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Weekend Tennis — NAL Championships at Corning, 9 a.m. SAT— NLCS— Giants at Phillies, 4:30 p.m., FOX SUN — NASCAR — Tums Fast Relief 500, 10 a.m., ESPN SUN— NFL— 49ers at Panthers, 10 a.m., FOX SUN— NFL— Raiders at Broncos, 1 p.m., CBS PBR— World Finals, Sat, 6 p.m., VERSUS; Sun 1 p.m., NBC Sports 1B Weekend October 23, 2010 Returns do in Spartans FOOTBALL Foothill 44 Red Bluff 12 By RICHGREENE DN Sports Editor The Red Bluff Spartans allowed three punts to be returned for touch- downs and a fourth to be turned into a safety, Friday, during a 44-12 loss to the top-ranked Foothill Cougars on homecoming. For 12 minutes the winless Spartans gave a homecoming worthy perfor- mance, shutting down the Cougars offense and trailing undefeated Foothill just 9-6 at the end of the first quarter. But a minute into the second quar- ter Foothill’s Addison Gillam had his second punt return for a touchdown on the night and the Cougars got over any uneasiness the upstart Spartans had given them. Red Bluff had held Foothill to just 18 yards on the Cougars’ first three possessions as big plays from Dillon Reid, Ryan Hassel and Benny Good- man highlighted an aggressive Spar- tans defense. Both of Foothill’s first quarter scores came from the Spartans punting game. A high snap forced Red Bluff punter Zak Stroing to concede a safety on the Spartans’ first possession. Red Bluff’s second possession ended with the first of Gillam’s first touchdown punt return. The Spartans avoided punting on their third possession when quarter- back Taylor Figgs scored on a 57-yard run. Red Bluff faced third-and-inches when Figgs took the ball over the left side of the line, bounced off his own blocker and then found daylight all the way to the end zone as the Foothill safeties were playing up to stop the run. The score pulled the Spartans with- in three points and had the Red Bluff sideline buzzing. However special teams again let the Spartans down as Red Bluff’s next offensive possession would end with Gillam returning a second punt for a score. Foothill’s defense then began swarming Figgs in what became a parade of sacks and the Cougars offense finally found its rhythm. Daily News photo by Rich Greene Red Bluff’s Dillon Reid drives Foothill quarterback Zack Ray out of bounds during Friday night’s homecoming game. Zack Ray hooked up with John Choate on a 32-yard touchdown pass on Foothill’s next possession to put the Cougars up 23-6. Red Bluff strung together an 11- play drive to answer, but it stalled at the Foothill 26-yard line with just 2:38 remaining in the first half. That was plenty of time for Ray and the Cougars. Ray connected with Choate two more times and running back Tevin Slaton took in another Cougar touch- down from nine yards out to put Foothill up 30-6 at halftime. The Cougars expanded their lead in the third quarter when Ray found a wide open John Rowe for a 9-yard touchdown pass. Red Bluff went three-and-out on their next possession and once again their punt coverage let them down as Tucker Wilson returned another kick for a Foothill touchdown. As they have all season, the Spar- tans offense dug deep to add another score in the closing minutes of the game. Jeff Foster, Tyler Demerath, Reid and Gage Grabfelder split carries on a 68-yard scoring drive. Grabfelder capped the drive with a 2-yard run up the gut. Red Bluff (0-8) closes their season with a pair of road trips to Oroville to take on the 0-8 Oroville Tigers and 1-7 Las Plumas Thunderbirds. The Thunderbirds lone victory came Friday night when they defeated Oroville. Oroville last season. Red Bluff’s last win came against A pair of wins to end the season would leave the Spartans at 2-2 in league play and with a third place fin- ish in the Eastern Athletic League — South. League results are worth one- third of the playoff points formula. Outlaws: New season, new promoter Red Bluff Outlaws Special to the DN The driving force behind the Red Bluff Nitro Nation- al Drag Boat Festival, the SummerCross Nationals and the early Monster Truck shows, Ali Abbassi, has assumed the helm to lead and promote the Red Bluff Outlaws racing series. Few people know that the little city of Red Bluff is the birthplace and home- town of an international phenomenon: Outlaw Sprint Karts. These are not tradi- tional play go karts, or shifter karts that run on asphalt, these are more like miniature versions of the sprint cars that race at Chico's Sliver Dollar Speed- way and in the World of Outlaws series. These high- tech caged, winged, super- karts simply fly around dirt tracks at speeds as high as 100mph. More than 30 years ago, a number of race car drivers needed something to do dur- ing the winter off season so they gathered together and raced homemade go karts on a small dirt track. From that humble beginning the races slowly grew in popu- larity becoming a weekly event with dozens of racers coming out to race. In the past 20 or so years, mostly do to the hard work and dili- gence of Bob Carrel and his family, the sport has explod- ed into an international phe- nomenon. They have for- malized the kart designs, making them amazingly safe and they have created racing protocols and regula- tions that have brought this sport to the forefront of the Tehama Tracker FOOTBALL Corning 38 Yreka 21 The Cardinals put together a second-consecutive strong road effort, Friday, in a 38-21 win at Yreka. Tyler McIntyre carried 19 times for 204 yards and three touchdowns and Cameron Nye rushed 17 times for 109 and two scores. Despite a late Yreka score against Corning’s second- string it was a strong defensive effort from the Cardinals defense. “For the most part they kept them in check,” Corning coach John Studer said of his defense. Corning improved to 2-1 in the Northern Athletic League and 6-2 overall as they remained a perfect 4-0 on the road this season. The Cardinals host Central Valley next week. Los Molinos 0 Maxwell 55 Maxwell beat Los Molinos 55-0, Friday night. The Bulldogs have been shutout in all four of its league games this season and fell to 2-6 overall. Maxwell outscored Biggs 107-0 in two games this sea- son. Los Molinos hosts Biggs next week. 8-MAN Mercy 8 Hayfork 72 The Timberjacks won their 18th consecutive game with a 72-8 thrashing, Friday night, of the visiting Mercy Warriors. Hayfork used onside kicks and turnovers to roll up the score against Mercy, which fell to 3-3 on the season. Mercy got a 65-yard touchdown from Jordan Stasi- nowsky. VOLLEYBALL West Valley 25 25 25 Corning 16 11 14 The Lady Cardinals were swept in three games by West Valley, Thursday night. “We played much better tonight than we did last time,” coach Mike Albee said. “We stayed aggressive all night attacking all over the floor against a West Valley team who doesn’t make a lot of mistakes and sees the holes on the floor and hits them a lot.” Brittney Garrett led Corning with five kills. Catherine Kinkle had 17 digs. Esparto 11 18 10 Los Molinos 25 25 25 After one of it’s biggest victories in years, there was no let down from the Lady Bulldogs, Thursday night, as they swept Esparto in three games. Los Molinos earned its 30th win of the year. Callie Carruth had 19 service points, including seven aces, to go along with 20 assists. Kiersten Seaman had 16 kills and Nikki Quirke had 12. Audrey Gillett had 14 service points and Briselda Castil- lo had 14 digs. TENNIS Northern Athletic League Girls Tennis Championships Corning’s Victoria Owens and Elle Davis reached the semifinals of the Northern Athletic League Girls Tennis Championships in both singles and doubles, Friday. Owens, the No. 1 overall seed in the singles brack- et, defeated Anderson’s Rebecca Lariza 8-1, Corning teammate Monique Davis 6-1, 6-1 and No. 8 seed Tiffany Bernal, from Anderson, 6-4, 6-3. Davis, the No. 6 seed, defeated West Valley’s Anahi Trejo 8-0, Corning teammate Sarah Drum 8-1 and West Valley’s Holly Dethero 6-2, 6-1. Before being ousted by fellow Cardinals, Davis had Courtesy photo The 31st Annual Winter Red Bluff Outlaw Kart Season begins Saturday. grassroots motorsport's world. At the end of the last sea- son Bob and Pat Carrel passed the torch of promot- ership to their son-in-law Ali Abbassi. "My wife Theresa and I are extremely excited and really looking forward to this season. This not only a unique, but an amazing opportunity, and an amazing sport. I've been involved in the Outlaw Kart racing for the past 22 years and have watched a generation of kids and now their children learn and grow in the sport. I look forward to expanding the sport and working with all the race teams, sponsors, staff and other racing facili- ties across the country and abroad, hoping everyone has fun fulfilling experience enjoying first class racing," Abbassi said. This weekend will mark the first official race in the 31st Annual Winter Red Bluff Outlaw Kart Season. Hundreds of drivers, pit crews and fans will pour into the fairgrounds to watch some of the most exciting racing imaginable. The Red Bluff Outlaw Drivers' ages range from five to over 60. Racers are divided into several divi- sions based on age, weight and skill. The weekly races have become a focal point of many families' social sched- ules, traveling to as many as 100 races every year. Young racers learn good sports- manship, self-confidence, as well as enjoying quality time with family and friends. Dozens of the Red Bluff Outlaw drivers have gone on to compete on a world-wide scale, competing in such series as The World of Out- law Sprint Car Series, USAC, National Sprint Car and Midget Championship races, and every NASCAR level including the Sprint Cup Series. It is estimated more than 5,000 drivers have run the Red Bluff outlaws in its nearly 30 year history. If you enjoy racing, and if you have never been to the Red Bluff Outlaws, or haven't been in several years, you owe it to yourself to come down this weekend and experience this incredi- ble sport firsthand. Spectator Tickets are only $8, kids ages 6-12 only $5 and kids under-6 are free. Or treat yourself to a Pit Pass and see what goes on behind the scenes and in the pits. Qualifying starts at about 1 p.m., followed by heat races, Trophy Dashes and Main Events start at about 6 p.m. picked up an 8-4 win over Yreka’s Amy Gabriel and Drum had defeated Anderson’s Mellissa Chipley 8-1. Corning’s Cora Bryant won her first round match against Yreka’s Katie Chilton 8-4, but fell to No. 2 seed Yui Gabriele, of Anderson, 8-1 in the second round. Davis is set to face Gabriele at 9 a.m. Saturday. Owens is matched up against No. 3 seed Taylor Needham of West Valley. Owens and Davis, who were perfect as a doubles team in the NAL this season breezed to the semifinals. They defeated the Central Valley team of Koy Saelee and Jessica West 8-1 and then beat Anderson’s Chipley and Lariza 6-0, 6-0. Owens and Davis will face the West Valley team of Natalie McAuliffe and Kaylin Miner at 12:30 p.m., Saturday. FOOTBALL Week 8 Scoreboard Friday’s results Corning 38,Yreka 21 Foothill 44, Red Bluff 12 Maxwell 55, Los Molinos 0 Anderson 30, Central Valley 6 Chester 47, Biggs 21 East Nicolaus 27, Williams 23 Las Plumas 17, Oroville 14 Modoc 24, Burney 8 Mt. Shasta 20, University Prep 0 Orland 22, Winters 14 Paradise 17, Lassen 0 Pleasant Valley 32, Chico 0 Portola 49, Colusa 6 Shasta 53, Enterprise 20 Sutter 39, Gridley 0 Trinity 20, Pierce 16 Wheatland 53, West Valley 13 Fall River at Etna, late Live Oak at Durham, late Quincy at Esparto, late Woodland Christian at Weed, late Friday’s 8-man results Hayfork 72, Mercy 8 Champion Christian 16, Loyalton 12 Big Valley at Happy Camp, late Dunsmuir at Westwood, late Elk Creek at Princeton, late Saturday’s 8-man games Butte Valley at Liberty Christian, 7 p.m. Greenville at Herlong, 1 p.m.