Updated | Nov. 17, 2007


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CENTRAL VALLEY VS. YREKA

With three of their top players on the bench due to injuries, and turnovers still proving to be a problem, the Central Valley Falcons saw their season come to an end Friday night in Yreka.

The Miners defeated the Falcons 29-8 in the first round of the Northern Section CIF Division II playoffs.  For video highlights of Friday’s game, click on the photo. Photo above by Rita Dressel

Yreka’s Manny Barragan ran for 152 yards and scored a pair of 40-yard touchdowns as the host Miners defeated the banged up Central Valley Falcons on Friday 34-7 in the final regular season game for both teams. The Miners finished in third place in the Northern Athletic League with a 3-2 record (7-3 overall).

The Falcons placed fourth with a 2-3 record (4-6 overall). With the loss, the two teams face off in the first round of the Northern Section Division II playoffs. Camera operator and editor – Ron Harrington. Photo above by Rita Dressel.

The Burney Raiders ended their volleyball season in a 3-1 loss to the visiting Etna Lions Thursday. While Burney won't see a post season schedule, both Big Valley and Fall River move on to the playoffs.

The Lions beat the Raiders 25-21, 17-25, 25-15, 25-7. Kristy Byrd had five kills and 10 assists to lead Burney (5-7 SCL, 13-14-1). Alysha Phipps and Ashley Carlton also had five kills and Courtney Jones added four blocks. Photo above by Craig Harrington

The Fall River Bulldogs came from behind to edge out the Modoc Braves, 30-29, in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter Friday night at Ed Carver Stadium in Alturas.

Garrett Barnett had 166 yards and three touchdowns and Nick Lakey carried 21 times for 181 yards and two touchdowns. Fall River (4-0 Shasta Cascade League, 8-0) heads to Etna on Friday. Photo above by Katie Harrington

The Fall River Bulldogs improved their overall record to 7-0 with a 46-6 win over the Bishop Quinn Lions at the McArthur field. Friday's contest was the third Shasta Cascade League game for both schools.

A steady rain at the beginning of the game proved to be a slippery trick to maintain possession for both teams. The Bulldogs, however, soon took control of both the pigskin and the game. They next face Modoc. Photo above by Katie Harrington

The Fall River Bulldogs improved their overall record to 6-0 with a 44-0 win over the host Burney Raiders at Gene Pisenti Field. Friday's contest was the second Shasta Cascade League game for both schools.

Both teams had problems handling the ball as they battled on a sloppy rain-soaked field. Burney (1-1 SCL, 2-5) will host Etna Friday and Fall River will host Bishop Quinn at the McArthur field. Photo above by Richard Allan

The Fall River Bulldogs improved their overall record to 5-0 with a 42-6 win over the visiting Weed Cougars at the McArthur field. Friday's contest was the opening Shasta Cascade League game for both schools.

Fall River will travel to Burney for its next SCL matchup and Weed (1-5) will face Etna (4-2), where the Lions lost to Modoc, 44-21. The Braves sport a 3-3 season record. Photo above by Katie Harrington

Last week Fall River's junior back Nick Lakey scored five touchdowns in the matchup with Portola. This week he continued on nearly the same pace as he scored four TDs against the visiting Quincy Trojans.

Touchdowns were also scored by Bulldogs Garrett Barnett, Cody Wagner and Layn Strickland. Fall River is 3-0 and Quincy drops to 2-2 in non-league action. Photo above by Katie Harrington

Foothill showed why they just may be the most dominant team in the Northern Section here Friday night. The Cougars (3-0) scored three times in the first 45 seconds of the game on their way to a 43-7 win over Central Valley (0-3).

Despite the loss, the Falcons looked good and showed improvements in a few areas, including few, if any, turnovers or penalties.

The Fall River Bulldogs opened their season on the road in Hayfork Sept. 7. Garrett Barnett returned the opening kickoff 85 yards for a TD and the Bulldogs downed the Timberjacks 38-13.

The Bulldogs held a 14-6 halftime lead, but scored on their first two possessions of the third quarter and cruised to victory. Photo above by Richard Allan

(November 21, 2006) The Lady Bulldogs defeated Rincon Valley Christian of Santa Rosa 3-1 to advance to the next round in state finals competition.

The Lady Bulldogs, seeded No. 4, later hosted eighth-seeded St. Francis CCC of Watsonville after that team upset No. 1 seeded Turlock Christian 3-1. Photo above by Craig Harrington

Updated | Nov. 18, 2007


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FALL RIVER VS. TULELAKE

Fall River senior Garrett Barnett slips by Tulelake's senior defensive end Luke Woodson in Friday's clash at the McArthur field.

The Bulldogs defeated the Honkers, 48-10, and will host the Maxwell Panthers Nov. 21 for the NSCIF Div. V championship. Last year the Bulldogs were bounced out of the Division V playoffs with a 48-14 drubbing at the hands of the Panthers. See video below. Above photo by Katie Harrington

The season came to an end for the Fall River Bulldogs Nov. 9, 2006. They were bounced out of the Division V playoffs with a 48-14 drubbing at the hands of the Maxwell Panthers.

Down 20-0 in the second quarter, the Bulldogs were driving and looked to get back in the game. But Gustavo Rangel took a Cody Wagner pass the other direction 70 yards and a 27-0 Panther lead. Garrett Barnett rushed for 104 yards on 18 carries and hauled in three passes for 50 yards. Maxwell’s Kane Lunsten scored four touchdowns. Above photo by Richard Allan

The Princeton Eagles defeated the Big Valley Cardinals, 45-14, in the first round of 8-man football NSCIF Div. VI playoff action Saturday at the Princeton field. Big Valley ended its gridiron season with a 3-3 league and 5-6 overall record. Above photo by Katie Harrington

The Fall River Bulldogs found themselves behind 8-0 just 16 seconds into the clash with the Etna Lions, but came back in the second quarter to take the lead and eventually win 42-35.

Garrett Barnett had 346 yards on 40 carries and five touchdowns. He ranked 14th rushing in the state with 1,580 total yards after nine games. Fall River (5-0 Shasta Cascade League, 9-0) heads to the Div. V playoffs as the No. 1 seed. Above photo by Todd Brown

IIt was a tale of two ball games here Oct. 26 as Central Valley lost to Lassen 39-20. The Falcons jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and 20-6 at the half.

But a severely fractured ankle that ended the season for the team’s leading rusher, Kody Hill, and a knee injury to Ben Ingersoll hurt C.V. as the Grizzlies scored 33 unanswered points in the second half, several on long plays by Lassen’s Joshua Baum who finished with 236 yards rushing. Above photo by Rita Dressel

It was a battle for sole possession of first place in the Northern Athletic League. But the game turned out to be all West Valley as the Eagles capitalized on numerous Central Valley turnovers.

The biggest highlight for C.V. fans may have been the halftime scrimmage between the pee wee football teams as the little Falcon youth football players scored three touchdowns against the Eagles. Above photo by Rita Dressel

Central Valley rushed for nearly 400 yards on the ground as they picked up their second Northern Athletic League win and their fourth win in a row Friday night with a 43-30 victory over host Anderson.

This week’s highlights were shot and edited by C.V. student Dustin Parker. Included is a halftime interview with Osmancan “Ozzie” Cekinmez, CVHS exchange student from Turkey, who kicks and plays some “d-line” for the Falcons. Above photo by Rita Dressel

Central Valley won for the third straight week Friday night defeating the Corning Cardinals 31-20 in the Falcons game. With their trap blocking working, Central Valley’s runners had a field night.

Kody Hill rushed 18 times for 178 yards and two touchdowns, while Ben Ingersoll and Nico Calloway also rushed for over 100 yards and had long touchdowns created by big open holes in the offensive line.Above photo by Rita Dressel

Kody Hill rushed for 107 yards on 17 carries and led the Falcons on defense with six solo tackles as Central Valley picked up their first win of the season Friday night, downing the host Las Plumas Thunderbirds, 28-7.

The game saw the return of senior quarterback Shane Wilson, who had a shoulder injury. He punted in the previous week’s game with Foothill, but Friday was his first game back at quarterback. Above photo by Rita Dressel

The Fall River Bulldogs football team scored 42 points and held the visiting Portola Tigers to 18 in the Bulldogs non-league contest Friday. The Bulldogs (2-0) will host Quincy in another non-league matchup.

The Trojans sport a 2-1 record, with their last victory over Hayfork, 37-34, in a non-league challenge. The Portola Tigers now sport a 1-2 record. Photo above by Katie Harrington

It was another week of turnovers proving to be costly to C.V. High School’s varsity football team as they lost to the visiting Oroville Tigers, 28-7.

Down 28-0, Central Valley scored their first touchdown of the season midway through the fourth quarter on an 88-yard run by Colton Silveria. Photo above by Rita Dressel

(NOVEMBER 18, 2005) For the first time in school history, the Central Valley Falcons advance to the section championship game after easily defeating the Lassen Grizzlies, 41-14, in a semifinal playoff game at CVHS.

The Falcons, 11-0 and the No. 1 seed in the Northern Section CIF Division II playoffs, seek to cap off a perfect season when they later host the No. 2 seed Sutter Huskies. The Huskies defeated Corning in the other semifinal game, 26-12. Here are highlights of C.V.’s win over Lassen. Photo above by Ron Harrington

Updated | Nov. 17, 2007


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C.V. SPIKERS BEAT WILLOWS

The Central Valley Falcons volleyball team made good use of their No. 4 seed here Nov. 6 treating the home crowd to a three game sweep of No. 5 Willows in the quarterfinals of the Northern Section CIF Division IV playoffs.

Central Valley won 25-17, 25-22 and 25-15. “It seemed as though everyone on our team finally had a good game all at the same time,” C.V. coach Sarah Crye said. Photo above by Rita Dressel

The Big Valley volleyball team lost 3-0 to the Redding Christian Lions in the first round of the Northern Section Division VI playoffs Tuesday.

The Lions won contest 25-10, 25-12, 25-17 on their home floor. The Cardinals went on a 10-1 run behind the serves of freshman Katie Gunnerson in game two to close the gap 22-20, but the rally stalled there. Andrea Clay and Urania Sanchez led the Cardinal’s attack with six and five kills respectively. Photo above by Richard Allan

There were touchdowns a plenty in the battle of BVs. The Big Valley Cardinals and the visiting Butte Valley Bulldogs combined for more than 100 points in an 8-man football match up.

Bronson Hammons tallied 352 yards rushing to lead the Cardinals to a 62-41 victory and a playoff berth. Photo above by Richard Allan

The Cardinals of Big Valley traveled to their Intermountain neighbors' court, the Fall River Bulldogs in a non-league matchup Wednesday.

The Fall River volleyball team won the contest in three games, 25-16, 25-13 and 25-4. The Lady Bulldogs final three games are against Weed, Modoc (both away) and finishing up SCL play at home Nov. 1 against Mt. Shasta. Photo above by Craig Harrington

Sometimes they looked flawless and other times they looked flawed, but in the end they got the win.

The Fall River volleyball team won their eighth consecutive Shasta Cascade League game downing the Trinity Wolves Thursday. The Lady Bulldogs won the first game with relative ease but were heavily challenged in the middle games before winning it in four 25-17, 29-27, 23-25, 25-12 at home. Photo above by Craig Harrington

The Raiders defeated Mt. Shasta in five games, 25-14, 23-25, 25-10, 21-25, 15-13, Thursday, thus improving their SCL record to 5-5 and seasonal record to 13-12-2.

For the Raiders, Kelsey Bateson had five aces, Kristy Byrd and Alicia Phipps each had eight kills. In the final game, the host Burney team was behind 13-11, but came back to win the decisive contest with four straight points to win. Photo above by Craig Harrington

The Raiders put an end to a three-game slide with a 27-6 victory over the Bishop Quinn Lions (0-1 SCL, 3-3) to open Shasta Cascade League play on Saturday.

The Raiders (1-0 SCL, 2-4) controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball as they played their most complete game of the season, said Burney coach Clint McClurg. Photo above by Katie Harrington

The Central Valley Falcons picked up their second win Friday defeating the host Orland Trojans 42-10. After taking a 14-0 lead, the Falcons saw the Trojans come back with a safety and a TD to open the second half.

C.V. begins Northern Athletic League action Friday when the Falcons host Corning for homecoming game. Photo above by the Shasta Lake Bulletin

A missed extra point attempt proved to be the difference in a clash between Burney and Mercy of Red Bluff and won by the Warriors, 21-20, at Sacred Heart Parish School.

The Raiders had a 20-7 lead at the end of the first half, but scores by the Warriors in the third and fourth quarters, plus successful 2-point conversions made for Mercy's come-from-behind win at the Red Bluff field. Photo above by Katie Harrington

A Michael Yingling field goal with 47 seconds left in the game was the margin the Raiders needed in defeating the Chester Volcanoes, 23-20, at Gene Pisenti Field in Burney Friday night.

The game, originally scheduled to be played in Chester, was moved due to a forest fire near there. The Raider JVs tied Chester, 20-20, in the earlier contest. Photo above by Katie Harrington

Pool play for the 32nd Emblem F volleyball tournament jumped off Sept. 6 with three area teams competing. Defending champions, Fall River, and Burney defeated Bishop Quinn and Big Valley to earn the top two seeds in Pool A.

To view a 75-photographic slide show of teams in the three-day tourney, click the link above. Photo above by Richard Allan

(November 3, 2006) The Big Valley varsity defeated Westwood, 47-0, for the Cardinal Homecoming.

Big Valley finished at the top of the Evergreen League and would later face Burney in a Thursday clash for the opening of the Division V playoffs. Photo above by Katie Harrington