The Raiders returned to their winning ways on Friday when they blew out McQueen at home in the conference opener, 66-9. Reed improves to 4-2 overall after dropping the two previous games. Reed’s offense featured a nice mix of running and passing, but was highlighted by a huge night by Elijah Tau-Tolliver. The junior running back carried the ball just eight times, but … [Read more...]
Reed Falls to Bishop Gorman in State Championship Game
Ninth consecutive title for powerhouse Gaels squad The Reed High football team knew it had a tall task ahead of them entering Saturday’s state championship game against Bishop Gorman at Mackay Stadium in Reno. After all, they were facing a Gaels team that was nationally ranked in the top 10 and seeking its ninth straight state title. Not to mention the fact they … [Read more...]
Raiders Capture 4A Northern Crown
Reed to face Bishop Gorman Saturday in state title game First-year head coach Tony Amantia knew what the expectations were when he was selected to lead the Reed football program back in February, just a month after longtime Raiders coach Ernie Howren stepped down to take the Bishop Manogue job. It’s now safe to say he’s met, if not exceeded those after guiding … [Read more...]
Raiders come up short for first time in 2017
Reed bested 24-21 on road at Oak Ridge Reed was unable to complete the four-year sweep of Oak Ridge on the road Friday night. The Raiders had won three-straight over the Trojans before going to El Dorado Hills, Calif. and drawing the short end, 24-21. It was the first loss for Tony Amantia as the head coach of the Raiders, who sunk to 3-1. The Trojans, the toughest … [Read more...]
Raiders ‘hit their stride’ in 35-0 rout of Caron
Both sides of ball overwhelm Carson in running-clock-shortened contest That’s more like it. Reed’s offense averaged 36 points a game in its first two wins of the season over Clayton Valley Charter and Douglas, but the timing was off. The easy yards were no longer there for the taking. Three touchdown passes from running back Josiah Schmidt and a dominant defense … [Read more...]
Schmidt, Raiders pull away from Tigers in second half
Reed holds Douglas to 64 yards of offense out of locker room Reed senior running back Josiah Schmidt may ask to compete with senior quarterback Cameron Emerson for his job next week in practice. Schmidt threw a pair of touchdown passes on Friday night (he also threw one in last week’s win over Clayton Valley Charter) and added a score on the ground as Reed (2-0, 0-0) … [Read more...]
Reed avenges loss to Clayton Valley Charter, Amantia era starts with win
Raiders force nine turnovers, score 38 unanswered in 38-22 victory The Tony Amantia era started in memorable fashion on Friday night. In his first game standing on the sidelines at Reed after replacing Ernie Howren in January, Amantia’s Raiders forced nine turnovers on their way to 38 unanswered points in a 38-22 home win over Clayton Valley Charter (Concord, … [Read more...]
2017 Sparks Tribune Prep Football Preview
A compilation of all content in the 2017 Sparks Tribune Prep Football … [Read more...]