The Aubrey Chaparrals football program hosted its regular season opener at Chaparral Memorial Stadium against the Sunnyvale Raiders on Aug. 29, with the Raiders walking away with the 35-17 win.
The No. 6 ranked Raiders took full advantage of the Chaps' inexperienced roster, racing out to an early threetouchdown lead in the first half and never letting the Chaps find their footing.
“You hope to come in and have a great deal of success and come out with a win, but that didn't happen tonight, but nonetheless I was super proud of our guys and their effort,” said Keith Ivy, Aubrey athletic director and head football coach. “They played extremely hard, especially for a younger team, and we're going to grow a little bit each week and continue to get better, and that's really what these non-district games are for: continuing to strive to get a little bit better individually and ultimately as a team to gel to come together.”
