NHS spoils Santa Paula's big night

Tonight Nordhoff traveled to Santa Paula to take on the Cardinals in a key Tri-Valley league contest, and the Rangers skipped town with a big 40-14 victory. NHS jumped out to an early 14-0 lead in the first quarter thanks to a touchdown catch by Luis Espinosa and a touchdown run by Isaac Seymour. In the second quarter quarterback Andy Drifka found wide out Eric Lara 22-yard touchdown just before halftime, giving Nordhoff and 21-7 halftime lead. In the second half Lara kicked two field goals and Seymour added one more touchdown to give the Rangers some breathing room and a 33-14 lead. The final score of the game came on a four-yard touchdown run by Jacob Perron. The win gave the Rangers their fourth win of the season and improves their league record to 2-0.

The game marked Santa Paula's homecoming and the opening of their new stadium, but Nordhoff proved to be too much for the Cardinals to handle on their big night. For more information on Nordhoff's big win, see Wednesday's OVN for stats, quotes, and highlights.

Rangers open league play with 35-6 win over Fillmore

The Nordhoff Rangers celebrated their Homecoming night with a 35-6 win over the visiting Fillmore Flashes. NHS jumped out to an early 21-0 lead over Fillmore and then never looked back. Quarterback Andy Drifka threw three touchdown passes, two to Jordan Morrison and one to Austin Wolcott. Isaac Seymour chipped in with two rushing touchdowns to round out the scoring for the Rangers. For more details, stats and quotes on the Rangers' big win, see the Wednesday edition of the OVN.

NHS takes out San Marcos

The Nordhoff Rangers got a much needed win tonight as they defeated the San Marcos Royals, 42-6. NHS led 14-6 at the half but then exploded for 28 unanswered second half points to earn their second win of the season. Isaac Seymour led the way with three rushing touchdowns for the Rangers. Senior Jordan Morrison caught a touchdown and rushed for another. The Rangers were without quarterback Andy Drifka, but sophomore Tanner Workman filled in nicely, throwing two touchdown passes. See Wednesday's OVN for stats and quotes from head coach Tony Henney.