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Reedley High girls tennis improves to 5-2 on season
APACHES
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Sanger’s master statisti- cian Ron Blackwood.
The Apache's JV team rolled over Lem- oore 42-0.
“I’ll be taking a look at video of the Paso Ro- bles team during our bye week. I don’t know much
about them right now,” said coach Jorge Pena. He was probably think- ing more about getting his walking wounded warriors back to game condition than about the 1-3 Bearcats who will visit Tom Flores Stadium for the first time on Sept. 27. The Apaches beat the Bearcats 27-24 last year in Paso Robles.
PREP FOOTBALL STANDINGS
McLane Reedley Hoover Sunnyside Roosevelt Fresno
Sanger
SJ Memorial Bullard Madera Madera South Edison
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Selma at Madera
Friday, Sept. 20
NORTH YOSEMITE LEAGUE League Season
South (Bakersfield) 42, Fresno 26 Monache 40, Hoover 14
Golden West 42, Madera South 14
Sanger 41, Lemoore 22 Bullard 63, Pitman (Turlock) 10 Clovis North 41, Edison 40 Madera 28, Merced 14
San Joaquin Memorial 29, Garces 21
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0 0 0 0 2 1 114 78 0 0 0 0 2 2 70 112 0 0 0 0 1 2 50 100 0 0 0 0 1 3 44 73 0 0 0 0 1 3 63 68 0 0 0 0 0 4 38 212
Thursday, Sept. 12
Friday, Sept. 13
Reedley 30, Mendota 15 Exeter 30, McLane 16 Roosevelt 27, Granite Hills 10 Clovis East 28, Sunnyside 6
Reedley, Roosevelt, bye
Fresno at Madera South
Washington Union at Hoover, Sunnyside Stadium Fresno Yosemite at McLane
Sunnyside at Stockdale
COUNTY METRO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE League Season
Friday, Sept. 20
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31142 80
174 45 77 38 61 70 63 106 59 130
Sanger, bye
Dinuba at Edison, Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, 7:30 p.m. Fresno at Madera South
San Joaquin Memorial at Clovis East, Lamonica Stadium
Thursday, Sept. 12
Friday, Sept. 13
Saturday, Sept. 14
Thursday, Sept. 19
Clovis West at Bullard, McLane Stadium Fresno
CENTRAL SEQUOIA LEAGUE League Season
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Kingsburg
Selma
Exeter
Dinuba
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Dinuba 38, El Diamante 0
Exeter 30, McLane 16
Central Valley Christian 36, Chowchilla 21 Sierra Pacific 45, Hanford West 12 Kingsburg 45, Kerman 0
Washington Union 42, Selma 32
Selma at Madera Thursday, Sept. 19
Immanuel at Central Valley Christian, 6:30 p.m. Dinuba at Edison, Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, 7:30 p.m. El Diamante at Kingsburg
Exeter, Hanford West, bye
0 0 0 0 4 0 133 40 0 0 0 0 3 1 143 71 0 0 0 0 3 1 119 61 0 0 0 0 2 2 146 90
Friday, Sept. 13
Friday, Sept. 20
INDEPENDENT
Season
W L PF PA Immanuel Friday, Sept. 13 3 1 124 70
Viewpoint at Immanuel 49, Viewpoint (Calabasas) 21
Riverdale Minarets Orosi Caruthers Fowler OrangeCove Parlier
Corcoran 10, Orange Cove 9 Parlier 20, Farmersville 7 Strathmore 21, Orosi 14 Caruthers 42, Firebaugh 13 Lindsay 41, Fowler 20 Riverdale 55, Avenal 0 Minarets 56, Tranquillity 7
Orange Cove at Riverdale, 7:30 p.m. Parlier at Caruthers, 7:30 p.m. Avenal at Orosi, 7:30 p.m.
Fowler at Minarets
Friday, Sept. 20
Immanuel at Central Valley Christian, 6:30 p.m.
WEST SEQUOIA LEAGUE League Season
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Friday, Sept. 13
Friday, Sept. 20
31 21 21 12 04
Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
Reedley High quarterback Gannon Gabaldon shook free from Mendota High’s Jacob Slva (4) as the Aztecs’ Luis Ochoa (3) moved in to assist during the second quarter of the Pirates’ 30-15 victory on Sept. 13. Senior Gabaldon rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns while passing for 117 yards and two more scores.
Big second half powers Pirates past Mendota
MVT Staff Report
Reedley High’s girls tennis team improved to 5-2 in non-league matches with a 9-0 sweep of city rival Immanuel High on Sept. 11.
Leading the way for the Pirates were their top two singles players, Brianna Enriquez and Victoria Jaime. The pair also were instrumental in a 5-4 victory on the road against Porterville on Sept. 3.
In the win over the
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River Walker and a 5-yard scoring pass from Payton Mayer to Andy Pierre- Antoine.
Less than four minutes into the contest, Reedley opened the scoring on a 1-yard run by Jamon Chambers before an 11-yard touchdown pass from Bubba Hickson to River Walker.
A 26-yard field goal by
Panthers, Jessica Lemus also picked up a singles victory while Enriquez and Jaime combined to win in No. 1 doubles. The Pirates’ No. 3 doubles team of Adeline Villar- real and Zuheidy Del Rio Contreras also picked up an important victory.
Reedley High opens the first round of North Yosemite League play with a 3 p.m. road match against Fresno High. The Pirates then host Roos- evelt on Tuesday, Sept. 24, in a 3 p.m. start.
Jorge Rosales increased the lead to 17-0 with seven minutes and 49 seconds left in the first half. Rosales also made all five of his extra point kicks.
Jonathan Perryman scored the final Tiger touchdown.
Defensively, Okiki Olorunfunmi (Clovis) had a key interception for Reedley. Yuba’s only touchdown came with just over four minutes left in the contest.
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
Clinging to a six-point halftime lead against vis- iting Mendota on Sept. 13, the Reedley High football team were challenged by head coach Tony Gates.
“To be honest, in the locker room I challenged them to put up 21 points in the second half,” Gates said. “I flat out told them, ‘you are way better than six-nothing against Men- dota.’ I wanted them to put up 21.”
They Pirates did that, and then some. After the Aztecs took a brief 7-6 lead on a short touchdown pass, Reedley (2-2) took control of the game with 24 unanswered points on its way to a 30-15 victory. The flurry included a safe- ty by a defensive unit that limited Mendota to 197 to- tal yards.
Senior quarterback Gannon Gabaldon lit the fire offensively, rush- ing for 96 yards and two touchdowns — including a 59-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter — while completing 9 of 12 passes for 117 yards and two TDs.
“Gannon had just an amazing game, he took over,” Gates said. “I couldn’t be more proud of him. He made the right reads on our running game, ran the ball hard and wouldn’t be denied. He threw some balls on target and just hung in there. He showed great leadership.”
Danny Cortez put the Pirates ahead to stay with a 6-yard TD reception from Gabaldon in the third quar- ter, and Cortez added a two- point run to make it 14-7.
Early in the fourth, Ga- baldon scored on a 16-yard run to increase the lead to 20-7 after a failed two- point try, and the lead grew to 15 points when Cortez tackled Mendota running back Luis Ochoa in his own end zone. Gab- aldon then put the finish- ing touches on the scoring outburst with a 59-yard dash.
Gates said he was proud of his defensive staff for their preparation against the Aztecs.
“They put together a great game plan. And they really got the kids prepared. We just had all the answers,” he said.
That included a goal-
line stand at the end of the first half that preserved the 6-0 lead after Mendota got inside the 5-yard-line on a catch by Ochoa. The Pirates’ defense stuffed a pair of inside runs, and senior linebacker Kyle Doi tracked down quarterback Justin Silva for a loss on a fourth down run around left end in the closing sec- onds.
Gabaldon and Michael Rios combined for the on- ly touchdown in the first half, a 27-yard hookup that mirrored the Pirates’ first score in a loss to Dinuba a week earlier. In the second half, Gabaldon connected with Cortez for Reedley’s second touchdown, and he also had a 30-yard hookup to Javier Carmona as RHS picked up 176 of its 246 to- tal yards in the closing 24 minutes.
Reedley limited Men- dota to 57 rushing yards on the night, carried by strong performances from defensive lineman Gabriel Badilla and linebacker Doi.
The game capped off a marathon day for RHS players, who came to cam- pus before 5 a.m. for a live televised rally in the gym put on by ABC 30.
“We’re used to get- ting here kind of early in the morning anyway, and I wanted to support the school and support build- ing the program,” Gates said. He said players took an hour nap in the weight room on Friday afternoon to get recharged.
“I’d say 95 percent of the guys took advantage of it,” he said.
The Pirates have a bye this week, returning to action on Friday, Sept. 27, against Washington Union. The Panthers (3-1) went on the road to hand Selma its first loss of the season by a 42-32 score on Sept. 13.
“It feels a little early tohaveabyeweektome because we were getting into a rhythm,” Gates said. “But it gives us a couple of weeks to prepare for a really good Washington Union team. They’ve had some quality wins, and they no doubt are up there with Sanger and Dinuba this year as the best teams we’ll see.”
In the junior varsity contest, Reedley dropped to 0-3 after giving up the game’s lone score in the final minute of a 6-0 loss to Mendota.
Rick Curiel / Mid Valley Times
Dinuba High School senior Allyson Garcia has been a strong presence at the net this season. In a recent game agains rival Selma, Garcia had 17 kills to help lead Dinuba to a three-set sweep over the Bears.
Lady Emps rise to top of CSL standings
By Will Goldbeck
Special to the Times
Dinuba High School opened Central Sequoia League varsity volleyball action with straight set wins over Hanford West and Selma.
Head Coach Scott Si- moni’s squad, make up of seven seniors, five juniors and a sophomore, defeat- ed Hanford West 25-14, 25- 14, 25-11 at home on Sept. 10 before a 25-20, 25-16, 25-19 road win over Selma on Sept. 12.
Senior Allyson Garcia led the Emperors against Selma with 17 kills. Senior libero Bethany Gonza- lez recorded five service aces while senior Azlynn Villalobos contributed five kills.
“We got off to a good
start in league play,” said Simoni. “But the Central Sequoia League is a very tough league.”
With the win over Selma and Hanford West, Dinuba improved their overall record to 6-2, while opening up league play undefeated at 2-0.
Dinuba High volley- ball went 6-2 in the Visa- lia Tournament, falling 2-0 to Corona and Mt. Whitney while defeating Porterville, Sierra Pacif- ic, Reedley, Hanford and Strathmore.
The Lady Emps travel to Kingsburg today for a 6 p.m. league match before hosting Sierra Pacific in a non-league match on Mon- day, Sept. 23. They will host Central Valley Chris- tian in a league contest on Wednesday, Sept. 25.