Nevada Union's Nate Dickinson plows for yardage in a win this season over Christian Brothers. The NU frosh displayed a potent running and passing attack to go 10-0 and finish the season as the top-ranked area team in the final foothillpreps.com football rankings.
Dec. 17, 2009
Del Oro, NU Show The Way
The Del Oro JV football team finished the 2009 season right where they started - at the top of the foothillpreps.com's football poll.
The Golden Eagles - who were 10-0 last season as freshman - left no doubt on who was the best JV team in the Sierra foothill league this season as coach Jerry Van Lengen's Black and Gold completed a perfect 10-0 campaign.
Del Oro's outstanding season came in a year where there was a top-heavy facor in the foothills area of strong JV squads as Bear River (10-0) and Colfax (9-1) also had plenty to crow about.
Meanwhile, in the Frosh ranks, it was Nevada Union leaving no doubt as who the topped ranked team was as the Miners went 10-0, won the Delta Valley League title and along the way routed by three touchdowns, it'c closest challenger, No. 2 Placer.
Here's the final football polls of the 2009 season:
JVs
1. Del Oro (10-0) - Despite key injuries and position changes, Golden Eagles perservered. Del Oro sophomores are now 20-0 on gridiron in two seasons.
2. Bear River (10-0) - In any other season Bruins may have been a notch higher. Team wasn't challenged in winning Pioneer Valley League.
3.Colfax (9-1) - Falcons had one bad game - a 27-8 loss to Bear River - or Green and White would have been perfect.
4.Nevada Union (7-3) - After slow start, Miners came back strong to win Delta Valley crown.
5.Placer (7-3) - Hillmen stumbled at season's end, dropping two of final three.
FROSH
1. Nevada Union (10-0) - Miners sent longtime retiring coach Gary Sharpe out the right way - on top with a perfect championship season.
2.Placer (9-1) - Hillmen rebounded from rout at hands of NU to rally past Whitney for PVL frosh title.
3.Del Oro (8-2) - Both Golden Eagles losses suffered at hands of Granite Bay.
4. Colfax (4-5) - Falcons improved after slow start.
5. Bear River (4-5) - Bruins could be team to watch in '10.