LONE STAR FOOTBALL NATION,
Thank you to the best fans in the state for coming out to watch our 45-14 victory over Wakeland. The victory moves our record to (6-1, 4-0)
This week we face off against the Centennial Titans 7pm at Memorial Stadium (Lone Star will be home team)
Come out and support your Rangers as we look to improve our record to 5-0 in district and 7-1 overall.
REPORT TIMES (Varsity)
- Monday / Tuesday 6:45AM Report Time; End of Practice (EOP) – 5:30pm
- Wednesday 8:00AM, EOP – 4:35PM
- Thursday NO AM Meetings; EOP 4:35PM
- Friday – NO AM Meetings; Game day
REPORT TIMES (9th Grade)
- 9th Monday / Tuesday – 6:10AM, E.O.P- 4:15PM
- 9th Grade- Wednesday – NO AM PRACTICE; E.O.P. – 4:35PM
- 9th Grade- Thursday- NO AM PRACTICE; GAMEDAY
- 9th Grade- Friday- NO AM Practice
GAME TIMES / LOCATION
- Varsity: Friday October 27th 7PM vs. Centennial at Memorial Stadium
(Lone Star is Home team) - JV: Thursday October 26th 7PM at Centennial High School
- 9th Grade Navy (A): Thursday October 26th 5:30PM at Centennial High School
- 9th Grade Silver (B): Thursday October 26th 5:30PM at Hebron High School (vs. Hebron)
GAME SUMMARIES
FRISCO - Frisco Lone Star showed off plenty of offensive firepower and hard-hitting defense on Friday night against Frisco Wakeland, controlling the tone of the game from the opening kick in claiming a decisive 45-14 victory at Toyota Stadium.
Lone Star (6-1 overall, 3-0 in District 13-5A) dominated on both sides of the ball, including scoring touchdowns on each of its first five drives while the defense racked up five sacks and held Wakeland to 210 total yards.
"It was just a great all-around effort tonight and our guys played all three phases at a high level," said Frisco Lone Star head coach Jeff Rayburn. "We got off to a great start and it gave us confidence that carried throughout the game."
Not much went wrong for Lone Star in the opening half starting in the first quarter, taking advantage of two short Wakeland punts to open up a 14-0 lead.
Lone Star quarterback MJ Rivers had a hand in both scoring drives, including a 6-yard scoring run and a 5-yard TD pass to Ife Opere.
Rivers was outstanding in his three quarters of play, throwing for 246 yards and four touchdowns while rushing for 64 yards and two more scores.
Wakeland (4-3 overall, 1-3 in 13-5A) finally got on the board early in the second quarter, cutting the deficit to 14-7 on a 4-yard pass by Dylan Cadwallader. However, Lone Star kept the pressure on with its ensuing drive, as Rivers scored on a 30-yard run on fourth down to push the advantage back to 14 points.
Wakeland's fortunes got worse as Cadwallader was injured on the ensuing drive, with the series ending on a blocked 33-yard field goal.
Cadwallader did not return to the game, finishing with 92 yards passing.
Lone Star converted the block into scoring drive on 29-yard touchdown catch by Mims, with Mims later adding a 59-yard scoring strike from Rivers on the next series for a 35-7 halftime lead.
Mims also was outstanding in the win, finishing with six catches for 141 yards and three touchdowns.
Lone Star did not let up in the second half, getting a 25-yard field goal from Jacob Click and a 59-yard scoring strike from Rivers to Mims in the third quarter.
The Lone Star defense then kept Wakeland off the board until late in the fourth quarter, when Nate Lunsford scored on a 2-yard run to cap the game's scoring.
JV:
On Thursday evening the JV Rangers welcomed the Wolverines of Wakeland to Lone Star Stadium. This game had one of the wildest starts you may ever see on a Thursday night.
The Rangers attempted a surprise on-side kick on the opening kickoff but the Wolverines got the ball at the Lone Star 48 yard line because the kick did not go the required 10 yards for the Rangers to have an opportunity to recover it. With the ball already in Ranger territory, Wakeland threw a halfback pass for the first touchdown of the game.
Down 7-0 a mere 8 seconds into the game, the Rangers needed a spark. And they got one. The Wakeland kickoff sailed through the end zone for a touchback so the Lone Star offense started its first possession at the 25 yard line. It was a short possession as the first play was a handoff to Tanner Glover who tossed a lateral to Grant Hardy who threw a pass to a wide open Tyron Hall. Tyron took care of the rest as the Rangers scored on the 75 yard catch and run.
On the ensuing kickoff, Devon Gonzalez pooch kicked a beauty that dropped in front of the Wakeland returner and didn’t bounce forward. The returner was caught off-guard and while he was trying to figure out what to do next, Jacob Bogdon pounced on the loose ball to set the Rangers up 1st and 10 at the Wakeland 26 yard line.
The next drive was as short as the first as Grant Hardy took the QB keeper 26 yards down the left sideline for a touchdown. Tanner Denton’s extra point made the score 14-7 and we had only played 32 seconds of football!
Lone Star held Wakeland to a 42 yard field goal attempt that just snuck over the crossbar to cut the Ranger lead to 14-10.
The following drive ended in a Lone Star punt. As the 1st quarter ran down, the defense forced a 3 and out and the Rangers regained possession. Tyron Hall had a big catch for a 1st down to get the Rangers out from deep in their own territory, but then Lone Star had to punt again.
Set up a midfield, the Wolverines had good field position, but that didn’t last long. On 2nd down, the Wakeland QB threw wide to his intended target and the ball wound up in the waiting hands of Antwane Braud.
Both teams traded punts as the 2nd quarter wound down. But on 1st and 10 from their own 32 yard line, Chris Lagrone took a handoff up the middle for a 68 yard touchdown rush. A Tanner Denton extra point made the score 21-10.
On the following possession Garrett Shelley forced a fumble as he wrapped up the QB and then recovered the fumble himself. Lone Star attempted a field goal on the next drive but it was blocked. The defense held as the clock ran out on the 1st half.
The 2nd half began with and attempted on-side kick by Wakeland that was recovered by Lone Star. Tyron Hall had another big 1st down catch on the drive, but the Rangers were ultimately forced to punt. Wakeland then found some traction on offense and put together a long drive that resulted in a touchdown. The Ranger lead was cut to 21-17.
The Rangers punted on the next possession but Lone Star forced a 3 and out that set up perhaps the most bizarre moment of the game. Wakeland punted and Jacob Bogdon caught the punt. As he began his return the play was blown dead by an inadvertent whistle. With option of taking the ball at the Ranger 12 yard line or replaying the kick, the Rangers opted for a re-kick. Bogdon rewarded the decision by returning the re-kick 87 yards for a touchdown. After a blocked extra point attempt, the score was 27-17 in the Rangers’ favor.
Wakeland once again found the end zone on the next drive to cut the lead to 27-24.
The Rangers had to punt on the next drive and Wakeland had a chance to win as the 4th quarter drew to a close. However, the defense forced a 4th down and Wakeland came up empty as Steve Green deflected the pass to force a turnover on downs. The offense ran out the clock to seal the 27-24 victory.
The JV team is now 5-2 for the season.
9th Grade
9th grade silver team
The 9th grade silver team had its best game yet against wakeland this week. The 9th grade silver team offense put up 3 touchdowns against a good wakeland, stand out players were Josh Click complete 2 passing touchdown passes and running in another touchdown. Dylan song led the way on the ground attack for the rangers racking up multiple 10+ carries allowing the Rangers to move that ball at will. The offense line paved the way for all the touchdowns scored and was led by great blocks from Issac Jacinto and Daniel Shackleford.
Defensively the silver team put together an impressive game getting a huge shutout victory against Wakeland. Defensive stand outs were Eddie Castillo with a huge interception to stop a drive deep in ranger territory. Other defensive stand outs were Christian Evertson with a block punt to give the offense great and also made some huge tackles for a loss. Grant Gaffney also made some big plays for the Lone Star Rangers. The 9th grade silver team beat Wakeland 21-0.
9th grade Navy team
The navy team represented the Ranger Nation extremely well playing their best game to date. The 9th grade Navy team played extremely well keeping Wakeland to only 9 points. Defensive stand outs go to a huge interception by Landon Whitely. Caden Fankhauser, David Ngegwe, and Nicholas Woolston put a clamp on the Wakeland run game allowing little room to run. Defensively the rangers held the wolverines to 9 points
The 9th grade navy teams offense came out firing and never locked keeping the lead the entire game. The offense was led by Blake Gotcher throwing a long touchdown pass to Trace Bruckler and ran in another touchdown to put the rangers up early. Other offensive leaders were Tolu Sokoya picking up some huge gains on the edge. Alessio Russolillo ran the ball well on the ground powering through multiple defenders and had some great blocking from the offensive line by Kade Littlefield and Brandon Kim. In the 4th quarter Alessio had a huge 3rd run to seal the game for the rangers. The rangers won 13-9 taken them to 3-1 in district play and 4-3 overall for the year.
ACADEMICS
Please make sure your student/athlete is studying, preparing and staying on top of all their classes as we start the school year! We want to continue winning on and off the field! Make sure your student/athlete is communicating with their position coach. Treat every day you walk in to the classroom as a job interview!
All questions for the following teams should be directed to the following:
- Varsity: Coach Rayburn - [email protected]
- JV Football Contact: Coach Fitzhugh - [email protected]
- 9th Football: Coach Mossakowski - [email protected]
5 Life Skills that we learn in football that will affect their lives:
1. DISCIPLINE
2. PHYSICAL CONDITIONING
3. RELATING TO PEERS
4. RELATING TO AUTHORITY
5. REACTING TO AND HANDLING EMOTION
Please continue to re-iterate these with your son! The more we grow in
these 5 Life Skills the more successful our athletes will become on and
off the field.
Read the article on the "FIVE LIFE SKILLS"
Thank you for your continued support of the program! Please check out
the booster club website at www.lonestarfootballnation.com and https://www.facebook.com/LoneStarRangersFrisco/ for updates.
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Jeff Rayburn
Athletic Coordinator / Head Football Coach
