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Tigers hang on late to regain Pump from FCC
By Will Goldbeck
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It was probably the one of the most exciting finishes in the 42-game history of the Battle for the Pump between Reedley College and Fresno City College.
Fresno had 75 yards to fin- ish a potential game-winning drive with 1:59 remaining. They only covered 27, as Reed- ley regained the Pump with a exciting 34-30 victory on Nov. 13 at Reedley High School sta- dium.
Dinuba High product Josh Magana threw for 253 yards and four touchdowns as the Ti- gers finished the regular sea- son with a 7-3 record and a Val- ley Conference record of 3-2. Fresno City fell to 8-2 overall and 4-1 in conference play.
Fresno City was ranked fifth in the state and third in Northern California. Reedley was ranked seventh in Nor
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to pull off the upset of The Bay School.
"This was a watershed mo- ment for Reedley High, winning its first ever State Tournament match and the staff and I were proud of the girls for the sacri- fices made in accomplishing that feat," said coach Ken Tatami.
Against Drew School, the Pi- rates were without Galvan who had an ankle injury in the Bay School match. Outside hitters Mary Jane Lucero and Lauren Torres had nine and eight kills while Kyana Rivera dished out 31 assists. Ashlee Chavez led the defense with 28 digs.
Tatami said fatigue may have been the biggest factor in the loss, with the team playing its third
Reedley College women's golf rebounds to finish 3rd in state
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After a slow start on Nov. 14, the Reedley College women’s golf team re- bounded on Nov. 15 to finish third in the California Community College Athletic Association Women’s Golf Champion- ships at the Cypress Ridge Golf Club in Arroyo Grande.
Freshman Avery Foster (Clovis) fin-
ished second in the state, behind Arlene Salvador of Antelope Valley College. Foster fired rounds of 73-68–141, two strokes behind Salvador, who was at 68- 71–139.
Modesto Junior College, which fin- ished second behind Reedley in the NorCal Regionals earlier, won its sec- ond straight state title with a 318-307– 625, nine shots ahead of second place
Saddleback College.
The Tigers struggled as a team on
the first day to 332 score but Foster's one-over par 73 to keep the team from falling out of contention. Foster posted a 4-under 68 on Nov. 15 and five other Tiger players improved upon their first day scores to help the team to a score of 313; 645 for the tournament, edging out Orange Coast for third place.
Cal. Both teams await their postseason fate from the Cal- ifornia Community College Athletic Association.
The Tigers jumped out to a 21-7 halftime lead, equaling the most points allowed by Fresno City in the first half this season. Magana threw for 164 yards in the first 30 minutes of action, completing 5 of 7. The Dinuba High grad threw for two touchdowns to Shamar Kirk (Nashville,
Tenn.) for 79 and 45 yards in 3:36 of the the first quarter.
Fresno City got on the board on a 63-yard drive with all but 15 yards coming on the ground. Fred Green Jr. (Im- mokalee, Fla.) ran 38 of those yards, scoring from 5 yards out with 62 seconds left in the opening quarter.
Reedley’s third touchdown came on a 9-yard option pass from Jaylin Jackson (Tampa, Fla.) to Jaime Ramirez (Dinuba).
Reedley added to their lead seven plays after Damarcus Thompson blocked a punt and the Tigers recovered. Magana connected with Dallas Parker (Victorville) for the 28-yard score. But the Rams blocked the extra point.
The Tigers forced a Fresno punt and scored six plays lat- er to make it 34-7. Kirk pulled in his third touchdown of the night.
Two plays later, Fresno
started its comeback. Quar- terback Justin Holaday (Lem- oore) threw touchdown passes of 45 and 28 yards to Tabari Conerly (New Orleans) and Aaron Blancas (Selma) com- bined with a safety on a punt snap cut the Tiger lead to 34- 23 with 9:12 left.
Before the game, the Ti- gers honored the 15 sopho- mores who were playing their final regular season home game.
Zach Stepp / Photo Contributed
Reedley High's volleyball team is pic- tured in an upper deck view during their NorCal match on Nov. 11.
road match in six days featuring road trips to Lemoore and San Francisco.
"In the end, it was a great sea- son, filled with some memories
that will last a lifetime," Tatami said of his 2021 team.
WATER POLO Reedley High girls edged in section semifinals
At Reedley on Nov. 11, the sec- ond-seeded Pirates (23-7) made a late charge but came up a goal short, dropping a 10-9 decision to No. 3 seed Righetti in the Division II semifinals.
Senior Morgan Gates fired in four of her team-high six goals as NYL champion Reedley game- ly tried to rally from a four-goal deficit. Freshman Hayley Lopez added two goals while sophomore Grace Tademy scored once.
Kayla Hernandez had four goals and Ella Green three scores for Righetti (15-8), which went on to capture the section crown with a 10-4 victory over Morro Bay on Nov. 13.
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Paso Robles quar- terback Trevon Bride- well rushed for 97 yards and a pair of touchdowns while pass- ing for 73 yards and an- other score. The Bears finished the season at 7-4.
Liberty 14, Immanuel 0
The visiting Hawks (6-5) avenged a loss to Immanuel earlier this season, getting a touchdown late in the second quarter and an insurance score in the final period while shut- ting down the Eagles' offensive attack.
Junior running back Mitchell Whaley rushed for 76 yards and a pair of touchdowns, with the second score set up by an Immanuel fumble. The visitors also intercepted two Eagles passes in the second half.
It was a strong first season for the Eagles under new coach Hen- derson. The team heat- ed up from a slow start where they lost three of their first four games, running off a six-game win streak before Lib- erty ended the run. The Eagles had defeated the Hawks, 14-13, in Made- ra Ranchos on Oct. 8.
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