The Avalon High football team, which plays 8-man football, opened the new season with a victory. It delivered a 26-16 victory against Cate in non-league action on Saturday, Sept. 6 in Carpenteria.
The win improved the Lancers to 1-0 on the season. They had to rally from behind early in the contest, considering they trailed 7-0 at the end of the first quarter and then 16-8 at the end of the first half.
In the third quarter, the Lancers began to chip away at the deficit, posting six points. They then notched 12 to take the lead in the fourth quarter.
The Avalon High football team, which plays 8-man football, opened the new season with a victory. It delivered a 26-16 victory against Cate in non-league action on Saturday, Sept. 6 in Carpenteria.
The win improved the Lancers to 1-0 on the season. They had to rally from behind early in the contest, considering they trailed 7-0 at the end of the first quarter and then 16-8 at the end of the first half.
In the third quarter, the Lancers began to chip away at the deficit, posting six points. They then notched 12 to take the lead in the fourth quarter.
Avalon returns to action against Fulton on Friday, Sept. 12 at home. That contest will start at 5 p.m.
Fulton will enter that contest with a 1-1 record. It knocked off Sun Valley (Sun Valley, CA) with an impressive 56-0 victory in a non-league game. That result suggests that Avalon will have its hands full.
Last year, Avalon fell to Fulton by the score of 54-24 in the second week of the season, which marked the second of three straight losses to open the season.
Avalon still finished with a strong performance. It ended with a 7-4 record but posted a 3-0 mark to win the Coastal League. It then made a deep drive to the second round before being bounced by Mojave.
