... . *. ..........Ransom comes up short against RollaO, THE HAYS DAILY HEWS ROLLA - The red rone proved to be the dead zone for Ransom in Tuesday s Eight-Man Division II bl-dJslrict prep football game Tuesday night against undefeated Rolla.Eight-Man IIThe visiting Longhorns, Coach Randall Jansonius said, had at least four trips Inside the Pirate 15-yard line go for nothing.As a result, a 4-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter by Rolla junior Mauricio was enough to give the Pirates an 18-14 victory.Rolla C9-0) will visit defending Eight-Man II state champion Claflin on Saturday at 3 p.m. for a regional championship game.Kolia 18, Ransom 14Hainan—________ » II o 0 — 14Holt.-------------------------- C 6 0 0—14Holla - P. R«n 14 n» (ran (ailed)Raiuum — Rubollom 1 run (non laiM) JUitfoni — Hubollun 3 run dfchucknMn pau (ram C. »-jxRolls - Paiuto 1 run Irun railed!Rolls - Psivto * nui (run (ollcdlPando’s TD came with 8:44 remaining in the game, and Jansonius said the Longhorns drove inside the Pirate 10 two times afterward.But as it was before, Ransom was stopped on both occasions, once at the 8 and again at the 5.Otherwise, the Longhorns dominated the line of scrimmage. Ransom. led by senior Darren Rubot-tom’s 141 yards on 28 carries, had200 rushing yards, compared to Rolla's ISO.And while Pardo had both of his pass attempts Intercepted, Longhorn senior Chad Flax was 5-for-ll for 46 yards with one interception.Sophomore Fred Reza put the Pirates up 6-0 on a 16-yard run in the first quarter.Reza had 37 yards on seven carries to lead Rolla's balanced rush ing attack.Ruboltom scored on runs of 1 and 3 yards in the second quarter to help give Ransom (which finished 5-5) a 14« lead. Pando then scored from a yard out before halftime to cut the Longhorns’ lead to 14-12 at intermission before his fourth-quarter TD proved the winner.