On Friday, October 9th, Ranger flag football dominated Madera on both sides of the ball, extending their in-season win streak to ten and improving their record to 15-1.

By Fabian Anguiano

Quarterback Emma Crisp ’29, dominated in the air and on the ground; her scramble ability and pocket presence led to her having a total of six passing touchdowns throughout the game. Crisp has 2,345 total passing yards this season, which is the third most in the Central Section.

The team utilized their league games to prepare for the game against Madera, as well as going hard in practice.

What Crisp believes she did best was running out and making the right decisions at the right time.

Crisp’s goal for the rest of the season is to keep moving the team one fight at a time.

Defensive coordinator Eric Ortiz prepared the defense entering the game by making sure they were disciplined and preparing them to stay with the basics.

What Ortiz believes the team did best against Madera was, “They covered great; they pulled flags great. They got away from us a little bit, but overall they did fantastic.”

One thing Ortiz believes the defense could have done better is to not give up any points.

Ortiz’s goal for the defense for the rest of the season is to simply improve in their coverage and to make sure that they stay locked in.

The Rangers’ defense has been dominant all season, with opponents averaging just 6.18 points per game; they have pitched five total shutouts so far this season.

The star of the Rangers’ defense so far has been linebacker Tori Ochoa ‘27, who has eighteen sacks on the season, which is the fourth most in the Central Section; she also has seventy-eight total flag pulls, which is the fifth most in the Central Section.

The Rangers’ next opponent will be away at El Diamante against the Green School on Wednesday, October 14th, starting at 7 p.m.

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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