back in a little over a minute to score their second touchdown on a 3-yard run by Javarris Williams (Tennessee State). Florida State’s Graham Gano’s conversion was good to allow the East to extend their lead to 14-3.

Graham again connected with the uprights with a 24-yard field goal with 2:42 left in the half.

The West gained three more points as time ran out on the clock with a 21-yard field goal to make the score 17-6 in favor of the East at the half.

Halftime saw a skills competition among area youth and the introduction of the 2009 East-West Shire Game Hall of Fame Inductees.