Grossmont Foothillers 54, Valhalla Norsemen 26
The Norsemen put up a good fight, but Grossmont swoops in and seals the win. This week, the Grossmont Foothillers visited the Valhalla Norsemen. The game began quite slow as both teams kept going back and forth, however both teams did perform well defensively.
Shortly after the second quarter began, quarterback Jamie Odom of the Foothillers rushed a 7 yard touchdown. Valhalla then bounced back and Norsemen quarterback Bryan Madriz threw a 9 yard touchdown pass. However Foothillers running back Shevell Sterling Jr. rushed for a 9 yard touchdown. The first half closed with an impressive sack by Valhalla’s defense leaving the final score of the first half at 14-6 in Grossmont’s favor.
The second half began with Grossmont scoring with Jamie Odom throwing a 49 yard touchdown pass to Thomas Mangum. The Norsemen then bounced back yet again when Madriz threw a 9 yard touchdown pass to Cole Howard. After a long dispute between the refs and members on the Grossmont sidelines, Cole Howard would eventually shine again when he blocked a Grossmont punt and return the ball for a touchdown. Valhalla then scored a two-point conversion leaving a close score of 21-20. However, Grossmont fought back and Shevell Sterling Jr. rushed for a 62 yard touchdown. When the Foothillers regained possession, Jamie Odom rushed for a 1 yard touchdown, followed by another touchdown by Sterling Jr. leaving the score at 40-20. The final score of this match would end up being 54-26 in the Foothillers’ favor.
PREVIEW:
It’s week 8 in the regular season and this week, the Red Jackets will be at Valhalla High School to watch the Norsemen take on the Grossmont Foothillers.
Last week the Norsemen took an unfortunate but very close loss against West Hills with a final score of 24-21. However, Valhalla has some key players with Bryan Madriz leading the offense at quarterback and Geoffrey Dylan Marsh leading the defensive side. The Norsemen are currently 2-4 so far this season.
As for the Foothillers, their season hasn’t been too shabby. Last week Grossmont beat El Capitan with an impressive final score of 51-7. Grossmont quarterback, Jamie Odom has achieved 1,280 passing yards in just this season alone with an average of 213 yards per game. As for defense, senior linebacker Daisean Crawford has achieved 50 solo tackles this season.
The Norsemen are ranked 18th in Division 1, while the Foothillers are ranked 11th in Division 1. The game will be held this Friday October 13th at 7:00 at Valhalla High School. If you can’t make the game, be sure to catch the highlights on Friday night at 10:30 on KUSI. Also, you can follow @redjacketarmy on Twitter for scoring updates.
