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Winters (CA) Express, Thursday, October 21, 2010 — B-1SportsWarriors let theHuskies get away◆ Lucero rushes for171 yardsBy ERIC LUCEROExpress sportsThe Winters Warriorsvarsity football teamtried to do something onFriday, Oct. 15, that theyhaven’t done since 1994:beat the Sutter Huskies.After the first half itlooked like things couldgo either way with a 14-7Husky lead. But theHuskies took advantageof field position andturnovers in the fourthquarter and beat theWarriors 35-7.“It was a very frustratinggame,” said coachDaniel Ward. “We wereright there with them inthe first half and scoreda touchdown to tie it butit was called back. Wedefinitely didn’t get anybreaks. I just feel bad forthe kids when thingslike that happen. Rightnow we are gettingready for Orland andthen Gridley. Our goal isto get back to the playoffsand hopefully wecan face Sutter again.”Trailing 14-7 justbefore the half the Warriorsgot into the endzone on a 55 yard touchdownpass from quarterbackShawn Faulk toTony Brever. The ballwas deflected by twoSutter defenders thenfell into Brever’s hands.Brever grabbed the balland out ran the otherdefenders to the endzone for an apparenttouchdown. But the playwas called back to a supposedblock in the backat the line of scrimmage.Unfortunately for theWarriors there is noinstant replay or playchallenges in highschool and the callstood.After a stalematethird quarter theHuskies had some bigbreaks and changedtheir lead from 14-7 to28-7 in just 11 seconds.Sutter scored one moretime at the end of regulationto make it 35-7.The Warriors onlyscore came in the firstquarter when JacobLucero scored from 29yards out. Felipe Hernandezkicked the PATto make it a 7-7 game.Lucero ended the gamewith a season high 171yards on 17 carries and atouchdown. Breverrushed for 40 yards onseven carries. Zach Higginscarried the balleight times for 30 yards.Thomas Boswell had 14yards on four carriesand Faulk had fouryards on three carries.Faulk completed 8 of12 passes for 59 yards,while Higgins completedone of three passesfor 15 yards. Jared Neyled the receiving corewith four receptions for29 yards. Brever caughttwo passes for 19 yards.Higgins caught one for12. Boswell caught onefor nine yards andLucero caught one forfive yards.Fall a good time to access the creekWith the unusualwarm weather thislate in October, thebest fishing is duringthe cooler parts of theday. One thing thatPutah Creek has goingfor it is that it hasareas with a lot of treecover that keep the fish feeding allday. The downside to this is thatthese spots tend to be the hardestto access and toughest to get a cast.With more people fishing thecreek this time of the year, a lot ofthe trails are becoming easier toaccess and making your way to thetough spots are opening up. Makesure to watch out for poison oak,stickly nettle bush and thorn busheswhile out there.I had the opportunity to workwith the Department of Fish andGame this past week doing an electroshock on the creek. Our goalwas to find first-year fish, recordtheir condition and release themback into the water.The data we collected will helptrack how well the fish are reproducingand how well their habitatis surviving. The outcome was positive— we found a lot of first-yearfish.While we were out there, we alsotook notice of the bug life in thewater. There is a lot of food forthese fish, so as long as we can keeptaking steps to protect these fish,we could have a steady fishery forthe future.WHS athletes sell tri-tip to benefit Booster ClubThe athletes at WintersHigh School areraising money for theBooster Club by sellingprepared tri-tip from theBuckhorn.They began sellingroasts Oct. 18 and willcontinue through Nov. 1for pickup on Nov. 18 or19. The cost is $20.“These are great fortailgating, birthday parties,a meal for a sickfriend, or simply an easyand tasty dinner athome,” organizers said.To place an order,contact an athlete fromthe swim, football orvolleyball teams or thecheerleading squad, orcall Shannon Martinezat 795-1920.Photo by Eric LuceroJustin Nitzkowski, pictured above, placed 12th in the 100 breast with a time of 1:12.24.He also was part of the boys relay team that placed 11th in the 200 Medley Relay.Warriors swim at invitational meetBy ERIC LUCEROExpress sportsThe Winters High School swimteam traveled to Anderson HighSchool on Oct. 1, to compete in theNorCal Invitational Meet. Out of 16teams, the girls placed ninth with 53points.Tess Hyer placed 11th in the 100 flywith a time of 1:11.26 and was eighth inHackmannwins gridcontestPaul Hackmannpicked 22 out of 28games correctly thisweek to win the $30 firstprize in the weekly WintersMerchants FootballContest.Antoinette Bolla tookthe second prize of $15with 21 right.All of the other contestantshad 20 or fewercorrect selections.Another contest is inthis week’s Express.Read the Expressthe 100 free in 1:01.63. Ashlynne Neilplaced 12th in the 100 free in 1:03.04,while Marie Scholl placed 12th in the100 breast in 1:21.06. The girls relayteam placed ninth in the 200 medleyrelay with Hyer, Scholl, Sakiko Marutaniand Ellie Kreun; seventh in the200 free relay with Neil, Marutani,Kreun and Angelica Arellano; andPISANI’S ATHLETE OF THE WEEKKevin HydeSee SWIM on page B-3Kevin Hyde, a senior on the Winters HighSchool swim team, is athlete of the week.Hyde has become one of the top swimmers inthe northern section, but coach Kevin Chesterisn’t surprised.“Kevin has been working hard all season andthe results are starting to show,” Chester said.“He works hard everyday to get better and hasbecome one of the fastest swimmers in thenorthern section.”We will match any local smog couponʼ95 and older, vans, HD, RVs extraMust present this ad at time of write up (Expires 10/15/2010)MasterAuto Technicians:✔ Complete Auto Service✔ Check Engine Light Diagnosis✔ A/C Service / Repair✔ Smog Inspections / RepairsRailroad Ave. & Grant Ave. - 795-9966We Nowhave DieselSERVING WINTERS SINCE 1959