Anderson Cubs
West Valley explodes for 628 yards in 60-29 win over Anderson

#3 PV
#1 Chico
24
3
D2 Finals - FINAL
#4 Paradise
#2 Sutter
7
20
D3 Finals - FINAL
#3 Los Mol
#1 Fall River
6
26
D5 Finals - FINAL
#3 Winters
#1 East Nic
14
61
D4 Finals - FINAL
#3 PV
#2 Shasta
21
7
F
#4 Foothill
#1 Chico
7
46
F
#4 Paradise
#1 WV
28
13
F
#3 Lassen
#2 Sutter
7
25
F
#3 Winters
#2 Pierce
7
46
F
#5 Mt Shasta
#1 East Nic
20
48
F
#4 Portola
#1 Fall River
26
40
F
#3 Los Mol.
#2 Biggs
20
10
F
#1N Redd Chr
#1S Chester
00
14
F
#5 Enterprise
#4 Foothill
26
47
D2 Quarters - F
#8 Wheatland
#1 West Valley
00
40
D3 Quarters - F
#7 U-Prep
#2 Sutter
6
47
D3 Quarters - F
#6 Corning
#3 Lassen
8
49
D3 Quarters - F
#5 Live Oak
#4 Paradise
00
56
D3 Quarters - F
#7 Modoc
#2 Pierce
12
14
D4 Quarters - F
#8 Willows
#1 East Nic
8
48
D4 Quarters - F
#5 Mt Shasta
#4 Colusa
29
28
D4 Quarters - F
#2S Burney
#1N Red Chr.
8
34
D6 Semis - F
#6 Williams
#3 Winters
12
34
D4 Quarters - Final
#6 Maxwell
#3 LosMolinos
00
47
D5 Quarters - F
#5 Etna
#4 Portola
20
21
D5 Quarters - F
#2S Big Val.
#1N Chester
14
41
D6 Semis - F
East Nic
U-Prep
26
7
F
Lassen
Shasta
38
35
F
Foothill
Chico
23
44
F
Red Bluff
Enterprise
27
28
F
Anderson
Yreka
46
12
F
Los Molinos
Fall River
28
42
F
Greenville
Redding Chr
18
58
F
Tulelake
Burney
7
58
F
Orland
Sutter
6
33
F
Wheatland
Gridley
22
35
F
Las Plumas
Oroville
15
34
F
Pierce
Durham
13
14
F
Weed
Biggs
00
2
F
Live Oak
Colusa
28
7
F
Modoc
Etna
32
7
F
Mt Shasta
Trinity
4-5
1-8
11/8 7:30PM
Williams
Hamilton
12
21
F
Winters
Willows
21
7
F
Hayfork
Chester
12
54
F
Princeton
Big Valley
00
42
F
Quincy
Maxwell
00
2
F
Foothill
Shasta
21
50
F
Lassen
West Valley
7
13
F
Chico
PV
20
10
F
Enterprise
Paradise
26
48
F
Anderson
Corning
28
39
F
Yreka
CV
00
27
F
Trinity
U-Prep
14
45
F
Redding Chr
Big Valley
21
12
F
Fall River
Weed
2
00
F
Sutter
Las Plumas
42
00
F
Gridley
Orland
14
16
F
East Nic
Williams
47
00
F
Oroville
Wheatland
18
40
F
Greenville
Chester
00
50
F
Portola
Etna
19
12
F
Live Oak
Pierce
14
13
F
Mt Shasta
Hamilton
3-5
1-7
11/1 7:30PM
Modoc
Biggs
12
47
F
Esparto
Willows
8
34
F
Durham
Winters
00
24
F
Los Molinos
Quincy
2
f
F
Dunsmuir
Hayfork
0-8
2
F - Forfeit
Tulelake
Butte Valley
7-2
4-5
11/1 6PM
McCloud
Happy Camp
1-8
2
F - Forfeit
Princeton
Mercy
42
14
F
Loyalton
Herlong
1-6
2-5
11/2 1PM
Shasta
Enterprise
38
26
F
PV
Foothill
35
28
F
Corning
West Valley
9
42
F
CV
Anderson
12
27
F
U-Prep
Mt Shasta
29
8
F
Fall River
Modoc
12
00
F
Redding Chr
McCloud
6-1
1-7
F
Paradise
Red Bluff
59
7
F
Orland
Las Plumas
37
00
F
Yreka
Lassen
Forfeit
00
F
Wheatland
Sutter
00
21
10/25 7:30PM
Hamilton
East Nic
F
00
F
Oroville
Gridley
34
28
F
Colusa
Esparto
28
14
F
Pierce
Winters
5-2
2-5
10/25 7:30PM
Trinity
Williams
6
26
F
Portola
Biggs
23
49
F
Willows
Durham
13
6
F
Los Molinos
Maxwell
38
6
F
Butte Valley
Hayfork
26
12
F
Quincy
Weed
Forfeit
00
F
Westwood
Greenville
0-5
5-3
10/25 6PM
Herlong
Princeton
64
66
F
Big Valley
Tulelake
30
13
F
Happy Camp
Dunsmuir
3-5
0-7
10/25 6PM
Enterprise
Foothill
00
38
F
Lassen
Anderson
41
8
F
West Valley
Yreka
2
00
FINAL - Forfeit
U-Prep
Williams
57
32
F
Chico
Red Bluff
36
00
F
Corning
CV
31
8
F
Fall River
Portola
28
18
F
Hayfork
Redding Chr
20
40
F
Burney
Greenville
40
11
F
Sutter
Oroville
35
00
F
Willows
Paradise
00
57
F
Las Plumas
Gridley
14
15
F
Orland
Wheatland
21
24
F
Mt Shasta
East Nic
6
48
F
Esparto
Pierce
2-5
4-2
10/18 7:30PM
Biggs
Etna
35
6
F
Durham
Live Oak
12
28
F
Winters
Colusa
1-5
4-3
10/18 7:30PM
Hamilton
Trinity
00
32
F
Mercy
Loyalton
7
46
F
Maxwell
Weed
54
14
F
Chester
Princeton
46
6
F
Tulelake
Happy Camp
35
12
F
McCloud
Dunsmuir
72
46
F
Big Valley
Butte Valley
63
13
F
Anderson
West Valley
29
60
F
Foothill
Fortuna
35
20
F
Shasta
Red Bluff
49
17
F
Enterprise
PV
21
45
F
Hamiton
U-Prep
8
55
F
CV
Lassen
7
48
Final
Etna
Fall River
57
28
Final
Eureka
Chico
00
35
F
Gridley
Sutter
00
27
F
Oroville
Orland
13
31
F
Yreka
Corning
14
55
F
Tulelake
Redding Chr
00
41
FINAL
Princeton
Burney
00
58
F
Pierce
Willows
44
7
Final
Biggs
Portola
30
27
F
Colusa
Durham
15
00
Final
Williams
Mt Shasta
20
45
Final
East Nic
Trinity
58
12
Final
Maxwell
Modoc
00
39
Final
Maxwell
Modoc
00
39
final
Live Oak
Esparto
4-2
2-4
10/11 7:30 PM
Herlong
Chester
2-3
6-0
10/11 6 PM
Weed
Los Molinos
7
51
Final
Dunsmuir
Big Valley
00
2
Forfeit
Happy Camp
Hayfork
6
42
F
Butte Valley
McCloud
2-4
0-6
10/11 6 PM
Gridley
Anderson
3
28
FINAL
PV
Shasta
20
21
final
West Valley
Orland
27
7
Final
Chico
Enterprise
55
28
final
CV
Hamilton
16
9
final
Red Bluff
Foothill
20
27
final
Oroville
Paradise
00
57
final
Corning
Lassen
10
41
final
Biggs
Fall River
35
38
final
Redding Chr
Dunsmuir
43
00
final
Burney
Herlong
42
60
FINAL
Durham
Esparto
40
00
final
Mt Shasta
Weed
2
00
forfeit
Maxwell
Portola
20
54
final
Willows
Colusa
7
48
FINAL
Greenville
Loyalton
3-2
0-4
10/5 11AM
Winters
Live Oak
10
42
final
Modoc
Los Molinos
14
6
final
Del Norte
Trinity
52
00
final
McCloud
Big Valley
0-5
3-1
10/4 7PM
Hayfork
Tulelake
4-0
5-0
10/4 6PM
Butte Valley
Happy Camp
2-3
2-3
10/4 6PM
Mercy
Chester
6
56
final
W. Sierra
U-Prep
14
54
FINAL
Shasta
Chico
07
44
FINAL
Oroville
CV
40
24
FINAL
Sutter
Enterprise
34
07
FINAL
Anderson
Las Plumas
39
00
FINAL
Red Bluff
PV
16
52
FINAL
Paradise
Mt Shasta
47
00
FINAL
Loyalton
Burney
12
68
FINAL
Happy Camp
Redding Chr
00
2
FINAL-Forfeit
Corning
Orland
14
00
FINAL
Marysville
Gridley
08
27
FINAL
East Nic
Golden Sierra
32
6
FINAL
Willows
Live Oak
09
27
FINAL
Weed
Modoc
06
51
FINAL
Yreka
Trinity
26
14
FINAL
Colusa
Pierce
14
34
FINAL
Portola
Los Molinos
24
38
FINAL
Esparto
Winters
2-2
0-4
9/27 7PM
Wheatland
Colfax
12
34
FINAL
Etna
Maxwell
25
24
FINAL
Dunsmuir
Butte Valley
0-3
1-3
9/27 6PM
Princeton
Greenville
26
20
FINAL
Big Valley
Hayfork
3-0
3-0
9/27 6PM
![]() ![]() 29 - 60Full Time |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | Overall Loss, Loss |
West Valley | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | Overall Win, Win |
COTTONWOOD – All year long West Valley has showed glimpses of its state-championship-caliber offense. But even after Friday’s offensive explosion, the Eagles still feel like they haven’t plateaued.
West Valley racked up a season-high 628 yards offense in a 60-29 victory over rival Anderson in the South County Collision on Friday at The Pasture in the Tri Counties Bank Game of the Week.
“We’re climbing right now,” said Lambert, who rushed eight times for 212 yards and three touchdowns on the eve of his 18th birthday. “Last year we had (running back) Bailey (Sulzer) and he was a 10. This year we have a bunch of guys who are 9s … and when you have great skill guys and great linemen, you’ll have a state championship offense.”
West Valley’s 60 points was a season-high and the most points since beating Red Bluff 64-20 in 2015. An Ashtin Wacker fumble on the opening drive of the third quarter was answered with Gator Wilson connecting with Christian Teague on a 13-yard passing score for Anderson to cut the deficit to two at 25-23.
That’s when West Valley went from playing motivated to playing determined.
West Valley scored five times on its next 16 offensive plays with Lambert’s first three carries going for touchdown runs of 47, 23 and 89 yards – all on the same wing counter play.
“We have the ability to put mistakes in the past,” said Lambert on adjusting to adversity following the turnover. “Stuff happens in the game, we can’t be perfect. But we have the ability to respond and it’s because of guys like (offensive lineman) Bryan Miller who go right back in the huddle and say ‘let’s score here.’ ”
West Valley Brandon Maroste runs the ball during Friday’s game against Anderson in Cottonwood. (Mike Daly/Shasta County Sports)
Following Lambert’s 47-yard score, Jake Best picked off Wilson, which set up Lambert’s 23-yard score to go up 16. Anderson brought it to a 10-point game when Marquice Crowell snagged a deep corner route and turned it into a 52-yard touchdown with 10:36 left to play.
But Anderson’s heavy pursuit on the sweep left the wing counter open again for Lambert to race up the middle for an 89-yard touchdown. Wyatt Reginato added a 6-yard score following an Anderson turnover on downs and West Valley finished the scoring in an odd way as Lambert fumbled at the 1 into the hands of Hayden Boyes for a touchdown.
“This is who we are,” said Miller, who helped pave the way for 471 rushing yards on 35 carries – a 13.5 average. “We finally got it together and figured out all of the pieces.”
Josh Aguilar finished with 119 yards on 10 carries and Reginato added 70 yards on eight carries for the Eagles (2-0 NAL, 7-0).
Anderson (0-1 NAL, 5-2) hung with West Valley for the first three quarters, mixing in runs from Devin Wilson to set up the passing game between Gator Wilson, Crowell and Teague. The Cubs led 14-13 when Crowell came down with a deep corner route and took it 68-yards for a touchdown early in the second quarter.
Anderson High’s Marquice Crowell goes up for a catch in front of two West Valley defenders Friday night. Crowell caught six passes for 203 yards and two touchdowns in the 60-29 loss. (Mike Daly/Shasta County Sports)
But Gator Wilson’s counterpart, Kitt McCloughan, had something to say about that. The Eagles’ senior quarterback found Lambert over the middle for a 68-yard touchdown to convert a 3rd and 10. Dylan Booth bounced a run outside for a 30-yard Eagles touchdown on the ensuing possession.
Anderson’s Brian Melendez added a 28-yard field goal before the half to trail 25-17 at intermission.
The Cubs pulled within two and missed the game-tying 2-point conversion midway through the third quarter, but they ran out of gas, said coach Don Trotter.
“Attrition. We got tired and they didn’t,” said Trotter. “That’s going to happen, we have a lot of guys going both ways. These kids are warriors, played their butts off. A couple breaks and a couple of catches there and it might be a different story.”
Anderson High quarterback Gator Wilson flees the pocket under pressure from West Valley’s Wyatt Reginato (right). (Mike Daly/Shasta County Sports)
Gator Wilson completed 14-of-22 passes for 303 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. Crowell caught six passes for 203 yards and two scores while Teague had the other eight receptions for 100 yards and a touchdown. Devin Wilson ran 31 times for 106 yards.
McCloughan threw for 157 yards on 5-of-8 passing and a pair of scores.
T.J. is a national-award winning journalist passionate about local news and telling the story no one else knows about. He’s roamed sidelines, baselines and bleachers in the North State since 2010 and is a content producer from sunup to sundown. Sports are a hobby he shares with his wife Tracy where they’ve spent many dates around a field or court of some sort.
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