The Jaguars opened the 2011 football season at San Pasqual and couldn't get the offense they needed in a 28-7 loss. Despite the lopsided score, there were a number of exciting plays in the game. Here are the video highlights:
Ryan Kleiman hits Cody Gearhart on the post for a nice pitch-and-catch.
Garrett Fiehler picks up good yardage, dragging tacklers along the way.
Kleiman hits John Watkins for a big first down.
Fiehler plows in for a seven-yard touchdown.
Kleiman fumbles the ball on a rollout in the second quarter.
Kleiman rolls out and fumbles again, but recovers it himself this time.
The Jaguar defense forces an incomplete pass on fourth down.
Fiehler slashes through the line for a good gain.
Kleiman hits Watkins on a hitch, and Watkins breaks a tackle for a good gain.
Kleiman fumbles the ball on a fake handoff, but recovers the loose ball.
Kleiman hits Watkins on the slant for a nice gain.
Kleiman hits Damian Stehly on a quick pass that turns into a big gain.
video by Dan Kidder
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Jaguars come close, but can't find elusive first win
Austin Bernard makes the tag on a Mustang runner at second base.
Valley Center’s varsity baseball team continues to search for its first win of the season, as the Jaguars came up just short in another close game, falling 3–2 to Otay Ranch on Thursday.
The Jags played outstanding defense and got stellar pitching performances out of starter Conrad Murphy and reliever Dan Henderson in the tight game, but couldn’t overcome mental errors on the base paths late in the game.
Otay Ranch scored all three of its runs in the top of the third inning, when a leadoff walk was followed by a base hit, another walk and another base hit off of Murphy, who left the game in the middle of the inning and received attention from the trainer on his right arm.
Henderson came on in relief and retired the next two hitters, then went on to strand eight runners in the final three innings of the game, thanks in part to great location on his pitches and excellent defense behind him.
On offense, the Jaguars took a few innings to figure out the hard-throwing Mustang pitcher and couldn’t string together any scoring chances until the third inning. In the third, Zach Dewey got on first after an error by the third baseman, but even with a total of four base runners in the inning, a pair of fielder’s choice outs prevented any runs from crossing the plate.
The Jaguars stranded two more runners in the fourth before scoring their first run in the fifth, when Austin Bernard doubled with one out and came in to score on a two-out RBI double by Steven Coe. The second run came across in the sixth, when Valley Center loaded the bases with two outs and got a run in on an RBI single by Bernard. The inning could have turned out to be even bigger, but on the run-scoring hit, John Watkins was caught between second and third base and tagged out to end the inning.
The Jags got one runner on base in the bottom of the seventh, when Ryan Bracken was hit by a pitch for the second time in the game, but they couldn’t bring him home.
“It’s a tough one, but it’s good to see these guys battle, and to see that they’ve got a pulse,” manager Cliff Bernard said after the game. “They believe that they can win every game, and that’s a good team, ranked number seven in the county, and we can play with them. But it was good to see that, even though we got down, we came back. We’ve got guys who want to compete, who don’t go out easy, who respect the game and end up with a dirty uniform. As a coach, those are the guys you want on your team.”
Bernard led the Jaguars with a double, a single, an RBI and a run scored, while Coe had a double and a single with an RBI, Watkins, Ricky Eldridge and Tommy Aguilar each had a hit, and Eric Brothers scored a run.
Murphy was saddled with the loss after giving up three earned runs on three hits, with four walks and two strikeouts, in two and a third innings pitched. Henderson finished the final four and two thirds with out allowing a run, while giving up four hits and three walks.
The loss drops Valley Center to 0–5 on the season so far, with the next game coming on Saturday at Mira Mesa at 11 a.m.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Jags' perfect season ends in CIF title game
This was supposed to be Valley Center’s year.
After a disappointing end to the 2009 season, the undefeated Jaguars rolled through the 2010 football season unscathed. The Jags went a perfect 12–0 in the regular season, with big wins over Los Alamitos and La Quinta early in the year and a dominating run through the final five games before the playoffs.
But the Jaguars ran into a perfect storm in the championship game—injuries, illness and an outstanding opponent—that sank the season’s lofty aspirations.
On Monday morning at Qualcomm Stadium, the Jaguars suffered a 40–14 loss to Madison in the CIF Division IV final, in a rematch of the 2008 final in which Valley Center pulled out a 31–20 victory.
In 2008, Madison running back Robbie Rouse was the focal point of the offense. But in 2010, the Warhawks attacked through the air, and quarterback Chase Knox bombed the Jags with 373 yards and three touchdowns in the passing game.
To make matters even more difficult, the Jaguars had seven starters dealing with the flu, including senior running back Travis Bernard, who still managed 129 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries, as well as three receptions for 25 yards and a full game playing in the defensive secondary. His season rushing total stands at 2,798 yards, the third-best rushing season in CIF San Diego Section history.
Add to the setbacks a key injury to senior David Last, the Jaguars’ do-everything kicker, defensive back and wide receiver, who sprained his left ankle in Thursday’s game against Santa Fe Christian, and the Jags were definitely not at full strength.
Not that you’d hear those excuses from anyone on the Valley Center sideline.
“Yeah, we’re beat up, but everybody’s beat up this time of year,” head coach Rob Gilster said. “We just had nothing in the tank today. We’ve played great football all year, and when we get down like that, we usually respond. But [Madison] made plays, especially converting those third-and-longs.”
“It was a physical game, and we just didn’t show up,” senior defensive end Kenny Thomas said. “We had no excuse. They’re just a great team.”
Even Bernard wouldn’t let his exhaustion serve as a crutch for the loss.
“It was tough [playing through the sickness], but that’s not an excuse,” he said. “We didn’t play to the best of our ability, and they’re a great team. I wish we had another shot at them.”
The Jaguar sideline tried to stay positive throughout the game, but as Madison made big play after big play, the outpouring emotions began to betray the bitter disappointment the players felt. After the game, players spoke in hushed tones, using words and phrases like “tough,” “heartbreaking,” and “it’s over.” Senior wide receiver/linebacker Shonta Chaloux, who finished with six catches for 54 yards, couldn’t hold back the tears after the Jaguars’ final touchdown with 1:28 left in the game.
“I’m so proud of each and every one of these guys,” said an emotional Beau Reilly, the senior quarterback who threw for 158 yards, a touchdown and an interception in the game. “This is the worst way to end the season with a family like this. Madison came out firing, especially with those third- and fourth-down conversions. Our offense just couldn’t get in rhythm. We fought hard, but they owned us.”
Madison put the pedal to the metal right out of the gate, going 72 yards in five plays to score on a 48-yard touchdown on an option pitch to cap the game’s first drive.
Valley Center gained ground on its first possession, moving 73 yards on 14 plays. But the Jaguars came up short on a fourth-down conversion attempt from the nine-yard line, eschewing a 26-yard field goal attempt by backup kicker Michael McInerny and going with a quarterback draw that picked up only two yards.
Still, with the Warhawks pinned deep in their own territory, the Jaguar defense proved throughout the season that teams in that situation rarely made Valley Center pay. And the Jags did come up with a big play, as cornerback Nico Carrasco picked off a deep pass on third and 16 to give the ball back to the Jaguar offense at the Valley Center 30.
The Jags picked up a quick first down on an 11-yard run by Bernard, but the offense sputtered in the next three plays, and the punting unit came onto the field.
After a shanked punt that netted only eight yards, the Warhawks looked to be in business for another quick score. And Madison nearly did score, despite penalties that led to a third-and-26 and a first-and-19, both of which the Warhawks converted. Only after more penalties and a sack by Jacob Beason forced a third-and-goal from the 27 did Madison try a 44-yard field goal, which sailed wide left.
Riding the wave of momentum from the big stop, the Jaguar offense marched 80 yards down the field in ten plays to tie the score at seven. Reilly converted two first downs through the air; one to John Watkins for 18 yards and another to Taylor Oshinski for 13 yards, then ran for a first down and got flipped upside down, landing square on his back and remaining on the turf. After receiving aid from the training staff, Reilly walked off the field on his own and returned to the game after one play on the sideline.
Bernard scored the Valley Center touchdown on a one-yard plunge with 31 seconds remaining before halftime, giving the Jags a big momentum boost heading into the locker room.
But the Warhawks turned the game on a dime just before the first half ended, scoring a 71-yard touchdown on a screen pass with just six seconds remaining in the second quarter. The Jags looked to have the play contained, but Madison wide receiver Jeremy Hutchison broke to the sideline, cut back to the middle of the field, then weaved his way past the last defenders to break free for the score.
The sudden turn of fortune had the Jaguars reeling in the locker room, but down by only a touchdown, the message from the coaches was simple: pick up the intensity.
But even the Jags, with their reputation as a dominant team in the second half, couldn’t stem the tide of the Madison onslaught. Valley Center went three-and-out on the opening drive of the second half, setting up the Warhawks in excellent field position after another short punt.
Madison drove 47 yards in seven plays to score another touchdown on an 18-yard pass, giving the Warhawks a 21–7 lead with just over nine minutes left in the third quarter.
The Jaguars were still very much in the game, however, but needed to respond to the building momentum on the Madison sideline.
Instead, the Warhawk defense came up with a series of big plays, sacking Reilly on first down, forcing Reilly to fumble—recovered by Bernard—on second down, then intercepting Reilly’s third down pass at the Valley Center 40.
Madison picked up 39 yards on first down with a pass down the right sideline, then the Warhawks utilized their “wildcat” offense to snap the ball directly to the running back, who plunged in for a one-yard score. Stehly Reden blocked the extra point for the Jags, but the Warhawks held a 20-point lead with 6:42 left in the third quarter.
Valley Center went into a hurry-up offense on the ensuing drive, but after two quick first downs, the Warhawks got another sack and forced a punt.
The Jags pinned Madison back at its own 22, but gave up a first down on another wildcat run on the drive’s first play. But the Jaguars held on the next three plays and got the ball back on a punt that Bernard returned to his own 35.
Bernard left the game for parts of the ensuing drive, reportedly sustaining a head injury, and was spelled by Garrett Fiehler at running back. The Jags picked up five first downs on the drive, but still came up empty on a fourth-down run from the two yard line that lost a yard.
The Jaguars still had a chance for a comeback with Madison pinned deep in its own territory early in the fourth quarter. But the Warhawks embarked on a drive that crushed Valley Center’s hopes, covering 97 yards in 11 plays and running off most of the clock in the final period. When Madison finally did score, on a 47-pass to a wide open receiver running down the seam, only 2:48 remained in the game. The Jags blocked another extra point, this time by Brandon Van Lancker, giving Madison a 33–7 lead.
The Jaguars finally got another score on the board on their next possession, as they drove 61 yards in five plays to score on a 12-yard hook pass to Oshinski, who fought his way into the endzone for the score.
The Jags trailed by 19 with 1:28 left in the game, so they went for the onside kick to keep hope alive.
Those scant hopes were obliterated as the Jaguars watched Madison return the kick down the sideline for the game’s final touchdown.
“They kept making big plays,” Last said of the Warhawks, who converted third downs of eight, 11, 16, 20, 22 and 27 yards in the game. “Those third-and-longs killed us. We just couldn’t get any momentum.”
To get to the final, the Jaguars survived an early deficit to come back and beat Santa Fe Christian, 30–10 on Thursday night in Valley Center.
The Eagles scored ten quick points near the end of the first half using a little deception. After kicking a 31-yard field goal, Santa Fe Christian surprised the Jags with an onside kick, then drove 45 yards in six plays to score a touchdown with just over two minutes left before halftime.
But the Jags answered with a seven-play, 64-yard touchdown drive, capped by a one-yard quarterback sneak by Reilly with 33 seconds left in the second quarter.
The Jaguars came out of the locker room pumped up and proceeded to dominate the second half. The teams traded punts on the first two possessions, then Valley Center scored on its next four possessions to put the game away.
Bernard scored three touchdowns in the half, on runs of 14, four and two, to carry the load for the Jags in the comeback.
But the big play that swung momentum Valley Center’s way came on a 20-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown by Reden midway through the third quarter.
“I told Kenny [Thomas] if we keep running that blitz and keep hitting [the quarterback], the ball is going to come loose,” Reden said of the play. “When I turned the corner, the ball bounced right to me, and I just didn’t want to let anybody catch me.”
Bernard, who was battling a 101-degree fever along with the Eagle defense, racked up 248 yards and three touchdowns on 28 carries. Reilly completed six passes for 102 yards with an interception, and added ten carries for 40 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Jean-Marc Brierre hauled in three catches for 55 yards, while Watkins had one catch for 24 yards, Oshinski had one catch for 13 yards and Chaloux had one reception for ten yards.
After a disappointing end to the 2009 season, the undefeated Jaguars rolled through the 2010 football season unscathed. The Jags went a perfect 12–0 in the regular season, with big wins over Los Alamitos and La Quinta early in the year and a dominating run through the final five games before the playoffs.
But the Jaguars ran into a perfect storm in the championship game—injuries, illness and an outstanding opponent—that sank the season’s lofty aspirations.
On Monday morning at Qualcomm Stadium, the Jaguars suffered a 40–14 loss to Madison in the CIF Division IV final, in a rematch of the 2008 final in which Valley Center pulled out a 31–20 victory.
In 2008, Madison running back Robbie Rouse was the focal point of the offense. But in 2010, the Warhawks attacked through the air, and quarterback Chase Knox bombed the Jags with 373 yards and three touchdowns in the passing game.
To make matters even more difficult, the Jaguars had seven starters dealing with the flu, including senior running back Travis Bernard, who still managed 129 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries, as well as three receptions for 25 yards and a full game playing in the defensive secondary. His season rushing total stands at 2,798 yards, the third-best rushing season in CIF San Diego Section history.
Add to the setbacks a key injury to senior David Last, the Jaguars’ do-everything kicker, defensive back and wide receiver, who sprained his left ankle in Thursday’s game against Santa Fe Christian, and the Jags were definitely not at full strength.
Not that you’d hear those excuses from anyone on the Valley Center sideline.
“Yeah, we’re beat up, but everybody’s beat up this time of year,” head coach Rob Gilster said. “We just had nothing in the tank today. We’ve played great football all year, and when we get down like that, we usually respond. But [Madison] made plays, especially converting those third-and-longs.”
“It was a physical game, and we just didn’t show up,” senior defensive end Kenny Thomas said. “We had no excuse. They’re just a great team.”
Even Bernard wouldn’t let his exhaustion serve as a crutch for the loss.
“It was tough [playing through the sickness], but that’s not an excuse,” he said. “We didn’t play to the best of our ability, and they’re a great team. I wish we had another shot at them.”
The Jaguar sideline tried to stay positive throughout the game, but as Madison made big play after big play, the outpouring emotions began to betray the bitter disappointment the players felt. After the game, players spoke in hushed tones, using words and phrases like “tough,” “heartbreaking,” and “it’s over.” Senior wide receiver/linebacker Shonta Chaloux, who finished with six catches for 54 yards, couldn’t hold back the tears after the Jaguars’ final touchdown with 1:28 left in the game.
“I’m so proud of each and every one of these guys,” said an emotional Beau Reilly, the senior quarterback who threw for 158 yards, a touchdown and an interception in the game. “This is the worst way to end the season with a family like this. Madison came out firing, especially with those third- and fourth-down conversions. Our offense just couldn’t get in rhythm. We fought hard, but they owned us.”
Madison put the pedal to the metal right out of the gate, going 72 yards in five plays to score on a 48-yard touchdown on an option pitch to cap the game’s first drive.
Valley Center gained ground on its first possession, moving 73 yards on 14 plays. But the Jaguars came up short on a fourth-down conversion attempt from the nine-yard line, eschewing a 26-yard field goal attempt by backup kicker Michael McInerny and going with a quarterback draw that picked up only two yards.
Still, with the Warhawks pinned deep in their own territory, the Jaguar defense proved throughout the season that teams in that situation rarely made Valley Center pay. And the Jags did come up with a big play, as cornerback Nico Carrasco picked off a deep pass on third and 16 to give the ball back to the Jaguar offense at the Valley Center 30.
The Jags picked up a quick first down on an 11-yard run by Bernard, but the offense sputtered in the next three plays, and the punting unit came onto the field.
After a shanked punt that netted only eight yards, the Warhawks looked to be in business for another quick score. And Madison nearly did score, despite penalties that led to a third-and-26 and a first-and-19, both of which the Warhawks converted. Only after more penalties and a sack by Jacob Beason forced a third-and-goal from the 27 did Madison try a 44-yard field goal, which sailed wide left.
Riding the wave of momentum from the big stop, the Jaguar offense marched 80 yards down the field in ten plays to tie the score at seven. Reilly converted two first downs through the air; one to John Watkins for 18 yards and another to Taylor Oshinski for 13 yards, then ran for a first down and got flipped upside down, landing square on his back and remaining on the turf. After receiving aid from the training staff, Reilly walked off the field on his own and returned to the game after one play on the sideline.
Bernard scored the Valley Center touchdown on a one-yard plunge with 31 seconds remaining before halftime, giving the Jags a big momentum boost heading into the locker room.
But the Warhawks turned the game on a dime just before the first half ended, scoring a 71-yard touchdown on a screen pass with just six seconds remaining in the second quarter. The Jags looked to have the play contained, but Madison wide receiver Jeremy Hutchison broke to the sideline, cut back to the middle of the field, then weaved his way past the last defenders to break free for the score.
The sudden turn of fortune had the Jaguars reeling in the locker room, but down by only a touchdown, the message from the coaches was simple: pick up the intensity.
But even the Jags, with their reputation as a dominant team in the second half, couldn’t stem the tide of the Madison onslaught. Valley Center went three-and-out on the opening drive of the second half, setting up the Warhawks in excellent field position after another short punt.
Madison drove 47 yards in seven plays to score another touchdown on an 18-yard pass, giving the Warhawks a 21–7 lead with just over nine minutes left in the third quarter.
The Jaguars were still very much in the game, however, but needed to respond to the building momentum on the Madison sideline.
Instead, the Warhawk defense came up with a series of big plays, sacking Reilly on first down, forcing Reilly to fumble—recovered by Bernard—on second down, then intercepting Reilly’s third down pass at the Valley Center 40.
Madison picked up 39 yards on first down with a pass down the right sideline, then the Warhawks utilized their “wildcat” offense to snap the ball directly to the running back, who plunged in for a one-yard score. Stehly Reden blocked the extra point for the Jags, but the Warhawks held a 20-point lead with 6:42 left in the third quarter.
Valley Center went into a hurry-up offense on the ensuing drive, but after two quick first downs, the Warhawks got another sack and forced a punt.
The Jags pinned Madison back at its own 22, but gave up a first down on another wildcat run on the drive’s first play. But the Jaguars held on the next three plays and got the ball back on a punt that Bernard returned to his own 35.
Bernard left the game for parts of the ensuing drive, reportedly sustaining a head injury, and was spelled by Garrett Fiehler at running back. The Jags picked up five first downs on the drive, but still came up empty on a fourth-down run from the two yard line that lost a yard.
The Jaguars still had a chance for a comeback with Madison pinned deep in its own territory early in the fourth quarter. But the Warhawks embarked on a drive that crushed Valley Center’s hopes, covering 97 yards in 11 plays and running off most of the clock in the final period. When Madison finally did score, on a 47-pass to a wide open receiver running down the seam, only 2:48 remained in the game. The Jags blocked another extra point, this time by Brandon Van Lancker, giving Madison a 33–7 lead.
The Jaguars finally got another score on the board on their next possession, as they drove 61 yards in five plays to score on a 12-yard hook pass to Oshinski, who fought his way into the endzone for the score.
The Jags trailed by 19 with 1:28 left in the game, so they went for the onside kick to keep hope alive.
Those scant hopes were obliterated as the Jaguars watched Madison return the kick down the sideline for the game’s final touchdown.
“They kept making big plays,” Last said of the Warhawks, who converted third downs of eight, 11, 16, 20, 22 and 27 yards in the game. “Those third-and-longs killed us. We just couldn’t get any momentum.”
To get to the final, the Jaguars survived an early deficit to come back and beat Santa Fe Christian, 30–10 on Thursday night in Valley Center.
The Eagles scored ten quick points near the end of the first half using a little deception. After kicking a 31-yard field goal, Santa Fe Christian surprised the Jags with an onside kick, then drove 45 yards in six plays to score a touchdown with just over two minutes left before halftime.
But the Jags answered with a seven-play, 64-yard touchdown drive, capped by a one-yard quarterback sneak by Reilly with 33 seconds left in the second quarter.
The Jaguars came out of the locker room pumped up and proceeded to dominate the second half. The teams traded punts on the first two possessions, then Valley Center scored on its next four possessions to put the game away.
Bernard scored three touchdowns in the half, on runs of 14, four and two, to carry the load for the Jags in the comeback.
But the big play that swung momentum Valley Center’s way came on a 20-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown by Reden midway through the third quarter.
“I told Kenny [Thomas] if we keep running that blitz and keep hitting [the quarterback], the ball is going to come loose,” Reden said of the play. “When I turned the corner, the ball bounced right to me, and I just didn’t want to let anybody catch me.”
Bernard, who was battling a 101-degree fever along with the Eagle defense, racked up 248 yards and three touchdowns on 28 carries. Reilly completed six passes for 102 yards with an interception, and added ten carries for 40 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Jean-Marc Brierre hauled in three catches for 55 yards, while Watkins had one catch for 24 yards, Oshinski had one catch for 13 yards and Chaloux had one reception for ten yards.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Videos: Valley Center at Del Norte football
Here are some video highlights from Valley Center's football game at Del Norte on Friday:
video by Kelly Kidder
Beau Reilly hits Taylor Oshinski with a quick pass for a good gain early in the game:
Reilly finds TE Jean-Marc Brierre down the seam, and the big tight end runs over and through the defense for the touchdown:
Travis Bernard battles through a tackle and falls backward into the endzone for his first touchdown of the night:
David Last catches a nice pass from Reilly on the post pattern and gets into the endzone for the touchdown:
The Nighthawks try to run a screen pass to the running back, but the Valley Center defense is all over the play for a big loss:
Mike Rodriguez gets a short gain, but keep an eye on WR John Watkins (No. 9) and on Del Norte defender David Belcher (No. 21), who runs into Watkins after the whistle. The two players got into a shoving match, and both were penalized for the extra-curricular activities:
Reilly connects with Last, who gets hit out of bounds after the whistle. The Nighthawks were penalized for this late hit, but the overly-physical style of play did not seem to change throughout the remainder of the game:
Bernard has a nice run, looks for the goal line, but has the ball knocked away. Del Norte recovered the fumble in the endzone for a touchback:
Reilly hits Last again, and he fights through a tackle to get in for the touchdown:
Reilly hits Watkins for a good gain along the sideline. The Valley Center sideline wanted a late hit flag on Del Norte, but there was no penalty called on the play. Should there have been? Post a comment to share your thoughts:
Reilly fakes the handoff, runs right and hurdles a defender at the goal line to score his second rushing touchdown of the game:
Backup QB Watkins finds OL/TE Stehly Reden in the open, and heshakes off a defender on his way into the endzone:
video by Kelly Kidder
Beau Reilly hits Taylor Oshinski with a quick pass for a good gain early in the game:
Reilly finds TE Jean-Marc Brierre down the seam, and the big tight end runs over and through the defense for the touchdown:
Travis Bernard battles through a tackle and falls backward into the endzone for his first touchdown of the night:
David Last catches a nice pass from Reilly on the post pattern and gets into the endzone for the touchdown:
The Nighthawks try to run a screen pass to the running back, but the Valley Center defense is all over the play for a big loss:
Mike Rodriguez gets a short gain, but keep an eye on WR John Watkins (No. 9) and on Del Norte defender David Belcher (No. 21), who runs into Watkins after the whistle. The two players got into a shoving match, and both were penalized for the extra-curricular activities:
Reilly connects with Last, who gets hit out of bounds after the whistle. The Nighthawks were penalized for this late hit, but the overly-physical style of play did not seem to change throughout the remainder of the game:
Bernard has a nice run, looks for the goal line, but has the ball knocked away. Del Norte recovered the fumble in the endzone for a touchback:
Reilly hits Last again, and he fights through a tackle to get in for the touchdown:
Reilly hits Watkins for a good gain along the sideline. The Valley Center sideline wanted a late hit flag on Del Norte, but there was no penalty called on the play. Should there have been? Post a comment to share your thoughts:
Reilly fakes the handoff, runs right and hurdles a defender at the goal line to score his second rushing touchdown of the game:
Backup QB Watkins finds OL/TE Stehly Reden in the open, and heshakes off a defender on his way into the endzone:
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Photos: Valley Center at Del Norte football
Here are some photo highlights from the Jaguars' big shutout at Del Norte on Friday:
Photos by Gabriel Santana
Shonta Chaloux (12), Damian Stehly (85), Kenny Thomas (57), Dylan Smith (28) and I assume that's Martin Cunningham (52) all combine to make the stop:
Taylor Oshinski makes the catch:
...and gets driven out of bounds by a pair of tacklers:
Jean-Marc Brierre grabs a pass down the seam, stiff-arms a defender...
...runs away from the defense...
...and skips into the endzone for the first touchdown of the game:
David Last goes up high to snag this pass for a long completion:
Thomas dives for the Del Norte runner:
Travis Bernard (22) leaps over one tackler and tries to go through a second:
Bernard has a big hole to run through on this play...
...and he takes advantage with a good gain:
Bernard scores the second touchdown of the game:
Bernard has lots more running room:
Bernard gets dragged down:
Jacob Beason (84) and Zach Blanco (91) move in for the tackle:
Last catches another one in open space...
and has no trouble finding the endzone:
Stehly Reden (66) delivers a punishing hit:
Smith drags down the runner:
More running room for Bernard up the middle:
Chaloux lays a big hit on the Del Norte running back:
Reden delivers another bone-crunching hit:
Quarterback Beau Reilly (16) goes airborne for extra yardage on the ground:
Stehly Reden cuts a Paul Bunyan-esque figure on the field:
Cunningham and Beason get to the running back:
Beason wraps up the runner as Last gets set to deliver a hit...
...and when he delivers it, the ball comes loose, and the Jaguars recover:
Last dives in for his second touchdown reception of the night:
Reilly cuts back, looking for more room in the middle of the field...
...and escapes a clinging tackler:
John Watkins makes the grab and shakes a defender...
...well, almost shakes him...but he gets a good gain:
Garrett Fiehler plows through the line in the second half:
Last gets caught around the ankles after another reception:
Reilly takes to the air again...
...and hurdles into the endzone for his second rushing touchdown:
Mike Rodriguez gains some tough yards:
Reden (wearing the No. 88 jersey that makes him an eligible receiver) shakes off a defender on his way to the endzone:
Photos by Gabriel Santana
Shonta Chaloux (12), Damian Stehly (85), Kenny Thomas (57), Dylan Smith (28) and I assume that's Martin Cunningham (52) all combine to make the stop:
Taylor Oshinski makes the catch:
...and gets driven out of bounds by a pair of tacklers:
Jean-Marc Brierre grabs a pass down the seam, stiff-arms a defender...
...runs away from the defense...
...and skips into the endzone for the first touchdown of the game:
David Last goes up high to snag this pass for a long completion:
Thomas dives for the Del Norte runner:
Travis Bernard (22) leaps over one tackler and tries to go through a second:
Bernard has a big hole to run through on this play...
...and he takes advantage with a good gain:
Bernard scores the second touchdown of the game:
Bernard has lots more running room:
Bernard gets dragged down:
Jacob Beason (84) and Zach Blanco (91) move in for the tackle:
Last catches another one in open space...
and has no trouble finding the endzone:
Stehly Reden (66) delivers a punishing hit:
Smith drags down the runner:
More running room for Bernard up the middle:
Chaloux lays a big hit on the Del Norte running back:
Reden delivers another bone-crunching hit:
Quarterback Beau Reilly (16) goes airborne for extra yardage on the ground:
Stehly Reden cuts a Paul Bunyan-esque figure on the field:
Cunningham and Beason get to the running back:
Beason wraps up the runner as Last gets set to deliver a hit...
...and when he delivers it, the ball comes loose, and the Jaguars recover:
Last dives in for his second touchdown reception of the night:
Reilly cuts back, looking for more room in the middle of the field...
...and escapes a clinging tackler:
John Watkins makes the grab and shakes a defender...
...well, almost shakes him...but he gets a good gain:
Garrett Fiehler plows through the line in the second half:
Last gets caught around the ankles after another reception:
Reilly takes to the air again...
...and hurdles into the endzone for his second rushing touchdown:
Mike Rodriguez gains some tough yards:
Reden (wearing the No. 88 jersey that makes him an eligible receiver) shakes off a defender on his way to the endzone:
Jags win big in ugly game at Del Norte
With another big game from its quarterback and a defensive performance that sent a message to the rest of the league, Valley Center’s varsity football team improved to 9–0 with a dominating 48–0 win at Del Norte on Friday night.
Senior quarterback Beau Reilly led the Jaguars with 15 completions in 23 attempts for 269 yards and three touchdowns through the air, and added seven carries for 66 yards and two touchdowns on the ground in the big win. His favorite target in the passing game was, for the second consecutive game, senior slot receiver David Last, who hauled in six receptions for 117 yards and two touchdowns.
On defense, the Jags posted their third shutout of the season, holding the Nighthawks to just 128 total yards on offense and taking away two turnovers in the game.
The Jaguars were without the services of electrifying running back Travis Bernard for most of the second half after he sustained a few minor injures that head coach Rob Gilster called nothing more than “a twisted ankle and a few cramps.” Still, the senior tailback ran the ball 19 times for 159 yards and a touchdown before giving way to the backups in the blowout.
Overall, however, Coach Gilster and the rest of the Jaguars seemed glad to just get the game over with. Del Norte High School opened in 2009 and is fielding a varsity football team for the first time this season, and Coach Gilster acknowledged the difficulty in a matchup like this.
“It’s kind of a bummer playing a team in its first season,” he said after the game. “But we didn’t prep well, and I keep telling these guys, we’re not that good to not prepare well. We just have to be disciplined, work hard, and do the right thing, every week.”
The tone of the game took an unfortunate turn early in the second half, when both teams got into a shoving match following a running play. Leading up to the tussle, the Valley Center sideline had been calling for penalties on what appeared to be late hits by some of the Del Norte defenders, including sophomore defensive back David Belcher. The tension boiled over after a second-down carry by Bernard, on which he was injured, tried to make it to the sideline, but went to the ground in pain. Some of the Del Norte players, led by Belcher, started cheering Bernard’s injury.
Words were exchanged between the players on the field and those on the Valley Center sideline, and the talking boiled over into a shoving match two plays later when Jaguar wide receiver John Watkins was blocking downfield and was hit after the whistle by Belcher. The shoving match turned into a scrum of players, but did not escalate any further. Three penalties were called on the play, one personal foul on Del Norte and two personal fouls on Valley Center.
Del Norte was penalized for a late hit on the next play after Reilly completed a pass to Last for a gain of 18 yards. Belcher laid a big hit on Last after he had already been dragged out of bounds to earn the penalty. But the late hits did not stop, according to the reactions on the Valley Center sideline and from the Jaguar fans in the stands, and yet no more personal foul penalties were called.
After the game, Coach Gilster had a somewhat-animated discussion with Del Norte head coach Jerry Ralph about some of the extra-curricular incidents on the field. As the discussion reached its conclusion, one of Del Norte’s assistant coaches had to be restrained by other members of the coaching staff as Gilster walked away, shaking his head.
“We’re just glad for it to be over with,” said senior tackle Stehly Reden after the game. “It was just ugly out there.”
The game started out well enough for the Jaguars, who started on defense and gave up a quick first down, but settled down and forced a punt after the next three plays.
The Jags took over on their own 37 and promptly marched 63 yards in six plays to score the game’s first touchdown on a 28-yard pass from Reilly down the seam to Jean-Marc Brierre.
Del Norte responded with its longest drive of the game, taking the Nighthawks into Jaguar territory at the 27 before a loss and a penalty for delay of game forced a punt from the 35.
After a touchback on the punt, Valley Center drove 80 yards in 12 plays, overcoming two costly penalties along the way. The first was a block in the back that wiped out a 14-yard run by Bernard, and the second was an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on wideout Taylor Oshinski for flipping the ball at a defender after making a 12-yard reception.
To cap the drive, Bernard carried the ball five consecutive times to score on a six-yard run that gave the Jags a 14–0 lead with just over nine minutes left in the first half.
Three consecutive punts on the next three possessions gave the ball back to Valley Center at its own 43 late in the second quarter, but the Jaguars gave the ball back to the Nighthawks on a fumble on the second play of the drive. On the play, Reilly tried to pitch the ball back to Bernard on the option, but the ball sailed high and wide, and Bernard couldn’t get a handle on it.
With the ball on the Valley Center 40, the Nighthawks couldn’t take advantage of the outstanding field position and turned the ball over on downs when a fourth-down pass attempt slipped out of the quarterback’s hand for an incompletion.
The Jaguars made the most of the opportunity, driving 40 yards in six plays to score on a 17-yard pass down the seam to Last with only 39 seconds remaining before halftime.
To start the second half, the Jaguars embarked on another 12-play drive that included the first injury to Bernard, the pushing and shoving, and the Del Norte late hit penalty.
But instead of putting more points on the scoreboard, the Jags gave the ball away on another fumble. This time, Bernard was fighting to reach the goal line when the ball was knocked out and recovered by Del Norte in the endzone for a touchback.
The Jaguar defense, thoroughly called out by defensive coordinator Randy Cowell at halftime after a slow start, responded by dropping the Nighthawks for a loss on three consecutive plays to force a punt. On the kick, Bernard bobbled the fair catch, and in the process of recovering the ball, was injured once again. This time, he did not return.
He did manage to recover the ball at the Del Norte 48, and from there, the Jaguars needed only five plays to score again, this time on a one-yard quarterback sneak by Reilly.
Leading 28–0 with 1:37 left in the third quarter, the Jaguar defense came up with a big play on the ensuing drive when Last laid an obliterating shot on the Del Norte runner, causing a fumble that linebacker Martin Cunningham recovered at the Nighthawks’ 19-yard line.
Two plays later, the Jags were in the endzone again, this time on a play-action rollout pass from Reilly to Last, who fought his way in for a 17-yard touchdown reception with three seconds left in the third quarter.
Valley Center’s defense was firing on all cylinders in the second half, as the unit stepped up and got its second consecutive turnover on the ensuing possession. This time, the Jaguars gave up a first down on a personal foul penalty called on Reden for throwing the Nighthawk runner out of bounds at the end of the play. But the Jags recovered and forced a fourth-and-five conversion attempt from the Valley Center 35. The Nighthawks threw it deep, but cornerback Nico Carrasco made a leaping interception at the eight yard line to give the ball back to the offense.
The Jaguars capped a nine-play, 92-yard touchdown drive with a seven-yard quarterback run by Reilly, who hurdled over a defender at the goal line to get in for the score.
Leading by 42 late in the game, the Jaguars forced a three-and-out, but were pushed back to their own 40 after an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on defensive tackle Dylan Smith for taunting a Del Norte player as the teams jogged off the field after the kick.
With Watkins in at quarterback, the Jags drove 60 yards in seven plays, capping the drive with a 35-yard pass down the seam to Reden, who put on the No. 88 jersey to play tight end for the final series.
“Coach told me that I was going to get a chance to make a play, and once I had it, I just wasn’t going to let them keep me out of the endzone,” he said after the game.
The Jaguars are currently third in CIF, in terms of team rushing yards, with 2,161, trailing Escondido Charter with 2,363 and Temescal Canyon with 2,171. Bernard leads the North County in rushing yards (1,855), rushing touchdowns (24) and rushing yards per game (206). Reilly is seventh in passing yards (1,160), tenth in passing touchdowns (9) and is tied for the second fewest interceptions (2).
Up next for the Jaguars is the regular season finale, which will be played at home on Friday night against rival Orange Glen. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Senior quarterback Beau Reilly led the Jaguars with 15 completions in 23 attempts for 269 yards and three touchdowns through the air, and added seven carries for 66 yards and two touchdowns on the ground in the big win. His favorite target in the passing game was, for the second consecutive game, senior slot receiver David Last, who hauled in six receptions for 117 yards and two touchdowns.
On defense, the Jags posted their third shutout of the season, holding the Nighthawks to just 128 total yards on offense and taking away two turnovers in the game.
The Jaguars were without the services of electrifying running back Travis Bernard for most of the second half after he sustained a few minor injures that head coach Rob Gilster called nothing more than “a twisted ankle and a few cramps.” Still, the senior tailback ran the ball 19 times for 159 yards and a touchdown before giving way to the backups in the blowout.
Overall, however, Coach Gilster and the rest of the Jaguars seemed glad to just get the game over with. Del Norte High School opened in 2009 and is fielding a varsity football team for the first time this season, and Coach Gilster acknowledged the difficulty in a matchup like this.
“It’s kind of a bummer playing a team in its first season,” he said after the game. “But we didn’t prep well, and I keep telling these guys, we’re not that good to not prepare well. We just have to be disciplined, work hard, and do the right thing, every week.”
The tone of the game took an unfortunate turn early in the second half, when both teams got into a shoving match following a running play. Leading up to the tussle, the Valley Center sideline had been calling for penalties on what appeared to be late hits by some of the Del Norte defenders, including sophomore defensive back David Belcher. The tension boiled over after a second-down carry by Bernard, on which he was injured, tried to make it to the sideline, but went to the ground in pain. Some of the Del Norte players, led by Belcher, started cheering Bernard’s injury.
Words were exchanged between the players on the field and those on the Valley Center sideline, and the talking boiled over into a shoving match two plays later when Jaguar wide receiver John Watkins was blocking downfield and was hit after the whistle by Belcher. The shoving match turned into a scrum of players, but did not escalate any further. Three penalties were called on the play, one personal foul on Del Norte and two personal fouls on Valley Center.
Del Norte was penalized for a late hit on the next play after Reilly completed a pass to Last for a gain of 18 yards. Belcher laid a big hit on Last after he had already been dragged out of bounds to earn the penalty. But the late hits did not stop, according to the reactions on the Valley Center sideline and from the Jaguar fans in the stands, and yet no more personal foul penalties were called.
After the game, Coach Gilster had a somewhat-animated discussion with Del Norte head coach Jerry Ralph about some of the extra-curricular incidents on the field. As the discussion reached its conclusion, one of Del Norte’s assistant coaches had to be restrained by other members of the coaching staff as Gilster walked away, shaking his head.
“We’re just glad for it to be over with,” said senior tackle Stehly Reden after the game. “It was just ugly out there.”
The game started out well enough for the Jaguars, who started on defense and gave up a quick first down, but settled down and forced a punt after the next three plays.
The Jags took over on their own 37 and promptly marched 63 yards in six plays to score the game’s first touchdown on a 28-yard pass from Reilly down the seam to Jean-Marc Brierre.
Del Norte responded with its longest drive of the game, taking the Nighthawks into Jaguar territory at the 27 before a loss and a penalty for delay of game forced a punt from the 35.
After a touchback on the punt, Valley Center drove 80 yards in 12 plays, overcoming two costly penalties along the way. The first was a block in the back that wiped out a 14-yard run by Bernard, and the second was an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on wideout Taylor Oshinski for flipping the ball at a defender after making a 12-yard reception.
To cap the drive, Bernard carried the ball five consecutive times to score on a six-yard run that gave the Jags a 14–0 lead with just over nine minutes left in the first half.
Three consecutive punts on the next three possessions gave the ball back to Valley Center at its own 43 late in the second quarter, but the Jaguars gave the ball back to the Nighthawks on a fumble on the second play of the drive. On the play, Reilly tried to pitch the ball back to Bernard on the option, but the ball sailed high and wide, and Bernard couldn’t get a handle on it.
With the ball on the Valley Center 40, the Nighthawks couldn’t take advantage of the outstanding field position and turned the ball over on downs when a fourth-down pass attempt slipped out of the quarterback’s hand for an incompletion.
The Jaguars made the most of the opportunity, driving 40 yards in six plays to score on a 17-yard pass down the seam to Last with only 39 seconds remaining before halftime.
To start the second half, the Jaguars embarked on another 12-play drive that included the first injury to Bernard, the pushing and shoving, and the Del Norte late hit penalty.
But instead of putting more points on the scoreboard, the Jags gave the ball away on another fumble. This time, Bernard was fighting to reach the goal line when the ball was knocked out and recovered by Del Norte in the endzone for a touchback.
The Jaguar defense, thoroughly called out by defensive coordinator Randy Cowell at halftime after a slow start, responded by dropping the Nighthawks for a loss on three consecutive plays to force a punt. On the kick, Bernard bobbled the fair catch, and in the process of recovering the ball, was injured once again. This time, he did not return.
He did manage to recover the ball at the Del Norte 48, and from there, the Jaguars needed only five plays to score again, this time on a one-yard quarterback sneak by Reilly.
Leading 28–0 with 1:37 left in the third quarter, the Jaguar defense came up with a big play on the ensuing drive when Last laid an obliterating shot on the Del Norte runner, causing a fumble that linebacker Martin Cunningham recovered at the Nighthawks’ 19-yard line.
Two plays later, the Jags were in the endzone again, this time on a play-action rollout pass from Reilly to Last, who fought his way in for a 17-yard touchdown reception with three seconds left in the third quarter.
Valley Center’s defense was firing on all cylinders in the second half, as the unit stepped up and got its second consecutive turnover on the ensuing possession. This time, the Jaguars gave up a first down on a personal foul penalty called on Reden for throwing the Nighthawk runner out of bounds at the end of the play. But the Jags recovered and forced a fourth-and-five conversion attempt from the Valley Center 35. The Nighthawks threw it deep, but cornerback Nico Carrasco made a leaping interception at the eight yard line to give the ball back to the offense.
The Jaguars capped a nine-play, 92-yard touchdown drive with a seven-yard quarterback run by Reilly, who hurdled over a defender at the goal line to get in for the score.
Leading by 42 late in the game, the Jaguars forced a three-and-out, but were pushed back to their own 40 after an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on defensive tackle Dylan Smith for taunting a Del Norte player as the teams jogged off the field after the kick.
With Watkins in at quarterback, the Jags drove 60 yards in seven plays, capping the drive with a 35-yard pass down the seam to Reden, who put on the No. 88 jersey to play tight end for the final series.
“Coach told me that I was going to get a chance to make a play, and once I had it, I just wasn’t going to let them keep me out of the endzone,” he said after the game.
The Jaguars are currently third in CIF, in terms of team rushing yards, with 2,161, trailing Escondido Charter with 2,363 and Temescal Canyon with 2,171. Bernard leads the North County in rushing yards (1,855), rushing touchdowns (24) and rushing yards per game (206). Reilly is seventh in passing yards (1,160), tenth in passing touchdowns (9) and is tied for the second fewest interceptions (2).
Up next for the Jaguars is the regular season finale, which will be played at home on Friday night against rival Orange Glen. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
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 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:
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