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THE RECAP: Vandegrift Vipers vs. Vista Ridge Rangers Football
When a program has only been around for 14 years, it doesn’t have many “old” rivals. However, for Vandegrift, Vista Ridge counts.
The Vipers brought the intensity to last Friday's contest, grinding down a tough Rangers defense to turn a 17 point halftime lead, before ultimately walking away with a 45-0 victory at Gupton Stadium.
Vandegrift's Miles Coleman (Sr. WR) spun out of a would-be tackle to turn a short hitch route into a 48-yard TD from Deuce Adams (Sr. QB). Following a 3-and-out, Adams connected with sophomore Brock Chilton to set the table for a Zaid Oliver to rush into the end zone from five yards out in order to extend the Vipers' lead.
Vista Ridge has struggled on offense all year, and with standout linebacker Grant Anderson moonlighting at quarterback for injured starter Jackson Arnot, the Rangers could had trouble getting anything going.
Coming into the matchup, the Vipers had averaged a mere 7.5 points per game, and they bolstered that stat-line by completing their second shutout of the season.
This would allow Vandegrift’s high octane offense to exploit the Rangers’ tiring defense in the second half, with Adams (17-226, 252 yds., 3 TDs) connecting on scoring strikes to Coleman and Brock Chilton (So. WR), while Brendan Fornier (Jr. RB) and Ben Emanuel each reached pay-dirt on the ground.
With the win, Vandegrift (9-0, 6-0) maintains their perfect season, and effectively clinched sole possession of the District 25-6A crown, which marks their sixth consecutive district title.
The Vipers will host the resurgent Westwood this Friday night on at Monroe Memorial Stadium. Vista Ridge (6-3, 3-3) travels to Dragon Stadium Friday for a critical game against Round Rock ahead of the upcoming postseason.
Vandegrift clinches fifth district title with win over Cedar Ridge
The Vandegrift Vipers have one of the most explosive offenses in the state of Texas. They almost didn’t need it as the Vipers rode a smothering defense and solid special teams play to a 58-0 shutout of Cedar Ridge Friday night at Vandegrift’s Monroe Memorial Stadium.
After a bad snap over the punter’s head led a Safety and a quick 2-0 Viper lead, Vandegrift’s offense drove the short field inside the 10 yard-line. There, Bryce Altrudo fell on a fumbled rush in the End Zone for a 9-0 lead. The “Silver Snake” defense next recovered a fumble at the Raiders’ 19 yard-line, Deuce Adams fired a 12-yard strike to brother Eli Adams for a 16-0 Vandegrift first quarter lead and the rout was on.
After Adam Scott returned Aiden Jones’ blocked punt for a TD and a 23-0 Vandegrift lead to open the second quarter, Jones set the table again with a fumble recovery. Adams (13-16, 11 Yds., 3 TDs) would toss the first of his two TD passes to Mile Coleman. Later, as David Overhauser recovered two Cedar Ridge fumbles and Will Lyons fell on another one, Sr. Drew Mestemaker connected with Brock Chilton and George Farley; and RB Brendan Fournier rushed for a TD in as the offense certainly held up its end of the bargain.
The win combined with Round Rock’s loss to McNeil means that Vandegrift (8-0, 5-0) has clinched at least a tie for its 5th straight district title and sets up a showdown vs. their oldest rival, Vista Ridge, Friday night (1-27) at Gupton Stadium. Cedar Ridge (2-6, 0-5) will look to regroup and play spoiler against Round Rock.