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DAILYNEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Saturday mornings online at redbluffdailynews.com • reprinted in Tuesday's print edition Double Coverage RED BLUFF 63, ANDERSON 32 Tucker Gulliford's 3 TDs boost RB By ANDRE BYIK DN Sports Editor but nothing like this," Gulli- ford said after the game. It was also an emotional night for him, whose late father, Casey, made his mark as a star nose guard for Anderson on the same field. "This is the last time me and my brother are both playing on this field togeth- er," he said, adding that he wanted to carry on his lega- cy. Gulliford's brother, Den- ver, is a junior offensive and defensive lineman. opened their season 2-0 for the first time since 2009, when they beat Anderson 21-17 in Week 2. History repeated itself on Friday but the score wasn't as close. After an electrifying start from Gulliford, who rushed for a 59-yard touchdown down the right sideline less than two minutes into the game, the teams started playing "Anything you can do, I can do better." The Spartans have Daily News photo by Andre Byik Red Bluff's Tucker Gulliford dives into the end zone against Anderson on Friday at Bob Reid Stadium. quarter. come to the Red Bluff on the night. The Cubs, led by senior quarterback Jason Cruick- shank, marched downfield on their next possession and put up six points of their own on a 17-yard touch- down run from senior run- ning back Jeremiah Emer- shy. The Spartans would punt on their next possession, and so did the Cubs. Red Bluff's senior quar- terback Garrett Sandow, who also had a big night, connected with senior wide receiver Wyatt Houghtby for a 23-yard reception, and then later to senior tight end Levi Culp for a 9-yard touchdown pass on the Spartans' next drive. Sandow completed two touchdown passes on the night. After a failed extra point attempt, the score was 7-6, the closest Anderson would Cubs' next possession, ulti- mately completed a 30-yard touchdown pass to Emershy with 9:53 left in the second Cruickshank, on the CORNING 27, OROVILLE 7 By TRAVIS SOUDERS MediaNews Group OROVILLE — So dogged, so oppressive, so single-minded in its focus to move the ball on the ground, the Corning High football team ran Oroville right out of the game on Friday night. The Cardinals racked up 361 rushing yards, with Nathan Fultz's 158 yards leading the way, and Corn- ing advanced to 2-0 with a 27-7 victory over the Tigers (0-2) at Harrison Stadium. Those seeking a thrill ride from this game were let down; indeed, there was nothing glamorous about the way Corning went about its business, imposing its will by handing the ball off an astonishing 59 times and wielding a time-of-posses- sion advantage that nearly was double of what Oroville had. Considering those fig- ures alone, the results were predictable: The Cardinals went up early and never were challenged, with each component of its four-head- ed rushing beast reaching the end zone. "We're unique in that we have all those guys who can do something with the ball any time. For a defense, conversion attempt, it was 14-12. After a failed two-point On Red Bluff's next pos- session, after Sandow con- nected with senior wide receiver Mitch Fox for 34 yards, and Houghtby for 26, senior running back Bran- don Ragone pushed into the end zone on a 1-yard run to put the Spartans up 20-12. Not to be outdone, Anderson's Emershy returned Red Bluff's kickoff for a touchdown. And to outdo Anderson, Spartans senior running back Kyle Case ran the Cubs' kickoff back for a touchdown of his own. Senior kicker Connor Ross, who was perfect on his nine extra point attempts, put the ball through the uprights to make it 28-19, advantage Red Bluff with 7:18 still left in the second. If there was any cause for concern for the Spartans during this frenetic offensive pace, it had to be their defense. The Cubs entered Friday only scoring six points in their previous two games. Against Red Bluff, they multiplied that output by about five. "Special teams, we made a couple errors," Spartans head coach Corey Hein said, adding, "Defensively, we just didn't play with the same passion we've been playing with. But we think we can fix that on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and next week, be ready for the Shootout." Red Bluff hosts Corning Bluff's Tucker Gulliford worked all summer for his special night against Anderson on Friday, when he rushed for 331 yards on 10 carries and scored three touchdowns and boosted the Spartans to a 63-32 win. Gulliford declined relax- ing barbecues, he said, and hit the gym instead. He said it was worth it. "I've had good games, ANDERSON — Red Week 2 Friday's results Biggs 52, Williams 0 Burney 38, University Prep 18 Central Valley 19, Orland 7 Chester 20, Fall River 8 Corning 27, Oroville 7 Colusa 45, Maxwell 13 Hamilton 34, Mt. Shasta 14 Live Oak 41, Lindhurst 8 Modoc 28, Lakeview-Paisley 6 Monterey 50, Gridley 0 Paradise 33, Sonora 28 Pershing County 46, Quincy 6 Pierce 31, East Nicolaus 14 Placer 42, Foothill 14 Pleasant Valley 49, Las Plumas 0 Red Bluff 63, Anderson 32 Shasta 35, Eureka 0 Trinity 45, Hoopa Valley 19 West Valley 24, Enterprise 21 Wheatland 56, Marysville 6 Winters 19, Willows 13 Durham vs Valley Christian, late Etna at Lost River, late Rio Vista at Esparto, late Yreka at Mazama, late Saturday's games Lassen at Chico Friday's 8-man results Loyalton 40, Big Valley 8 Mercy 21, Happy Camp 6 Greenville at Hayfork, late Princeton at Dunsmuir, late Redding Christian at Westwood, late Standings Eastern Athletic League Overall Chico Enterprise Foothill Red Bluff Paradise Shasta 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Pleasant Valley 0-0 1-0 1-1 1-2 2-0 2-1 2-1 1-1 Northern Athletic in Week 3 for the 48th Tehama County Shootout. Going back to 1921, the teams are tied 26-26-1. And after Corning defeated Oroville 27-7 on Friday, both teams' undefeated records are at stake. Red Bluff ran away from Anderson in the second half, outscoring the Cubs 28-13. ——— League Overall West Valley Yreka Corning Lassen Anderson Central Valley Sports Editor Andre Byik can be reached at 527-2151, ext. 111 or at sports@red- bluffdailynews.com. Follow him on Twitter: @TehamaS- ports Cardinals run away with road win that's a nightmare," Corning coach John Studer said. "The key isn't to run just to run the ball, but to control the clock, control the tempo and tire teams out. I thought we did a lot of that." Really, the only thing stopping the Cardinals was themselves — they commit- ted 16 penalties, most of them procedure infractions or false starts as they orches- trated their timing-specific, multi-back offense. Save for that, Corning was in form, popping off 6 yards per carry and converting 8 of the 13 third downs it faced. Meanwhile, the Cardinal defense limited Oroville to 139 yards of total offense. Corning thoroughly domi- nated the hosts in the first half, out-gaining Oroville in yardage by a 237-36 mar- gin. "Our defense set the tone, big time," said quar- terback Chayce Maday, who threw the ball just eight times as he conducted the Cardinal backfield. "You keep a team at 30 yards in the first half, they're not excited to come out for the second. They don't want to come out and run anymore." The opening 24 minutes G H 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 0-3 1-2 Mountain Valley League Overall Portola Biggs Chester Maxwell 0-0 0-0 0-0 Los Molinos University Prep 0-0 0-0 0-0 8-Man South League Overall Princeton Mercy Greenville Herlong Loyalton 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W Westwood Liberty Christian 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 2-1 0-1 0-2 0-0 1-1 0-1 Week 3 Schedule All games 7:30 p.m. except where noted Thursday's game MediaNews Group photo by Jason O'Hanlon Corning quarterback Chayce Maday (center) runs the ball against Oroville. slogged along because of miscues. The Cardinals committed 12 of them in the first half alone, eating up an astonishing 17 minutes of game time but taking a real- time hour to do it. Studer said it was mostly a result of Corning not having prac- ticed against live defenses much, but even so, Oroville couldn't capitalize on any of it. Fultz earned the game's first lead with 5:08 left in the first quarter, bouncing through the line and a cou- ple tackles to beat the defense to the goal line from 10 yards out. That score came on a drive that chewed 5:18 off the clock, an 11- play sequence spanning 72 yards and aided by a fourth- and-14 conversion in Oroville territory the Cardi- nals got — on a draw play. Maday then simply beat the defense midway through the second quarter, selling an option read up the gut from the 10 before wheeling around to the left and cruis- ing to the end zone untouched. Pleasant Valley at Oroville Friday's games Cody Long added 111 rushing yards on his eight totes, one of them a 5-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, and Colton Conoly added 51 yards to the cause with a score of his own. Warriors stick to ground game in victory MERCY 21, HAPPY CAMP 6 By DN staff The Mercy Warriors got a taste of victory in Week 1 against Hay- fork, a team that has entered a rebuilding phase, and proved they can take their game on the road on Friday. Brenten James rushed for a touchdown on 129 yards, Alejandro Guerrero rushed for 107 on 11 attempts and Warriors improved to 2- 1 with a 21-6 road win over Happy Camp. Senior Juan Rosales totaled 72 rushing yards on 10 carries and scored a touchdown, and junior Tommy Garcia scored a touchdown and totaled 14 yards on the ground. Mercy had 332 total rushing yards. On defense, James had an interception, senior Jose Rosales racked up three sacks and Juan added two of his own. Garcia recovered three fumbles and had a sack. Juan put up six tackles, and Guerrero had five. The Warriors visit Westwood at 7 p.m. in Week 3. Corning at Red Bluff Anderson at Las Plumas Bonanza at Etna, 7 p.m. Burney at Chester, 7 p.m. Chico at Nevada Union, 7:15 p.m. Dixon at Winters Durham at Hamilton East Nicolaus at Biggs Enterprise at Central Valley Esparto at Kelseyville Fall River at Quincy Gridley at Live Oak Lassen at Foothill Orland at Willows Phoenix at Yreka Pierce at Williams Trinity at Modoc University Prep at Colusa, 7 p.m. Upper Lake at Portola West Valley at McClymonds. 7 p.m. Wheatland at Lincoln Saturday's game Sutter vs Clarkston at Moscow, Idaho, 11 a.m. Saturday's 8-man games Big Pine at Loyalton, 1 p.m. Princeton at Herlong, 1 p.m. 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-2 0-2 0-2