Gsl At A Glance

CV 36, Ferris 13

Key plays

Trailing just 7-0 late in the first quarter, the Saxons appeared to hold the Bears near midfield, but on third-and-14, Ferris was called for pass interference. Two plays later, R.J. DelMese hit Ryan Millar with a 25-yard scoring pass.

Stars of the game

Cornerback Chris McFarland returned an interception 44-yards for a TD 21 seconds before halftime to put the game out of reach at 29-0.

Notable

CV became the first unbeaten, untied league champion since Mead in 1990. The Bears’ last league title came in 1983 when they tied Gonzaga Prep…. Giorgio Usai, the leading Class AAA rusher and scorer in the state, had 116 yards and two TDs on 18 carries. He finished league play with 1,388 yards, the second-highest total in league history…. Millar finished the league season with 593 yards receiving, 15 yards shy of cracking the single-season top 10 after two catches for 44 yards. … Ferris quarterback Justin Bursch moved within 15 yards of reaching 1,500 and the single-season top 10 after passing for 177 and two touchdowns, both to Craig Henneberry.

Next opponent

CV (7-0) meets East Valley Friday at 7:30 in a non-leaguer at home. Ferris (2-5, 2-6) faces North Central (1-6, 1-7) at Albi on Friday at 8:30.

NC 13, Rogers 7

Key play

Down the stretch, there were many, with two turnovers for each team in the fourth quarter and several big penalties, but the last was NC’s Jerry Holdren picking off a Danny CuCulich pass at the 6 on a third-and-7 play from the 20 with 1:57 to play.

Stars of the game

Holdren and defensive back Justin Williams, who returned an interception 23 yards for a TD and a 13-0 lead with 25 seconds left in the first.

Notable

The first time Rogers had the ball, the Pirates went 63 yards and chewed up 4:28. The third time, it was 66 yards and 5:11, but they turned the ball over on downs at the NC 17 and 13, respectively. In between, Williams had his TD…. After Rogers’ first drive, NC went from its 14 to the end zone with a 12-play, 5:42 drive to take a 7-0 lead. … After NC ate up most of the third quarter with an opening drive before giving the ball up on downs near the Rogers 20, the Pirates went 78 yards to score, helped by a roughing the punter penalty and a fourth down conversion. They scored with 43 seconds left.

Next opponent

Rogers (0-7, 0-8) plays Gonzaga Prep (3-3, 4-3) in next Thursday’s lone game at Albi, beginning at 6:30.

NC closes the regular season at Albi with Friday’s 8:30 game against Ferris.

Central Valley 14 15 7 0 - 36 Ferris 0 0 0 13 - 13

CV-Usai 11 run (Martin kick)

CV-Millar 25 pass from DelMese (Martin kick)

CV-Safety, Strickland blocked punt

CV-Usai 3 run (kick failed)

CV-McFarland 44 pass interception (Martin kick)

CV-Allen 41 pass from DelMese (Martin kick)

F-Henneberry 24 pass from Bursch (Luciani kick)

F-Henneberry 18 pass from Bursch (pass failed)

CV F First downs 18 18 Rushes-yards 41-222 33-91 Passing yards 112 177 Return yards 95 1 Passes 5-11-0 14-30-1 Punts-Avg. 2-13.5 3-38.3 Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-2 Penalties-yards 9-84 5-60 Rushing - Central Valley, Usai 18-116, Stavros 5-24, Butner 3-6, DelMese 1-6, Strickland 2-33, Saty 6-20, Bartlett 1-3, Scott 5-13, Kittner 1-1. Ferris, Bursch 8-(-17), Williams 13-67, Barkdull 10-41.

Passing - Central Valley, DelMese 4-8-0-97. Bartlett 1-3-0-15. Ferris, Bursch 14-30-1-177.

Receiving - Central Valley, Allen 2-53, Millar 2-44, Saty 1-15. Ferris, Guerin 6-77, Purnell 3-24, Henneberry 5-76.

North Central 13 0 0 0 - 13 Rogers 0 0 7 0 - 7

NC-Shockley 1 run (Turnbull kick)

NC-Williams 23 pass interception (run failed)

R-Hill 10 run (Dainty kick)

NC R First downs 11 18 Rushes-yards 44-177 44-167 Passing yards 27 102 Return yards 42 0 Passes 2-3-0 6-17-3 Punts-Avg. 4-35.8 2-30.5 Fumbles-lost 3-2 3-2 Penalties-yards 8-90 2-16 Rushing - North Central, Shockley 18-62, Corigliano 4-39, Holdren 1-26, Cabellaro 15-20, Pugliese 6-30. Rogers, Hill 32-162, McMackin 2-(-4), CuCulich 9-(-12), Williams 1-11.

Passing - North Central, Cabellaro 2-3-0-27. Rogers, CuCulich 6-17-3-102.

Receiving - North Central, Holdren 2-27. Rogers, Borders 1-10, Oglesbee 3-63, Dainty 2-29. Albi Att.-1,807.

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