Aberdeen pounds Ririe into submission behind the stellar running of QB Lupe Ortiz

RIRIE — In a crippled that was played for illustration it should person been viewed successful achromatic and white, Aberdeen and Ririe mixed for arsenic galore incompletions successful nan first half arsenic passing yards — 4.

The 2 teams were contempt to lb distant pinch nan moving game, pinch passing a distant afterthought. And successful nan end, it was nan Tigers (4-0 overall, 2-0 successful conference) whose moving crippled came retired up successful a 29-14 triumph astatine Ririe (3-1, 0-0) Friday night.

Aberdeen caput coach Derek Jolley said he was proud of nan measurement his squad played from nan first whistle to nan last.

“It was a heck of a performance,” Jolley said. “It was a bully crippled and we showed up — it was a beingness crippled connected some ends, tons of large hits, and I was proud of nan measurement we showed up and did it.”

The Bulldogs brought 1 of nan state’s starring rushing attacks into nan game, down nan moving backmost tandem of Rafe Newton and Kolter Lewis, each of whom came into nan nighttime averaging complete 150 yards per game.

Neither came adjacent to that mark, pinch Newton gaining 82 yards connected 14 carries and Lewis chipping successful 81 yards connected 15 totes, adding some Ririe’s touchdowns.

Jolley said he prepared his team, particularly his defense, for “a war” successful nan trenches. They were fresh for precisely that, forcing punts connected Ririe first 2 possessions.

“It was important for america to travel retired and get a bully start, beryllium beingness and effort to lucifer their physicality — they’re downhill and successful your face, present they come, team,” he said.

Ririe’s elder moving backmost Rafe Newton takes a transportation from inferior backmost Breylon Moon successful nan first half of Friday’s crippled against Aberdeen. | Kalama Hines, EastIdahoNews.com

While their defense was engaged slowing nan Ririe tally crippled retired of nan gate, Aberdeen’s offense, led by inferior backmost Lupe Ortiz, came retired throwing haymakers.

Following a three-and-out from nan Bulldogs to unfastened nan game, Aberdeen scored connected its 5th play of nan night, pinch Ortiz keeping connected nan publication action and breaking down nan near sideline for a 39-yard score.

The Tigers’ adjacent possession lasted conscionable 3 plays, nan 3rd of which was a 50-yard sprint from elder Luke Shackleford.

“We executed good — we did what we were expected to do,” Ortiz said of his team’s performance.

The backmost completed conscionable 1 walk — connected 3 attempts — for a 31-yard touchdown successful nan 4th quarter. Long earlier that, though, Ortiz added his 2nd people of nan crippled breaking a 28-yarder early successful nan 3rd quarter.

Ortiz fakes nan action handoff to sophomore Erik Alvarez earlier breaking a 39-yard tally for nan game’s first score. | Kalama Hines, EastIdahoNews.com

Jolley offered glowing praise erstwhile speaking astir Ortiz, saying nan inferior has 2 older brothers who played astatine Aberdeen and boasted nan aforesaid power-speed operation that makes Ortiz special. The coach said it whitethorn beryllium thing successful Ortiz’s genes that make him nan combo runner he is.

“He’s a awesome kid. Runs hard, and he’s sewage it each — he’s sewage nan power, sewage nan speed,” Jolley said. “He’s a heck of a kid. We expect that from him, and he expects that from himself.”

Ortiz agreed — benignant of — saying that nan genetics he has to his advantage is tireless activity ethic.

“My family, we’re difficult workers. I train a batch — I train hard,” Ortiz said.

Ririe is correct backmost to activity adjacent week, erstwhile they big Firth (2-2, 0-0), who mislaid Friday nighttime astatine Declo.

Aberdeen will get a much-needed bye week earlier hosting North Fremont (4-0, 1-0), who won, 44-12, astatine Melba Friday.

The bye week, Jolley said, comes astatine a awesome clip arsenic respective Tigers person been playing though immoderate nagging injuries. Ortiz agreed, saying nan bye week “is going to beryllium nice.”