High school football games to watch
Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 3:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 9:55 p.m.
Windsor (6-1, 3-0 in SCL) at Casa Grande (6-1, 2-1)
Facts
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
FRIDAY'S GAMES
NBL
Rancho Cotate at C. Newman, 7 p.m.
Santa Rosa at Montgomery, 7:30 p.m.
Piner at Elsie Allen, 7:30 p.m.
Maria Carrillo at Ukiah, 7:30 p.m.
SCL
Windsor at Casa Grande, 7:30 p.m.
Healdsburg at El Molino, 7:30 p.m.
Sonoma at Petaluma, 7:30 p.m.
NCL I North
Middletown at Kelseyville, 7:30 p.m.
Willits at Lower Lake, 7:30 p.m.
NCL I South
Upper Lake at Clear Lake, 7:30 p.m.
NCL II
Round Valley at Laytonville, 7:30 p.m.
Non-league
Fort Bragg at Cloverdale, 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY'S GAMES
NCL II
Tomales at Point Arena, 2 p.m.
NCL I South
St. Helena at St. Vincent, 2:30 p.m.
Non-league
Cristo Rey at Calistoga, 7 p.m.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Last week: Windsor beat El Molino, 52-13. Casa Grande beat Sonoma, 41-6.
Notable: Casa Grande beat Windsor 31-7 last year, has won eight straight meetings and leads the all-time series 9-1. Windsor's only win over the Gauchos was a 15-12 victory on Oct.7, 2000 ... Windsor scored its most points last week since a 62-0 win over Elsie Allen in 2006. It was the most points the Jaguars had ever scored in a SCL game ... Windsor has won six straight since a season-opening 29-0 loss to Inderkum, a Sacramento power that is 7-0 ... CB Michael Campbell has leads Windsor with six interceptions, LBs Jordan Winkler and Teddy Vanbebber share the team lead in tackles (11.7 a game) and LB Joseph Winkler has a team-high seven sacks ... Gauchos QB Nick Sherry has completed 28 of 43 passes for 415 yards with four TDs and no INTs the past two weeks ... Casa Grande RB Kahlil Keys (back, flu) is epected to be fully healthy for the first time in several weeks. Keys has scored a TD in 13 straight games, scoring 22 TDs during the streak ... DT Kevin Brown leads Casa with 7.0 tackles a game.
Number to note: 21.9 — Average margin of victory during Casa Grande's eight-game winning streak vs. Windsor.
The pick: Casa Grande 27, Windsor 19
Rancho Cotate (4-3, 2-2 in NBL) at Cardinal Newman (3-4, 3-1)
Time: 7 p.m.
Last week: Rancho Cotate beat Ukiah, 42-7. Cardinal Newman lost to Montgomery, 9-0.
Notable: Cardinal Newman had its 19-game NBL winning streak snapped last week ... the Cardinals haven't lost back-to-back NBL games since 2002 ... Cardinals RB Steven Stout leads the team in rushing yards (405) and TDs (6) ... senior LB Blake Ratto leads Newman with 7.9 tackles a game ... Newman beat Rancho Cotate, 42-7, last year. The Cardinals have won the last seven meetings, including two playoff games ... Cougars junior RB Brian Dworkin has 954 yards on 114 carries with 12 TDs. Dworkin has three 200-yard games this season ... Rancho QB Poueu Peleti-Gore has 435 yards on 46 carries with five TDs ... the Cougars had four touchdowns of 77 or more yards in last week's win vs. Ukiah.
Number to note: 5 — Regular-season losses Cardinal Newman had from 2005-08.
The pick: Rancho Cotate 14, Cardinal Newman 12
Maria Carrillo (3-4, 3-1 in NBL) at Ukiah (2-5)
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Last week: Maria Carrillo beat Elsie Allen, 74-14. Ukiah lost to Rancho Cotate, 42-7.
Notable: Ukiah won last year's meeting, 28-14 ... Maria Carrillo RB Sam Atoe has scored 10 TDs in his past three games ... the Pumas have won three straight NBL games for the first time since 2006. Carrillo hasn't won four consecutive league games in the same season since 1999 ... the Pumas scored a school-record 74 points last week ... Ukiah WR Aaron Dhuyvetter leads the team in catches (31), yards (654) and TDs (5) ... LB Scott Cokeley leads the Wildcats with 7.6 tackles a game.
Number to note: 12 — Combined points Ukiah has scored the past two weeks.
The pick: Maria Carrillo 30, Ukiah 20
Fort Bragg (6-1) at Cloverdale (6-1)
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Last week: Fort Bragg lost to Middletown, 49-41. Cloverdale beat St. Helena, 42-7.
Notable: Fort Bragg RB Jake Cimolino (shoulder) is expected to be a game-time decision. Cimolino was expected to be out for the season after dislocating his shoulder last week, but he's been given medical clearance to play, according to Fort Bragg coach Jack Moyer. Cimolino has 1,102 yards and 22 total TDs this season ... Timberwolves QB Brent Moyer has thrown 18 TDs and 2 INTs this season ... Cloverdale RB David Whitaker leads the Eagles with 589 yards and seven TDs.
Number to note: 55 — Fort Bragg's average points per game.
The pick: Fort Bragg 34, Cloverdale 27
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