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2008 Napa High School Football
November 16th, 2008
Napa 24, Vintage 7Vintage 7 0 0 0 — 7
November 15th, 2008
One goes on, one is doneThe Napa High football team had no idea it would be facing a cross-town rival and crosswinds at the same time in Big Game XXXVII on Friday night.
Big Game XXXVII recap videoBig Game 2008 saw Vintage jump ahead with a quick touchdown, but Napa roared back with 24 unanswered points and a head of steam going into the playoffs.
November 14th, 2008
Hottest ticket in town tonightIt’s rivalry week throughout Northern California.
November 13th, 2008
Big Game XXXVII: Vintage at NapaLast week: Colby Silva had a fumble recovery and Juan Martinez and David Smith sparked Napa’s defense as it shut out Vacaville’s explosive offense over the final 11⁄2 quarters of a 50-35 victory that clinched a share of the MEL title. Vintage kept its playoff hopes alive with a 42-21 rout at Armijo, as Jacob Roscoe returned from injury to score a career-best four TDs and 181 yards on 18 carries.
Double troubleIt’s not fair, Clinton Gorsuch says about a few things.
November 12th, 2008
Big Game all-time scores and game recapsCheck out the year-by-year rundown of who won the crosstown rivalry football Big Game between Napa and Vintage high schools.
Big Game all-time rushing recordsCheck out the list below and find all of the players who ran for 100 yards or more in a single Vintage v. Napa Big Game during the history of the crosstown football rivalry.
Big Game all-time passing recordsBelow is the list of every 100 yard or more passing performance in Napa v. Vintage Big Game football history.
Big Game tickets availableTickets for Big Game XXXVII -- the annual Vintage v. Napa high football game -- are on sale at each school, as well as Bank of Napa in the Redwood Plaza.
November 8th, 2008
In the driver's seatThe Monticello Empire League’s most prolific offenses put on a display of speed and trickery for 21⁄2 quarters, but Napa High’s defense prevailed in the end at a packed Memorial Stadium.
November 6th, 2008
Vacaville (6-2, 3-0 MEL) at Napa (7-1, 3-0)Last year: The Indians ended the Bulldogs’ 18-game win streak with a 55-28 road victory over the defending section champs. Daniel Burgess led Napa with nine tackles.
November 2nd, 2008
Napa 35, Fairfield 28Napa 0 14 14 7 — 35
November 1st, 2008
Indians hold off resurgent FalconsFAIRFIELD — Facing the best opposing quarterback it had seen since its Week 2 loss to Merced, the Napa High football team had 61⁄2 minutes to figure out Fairfield’s Keith Welch Jr.
October 30th, 2008
Napa (6-1, 2-0 MEL) at Fairfield (4-3, 1-1)Last year: Then-junior Fairfield QB Keith Welch Jr. was 17-for-37 passing for 250 yards, seven TDs and no interceptions, and threw or ran for five 2-point conversions. But Napa overcame a couple of first-half deficits to prevail 60-52 behind its senior stars and then-junior Brandon Washington, who caught his first varsity TD pass.
October 26th, 2008
Napa 49, Wood 7Wood 0 0 0 0 — 7
October 25th, 2008
Looking good on WoodTyler Hansell didn’t want to be the Napa High football player who blew the team’s first strong shutout bid of the season Friday night.
October 23rd, 2008
Wood (2-4, 0-1 MEL) at Napa (5-1, 1-0 MEL)Last year: The Indians rolled to a 41-14 win over a Wood team that would finish 1-9 with a forfeit win over Fairfield. In the JV game, QB Charles Boyett scored all three Indians TDs in a 20-14 win, one on an 81-yard punt return.
Fast from head to toeMichael Ruffino can do the math. He’s an excellent student, especially with numbers, and that’s why he looks at the Napa High football team’s only loss this year as his most memorable one so far.
October 19th, 2008
Napa 43, Armijo 28Napa 15 7 14 7 — 43
October 18th, 2008
Indians outlast ArmijoBy ANDY WILCOX
October 16th, 2008
Napa (4-1) at Armijo (3-2)Last year: Napa routed the league’s other Indians 50-13, outgaining them 614-157 in total yards. Brandon Washington had a then-season-best three catches for 57 yards and two TDs, Clinton Gorsuch had 60 yards passing/rushing and Scott Dinov ran for 34 yards to lead the juniors in Napa’s seventh straight win over Armijo.
October 12th, 2008
Road win will help IndiansJackson Cummings didn’t see much action, but plenty of other Rocklin High football players gave Napa a thing or two to worry about — and learn from — during the Indians’ 40-23 road win Friday night.
Napa 40, Rocklin 23Napa 3 13 0 24 — 40
October 11th, 2008
Indians storm past ThunderROCKLIN — Just when its opponent got its quick-strike Pistol offense finally firing Friday night, the Napa High football team unloaded its own arsenal.
October 9th, 2008
Napa (3-1) at Rocklin (2-2)Homecoming mystique: Rocklin took some chances by scheduling for its Homecoming opponent not only the defending section champ, but a team it’s never faced before in its 15-year existence.
October 5th, 2008
Napa 28, Casa Grande 10Casa Grande 0 10 0 0 — 10
October 4th, 2008
Indians bounce backOne thing became certain about the Napa High football team on Friday night: The Indians are never a one-man show.
October 2nd, 2008
Casa Grande (2-0-1) at Napa (2-1)Last meeting: The teams have never met in Casa Grande’s 36-year history, 12th-year Gauchos head coach Rick O’Brien said — and it’s Napa’s Homecoming.
September 28th, 2008
Napa 39, Vallejo 19
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
| Napa | 12 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 39 |
| Vallejo | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
September 27th, 2008
Napa tops longtime foe VallejoVALLEJO — After the Napa High football team scored three touchdowns in the first half Friday night with defense or help from special teams, coach Troy Mott wanted to see long scoring drives.
September 25th, 2008
Napa (1-1) at Vallejo (2-0)Last week: Vallejo defeated host Sonoma Valley, 20-3, as Ronald Beverly (8 of 19 passing, 159 yards) found Robert Edmondson (3 catches, 85 yards, 3 INTs) for a TD pass; Rashad Ross (4 catches, 71 yards) added a 36-yard TD punt return and Caleb Natov had two field goals and a pair of PATs.
September 21st, 2008
Merced 31, Napa 17
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
| Merced | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Napa | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Indians keep up with Bears for 2 1/2 quartersI’m sure most who were at Memorial Stadium on Friday night agree: The long-awaited rematch of the Napa and Merced football teams lived up to its billing.
September 20th, 2008
Napa High suffers rare grid defeatClinton Gorsuch tried to take the Napa High football team on his shoulders Friday night while taking some brutal hits from visiting Merced, but his quarterback counterpart stole the show.
September 18th, 2008
Merced (1-0) at Napa (1-0)Last meeting: The teams haven’t met since 1988, when Merced defeated a Napa team quarterbacked by current head coach Troy Mott, 34-28, in the section semifinals.
Napa's Hess wants moreWhen Napa High tailback Logan Hess was asked to name his favorite athlete of all time, it wasn’t a running back.
September 14th, 2008
Box: Napa 29, Vista del Lago 9
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
| Napa | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 29 |
| Vista del Lago | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
September 13th, 2008
Napa spoils Vista's debutFOLSOM — The youthful enthusiasm of senior-less Vista del Lago in its first-ever varsity football game seemed to take Napa’s veteran squad by surprise for the first nine minutes Friday night.
September 12th, 2008
Indians hungry for moreAfter the Denver Broncos won their first Super Bowl in 1998, they had quarterback John Elway and running back Terrell Davis to lead them to another title the next year.
2008 Napa High Football ScheduleFriday, Sept. 12 at Vista del Lago, 7:30 p.m.
2008 Napa High RosterHead coach: Troy Mott
September 11th, 2008
Napa (0-0) at Vista del Lago (0-0)David vs. Goliath: On the Vista del Lago football Web site, a poll asked fans which of the Eagles’ four nonleague games they were most looking forward to. Friday’s opener against Napa got 82.9 percent of the votes.
Local tourism:
Inside Napa Valley