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Nor-Cal Preps Game Preview-Deer Valley vs #10 Vacaville

September 28, 2011

Deer Valley (2-2) at #10 Vacaville (3-1) 7:30 PM: Deer Valley is home to one of the early surprises this football season in running back Matt Smith. The 5-foot-9 senior has 832 yards and 11 touchdowns in having more than 200 yards in three of four games this year, including a 231 yard-five touchdown performance against Folsom. Junior defensive lineman Flenoid McCleary has 10 solo tackles to go along with four sacks for the Wolverines defense. While they have faced an elite offense against Folsom, the Wolverines will face an entirely different attack with Vacaville. After losing a 14 point fourth quarter lead at Marin Catholic, it has beaten Granite Bay and Valley Christian-San Jose. Melvin Mason has 587 yards and 10 touchdowns while Curtis Goins is also over 500 yards with six touchdowns. With the defense settling in some, look for Vacaville to keep rolling in this one. Vacaville wins 42-21

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Vacaville moves up to #3 in Division II Bowl Rankings

September 27, 2011

1	Del Oro	Loomis	4-1	1
	Del Oro got four touchdown passes from Bobby Heatherington and Brandon Monroe had more than 100 yards on the ground in a 60-20 win over Oakmont. It is the third time this year the Golden Eagles surpassed the 50 point mark. They are idle this week before starting league play.
2	Buhach	Atwater	4-0	4
	Buhach Colony was idle this past week. The Thunder return to action against Clovis East to close out non-league action on Friday.
3	Vacaville	V...

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No. 1 Vacaville's stomps San Jose powerhouse, leaving struggling Napa to save MEL race

September 25, 2011

By Ted Sillanpaa
Bay Valley Sports

The Monticello Empire League football race appears to be over without even having started yet.

No. 1-ranked Vacaville High traveled to San Jose and staggered powerful Valley Christian, 40-27, Friday to highlight the Bay Valley Sports football weekend. The Bulldogs improved to 3-1 with one more game left in the toughest imaginable nonleague schedule.

Valley Christian fell to 1-2 after losing to the North Coast Section's No. 1-rated Division III team Cardinal Newm...
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Another Top 20 Win for the Bulldogs - NorCal Preps

September 24, 2011

Cameron Schott
NorCalPreps.com Analyst

After a slow start and early 14-0 deficit, Vacaville came from behind to beat Valley Christian 41-27. The Bulldogs were led by the rushing tandem of Melvin Mason and Curtis Goins, who combined for 322 rushing yards and six touchdowns.

Valley Christian controlled the tempo early, starting with a 92-yard kickoff return by Ryan Severson and then recovered a short kick on the ensuring kickoff. The Warriors took advantage of the 25-yard field capped with a touch...
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Vacaville High School football team shocks powerhouse Valley Christian

September 24, 2011

By Reporter Sports Staff/

At the start of the game, it would be safe to say Vacaville High School's football players didn't know what hit them.

By the end of the night, the same could have been said of Valley Christian's athletes.

Vacaville trailed by 20 points midway through the first period, but rebounded and shocked host Valley Christian of San Jose, 41-27 on Friday night.

"This has to be one of the bigger wins in the history of our program," Vacaville head coach Mike Papadopoul...

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NorCal Preps Game Preview: #18 Vacaville vs #11 Valley Christian

September 22, 2011

#18 Vacaville (2-1) at #11 Valley Christian-San Jose (1-1) 7:30 PM: Vacaville is in the NCP Top 20 for the first time this year after beating Granite Bay 38-27. Despite losing star running back Quincy Forte from last year, the Bulldogs have reloaded with key returner Melvin Mason and talented junior Curtis Goins in averaging 430 rushing yards per game. Running back Byron Marshall is out for at least the next two weeks with a shoulder injury, according to San Jose Mercury News, but senior Jarr...
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Vacaville ranked #5 in NCP Division II Bowl Rankings

September 22, 2011

1	Del Oro	Loomis	3-1	2
	The running game of Del Oro may be among the best in the region spearheaded by Nick O’Sullivan and Brandon Monroe behind a tough offensive line. Monroe had 190 yards and three touchdowns while O’Sullivan had 156 yards with two scores in a 49-29 win over Oak Ridge. The top ranked team from the Sacramento area will play Oakmont on Friday to end the non-league.
2	Grant	Sacramento	2-2	1
	Quarterback Isaiah Rios was forced into action afte...

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Vacaville breaks into NorCal Preps Top 20

September 20, 2011

1	De La Salle	Concord	2-0	1
	Tiapepe Vitale had 114 yards and a touchdown on the ground while David Moffitt had an interception return in a 35-0 win over St. May’s-Stockton to run its win streak to 28 games. The Spartans will have to show continued improvement this coming week as they travel across the country to take on nationally ranked St. Thomas Aquinas on Friday.
2	Bellarmine Prep	San Jose	1-1	2
	Leading just 14-6 at halftime, Bellarmine scored 27 points in the...

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Byron Marshall to miss minimum of two games with shoulder injury

September 20, 2011

Posted by Alex Pavlovic on September 19th, 2011 at 4:54 pm

Valley Christian senior running back Byron Marshall will miss a minimum of two games after suffering a partially separated shoulder in Friday’s loss to Cardinal Newman.
After two weeks of rehabbing, Marshall will be reevaluated to see if he can return this season.
“At that point he could be back on the field in another week or he could miss the season – or anything in between,” Marshall’s father, Greg, told the Mercury News.
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Cardinals avenge loss to Valley Christian

September 18, 2011

By PHIL BARBER
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

SAN JOSE — Exactly one year ago, Cardinal Newman got leveled by Valley Christian, a 34-0 beating on the Cardinals’ home turf in Santa Rosa. It was painful, but coach Paul Cronin insisted it had value.

“We got experience playing in those games against teams like that,” Cronin said after Friday’s rematch at Valley Christian’s panoramic hilltop field. “The WCL (West Catholic League) is one of the best conferences in California. They go out in thos...

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