Orange crushes rival Cedar Ridge football, keeps victory bell

Drew Lemaster rushed for a career-high 124 yards and a touchdown and also scored on a 43-yard interception return for a touchdown as Orange defeated crosstown rival Cedar Ridge 41-6 Friday night at Auman Stadium.

Orange (8-1, 3-1 Big 8) retained the victory bell with its fourth straight victory over the Red Wolves. Bryse Wilson also registered a career-high with 132 yards rushing on 12 carries. Marvante Beasley returned a deflected punt 63 yards for a second quarter touchdown as Orange blew the game open in the second quarter, scoring 27 points.

Panthers quarterback Jackson Schmid opened the scoring with a rushing touchdown with 9 minutes remaining in the first half. He later threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Cody Evans in the fourth quarter.

Shemar Miles scored the lone Cedar Ridge (3-5, 1-2) touchdown with 7:12 remaining, ending a string of 11 consecutive quarters where Orange hadn’t surrendered a point.

Turning point

After a scoreless first quarter, Beasley’s return of the blocked punt gave Orange a 20-0 lead.

They said it

“We imploded. For two weeks in a row now, we’ve given up 21 points in the last four minutes of a half. They’re a good football team. They aren’t 41-6 better than us,” Cedar Ridge interim head coach Scott Loosemoore.

Three who mattered

Drew Lemaster, Orange: 124 rushing yards and an interception for a touchdown

Bryse Wilson, Orange: 132 rushing yards.

Jordan Farrington, Orange: 12 tackles for the middle linebacker.

By the numbers

180-28: The combined score of Orange’s last four victories over Cedar Ridge.

8: The number of points Orange has yielded in the third quarter this season.

4-3: Orange coach Pat Moser’s record against Cedar Ridge. He lost the first three, and now has won 4 in a row.

2: the number of 100-yard rushers Orange had before halftime.

This story was originally published October 17, 2015 at 12:25 AM with the headline "Orange crushes rival Cedar Ridge football, keeps victory bell."