Here are the standouts from Rudder's 45-7 season-opening victory over Taylor:

Linebackers: Senior Josh Johnson led the Rangers with nine tackles. Shane Smith had eight tackles, while Kody Burton had seven.

Defensive linemen: End Ty Klintworth made seven tackles. The Rangers limited Taylor to 91 yards on 35 carries, getting strong play from the group that included David Wilganowski, Skylar Perez, Billy Tennell and Ryan Doty.

Defensive backs: Will Johnson made six tackles, while Austin Baron had an interception and five tackles. Matt Fritsche helped keep Taylor runners from getting outside.

Special teams: Senior Tre Hammond had two punt returns for 75 yards. Will Johnson kicked a 30-yard field goal to start the scoring and made six extra points. Kyle Danford's only punt covered 63 yards.

Offensive backs: Quarterback Kyle Danford rushed for 174 yards on 13 carries, and he also completed 8 of 14 passes for 95 yards with two touchdowns.

Offensive linemen: Left tackle Matt Cohan, left guard Ryan Doty and right tackle Kelvin Caldwell led the way as the Rangers rolled up 351 rushing yards.

Receivers: Michael Jones and Tre Hammond both caught a pair of passes, while Will Martin added a touchdown catch. The receivers earned high marks for their blocking.

Coach C.M. Pier said: "We had a few first-game jitters, but overall the execution was pretty good. It wasn't perfect, but at times we looked pretty good. We were sound in our kicking game. The big thing was we came out of the game healthy because the bottom line is [the district season]. You want to get to district with your team intact and playing well.

"I was happy with our conditioning. The kids held up very well and that was a huge plus. I liked the way we ran to the ball. At times our offensive line looked really good."

Up next: The Rangers will try for the first 2-0 start in program history when they visit Leander Rouse at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

-- Larry Bowen