VCHS Powder Puff Football 2011

In a thrilling defensive battle, the class of 2011 defeated the class of 2012 by a score of 6-0 in this year's Powder Puff Football Classic at Valley Center High School.
The seniors scored early in the first half when tailback Kelly Hagadorn took a pitch from quarterback Victoria Navarro and rumbled in from four yards out for the touchdown, bowling over defenders and stretching the ball across the goal line for the score.
Check out some of the video highlights from the action:
(Scroll down to the bottom to see the boys' cheer routines at halftime)
(And click here to see more videos on my YouTube channel)

Bailey Hall returns the opening kickoff:


Victoria Navarro keeps the ball and gets upended:


The Juniors run a reverse:


Navarro runs another keeper, but gets stopped for a loss:


Sidney Reilly picks up some good yardage down the sideline:


Raelyn Rodriguez runs a QB keeper and gets hit hard:


Tyler Carr almost intercepts a pass from Navarro:


Kate Richards gets a good gain running to the outside:


Kelly Hagadorn cuts back for a good gain as the 1st half ends:


Hagadorn (on defense this time) busts up a short pass play in the backfield:


Hall brings back a punt return and gets knocked down:


Hagadorn flashes a fierce stiff arm on an inside run:


Hagadorn weaves through the defense for a good gain:


Navarro hits Morgan Marcon on a slant for a nice completion:


Navarro runs the option with Hagadorn, and they take the ball down inside the 10 yard line:


Touchdown! Navarro pitches to Hagadorn, who barrels her way into the endzone for the game's only score:


The seniors kickoff to Sidney Reilly, who doesn't find much room to run:


Rodriguez zips a pass in to Erica Kiesow for a first down:


Rodriguez's pass is almost intercepted by Amanda Nealis:


Big hit! Hagadorn makes the catch over the middle and gets leveled by Taylor Yates. (Note: both players were ejected for the extracurricular physicality):


Navarro runs another QB keeper and shrugs off tacklers left and right:


Hall tries to run to the outside, but gets wrapped up by Laura Glennie (Note: this would have been a perfect tackle had the game not been flag football, and Glennie was summarily ejected for the play):


Reilly pitches to Zabinsky for a nice cutback run:


The Juniors run a final play, but can't beat the clock, as time runs out and the seniors celebrate the win:


The Senior boys halftime dance:


The Junior boys halftime dance:


Video by Dan Kidder

Another win has Lady Jaguars off to hot start in lacrosse

Valley Center’s varsity girls lacrosse team is off to an electrifying start this season, as the Lady Jaguars have won ten of their first 12 games, including a pair of hard-fought wins this week.
The Lady Jags hosted Del Norte on Friday night, and after falling behind early in the game, came back to take a 13–7 win.
Del Norte scored three quick goals to take an early lead, but Valley Center got the offense on track and pulled to within one, 5–4, at halftime.
In the second half, the Lady Jaguars applied consistent pressure and locked down the defense to outscore Del Norte 9–2 after halftime to put the cap on the thrilling win.
Cassidy Nowak led the offense with five goals, while Haley Stone added three goals and three interceptions. On defense, Morgan Marcon made six key blocks, while Kelly Hagadorn frustrated the Del Norte attackers on chance after chance in the Valley Center zone. In goal, Danielle Moran made 13 saves to spur the comeback and earn the victory.
“It was a fantastic game,” head coach Ally Faulkner said after the game. “The girls adjusted their game to come back and take the win.”
The Lady Jags played at Poway on Saturday, and after a rough first half, suffered a 17–5 loss.
The Lady Titans racked up 15 goals in the first half, putting Valley Center in a grim situation at halftime. But the Lady Jaguars never gave up and played solid defense in the second half, limiting Poway to only two goals while scoring four of their own.
Melina Heredia led the way with two goals, while Tylee Landavazo, Kelly Bergquist and Kelly Hagadorn each added one. Hayley Helms led the defense with three blocks, while Hagadorn caused a pair of turnovers.
Valley Center hosted Ramona on Monday in an up-and-down kind of game, with the Lady Jaguars taking an early lead, the Lady Bulldogs coming back, but Valley Center squashing any comeback attempts late in the game for a 12–8 victory.
The Lady Jags concentrated on controlling the ball and playing a patient game on offense, and the strategy helped them take a 6–3 lead at halftime.
Ramona came back early in the second half with three goals, but Valley Center kept the lead with two goals for an 8–6 advantage midway through the second half. From that point on, the Lady Jaguars added four more goals and held Ramona to just two more to seal the win.
Marcon led the offense with four goals, while Landavazo had two goals and an assist, Becca Vizcara had two goals, Kelsey Gaylor had a goal and two assists, Bergquist had a goal and an assist and Stone had a goal.
Now 10–2 overall, the Lady Jags play again on Wednesday at Del Norte.

Photos -- Valley Center girls volleyball senior night 2010

Here are some photo highlights from the Lady Jaguars' big win over Del Norte on senior night.
Photos courtesy of Greg & Cindy Marcon


The VCHS gym was all decked out to honor the graduating seniors:
The five seniors: Alexis Comes, Morgan Marcon, Katie Bergman, Nikki Paredes and Kelsey Gaylor:
Katie Bergman and her parents:
Morgan Marcon and her parents:
Kelsey Gaylor and her parents:
Alexis Comes and her parents:
Nikki Paredes and her parents:
The seniors, with assistant coach...? (Sorry, if anybody knows his name, post a comment please!)
The seniors (L-R): Bergman, Gaylor, Paredes, Marcon and Comes:
The Lady Jaguars huddle up before the game:
Laura Glennie spikes the ball:
Marcon sets the ball for Paredes:

Lady Jags win once, but lose heartbreaker in volleyball

It was an up-and-down week for the Valley Center varsity girls volleyball team, as the Lady Jaguars rolled to an easy win to start the week, but suffered the heartbreak of an overtime loss in a near comeback that came down to the final point.
The Lady Jags cruised to a 3–0 win over Orange Glen last Tuesday, with game scores of 25–19, 25–9, 25–4.
Laura Glennie led Valley Center with 12 kills, while Morgan Marcon added 25 assists in the big win.
But on Thursday, the Lady Jaguars lost the first two games to San Dieguito Academy, came back to even the score, then ultimately lost by two points in the tiebreaker to fall, 3–2, with game scores of 20–25, 21–25, 25–21, 25–23, 13–15.
Despite the relatively close scores in the first two games, the Lady Jags struggled to find rhythm and couldn’t keep pace with the Lady Mustangs. San Dieguito Academy jumped ahead right away in the first game, and every time the Lady Jaguars came close to pulling even, the Lady Mustangs went on a run to stay ahead.
But the Lady Jags woke up in the third game and came back from an early 5–2 deficit to tie the game at seven. From there, the two teams traded the lead back and forth until the waning moments of the game, when Valley Center got a late spike and forced San Dieguito to miss a return to take the game win.
Neither team could take more than a two-point lead in the fourth game until San Dieguito pulled away in the middle part of the game to take a 13–9 lead. But the Lady Jaguars fought back to even the score at 17, then the teams traded the lead back and forth as the game wore on. In the end, the Lady Jags won the game after a long return by San Dieguito, followed two plays later by a nice drop shot by Sidney Reilly to seal the win.
Momentum was firmly on Valley Center’s side heading into the tiebreaker, and Glennie spiked home a kill for the first point of the game, which was also the first time in the match that Valley Center scored the opening point of a game. The Lady Jaguars held the biggest lead of the game at 10–8, but the Lady Mustangs battled back to even the score at ten. Neither team could take more than a one-point lead until the final two points, as the Lady Mustangs got a kill to lead 14–13, and the Lady Jags couldn’t return a spike on the final play of the game to take the loss.
Valley Center is now 13–6 overall and 1–1 in league, with the next match coming on Thursday at Canyon Crest at 4:45 p.m.