Small schools football roundup: St. Helena whips Kelseyville to remain undefeated

St. Helena remained undefeated with a convincing 41-13 victory against visiting Kelseyville. It kept the Saints tied with Fort Bragg atop the NCL standings. Both teams are 2-0 in league play and 5-0 overall.

St. Helena built a 27-0 halftime lead and increased it to 41-0 before Kelseyville (0-2, 0-4) scored in the fourth quarter.

“We played well up front defensively and shut down their running game,” St. Helena coach Brandon Farrell said. “We hit some big passes when we needed to early in the game.”

The Saints were led by running back Jahavier Otero, who rushed 19 times for 117 yards and one score. Reciever Alfio Basile had 80 yards receiving on two catches, both touchdowns (55 and 25 yards). Basile also had a 51-yard punt return touchdown.

MIDDLETOWN 43, WILLITS 8

The Mustangs (2-2, 1-1) upset the previously unbeaten Wolverines (4-1, 1-1) in their second consecutive road victory.

“We were able to move the ball against them early,” Middletown coach Bill Foltmer said. “Offensively we scored on almost every possession we had in the first half.”

Middletown’s Coleman Drew had 179 yards rushing on 13 carries and had four scores.

“Willits went to the shotgun when they were down and they were having a hard time snapping the ball which really hurt their attempt at a comeback,” Foltmer said.

CLOVERDALE 48,?CLEAR LAKE 14

After a scoreless first quarter the host Eagles (3-2, 1-1) racked up 34 points in the second quarter to take charge. The Cardinals (1-4, 0-2) never recovered from the onslaught.

“We started real slow. Our first play from scrimmage was a pickoff,” Cloverdale coach Chad Prieskorn said. “We got on track in the second quarter and got a couple of quick scores and then the points started piling up.”

Cloverdale was led by running back Luke Bernardi with 203 yards rushing on 21 carries and three scores (runs of 1, 15, 10 yards). Eagles receiver Marcus Poe had 52 yards receiving on two catches for two scores.

FORT BRAGG 54,?LOWER LAKE 9

The game ended too late for details to be included in this edition. A report will be included in Sunday’s newspaper.

ANDERSON VALLEY 50 50,?R.V. CHRISTIAN 13

Host Anderson Valley continued its dominance in the NCL III with a 50-13 Friday night defeat of Rincon Valley Christian.

The Panthers (5-0) trailed in the first quarter 7-6 but then overwhelmed the Eagles (0-4) for the remainder of the game. Anderson Valley led 24-7 at the break and then outscored RVC 20-6 in the third quarter to ice the contest.

“Our defense was awesome tonight,” Anderson Valley coach Danny Kuny said. “We haven’t had anyone run on us all year.”

Anderson Valley quarterback Tony Pardini connected with receiver Erin Perez for three touchdown passes (40, 41 and 40 yards).

“Perez was just faster than their guys in the secondary,” Kuny said.

Panther running back Josh Chavez rushed for 120 yards on eight carries.

POINT ARENA 62, ?POTTER VALLEY 42

The visiting Pirates (2-1) controlled the game in the first and fourth quarters to earn the win against the Bearcats (0-5).

“Our speed was definitely the difference,” Point Arena assistant coach Dan Iliffe said. “We were getting around the edge and throwing the ball.”