Baler football takes first win
San Benito’s defense forced two safeties and held Everett
Alvarez to just 99 yards of total offense en route to a 10-0 win at
Andy Hardin Stadium last Friday night, supplying the Haybalers with
their first win in the Tri-County Athletic League.
The stellar defense, which held the Eagles to a single yard of
rushing on 13 carries in the first half and just 14 yards on 22
attempts in the game, was certainly needed as quarterback Kyle
Vallejo left the game with an apparent ankle injury on just the
second offensive series for San Benito.
Baler football takes first win
San Benito’s defense forced two safeties and held Everett Alvarez to just 99 yards of total offense en route to a 10-0 win at Andy Hardin Stadium last Friday night, supplying the Haybalers with their first win in the Tri-County Athletic League.
The stellar defense, which held the Eagles to a single yard of rushing on 13 carries in the first half and just 14 yards on 22 attempts in the game, was certainly needed as quarterback Kyle Vallejo left the game with an apparent ankle injury on just the second offensive series for San Benito.
With quarterback Trevor Fabing out with an injury as well, head coach Chris Cameron called upon emergency quarterback Sal Ornelas, who usually plays defensive back for the Balers.
“We were playing good defense and the special teams were in our favor. We just had to make sure we managed the game and didn’t turn the thing over,” Cameron said.
After Alvarez went three-and-out to open the second half, the Haybalers went 46 yards to the end zone on their first play when Jeff Bernaldez ran off the left guard for a touchdown.
Bernaldez finished with 101 yards on 17 carries, while Hollister had 176 yards of total offense.
San Benito (1-1 TCAL, 3-3 overall) will visit North Salinas Friday.
San Benito cross country
Courtney Allen’s strong showing at the Clovis Invitational last Saturday led the San Benito Lady Balers cross country team to a fourth-place finish among Central Coast Section teams, and 66th overall among the 115 teams competing.
Allen’s 18:57 was fourth overall in her division and 52nd overall among the nearly 1,200 runners listed at the meet.
Ana Rosa Duarte finished in 21:04, Dayna Casillas followed with a 21:05, Grace Tobias came in shortly after at 21:11, Rachel Shimabukuro clocked 22:06, Kristina Vasquez ran a 23:44 and Vanessa Farias recorded a 24:36.
The Baler boys, led by Jose Castillo, finished sixth among CCS teams at Clovis, and were 65th overall among the 134 teams competing.
Castillo’s 16:42 placed him sixth in his division, 19th among other harriers in the CCS and 237th overall out of the 1,573 runners who recorded times.
Teammate Frankie Rivera was second on San Benito at 16:50, Eddie Guzman ran a 17:03, while Adrian Rodriguez (17:22) and Jorge Aguilar (17:25) finished in similar times, although placed 92nd and 37th overall in their respective divisions.
Omar Vasquez recorded a 17:54, and Justin Rendon (18:29), Sergio Alcala (18:54), Victor Esqueda (18:55), Tino Granados (18:56) and David Kret (19:13) also competed for San Benito.
San Benito girls’ golf
The San Benito girls golf team fell to Presentation 173-202 at the Ridgemark Golf and Country Club last Thursday.
Lady Baler Jordan Davies sunk a 30-foot putt to birdie the final hole and card a team-low 45.
The two teams played on the old back nine, which is holes 1 through 6 and 16, 17 and 18 of the Diablo Course.
Jenny Glosser finished with a 51, Nicole Rianda shot a 52 while Lady Balers Yumi Kimura and Katie Moeller each carded 54s for San Benito. Kendall Archer rounded out Hollister with a 57.
