Shasta pulls away to beat Merced in football
The Merced College defense turned in a brilliant opening half, forcing three turnovers and limiting Shasta College to seven points.
But all that changed after the break.
Shasta scored on its first four possessions of the second half and never looked back, pulling away for a 37-24 victory Saturday night in Redding that denied MC its first 3-0 start since 1995.
Nathaniel Nelson earned his second straight start at quarterback for the Blue Devils and was effective, finishing 19 of 34 for 262 yards and a touchdown.
Merced hosts undefeated Contra Costa on Saturday at 6 p.m.
Soccer
Stanislaus State 4, CSU Monterey Bay 0 in Turlock – The Warriors, 7-0 overall and 2-0 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association, have scored 30 goals in
seven games this season. They are on pace to shatter the team’s CCAA-era record of 38, set in 1998.
Defensively, the Warriors are playing nearly as well, with five shutouts this year, including the last three in a row.
Jose Ramirez opened the scoring in the 48th minute.
The defense has not allowed a score in 284 minutes and just one goal – against Humboldt State – in the last 464 minutes of play. The goal allowed to the Lumberjacks on Sept. 12 remains the only non-penalty kick goal given up by the Warriors this season.
MJC men, women victorious in Modesto – The Modesto Junior College women improved to 6-1 this season with a 1-0 win over Feather River. Harleen Pabla scored for the Pirates off an assist from Andrea Zaragoza. Goalies Ashley Almeida and Logan LaRossa combined for the shutout.
On the men’s side, the Pirates blanked Feather River 2-0. Christopher Torres, assisted by Christian Angulo, put MJC ahead 1-0. Humberto Salcedo assisted Cesar Balderas for the Pirates’ second tally.
Volleyball
Stanislaus State 3, CSU Dominguez Hills 1 in Carson – The Warriors won 25 -17, 25 -21, 17 -25, 25-17 Saturday night for a team-record seventh
road victory of the season, despite being just nine games into the season.
Taylor Massenggale and Jocelyn Cervantes each had 15 kills as they led the Warriors to a road split in Southern California. The Warriors improved to 8 -1 overall and 2 -1 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association.
The last time a Stanislaus team won six road matches was 2010. Not even the 19 -win 2002 team won more than six matches away from home.
The Warriors will look to extend their road success on Tuesday at Cal State East Bay in Hayward.
Water polo
Johansen posts 2-1 mark – The Vikings fell to Pioneer (San Jose) 11-4, then defeated Modesto Metro Conference foe Enochs 9-6 and Nevada Union (Grass Valley) 10-7 at the 30th annual Central California Championships, hosted by Merced High. Nelson Sabatini scored two goals, and Dominic Sabatini and Brian Evans scored one apiece in the loss to
Pioneer. Against the Eagles, Sabatini had four goals, and Evans added two. Branston Lewis, Paul Youmans and Will Johnston had one goal each.
Against the Miners, Lewis had five goals, and Evans and Johnston added two each. Sabatini had one.
All told, in the three games, Nelson Sabatini had seven goals, Lewis six, and Evans five.
Beyer, Downey split – Downey High’s boys defeated Beyer 22-3, while the Patriots won the girls match 14-12. In the boys action, Brett Dixon had five goals, Cody Wickman
added four, and Ryan Salazar and Levi Aaronson had three each. On the girls side, the Patriots got three goals apiece from Christine Berry, Bailey Hamilton and Sarah Stoll. The Knights’
Allie Shank and Macrina Mackan had four each.
This story was originally published September 20, 2015 at 5:53 PM with the headline "Shasta pulls away to beat Merced in football."