Butte Valley Was Defeated by Hayfork High Again

The Timberjacks made the long trip to Dorris Friday night and beat the Butte Valley Bulldogs 64-17. Hayfork stopped Butte Valley on its first drive and then scored on their first play from scrimmage, an 88 yard run by Levi Cavalli. The two point play failed and the score was 6-0. Butte Valley then fumbled on its next drive as Anthony Bonelli recovered.  Hayfork again scored on one play on a 24 yard TD run by Mukeng Yang.  He also also in the two point play and the Timberjacks led 14-0 at the end of the first quarter.  The second quarter ended up being a shootout, as Hayfork scored quickly on an 11 and 14 yard runs Cavalli and Yang added the two point plays and the lead was 30-0. Butte Valley responded with a 50 yard option play for a touchdown to close the gap to 30-6. Hayfork scored right after that on another TD run by Cavalli, this time from 28 yards out, and the score was 36-6.   Butte Valley scored near the end of the half on another 50 yard run .They also added the two point conversion and the score was 36-14.  Hayfork got the ball back with just over a minute to go, and Cavalli scored on an 80 yard run to close the half with a 42-14 lead. 

Hayfork played a solid third quarter as Cavalli scored on a 25 yard run on Hayfork's opening second half drive.  Mukeng Yang added the two point play and the lead was 50-14. Cavalli scored again on the Timberjack's next possession and the lead was extended to 56-14.  A running clock was established and the game ended quickly. Hayfork scored at the beginning of the 4th quarter on a 31 yard run by Cavalli. Yang added the two point conversion and the lead was 64-14. Butte Valley gained a few first downs at the end of the game and on the last play of regulation, they chose to attempt a 32 yard field goal and the kick was good making the final score 64-17. Cavalli had a career night as he carried the ball 17 times for 400 yards and eight touchdowns. Anthony Bonelli carried the ball 16 times for 162 yards, and Mukeng Yang had 49 yards on seven carries and a touchdown run. Defensively, Hayfork was led by Aidan Lorton who had 19 tackles (11 solo) and Hayden Trossauer 9 tackles (8 solo) and a forced fumble. Cavalli also had a good night with 9 tackles (8 solo) and a forced fumble. Mukeng Yang had 10 tackles (9 solo) and Bonelli had 10 tackles (5 solo) and a fumble recovery.  

Hayfork was scheduled to host Princeton in its league finale, but the Eagles do not have enough players to finish the season and have to forfeit. So, Hayfork will finish the regular season as league champions in the Division II Nor Cal 8 Man League. We will wait to see how the other games finish on Friday night and to see where we will be scheduled for the playoffs. We will play the teams from Division I in the playoffs (Tulelake, Chester, Burney, Loyalton). Big Valley from Division II will be the #4 seed.  Hayfork will more than likely receive the #3 seed.  Unless there is a change to the format, the Timberjacks will host a first round playoff game on Friday, November 3rd, at 6:00pm. We are definitely motivated for the playoffs. We want to keep improving and peak at playoff time. Our kids have had a great season, but we are not satisfied with a league title.   I am proud of their efforts this year and look forward to the playoffs next week.