Monthly Archives: October 2007

Delta football falls to 0-2 in league

By Roger Phillips | Published: October 21, 2007 | Comments closed
No details available yet, other than the score. Delta lost at Reedley College by a 34-30 margin this afternoon. The loss drops the Mustangs to 4-3, 0-2 in the Valley Conference. Their home finale is at 1 p.m. Saturday against College of the Sequoias. The season will conclude with a 7 p.m. game at Fresno [...]
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Mustangs hoping to rebound

By Roger Phillips | Published: October 20, 2007 | Comments closed
It’s time for the Delta College football team to put its resilience on display. Otherwise, the Mustangs will find themselves in a deep hole in the Valley Conference standings. The Mustangs (4-2) opened conference play last week with a 48-23 loss at home to Sierra College. This afternoon, they will face a tough Reedley College [...]
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Delta falls to 0-1 in Valley Conference

By Roger Phillips | Published: October 14, 2007 | Comments closed
Sierra (5-1) won this one easily, beating the Mustangs (4-2) by a 48-23 margin at De Ricco Field this afternoon in the Valley Conference opener for both teams. The story of the game was Sierra freshman running back Lamon Muldrow, who ran for 263 yards on 38 carries, scoring four touchdowns. “That’s the best game [...]
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Where’s the defense?

By Roger Phillips | Published: October 13, 2007 | Comments closed
It’s halftime at De Ricco Field, and Delta’s football team trails Sierra 38-17 in the Valley Conference opener. Sierra’s highly touted receiver, Carl Moore, has caught one touchdown. But the big story has been the play of Sierra freshman running back Lamon Muldrow, who carried the ball 20 times for 148 yards in the first half, [...]
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Delta football ready for league opener

By Roger Phillips | Published: October 12, 2007 | Comments closed
After a week off, Delta’s football team is preparing for Saturday’s 1 p.m. game against Sierra College, the opener of the Valley Conference schedule. Both teams bring 4-1 records into the game. The player to watch for Sierra is sophomore receiver Carl Moore, who has caught 33 passes for 523 yards and nine touchdowns. Moore, [...]
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Looks like ESPN was wrong

By Roger Phillips | Published: October 4, 2007 | Comments closed
Apparently, the season is not over for 49ers QB Alex Smith. Yesterday, ESPN reported that Smith would get a second opinion from famed orthopedist Dr. James Andrew, and made it sound as if it was very likely Smith would need season-ending surgery. Wednesday night, ESPN posted a story on its Web site that basically said what [...]
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49ers deny Smith report

By Roger Phillips | Published: October 3, 2007 | Comments closed
The 49ers are denying the ESPN report that Alex Smith will visit noted orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews and that he might need to have season-ending shoulder surgery. From our experience, I’d say it’s possible the ESPN report is wrong. But it’s equally possible that the ESPN report will turn out to be correct, but the [...]
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49ers’ Smith hurt worse than reported?

By Roger Phillips | Published: October 3, 2007 | Comments closed
If a report on ESPN.com has merit, the 49ers may be without starting quarterback Alex Smith for the rest of the season. Smith injured his right (throwing) shoulder in Sunday’s dismal loss to Seattle, and to this point, the official line from the 49ers is that it’s a separation and he will be out only a [...]
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