Reynaldo Ramirez of Westwood football
An undersized, but undaunted Westwood Rockets football team went toe to toe with an undefeated Moore County on Thursday night at Dyer-Bouldin Field. Westwood took the game into the 4th quarter before got 2 touchdowns in the final 5 minutes helped Moore County claim a 22 to 8 win over the Rockets. “The best team probably won tonight, but we gave them a battle” said a proud but disappointed Westwood coach Chad Dyer.
Westwood took the opening kickoff and marched 65 yards in 16 plays as they ate up 9:58 off the first half clock to take an early 8 to 0 lead. Reynaldo Ramirez rolled over from 1 yard out on his 12th carry of the drive to give Westwood the touchdown. Trenton Thompson converted the 2 point conversion. Moore County knotted the game with 2:08 left in the half and threatened to take the lead before intermission. A stingy Rocket defense stopped Moore County twice at the 1 yard line as the first half expired to keep the game knotted at 8.
In the 2nd half, Moore County fumbled in their first possession, but Westwood’s drive stalled entering the 4th quarter. From there, the visiting Blue Raiders added a pair of touchdowns after Westwood turned the ball over on downs in their final 2 possessions to seal the victory. Ramirez led Westwood in rushing with 83 yards on 17 carries and the touchdown. Thompson added 30 yards on 8 carries.
Coach Dyer will be a guest on Saturday’s Coffee Coaches Show broadcast live at 10 AM from Al White Ford/Lincoln. The Rockets will be back in action next Thursday when they travel to Eagleville for a conference game with the Eagles. Kickoff is set for 6:30 PM.
You can download the 1st National Bank Hometown Sports Series broadcast at: http://www.thunder1320.com/audio/HOMETOWN090816.mp3
