FHS Football

Raiders take down Vikings

2009-09-22T09:31:00.000-07:00

The Frontenac Raiders triumphed with a 41-7 win over the Northeast Vikings last Friday. With the win over the Vikings, who were also 0-2, the Raiders are now 1-2. The Raiders hope to make this a streak Friday against Uniontown this Friday on Frontenac’s home territory.

Raiders Give Up Early Lead; Fall To Trojans

2009-09-15T07:24:00.000-07:00

It appeared that when Frontenac came out Friday night in it's CNC matchup at Girard they were on a mission as the Raider's Tanner Mendicki took the opening kickoff back 85 yards for the first score of the season. The Raider's then held the Trojan's on the next possession when the Trojan's failed to convert on 4th down. The first play from scrimmage, quarterback Ben Gettler found a wide open Zac Palumbo on a bootleg pass that led to a 59 yard score putting the Raiders up 14-0. The lead was cut into on the next possesion as Girard's Will Holt made a bobbling catch then raced into the endzone for a 72 yard score. Girard continued to hold the Raiders out of the endzone the rest of the evening and rack up 42 points in the process.

Final score: Girard (1-1) 42 Frontenac (0-2) 14.

The Raiders travel to Arma Friday night to take on the Northeast Vikings (0-2). Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 P.M.

2009 Season Opener

2009-09-03T12:40:00.000-07:00

The season opener for Raider Football is Friday, Sept. 4, at 7 p.m., at home against Riverton.

Three Raiders Earn League Honors

2008-12-11T07:10:00.000-08:00

The CNC League has announced its annual award winners among the honorees were the names of three Frontenac Raiders. Trenton Mayberry, John Oppliger, and Shane Stroud were all named to the All League football team in some capacity.

Trenton Mayberry- 1st Team Offensive Line; Honorable Mention Defense

John Oppliger - 2nd Team Linebacker

Shane Stroud - Honorable Mention Defense

Raiders Route Red Devils

2008-10-31T05:27:00.000-07:00

Thursday night, it took the Raiders four plays to set the tone for what would be their most lopsided victory of the year, a 49-14 pounding of the Erie Red Devils.

Frontenac came out of the gates fast. On the third play from scrimmage quarterback Joe Saia hit Josh Garcia for a 35 yard pass play and got the ball down to Erie's 5 yard line. Running back Tanner Mendicki then put the finishing touches on the drive by getting into the endzone on the very next play. Kicker Ryan Lechian added the point after giving the Raiders a 7-0 lead.

It didn't take long for Erie to strike back, on their first play from scrimmage quarterback Kyle Lucas floated up a pass that was nearly intercepted by Raider DB Ethan Ketterman, but bounced off of Ketterman's hands and into the hands of Erie receiver Tyler Kiister. Kiister then raced 69 yards for the score. The point after attempt was no good leaving the score at 7-6 in favor of the Raiders.

Frontenac then struck back with two more scores of their own on a 2 yard run from Mendicki and a 46 yard pass play from Saia to Mendicki. The Raiders went into halftime with a 35-14 lead.

The second half was much the same for the Raiders as they piled on two more scores to put the game out of reach and seal the victory 49-14.

Game Notes:

Joe Saia: 4-4 121 yards; injured in the first half
John Oppliger: 145 yards rushing 1 TD, 32 yards receiving, 15 yards passing INT
Tanner Mendicki: 138 yards rushing 3 TD, 61 yards receiving 1 TD
Marcus Watson: 61 yards rushing 2 TD
Josh Garcia: 35 yards receiving
Raider Offense: 388 yards rushing, 136 yards passing
Raider Defense: 2 INT's, 3 fumbles recovered

Thursday night was also the last time that 7 seniors would put on the pads for the black and white.

Seniors:

Johnny Austin
Justin Edge
Josh Garcia
Fernando Martinez
Trenton Mayberry
John Oppliger
Shane Stroud

The Raiders ended their seson with a record of 3-6.

Raiders Fall Again

2008-10-28T06:58:00.000-07:00

The Frontenac Raiders saw their playoff hopes dashed and 10 years of consecutive playoff appearances come to a halt on Friday night when the Cherryvale Chargers knocked them off by a score of 28-7.

Cherryvale started the scoring early when Charger running back, Robert Lane scored from six yards out. Cherryvale's first possession was kept alive when Lane hit a wide open Kennan Booe for a first down on a fake punt. The Chargers also scored on their next possession bringing the Raider deficit to 14-0.

Frontenac then got on the scoreboard midway through the 2nd quarter when quarterback Joe Saia hit Nick Standlee for a 26 yard score. Ryan Lechian nailed the extra point to bring the score to 14-7.

Cherryvale didn't waste anytime retaliating by scoring on a 72 yard pass play from Charger quraterback Brandon Blackburn to receiver Chance Baker. Trailing 21-7, the Raiders had a scare with just 7 seconds left in the half when Raider running back Zac Palumbo was injured on a play and laid for several minutes on the field while medical staff attended to him. Palumbo was taken to the hospital for precautionary measures.

The Raiders came out in the second half determined to get back in the game but never could catch up. Final score: Chargers 28 Raiders 7.

Game Notes:

Zac Palumbo 50 yards rushing; diagnosed with a concussion, bruised back, and bruised hip
Marcus Watson 42 yards rushing
Joe Saia 3-11 39 yards passing 1TD; -12 yards rushing
Nick Standlee 36 yards receiving 1TD

Frontenac's record moves to 2-6 on the season and will take on the Erie Red Devils Thursday Oct. 30th at the Raider Sports Complex 7:00 P.M.

Lancers Outlast Raiders

2008-10-20T09:18:00.000-07:00

In the first round of the Kansas 3A District 2 playoffs, the Southeast Lancers mounted a 22-6 victory over the Frontenac Raiders. Southeast used two scores late in the game to seal the win and move to 1-0 in the district.

The first half of the game saw both teams come out and put together good drives, but both failed to put the ball in the endzone. Southeast finally broke through in the third quarter on a 1 yard dive by Daniel Rank. Southeast faked the extra point and converted on the 2-point conversion taking a 8-0 lead. Raider wideout, Josh Garcia, then took the ensuing kickoff 90 yards to score Frontenac's first and only touchdown of the night. The Raiders then lined up for the 2-point conversion, but failed when quarterback Joe Saia's pass fell off the finger tips of tight end John Oppliger. Southeast got on the board late in the fourth quarter to take a 15-6 lead with a little over a minute left to play. The Raiders then turned the ball over on their second play from scrimmage when Joe Saia threw an interception to a Southeast defender which was returned down to the Raider 4 yard line. Southeast senior, Ryan Martin, then put the finishing touches on the game by punching in a touchdown from 4 yards out.

With the loss, the Raiders now move to 2-5 on the season and 0-1 in district play. They will host the Cherryvale Chargers (7-0;1-0) at the Raider Sports Complex 7:00 P.M. Friday night.

Big Plays Hurt Raiders

2008-10-13T07:08:00.000-07:00

It took only 13 seconds into the Colgan- Frontenac annual showdown for the Panthers to get on the scoreboard with a 65 yard pass from quarterback Chas Smith to tight end Jesse Watt. The 2-point conversion was successful as Smith ran it in himself on what appeared to be a busted pass play. Colgan scored again later in the first quarter on a 9 yard run from Kyle Harman. The Panthers took a 30-0 lead into halftime. The Panthers struck again early in the third quarter when Alex Evans ran the ball 36 yards to the endzone. The Raiders wouldn't get on the board until midway through the fourth when sophomore running back, Zac Palumbo, broke loose for a 26 yard touchdown run. The extra point attempt by freshmen kicker Ryan Lechian sailed through the uprights to make the score 44-7. Colgan would score one more time before the final gun to bring the final score of the game to 51-7.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Joe Saia 2 of 7 passing for 6 yards; 8 rushes for 28 yards
Zac Palumbo 15 rushes for 96 yards, 1TD.
Tanner Mendicki 8 rushes for 22 yards; 2 catches for 7 yards
Marcus Watson 12 rushes for 37 yards.

The loss moves the Raiders to 2-4 on the season. This week marks the first week of the district playoffs. Frontenac will travel to Cherokee, KS to take on the Southeast Lancers.

Bulldogs Too Fast For Raiders

2008-10-06T20:21:00.000-07:00

The Galena Bulldogs scored on their first two plays from scrimmage Friday night and never looked back as they beat the Frontenac Raiders 50-6, spoiling Frontenac's homecoming festivities. On Frontenac's first possession of the game, the Raiders drove down to the Bulldog 47 yard line before sophomore quarterback, Joe Saia, threw an errant pass that was picked off by Galena's freshmen linebacker Zack Gougler setting up the Bulldogs on their own 44 yard line. On Galena's first play from scrimmage, quarterback Jacoby Martin found Colton Leet open over the middle of the field for a 56 yard touchdown pass. The Raiders wouldn't get on the board until late in the game when sophomore running back Zac Palumbo sprinted 20 yards to the end zone. The 2-point conversion failed.

Game Highlights:

Marcus Watson had 19 carries for 67 yards.
Zac Palumbo carried the ball 15 times for 57 yards and added the only score for the Raiders.
Joe Saia had 12 carries for 30 yards. He was also 2 for 9 passing with 65 yards and 3 INT's

With the loss, the Raiders fall to 2-3 on the season. This week they travel to Pittsburg to take on the St. Mary's-Colgan Panthers (4-1) at Hutchinson Field Friday night at 7:00 P.M.

Another win!

2008-09-29T11:12:00.000-07:00

Friday night the Raiders traveled to Uniontown. Josh Garcia, senior, scored the first touchdown of the game, with the second coming from John Oppliger, senior. Joe Saia, sophomore, and Zach Palumbo, sophomore also scored. The final score was 26-6. The Raiders scored most of their touchdowns during the first and second quarter, but ended a well-played game with a win.

— Rachel Marrone, senior

First win

2008-09-20T08:52:00.000-07:00

In the first win of the season, the Raiders blasted the Northeast Vikings 26-0 at home Friday in a game that had fans wondering at half-time when the score was tied 0-0.
Coach John Palumbo said he challenged players at halftime to play smarter and it worked.

Game highlights:

Joe Saia threw to tight end Brad Gee for a 13-yard score in the third quarter.
Saia hit receiver Josh Garcia for a 38-yard touchdown later in that quarter, then found Garcia again from 30 yards out in the fourth quarter.
Saia passed for 132 yards, including three touchdowns, and Mendicki and Zac Palumbo had 13 carries.

The game saw a combined 20 penalties, with two against FHS that took away touchdowns from Tanner Mendicki.

FHS offense started slow but put up 461 yards of total offense, while the defense was tight all night holding NHS to 31 total yards and three first downs. The Vikings never crossed midfield.
The win moved FHS to 1-2. The Raiders will travel to Uniontown this week.