2008 Woodie Awards
49er football in guarded condition
Leanne Garvin
Issue date: 9/23/03 Section: Sports
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Yuba College lost their second home game of the season to Butte College on Saturday September 20 bringing the Yuba record down to 1-2. However, Yuba is hoping that the 29-20 loss against a tough Butte team does not affect the momentum that they gained the previous week's game.
Yuba College triumphed in their first home game of the season in a match-up against the College of the Sequoias, ending in a 7-6 win. Yuba College came out of the first half ahead, with a score of 7-0. The highly defensive game kept that score locked until a brief falling away in the fourth quarter when the 49ers fumbled the ball near their own end zone. This resulted in the College of the Sequoias scoring their only touchdown of the game, but losing their extra point attempt to a bad field goal snap. Yuba continued their defensive efforts throughout the rest of the quarter, ensuring a 49er victory.
Yuba had a disappointing start of the season, losing their first match-up of the season to Feather River College. In a close battle, away, Feather River beat Yuba by 3 points. Yuba College players attribute their 30-27 loss to excessive penalties. Defensive lineman John Pollard (5'9", 275 lbs.) said, "We basically beat ourselves with penalties, but I think we did a lot of corrections in practice, and we're going to be ready and focused from now on."
Yuba College is expecting this season to be a pay-off from last year's conditioning, training and experience. Last year's 2-8 team was a disappointment to many who thought the team, consisting largely of sophomores, would have a guaranteed shot at a bowl game. However, due to changes in the conference ranking system, it became evident early that the 2002 Yuba team would struggle in competing with the much larger schools they would be forced to play.
Knowing this, Yuba College head coach Ted Hoal took the opportunity to give the freshman of the 2002 season an opportunity for elevated playing time. Due to the skill that those freshmen gained, Hoal feels that the current sophomores are "seasoned and experienced."
Yuba College triumphed in their first home game of the season in a match-up against the College of the Sequoias, ending in a 7-6 win. Yuba College came out of the first half ahead, with a score of 7-0. The highly defensive game kept that score locked until a brief falling away in the fourth quarter when the 49ers fumbled the ball near their own end zone. This resulted in the College of the Sequoias scoring their only touchdown of the game, but losing their extra point attempt to a bad field goal snap. Yuba continued their defensive efforts throughout the rest of the quarter, ensuring a 49er victory.
Yuba had a disappointing start of the season, losing their first match-up of the season to Feather River College. In a close battle, away, Feather River beat Yuba by 3 points. Yuba College players attribute their 30-27 loss to excessive penalties. Defensive lineman John Pollard (5'9", 275 lbs.) said, "We basically beat ourselves with penalties, but I think we did a lot of corrections in practice, and we're going to be ready and focused from now on."
Yuba College is expecting this season to be a pay-off from last year's conditioning, training and experience. Last year's 2-8 team was a disappointment to many who thought the team, consisting largely of sophomores, would have a guaranteed shot at a bowl game. However, due to changes in the conference ranking system, it became evident early that the 2002 Yuba team would struggle in competing with the much larger schools they would be forced to play.
Knowing this, Yuba College head coach Ted Hoal took the opportunity to give the freshman of the 2002 season an opportunity for elevated playing time. Due to the skill that those freshmen gained, Hoal feels that the current sophomores are "seasoned and experienced."