Throwing behind excellent pass protection, Nevada Union freshman quarterback Kyle Cota zings a pass upfield in Thursday's 42-6 win over Davis. The Miners completed their second straight 10-0 season and captured the Delta Valley League crown with the win.
Nov. 13, 2009
Miners Continue Frosh Grid Dominance
If the performance this season by the Nevada Union High freshman football team is any indication, the future looks bright for NU football fortunes.
Thursday night at Hooper Stadium, the Miners completed the second consecutive 10-0 season by drubbing visiting Davis 42-6, for the Delta Valley League championship.
The Miners started strong in the game as NU took the opening kick-off and marched down the field in five plays with Tanner Vallejo scoring on a four yard run.
NU then upped the count to 12-0 with Hank Humphers plunging from two yards out to make the count, 12-0.
The Blue Devils then parlayed a long kick return into a touchdown drive and scored to cut NU's lead to 12-6. However, the visitors didn't get any closer when Ian Davis blocked the extra point.
The Miners then broke the game open by tallying three touchdowns in the second quarter to make the half time score 30-6 with Ian Davis returning an interception 70 yards for a TD,
Vallejo running another six-pointer in from two yards out, and Jared Cook being on the receiving end of a 30-yard scoring pass from Kyle Cota. Vallejo's touchdown was set up by a nifty 56 yard interception return by Mike Buonarati.
In the second half, center Ian Butcher moved to fullback and scored a TD on a three yard run and Miguel Espinosa also scored the last of the seven touchdowns on a two yard run.
The leading tacklers were Davis with nine, Vallejo with seven, Espinosa and Dickinson with six apiece, Buonarati and Humphers with five each, and Austin Marks with four.
The Miners scored 410 points this season while giving up only 13 touchdowns to their opponents this season, and keep a 22 game winning streak alive. In the first decade of the 21st century the Nevada Union freshman football program has amassed 83 wins to 12 losses with one tie, that has resulted in seven league titles and four undefeated seasons.