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2008 Vintage 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.
Crushers call it a season, eliminated from playoffsHe wasn’t on the winning side. He didn’t throw or run for a touchdown. His individual statistics weren’t super.
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.
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.
Trust will key CrushersVintage High School head football coach Billy Smith has total trust in his quarterback, senior Sean Ryan.
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
Vintage wins, keeps playoff hopes aliveFAIRFIELD — Jacob Roscoe returned for Vintage High School Friday night, and that’s just what the Crushers needed. Roscoe, out last week with an injury to his neck, scored a career-best four touchdowns and rushed for 181 yards on 18 carries as the Crushers kept their CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division I playoff hopes alive, beating Armijo, 42-21, in a Monticello Empire League football game at Brownlee Field.
November 6th, 2008
Vintage (3-5, 1-2 MEL) at Armijo (3-5, 0-3)Last week: Vintage amassed 442 yards in total offense and Sean Ryan passed for 257 yards and two touchdowns, but the Crushers lost their Monticello Empire League game to Vacaville, 35-19. It was the Crushers’ second straight loss. Armijo lost its fourth straight game, falling 23-9 to Wood.
November 2nd, 2008
Vacaville 35, Vintage 19Vacaville 7 7 7 14 — 35
November 1st, 2008
Bulldogs rip past CrushersVintage High School scored three touchdowns and Sean Ryan passed for 257 yards, but it wasn’t enough as the Crushers lost to Vacaville Friday night, 35-19, in a Monticello Empire League football game at Napa Memorial Stadium.
October 30th, 2008
Vacaville (5-2, 2-0 MEL) at Vintage (3-4, 1-1)Last week: Vintage lost 26-21 to Fairfield, giving up a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns and blowing a nine-point lead with 11:40 to go. Vintage’s defense gave up four passing touchdowns and 418 yards of total offense. Vacaville crushed Armijo, 83-35, tying a Bulldogs school record for points in a game.
Twin engines revvingThey’re identical twins and best friends. They’re two-way starters for the Vintage High School football team who have great passion for the game and are around the ball a lot of the time as impact players.
October 26th, 2008
Fairfield 26, Vintage 21Vintage 7 7 0 7 — 21
October 25th, 2008
Crushers suffer tough road loss to FalconsFAIRFIELD — Vintage High School got some big plays by both its offense and defense Friday night.
October 23rd, 2008
Vintage (3-3, 1-0 MEL) at Fairfield (3-3, 0-1 MEL)Last year: Nicholas Leija-Perry’s interception with 1:50 to go sealed the Crushers’ 21-14 win.
October 19th, 2008
Vintage 29, Wood 7Wood 0 0 0 7 — 7
October 18th, 2008
Crushers open MEL campaign with win over WoodVintage High School had it going on both sides of the ball Friday night.
October 16th, 2008
Wood (2-3) at Vintage (2-3)Last year: With Sean Ryan passing for 239 yards and three touchdowns and Trevor McLaughlin rushing for 136 yards and a TD, Vintage beat Wood, 34-30, in Vacaville. Kyle Archer intercepted three passes, the last coming on a fourth down and 5 from the Wood 47-yard line with 33 seconds to go that sealed the win. The Crushers also nailed down one of the Monticello Empire League’s three spots into the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division I playoffs.
October 13th, 2008
Crushers prep for MEL football actionEleven hours after its biggest win of the football season, Vintage High School coaches and players were back at work Saturday, looking at film, seeing what went right and wrong in a 37-12 nonleague victory over Hogan-Vallejo, stretching, getting team pictures taken, and looking ahead to the Monticello Empire League opener Oct. 17.
October 12th, 2008
Vintage 37, Hogan 12Hogan 0 0 6 6 — 12
October 11th, 2008
Crusher offense arrivesVintage High School’s Homecoming was a rousing success Friday night at Napa Memorial Stadium, with the Crushers pummeling Hogan-Vallejo, 37-12, to break a two-game losing streak.
October 9th, 2008
Hogan (1-3) at Vintage (1-3)Last year: Derek Long, a talented wide receiver and return specialist, caught three touchdown passes from Sean Ryan, returned a punt 80 yards for a score, and had two more long returns on punts as Vintage annihilated Hogan, 70-12, at Corbus Field in Vallejo.
October 7th, 2008
Crushers coach concernedBilly Smith couldn’t get his mind off football over the weekend.
October 5th, 2008
Rocklin 12, Vintage 7Vintage 0 0 0 7 — 7
October 4th, 2008
Vintage struggles on offense in road lossROCKLIN — Vintage High School’s slow start to the 2008 football season is not about the defense.
October 2nd, 2008
Vintage (1-2) at Rocklin (1-2)Last year: Vintage was intercepted five times and also turned the ball over on a fumble in a 28-14 nonleague loss to Rocklin on Homecoming at Napa Memorial Stadium.
September 28th, 2008
Granada 24, Vintage 20
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
| Granad | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Vintage | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
September 27th, 2008
Granada grabs early lead, edges VintageVintage High School suffered its second loss of the 2008 football season Friday night, but the Crushers may have discovered what makes their spread offense tick.
September 25th, 2008
A satisfactory sorenessJacob Roscoe woke up stiff and sore and a little bruised Saturday morning.
Granada (2-0) at Vintage (1-1)Last week: Vintage beat Vanden-Fairfield, 9-7. Granada-Livermore beat Stallworth Academy-Stockton, 36-29.
September 21st, 2008
Vintage 9, Vanden 7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
| Vintage | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Vanden | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
September 20th, 2008
Crushers top Vanden for first victory of seasonFAIRFIELD — Paul Archer’s interception on third and 1 with 2:08 to go helped seal Vintage High School’s first win of the 2008 football season Friday night, a 9-7 decision over Vanden in a nonleague game at George A. Gammon Field.
September 18th, 2008
Vintage (0-1) at Vanden (1-0)Vintage last week: In 11 possessions, the Crushers gained 79 yards rushing and 65 yards passing with one touchdown in a 44-7 loss to Lincoln-Stockton.
September 14th, 2008
Box: Lincoln 44, Vintage 7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
| Lincoln | 13 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 44 |
| Vintage | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
September 13th, 2008
Lincoln logs lopsided winMichael Spanos’ 80-yard touchdown run for Lincoln-Stockton started a big-time scoring spree for the Trojans as they beat Vintage High School, 44-7, in the season opener for both schools Friday night at Napa Memorial Stadium.
September 12th, 2008
2008 Vintage High RosterHead coach: Billy Smith
2008 Vintage High Football ScheduleFriday, Sept. 12 vs. Lincoln, 7:30 p.m.
Eyes on the prizeTwenty-two years.
September 11th, 2008
Lincoln (0-0) at Vintage (0-0)Last year: Vintage fell behind early and lost the nonleague game to Lincoln, 24-22, in Stockton. But the second half of the season-opening contest belonged to the Crushers as Sean Ryan, making his varsity debut at quarterback, ran for two touchdowns, passed for another and completed a two-point conversion pass.
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