Football Recap: Nordhoff Comes Up Short

After flying high against Santa Clara last Friday, Nordhoff came back down to earth. The Rangers received a blow on Friday as they fell 42-28 to the Grace Lancers. The Rangers have struggled against the Lancers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Isaiah Giesea

Receiving Yards

10/03/25 vs Channel Islands	140
10/10/25 @ Santa Clara	120
10/17/25 @ Grace	107
09/12/25 vs Desert Chapel	73
08/22/25 @ Taft	36

Despite the loss, Nordhoff still got an impressive performance from Michael Dennie, who threw for 219 yards and three TDs, and also rushed for 122 yards on only six carries. Dennie has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. 107 of Dennie's passing yards were hauled in by Isaiah Giesea, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.

Grace was led to victory by Landon Cooper and RIley Williams. Cooper gained 269 total yards and three touchdowns, while Williams threw for 332 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75.9% of his passes. Those 332 passing yards gave Williams a new career-high.

Nordhoff's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-2. As for Grace, they pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. Nordhoff will venture away from home to take on Carpinteria at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Rangers will be up against the Warriors' rather soft defense (which has allowed 30.33 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Grace, they will head out to challenge Channel Islands at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Raiders will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.