Friday, October 12, 2007

The Mud Bowl

Normally, the month of October is dry in this part of Northern California and high school football is played under normal conditions. But Mother Nature has been at work early this year, and Halden Field was a soupy mess on Friday for Davis High School's first Delta Valley Conference game.

The Blue Devils (5-1, 1-0) made the best of the conditions, rolling to a 33-0 win over Valley. The two teams combined for six turnovers, but four were by the Vikings (2-4, 0-1). One of those was an interception by Sean Richards, who returned it to the house for the second straight week. Oh yes, Richards was named Homecoming King at halftime.

Running back Jake Lubisch scored twice and finished with 78 yards on the ground. Cody Keefer scored on a 19-yard run and Mauricio Davidson caught a 13-yard touchdown from Scott Malinoff (5-for-9, 45 yards, no picks).

For a complete report, check out Sunday's Enterprise.

In other DVC action, Franklin edged Nevada Union 21-20, handing the Miners their fifth straight defeat, and Elk Grove beat Laguna Creek 25-13. For other area schools, it was an 1-for-4 night: Woodland fell to Inderkum 44-9, Pioneer lost to Yuba City 29-18, Dixon was downed by Center 14-0 and Winters snapped a five-game losing streak by beating Orland 6-0.

- Chris Saur

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