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Thursday, August 29, 2019 | B10 | Mid Valley TiMes
Running season kicks off with Dinuba Invitational
MVT Sports Staff
The 2019 cross country season got off to a start this past weekend as Di- nuba High hosted its annual Dinuba In- vitational on Saturday, Aug. 24. Fifteen teams, representing five leagues, par- ticipated in this year’s event.
In the boys varsity 2-mile, Redwood’s Ryan Hemphill finished first with a time of 9:43.05 to help his Rangers take first in the event with 40 points. Redwood’s runners made up four of the top ten fin- ishers.
Tulare Union (96 points) and Lind- say (99) took second and third place, respectively, with Reedley (116) finish- ing fourth, Selma (134) fifth and Dinuba (137) sixth.
Reedley High had two runners in the top ten. Senior Matthew Jarrett finished fifth with a time of 10:05.33 and class-
mate Eric Aguilar finished ninth with a time of 10:19.03.
Dinuba’s top finisher was junior Jai- me Soto, who finished just outside the top ten with a time of 10:21.88 for 11th place.
Madera High was the top finisher in the girls’ varsity 2-mile event, finishing with 24 points and four runners in the top ten. Finishing first in the event was Madera senior Unique Ford with a time of 10:58.81.
Rounding off the top three were Red- wood (66) in second and Reedley (85) in third. The Pirates’ top runner, senior Ximena Ramos, finished in ninth place with a time of 12:20.59.
Dinuba finished in fifth place with 103 points. The Emperors’ top runner was Luz Diaz. She finished in seventh place with a time of 12:08.20.
Rick Curiel / Mid Valley Times
Runners from 15 Valley high schools competed in the annual Dinuba Invitational, held Saturday at Dinuba High School. The event serves as a kickoff for Central Section cross country.
TIGERS
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dream of a perfect sea- son in 2018 by edging Reedley 42-41 in the bowl game on a score with just 12 seconds left in regulation.
The biggest ques- tion for the 2019 Tigers could be is who will replace quarterback Randall Johnson, who is now in a battle of his own with two others to start behind center for the Middle Tennessee University Blue Raid- ers, who face the daunt- ing task of facing the University of Michigan Wolverines at the “Big House” on Saturday.
Marty says that any of the five candidates for the RC job could have easily started for
his 2016 Tiger squad. Those five include soph- omores River Walker, Payton Mayer (who redshirted last year) and Armon Hickson along with freshmen Jordon Salomon (Ne- vada) and Drew Zaubi, who walked on at Louis- ville before ending up in Reedley.
“All of them have really improved,” said Marty. Four all-Golden Coast Conference se- lections top the list of returnees for the 2019 Tigers. They include of- fensive lineman Joshua Reba (Edison, Fresno), tight end Daniel Baca (Monache, Porterville), running back Jamon Chambers (Tacoma, WA) and defensive lineman Emylle Jones (Houston, TX).
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Sanger fan who graduated in 2000, dressed as “the Ulti- mate Sanger Banger” in full headdress and dark red and black face paint. His son, Da- vid Vega Jr., had just gotten a sack in the junior varsity game, and he was certain of victory just before the var- sity match.
“Same thing (as the JV game),” the elder Vega said, predicting a varsity win. “30- 0. Sanger’s hungry.”
He and fellow fan C.J. Robinson talked about the game like an Apache victory was a foregone conclusion.
Even slot backs coach Abel Gallardo, known for his scowl and sometimes volatile sideline presence, retained a pleasant demeanor as both teams entered the field.
Ruben Bravo, who serves as spotter for Blackwood, said he was feeling the love from the Sanger fans
before the game started. “I’m pumped this year,” he said. “The atmosphere. The crowd.”
He was right.
“With about 3,000 Sanger fans, the Apaches went out in a blaze of glory,” Blackwood wrote in his game notes. “Led on offense by Kosi Agina with 184 yards and three touchdowns and Morgan Privett with 119 yards and two touchdowns. In defense led by Tahj Webb and John Pena each in on nine tackles.”
Arturo Betancourt inter- cepted a Gabaldon pass, and Agina and Caidon Harrell each recovered a fumble.
“When you see that score and (the Apaches’) slow start,” Sanger coach Jorge Pena said, pausing. “Reed- ley’s definitely an improved team in many ways. We had some big plays. That really got the momentum back.”
Reedley just couldn’t put anything together after that first series and Cortez’s score.
“Offensively, we came out really strong,” said offen- sive center Jesus Ferreira- Ortiz. “Defensively, we start- ed a little slow, but we picked it up, forcing turnovers. By halftime, they were gone.”
“We’ve got a lot to work on,” Calandra said. “But No. 1, we’re a team, and we’re solid. Monday, we’ll get back to work to face Hanford.”
The game with the Bullpups is 7:30 p.m. Aug. 30 at Tom Flores Stadium in Sanger.
“I think we can match up good with them,” Webb said after the game, referring to Hanford. “I’ll take our guys anytime.”
The linebacker said Sanger’s defense “made guard reads well. We can always play faster. (And de- spite a missed tackle) over- all it was a good defensive game.”
Carl Hawkins, a senior running back who missed last year due to injury, showed his health has returned. “I
got my touchdown,” he said. Hawkins scored near the end of the third quarter, capital- izing on Harrell’s recovery. “I didwhatIhadtodowhenI got the rock.”
Hawkins vowed more of the same against Hanford.
Privett shared a conver- sation with a teammate on the sideline after the game. He wore a smile when his nephew Elijah Privett, 4, ap- proached him tentatively and said, “I saw you on the field.” Morgan acknowledged the boy, who appeared to be ex- periencing a combination of pride and shyness, and posed with pictures with family members.
“Finally,” Morgan Privett said. “We’ve been putting in work since January, and it’s finally starting to come to- gether.”
Jon Earnest contributed to this report. The reporter can be contacted by email at nemeth- features@gmail.com or at (559) 875-2511.
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