MVP - Juan Godoy
Back of the Year - Elijah Castanon
Lineman of the Year - Jose Flores
Coaches Award - Noah Sardi
Most Improved - Antonio Verlarde
Captains:
Malachi Bartholomew
Ricardo Montoya
Tyler Araujo
Brandon MacDonald
JV 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL
West Wolf Pack 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Tracy Bulldogs 6 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 40
Q1 - 8:43 - On the first Tracy series of the game, Malachi Bartholomew found the end zone on a 26 yard run. The extra point was no good 6-0.
Q2 - Bartholomew scores again on a rush to make it 12-0. The 2 point conversion was no good.
Jeno Lawhorn hauls in a well thrown pass by Juan Godoy near the goal line and Lawhorn propels himself into the end zone. 18-0.
1:44 Bartholomew intercepts a pass near midfield. Godoy then throws a very long pass to Xavier Santa Elena for a touchdown with 35 seconds left in the half. 26-0.
HALFTIME 26-0
Q3 - 9:16 - Aaron Munoz scoops up a fumble in West territory and runs it down to the West 7 Godoy then keeps the ball from 2 yards out with 8:03 left in the quarter 32-0. The Matthew La Velle extra point is good 33-0.
1:49 - Devlin Thompson obtains a fumble recovery at the West 30. With 56 seconds left in the third, Caylen Jones finds a hole in the Wolf Pack defense and breaks away for an approx 70 yard touchdown run. The extra point by Noah Bernetich makes it 40-0.
Q4 - No further scoring.
Friday, October 20, 2023
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL
Tracy Bulldogs 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14
Lodi Flames 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14
The Bulldogs had a couple of turnovers in the first half and some costly penalties to prevent themselves from finding any rhythm. They found themselves down 14-0 going into the half and it stayed that way until late into the fourth quarter. But with under 3 minutes left in the game, the mojo was found and they mounted a valiant comeback to tie the game at 14. Had they had more time, the momentum of the game would have likely resulted in a win.
Q1 - After giving up a lot of yardage to the Flames on their opening six minute drive, the Tracy defense held in the red zone preventing a Lodi score.
Tracy then has a promising opening drive but it is halted on their first fumble of the day. The quarter ends with no score.
Q2 - Lodi scores on the 2nd play of the 2nd quarter with 9:38 left. Tracy is unable to get anything else done on offense in the first half and Lodi scores their 2nd touchdown just before the half to go up 14-0.
Q3 - There is no scoring in the quarter.
Q4 - Trailing 14-0 throughout the 2nd half, the Dogs finally get on the scoreboard and show life with a 20 yard pass from Juan Godoy to Josh Verduzco. The extra point by Matthew Lavelle has plenty of leg but hits the upright and is no good. 14-6.
The Bulldogs then recover the onside kick near midfield but a penalty nullifies the play and the Dogs are pushed back to kick again. The 2nd onside kick is also successful and Tracy has the ball at their own 40 with 2:50 left and the clock is moving. Tracy has great success with their run and pass plays and move the ball efficiently down the field. Wtih 30.2 seconds left, Malachi Bartholomew scores on a run play up the middle to bring the Bulldogs to within a point. The 2 point conversion is given right back to Bartholomew who scores again to tie the game with 30 seconds left.
JV will play their final game next week at home vs West.
October 13, 2013
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL
St. Mary's Rams 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17
Tracy Bulldogs 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 21
Tracy was down and just about out in this game trailing 17-6 and the Rams were in control, but a late 2nd half comeback and a physical up the middle score with just seconds left gave Tracy an exciting victory. Oh but wait, they also had to survive the final offensive play by St. Mary's where the ball was passed/lateraled 8 times in 35 seconds before Tracy could declare victory having survived the "8 ball."
Tracy had an awful start to their game as they fumbled on the first play from scrimmage and then two more times in the first quarter. With 4:57 left in the quarter, the Rams scored on an 8 yard touchdown pass. 7-0
Q2 7:11 - Rams kick a field goal to go up 10-0.
With 2:13 left in the half, the first bit of good luck happens for Tracy when Noah Porter recovers a fumble at the 37 yard line of St. Mary's. Juan Godoy finds Elijah Castanon on a 16 yard touchdown pass with 13 seconds left. The extra point is blocked.
Rams up 10-6 at the Half
Q3 - 5:37 After a long drive the Rams go up 17-6 on a 12 yard run and extra point.
With 4:17 left in the quarter, Malachi Bartholomew lights up the crowd with a 65 yard run down to the Rams 20. The drive stalls and a Matthew La Velle field goal is just short.
It appears with time running down in the 3rd quarter that St. Mary's has all the momentum and is putting together a methodical drive.
Q4 - With 9:30 left and the Rams about to score in the North end zone, a hit is laid on the ball carrier and the ball is fumbled into the back of the end zone for a touchback. This play begins the shift in momentum that Tracy will ride til the end.
Tracy then puts together a long drive that culminates in a 1 yard score by Barhtolomew with 7:05 left. Godoy keeps the ball for the 2 point conversion to put Tracy down by 3, 17-14.
With 4:25 left in the game, St. Mary's fumbles at their own 35.
A battle in the red zone begins as Tracy muscles their way on a series of plays down to the four yard line, then the two, then the one with 1:07 left. The clock then falls under a minute as Tracy faces a 4th down at the two. An offsides call places the ball at the one. With 18 seconds left, Bartholomew finds a gap just left of center and fights his way in for a score to go up 20-17. The La Velle extra point makes it 21-17.
With 13 seconds left and leading by four, Tracy kicks off and the Rams begin their quest for magic at their 40 yard line. The Rams would pass 5 yards to the 45. The ball was then lateraled (almost forward) to a neighboring teammate. He then passed back to the 30, passed to the 23 and advanced to the 28. He then passed back to the 20 who then passed to the 10, who then threw across the field to the 8 who was then tackled at the 7 yard line. In all it was 35 seconds of chaos before Tracy could celebrate.
The Bulldogs now have a chance to win league outright but it will take two final wins and St. Mary's defeating Lincoln.
Friday, October 6, 2023
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL
Tracy Bulldogs 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21
Tokay Tigers 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20
As their ship took on water late in the game, the Bulldog defense came up with a stop at the goal line on a 2 point conversion to prevent Tokay from snatching victory. Tracy held a 21-0 lead through much of three quarters before Tokay started putting things together and mounting their comeback.
Q1 5:39 - Tracy gets on the board on their first possession with a 34 yard touchdown run by Elijah Castanon. The extra point by Matthew La Velle is good 7-0
Q2 Malachi Bartholomew scores with 4:54 left in the half from 3 yards out. This was setup via a long run by Castanon. La Velle extra point is good 14-0.
14-0 halftime.
Q3 5:40 - Bulldogs go up 21-0 on a 9 yard run by Emilio Chavez and a extra point again by La Velle.
Late in the third quarter the Tigers begin to find their passing game which aids them in their comeback. With 57 seconds left in the quarter they score. 21-7
Q4 - Tigers edge closer with 3:39 left in the game on a 5 yard TD pass. 21-14.
With 26 seconds left in the game, the Tigers score again to place the game at 21-20. They decide to go for the win and are stopped by the Bulldog defense as the Tigers fumble on the goal line.
21-20 final.
The JV are now 1-0-1 in league and will face a tough St. Mary's team next week.
On Tracy's first offensive series, Joan Godoy scored on a keeper with 1:03 left in the first quarter. The extra point by Matthew La Velle was good 7-0.
Q1 ends with the score Lincoln 0 - Tracy 7
Q2 - The Tracy defense started the game strong and did not allow Lincoln to see the end zone until 2 minutes left in the half when the Trojans had a wide open receiver for a score for six points
With1:44 left, Tracy fumbles on their own 45 and they pay for it. A few plays later, Lincoln socres on a rushing touchdown and convert for a 14-7 halftime lead.
Q3 - Antonio Verlarde electrified the stadium with a very long rushing touchdown to tie the game (with the extra point).
Q4 - At the 9:19 on the 2nd play of the 4th, Malachi Bartholomew gave Tracy a 20-14 lead on a rush from 2 yards out. The extra point was no good.
With just over 7 minutes left, the Tracy defense had Lincoln in a 4th and long situation but the Trojans found a way to get the first down and ultimately the critical touchdown to tie the game. They went for two but were denied.
Tracy then put together a long drive getting inside the 30 with 2 minutes left in the game but a penalty pushed them back and they were not able to deliver on 4th down terminating their chance to win the game.
JV 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL
Rocklin Thunder 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 35
Tracy Bulldogs 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
The JV suffered their first loss of the year to complete the first half of the season 4-1.
After a defensive battle in the first quarter, (0-0), the Thunder began to pull away from the Dogs at the start of the 2nd quarter starting with a 65 yard touchdown pass on the 2nd play of the quarter
Rocklin took advantage of poor special teams play by Tracy and started their next drive of the 2nd quarter on the Tracy 15. With 5:20 left in the half Rocklin was up 14-0.
Tracy then fumbled on a run after the catch at the 3:30 mark. The lead was 21-0 on a 3 yard run with 49 seconds left in the half.
Rocklin started the 2nd half with a very long drive exhausting 7 minutes of clock as they went up 28-0.
With 5:02 remaining in the game, a 78 yard run for a score completed the domination by the Thunder 35-0.
Coach Guillen emphasized to the team the importance of the next game which is the start of league and challenged his team to overcome the distration that always present itself as the school enters a busy and festive Homecoming Week.
Friday, September 15, 2023
JV 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL
Thomas Downey Knights 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14
Tracy Bulldogs 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25
To preserve their undefeated start to the season, the Bulldogs has to come from behind in this one as they let Downey get two first half scores. In the 2nd half the defense pitched a shutout and the offense added two more scores to take the lead and put the Dogs at 4-0.
Q1 - The first Tracy drive chews 8 minutes off the clock but the Bulldogs stall in the red zone allowing Downey to finally touch the ball late in the first quarter. Downey takes advantage of their opportunity putting the Tracy defense on their heels. Downey would score to get on the board 7-0.
With 5 seconds left in the first quarter, Xavier Santa Elena takes the kickoff return 91 yards to the house. The extra point by Noah Bernetich is good to tie the game at 7.
Q2 - Jose Flores comes up with an interception with 6:22 left in the half on a busted field goal attempt that turns into a pass play. Bulldogs take over at their own 8 yard line. Brandon MacDonald scores on that drive with a 35 yard keeper to make it 13-7.
Downey begins to air it out on a long drive with several completions and scores on a 3 yard pass. 14-13 Downey leads at halftime.
Q3 - Jeno Lawhorn intecepts a pass early in the quarter that sets up a 2nd score by MacDonald on a 21 yard rush to give Tracy their first lead at 19-14 with 6:46 left in Q3.
Defense is the name of the game in the balance of the 3rd quarter to keep the score at 19-13.
Q4 - Juan Godoy relieves MacDonald at QB and he along with Malachi Barholomew collect large chunks of yardage on a drive midway through the quarter. Bartholomew completes the scoring drive with a 20 yard rush. 25-14 with 3 minutes left.
The Bulldog defense holds again with 2 minutes left to secure the victory.
Defensive Coordinator Steve Hall wanted to highlight the evolution of Tristan Fuentes as a defensive player. "He has transitioned from OL to an end and has been rapidly improving. It has been inspiring to watch his progress as a player."
Friday, September 8, 2023
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL
Tracy Bulldogs 6 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 32
Mtn House Mustangs 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Tracy would get their first score later in the first quarter as Brandon MacDonald is hit hard going into the end zone but Elijah Castanon picked up the loose ball for the Tracy score.
6-0 end of the first quarter.
The Tracy defense keeps the Mustangs in the gate, but the offense sputters in the first half as they can't seem to open running lanes for their backs. The defense would provide another scoring opportunity as Juan Godoy intercepts a pass for a long run back with 2:26 left in the half. The drive is finished with a Redrick Sombrano catche TD catch thrown from MacDonald. 12-0.
Malachi Bartholomew gets a 30 yard pick 6 to make it 18-0 going into halftime.
In the first offensive series of the 3rd quarter Castanon goes 46 yards for a TD. The exra point by Noah Bernetich makes it 25-0.
25-0 after 3 quarters.
4th -
JV - Friday, September 1
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL
Tracy Bulldogs 14 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 34
Sheldon Huskies 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14
Juan Godoy got the JV scoring started on a 7 yard run with 4:37 left in the first quarter. The 2 point conversion was no good wrapping up a 6 play 51 yard series. 6-0
In the next series the defense was tight and forced a punt but the snap was high and Tracy had excellent starting field position. Malachi Bartholomew scored on a 3 yard run up the middle. 12-0. It would become 14- 0 on the 2 point conversion by Godoy.
The Tracy defense in the 2nd quarter continued to make Coach Hall proud giving the ball back to the offense. Nice runs by Nico Hamiliton and Bartholomew set up an 18 yard keeper for Godoy for a score at the 2:02 mark before the half. The scoreboard read 20-0 on a 7 play 88 yard series. The 2 point conversion was no good.
20-0 halftime
Sheldon got on the board in the 3rd with a 18 yard TD pass.
Early in the 4th quarter, Antonio Verlarde had a 7 yard touchdown run that was setup a few plays earlier by a long Brandon MacDonald run. After an unsuccessful PAT, the score was 26-7. 9:35 remaining.
Sheldon got another touchdown with 6 minutes left on a 13 yard run. 26-14
Bartholomew got Tracy on the board one final time with an exciting 47 yard run with 3:28 remaining. The 2 point run by Marsean Sanders made it a 34-14 JV final putting the JV at 2-0 in the early season.
Q1, 9:16 - Juan Godoy scores on a 59 yard keeper on the first series. The extra point by Matthew La Velle is no good 6-0.
The Tracy defense plays tough and holds Kimball allowing Tracy to start their next drive at the Kimball 47. Elijah Castanon runs left for 19 yards to the 28. Godoy takes it down to the 12 and then Malachi Bartholomew cashes in from 9 yards out. The kick by La Velle is good to put the game at 13-0 with 5:13 left in the quarter.
On the next series Kimball has their biggest pass play of the game but ultimately the defense holds and Tracy takes over on downs.
Entering the 2nd quarter with a 13-0 lead, the Tracy defense is tested and Kimball is able to break through with a 25 yard touchdown pass to bring the game closer at 13-7 with 7:42 left in the half..
A long Tracy field goal is attempted but missed before the half.
On the first series of the 3rd quarter, Kimball would score on a very long opening drive to tie the game at 13-13 with 6:08 left in the quarter.
Tracy responds to make the game 21-13 when Godoy scores on a 15 yard keeper and the 2 point conversion pass is good.
Q4 - A key defensive play in the final quarter is made at the goal line when Jeno Lawhorn and Marcos Cruz combine to interecept a potential touchdown pass.
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