Early in the in the second quarter on Friday night, Reed found itself in a fight with McQueen. Two plays after the Lancers’ Damont Saah rumbled 42 yards to tie the game at seven, Reed quarterback Matt Denn was intercepted. But it turned out to be a pretty lame fight. Reed’s defense forced a turnover on downs following the pick and the Raiders scored on their next seven … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Reed on upset alert Friday night
With just two weeks left in the regular season, the Reed football team is still rocking the goose egg in the loss column. The Raiders know it. So does McQueen. But the Lancers aren’t going to be scared when they travel to Reed on Friday. McQueen is a quiet 5-2, 3-0 in High Desert League play and all of a sudden is starting to look like a contender. Reed better not … [Read more...]
Raiders breeze past Hug, remain undefeated
By Kiley Diesner, reporting intern Reed didn’t have a problem with Hug Friday night on the road, rolling 65-14. The Raiders improved to a perfect 8-0, 3-0 in High Desert League play. The Hawks dropped to 1-6, 0-3. Reed quarterback Matt Denn and Isaac McCoy had multiple combinations in the game and accounted for two of the team’s touchdowns. Denn also ran in a few of … [Read more...]
Reed rolls North Valleys to stay perfect
By Kiley Diesner, reporting intern Reed demolished North Valleys Friday night on the road, 64-7. The Raiders were up 51-0 at half and put two more touchdowns on the board in the second half. North Valleys’ only touchdown came in the third quarter. “We just executed at such a high level the entire game. It just goes to show how hard they’ve been working in practice,” … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Different year, same story
The fun part about the start of each season is the eternal geyser of optimism that flows from each team’s camp—regardless of sport. After six weeks of prep football in Northern Nevada, that gushing hope has slowed to a trickle for the vast majority of DI North teams. Once again, Reed and Carson are the teams to beat in the High Desert and Sierra Leagues … [Read more...]
Reed rolls into HDL driver’s seat
Reed doesn’t get to hang the 2015 High Desert League title banner yet. But it can start thinking about placing the order. The Raiders out-gritted Reno 27-11 at home Friday night in the mud in what many considered the unofficial league title game. “It’s the biggest win of the season for us,” Reed coach Ernie Howren said. “That’s really what it comes down to. We’re going to … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: DI North football league titles likely up for grabs Friday night
Prep football teams in Northern Nevada finally begin league play Friday night after dabbling in non-league action the last five weeks. High Desert and Sierra League teams will go at it for the next month. But as far as determining who will take the two No. 1 seeds into the postseason, Friday night is it. On the HDL side, Reed hosts Reno. The Raiders and Huskies have … [Read more...]
Reed drops season-high 67 points on Douglas
On paper, Reed shouldn’t have had much trouble at Douglas Friday night. The paper didn’t lie. The Raiders improved to a perfect 5-0, 0-0 with a 67-20 annihilation of the Tigers in Minden. Douglas (0-5, 0-0) still seeks the elusive first win of the season. Things escalated quickly in the rout as the Raiders led 27-7 after 12 minutes and 48-13 at the break. With the … [Read more...]