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Hughson-Escalon rivalry doesn’t disappoint
Cougars grab third quarter lead and hang on for win
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Hughson High football made plans to replace the troubled Modesto Christian squad on their schedule, but then a message from the Crusaders’ coach saw the stand-in drop out and now the Huskies’ Nov. 1 game is in question (Journal file photo).
Nursing a seven-point lead late in the third quarter, Escalon head coach Andrew Beam tapped into his inner Mark Loureiro and dialed up an 80-yard, 15-play scoring drive that chewed up nearly 9 minutes of clock, lifting the Cougars to a 21-14 win over Hughson Friday night in a Trans-Valley League showdown between two defending state champions.
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Turlock, Pitman, Hughson athletes punch tickets to state meet
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Turlock’s Brooke Schumacher (far left) and Emma Trevor (far right) lead a group of locals advancing to state by placing in the women’s varsity pole vault.
FOLSOM – Three Turlock area track and field athletes and one from Hughson shined on the east side of Sacramento County on Saturday.
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