RANGELY | The Rangely Panthers football team kicked off at Calhan on Friday.
“We started the game out on defense and forced them to punt,” said head coach Keenan LeBleu.
The Panthers started their first series with a positive drive. “During the drive had an injury at the quarterback position, we made adjustment to personal and Kobey Chism stepped right in and continued where Marcos [Quintana] left off,” LeBleu said.
The Panthers’ drive was stalled by a couple penalties, but they scored a touchdown in the second quarter with a 75-yard pass from Chism to Gage Fielder. Chism was able to punch in the two-point conversion. The game was a defensive battle most of the evening.
Later in the game Chism connected with Landon Williams on a 15-yard touchdown pass, which was set up by a 30-yard pass to Tristan Scott. At this point the Panthers were down 20-14. The defense caused a turnover to give the Panthers a shot to win the game. Chism completed a pass to Scott that put Rangely on the 5-yard line, but the play was negated by a holding penalty.
“The coaching staff was very pleased with the heart and effort that was displayed in the second half. The team never gave up and fought to the end and gave themselves a chance to win the game,” LeBleu said.
Final score was 14-20, Calhan.
