Sports Roundup: Football, volleyball, cross country results

Varsity Football

Dunsmuir 39, Princeton 0

A week after losing a close home game against defending section champion Butte Valley, Princeton was outmatched on the road by Dunsmuir.

"That's one of the better 8-man teams I've seen in years," Eagles coach Bryan Lex said.

The loss dropped Princeton to 1-2 after opening the season against three playoff teams with a combined record of 30-5 last year.

For the last three seasons the Eagles have played a brutal early season schedule, so the losing record to start the season doesn't worry Lex.

"We use it as a measuring stick. It helps when we get into league and hopefully in the playoffs when we play those teams again," he said.

Oscar Espinoza rushed 12 times for 48 yards, but Princeton had a hard time moving the ball against a bigger, quicker Tigers team.

Biggs 52, Williams 0

Dalton Evenson ran for 105 yards and two touchdowns, Chance Felkins rushed for 122 yards and a score and the Wolverines improved to 2-0 on the year with a blowout victory over the Yellowjackets.

Nathan Callaway added 94 yards rushing and a pair of scores, Blaine Roles found Josh Sage for a 30-yard TD pass and Greyson Milburn added a touchdown run as well in the win for Biggs.

Williams dropped to 1-2 with the loss.

Statistics for the Yellowjackets were not available by press time.

Cross Country

Colusa competes at Whitney Invitational

A small group of varsity runners from Colusa High opened the season at the Whitney Invitational in Rocklin on Thursday.

Paige Townzen was the lone female RedHawk and completed the three-mile course in 21 minutes, 41 seconds, good for 11th place out of 46 competitors.

Max Valdez led the RedHawks varsity boys squad in 21st place out of 99 runners with a time of 17:42 on the three-mile course. Ross Cervantes (18:22, 32nd), Felipe Granados (19:45, 53rd), Ernesto Mendez (20:29, 67th) and Ryan Mead (21:04, 80th) rounded out the Colusa contingent.

Colusa is set to compete in the Las Plumas Invitational at the North Forebay State Recreation Area in Oroville on Friday at 3:30 p.m.

JV Football

Maxwell 27, Colusa 13

The Panthers improved to 3-0 with a victory against the host RedHawks in Colusa on Friday.

Brian Burg ran for 100 yards and a touchdown, Scott Wells powered his way for 25 yards on the ground and a touchdown.

Hunter Mobley went 2 for 7 through the air for 38 yards and rushed for 20 more before an injury forced him to the sideline for the second half. Peyton Schmidt stepped in behind center for the second half and helped keep the offense moving.

Martin Rangel had 38 yards receiving and ran for five yards. Isasis Martinez converted on three point-after attempts.

Favian Rolon made five solo tackles and two sacks, and Burg and Rangel added four solo tackles.

Colusa quarterback Shane Saso went 3 for 5 for 37 yards, and Destin Smith carried the ball 10 times for 46 yards and scored two touchdowns.

Franky Haberle led Colusa with eight tackles, Austin Mitchell intercepted a pass, and Alex Belmontes and John Barron each had a sack.

Volleyball

Colusa 3, Oroville 0

The RedHawks were never in danger against the Tigers on Thursday in Colusa, sweeping three games 25-8, 25-15, 25-15.

Senior setter Mattie Myers spread the ball around as Colusa racked up 31 kills as a team, and Myers dominated in the serving game with 12 aces.

Emily Mobley put down 16 kills and three blocks, and Teale Stacey added 10 kills and three blocks.

The victory snapped a three-match losing streak for the RedHawks and moved their record to 2-3 on the season.

The RedHawks played in the Marysville Tournament over the weekend but results were not available by press time.

Youth Football

Chico 30, Colusa 6 (peewees)

Chico 23, Colusa 0 (junior midgets)

Colusa didn't have an answer for a tough Chico team on Saturday. Ben Rainsbarger led the Cowboys with 29 yards rushing and 25 yards receiving.

Dutch Kalfsbeek passed for 61 yards and ran for 18 yards. He connected on passes to Logan Vessels (12 yards), Raymond Frias (10) and Levi Kalfsbeek (8). Eduardo Rodriguez ran for 10 yards and Apolinar Pulido added eight yards.

Rainsbarger made seven tackles on defense and Pulido added six.

Chico 14, Colusa 10 (midgets)

The Jaguars intercepted a fourth-down pass with 58 seconds left in the game, sealing a victory against a game Colusa Cowboys squad.

Colusa held its own against the defending Northern California Federation champion Jaguars, a Division I team. Angel Hernandez caught a 40-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Cole Travis, who passed for 102 yards and ran for another 21 yards.

Lucas Davison ran for 30 yards, Tony Mena ran for 28, and Dylan Jones rushed for 19 yards and added 20 yards receiving.

Jones and Davison led the Cowboys with seven tackles, Ricardo Ruvalcaba made five tackles and Fabian Velazquez added four. Lance Gwinnup tackled a Chico ballcarrier in the end zone for a safety and Jason Fred recovered a fumble.