.......... '• 1/4Ransom comes up short against Rolla0» TMC HAYS DAILY NEWSROLLA — The red zone proved lo be the dead zone for Ransom in Tuesday's Eight Mar. Division II bi-district prep football game Tuesday night against undefeated Rolla.Eight*Man IITlse visiting Longhorns, Coach Randall Jansonius said, had at least four trips inside the Pirate lS-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 (8-0) will visit defending Eight-Man II state champion Claflin on Saturday at 3 p.m. for a regional champioashlp game.Holla 18. Ransom HKoniom.. ________0 M » « — ItHolt.-----------------------------« C e • —»Kola - P. Rctb IB run (run IaikdRamum - RuboUoca 1 run (run Romuni — RUtxAlMfl J run iSchuckman pais Irom C. ttaxIlftl* - Panilo 1 run (run felled)Roll* - Pando * ran (nn felled!Pando's TD come 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 150.And while Pando had both of his pass attempts intercepted. Longhorn senior Chad Flax was 5-for-tl 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.Rubottom scored on runs of 1 and 3 yards in the second quarter to help give Ransom (which finished 5-5) a 14-6 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.