Raiders defeat the Kings in the final minutes.
The California Raiders open the season facing off with the Las Vegas Kings last Saturday at the Kingdom Dome. The Kings are a new expansion team in the LCFL-West League. The Kings came into the game undefeated in pre-season, beating the Long beach Lion 7-0 and Valley Trojans 23-16.
The game looked to be in favor of the Kings as they had the Raiders down 14–0 with only two minutes left in the game. The game took a turn for the Raiders when free safety #21 Fred Bryant intercepted the ball and ran it back 45 yards. With one minute and thirty seconds left on the clock, the Raiders offense went to work, being lead by back up QB #3 John Palmer. Palmer connected with veteran receiver #2 Maurice Ross a.k.a. (Moss) for a 40-yard touchdown pass, making the score 6-14. The Raiders decided to go for two on the extra point, and QB Palmer scored on a 5-yard bootleg run, making the score 8-14. With less then a minute on the clock #18 Mark Abate, kick a perfect pooch kick that landed right in the hands of # 43 Laban Washington of ASU. The Raiders offense went right back to work, when Palmer connected with Ross across the middle for a 20-yard reception. The Raiders were sitting on the 20-yard line with about 60 seconds on the clock. Palmer connected again with Ross, for an 18-yard gain, leaving the Raiders on the goal line, with the time down to 22 seconds on the clock. Two plays later, Palmer connected one more incredible pass to Ross for a 2-yard touchdown. The Raiders manage to stun a pack stadium with an electrifying performance to defeat the Kings15-14. Head Coach Dwaine Radden said, “This was one of the greatest ending to a game in his career! Our guy’s won’t quit playing until the clock stop, that’s Raider Football.”
The Raiders will face off with Desert Valley Spartans on Saturday July 19, 2008, at Pacific High school in San Bernardino CA. Game time 7:00 p.m., gates open at 6:00 P.M. For tickets or more info on Raiders Football
please visit our web-site www.californiaraiders.com or call 909-246-2539.
Come Feel the Heat!
On Saturday, June 21, 2008, California Raiders Football Team played a pre-season practice game against Inglewood Blackhawks.
The California Raiders provided spectacular sparks, but failed to win as Inglewood Blackhawks were handed a victory, 21-19 at Caroline Coleman Stadium on Saturday night.
Even though the Raiders defense was very strong and did not allow touchdowns, the Blackhawks found a way to score and win the pre-season practice game.
"We should and could have won this game, but our offense gave up two touchdowns and Inglewood took perfect advantage of that", Coach Radden said. "We had very good opportunities all over the game, we had one fumble ball recovery and one interception"
The Raiders open the season in Las Vegas against the The Kings Saturday and July12, 2008. The game will be held at Rancho High school in Las Vegas at 7:00 p.m.
LCFL Adds new Team For 2008
SAN DIMAS, Calif. (July 6, 2008) -- Today the LCFL took a big step in securing a new member team for this upcoming 2008 season. On Wednesday of last week, the league was informed by the Barstow Riffians that they would not be able to participate in the upcoming season for several reasons. We LCFL began talks with several candidates that wanted to fill that void. After countless phone conversations, emails, and an emergencey meeting, the LCFL decided to bring in the California Cardinals of Apple Valley as a new member team. The Cardinals will play in the East Division and take on the same exact schedule that the Riffians had. Therefore, there will be no adjustments in the schedule and nothing changes. This also allows for Riffian players to still have a place to play this season as the Cardinals are only 30 minutes away in travel. The Cardinals have met all the criteria that was asked of them from LCFL administration and will be a great fit to the East Division of the LCFL West. They open up on the road next week against the Southern California Steelers. The LCFL will open the season next Saturday with 26 member teams. Let's get ready for some great football. To learn more about the California Cardinals, log onto their website at www.californiacardinals.com
