Oklahoma senior wide receiver Jalen Saunders had one of his
best games as a Sooner Saturday when he caught six passes for 158 yards and a
pair of second quarter touchdowns as Oklahoma defeated Texas Tech, 38-30, in a
Big 12 matchup.
The former Pleasant Grove star scored on pass receptions of
15 and 76 yards to boost the Sooners to a lead in the second quarter. Oklahoma
had to come from behind in the third quarter to win and hand the Red Raiders
their first loss of the season.
Oklahoma is now 7-1 overall, 4-1 in the Big 12.
Saunders is leading the Sooners with 35 catches, 431 yards
and 5 TD’s this season.
Van Dyke’s Big Game
Overshadows Near-Record Night
UCLA-commit Alex Van Dyke continued to show why he is the
area’s top wide receiver with a big game Friday night in Cosumnes Oaks’ win
over Vista del Lago.
Van Dyke had nine catches for 266 yards and three touchdowns
in the Wolfpack’s 40-21 Sierra Valley League win over Vista.
The show by Van Dyke may have outshined the night Vista
quarterback Matt Jimison had. He attempted 71 passes, completed 48 for 422
yards and three TD’s. The 71 attempts was almost a state record.
According to CalHiSports, earlier this year Trey Tinsley
from El Toro High School tried 75 passes in a game to set the state mark.
In Friday’s loss, Vista del Lago had only three running
plays, all by Jimison on what appeared to be designed pass plays.
The Wolfpack can pretty much wrap up its first SVL title
this Friday with a home win against Liberty Ranch.
Bradshaw Kicker Nears
Scoring Record
Bradshaw Christian assistant football coach Chris Abe says
his team’s placekicker, Jennie Lawson, is only eight points away from setting a
state scoring record for kickers.
Yes, she’s a girl.
Lawson, a senior, has been the Pride’s PAT specialist for four
years and currently has 198 points. Abe says they are all from
point-after-touchdowns.
“We may have tried one field goal this year, maybe one last
year. That’s all from PAT’s,” he said.
Lawson is 20-for-21 in extra points this year, including
seven in Friday’s 63-6 win over Highlands. Sophomore Dani Lawson, her younger
sister, has also been taking a few boots this year, too. She’s 17-for-18 in
point-afters.
Last year Jennie was 41-of-45 in PAT’s. She was 66-of-73 in
2011 and 71-of-73 attempts in 2010.
When the Lawson girls are not kicking a football, they are
members of the girls’ soccer team.
Quick Hits ….
Kennedy’s 49-6 win Friday over Johnson was the Cougars’
first win since Oct. 29, 2010 when they defeated Sacramento, 26-21, a span of
27 straight games with a loss.
Franklin’s varsity and junior varsity football teams are now
11-1 against Elk Grove over the past six seasons.
Daniel Nava, the Boston Red Sox’ leftfielder who made that
outstanding throw to the plate in the obstruction play that ended World Series’
Game Three Saturday, played his high school baseball at St. Francis in Mountain
View.
Former Sheldon basketball standout Ramon Eaton is now
playing at North Carolina Central. He played last year at a junior college in
New Mexico after spending his freshman season at Pepperdine.
After missing the first two games of the season with a
hamstring pull, Pleasant Grove running back Brandon Lewis felt it snap again
during the second quarter of Saturday’s 28-23 win at Jesuit. He sat out the
second half of the game. His availability for this week’s game against Oak
Ridge is unknown.
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