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ByChipThompson editor@redbluffdailynews.com @editorchip on Twitter SHASTA LAKE The Red Bluff Spartans took their second win of the season Friday night, and it was a big one over the host Cen- tral Valley Falcons, 43-12. As of 6 p.m. Monday no indi- vidual stats had been posted for the game. The win takes the Spartans to 2-7 overall on the season and 2-3 in league play. The Spartans are scheduled to host the Anderson Cubs (5-4 over- all, 2-3 league) Friday and a win should earn them a fourth place finish in the Northern League standings and a playoff berth, Warriors58,Grizzlies0 RED BLUFF The Mercy Warriors bounced back from a loss Oct. 22 for a shutout win Saturday over the Loyalton Grizzlies, 58-0. Kavin McClellan was named overall player of the game going 3 of 4 for 35 yards through the air and rushing for 326 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 6 tackles and an interception. Noe Rodriguez was named of- fensive player of the game with 275 rushing yards and a touch- down and 11 tackles. Carlos Rosales was named de- fensive player of the game with 13 tackles and 3 sacks. He also rushed for 100 yards and 2 touch- downs. Gavin Parker was named spe- cial teams player of the game with 3 2-point conversions and 35 rushing yards. The Warriors (4-4 overall, 3-2 league) will start the playoffs at 7 p.m. Friday as the No. 3 seed when they travel to Dorris to face the No. 2 seed Butte Valley Bull- dogs (6-4 overall, 5-2 league). Bulldogs 24, Greenville 28 LOS MOLINOS The Los Molinos Bulldogs scored a touchdown in every quarter Friday night but it wouldn't be enough to overcome a late surge from the Greenville Indians, who took the close game 28-24. Alex Russell was named overall and offensive player of the game with a 36-yards pass for a touch- down to Kyle Wood, 293 rushing yards for 3 touchdowns, 9 tack- les and an interception. Dawson Spencer was named defensive player of the game, with 10 tackles and freshman Hayden Hamre was named special teams player of the game. The Bulldogs finish the season 3-6 overall and 2-3 league and will open the playoffs at 7 p.m. Friday as the No. 4 seed facing the top seeded Big Valley Cardi- nals (8-1 overall, 7-0 league) in Bieber. The Bulldogs lost to the Cardi- nals 64-0 on Sept. 9. FOOTBALL SpartanswinbigoverCentralValley Warriors and Bulldogs prepare for post season By Will Graves The Associated Press CLEVELAND Three games at Wrigley Field did to Kyle Schwarber what a shredded left knee, six grueling months of re- hab and the Cleveland Indians haven't: keep the Chicago Cubs slugger in check. The resilient 23-year-old com- pleted a warp-speed recovery after tearingtwoligamentsinacollision with teammate Dexter Fowler on April7.Schwarberreturnedforthe World Series and drove in a pair of runs as the designated hitter in Chicago's 5-1 win over Cleveland in Game 2 last Wednesday. Still, doctors didn't trust his knee enough to let him play de- fense. The result? Three agoniz- ingdaysinwhichSchwarbermight havebeenthemostanxiousperson at Wrigley Field. His only appearance during the Series' first visit to the Friendly Confines since 1945 came when he popped out as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning of a 1-0 loss in Game 3. WORLD SERIES Cu bs g et Schwarber's 't hu nd er ' ba ck in Cleveland Worries about knee have kept him out of the field Special to the DN REDDING Nine Red Bluff Spar- tans swimmers traveled to Shasta College Saturday to compete in the Northern Section California Interscholastic Federation's Mas- ter's Swimming Section Champi- onships and two came home with individual section titles. The girls placed 5th place out of 19 schools and the boys swam well to place 7th out of 19 teams. The day included three new school re- cords for the Spartans. The meet started with Spar- tans swimmer Ellie Fletcher sing- ing the National Anthem and later in the meet Fletcher, Julia Brandt, Nathan Fregoso and Jacob Patter- son were honored as seniors com- peting in their last NSCIF Mas- ter's Championship. Freshman Jayne Brandt won the Section Title in the 100 Breast- stroke by five seconds setting a new school record 1:07.69. This time was the 6th fastest time ever at the Master's Championships dating back to 1972. She finished 2nd in the 200 IM with a time of 2:19.73, which is the 2nd fastest time in Red Bluff High School's history. Sister Julia Brandt, who was seeded 5th in the 100 Free and has always placed 2nd at the Master's Championship, stepped up and won her first Section Title in the 100 Freestyle with a time of 57.08. In the 50 Freestyle she finished in 4th place with a time of 26.49. Fletcher finished her ca- reer with fast swims in the 100 Breaststroke (1:17.16), which was 5th place, and in the 100 But- terfly (1:11.14), which placed her 13th. SWIMMING Sp art an s bring home sec ti on w ins By Chip Thompson editor@redbluffdailynews.com @editorchip on Twitter CORNING With rain falling at the opening kickoff, the Corning Cardinals would have all the mo- mentum in the first half against the Lassen Grizzlies, but the ta- blesturnedinthesecondhalfand the Grizzlies pounded out a 14-7 win to take the top spot in the Northern League standings. "It's supposed to hurt," Cardi- nals coach John Studer told his players after the loss. "But we're going to keep doing what we've been doing." Withonegameleftintheregu- lar season, Studer urged his play- ers to get over the loss and con- tinue playing together as a team in hopes of facing the Grizzlies again in the playoffs under better conditions that would favor the Cardinals' more nuanced play- book. "Don't forget what got you where you are," Studer said. "You've got a lot more football to play." After a week of rain the field was a sloppy mess from the open- ing kickoff on and would play a role in the second half. The Cardinals took the open- ing kickoff and drove into the red zone before Cole Parker carried it in from the 18 to put Corning up 7-0 with 6:33 left in the first quarter. The Cardinals held the Griz- zlies to three and out on the en- suing possession and would con- tinue to do so the remainder of the half. Both teams would, trad- ing punts. A good punt from the Grizzlies pinnedtheCardinalsattheirown 12 with 8:55 left in the half. After stalling, a bad snap for the Car- dinals set Lassen up at the Corn- ing 21. That's when the turnovers started. The Grizzlies couldn't move the ball and were pushed back to a fourth and 17 at the Corn- ing 30 and a fumbled snap put the Cardinals back in business at their own 30. A Cardinals fumble gave Las- sen the ball back at the Corning 40, then as time was running out in the half, Curtis McCoy inter- cepted a Travis Wood pass and the Cardinals had enough time for a couple of shots down field. Quarterback Devin Wunsch came out of the game in the sec- ond quarter with a knee injury andNolanPetersontookoverun- der center. The Cardinals settled for a 7-0 lead at the half. Inthe second halftheGrizzlies used their size advantage and the sloppy conditions to take the mo- mentum, relying almost exclu- sively on the legs of Hunter St. Andre. On the opening drive of the second half, with 10:09 left in the third, the Grizzlies got their first first down of the game and more when St. Andre broke free to the Corning 30. A few minutes later he took it in from the 5 for the scoreandasuccessfulconversion put Lassen up 8-7. On the ensuing drive the Car- dinals moved the ball well, in- cluding a Peterson run to mid- field. A fumble put the ball back in the Grizzlies' hands and St. An- dre was finding his groove, tak- ing it in from the 40 to put Las- sen up 14-7. The Cardinals started with good field position at their own 36 thanks to a kickoff out of bounds, but couldn't move the ball and Lassen took over at their own 35. The Cardinals made a defen- sive stand, but a running into the kicker penalty gave the ball back to the Grizzlies with a first down at the Corning 45. A fumble gave the Cardinals life at their own 40 as time ran out in the third. The drive stalled and Lassen took over on downs at their own 28. Again the Cardinals held and got the ball back at the Lassen 25 after a bobbled snap on the punt. But they weren't able to keep the drive alive and on fourth and 8 from the 10 the Grizzlies sniffed out the screen pass and took pos- session at their own 18 with 4 minutes to play. St. Andre was able to drag enough Cardinals over the next few plays to keep the drive mov- ing and time ticking off the clock until the buzzer. Parker led the Cardinals with 38 yards on 11 carries and a touchdown. Oscar Garcia had 21 yards on 6 carries and Wun- sch and Peterson each posted 16 rushingyards.Asateam,theCar- dinals were only able to gain 100 yards on the ground. Garcia led the team in tackles with 6, followed by Wyatt Mene- fee with 5. Parker had a sack and McCoy had an interception. The win puts the Grizzlies in sole possession of first place in the Northern League standings at 5-0. They will face the Central Valley Falcons Friday in Shasta Lake. The Cardinals (7-1 overall, 4-1 league) have a solid grip on sec- ond place in the standings and willtraveltoYrekaFridaytoclose outtheseasonagainsttheMiners (4-5 overall, 2-3 league). FOOTBALL CARDINALS FALL TO LASSEN IN MUD BOWL Corning'sColeParkerrunstheballagainstLassenFridaynight. PHOTOS BY CHIP THOMPSON — DAILY NEWS Corning's Oscar Garcia lunges for a few yards Friday night against the Lassen Grizzlies. SPARTANS PAGE 2 CUBS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Tuesday, November 1, 2016 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1