CALIF. CITY – The Calif. City Ravens varsity team couldn’t break out of their
rough patch on Sept. 12 th as the team picked up their third straight loss. They
were dealt a 47-6 defeat at the hands of the Viewpoint Patriots. The Ravens
were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 20-0.
The Patriots took the lead in the beginning of the game, leading 7-0 at the end
of the first quarter There were 10 minutes left in the first half; the Patriots rushed
for two more touchdowns and with the extra point and a failed attempt, took the
score to 20-0 at halftime.
The third quarter saw the Patriots kick off to the Ravens and with 11 minutes to
go in the third, the Patriots recovered the fumble by the Ravens throwing a
touchdown pass into the end zone; the extra point was good making the score
27-0. Another rushing touchdown and extra point be Viewpoint saw the score 34-
0 then a pick 6 brought the score to 40-0 at the end of the third.
The fourth quarter saw another kickoff by the Patriots the with 11 minutes left to
play in the game, Viewpoint intercepts a pass from the Ravens; with 7 minutes
left in the game, the Patriots completed another rushing touchdown and extra
point, giving the Patriots a 47-0 lead. The Ravens came back with just under a
minute left to play in the game; completing a touchdown pass and with a failed
extra point kick, lost by a final score of 47-6.
Team leaders for the Ravens this season so far are: #29 Carlito Brown with a
total of 8 rushing yards per game #10 Deigo Ruiz with a total of 124 passing
yards and 123 total yards per game and #13 Brandon Horns with 108 total
receiving yards per game. This loss dropped the Ravens record to 0-3 when
Calif. City takes on Silver Valley at home on Sept. 18 th .