Raiders compete at the St. John Fisher Passing Camp
Raiders place 3rd in Small School Competition

   Fifteen members of the 2007 Red Raider football team traveled to the St. John Fisher campus on June 23-24 to participate in this year’s St. John Fisher’s 7 on 7 Passing Camp. The Cal-Mum contingent participated in the Small School division at the camp, which was comprised of the Raiders along with thirteen other teams from western and central New York. The Raiders played very well on the first day of the competition, compiling a 5-0 record with wins coming against Pioneer, Oakfield, Tonawanda, South Jefferson and Barker. The unblemished record on the first day of competition tied the Raiders with the team from Marcellus going into the next day’s championship bracket. The Raiders were subsequently ceded 2nd for the second day’s competition, after losing a coin flip with Marcellus. In the championship bracket, the Raiders opened with a thrilling come from behind victory over South Jefferson to move into the semi-final round. The Raiders then ran into a hot team as the traditional pass orientated East Rochester club finally halted the Raiders’ victory string by besting the Raiders. The loss effectively ended the Raider’s hopes of taking home the Passing Camp’s championship trophy. The Raiders put the loss quickly behind them as they closed out the competition with a victory over Barker. Their final victory over Barker gave the Raiders a commendable 7-1 record, good enough for a 3rd place finish in the tournament.