Sailors take 37-12 victory

Newport Harbor High’s freshman football team scored early and

often, tallying 23 first-half points to take a 23-6 lead, and never

looked back as the Sailors trounced previously undefeated Paramount,

37-12, in an Oct. 10 game at Newport.

Ryan Rippon, who blocked two punts, one resulting in a safety,

rushed 12 times for 144 yards and one touchdown run of 37 yards,

while Delano McKenzie carried 17 times for 70 yards and three TDs on

runs of 6, 1 and 25 yards to lead the Sailors, now 4-1.

Michael Cantwell finished with 49 rushing yards on seven carries

and completed six of eight passes for 120 yards and one TD, a 5-yard

pass to Matt Coder. Cantwell also ran for a two-point conversion and

passed to Coder for another. He also had a 47-yard completion to

Rippon.

Ricky Sepulveda ran three times for 17 yards and had two catches

for 42 yards. Coder rushed twice for six yards and caught two balls

for seven yards.

McKenzie ran for 9 yards followed by quarterback Michael

Cantwell’s 10-yard run and a 20-yard pass to Ricky Sepulveda, putting

the ball inside the Paramount 10.

Cantwell hit receiver Preston Kelly on a 24-yard completion to the

1-yard line and McKenzie scored on the next play to make it 16-0,

Newport.

Newport’s strength up front was provided by center Alex Flores,

guards Billy Munce and Erik Ray, tackle Elijah Jensen and tight end

Billy Brown.