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Sonora High Closes Out A Great Football Season

Sonora, CA — Sonora’s season comes to a close in the Sac Joaquin Division VI Semi-Finals with a 40-14 loss to Escalon.

The game opened with both teams unable to convert their opening possessions.  Escalon drove down the field on their second possession and scored from 6 yards out and the extra point ended the first quarter 7-0 Cougars.

Early in the second quarter, Sonora’s Quarterback, Nick Crocket, punched it in from one yard out and with the extra point, it was all tied up at 7 apiece. Escalon Colton Panero added his second score of the first half from 9 yards out. With the point after splitting the uprights, Escalon took a 14-7 lead into halftime.

Sonora got the second-half kickoff and dominated the line of scrimmage, letting Josh Fernandez break loose on a 33-yard run into the end zone. The extra point tied the game at 14 each. On the next Escalon possession, Kaden Christensen would haul in a short pass and race 69 yards, but the Cats blocked the extra point, making it 20-14 in favor of Escalon.

On the Wildcat’s next three possessions they lost the ball resulting in two fumble recoveries for Cougar touchdowns. The third turnover was just a short 4-yard rush resulting in a score. With the 20 points off turnovers, Escalon extended their lead to 40-14.

Neither team would hit the endzone again and with the final tally remaining at 40-14, a score that did not reflect just how close this football game was. The Sonora High Wildcats finished the season as Co-Champions of the Mother Lode League and played into the Sac Joaquin Section Division VI Semi-finals, dropping their final game to the number one seeded Escalon Cougars. Another successful season for Wildcat Football!

Written by: Mark Ferreira

 

Written by Tracey Petersen.

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The Sonora Wildcats games air live on KVML 1450AM/102.7 FM, with Nick Stuart and Zeb Drivdahl. The Summerville Bears can be heard on 93.5 KKBN with Mike Woicicki and Mike Rodgers as your hosts for all the action.

For the Live Streaming Broadcast, and information about the season view the High School Sports Page here.

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