Golden Eagles keep the pedal to the metal in Yuba with a 53-21 victory...

Chalk up another victory for the Golden Eagles of Feather River.  This past week was an away game at Yuba and another victory.

Wes played very little as Yuba has a strong running offence and Wes starts on the pass defence squad.  He did get some reps early, and then due to a minor injury, he got in for a majority of the fourth quarter.    Unfortunately, whoever was keeping stats didn't seem to notice that he played - the stats show that Wes didn't play.  He assures me that he did and had some great tackles...here is a little more info...

Golden Eagles keep the pedal to the metal in Yuba

This coming week is a bye week...no games.  So...it seemed to be a great time to post the latest recruiting video that was just completed by NCSA...check out the video highlights for 2013...some pretty good hits in there!

Wes Christensen - NCSA Profile

Should be a good rest for the team as they get ready for their games with Sacramento College next week.  Here is a great article that mentions Wes and his contribution to the defense as this team continues to get better and better...

#24 Golden Eagles sit idle this week

Not much more to say...Sacramento has more of a passing game, so Wes should see more action next week.  Until next time...

75-45 Homecoming win...and a #25 ranking....go Golden Eagles!

Sorry - a combination of a long trip back to Saudi Arabia and jet lag has resulted in a tardy and rather short report for last weeks game.  Feather River handily won Shasta college in their homecoming game, 75-45.  This brings the Golden Eagles to a 3-2 record and finds them ranked #25 in the state CCCFCA coaches' poll.

It was a beautiful evening for a football game with lots of hometown cheering as well as parents from both sides of the family as well as Wes' grandparents attending the game.  Once the sun went down, it got pretty chilly but the "5th Quarter" at the local pizza parlor (where both Kelsey and Hailey are employed) gave us a chance to warm up and discuss the game.

As you would imagine, given the score, the second string and third string had a great chance to play a majority of the game so Wes didn't see as much action as is typical.  I'm sure that will change today in Yuma.  Even with his limited playing time, Wes had four tackles...one for a loss.

We are looking forward to hearing all about today's game at Yuma...more info shortly!

Here is a newspaper piece on last weeks game if you are interested in more info.

Feather River College smashes Shasta College at home, 75-45

Bryon Hughes

Oct. 07, 2013 Football

QUINCY —The Feather River College football team, ranked No. 25 in the state in the CCCFCA coaches' poll, overpowered rival Shasta College 75-45 on Saturday night.  The Golden Eagles (3-2) handed the Knights (2-3) their third straight loss in brutal fashion.  Feather River racked up 699 yards of total offense, including 112 yards on the ground from Farrell Victor and 76 more from Ryan Hoyos   Both scored touchdowns, with Victor tying the record for most rushing touchdowns in a game, with four.  Ja'Quay Garmon was 10 of 15 passing for 271 yards and four touchdowns before leaving the game with what was considered a non-serious injury.  Timothy Herman stepped in for him not missing a beat, going 16 of 20 for an additional 221 yards and two more touchdowns.  LaVon Pearson was special as always garnering 9 catches for 222 yards and three touchdowns.  Not to be outdone, Miguel Cerriteno had 7 catches for 123 yards and two touchdowns.  In addition to Pearson and Cerritino, North Logan High School's Beau Artist checked in with his first touchdown of the year catching a nice pass from Herman in the corner and jogging across the line to put the Golden Eagles up 68-30.  Feather River scored on 8 of its first 9 drives, with the 9th drive coming with just a few seconds left in the half.

Defensively, the Golden Eagles punished the Knights quarterbacks, compiling defensive sack and tackle for loss statistics.  The Golden Eagles sacked the Shasta quarterbacks 3 times, as well as 7 plays made behind the line of scrimmage resulting in tackles for loss.  Defensive leader Kyle Newsom had 12 tackles pacing the Golden Eagles, while Otis Williams, Cade Rogers,and David Vicondoa each added 6 tackles each.  Brandon Boykins and Jose Cerriteno both had timely forced fumbles that were recovered by the Golden Eagles, and Andrew Dubois broke up 3 passes.

Up next for the Golden Eagles is a business trip to Marysville, Ca. to visit the (2-2) 49ers of Yuba College.  Game time is 6PM.

Another Great Win...another exciting game!

What a beautiful day for a football game.  Mornings are definately on the cool side, but by the time game time arrived, it was warm and pleasant - a perfect fall day.

The game was great - although the officials seemed much more interested in calling penalties than letting them play...a total of 28 penalties (16 attributed to Feather River) for a whopping total of 287 yards (165 yards for Feather River).  One highly memorable call was an unsportsmanlike conduct call as Pearson 'high stepped' the last 10 yards into the end zone after a particularly spectacular reception...the touchdown was called back and resulted in a turnover on downs with no score.  I didn't realize that high stepping into the end zone was considered unsportsmanlike but I guess it is.

The end result was a 41-28 win against Merced college.  It was a difficult day for Merced College as the ambulance had to take two of their players to the local hospital after some strong tackling by the Golden Eagles.

Thee is very little this week by way of printed news, so you are going to get personal pictures and information from my perpective...

Wes had a great game (jersey #21 above)...he ended up with 6 tackles in the game which gives him a total of 28 tackles (7 per game average).

Here is another tackle in conjunction with Nate Stroshine (#31) his high school and Snow College playing buddy!  Incidentally, this tackle resulted in the offensive player being transported to the hospital due to the strong hit coming from the defensive player on the far left...it was quite the hit.

Wes came close to intercepting this long pass...his tip ultimately made it an incomplete pass and was recoreded as a breakup in his stats.

Wes also had a great interception during the last couple minutes of the game as Merced was threatening to score.  He intercepted it in the endzone and returned it 17 yards breaking a number of tackles before being forced out of bounds.

He had a great game and it was great to be able to share it with him (as I sat in the stands with Kelsey and Hailey (Nate's wife)).

A couple of my favorite pictures...

This was a great catch by teammate Drake White (#81) that ended up with a touchdown...a great reach and extra effort.

Now that is what I call going flat out for a tackle...

Yet another wonderful day of football.  This weeks game is against Shasta College at home in Quincy at 5:00pm.  It is homecoming so it should be another great game.  I have resigned myself to the fact that there is no such thing as radio or video coverage for any of these games, so it is great to be able to attend them...although that opportunity is quickly coming to a close for this season.  This week will be an extra special game as Kelsey's parents will be coming to attend as well as Wes's Grandma and Grandpa Christensen (my folks).  We will have a greatly expanded cheer section and cheer them on to another victory!

Until next week!  Thanks for following along!