Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 09/09/2009 07:39 AM
Updated by: Kim_Hamilton on 09/09/2009 12:25 PM
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Impressive First Week of Jr. Redskins Football Regular Season~ By Tammy Beilstein
San Andreas, CA....The Calaveras Jr. Redskins played their first regular season games at home this past weekend against the Summerville Cowboys. The Varsity offense started out pretty slow with their first score of the game coming in the 2nd quarter via a 50 yard punt return by Michael Seawell. Outstanding players of the game include Malachi Stockdale who had 11 carries for a total of 141 yards and three touchdowns. Michael Seawell with 7 carries for 67 yards plus 95 yards on punt returns and one TD. Danny Gilmore who had 7 carries for 43 yards. And Justyn Thornburg with 2 for 6 for 31 yards....
 
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On Defense, Grant McKinney lead with 7 tackles, Gilmore had 6, and Emment Barrett and Seawell each had 5. Barrett, Stockdale and McKinney all had fumble recoveries.
According to Varsity Head Coach Perri Turner, “We have a lot of work to do this week to prepare for the Mustangs. Overall, considering this was our first game and the fact that we have a lot of first-year players, I’d say we did OK”.
Final score of the Jr. Redskins Varsity team, 28-8
Scores for the JV and Bantam Jr. Redskins this week are:
JV Jr. Redskins 0, Summerville Cowboys 12
Bantam Jr. Redskins 12, Summerville Cowboys 0
*Mighty Mites – no score.
Next week's games are against the Argonaut Mustangs at Calaveras High School. Mighty Mites begin at 1:30pm, Bantam at 3pm, JV at 5pm, and Varsity at 7pm.
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