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ByRichGreene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter ANDERSON The Corning Car- dinals did their part with a 30- 27 road win over the Anderson Cubs Friday and a few miles south they got the help they needed with West Valley beat- ing Lassen. The combination puts Corn- ing (6-3, 3-1) in strong position to grab a share of the Northern Athletic League title with a win next week at Yreka. "It puts us in a good position for a co-league championship, I think every player knows that and played extra hard for it," Corning's Quincy Jones said. The win over Anderson wasn't easy, but the Cardinals made the plays when they had to. Salvador Mora kicked a 21- yard field goal to give Corning a 24-21 lead with around five minutes to play. Corning's defense then did their job, stopping Anderson on fourth down when Jones sacked Cubs quarterback Mikey Maasen. Three plays later it appeared as if Corning had sealed the win when Chance Nelson muscled his way in from 19 yards out for his second rushing touchdown of the game to give the Cardi- nals a 30-21 lead just 1:47 re- maining on the clock. But Anderson had one last gasp. Grant Kingston ran the en- suing kickoff back 90 yards for a score and the Cubs pulled to within 30-27. With no time outs remain- ing, it came down to the onside kick, but it only traveled two yards and Corning polished off the remainder of the game clock. This was a back-and-forth game if there ever was one. Corning opened the scoring near the end of the first quar- ter when Nelson slipped out of the backfield uncovered and Wy- att Haydon floated him the ball for an untouched 45-yard touch- down pass. Anderson had been stopped their first two times inside the red zone, but midway through the second on their third trip, Maasen hooked up with Jacob Melton from 15 yards out to even the score 7-7. It didn't take long for Corn- ing to respond. Haydon found a streaking Avery Lamar up the sideline for a 31 score to regain the lead. Haydon would finish 4-for-10 for 100 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. Nelson also passed for 24 yards on two com- pletions in as many attempts. Anderson knotted it back up before halftime when Maasen found Melton for a 45-yard pass- ing score of their own. Corning fumbled on the ensu- ing drive, but Anderson couldn't take the lead before halftime as they Maasen threw a ball that was picked off by the Cardinals at their own 4. The Cardinals won a field po- sition battle in the third quarter, which set up fourth-and-goal from the 2 to begin the fourth. Corning went for it and Nel- son punched it in for a 21-14 lead. Once again Anderson re- sponded. This time Maasen found Brandon Murphy from 44 yards out to knot the game 21-21. But Corning stepped up again when they needed to, driving down to the Anderson 10 before FOOTBALL CorningCardinals slipbyAndersonCubs ShareofNALtitlestillaliveforCards RICHGREENE—DAILYNEWS Corning's Alex Davila attempts to step out of a leg tackle Friday at Anderson. REDDING With a team of 10 swimmers, Red Bluff placed amazingly high at the North- ern Section Masters Champi- onships at Shasta College Sat- urday. The four boys placed eighth out of 16 teams and the six Lady Spartans placed ninth out of 16, with a number of swimmers breaking individ- ual best times. Julia Brandt earned third place in both the 200 individ- ual medley (2:20.27) and the 100 breaststroke. The latter of which she broke her own school record with a time of 1:12.67. Brandt was named to the All Northern Section 1st Team. Mitchell Sauve was named to the All Northern Section 2nd Team and Nicole Sauve and Noah Caylor each received honorable mentions. Mitchell Sauve was one of four Red Bluff swimmers to set new Top 10 school record times. He placed fourth in the 200 individual medley (2:18.95), with the 10th fastest time in Spartan history. Sauve was eighth in the 100 breaststroke (1:11.85). His sister, Nicole Sauve, moved to the fourth fastest time ever in Spartans history with a 1:08.45 in the 100 Back- stroke, which placed her sixth at the meet. She also finished 13th in the SWIMMING Four Spartans earn All-Section honors Brandt takes two thirds at Masters COURTESY PHOTO Julia Brandt competes Saturday at the Northern Section Masters Championship swim meet. Brandt broke her own school record in the 100Breaststroke. By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF The Mercy Warriors set a season goal of hosting a first round playoff game. On Sunday they were rewarded that goal earning the South League's No. 2 seed and a home game against the North's No. 3 seed Hayfork (8-2). The game is scheduled for 1 p.m. Nov. 8 at Sa- cred Heart Parish School. The Warriors (5-5, 4-2) did their part Saturday with a 64-0 trounc- ing of visiting Westwood on Se- nior Day led by a six-touchdown performance from Al House. They got a bit of a break as well as Greenville defeated Loy- alton 28-27. That left Mercy, Greenville and Loyalton each with a 4-2 league record, and each with a 1-1 record against each other. Despite Greenville's superior overall record of 6-4, Mercy got the nod for the No. 2 seed. The Warriors will have a re- match with Timberjacks from their Sept. 13 game, which Hay- fork won 42-26. But Mercy gradually improved their play and got players eligible, after that loss dropped them to 1-2 on the season. Despite a three-game losing streak midway through the sea- son, Mercy found a way to finish .500 overall. Defending champion Red- ding Christian (10-0) earned the North's top seed and will host Loyalton (5-5). The winner meets the Hayfork-Mercy winner in the semifinals. In the other half of the bracket the South's top-seed Princeton (8-2) hosts Butte Valley (4-5) and Greenville visits Big Valley (7-1). House rushed for 153 yards against Westwood. He scored five times on the ground and a sixth 8-MAN FOOTBALL Mercy pounds Westwood House scores six times in regular season finale, earns home playoff game By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF The Enterprise High School football team wasted no time Friday in its 63-7 rout of the Red Bluff Spartans. The Hornets (8-1, 6-0 East- ern Athletic League) jumped to a 29-0 lead in the first quarter at Red Bluff High School, taking advantage of three interceptions and scoring on each of their pos- sessions. Quarterback Justin Abney scored on runs of 14 and 49 yards, and hooked up with Israel Perea for a 43-yard touchdown. Perea added a 5-yard rushing TD of his own in the first quar- ter, and went on to score on a punt return in the second to cap his night. The Spartans (2-7, 1-4 EAL), save for an Lane Pritchard inter- ception early in the second quar- ter, struggled to keep up with a Hornets team that won its sev- enth straight game. At halftime, Red Bluff trailed 49-0, and Enterprise already had started to pull its starters. Nick Tomasin added to En- terprise's blow out win with a HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Hornets blow out Spartans Darren Collison secured the win by hitting two free throws with 8.7seconds remaining. DeMarcus Cousins added 19points and Reggie Evans grabbed 14rebounds. NBA ROUNDUP KingsholdofNuggets in 110-105 victory FULLSTORYONPAGEB2 Red Bluff hosts Enterprise at 7p.m. tonight. Corning visits Central Valley and Los Molinos is at Redding Christian. Mercy hosts Maxwell at 6:30p.m. in the final week of regular season volleyball. VOLLEYBALL Lady Spartans ready for Senior Night Top Fuelers Wrestling sign- ups will be held 6to 8p.m. Wednesday at Round Table Pizza in Red Bluff. The cost is $40for wrestlers kindergar- ten through eighth grade. Call 736-5665for more info. WRESTLING Top Fuelers sign-ups set for Wednesday Get your puzzles fix with the NEA Crossword, Sudoku and Celebrity Cipher, start your day off right with your horoscope, and read the lat- est advice doled out by Amy Dickinson. YOUR DAILY BREAK Fun and games inside today PAGE B3 CORNING PAGE 2 MERCY PAGE 2 ENTERPRISE PAGE 2 SWIMMING PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Tuesday, November 4, 2014 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1