Friday, October 31, 2008

Rangers Upset By Warriors

In a game that was deserving of being played on Halloween Night, the Rangers traveled to Carpinteria to take on the Warriors and lost 18-13. The Rangers' offense did very little and was unable to score on the night. NHS scored on an interception return by Evan Hardman and on a punt return by Cody Burr.

Neither team looked efficient or comfortable with what they were trying to do, but the Warriors pulled out the win. With the loss the Rangers fall to 4-4 on the season and 1-2 in league play. See Wednesday's OVN for more details and stats.

Friday, October 24, 2008

Rangers Slide By Bishop Diego

The Nordhoff Rangers did not make it look pretty, but they came from behind to beat a game Bishop Diego football team, 14-10. The Rangers trailed 10-6 at halftime, but they played great defense in the second half to pull out the win. Touchdowns were scored by Drew Rodriguez and Parker Johnsen, but Rodriguez was knocked out of the game in the fourth quarter. With the win, the Rangers improve to 4-3 overall and 1-1 in league play. Tonight's game was Homecoming and a large crowd came out to support the Rangers. See Wednesday's OVN for detailed information to the Rangers' big win.

Friday, October 17, 2008

Heartbreak City for Rangers Tonight

The NHS Rangers fell to Santa Clara 21-16 tonight in a game that was not decided until the final horn sounded. The Rangers led 9-7 going into the fourth quarter, but then Santa Clara star Cierre Wood took over. Wood scored two electric touchdowns in the final period of play to give the Santa Clara the 21-16 advantage. Logan Crow put the Rangers up 16-15 on a 37-yard touchdown catch with only 1:13 to play. On the very next play, Wood caught a 70-yard touchdown pass to solidify the win. See Wednesday's OVN for highlights, stats and quotes from Coach Henney.

Friday, October 10, 2008

Rangers Thrash Flashes

The Nordhoff Rangers hosted the Fillmore Flashes in what was supposed to be a close game, but the Rangers came out and put a 42-7 beating on the Flashes. Junior Cody Doolittle rushed for three touchdowns and Drew Rodriguez threw for two scores, one to Quinn Jenkins and one to Evan Hardman. Alex Miotti also scored a touchdown on a blocked punt to round out the scoring for the Rangers on the night. See Wednesday's OVN highlights and quotes from head coach Tony Henney.

Friday, October 03, 2008

Rangers Top Wildcats, Keep Bucket

The Nordhoff Rangers and Villanova Wildcats met in a highly anticipated, historical non-league match up tonight and despite a lopsided 49-18 win by the Rangers, the game had plenty of drama. The Wildcats came out and smacked the Rangers, drawing first blood as they jumped out to a 10-0 lead after on quarter of play. The first quarter score woke up NHS and they scored 49 unanswered points. Touchdowns were score by Will Greenway and Chris Cox from VPS and Justin Burgess (2), Evan Hardman, Quinn Jenkins (2), Drew Rodriguez, and Trevor Leal all found the end zone for the Rangers. Burgess finished the game with 175 yards and Greenway finished the first half with 157 yards.

See Wednesday’s OVN for the highlights, stats and quotes from both coaches.