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10A Double Coverage Cardinals face reality check 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 CENTRAL VALLEY 51, CORNING 14 By ANDRE BYIK DN Sports Editor blowout loss in two weeks, the Corning Car- dinals are in for a gut check, head coach John Studer said after the team's 51-14 loss to Cen- tral Valley at home Fri- day. After a second The Cards (3-4, 0-2 Northern Athletic League) fell to Orland 28-0 last week in a non- league game, and Studer said he warned his team it'd be easy to go down from here. "The tough thing to do is to try to stick together and piece together a good week next week," he said. Corning will travel to Anderson (2-5, 0-2 NAL) next week. Saturday mornings online at redbluffdailynews.com • reprinted in Tuesday's print edition Week 7 Friday's results Central Valley 51, Corning 14 Red Bluff 44, Wheatland 14 Chico 36, Paradise 35 Colusa 38, Esparto 18 Enterprise 45, Foothill 43 Fall River 48, Etna 12 Hamilton 58, Williams 0 Lassen 49, Anderson 7 Live Oak 35, Trinity 27 Maxwell 27, Chester 22 Modoc 42, Bonanza 0 Portola 42, Biggs 7 Quincy 20, East Nicolaus 8 Orland 52, Las Plumas 12 Pierce 21, Durham 20 Shasta 35, Pleasant Valley 30 Sutter 62, Gridley 0 University Prep 41, Burney 28 West Valley 35, Yreka 13 Willows 55, Mt. Shasta 30 Winters 43, Oroville 29 Friday's 8-man results Big Valley 40, Happy Camp 12 Greenville 54, Herlong 8 Redding Christian 42, Butte Valley 7 Princeton 52, Hayfork 6 Saturday's 8-man results Loyalton 68, Mercy 19 Dunsmuir 46, Tulelake 8 Standings Eastern Athletic League Overall Paradise "But the reality is this is big gut check time," he said, adding, "If we want to have a shot at the post- season, next week's real- ly a must-win game for us." news, Corning's starting junior quarterback Chayce Maday left the game with a left ankle injury as he was return- ing a kick to start the sec- ond half and didn't return. And to pile on the bad injury was unclear, but Studer said Maday has had ankle problems since the start of the season. The Cards just didn't The extent of the Enterprise Chico Shasta Foothill Daily News photos by Andre Byik Corning's Cody Long pushes through the Central Valley defense on Friday at home. After Central Valley quarterback Timmy Nay- lor hooked up with Sawyer McDonald for a 36-yard touchdown pass 8:29 left in the second, Corning did put together a strong possession start- ing from their own 13- yard line. Red Bluff 3-1 3-1 2-1 2-1 2-2 0-3 Pleasant Valley 0-3 5-2 5-2 5-2 5-2 4-3 4-3 2-5 Northern Athletic League Overall Central Valley Lassen West Valley Yreka After a Corning three and out, it took just two plays for the Falcons to strike again with a 59- yard touchdown run from Tony Penta to give his team a 10-0 advantage late in the first quarter. have an answer for the Falcons' (3-5, 2-0 NAL) running game Friday as Central Valley marched 68 yards downfield on their first possession of the night and settled for a 22-yard field goal from Jesus Gutierrez. A combination of Car- dinals senior 'back Nathan Fultz and Maday ran the ball to the Fal- cons' 22 when Maday connected with Colton Peterson for a 22-yard touchdown pass to bring the Cardinals within 10. The Falcons quickly erased Corning's gains with a 1-yard rush from Connor Silveria. Corn- ing's Cody Long blocked the extra-point attempt and it looked like the score would be 23-7 going into halftime. But with seconds left before Corning's home- coming ceremonies were Corning Anderson 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-2 8-Man South League Overall Loyalton G Greenville Princeton Mercy Daily News photo by Andre Byik Corning's Colton Peterson brings down an interception against Orland on Friday. Corning's second set to begin, the Cardi- nals fumbled the ball and Central Valley's Naylor recovered and ran for a 30-yard touchdown to put the Falcons up 30-7. touchdown came on David Edson's athletic 10-yard run and dive into the end zone. ——— Sports Editor Andre Byik can be reached at 527- 2151, ext. 111 or at spor ts@redbluffdai- lynews.com. Follow him on Twitter:@TehamaSports Mercy can't keep pace with Loyalton tively played their final regular season football game Saturday, losing at home to the league- leading Loyalton Grizzlies 68- 19 — but a postseason berth is still likely for the squad, Mercy head coach Charlie Ford said. The Warriors, who are scheduled to play host to Liber- ty Christian at noon Saturday, will receive a forfeit league win because the Patriots have been unable to field a team, Ford said. Mercy's record to 5-4 overall and 3-3 league, and they will likely face the winner of a scheduled matchup between Redding Christian and Dun- smuir Oct. 26. Both teams cur- rently boast undefeated records. The Warriors, however, are on a three-game losing skid after reeling off four straight wins to start their season on the field (the Warriors forfeited their season opener against Dunsmuir). And, Ford said, the two effective bye weeks in a row will be hard to overcome come playoffs. But for the Warriors, it's been a turnaround season regardless. The team's one win last year came from a forfeit. And first- year coach Ford said he attrib- utes the turnaround to the team's commitment to condi- tioning in the offseason. "That was the big difference between last year and this year," he said. "We did change The win will improve By ANDRE BYIK DN Sports Editor The Mercy Warriors effec- H W Westwood Herlong 4-0 3-0 2-1 2-3 0-3 0-4 All games 7:30 p.m. except where noted Friday's games Chico at Foothill Corning at Anderson 7 p.m. Durham at Willows East Nicolaus at Willows Esparto at Hamilton 5:30 p.m. Etna at Burney Gridley at Las Plumas Lassen at West Valley Live Oak at Mt. Shasta Modoc at Fall River Oroville at Orland Pierce at Trinity Portola at Maxwell 7 p.m. Red Bluff at Pleasant Valley 5:30 p.m. Shasta at Paradise Sutter at Enterprise Quincy at Colusa University Prep at Biggs 5:30 p.m. Wheatland at Winters Yreka at Central Valley Friday's 8-man games Butte Valley at Big Valley 7 p.m. Princeton at Greenville 7 p.m. Redding Christian at Hayfork 7 p.m. Tulelake at Happy Camp 6 p.m. Daily News photo by Andre Byik Mercy's Tommy Garcia tries to make his way to the Loyalton quarterback, Saturday. other things, but if you're not in shape you just can't hang for four quarters." On Saturday, the Loyalton Grizzlies came in winning their last five and outscored their opponents 185-20. The offen- sive havoc continued at Sacred Heart Parish School, with the Grizzlies quickly notching 28 points in the first quarter. The Warriors put together a nine-play, 67-yard scoring drive late in first, capped off by quarterback Alejandro Guer- rero's 15-yard touchdown pass to Nick Feser with 36.8 sec- onds left in the first to make it 22-6 Grizzlies. But it took just one play for Loyalton senior quarterback Tyler Davis to connect with Cash Grandi for a 60-yard touchdown counter. Guerrero would hook up with Feser again for an 11-yard touchdown pass late in the sec- ond, but going into halftime the Warriors found themselves in a 56-13 hole. "Sixty-eight-19 does not reflect how we played," Ford said, adding, "We stuck with them the best we could. They're fast, they're big and they're a good football team." The Warriors' final scoring play came early in the third, when Harlow Johnson picked off a Davis pass and ran it back for an 85-yard touchdown, dodging tackles along the way. The Warriors also got a bit a boost from Tommy Garcia, who was the team's starting quarterback before breaking his left wrist against Herlong in Week 4. Saturday's 8-man games Dunsmuir at Loyalton 1 p.m. Liberty Christian at Mercy Noon Westwood at Herlong 1 p.m. Spartans Garcia, who was recently cleared to play, was used on defense and played with his left arm heavily wrapped. "It was a blessing to have him back," Ford said. "He's just a great attitude to have out there." ——— Sports Editor Andre Byik can be reached at 527-2151, ext. 111 or at sports@redbluffdailynews.com .Follow him on Twitter: @TehamaSports avoided dipping under the .500 mark and stopped a three-game losing streak with a 44-14 routing of the Wheatland Pirates on Fri- day. The non-league game saw a monster, six-touch- down performance from senior Tucker Gulliford on 180 yards rushing. snap skid The Red Bluff Spartans Spartans senior quarter- back Garrett Sandow added 147 yards through the air on 10-17 passing. 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