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Callen Romell, Staff Reporter

On Field Reporting | Varsity Football, McCallum HS v Travis HS on 10/26/23

BELL STAYS AT MAC: The Knights took the victory over the Rebels 35-24. The Knights scored on their first possession of the quarter via Luke Dunham. Neither team scored on their next drives. Dunham had his fifth touchdown of the night with a 36-yard rush. Travis scored the last points of the game, but it wasn't enough and they fell to the Knights for the 13th straight time.

Caption by Callen Romell. Photos by Julia Copas, Nate Williams, Camilla Vandegrift, Fletcher Vandegrift and Josie Linton.

HOLDING ONTO THE LEAD: The Knights ended the third quarter with a 21-17 lead over Travis. Rebel miscommunication led to the Knights picking up their own onside kick and Dunham scoring his third touchdown of the game. On the Rebels' next drive they turned the ball over on downs, but McCallum wasn't able to convert. Travis then scored on its next possession. McCallum got the ball back to start with possession to start the last quarter.

Caption by Callen Romell. Photos by Julia Copas, Nate Williams, Camilla Vandegrift, Fletcher Vandegrift, Estefani Tevalan, Mariana Silva and Josie Linton.

TROUBLE TURNED TO A TOUCHDOWN: The first half ended with the Knights up 14-10 over the Rebels. To start the quarter, the Knights stopped a Rebel drive, which ended with a short field goal to give Travis the lead. Both teams were unsuccessful on their next drives. Travis then intercepted a McCallum pass but wasn't able to score. The Knights were intercepted on their next drive but a sack by Joaquin Reynolds and a fumble recovery from Mark Sanchez in the final minute of the half helped the Knights regain possession, and Luke Dunham converted on their drive and scored a touchdown

Caption by Callen Romell. Photos by Julia Copas, Nate Williams, Camilla Vandegrift, Fletcher Vandegrift, Estefani Tevalan, Josie Linton and Mariana Silva.

BACK TO BATTLE: Off to a rocky start in the Battle of the Bell against Travis, the Knights were tied with the Rebels at 7 the end of the first quarter. The Knights received the opening kickoff, but turned the ball over on a pass interception. The ensuing Rebels' drive was stopped, thanks to a sack by Nathan Barnes. After a Rebel punt, McCallum scored a touchdown on a long drive that culminated with a Luke Dunham touchdown run. Travis then retaliated with a quick-strike touchdown to even the score.

Caption by Callen Romell. Photos by Julia Copas, Nate Williams, Camilla Vandegrift, Fletcher Vandegrift, Josie Linton, Estefani Tevalan and Mariana Silva.

On Field Reporting | Varsity Football, McCallum HS v Navarro HS on 10/19/23

VICTORY OVER VIKINGS: The Knights win with a 38-0 shutout over the Vikings. Both teams were scoreless in the third quarter. McCallum had two fumbles in the 2nd half but were able to hold Navarro to a scoreless game. In the fourth quarter Thurston Roberts scored the Knights' final touchdown of the game.

Caption by Callen Romell. Photos by Julia Copas, Naomi Di-Capua, Alice Scott, Maggie Mass, Sophia Manos, and Lillian Gray

VIKINGS KEPT AT BAY: The Knights kept the Vikings scoreless in the second quarter, leading 31-0 at the half. Dunham had a 47 yard run down field to the Viking 16-yard line and Dash Levy kicked a field goal to bring up their score. Charleston Raab had a 65-yard interception return for a touchdown. On McCallum's next drive they scored a touchdown with a catch by Owen Price.

Caption by Callen Romell. Photos by Julia Copas, Naomi Di-Capua, Alice Scott, Maggie Mass, Sophia Manos, and Lillian Gray.

KNIGHTS OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT: The Knights take a strong lead over the Navarro Vikings a 14-0 come the end of the first quarter. Both teams were unsuccessful on their first drives of the game, with junior Mark Sanchez intercepting a Viking pass to regain possession. Sanchez then caught a down field pass, thrown by Luke Dunham, and ran it into the end zone for a McCallum touchdown. The Viking were forced to punt from their own 8-yard line, giving the Knights good field position on their next drive. Jaiden Booe caught a pass in the end zone for another Knights touchdown to end the quarter.

Caption by Callen Romell. Photos by Julia Copas, Naomi Di-Capua, Alice Scott, Maggie Mass, Sophia Manos, and Lillian Gray.

On Field Reporting | Varsity Football, McCallum HS v LASA HS on 10/13/23

RAPTORS GONE EXTINCT: The Knights ended with a 45-21 win over the LASA Raptors. Luke Dunham scored the Knights’ final touchdown of the game to further their lead. The Raptors came back to score a touchdown but still fell short.

Caption by Callen Romell. Photos by Naomi-Di Capua, Alice Scott, Lanie Sepehri, Ingrid Smith, Francie Wilhelm, and Morgan Eye

THIRD QUARTER THREAT: The Knights end the third quarter with a 38-15 lead over the Raptors. Both teams were unable to convert on their first possessions of the game. After a run down field from Tommy McIntyre and Jorge Aldape running the ball to the red zone, Luke Dunham scored a touchdown. The quarter ended with the Raptors punting to McCallum.

Caption by Callen Romell. Photos by Naomi-Di Capua, Alice Scott, Ingrid Smith, Francie Wilhelm, and Morgan Eye

SECOND QUARTER STEP UP: The first half ended with the Knights up 31-14 against the Raptors. The Knights' Luke Dunham scored the first touchdown of the quarter and the Raptors went on to score as well. Dunham went on to score the next McCallum touchdown and on LASA's next drive Isaiah Paniagua sacked their quarterback, pushing them to 4th and 25. McCallum scored another touchdown at the hands of Dunham. In the last minute of the game Knights kicker, Dash Levy, kicked a field goal to end the half.

Caption by Callen Romell. Photos by Naomi-Di Capua, Alice Scott, Lanie Sepehri, Winnie Roberts, Francie Wilhelm and Morgan Eye.

STALEMATE: The Knights ended the first quarter tied 7-7 with the LASA Raptors. The Knights got the ball to start the quarter and were unable to convert, forcing them to punt. The Raptors were also unsuccessful and punted to the Knights, who got the ball at the 45 for good field position. On McCallums next drive Luke Dunham ran the ball into the endzone for a touchdown. LASA responded with a touchdown of their own and kicked back to the Knights, who ended the quarter with possession. 

Caption by Callen Romell. Photos by Naomi Di-Capua, Alice Scott, Lanie Sepehri, Ingrid Smith, Francie Wilhelm, Ruby Laware and Morgan Eye.

Friday Knight Lights | Podcast

 

In the inaugural episode of Friday Knight Lights, the Shield’s latest podcast delving into all things McCallum sports, hosts Julia Copas and Callen Romell recap games and scores from the past week. To find out how the Knights are doing in every sport, from cross country to water polo, listen to the first episode of Friday Knight Lights. Plus, you’ll get a rundown of the games coming up this week, and our predictions of who will exit victorious.

CORRECTION: In the podcast, we reported that David Herring set a new school 5K school record. Since we recorded the episode, we have learned that the course was shorter than 5K, so his time does not qualify for the 5K school record. The Shield regrets the error. 

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