Ryle 28 Highlands 26

[SportsGuy41017]

FINAL!

[Walter]

Final from Union.

[Walter]

Wonder where Uk#1 is now after this huge Raider W.

[Walter]

Hempel 122 yards rushing, 3 td's and 70 yards passing.

[dd734]

Nice win for the Raiders. Being a little greedy on the extra points cost the Bluebirds

[thenamerobdigity]

Great game. The difference was Ryle controlled the clock.

[Rebel]

Congrats Ryle on a big win tonight.

[hja1224]

Congrats to Ryle on a huge win. They will be #1 in the polls.

[NEERFAN]

Kudos to Ryle, they played a very good game. When push came to shove they owned the LOS.

[Walter]

I said it in the update thread and I'll say it again...hate to post this, but I think Highlands coaching early in the game cost them this game.

 

Two missed 2 point conversions and the Birds lose by 2.

 

It's a team effort though and Highlands simply made too many mistakes, too many dropped passes, and too many penalties.

 

Not to discredit Ryle's W, but I would've loved to see them play this game with Sullivan playing.

[Cannon Crazy]

Congrats to the Raiders. Hate to see the Birds lose but they didn't fold when they were down 16 with under 9 minutes to go.

[Qryche11]

The Birds were chasing points all night after blowing the opening conversion after TD.

 

Time of possession was key for Ryle and they made some big plays when they had to. It was a very well coached game by Bryson Warner, he certainly didnt blow this one.

 

Hempel was player of the game and Elliot showed me a ton in the 1st half.

 

Towles was big for the Birds in the 2nd half getting them back in the game. Schultz with the big grab for a TD in Gold's absence was outstanding as well.

 

Congrats to both teams.

 

I wish both of them best of luck in pursuit of their respective state championships.

[Walter]

Congrats to Ryle on a huge win. They will be #1 in the polls.

 

Why would Ryle take over #1? They beat a banged up Birds team by 2 on senior night at their home field.

 

The way I see it, these two split, so there should be a 1A and 1B.

[Jason Frakes]

Congrats to Ryle on a huge win. They will be #1 in the polls.

 

What poll would that be?

[Run To State]

Congrats to Ryle on a BIG win. I've been saying all year what a good team they are, tonight they proved me right.

Birds, let this be your rallying point, time to move on for the run to state!