For a moment early in the third quarter at Reed Friday night, the Raiders and heavy underdog Galena, sat tied at 21. Galena quarterback Derek Kline hit receiver Quintin Mills for a two-point conversion that temporarily tied the contest with 8:58 left in the third. However, a holding call took the two points off the board. The second attempt at the conversion, another Kline … [Read more...]
Boys Soccer: Second half decides outcome for all three local squads
By Shyene Joubert, reporting intern The Cougars boys soccer team triumphed 2-0 at home over the Miners Wednesday night. After several shots from both teams, the scoreboard still loomed with two zeros well into the second half. Daniel Vazquez finally scored the first goal of the night in the 64th minute. Six minutes later, his teammate, David Trujillo, secured … [Read more...]
Column: Reed’s offense historically good, early
The Raiders’ offense is good. Really good. This is nothing new. Ernie Howren has all but perfected Reed’s spread offense and defensive coordinators in Northern Nevada are paying for it. The Blue and Gold offense looks effortless. Run by defending DI North Offensive Player of the Year, senior quarterback Matt Denn, the Raiders scored 44 points in a season-opening win … [Read more...]
Reed pulls out marathon victory at Damonte
RENO—Friday’s contest at Damonte Ranch between the Mustangs and Raiders could end up on a defensive highlight film. It would be a video of what not to do. Both defensive units struggled mightily to give any resistance to either high-powered offense in Reed’s wild 58-39 win. “They’re a big front,” Damonte Ranch coach Shawn Dupris said. “They’re like a snowplow coming … [Read more...]
Boys Soccer: Raiders roll, Cougs take loss in openers
Raiders smack Miners, 4-0 By Ty Pimienta, reporting intern After a defensive first 10 minutes, Reed took over on Bishop Manogue’s home field on its way to a 4-0 rout in Wednesday’s season opener. Benjamin Vega scored the Raiders’ first two goals of the afternoon to spot the guests a 2-0 lead at the half. Alex Reyes stretched the lead to 3-0 just two minutes into the … [Read more...]
Reed makes statement, routs Carson
RENO—The other 10 teams in the DI North are tired of Reed winning. Well, they would be advised to settle in for another frustrating season. For the first half in particular, the Raiders looked every bit the part the part of a four-time defending regional champ in Saturday night’s opener against Carson at Mackay, thumping the Senators 44-27. “This is a game we’ve had … [Read more...]
Chasing one for the thumb
It's a different year but it appears to be the same story for the Reed Raiders. Coach Ernie Howren leads another talented squad into another fall season with another target on its back after winning another regional title (fourth-straight) last fall. Howren said although it's a familiar spot for his program to be in, the team can't sit on the last half decade of … [Read more...]