Go Friday Night

Homecoming week proved to be a distraction for the Bulldogs this week as Ranger narrowly escaped upset minded Cross Plains here Friday night.

The Bulldogs played a solid first half of football putting up 22 points and holding Cross Plains to 6 at the half.

However the Buffalos found new life in the second half and with a minute to go (trailing 30-24), in the game were in a position to tie the game. Once again the very talented Bulldog defense rose to the challenge and held. I think everyone on the Ranger side took a collective sigh of relief.

Cross Plains played a pass oriented game most of the night and this was something new for the Bulldogs to see. It also showed Ranger that the secondary has it’s weaknesses. Watching the game I got the impression the boys enjoyed playing this type of game. It differently keep them on their toes especially late in the game.

Michael Espinoza, (named Honorable Mention Big Country Player of the week), scored several times for the Bulldogs and Ryan Draper capped off three drives by running in the two point conversions. I was especially impressed with the game play of Cory Smith on Friday night. He was in on at least 15 tackles and numerous assists. I called his number many times during the game.