VCHS Powder Puff Football 2010

Every spring, the young ladies at Valley Center High School prove that football isn't just for the boys, as the seniors play the juniors in a flag football contest known as the Powder Puff football game.

This year, the class of 2010 came into the game as the favorite, but the class of 2011 put up a good fight, especially on defense, and nearly came back. The seniors took a 12-8 win, but if the game had lasted another five minutes, the juniors might just have pulled it out.

Not only did the girls play a solid, entertaining game, but the boys did their part, providing the halftime entertainment with cheer routines that...well...let's just say you probably won't be seeing these at your average high school football game this fall.

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Without further ado, here are some video highlights and photos from the game:

The junior boys perform at halftime:


The seniors show off their moves:


The kickoff to start the second half:


Senior quarterback Kelly "D.S." Krause runs the option pitch with Olivia Hernandez:



The seniors turned their backs while the juniors were being introduced:


The juniors huddle up before the opening kickoff:

Both teams get some last-minute instruction from principal Ron McCowan:

The seniors kick off to start the game:

Victoria "The Secret" Navarro runs back the kick:

Alisa "Twinkle Toes" Contreras returns a punt:

Krause takes off on a quarterback keeper:

Contreras takes the ball to the outside:

Junior running back Kate "Kitty Kate" Richards finds some running room:

Navarro takes off through the seniors defense:

Even though it was flag football, there was plenty of contact:

Navarro cuts outside as Ruth "Shaniqua" Zabinsky tries to run her down:

Richards finds a hole in the line and picks up some yardage:

The seniors rush almost gets to Navarro:

Krause unleashes the deep ball:

Hernandez gets ahold of the pitch from Krause:

Navarro delivers the play to the juniors offense in the huddle:

The seniors huddle up on offense:

Krause drops back to look for an open receiver:

Regan "Laquisha" Reilly takes a quick out pass and turns upfield:

Krause throws a quick pass:

More rough-and-tumble action:

Contreras scores the first touchdown of the game (in the second half):

Contreras and the seniors celebrate the score:

Navarro looks for an open receiver:

The seniors take off on the attack again:

Krause and the senior offense get set for the snap:

Contreras scores again for the seniors:

Contreras celebrates with Gaby "Sprints" Garcia after the score:

The juniors mount an attack to come back late in the game:

A lot of VC fans came out to see the game:

The juniors get on the board after Richards scores a touchdown:

The juniors line up for an onside kick with time running out:

Contreras returns the kick as the juniors close in:

The seniors celebrate their win:

Jaguars Play At Petco Park

The Valley Center Jaguars varsity baseball team was one of ten teams chosen to play in a CIF high school baseball game at Petco Park on Saturday, May 8.

The Jags took on the Ramona Bulldogs at 10 a.m., hoping to hang on to a share of first place in the Valley League. But the Bulldogs kept the Jags off the board in a 3-0 loss for Valley Center.

Here are some videos and photos from the game...if you would like a copy of any of the photos, feel free to either save them from this site (right click on the photo and choose "save photo as") or if you would like a higher resolution version, please e-mail me at sports@valleycenter.com and list the names of the photos you would like me to e-mail to you.

(videos by Dan Kidder, photos by Everett Bean)

VC Player Introductions:



Jeff Allen hits a foul ball that gets scooped up by third base coach Ron Sisler:



Eric Brothers battles through a tough at-bat as the dugout gets behind him:



Patrick Preston steals second base:



Garret Crispi drops down a sacrifice bunt:



Shonta Chaloux can't get the squeeze bunt down, and Preston gets caught at home:



Head coach Cliff Bernard talks to the team after the game:



Jeff Allen shares his thoughts on playing at Petco Park:



Stanton Upson talks about his experience playing at Petco:




The JumboTron displayed the team logos:


Coach Bernard submits the lineup card before the game:

The Jags get ready in the dugout:

The Jags line up for the National Anthem:

The Jags get pumped up before taking the field:

Jeff Allen makes the catch on a pop-up to shortstop:

Cody Beukelman delivers the pitch:

Beukelman follows through after the pitch:

Stanton Upson led off for the Jaguars in the bottom of the first:

Jeff Allen takes a good cut at this pitch:

Eric Brothers takes a big cut at this pitch:

The scoreboard after the first inning:

Shonta Chaloux gets ready at third base:

Brandon Dendy in right field:

Eric Brothers makes a sliding catch in left field (in front of the red sign):

Patrick Preston hit in the cleanup spot for the Jags:

Garret Crispi takes a hack at a low pitch:

Jeff Allen makes another catch at shortstop:

Colton Campbell drives a single down the third base line:

Brandon Dendy drops down a sacrifice bunt:

Stanton Upson takes off for first after dropping down a bunt (but the ball went foul):

Colton Campbell waits at third:

Stanton Upson takes a big swing and gets a piece of the ball:
Upson takes off for first as the ball stays fair:

Jeff Allen talks with Coach Sisler during a time out:

Ricky Eldridge makes a catch at first base:

Patrick Preston gets the sign behind the plate:

Coach Bernard meets on the mound with Beukelman and Preston:

The Jags in the dugout during the game:

Allen winds up for the pitch:

Allen follows through after the pitch:

Patrick Preston swings at this pitch:

Garret Crispi takes a swing to protect Preston's attempt to steal second:

Preston takes a lead off of second base:

Preston gets caught at home on the squeeze attempt:

Ryan Bracken gets set at first base:

Upson makes the catch in center field:

Dendy spins away to avoid colliding with Upson after the catch:

The teams shake hands after the game:

A good crowd from Valley Center came out to support the Jaguars:

All Hail King Stanton

Valley Center running back Stanton Upson carried the Jaguars to 5-0 with a performance fit for a king on Friday night.

Literally.

Upson was crowned homecoming king on a night where he carried the ball 51 times (51 times!) for 261 yards and three touchdowns, as he led the Jags to a 21-16 win over Westview.

Here are some video highlights of the game, starting with an interception by Travis Bernard in the first quarter:



A 10-yard touchdown run by Upson in the second half:



A two-point conversion pass from Beau Reilly to Thomas Jauregui in the second half:



And a sack by linebacker Patrick Preston:



Video by Kelly Hinz

Another Win For The Jaguars

Valley Center's smothering defense went to town on Mater Dei this week, allowing just 30 yards of total offense, giving up only a first-half field goal, picking up six sacks, recovering a fumble, returning an interception for a touchdown, and recording a safety in a 26-3 victory.

Wow.

That's pretty much everything a defense can do in a single game. And with starting quarterback Beau Reilly ailing (he bruised his left shoulder on the first series of the game), the defense never let Mater Dei take advantage.

Oh, and the special teams units did their job as well, as the Jags downed a punt inside the Mater Dei 2 yard line, setting up a 30-yard punt return touchdown by Travis Bernard to end the first half.

Here are some video highlights from the game:

Linebacker Jacob Beason brings down the Mater Dei quarterback:



The VC defense, led by Patrick Preston, drops the Mater Dei runner behind the line:



Preston and Julian Lavigne chase down the punt and down it inside the two:



Stanton Upson takes the handoff and goes in for the touchdown:



VC quarterback Beau Reilly hits Tommy Aguilar for a short gain in the fourth quarter:



video by Kelly Hinz