Football gets defensive, play spoiler in their season opening win over Palomar, 17-16
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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Moorpark (1-0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
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Palomar (0-1) | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
It was supposed to be somewhat of a homecoming for Palomar, playing their first on campus home game in school history, as they opened their brand new $28 milion on campus stadium. The Raiders had other plans as they forced 4 turnovers and scored 14 points in the final 9 minutes to spoil the Comet party.
The Raiders scored first on Will Struyk 45 yard field goal with 6:25 left. From there, Palomar outscored the Raiders 16-0 to take a 16-3 with 9:10 left in the game. After the last Comet score, the Raiders went 3 and to give the ball back to Palomar. The Comets were driving, looking to put the game away, when the Raiders defense forced a fumble and Jadon Lemmons scoped up the ball and ran it back for a 76 yard touchdown return. PAT was good, 16-10 Raiders trailing. Two possesions later, Kadyn Parr got the offense going and he found TE Ryan Johnson in the back of the endzone for a 5 yard TD catch. PAT good 17-16, Raiders with 2:55 left. The Raiders got their fourth turnover in the form of a AJ Scurlock interception. The Raiders were able to covert a 3rd down with 1:28 left to close out the game.
For all intents and purposes the Raider offense struggled all night. The Raiders rotated 3 quarterbacks throughout the game with Kadyn Parr and Brody Meyer splitting most of the snaps. Parr was 6 of 12 passing for 32 yards and threw the go ahead touchdown pass to Ryan Johnson with 2:55 left in the game. Parr was also the leading rusher with 63 yards. Meyer was 4-14 passing for 44 yards. DJ James was the leading receiver with 4 catches. For the game, the Raiders ended up with 148 total yards, 84 through the air and 64 on the ground.
On the defensive side, Nolan Story led the Raiders in tackle with 10.Terrell Rosario had 8 tackles. The key to game was the 4 turnovers with 3 forced fumbles which led two Raider scores.
The Raiders return to action, hosting Orange Coast College Saturday, 9/14 with kick-off set for 6p.
Top: Jadon Lemmons scoring his fumble recovery
Bottom: Ryan Johnson with his signature hurdle over a Palomar defender