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Tehama Tracker Today's games FOOTBALL Foothill Red Bluff 7:30 p.m. Follow @TehamaSports on Twitter for live game coverage. West Valley Corning 7:30 p.m. 8-Man Playoffs Mercy Redding Christian First round NBA Kings Minnesota Memphis Warriors 5 p.m. Sports 8-MAN FOOTBALL | MERCY AT REDDING CHRISTIAN, 7 p.m. tonight By ANDRE BYIK DN Sports Editor 7:30 p.m. On the tube AUTO RACING 6 a.m. SPEED — Formula One, practice for Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi, at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 9:30 a.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for AAA Texas 500, at Fort Worth, Texas 11 a.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, practice for O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge, at Fort Worth, Texas Noon SPEED — NASCAR, Truck Series, pole qualifying for WinStar World Casino 350, at Fort Worth, Texas 1:30 p.m. ESPN2 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for AAA Texas 500, at Fort Worth, Texas 3 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, final practice for O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge, at Fort Worth, Texas 5 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Truck Series, WinStar World Casino 350, at Fort Worth, Texas CFL FOOTBALL 12 mid NBCSN — Calgary at Edmonton (same-day tape) COLLEGE FOOTBALL 6 p.m. ESPN2 — Washington at California GOLF 1:30 p.m. TGC — Champions Tour, Charles Schwab Cup Cham- pionship, second round, at Scotts- dale, Ariz. 8 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour-WGC, HSBC Champions, third round, at Guangdong, China HORSE RACING 1 p.m. NBCSN — NTRA, Breed- ers' Cup World Championships, at Arcadia, Calif. MEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER 5 p.m. FSN — SMU at Memphis NBA 5 p.m. ESPN — Miami at New York 7:30 p.m. ESPN — L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers PREP FOOTBALL 7:30 p.m. FSN — Teams TBA SOCCER 7 p.m. NBCSN — MLS, playoffs, conference semifinals, leg 1, Real Salt Lake at Seattle Around town Red Bluff Youth Lacrosse is entering its sixth season and will be holding an information and regis- tration session on Sun- day at Round Table Pizza in Red Bluff at Belle Mill Shopping Center. For the under 11 group, the meeting will start at 5 p.m. Middle school starts at 6 p.m. and high school at 7 p.m. There is room for players on all teams. For more informa- tion contact Corey LeVier at 530-736- 2992 or visit red- blufflacrosse.com. What a turnaround. The Mercy Warriors football team, just 1-8 last season, is headed to a playoff game against Redding Christian at 7 p.m. tonight. The Warriors fin- ished the year 5-4. They forfeit one game, and received one forfeit win Before the season, during practices under a hot summer sun, first- year head coach Charlie Ford said he was putting a new focus on team conditioning. It was a critical, he said, to be able to phys- ically finish a game if any other changes were to work. Mercy's roster was thin. Often playing with 12 available against teams sporting numbers in the 20s. two ways, the whole game Most players play The team bought in to the conditioning pro- gram, and rallied to four straight wins after Mercy forfeited their season opener against Dunsmuir. This was a team that didn't win a game on Corning hosts West Valley By ANDRE BYIK DN Sports Editor The Corning Cardi- nals football team, in losing by a touchdown at Yreka last week, may have also lost its chance at a postseason berth. The Cardinals (4-5, 1-3 Northern Athletic League) host West Val- ley at 7:30 p.m. tonight. West Valley, an early favorite in the NAL before Central Valley has roared its way to the top of the league, comes into the match losing just one game (against Central Valley). It's a tall order. Both teams are likely to stick to the ground, as they both average about 280 yards rushing. JR. MIDGET FOOTBALL the field last year. Their only win came from a forfeit. Now, the Warriors (3- 3 South) are in over- time. seed. It's a tough matchup made worse by being on the road. Their opponent, the Lions, hasn't dropped a game this season and come in as the No. 1 The Lions (10-0, 6-0 North) average more than 300 rushing yards, 100 passing yards and 45 points per game. And they're led by junior quarterback Hay- den Piper, who averages about 115 passing yards per game in addition to about 200 rushing yards per game. He puts up 22 points per game on his own. The Warriors will need to lean on their 1B Friday November 2, 2012 Mercy finds way to postseason Daily News file photo by Andre Byik Mercy High School's Alejandro Guerrero, center, has been a consistent force for the team all year. defense to stay in the game, and look for big plays from their back- field. Sports Editor Andre Byik can be reached at 527-2151, ext. 111 or at sports@redbluffdai- lynews.com. Follow him on Twitter:@TehamaSports ——— PREP FOOTBALL | RED BLUFF HOSTS FOOTHILL, 7:30 p.m. tonight Spartans get playoff preview By ANDRE BYIK DN Sports Editor The Red Bluff Spar- tans football team will get a look tonight at its likely first round playoff matchup. Foothill Cougars at 7:30 p.m. at Spartan Stadium. Red Bluff is coming The Spartans host the Daily News file photo by Andre Byik Red Bluff's Dillon Milton after a touchdown last week. overall, are 2-3 in league. According to playoff points released Sunday, a Red Bluff win would likely give the Spartans home field against the Cougars in the first round. A loss would mean a trip to Foothill. The Cougars come into the match spreading its offense on the ground and in the air evenly. Junior quarterback Ryan Pollard passes for about 200 yards per game and has notched 24 touchdowns on the sea- son. off a big win, defeating the Paradise Bobcats 34- 12 last week. Foothill comes into the match at 6-3, 3-2 Eastern Athletic League. The Spartans, also 6-3 MLB contract option for Huff SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The World Series champion San Francisco Giants are parting ways with Aubrey Huff, declining to exercise his $10 million club option Thursday after two disappoint- ing seasons following a big year during the team's title run two years ago. Giants decline 2013 In the backfield, senior Jacob Shaddox carries the ball for about 100 yards per game, has 11 touchdowns on the year and needs about 70 yards to reach the 1,000- yard mark. The team averages about 200 yards on the ground per game. The Spartans have dropped their last seven against the Cougars, but coming into the Paradise game last week, Red Bluff had dropped their last eight. Paradise beat the Cougars big this year, 53-25, but the EAL has had a roller coaster sea- son as upsets have abounded. The matchup also poses a strategic ques- tion. Do either of these teams show their full hand, knowing they're likely going to see each other again soon? Follow @TehamaS- ports on Twitter to get live game coverage of the Spartans' season closer. Courtesy photo The Red Bluff Jr. Midget Spartans football team finished its season with a record of 7-2 (4-1 league) and attained the No. 2 seed for Division 1 North. The team beat Yuba City last week 13-0 and will now face Sutter at 2 p.m. Saturday at Foothill. The winner will move on to the Division 1 Championship on Nov. 9. A day after the Giants celebrated their second championship in three years with a lavish parade through downtown, vice president of baseball oper- ations Bobby Evans made the announcement regarding the first baseman and outfielder — though it hardly came as a surprise. Huff will receive a $2 million buyout as part of the $22 mil- lion, two-year contract he signed in November 2010. ''I thank him for his major contribution in help- ing us win the World Series in 2010 and being there to help in whatever role we had him in this year,'' manager Bruce Bochy said. He batted .192 with a home run and seven RBIs in 52 games during an injury-plagued year featur- See GIANTS, page 2B