Redwoods upsets Butte on the road, 22-21; Football scores here
OROVILLE - As College of the Redwoods head coach Jason White said on Saturday evening, you'd never know his team was 0-6 three weeks ago after a game like that.
Redwoods continued its late-season surge with a third straight win on Saturday, traveling to Butte and knocking off the No. 3 team in the state 22-21.
Two of those three wins have come by the narrowest of margins, and for the second time in three weeks, CR rallied late to score the winning touchdown in the final minute of the game.
It was also CR's first win over Butte since 1990, when White was still a player with the team and Larry Allen was playing for Butte.
The victory not only continues the team's late-season surge, but it gives CR a shot at clinching the National NorCal Conference title next week in the program's first season back competing in the National Division.
Going into the final weekend of the regular season, four teams — Redwoods (3-6 overall), Butte (7-2), Sierra (4-5) and American River (3-6) — are tied for the conference lead with identical 3-1 records.
Redwoods will host American River at the Redwood Bowl next Saturday, and a win, coupled with a Butte win over Sierra, would give CR the tiebreaker and a conference title, which would see White and his players advance to the six-team NorCal playoffs.
"All we can control is whether we win or not," White said.
Saturday's kickoff is set for 2 p.m.
The turnaround from an 0-6 start has been impressive, with a number of factors playing a role, as the team posted back-to-back-to-back wins over Shasta, Santa Rosa and Butte.
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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FOOTBALL CONFERENCE leagues
NATIONAL BAY 6
Diablo Valley 23, Laney 20
San Francisco 38, Foothill 21
San Mateo 52, San Jose 7
NATIONAL NORCAL
American River 40, Santa Rosa 14
Redwoods 22, Butte 21
Sierra 51, Shasta 21
NATIONAL VALLEY
Fresno 23, Sequoias 21
Modesto 57, Monterey Peninsula 8
Sacramento 20, Reedley 17
AMERICAN GOLDEN COAST
Coalinga 69, Gavilan 6
De Anza 48, Merced 24
Hartnell 34a, Cabrillo 17
AMERICAN PACIFIC 7
Feather River 63, Chabot 14
Los Medanos 49, San Joaquin Delta 20
Siskiyous 64, Contra Costa 0
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION leagues
NATIONAL NORTHERN
Citrus 56, Santa Barbara 39
Moorpark 30, Santa Ana 0
Mt. San Antonio 1, Allan Hancock 0 (forfeit)
Ventura 45, Long Beach 24
NATIONAL CENTRAL
Bakersfield 59, Orange Coast 0
Cerritos 19, Fullerton 17
Golden West 58, Canyons 14
Pasadena 35, East Los Angeles 0
NATIONAL SOUTHERN
El Camino 44, Riverside 42
Palomar 31, Chaffey 27
Saddleback 48, Southwestern 7
San Diego Mesa 35, Mt. San Jacinto 31
AMERICAN PACIFIC
San Bernardino Valley 30, Grossmont 13
Santa Monica 27, Glendale 14
West Los Angeles 55, Los Angeles Pierce 7
AMERICAN METRO
Antelope Valley 58, Desert 17
Los Angeles Valley 41, Los Angeles Southwest 28
Victor Valley 1, Compton 0 (forfeit)