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.
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