Redwood Football begins official East Yosemite League play against the Porterville Panthers on Friday, October 3rd, 2025.

By: Jake Villareal and Fabian Anguiano

The Rangers on the gridiron return this Friday against the Porterville Panthers, both teams come in with winning records of 4-1 (Panthers) and 3-2 (Rangers) along with winning streaks of 2 for Redwood and 4 for Porterville.

Both offenses are led by an astute running game with Jimmie Burk, ’26, leading the Ranger offense with an average of 123.2 yards per game on the ground, along with 7 touchdowns.

The receiving core starts with Ollie Richardson, ’27, racking up 237 all purpose yards along with 4 touchdowns, along with Cash Lovenburg, ’27, who comes in with 14 receptions and an average of 12 yards per catch.

Porterville has some pretty impressive stats as well, as quarterback Ethan Enriquez, ’26 has 569 yards and 8 passing touchdowns with only three interceptions summing up with a 107.1 passer rating.

On the rushing side of things, running back Mark Salinas, ’26 has 440 rushing yards on 28 carries with a 15.7 average per carry and 6 touchdowns.

The receiving core comes in with Bret Roberts, ’26, having 11 catches for 239 yards averaging a 22 yards per carry and three touchdowns.

The defense will also play a big role in this East Yosemite League battle, as Redwood averages a whopping 67 total tackles per game.

Linebacker Enrique Segura, ’26, and linebacker Michael White, ’26, lead that average with Segura averaging 6 tackles per game and White averaging 7 tackles per game.

The Rangers secondary is also impressive, with a total of 10 interceptions through five games.

The panthers also have a solid defense, as they average 52 tackles per game, led by Christian Tapia, ’27 averaging 7.3 tackles per game, the defense also averages three sacks per game, and they have three interceptions on the season.

Redwood plays the Panthers at Porterville tonight in their first league game, show up and show your Ranger Spirit!

Jake Villarreal
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Jake Villarreal, '28 is a sports editor, writer and occasional photographer for the Redwood Gigantea. He wants to shine light on those who make a great impact on Redwood from behind the scenes. You can reach him via email: [email protected]

Fabian Anguiano
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Fabian Anguiano '28,is a VERY passionate sportswriter and editor for the Redwood Gigantea. He is entering his third year with the Gigantea, and he likes motivating others and being involved in everything sports related. If you would like to reach him, just email him at [email protected]

 

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