Well, week 1 for local high school football is history, as two Redding area teams traveled to face historically strong teams. Shasta traveled to Lassen, and the strong Susanville team was too much for the smaller Wolves, defeating Shasta 24 to 3. Foothill played Dixon in the San Joaquin league, and showed that they will be a local football force to be dealt with, winning 34 to 6 in an impressive show of offensive power. Running back ran for 3 touchdowns and Zach Ray passed for 2…a good night for the Foothill Cougars from Palo Cedro.
Am I surprised with these results? No, the pre-season high school football rankings from Maxpreps.com has Lassen #1 in Division II, followed by Anderson #4, West Valley #5, and Central Valley #7. Next week our Game of the Week will pit Shasta versus West Valley, so we will see how accurate the rankings are. In Division I, Enterprise is ranked #2 behind Paradise with Pleasant Valley #3 and Shasta #4. Foothill is #5 with Red Bluff #7.
So, from this first week, my take is that Foothill will move up ahead of Shasta, in that Dixon is coming off a great season last year and is considered a contender this year, and Lassen will remain as the frontrunner in Division II, and next week we will see if West Valley can move up.
As with all pre-season polls, and I will be commenting on the Pac 10, there are still many unknowns about a team, especially at the high school level. Stay tuned as the coming weeks will get us into the thick of the competition, and it should be a great season. And, listen in next Friday on the Fox Sports Network, AM 1670, in the North State, as we bring the High School Game of the Week.
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