As a prayer echoed through Memorial Stadium before East Bernard’s first football game of the season, Greg Jenkins stood near the field and rubbed his head.

The East Bernard Brahmas are taking on Sweeny Friday night in the season home opener.

Brahmas Head Coach Jeremy Jenkins would have been on this field and preparing his team for Friday night’s opener at home against Sweeny. But now the players, staff and supporters are pushing forward without him.

East Bernard ISD is mourning the deaths of Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Jeremy Jenkins and his wife, Brandy Jenkins, a teacher at East Bernard Junior High School.

While most of the storms were not as intense as the storms on Tuesday, there was still some damage reported in the area.

HOUSTON – Three people were taken into custody after a police chase through two counties on Wednesday afternoon. According to Wharton County Constable's Office - Precinct 2, the chase started when constables tried to make a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle in the area of CR 268 north of East Bernard. The two men were located and taken into custody by deputies near Seydler Street and Leveridge Street. Meanwhile the pursuit with the third person ended on Highway 59, between the Highway 6 and Williams Trace exits, when the suspect crashed into another car. One person in the other car was injured and taken to the hospital.