After dropping their first two conference games at home, the Reedley College Tiger football team is scheduled to play two conference games on the road the next two Saturdays.
This weekend's scheduled 1 p.m. opponent will be the 0-3 West Hills College Falcons at Memorial Bowl in Coalinga. West Hills Coalinga had its third game this season postponed last Saturday due to health and safety protocols. This was a conference contest against the College of the Sequoias.
The Falcons were short-handed the week before in a 65-14 road loss to the Modesto Junior College Pirates, the same team that rolled to 369 rushing yards in a 35-20 win over the Reedley Tigers at Sal Gonzalez Field last Saturday.
The loss dropped Reedley to 0-2 in conference action and 4-3 overall while Modesto improved to 5-2 overall and 2-0 in the conference. Modesto hosts Fresno City for the conference lead on Saturday.
After meeting West Hills, the Tigers travel to Sequoias for their first matchup on their campus field.
On Saturday, Modesto jumped out to a 13-0 lead as quarterback Gino Campiotti scored on a 27-yard run and then threw a short touchdown pass to Landen Lucas late in the second quarter.
Reedley got on the scoreboard with 3 minutes and 9 seconds left in the first half on a 35-yard touchdown pass from Josh Magana to Jalen Jackson.
Before the first half was over, both teams scored. Modesto's Anthony Frias scored from a yard out before the Pirates added the two-point conversion kick.
Reedley answered as Shemar Kirk took the ensuing kickoff and went 97 yards for a touchdown to make it 21-3 at the break.
Modesto increased its lead to 35 to 13 after a pair of touchdowns. Reedley closed the scoring as Jackson scored on a 27-yard pass from Magana.
Tamicus Napier was the Tigers leading rusher with 51 yards on 14 carries. Magana completed 20 of 36 passes for 256 yards and the two touchdowns. Jackson finished with seven passes for 125 yards.
Jaden Pearson led Reedley with 14 tackles with eight of them unassisted. Silas Proby had the only Togee interception.
Magana went all the way at quarterback except for one play when he had to leave the game because he left his helmet came off.
By: Will Goldbeck