Video: Valley Center at La Jolla football

The Jaguars won their second straight lopsided game with a 53-14 win over La Jolla on Friday, behind huge efforts from QB Ryan Kleiman (which is not pronounced "KLEE-man"--see below for more), WR Michael McInerny (also not pronounced "Mick-IN-rey" or "Mick-LEARN-ey") and RB Garrett Fiehler (not pronounced "FILE-er"). Maybe we can get a memo out to visiting team's announcers...and perhaps the Prep Pigskin Report, who decided to not even bother trying to pronounce "MACK-in-er-ney" or "KLY-man"...



And if his name really is pronounced "KLEE-man," then apparently this also applies:



Now, on to the real highlights from the game:

video by Kelly Kidder

Kleiman to McInerny for 10 yards:


Fiehler plows in for 2-yard TD:


Matt Preston makes a big tackle for a loss:


Kleiman to Gearhart for 65 yards:


Fiehler draw play for 10-yard TD:


Fiehler one-yard TD plunge:


Kleiman to McInerny 78-yard TD:


Fiehler 2-yard TD run:


Martin Cunningham lays a big hit on the La Jolla returner:


Kleiman hits McInerny for a 35-yard TD just before halftime:


La Jolla run stuffed by Jacob Beason:


Dylan Glass runs in a six-yard TD:


Fiehler recovers a fumble on a La Jolla kick return:


Kleiman rolls out and hits Damian Stehly for a 10-yard TD:


Zach Tests puts a big hit on La Jolla's kick returner:

Video: VCHS football scrimmage vs. Chula Vista

The Valley Center varsity football team hosted Chula Vista for a scrimmage on Friday night, and although no official score was kept, the Jaguars came away with two touchdowns while holding the Spartans scoreless.

Click here to see photos from the scrimmage, courtesy of Gabriel Santana.

Here are some video highlights from the action:

Garrett Fiehler scores on a 65-yard touchdown run:


Jean-Marc Brierre sacks the Spartan QB:


Anthony Ricks intercepts a deep pass:


Matt Preston gets the second of his two sacks in the game:


Cody Gearhart makes a big tackle for a loss on a Chula Vista reverse:


Damian Stehly, Jacob Beason and Jean-Marc Brierre combine for a sack:


Jacob Beason picks off a screen pass:


Garrett Fiehler bounces off tacklers for a great gain:


Garrett Fiehler takes the handoff in for a 7-yard touchdown:


Ryan Kleiman drops off a screen pass to Fiehler for a good gain:


video by Dan Kidder

Videos: Valley Center vs Madison CIF Championship Game

Here are some video highlights from the CIF Division IV championship game between Valley Center and Madison, played at Qualcomm Stadium on Monday, Dec. 6 at 10 a.m.

Video by Dan Kidder

Beau Reilly rolls out and hits Shonta Chaloux in the flat for a good gain:


Madison throws it long, but Nico Carrasco is there for the interception for the Jaguars:


Madison runs the option pitch, but Kenny Thomas is there for the tackle:


Stehly Reden gets to the QB on a blitz, and the ball comes loose. It was ruled an incompletion, but the Jaguars thought it was a fumble. What do you think?


Jacob Beason breaks through the line and sacks the Madison QB:


Reilly avoids the rush, scrambles down the sideline, leaps in the air and gets flipped onto his back. He came out for the next play with the wind knocked out of him, but returned two plays later:


Travis Bernard plunges through the line for a one-yard touchdown run in the first half:


With under 30 seconds left in the first half, the Warhawks ran a middle screen that turned into a 71-yard touchdown, and proved to be the game's decisive play:


Thomas puts pressure on the Madison QB to force an incompletion:


Madison connects on a pass across the middle and the WR flips in for the score:


Chaloux makes a catch in the flat and fights for extra yards as the game winds down:


Taylor Oshinski makes the catch on a hook route and fights his way into the endzone for the final VC touchdown of the game:


VC tries an onside kick late in the fourth quarter, but the Warhawks scoop up the loose ball and return it for the game-icing touchdown:


VC head coach Rob Gilster shares his thoughts with the Jags in the locker room after the tough loss:

Photos: Valley Center at Mt. Carmel football

Here are some photos from Valley Center's 41-8 win at Mt. Carmel on Friday.
photos by Gabriel Santana

Kenny Thomas goes after the quarterback:
Jean-Marc Brierre looks for room after the catch, as John Watkins blocks:
David Last goes up for the catch:
Last gets open on the corner route...
...and makes the catch for his first touchdown of the night:
Jacob Beason (84) drags the runner down:
Zach Blanco gets the sack:
Shonta Chaloux (12), Beason and the rest of the Jaguar defense make the tackle:
Travis Bernard keeps his legs moving to run through a tackle:
Beason and Chaloux combine for a big hit:
Last turns upfield after a catch along the sideline:
Bernard runs through another tackle...
...and escapes into the open field:
Thomas gets his first sack of the night...
...and buries the Mt. Carmel quarterback in the process:
Bernard cuts to the outside behind a block from Travis Weddington (50):
The Jaguar defense swarms to the ball again:
Chaloux lines up a big hit:
Beau Reilly escapes for a long touchdown run (but it was called back on a penalty):
Last gets some serious air to grab his second touchdown of the night:
Valley Center's defense suffocated the Sundevils all night long:
Chaloux absolutely hammered the passer on a trick play:
Dylan Smith drags the runner down:
Reilly gets away from the defense on an option keeper for a long touchdown:
Bernard gets a big gain on his final carry of the night:
Martin Cunningham (52) chases down the runner:
The Jags line up to shake hands after the game:
Bernard shares his thoughts with our intrepid sports reporter:

Photos: Valley Center at Escondido football

Here are some photo highlights of Friday's game between the Jaguars and the Escondido Cougars.

Photos by Gabriel Santana

Stehly Reden gets his hands on the quarterback:
Reden drills the Escondido QB for a sack:
Reden, Damian Stehly and Martin Cunningham wrap up the QB:
Travis Bernard hurdles over a defender:
Bernard slips a tackle into the endzone:
Dylan Smith (28) and Shonta Chaloux (12) drag down the QB:
Travis Weddington blocks for the Jaguars:
Beau Reilly scans the defense from under center:
Bernard lands on his back after scoring another touchdown:
Jacob Beason gets a big hit on the QB:
Kenny Thomas grabs the running back:
Taylor Oshinski gets wrapped up after making a catch:
Bernard cuts back to the middle of the field:
Brandon Van Lancker (78) fights off a block on defense:
David Last kicks another long field goal, this one from 51 yards out:
Mike Rodriguez (42) dives to bring down the runner:
Rodriguez holds on as Van Lancker and Thomas come up to help:
Last makes the catch...
...then turns upfield on an 83-yard touchdown reception:
Mike McInerny juggles the ball, but comes down with his first catch of the season:
Jean-Marc Brierre uses his long stride to get open for the catch:
Brierre holds on as he's brought down:
Thomas stares down the Escondido QB before the snap:
Bernard runs away from the defense...
...cuts back along the sideline...
...and heads for the goal line on his fifth touchdown run of the night:
Our intrepid sports reporter gets a quote from Reilly after the game: