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Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009
Atwater clinches football berth with victory at Turlock
TURLOCK -- Atwater is headed to the playoffs after wrapping up the Central California Conference's second playoff seed with a 41-10 win over Turlock on Friday night at Joe Debely Stadium.
Atwater clinches berth with victory at Turlock
Atwater (4-2 CCC, 7-3 overall) jumped out to a 31-0 lead early in the third quarter. Brian Sevilla scored on runs of 6 and 46 yards.
Merced Sun-Star - Atwater quarterback Nathan Sanchez turns the ball up field during Friday's win over Turlock.
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Atwater football vs. Turlock
Nathan Sanchez got the scoring started with a 49-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Morgan. Sanchez later added a 42-yard scoring run.
"It was nice to get back in the win column and get back into the playoffs for the first time in a while," said Atwater coach Bob Valladao, whose team made the playoffs for the first time since 2000. "We're looking forward to finding out who we play."
Central California Conference
ATWATER 41, TURLOCK 10
At Joe Debely Stadium
Atwater 10 14 14 3 -- 41
Turlock 0 0 10 0 -- 10
First Quarter
A -- Andrew Morgan 49 pass from Nathan Sanchez (John Guerrero kick)
A -- Guerrero 20 FG
Second Quarter
A -- Angel Molina 5 run (Guerrero kick)
A -- Brian Sevilla 6 run (Guerrero kick)
Third Quarter
A -- Sevilla 46 run (Guerrero kick)
T -- Sean Badiou 13 FG
A -- Sanchez 42 run (Guerrero kick)
T --Charles Holcombe 15 pass from Justin Equivel (Badiou kick)
Fourth Quarter
A -- Guerrero 16 FG
Records: Atwater 7-3, 4-2 CCC; Turlock 0-10, 0-6 CCC.
JV -- Turlock won, 14-0.
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