The first round of the 4A North regional tournament wielded no surprises.
All four home teams advanced with varying degrees of ease, or difficulty, so now we have a pair of 1-2 matchups in the semifinals on Friday night.
Douglas will travel to Reed to play a team that just hung 69 points on Bishop Manogue. In the other semifinal, the juicier of the two matchups if you will, Reno goes to Damonte Ranch.
The Mustangs’ offense has moved the ball with ease most of the year, but now squares up against a defense that doesn’t go backwards much.
To view how the rankings have progressed this season, click here.
1. Reed Raiders (10-1)
Tre Bussey returned in Friday’s lopsided quarterfinal win over Bishop Manogue after sitting out the regular season finale against Spanish Springs. That was unfortunate for the Miners.
Bussey carried the ball just nine times and still racked up 159 yards and four touchdowns.
“Uh oh,” said the rest of the 4A North, probably.
Last week: 1
2. Damonte Ranch Mustangs (10-1)
Cade McNamara was limited to 143 passing yards in the quarterfinal win over McQueen, but still tossed three touchdowns.
The ground game was as dominant as ever, going for 308 yards, averaging 9.8 yards a carry.
The Mustangs offense will have their hands full against a stout Reno defense this week.
Last week: 2
3. Reno Huskies (10-1)
The Huskies held Abel Carter and the Carson offense to 10 points in the quarterfinal win over the Senators.
This week, they get to line up against the most explosive offense in the 4A North other than Reed.
Last week: 3
4. Douglas Tigers (6-4)
Douglas hosted a playoff game last Friday for the first time in seven years.
The Tigers rolled to a 24-0 first half lead over Spanish Springs then had to grind out the final two quarters, eventually hanging on, 24-6.
It goes without saying, but things get much more difficult this week at Reed.
Last week: 4
5. Carson Senators (5-5)
The loss of quarterback Jace Keema proved insurmountable for the Senators.
Last week: 5
Week 12 Schedule
Douglas at Reed 7 p.m.
Reno at Damonte Ranch 7 p.m.
Final 4A North Standings
High Desert League
Reed 9-1, 5-0
Reno 9-1, 4-1
Spanish Springs 5-4, 3-2
McQueen 3-6, 2-3
Hug 1-7, 1-4
North Valleys 0-9, 0-5
Sierra League
Damonte Ranch 9-1, 4-0
Douglas 5-4, 3-1
Carson 5-4, 2-2
Bishop Manogue 4-5, 1-3
Galena 2-7, 0-4
Week 11 Scores
Douglas 24, Spanish Springs 6
Reno 21, Carson 10
Damonte Ranch 48, McQueen 14
Reed 69, Bishop Manogue 18
Week 10 Scores
Douglas 31, Carson 17
Reno 34, McQueen 21
Reed 49, Spanish Springs 14
Damonte Ranch 56, Galena 7
Hug 41, North Valleys 0
Week 9 Scores
Douglas 37, Galena 23
Reno 50, Spanish Springs 19
Damonte Ranch 42, Bishop Manogue 0
McQueen 55, North Valleys 13
Reed 49, Hug 20
Week 8 Scores
Damonte Ranch 34, Carson 14
Spanish Springs 33, Hug 0
Bishop Manogue 34, Galena 8
Reno 63, North Valleys 15
Reed 68, McQueen 21
Week 7 Scores
Reed 28, Reno 14
Spanish Springs 38, North Valleys 35
McQueen 49, Hug 21
Damonte Ranch 47, Douglas 42
Carson 33, Bishop Manogue 6
Week 6 Scores
Spanish Springs 28, McQueen 15
Douglas 32, Bishop Manogue 28
Reno 27, Hug 18
Damonte Ranch 54, Shasta (Redding, Calif.) 24
Carson 40, Galena 13
Reed 58, North Valleys 0
Week 5 Results
Spanish Springs 36, Galena 22
Reno 49, Douglas 24
Reed 62, Bishop Manogue 27
Damonte Ranch 56, McQueen 17
Carson 56, North Valleys 0
Week 4 Results
Reed 55, Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills, Calif.) 34
Reno 28, Galena 7
Damonte Ranch 33, Spanish Springs 19
Bishop Manogue 18, Hug 6
Carson 45, McQueen 17
Douglas 48, North Valleys 0
Week 3 Results
Reed 47, Carson 41
Reno 34, Placer (Auburn, Calif.) 24
Bishop Manogue 35, Henley (Klamath Falls, Ore.) 14
Spanish Springs 51, Douglas 27
Galena 49, North Valleys 10
Damonte Ranch 63, Hug 13
Week 2 Results
Reno 34, Carson 17
Damonte Ranch 26, Edison (Fresno, Calif.) 10
Galena 13, Hug 12
Foothill (Palo Cedro, Calif.) 46, Spanish Springs 33
Reed 53, Douglas 16
McQueen 23, Bishop Manogue 6
Week 1 Results
Clayton Valley Charter (Concord, Calif.) 35, Reed 21
Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, Calif.) 49, Damonte Ranch 14
Douglas 20, McQueen 14 (OT)
Bishop Manogue 28, North Valleys 14
Reno 34, Stagg (Stockton, Calif.) 7
Mesa (Mesa, Ariz.) 20, Galena 15
Carson 49, Desert Mountain (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 42
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