Ranger comeback can’t stop Storm

By KAROLINA JURESIUTE
Assistant Editor

Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm stopped the Northwestern Rangers from getting their second win on Saturday.

Northwestern was just short to get the victory over Southeastern after having a much better second half.

The final score of the game was 21-27, Rangers’ loss.

Rangers are now 1-3 on their season while Southeastern improves to 2-2.

The Northwestern Rangers were led by quarterback Brodey Johnson with 189 yards and a passing touchdown, while Travis Romar was the leader of receiving yards with 62 and a touchdown. Coby Tillman had 13 tackles and Bashu Delco had 11.

Northwestern was also celebrating Family Day on Saturday. Scholarships of $200, $300 and a $500 were given out during halftime. Families and students were spending time with each other doing different kind of activities to get more connected to Northwestern. The scholar ambassadors organized a Tailgate Party on the fourth parking tier an hour before the game and served free food and drinks.

The game started off with both teams being scoreless until the last five minutes of the first quarter. The Savage Storm intercepted Northwestern’s quarterback’s Johnson’s pass and scored their first touchdown.

Southeastern was in the lead 7-0. A few minutes later, the Savage Storms got into the red zone and scored a field goal, which put them in a bigger lead 10-0.

The second quarter was not any better for the Rangers as the Savage Storm had another touchdown and a field goal, which gave them a 20-point lead.

After the halftime readjustments, the Northwestern Rangers had a much better quarter. The Rangers’ Giorgio Spiropoulus scored the first touchdown for the Rangers and the score was 7-20. Southeastern was not able to score in the third quarter. The last minutes of the quarter remained scoreless for both teams.

Things got exciting in the third quarter. Southeastern’s quarterback threw an interception to Muftah Ageli’s hands, and he then ran for a touchdown, which cut the Southeastern’s lead to six points, 14-20. A few minutes later, the Savage Storm answered with another touchdown, extending the lead back to 13 points, 27-14.

The Rangers were not going to give up that easy, so Johnson threw a touchdown pass to Romar to put the Rangers back in the game and within six points, 21-27. Northwestern tried to get another touchdown but did not succeed, which led to a six-point loss.

Northwestern Rangers are going to be back at home this Saturday as they will be trying to knock down the Arkansas Tech University Bulldogs at 3 p.m. Arkansas Tech is 2-2 on this season. It is the Homecoming game.