Updated | Dec. 1, 2008


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MODOC BRAVES DIV. IV CHAMPIONS, 33-10

The Modoc Braves scored 27 unanswered second-half points on the road to beat the top-seeded Portola Tigers and remain undefeated, garnering the Northern Section Division IV championship on Nov. 26.

Modoc running back Justin Estes powered his way for 119 yards on 19 carries and three touchdowns to help lead the Braves to victory. Photo above by Katie Harrington

Individual photos of the Northern Section California Interscholastic Federation Division V champion Fall River Bulldogs are shown in this two minute slide show.

This is the second straight year the Bulldogs have taken the Division V title. This year's squad consisted of eight seniors, 12 juniors and five sophomores. Photo above by Craig Harrington

The Raiders, seeded first, beat No. 5 Redding Christian 25-22,25-21, 25-23 Nov. 20 in a Division VI semifinal to advance to the finals and face Hayfork.

Burney and Hayfork met twice - back to back - in September at the Emblem F Tournament. Each time, the Raiders were 2-0 winners. They were the only two losses for Hayfork 23-2-2. Photo above by Craig Harrington

Coby Fraizer scored on a 16-yard run to give the Burney Raiders a 6-0 third quarter lead over the host Maxwell Panthers in the Division V playoffs Friday night.

But as Frazier limped off the field with 9:32 remaining in the fourth, so did the hopes of the Raiders as the Panthers scored 16 unanswered points to win the contest 16-6 to advance to their fourth straight championship game. Photo above by Richard Allan

The Fall River Bulldogs downed the Etna Lions by the score of 46-6 to take over the second place position in the Shasta Cascade League standings.

Fall River (4-1 SCL, 7-2) used its potent ground attack to carry the team to victory. The Bulldogs chewed up 507 yards of real estate led by Ryan Stephenson with 228 on 22 carries. Photo above by Val Lakey

In easily their toughest game of the season, the Central Valley Falcons came from behind and scored their final touchdown with 37 seconds to go in the game to beat the host Corning Cardinals in a thrilling game Friday night 27-21.

Colton Silveria ran for 212 yards on 25 carries and scored two TDS. Photo above by Rita Dressel

In a night with numerous turnovers by both teams, the Central Valley Falcons jumped out to a 22-0 lead and then held on for a 35-19 win over the Yreka Miners here in the Northern Athletic League opener for both teams.

Colton Silveria finished the game with 117 yards on 18 carries and two touchdowns, including a 52-yard score. Photo above by Rita Dressel

The Central Valley Falcons completed pre-league play Friday night by defeating the visiting Orland Trojans 37-6 in the heaviest downpour of rain that’s hit the area in some time.

Offensively, Colton Silveria rushed for three touchdowns, including an 83-yard run in the third quarter, while on defense, Randy Bascue recorded a team-high 16 tackles, recovered a fumble and recorded a safety. Photo above by Rita Dressel

The Fall River Bulldogs coed soccer team defeated the all-girl Burney Raider team 9-0 on Sept. 25 at the McArthur field.

Fall River's Yarely Contreras, Luis Alvarez and Hana Eades scored two goals each and Pedro Aceves finished with six assists for the Bulldogs. Photo above by Richard Allan

The Central Valley Falcons chalked up another win Friday with a 35-12 homecoming victory over Las Plumas of Oroville.

The Falcons rushed for more than 300 yards and held off a minor threat by the Thunderbirds in the third quarter for their fourth straight win to start the season The Falcons host Orland to battle the Trojans in a non-league test on Friday. Photo above by Rita Dressel

The varsity Bulldogs opened Shasta Cascade League play with a 54-6 victory over the Weed Cougars at the McArthur field Friday night.

Fall River's overall record stands at 3-1 while Weed drops to 0-5. The Bulldogs travel Friday to Alturas to take on the Modoc Braves (4-0) in another league matchup. For a 1-minute, 19-photographic slide show, click on the link above. Photo above by Craig Harrington

The varsity Raiders lost a Saturday contest to the St. Bernard's Catholic School Crusaders at the host school's field in Eureka.

In a defensive battle early in the game, Burney gave up 2 points on a safety with 3 minutes remaining in the first quarter and closed the half behind 9-6. But the second half belonged to the Crusaders as St. Bernard's went on to victory, 30-6. Photo above by Katie Harrington

The U-Prep Panthers defeated the Burney Raiders 10-7 in the Panthers’ first varsity home game in school history.

Panther quarterback Chris Kofford connected with Cody Ruddell for a 21-yard touchdown and Kelly Crowley kicked a 30-yard field goal for a 10-0 first quarter lead. Burney’s Coby Smith picked off a Krofford attempt and took it to the house to put the Raiders on the board. Photo above by Richard Allan

The Fall River Bulldogs coed soccer team finished pool play of the U-Prep small school tournament against the host Panthers varsity boys.

The Bulldogs went on to face the Quincy Trojans varsity boys for third place. The game came down to an overtime shootout won by the Bulldogs 3-1. Rodriguez finished the tournament with 31 saves. Photo above by Richard Allan

The Burney Raiders evened their season record 1-1 following the Friday night defeat of the Mercy Warriors of Red Bluff, 26-18.

The Raiders travel to University Prep in Redding for a game Friday against the Panthers, who beat Los Molinos in their first game, 28-0. The Burney JVs defeated Mercy, 43-8. Click the link above for a 90-second, 27-photographic slide show. Photo above by Katie Harrington

The Fall River Bulldogs opened the gridiron season at the Burney Raiders Gene Pisenti Field, defeating their host, 38-13.

The clash on Aug. 27 was the first prep football contest for the Northern Section. The Burney JVs defeated Fall River, 7-2. Click the link above for a 90-second, 26-photographic slide show. Photo above by Katie Harrington

Updated | Nov. 30, 2008


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DIV. IV CHAMPIONSHIP HAS MODOC ON TOP, 33-10

The Modoc Braves rushed for 198 yards and passed for another 116 in their 33-10 victory over the host Portola Tigers at Coach Bob Wise Memorial Stadium Nov. 26

The Braves end the season with a perfect 12-0 record. Photo above by Craig Harrington

The Modoc Braves continued their quest for an undefeated season and Northern Section title with a 34-12 win over the Etna Lions. The Shasta Cascade League foes showed their big-play ability scoring three TDs in the first 4 minutes of play before settling in.

The Lions end their season with an overall record of 8-4. The Braves (11-0) will travel to the top-seeded Portola Tigers (10-1) on Nov. 26 to play for the Division IV title. Photo above by Richard Allan

The fifth-seeded East Nicolaus Spartans went on the road and upset the third-seeded Fall River Bulldogs in a five games to advance to the Division V playoffs semifinals.

Fall River won games two and three for a 2-1 advantage, but the Spartans went on a rampage in games four and five to win the match 25-18, 17-25, 19-25, 25-19, 15-3. Photo above by Richard Allan

Nick Lakey and Nathan Gilligan each ran for two touchdowns as the Bulldogs (9-2) advance to the Northern Section Division V title game against Maxwell, a 16-6 winner over Burney in the other semifinal clash.

Fall River defeated Maxwell earlier this season 48-0 on Sept. 19. Photo above by Katie Harrington

The varsity Raiders closed out regular season play with a 47-6 win over the visiting Weed Cougars.

Burney now sports a 3-3 Shasta Cascade League record and a 4-6 mark overall. The Cougars stand at 1-5 in the SCL and 1-9 overall. Burney will travel to Maxwell on Nov. 14 for the first round in the playoff schedule. Photo above by Katie Harrington

It was Homecoming for the Burney Raiders as they defeated the Chester Volcanoes by the score 16-12 for their first Shasta Cascade League win of the season. The Raiders improved to 1-2 in the SCL and 2-5 overall. The Volcanoes fall to 0-3 SCL and 1-6 overall.

Coby Frazier scored two touchdowns for the Raiders. Photo above by Richard Allan

The Big Valley Cardinals added 20 points to their 31-0 halftime lead to defeat the visiting Herlong Vikings in 8-man football action. Big Valley forced seven turnovers in the 51-0 victory to even its record at 3-3 on the season.

Big Valley running back Shane Hunsaker scored three touchdowns while gaining 137 yards on 17 carries and Bronson Hammons added 91 yards on 11 hauls and a TD. Photo above by Richard Allan

It was a playoff atmosphere in Fall River as the Bulldogs handed rival Burney its first loss of the season in a Shasta Cascade League match-up.

The games were intense and the points were earned. When the dust settled the lady Bulldogs were the victors, 25-21, 25-23, 19-25 and 25-17. Photo above by Richard Allan

The Burney Raiders were defeated 36-7 by the visiting Modoc Braves in a Shasta Cascade League matchup. The Braves stand at 4-0 and the Raiders fall to 1-4.

The Braves running attack gained nearly 400 yards with Justin Estes and Matt Mayes leading the way. Estes garnered 145 yards on 11 hauls and Mayes added 116 yards on 11 touches. Photo above by Katie Harrington

The Central Valley Falcons made it three in a row here Friday night defeating the visiting Arcata Tigers 48-25. The Falcons offense rushed for a total of 427 yards as Colton Silveria scored three touchdowns and C.J. Valdivia two.

Camera operator/editor Ron Harrington. Photos used in video/ Rita Dressel. Photo above by Rita Dressel

The Big Valley Cardinals won the battle of turnovers but the victory eluded them as they lost 24-20 to the host Dunsmuir Tigers in 8-Man football action Friday.

The Cardinals’ record falls to 1-2 and the Tigers remain perfect at 4-0. Dunsmuir’s Colton Sordahl was the game’s leading rusher with 125 yards on 22 carries followed by Cory Knowles at 97 yards on 15 hauls. Photo above by Richard Allan

For the second week in a row, the Central Valley Falcons saw a scoring burst in the third quarter propel them to victory.

In just under two minutes of Friday’s game in Oroville, Colton Silveria scored two touchdowns on a pair of long runs and C.V. defensive lineman Trevor Kuyper recorded a safety as the Falcons defeated the host Tigers 29-12. Photo above by Rita Dressel

The Fall River Bulldogs opened the soccer season with a 4-0 defeat of the Etna Lions at the U-Prep small school soccer tournament Friday in Redding. Edgar Alvarez led the Bulldogs attack with three goals in the game.

Esequiel Venegas provided the feed to Alvarez and found the net to give the Bulldogs an early lead. Photo above by Richard Allan

The Warriors scored two TDs in the fourth quarter to make the score 20-18 with 3:50 remaining on the clock.

The Raiders were facing a fourth-and-six from the 46-yard line when Raider coach Clint McClurg called for a fake punt. Brett Shoemaker took the direct snap around the right side and in for the score. Photo above by Craig Harrington

Young athletes from age 6 competed in various events, including mutton bustin' and goat tying at the 34th annual Intermountain Junior Rodeo.

Other events included barrel racing, team roping, steer riding, pole bending, goat milking, bull riding and ribbon tying. Photo above by Craig Harrington

Updated | Nov. 25, 2008


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DIV. V CHAMPIONSHIP FALL RIVER VS. MAXWELL

The Division V title game was a rematch between the Fall River Bulldogs and Maxwell Panthers. Just like last year, Fall River was the victor this time with a 28-0 win to bring home the Northern Section hardware.

Fall River sophomore quarterback Colton VanRiet got the call in the second quarter and led the team on three scoring drives to give the Bulldogs a 22-0 halftime lead. Photo above by Katie Harrington

The top-seeded Bulldogs scored 22 points in the second quarter and intercepted four Panther passes to take the Div. V title for the second straight year.

Nick Lakey ran for 94 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries. Shilo Dekker had three receptions for 81 yards. Ryan Stephenson had 43 yards on 12 carries, while Nate Gilligan added 38 yards on 14 carries. Photo above by Katie Harrington

The Raiders (seeded No. 1) defeated the Big Valley Cardinals (seeded No. 8) in the second round of Div. VI playoff action Tuesday night, 25-7, 25-14 and 25-11.

Burney will host Redding Christian (seeded fifth) Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Raider gym. Photo above by Craig Harrington

Ryan Stephenson ran for 309 yards and four touchdowns as the first-seeded Fall River High School gridmen delivered a 66-25 win over fourth-seeded Mercy on Friday.

Second-seeded Maxwell will travel to McArthur on Nov. 21 in a rematch of the Div. V championship game after defeating Burney 16-6 in the other semifinal matchup. Photo above by Katie Harrington

The Big Valley Cardinals football season came to a close with a 44-18 loss to the visiting Champion Christian Mustangs Friday night.

Big Valley finished the season 4-6 and the Mustangs 9-1 and will await the winner between the Butte Valley Bulldogs and Princeton Eagles in the Division VI playoffs. Photo above by Richard Allan

Needing a win to keep their playoff hopes alive, the Burney Raiders started with a trick and finished with a 51-6 win over the host Los Molinos Bulldogs on Halloween night.

The Raiders (2-3 SCL, 3-6 overall record) scored on the first play from scrimmage and jumped out a quick 6-0 lead. Photo above by Richard Allan

It was a pass happy Fall River squad that emerged victorious with a 38-0 win over the visiting Los Molinos Bulldogs.

Fall River quarterback Taylor Sloat threw the ball for 248 yards to six different receivers with three touchdowns that was complimented by the running game, which tallied 155 yards in a reversal from the team's running tradition. Photo above by Richard Allan

Nick Lakey scored with 3:41 left in the first half on a 3-yard run followed by a Taylor Sloat pass to Shiloh Dekker on the 2-point conversion to give Fall River an 8-7 lead at the half.

Lakey ran for 143 yards on 18 carries, Ryan Stephenson had 32 yards on 14 carries. Sloat was 11-for-16 for 90 yards. Photo above by Katie Harrington

The Cardinals scored 28 points in the first quarter and defeated the visiting Loyalton Grizzlies by the score of 49-0. Big Valley improved its record to 2-3 at the midway point in 8-man football.

Shane Hunsaker carried the ball nine times for 131 yards and scored four touchdowns to lead the Cardinals. Photo above by Richard Allan

The Bulldogs ran for 457 yards rushing in a win over the Cougars. Ryan Stephenson had 169 yards and four touchdowns on seven carries, Nate Gilligan had 167 yards and a score on seven rushes and Nick Lakey had 121 yards and two touchdowns on 11 attempts.

Fall River quarterback Taylor Sloat was 9-of-15 for 144 yards for Fall River (3-1). Photo above by Craig Harrington

The Fall River Bulldogs walloped the visiting Maxwell Panthers football team by a count of 48-0 in Friday's non-league outing.

With the win, Fall River improves its record to 2-1 on the season. The Bulldogs host Weed (0-4) to encounter the Cougars in a Shasta Cascade outing and Bulldog homecoming on Sept. 26. The Bulldog JVs won, 18-0. Photo by Todd Brown

Speed thrills and speed kills. Depending on which sideline you were standing on in Portola Friday night, speed did both.

The Bulldogs fell behind 15-0 early in the first quarter and were chasing the fast cats there, ending up losing the game 35-6. Bulldog QB Todd Sloat completed 9-of-19 passes for 102 yards and a TD. Fall River’s record drops to 1-1 as the Tigers improve to 3-0. The Bulldog JVs won their game, 12-0. Photo by Todd Brown

Fall River defeated the Quincy Trojans 3-1 in an overtime shootout to take third place at the U-Prep Small School soccer tournament. Bulldog goalie Everarado Rodriguez would stop three Trojan attempts to secure the victory.

Rodriguez didn’t allow a single goal in four games of regulation play. Edgar Alvarez, Pedro Aceves and Esequiel Venegas made their penalty kicks for the Bulldogs. Photo by Richard Allan

Central Valley scored three TDs in the first 88 seconds of the second half and 32 points total in the third quarter as they pulled away from Trinity on way to a 60-36 win.

Michael Beaudette scored four touchdowns, including one on an interception return, while Colton Silveria and C.J. Valdivia each scored two TDs in the Falcon season opener. Photo above by Rita Dressel

The Burney High School volleyball team defeated the visiting Liberty Christian Patriots 25-19, 25-19, 23-25, 25-17 in a preseason matchup on Aug. 28.

The lady Raiders had five players combine for 32 kills led by Kayla Jones and Ashley Carlton with 10 each. Jones finished the match with 21 service points, including a game high seven aces. Photo above by Richard Allan