Football Recap: Roosevelt Finds Playoff Glory Versus Exeter

Rough Riders

Margin (Wins)

10/31/25 vs Fresno	69
10/17/25 @ Madera South	55
09/19/25 @ Sanger West	34
09/12/25 vs Firebaugh	34
09/26/25 @ Torres	32

It's playoff time, and Roosevelt had no trouble coming through when it counted. Everything went their way against the Exeter Monarchs on Friday as they made off with a 20-0 victory. The Rough Riders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Ehis Idoni had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 198 yards and one TD while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run. Another player making a difference was Cj Barker, who threw for 112 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Roosevelt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 214 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.

Roosevelt's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.0 points over those games. As for Exeter, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-6.

Roosevelt has already played their next game, a 40-32 defeat against North on the 14th. Exeter does not have any more games scheduled as of now.