TRACY AT KIMBALL
DOGS UNABLE TO FIND THE END ZONE IN SEASON ENDING LOSS
Friday, November 1, 2024
Varsity 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F
Tracy Bulldogs 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6
Kimball Jaguars 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21
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The two win season came to an end this evening as Tracy saw Kimball collect their 3rd ever win vs the Bulldogs in the 14 year history of the series. The Bulldogs were fired up for this game but the air was partially sucked out of the balloon immediately after kickoff as the Jaguars returned the opening kick for a quick 7-0 lead.
Tracy would struggle to get the offense down the field, but the defense pitched a shutout for the entire first half preventing any strong threats by the Jags. Tracy finally looked like they were going to tie the game going into halftime, but an extremely unfortunate fumble at the goal line kept the game at 7-0 at the half.
Tracy would only get 6 points in the 2nd half thanks to the strong leg of Giovanni Martinez who kicked a 3rd and 4th quarter field goal from 33 and 41 yards.
Kimball would get their first offensive touchdown with 3:45 left in the 3rd and another to seal the victory with 4:03 left in the 4th.
In his postgame remarks, Coach Pribble asked his players to find the bigger picture in the struggles of the season and turn any adversity they may have encountered into a positive on and off the field in the future. He went on the praise his senior class and the support structure that makes the Bulldog Football program run. Pribble also complimented the first year head coach of the Jaguars LeConte Vaughn for implementing a sound program in his opening season. The Jaguars (7-3) now wait for the playoff brackets that will be released this weekend.
History note from Historian Michael Banner: The last time the Tracy Bulldogs went winless in league play was back in 1999 when they started a rebuilding program. That season the Dogs were 0-7 in the VOL and 0-9-1 overall.
REGIONAL SCORES
St. Mary's finished the regular season 8-2 /5-0 with a 35-7 win over Lincoln (4-6 / 2-3)
Edison defeated Lodi 42-6
Franklin defeated West 31-14
Tokay defeated Weston Ranch 29-8 and game was called in the 3rd quarter after a brawl.
Turlock went 5-0 in league defeating Enochs 51-7
East Union defeated Mountain House 48-19
VARSITY VS ST. MARY'S 10-25-24
MAKE THAT 24 IN A ROW
Varsity 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F
St. Mary's Rams 7 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 45
Tracy Bulldogs 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14
SENIOR NIGHT PHOTOS - There are 400+ photos of the Seniors in football, cheer, dance, and band taken by Stu Jossey and Aaron Burg. These photos can be found in this folder for you to download with no $$ or watermarks across them. Because they were taken with two different cameras, please continue to look through the folder as you may find your family in two different parts of the album. I have video of the event as well that will be shown as part of the end of season movie(s).
980 Varsity Game Photos and Halftime Here.
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The Bulldogs played spirited defense and kept the game relatively close in the first half vs the Rams, but St. Mary's turned the heat up in the 3rd quarter to pull comfortably away from Tracy and ice their 24th victory in a row over the Bulldogs.
The 2-7 Bulldogs will attempt to gain a league victory when they head to Kimball for the final game of Tracy's 2024 season next week.
Game Summary
Q1 - Tracy had the ball first but had their drive interrupted by an interception near midfield. The Bulldogs played good defense on the first St. Mary's drive but with 6:50 left in the quarter, the Rams would score the first of their 6 touchdowns to go up 7-0.
Tracy just missed a possible touchdown on their next drive as Brady Brown almost connected with Jeno Lawhorn on a deep ball over the middle, but the drive then stalled. Bulldog defense remained really good on the next series preventing the Rams from scoring.
Brown scrambled for a big yardage gain on the next series but Tracy had to settle for a 41 yard field goal attempt that was unsuccessful with 6 seconds left in the quarter
Q2 - St. Mary's kicked a 35 yard field goal early in the quarter to go up 10-0. At 5:24 the Rams scored again to go up 17-0.
Brown continued to gain yardage with his legs, and Derek Bogetti and David Goularte contributed to get the ball well downfield. Brown would score from short yardage with 1:14 left in the half and the point after was good by Giovanni Martinez to get Tracy on the board at 17-7.
The Rams responded immediately with 51 yard touchdown pass with 41 seconds left in the half to trot off the field leading 24-7.
Q3 - The Rams began their 3rd quarter assault putting three scores on Tracy to enhance their lead to a comfortable 45-7 at the end of the quarter.
Q4 - With the running clock dropping below 6 minutes, Brown delivered a beautiful touchdown pass to a leaping Goularte who caught the ball near the goal line and propelled his way to the pylon. The touchdown fired up the quiet Tracy crowd and finished off the scoring at 45-14.
"I appreciated your effort all week long and during the game," said Coach Pribble as he addressed his team postgame. "We now set our sights on Kimball next week. It will be our last game of the season and it's the one we are going to remember the most. I look forward to another great week of practice and a competitive game next week."
TCAL Standings
St. Mary's 4-0
Edison 3-1
Kimball 2-2
Lincoln 2-2
Lodi 1-3
Tracy 0-4
Regional Scores
Lincoln 38 - Lodi 27
Edison 23 - Kimball 7
West 41 - Bear Creek 30
Central Catholic 52 - Mountain House 19
Turlock 42 - Modesto 0
Pittsburg 47 - Liberty 15
Pleasant Valley 42 - Foothill 7
Historical Perspective: The last time the Bulldogs defeated the Rams in football was October 28, 1993 by the score of 40-25 in Week 8 of that season. The current winning streak by the Rams over the Bulldogs, began later that season in the playoffs on November 26, 1993. Prior to that playoff win by the Rams, Tracy had beaten the Rams 13 times in the previous 16 match ups.
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Michael Banner (THS Historian) continues to submit interesting historical data on our opponents. View some Tracy Press clips on the Tracy vs St. Mary's early years here.
WEEK 8 - LINCOLN
DOGS LACKING A LEAGUE WIN
Pictured above, Dillon Posten interrupts a Lincoln pass attempt. He would also collect a Pick 6 on the next play for the first Tracy score late in the 2nd quarter.
Friday, October 18, 2024
Varsity 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F
Tracy Bulldogs 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21
Lincoln Trojans 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 28
- Lincoln vs Tracy 58 game history (researched by Michael Banner) can be viewed here.
It's been a tough year for the Bulldogs as they are now 2-6 and 0-3 in league after the 28-21 loss at Lincoln. Going into the night, the Dogs needed to win 2 of their remaining 3 games to have a playoff window remain open, but that door was shut with the loss.
At the end of the Lincoln game, the Tracy coaches praised the fight and heart of their team as they battled to keep the pressure on Lincoln tonight. While the Tracy defense limited the impact of the Trojan offense, the Bulldogs finally got on the board late in the first half with a Pick 6 by Dillon Posten. The Dogs would get two offensive touchdowns in the 2nd half in the form of a 52 yard QB keeper by Brady Brown and a 19 yard touchdown run by Derek Bogetti. Giovanni Martinez was 3-3 on point after attempts Friday night.
The Tracy offense was plagued throughout the game by procedure penalties that kept backing Tracy up throughout the night and killing promising drives.
It won't get any easier next week as 1st place St. Mary's comes rolling into town with their machine as Tracy hosts them on our Senior Night.
Scoring Summary
Q1 9:40 - Tracy fumbles at their own 19 yard line. Lincoln immediately scores on a 19 yard rush by Jordin Thomas. The point after was wide right. 6-0.
The 2nd Bulldog drive stalls at their own 48. Later with 5:19 left in the quarter, they recover a fumble at their own 28, but are unable to generate much offense. The quarter eventually ends with Tracy having played some good defense and trailing 6-0.
Q2, 9:30 - A Tracy punt attempt at their own 21 is blocked and Lincoln takes over at the 11 yard line. Thomas scores on a 4 yard run with 8:38 remaining in the half. 13-0.
Numerous illegal procedure penalties have put Tracy in a hole this quarter and harmed a couple of promising drives.
1:20 - Dillon Posten has a 20 yard Pick 6 and the Giovanni Martinez point after is good to make the score Tracy 7 - Lincoln 13.
The Tracy defense holds on one final Lincoln drive before time expires in the first half.
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Q3 - Two illegal procedure penalties occur on the Bulldogs first drive of the 2nd half. The drive stalls. The defense continues to play well throughout much of the 3rd quarter. A field goal attempt by the Trojans is no good late in the quarter.
3:41 - Lincoln QB scrambles and buys time for a 26 yard touchdown pass. Tracy 7 - Lincoln 20.
1:32 - 52 yard keeper by Brady Brown and the point after makes it Tracy 14 - Lincoln 20
Q4, 10:52 - On a 4th and 1 at the Lincoln 19, Derek Bogetti runs untouched off the right side for a 19 yard TD. The point after by Martinez gives Tracy a 21-20 lead.
7:43 - Lincoln scores on a run to take back the lead. The 2 point pass completion ends the scoring at 28-21.
Lincoln vs Tracy 58 game history (researched by Michael Banner) can be viewed here.
REGIONAL SCORES
St. Mary's 35- Edison 23
Kimball 35 - Lodi 7
Tokay 19 - West 0
Turlock 33 - Downey 14
Liberty 42 - Deer Valley 7
Pleasant Valley 21 - Chico 7
DOGS SHOW EFFORT BUT COME UP SHORT
Friday, October 11, 2024
Varsity 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F
Tracy Bulldogs 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 26
Lodi Flames 10 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 36
There were some alterations in the 7th game of the season tonight in Lodi. Justin Evans took the role of interim head coach on the field as Coach Pribble served the first of a two game suspension. Jake Yerian called the defense, and in the 2nd half, Freshman Brady Brown got an opportunity at quarterback for the Bulldogs.
The Dogs (now 2-5 / 0-2) played Lodi competitively and even had a lead late in the first half, but numerous penalties and some missed assignments offered enough advantage to Lodi to take control of the game in the 3rd quarter and hold off a feisty Bulldog team that never gave up.
Of special note for the Bulldogs was the leadership of Derek Bogetti whose name was heard on the loudspeaker throughout the night on offense and defense as he made numerous tackles and gained a lot of yardage on the ground plus a late score.
In an exciting moment late in the first half, a bad snap on a Lodi punt attempt caused the punter to scramble left and cap off a short punt directly into the chest of Lucky Tupoouata around the Lodi 25 yard line. Lucky would bulldoze the defenders and take the ball in for a score to give Tracy a short-term 14-10 lead. "It's the first time I've ever scored a touchdown," said Lucky.
With a strong emphasis on passing in the 2nd half by the Bulldogs, they were still outscored 20-12 in the final 24 minutes. Brown was under pressure a lot in his 2nd half performance but did hit on several strikes to a variety of Bulldog receivers including a 45 yard TD pass to Elijah Castanon.
"We fought to the end and that was inspiring to see, but we have to cut out the little mistakes," said Coach Evans postgame.
The Bulldogs will seek their first league win next Friday at Lincoln. The Trojans who have the same 2-5 / 0-2 record as the Bulldogs, were defeated by Edison Friday, 17-7.
Scoring Summary:
Q1, 7:40 - Tracy halts a long drive by Lodi on the opening series and Lodi comes away with just 3 points on a 28 yard FG.
5:29 - Juan Godoy finds David Goularte on a 20 yard touchdown pass. The point after is good by Giovanni Martinez to make it Tracy 7 - Lodi 3.
With 26 seconds left in the first quarter, Lodi finds daylight in the Tracy defense for a 53 yard touchdown run. Tracy 7 - Lodi 10.
Q2 - 1:48, A low snap on a Lodi punt attempt forces the punter to run left and quickly get off a punt on the run. The line drive goes directly into Lucky Tupouata at the Lodi 25 yard line. Lucky bulldozes his way into the end zone to give Tracy a 14 - 10 lead.
With a 1:00 left in the half, Lodi puts together a quick drive downfield that includes two Tracy pass interference calls. With 38 seconds left, Lodi strikes on a TD pass to go up 16-14 (PAT wide left).
Halftime Tracy 14 - Lodi 16
Q3, 5:11 - Lodi strings together a very long drive that strains the Tracy defense. It ends with a 1 yard TD run for Lodi to go up 22- 14. The point after is no good.
Lodi connects on a 27 yard TD pass to go up 29-14 at the end of Q3.
Q4 - 8:51, After Juan Godoy strips a receiver a ball near mid field for a Tracy recovery, Brady Brown would then connect with Elijah Castanon on a 45 yard touchdown pass. Tracy 20 - Lodi 29. 2 point attempt no good.
Q4 8:35 - A kick off by Tracy is returned by Lodi 55 yards for another score and some much needed insurance for the Flames. Tracy 20 - Lodi 36.
Q4 1:07 Derek Bogetti scores on a 2 yard rushing TD. Tracy 26 - Lodi 36
Regional Scores:
St. Mary's 48 - Kimball 14
Edison 17 - Lincoln 7
Turlock 66 - Pitman 6
Manteca 56 - Mountain House 0
Pleasant Valley 2 - Red Bluff 0
EDISON AT TRACY GAME 6
ROUGH NIGHT FOR THE BULLDOGS
Varsity 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F
Edison Vikings 7 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 40
Tracy Bulldogs 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
"Flush it and move on" was the message from an emotional Coach Pribble postgame as he saw his Bulldogs take a 40-0 wounding at the hands of the Edison Vikings. After a festive week of Homecoming activities, the Bulldogs could not get many positive yards on the field Friday night keeping a large turnout of fans quiet in the stands for all four quarters.
The Bulldogs (2-4 / 0-1) now travel to Lodi next week who were also left scoreless by St. Mary's 63-0.
Regional Scores:
Kimball 48 - Lincoln 45
St. Mary's 63 - Lodi 0
West 14 - Chavez 50
Liberty 33 - Antioch 14
Turlock 35 - Gregori 0
Downey 56 - Pitman 3
Mountain House 19 - Patterson 37
Manteca 60 - Sierra 21
Pleasant Valley
DOGS DOWN EARLY BUT HANG TOUGH TO STAY IN THE GAME
Friday, September 20, 2024
Varsity 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F
Pleasant Valley Vikings 21 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 37
Tracy Bulldogs 0 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 25
The Dogs were down 21-0 early and it seemed like there would be nothing to cheer about in this 5th game of the season, but to their credit, the Bulldog defense began to play better and the offense found some opportunities that led to a three touchdown night from Juan Gody to David Goularte plus a 4th TD delivered to Elijah Gutierrez.
"We shot ourselves in the foot early with mistakes and limited offense, said Coach Pribble postgame. "We have to start our games in a more positive fashion. It was a tough hole to fight out of." The Dogs had some momentum coming back from the half, but immediately fumbled to continue the self inflicted damage.
Q1 - First play from scrimmage at the Pleasant Valley 18, the Vikings break free for an 80 TD run. 7-0
8:39 - 2nd Viking TD on a 25 yard run.
5:31 - 64 yard Pleasant Valley TD pass. 21-0
Q2 - With Pleasant Valley looking for another TD, the pass is tipped at the goal line and intercepted by Elijah Castanon. Any momentum in the interception is squashed immediately with a Bulldog turnover on the next play. This ultimately leads to a 35 yard field goal for the Vikings to take a 24-0 lead.
Q2 - 6:31 - The Bulldogs come to life with an 80 yard TD pass from Juan Godoy to David Goularte down the Vikings sidelines.
1:17 - The Bulldogs strike again with the Godoy to Goularte combination for a 25 yard TD. The 2 point conversion is no good 24-12.
Pleasant Valley 24- Tracy 12 Halftime
Bulldogs fumble on the first play from scrimmage in the 3rd quarter at the 20 yard line. This results in a 4 yard TD run by Pleasant Valley to go up 30-12.
With 40 seconds left in the 3rd quarter, Pleasant Valley scores again on a long drive and a 1 yard run for the score. Kick wide left, 37-12.
Q4 - After a fumble at midfield recovered by the Bulldogs, they ultimately get in the end zone with a 10 yard TD pass from Godoy to Elijah Gutierrez. 37 - 18 with 8:02 left.
4:43 - Josh Verduzco intercepts a pass deep in Tracy territory. This leads to a 14 yard TD pass from Godoy to Goularte to make it 37 - 25 as the point after was good.
Regional Scores
De La Salle 38 - St. Mary's 35
Manteca 65 - Lincoln 6
Stagg 37 - West 15
Downey 35 - Edison (our next opponent) 20
Buhach Colony 7 - Lodi 28
Kimball 50 - Golden Valley 19
TRACY AT LIBERTY
VARSITY START STRONG THEN STALL IN 2ND HALF
Friday, September 13, 2024
Varsity 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F
Tracy Bulldogs 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21
Liberty Lions 7 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 34
Two Tracy drives to start the game resulted in two scores and that had Bulldog Nation feeling good in hostile territory Friday night. Unfortunately there has been a theme this season of "giving up the big play," and tonight was no different. The big pass and the long runs by Liberty were "sudden change" moments and began to eat away at the positive things the Bulldogs were doing. The speed of the Lions gave Tracy problems at the line and in the secondary allowing Liberty to hang close (21-20 at the half) and then pull ahead in the 3rd quarter.
In his postgame comments to the team, Coach Jeff Pribble was very positive about the night and the season ahead. "You did a good job against a highly touted football team. I saw improvement and we took some big steps forward in our learning and growth. The big plays are hurting us, but we are going to keep improving. I'm loving the challenge of these quality teams were facing now. Let's keep proving who we are. We are 2-2 and we are going to rack some more wins on the horizon. I love who we are becoming and where we are going," said Pribble.
Scoring Summary:
Q1 - 8:33 - Tracy's first drive heard #4 being called a lot on the loudspeaker as Elijah Gutierrez chewed up a lot of ground. Juan Godoy finished up the drive on a 14 yard run. The point after by Giovanni Martinez was good. 7-0.
5:08 Liberty is on the board with a 15 yard TD pass. Tracy 7 - Liberty 7.
23.5 seconds - Gutierrez on a 2 yard run up the middle. Extra point by Martinez is good 14-7
Q2 - Liberty responds with a 39 yard TD pass on the first play of the 2nd quarter. The point after is blocked. 14-13.
9:33 - The Bulldog defense comes up big and makes a stop on 4th down after Tracy had given them the ball on a INT.
6:32 - Godoy finds Goularte on a slant route good for a 45 yard touchdown. Extra point makes it Tracy 21 - Liberty 13.
3:39 After a fumble recovery by Gutierrez, a few plays later Tracy attempts a long field good but it is no good.
2:49 - Liberty electrifies their fans with a 80 yard touchdown run. Tracy 21 - Liberty 20.
With time winding down in the half, Liberty and Tracy trade interceptions. Brian Lindt picks one off in the end zone nearing the end of the half.
HALFTIME TRACY 21 - LIBERTY 20
Q3 - 7:21 - Liberty takes the lead on a 66 yard touchdown pass. 27-21
Q3 - 4:07 - Liberty gets their final touchdown of the game 34-21.
Q4 - No scoring
Tracy Varsity is now 2-2
Regional Scores
Spanish Springs 42 - Pleasant Valley (our next opponent) 20
Weston Ranch 21 - West 20
Folsom 56 - Turlock 14
Kimball 24 - Mountain House 14
Central 42 - Edison 26
Lodi 33 - Laguna Creek 20
Lincoln 43 - Pleasant Grove 28
VARSITY VS MOUNTAIN HOUSE
A WIN, BUT IN SEARCH OF IMPROVEMENT
Friday, September 6, 2024
Varsity 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F
Mountain House Mustangs 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7
Tracy Bulldogs 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28
Coach Pribble possessed postgame optimism as he saw his team improve over last week's performance but he knew that a much better team performance would be needed next week in Brentwood to walk away with a victory vs Liberty. "I thought we accomplished our game plan fairly well but we need to execute the little things better. We communicated well on defense tonight which made me very pleased. We are still trying to figure out who we are as a team and we have a lot of work to do as we progress towards league play in October, said Pribble." With the win, the Bulldogs now have a 2-1 record as they prepare for Liberty High next week.
Tracy got off to a quick start as Maxwell Moore blocked the Mustangs punt attempt after just 1:30 had ticked off the clock. The ball trickled to the goal line where Dylan Hazelbaker crossed the goal line and took possession for six points.
Tracy would fumble in their 2nd possession of the game giving Mountain House the ball and the Mustangs responded with their biggest play of the night when they connected on a long touchdown pass to take a 7-6 lead.
With 3:58 left in the quarter David Goularte had a 35 yard kickoff return along the Tracy sidelines. The good starting field position and a subsequent 30+ yard run by Goularte set up a 5 yard touchdown run by Juan Godoy. Elijah Gutierrez then got two more points on a run up the middle to give Tracy back the lead at 14-7.
As the Tracy defense gave the ball back to the offense, Godoy found Elijah Castanon on a 29 yard catch and run down to the 5 yard line. Gutierrez would take it up the middle for a 5 yard score and Giovanni Martinez got the point after for a 21-7 lead. For Gutierrez it would be his 2nd touchdown of the night as he accumulated 85 yards in the contest vs the Mustangs.
With time winding down in the first quarter, Tracy got another fumble recovery and was looking to score on a pass to the end zone but it was picked off by Mountain House to end the threat.
Q2 - Some sloppy play in the 2nd and some good defense by both teams kept the score stagnant until Gutierrez got another touchdown from short yardage out. The Martinez extra point gave Tracy a 28-7 lead as they entered the locker room.
There was no scoring in the 2nd half of the game.
Lucky Tupouata would lead all defenders with 10 tackles. Godoy would go 3-5 for 72 yards passing in the game.
TURLOCK AT TRACY
VALIANT COMEBACK BY TRACY FALLS JUST SHORT
Varsity 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL
Turlock Bulldogs 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24
Tracy Bulldogs 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19
890 varsity and halftime photos here
Tracy could just not fire on all cylinders for three quarters of this game. Part of it was miscues on both sides of the ball, but you also had to give credit to Turlock for locking down the Tracy offense on many drives. Trailing 24-0 early in the 4th quarter, and with some of the Tracy fans heading to the parking lot to start their Labor Day Weekend, Tracy finally found some magic and put on a show in the 4th quarter to almost flip the game and have one of the greatest victories in recent memory.
The comeback started with 8:56 left in the game at the Turlock 39, when Juan Godoy bought some time on a fake pitch left and rolled right to find Jager Lea wide open downfield for a 39 yard score. The extra point was blocked and Tracy trailed 24-6.
With defense preventing any further Turlock scoring Tracy started their next drive from their own 3 with about 6 minutes left. The Dogs fought their way down the field with a mix of run and pass highlighted by a 49 yard pass from Godoy to Elijah Castanon down to the 20 yard line. With 2:58 left, Gutierrez took a pitch from 3 yards out and scored. The conversion was short and Tracy was still down 24-12.
Gutierrez then showed he had a foot like Shemmy our kicker from last year and executed a slow rolling onside kick that he recovered at the Turlock 35. A short pass to David Goularte got Tracy to the 19 yard line. Godoy then found Gutierrez along the Tracy sidelines and Elijah sprinted to the pylon to make it 24-18. The extra point by Giovanni Martinez was good closing the gap to 24-19.
If it wasn't already exciting enough, Gutierrez attempted another onside kick with 2:20 left that was recovered by the Bulldogs again sending the Tracy fans into a frenzy. The Turlock defense was able at this point to quickly thwart the final Tracy comeback and extinguish the Tracy celebration.
Scoring Recap:
Q1 - 3:44 - Starting at the 2 yard line, Godoy scrambles behind the line of scrimmage but Turlock records a safety to go up 2-0.
With :34 remaining, Turlock delivers on a 10 yard touchdown pass. 2 point conversion good. Turlock up10-0.
Q2 - 9:25 interception near mid field by Turlock sets up a 40 yard passing touchdown on the next play. Turlock 17 - Tracy 0.
Q3 - No scoring
Q4 - Early in the 4th quarter with 11:40 remaining in the game Turlock goes up 24 - 0 on a 1 yard run.
8:56 - 39 yard touchdown pass from Godoy to Lea. Turlock 24 - Tracy 6. Point after blocked.
2:58 - Gutierrez 3 yard run. 24-12 as the 2 point conversion came up short.
2:56 - Onside kick recovered by Gutierrez (the kicker) recovered at the 35 of Turlock.
2:20 - Touchdown pass from Godoy to Gutierrez. Extra point by Giovanni Martinez good 24-19.
2:20 - Onside kick recovered by Tracy.
1:08 - Turlock defense holds on 4th down. Turnover on downs. Turlock 24-Tracy 19.
Coaches comments: "We battled one of the top ten teams in the Section tonight. We were undisciplined in the first half on offense and defense. I felt like our guys were too tense to start the game and we were not executing what we practice routinely. We challenged them to dig deep and not get rolled by their opponent in the 2nd half. It was not a pleasant halftime speech but our guys responded. Their heart grew a lot in the 2nd half of this game and that was really good for us. We are building and growing every single week."
Regional Scores
St. Mary's 27 - Central Catholic 14
Pleasant Grove 41 - Lodi 0
Lincoln 45 - Freedom 12
East Union 28 - Kimball 14
Lathrop 27 - Mountain House 12
VARSITY GAME 1
DOGS RETAIN THE TROPHY
Friday, August 23, 2024
Varsity 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL
Tracy Bulldogs 7 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 47
West Wolf Pack 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6
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Highlight video coming much later this weekend
Elijah Gutierrez would score three touchdowns in the first half gaining 154 yards to lead the Bulldogs to a festive opening of their 2024 season. David Goularte, Malachi Bartholomew, Emilliano Chavez, and Derek Bogetti would also find the end zone in the 29th playing of the Crosstown Classic. Junior Juan Godoy in his first varsity starting assignment was 4-11 throwing for 127 yards.
The defense was led by Lucky Tupouata who pressured West all evening and ended his night with three tackles for a loss. Gutierrez played great on both sides of the ball also delivering several defensive blows. Maxwell Moore collected a fumble late in the game. The 47-6 win gave Tracy their 13th win in a row over West and the 19th win in the 29 games played.
Scoring:
Q1 - 99 percent of the first quarter was played to a 0-0 tie as each side were burdened with penalties that killed promising drives. At one point Tracy had gotten down to the West 20 but were pushed way back due to miscues. After several exchanges in possession, Tracy got on the board with 16 seconds left when Elijah Gutierrez caught a Juan Godoy pass coming out of the backfield at the Tracy 45, and then bolted 55 yards up the Tracy sidelines for the games first score. The point after by Scott Paterson made it 7-0.
Q2 - Quickly in the 2nd quarter at 9:59, Gutierrez struck gold again on another short pass reception from Godoy. Gutierrez would run about 40 yards down the Tracy sidelines to put the Bulldogs up 14-0 on the point after by Paterson.
At the 6:10 mark, David Goularte joined the party with an 18 yard touchdown reception. The point after was wide left. 20-0. The scoring drive was aided by a nice pass reception for 18 yards by Elijah Castanon getting the ball down to the West 18.
4:15 Tracy brought massive pressure to Wolf Pack quarterback Sean Wilson who had to force a throw that was intercepted by Arman Sandhu.
3:59 - Gutierrez scored his 3rd touchdown of the half on a strong rush up the middle in heavy traffic for 8 yards to get over the goal line. The point after was blocked putting Tracy up 26-0.
Immediately after the Gutierrez score, Malachi Bartholomew made a heads up play on a short kickoff that was not played aggressively by West allowing Tracy to have the ball at the West 30. Derek Bogetti would immediately score with a nice 31 yard run starting up the middle then breaking left to make it 33-0 with 3:31 left in the half. This would finish off the scoring for the first half.
Q3 - Tracy looked to score early in the 2nd half but their pass to the end zone was intercepted.
9:05 - At the 19 of West Maxwell Moore recovered a fumble to get the ball right back.
8:21 Emilliano Chavez would score on a 19 yard touchdown pass from Brian Lindt to make it 40-0.
Q4 - 9:58 - Bartholomew would score on a 32 yard sprint early in the 4th quarter to put Tracy up 47-0.
West would execute a 12 yard touchdown pass with time expiring to get six on the board.
Cheers to Bulldog Nation who showed up in force on a cool summer night to cheer on their Bulldogs. It was a fun environment over at West High and now Tracy will get their chance to play at home next Friday vs Turlock.
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Regional Scores From Friday:
Rocklin defeated Turlock 41-28
Lodi defeated Tokay 13-0
Grant defeated Edison 28-7
Downey defeated Lincoln 34-28
McNair defeated Mountain House 42-20