El Dorado Hills Telegraph | 10/15/11 Brett Ransford – Oak Ridge (1-1, 5-2) took to their archrival’s home turf and evened its league record with a 31-0 shutout of Ponderosa on Friday night in Shingle Springs. The Bruins have been blown out in two consecutive games, but that didn’t stop the Trojans, who had no … Continue reading
El Dorado Hills Telegraph | 8/10/11 Brett Ransford – Hundreds of high school football fans crowded into the El Dorado Hills Town Center on Saturday for the second Meet the Trojans event. The varsity football squad entered the event promptly at 4 p.m. through the large inflatable Trojans football helmet, which was set up next … Continue reading
El Dorado Hills Telegraph | 7/6/11 Brett Ransford – Last weekend the Oak Ridge Trojans football team joined nearly 1,000 high school football players from across California to the Fresno State University campus as part of an annual offseason training camp. The four-day camp included 11 other high school teams, but Oak Ridge was the … Continue reading
9/11/2010 | Marin Independent Journal Brett Ransford – Establishing a run game coach Kevin Goyer could be proud of, the Tam High football team dumped visiting Lincoln of San Francisco 34-8 on Saturday. The Red-tailed Hawks (2-0) dominated on the ground with 165 rushing yards for four touchdowns against Lincoln (0-2). “It wasn’t the cleanest … Continue reading
6/28/10 | Roseville Press-Tribune Brett Ransford – Ford quarterbacks North team at all-star classic The 54th annual Optimist All-Star Football Game brought the greater Sacramento area’s top senior high school players to American River College Saturday night. Led by former Oakmont quarterback Alex Ford, who went the distance at the helm, the North team broke … Continue reading
9/25/09 | Roseville Press-Tribune Brett Ransford, Press Tribune Correspondent – Defense leads Oakmont to victory It looked like a close game early, but on homecoming night Oakmont was determined to put on a show as the Vikings bashed Mesa Verde 34-13. Oakmont’s second win in a row at home wasn’t pretty, but it was effective. … Continue reading
9/19/09 | Roseville Press-Tribune Brett Ransford, Press Tribune Correspondent – Two late TDs lift Vikings over Pitman Thrilling doesn’t describe the show put on at Oakmont Friday night. The Vikings (1-1) won 35-34 in the last seconds of their preseason game against Pitman. The energy at Oakmont High erupted with 1:14 left in the game … Continue reading
10/31/09 | Granite Bay Press-Tribune Brett Ransford, Press Tribune Correspondent – Six TDs after intermission for Granite Bay After two disappointing losses to open the Sierra Foothill League season, the Granite Bay High football team took out its frustrations on Roseville Friday night at Hanson Field. The Grizzlies (1-2 league, 6-2 overall) won their first … Continue reading
10/23/09 | Roseville Press-Tribune Brett Ransford, Press Tribune Correspondent – Timberwolves level league record at 1-1 The inability to get anything going offensively left the Oakmont High football team well short against Woodcreek Friday night on the road. Coming into the contest, Woodcreek had managed just one win over a very difficult slate of games, … Continue reading
10/9/09 | Roseville Press-Tribune Brett Ransford, Press Tribune Correspondent – Vikings arrive at SFL season with 4-1 mark Oakmont continued to defend its home field Friday night, beating Davis 27-14. The win marks the Vikings fourth consecutive home win. Three interceptions by the defense were critical in the win as the Vikings are set to … Continue reading
