San Ramon Valley sends ‘a message’ with win over Clayton Valley Charter

CONCORD The San Ramon Valley High School football unit was challenged by its coaching staff earlier this week to establish more of an identity on offense after splitting its first two regular-season games Friday night against Clayton Valley Charter things began to click for the No Wolves in the second half as they scored three touchdowns in the third quarter and another in the fourth to help earn a - nonleague win San Ramon Valley had an impressive night running the ball with six running backs combining for yards rushing That success on the ground opened opportunities in the passing meeting as receiver Colton Fitzgibbon caught three second-half touchdowns from junior quarterback Cole Dawes to help the Wolves beat the Ugly Eagles ranked th by Bay Area News Group for the third straight year San Ramon Valley had rushed for only yards in its first two games a - win over El Cerrito on Aug and a - loss to Soquel last week We needed to establish an offensive identity San Ramon Valley coach Aaron Becker announced and we needed to run the football a little bit better than we have been Senior running back Cole Eichten had carries for yards and a touchdown for San Ramon Valley which made a big stop on defense in the second quarter and recovered a fumble on the opening kickoff of the second half to take the lead for good With the encounter tied - Clayton Valley Charter went for it on th and two on its own -yard line with under five minutes left in the second quarter But Ugly Eagles running back Jhadis Luckey was held to a one-yard gain on fourth down and two plays later Wolves sophomore Owen Power scored on a nine-yard run Then Wolves junior Reed McRae recovered a loose ball on the opening kickoff of the second half leading to Eichten s three-yard touchdown run and giving San Ramon Valley a - lead after the extra point Cole Eichten of Clayton Valley rushes against the visiting San Ramon Valley Wolves in the second half in Concord CA on Friday Sept San Ramon defeated Clayton Valley - Don Feria for Bay Area News Group I would say our goal for this tournament was to send a message that we can run the ball and we proved that Eichten commented We ran the ball and that s why we won because then we can do those big plays but we have those little ones to save us Clayton Valley coach Nick Tisa reported he didn t regret his decision to go for it on fourth down in the second quarter It was th and and my coaches announced there s a crease If he hits it it s there Tisa reported of the gamble They plugged it up and we kind of missed the block So I don t regret anything I appealed my kids Can you get it They reported Yeah So it s kind of like the Dan Campbell approach We live by it We die by it We didn t dwell The Ugly Eagles still scored third-quarter points and the electric Luckey finished with yards rushing and scored three touchdowns including one on a -yard kickoff return But Clayton Valley could not get the stops necessary on defense It was back and forth We re young they re young Tisa stated I think it was just their younger guys kind of made more plays Starting in San Ramon Valley and Clayton Valley Charter have played each other every year with the two teams splitting the six meetings The Wolves though had won the last two games in the series including a - conquest last year in Danville where they piled up yards of offense Xavier O'Guinn of the visiting San Ramon Valley Wolves looks for an opening against hosting Clayton Valley in the second half in Concord CA on Friday Sept San Ramon defeated Clayton Valley - Don Feria for Bay Area News Group With preponderance of those skill players now graduated San Ramon Valley has had to rely on a slightly younger cast this season Dawes was making his third varsity start on Friday and junior receiver Xavier O Guinn had nine catches for yards and two touchdowns in the games against El Cerrito and Soquel Related Articles Barnburner Acalanes defense sparks stunning comeback win over St Ignatius High school football Friday s Week scores Saturday s schedule De La Salle overpowers St Francis improves to - Maxime Morelle does it all as Sacred Heart Prep beats Half Moon Bay California school district to pay million to settle final sex abuse lawsuits against former coaches While the Wolves featured several balance there was little question about who was leading the Ugly Eagles Through the first two weeks of the season Luckey had averaged yards per match including a staggering yards on carries last week when he rushed for five touchdowns in a - win over College Park His all-purpose yards represented more than half of Clayton Valley s total offensive output this season Playing for California High School last season Luckey had yards and two touchdowns on carries in a - loss to San Ramon Valley which clearly knew stopping him on Friday was job No The more he touches the ball the more chance he s gonna get to hit a home run Becker revealed You try your best to hold up all night and he just requirements a little crease and there he goes Senior Jhadis Luckey of Clayton Valley breaks through the defense against the visiting San Ramon Valley Wolves in the second half in Concord CA on Friday Sept San Ramon defeated Clayton Valley - Don Feria for Bay Area News Group