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Friday night’s 42-0 Salesian victory over Kennedy was an intense game for many supporters in the stands as they rose and fell in waves while the Eagles and Pride fought on the field. But one man never took his seat in the Kennedy grandstand throughout the two-hour game. Mitchell Jamerson paced the stands, his eyes fixed on the player wearing the number 15 jersey on each team: his identical 17-year-old twin sons, Zain and Rashid. “I’m equally proud of both…
Despite a strong showing by the defense in the second half, the Richmond High School Oilers couldn’t overcome a difficult first half against the California School for the Deaf, resulting in their fourth loss of the season, 47-0 on Friday night at the Eagles’ field in Fremont.
The Richmond Oilers (0-3) and Kennedy Eagles (0-2) will be put to the test Friday night as both teams look for their first win of the young season. The Oilers travel south to Fremont for a 5 p.m. kickoff against the California School for the Deaf (2-0), while the Eagles host city foe Salesian Pride (3-0) at 7 p.m. Oilers head coach Tashaka Merriwether said because the JV game had to be canceled, the varsity game was pushed up to…
The Salesian High School Pride handed the Richmond High School Oilers their third loss in a row in a game that ended 28-6 at the Salesian High School fields on Saturday afternoon. Despite the defeat, Richmond coaches and players agreed that the team fought hard against the Salesian Pride, a team that ranks within the top 150 of California high school varsity football programs, according to the CBS sports website MaxPreps. “I learned a lot about my team today, some…
In a game that will be remembered more for its significance as a memorial to a lost player than as a high stakes varsity football encounter, the El Cerrito Gauchos beat the Kennedy Eagles 64-8 in Richmond last night, challenging a team still reeling from the death of offensive lineman Ulises Grijalva, who was shot and killed near his home on August 5. “We tried to play in his honor, and this is not the outcome we wanted,” Kennedy Head…
The Kennedy Eagles and Richmond Oilers will both see action this weekend, as the two teams take on neighborhood rivals. The Eagles host the El Cerrito Gauchos on Friday night, while the Oilers visit Salesian Pride on Saturday for a matinee affair. Eagles head coach Mark Carminer and his staff will try and slow down El Cerrito’s high-powered offense, as the Gouchos come into the game beating San Lorenzo and Newark Memorial by a combined score of 106-14. Prior to…
Joseph Bethel defeated Kennedy 27-16 in Vallejo Friday night, as both teams tried to shake off some early season rust. On its first two possessions of the game, Kennedy fumbled the ball deep in its own territory. The two turnovers lead to an early 6-0 Bethel lead. In the second quarter both teams struggled to muster much offense. The game went back and forth with a couple quick punts by Kennedy and a lost fumble by Bethel. As the first-half…
The Richmond High School football team suffered its second loss of the season on Friday night, 17-8 to Mt. Eden, but Oilers players and coaches said after the game that the close score showed that maybe after a few tough seasons the team was starting to turn the corner.
The soggy field behind LoVonya DeJean Middle School shook, rattled and rolled Wednesday evening, as five Major League Soccer players from the San Jose Earthquakes conducted a clinic for Richmond United Soccer Club players.