

The innovative scripted sequences were influential on the FPS genre, and the game inspired numerous community-developed mods, including the multiplayer games Counter-Strike and Day of Defeat. Players control Gordon Freeman, a scientist who must survive an alien invasion. The original Half-Life, Valve's first product, was released in 1998 for Windows to critical and commercial success. The games combine shooting combat, puzzles and storytelling. Senior Michael Chrysakis had a 23-yard touchdown run and Bechtel contributed a 5-yard scoring run in the first half for the Eagles.Half-Life is a series of first-person shooter (FPS) games developed and published by Valve. Rhoden also had a 1-yard TD run in the first half and senior Hunter Walters nailed two field goals (34 and 30) as the Ravens trailed 14-13 at intermission. Two late Alonso touchdowns by Rhoden (a 60-yard run and a 50-yard pass to freshman Josh Andrews) made the final score more respectable. Sophomore Ti’lan McGee and senior Kai Huggins followed with scoring runs of 1 and 60 yards, respectively, to give East Lake a commanding 35-13 lead. We knew that they were going to score points, and we knew we had to score points to win this football game.”


“We lost our second safety at the end of the second quarter, so we had a freshman and two sophomores in the secondary. “So odds were in our favor, and I knew that we were going to have to score points. “We were 100 percent on fourth and 1 this year on quarterback sneaks,” Alonso coach Dylan Clark said. The Eagles soared after that, starting with junior Ryui Rivers hauling in a 28-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Jake Bechtel to start a 21-0 surge. Instead of punting, the Ravens went for the first down and the middle of East Lake’s defensive line stuffed Alonso senior Elijah Rhoden for no gain on a quarterback sneak. Alonso then was unable to do much with the ball, facing a fourth and 1 on its 33.
