11/8/24 Final Battle: Yerba Buena Warriors @ Evergreen Valley Cougars (Postgame Article)
On Thursday, November 7, 2024, our Yerba Buena Football Team played an away game against the Evergreen Valley Cougars. This marked the Warriors’ final football game of the season, concluding with a record of 4-5 for the JV team and 1-8 for Varsity. The JV team secured their last win of the season with a narrow score of 20-19, while the Varsity team unfortunately ended with a loss, scoring 26 points against the Cougars' 35. Here's a quick recap of our last football game:
A big shoutout to our sophomores and freshmen for fighting until the very end and winning by just one point, with a score of 20-19. Special recognition goes to #14 Justin Waters for leading the team in touchdowns and to #61 Milton Espinoza for his crucial fumble recovery for a touchdown on defense, which helped build the team's momentum.
This game also marks the final appearance for our Yerba Buena Warriors seniors. Despite the Cougars having a significant lead over the Warriors, our team made a strong comeback in the second half for an exciting battle. Unfortunately, the Warriors fell short, scoring 26 points. #10 Emanuel Velazquez stepped in for the injured #7 Micah Reyes and connected with #23 Kevin Tu and #1 Elijah Duncan, scoring touchdowns on offense. #33 Michael Montoya also helped in leading his defense, making crucial tackles and helping with the defense’s morale.
One final appreciation to our Yerba Buena Football Team for creating great memories throughout the whole season. Thanks to our seniors for putting in their best effort, and we wish you the best of luck on your next path. YBSN signing off from the 2023-2024 football season!
JV Star Players:
- Offense: #4 Brylin Thomas - Wide Receiver (C/O 2027)
- Defense: #23 Darwin Elvir - Linebacker/Cornerback (C/O 2028)
Varsity Star Players:
- Offense: #10 Emanuel Velazquez - Quarterback/Safety (C/O 2026)
- Defense: #33 Michael Montoya - Safety/Linebacker (C/O 2027)
Last updated 11/8/2024
Quan Nguyen
11/8/24 Final Battle: Yerba Buena Warriors @ Evergreen Valley Cougars (Pregame Article)
On Friday, November 8th 2024, the Yerba Buena Warriors will visit the Evergreen Cougars on their field for their final game of the season. The JV Yerba Buena Warriors will start at 4:30PM and the Varsity team will begin their game at 7:15PM. This will be the final game for the Warriors season, where they give it the rest of their all against the cougars for one final battle. This game will be the senior Warrior’s final game so they will most definitely pour their heart out, along with all the other Aztec Warriors. The Warriors will strive and fight to end the season with a great game so please come and support our Warriors this Friday at Evergreen Valley High School!
Players to Watch For:
- JV Offense: #2 Isaiah Boueche
- JV Defense:#23 Darwyn Elvir
- Varsity Offense: #7 Micah Reyes
- Varsity Defense: #56 Joshua Guadarrama
Last Updated 11/4/2024
Shane Rumbaoa
11/1/24 Warriors @ Bulldogs: Showdown @ San Jose High School (Postgame Article)
On Friday, November 1, 2024, the Yerba Buena Warriors faced off against the San Jose Bulldogs. Unfortunately, both JV and Varsity claimed a loss on their journey away from home. JV will now continue on to their last game of the season against the Evergreen Valley Cougars with a record of 3-5, and Varsity will continue with 1-7. Here is the recap of our last football game.
The score for JV concluded 0-30. They will now travel to Evergreen Valley High School to face off against the 2-6-1 Cougars for their last game of the season, hoping for a win to stay in 3rd place.
Under the Friday Night Lights, the Varsity Warriors started out thrillingly as they went toe to toe in the first half against the Varsity Bulldogs. Our Warriors slipped under a glooming rainy field and the game finished 22-42 for the Bulldogs. Up next, Our Varsity players will travel for their last game of the season, confronting the Evergreen Valley Cougars on Thursday, November 7th.
We wish our Yerba Buena Football Team the best of luck on their away journey. Don’t forget to come out and support our Yerba Buena Warriors as they face off against the Evergreen Valley Cougars!!!
JV Star Players:
- Offense: #14 Justin Waters - Tight End/Linebacker (C/O 2028)
- Defense: #7 Eliesa Tupou - Defensive End (C/O 2028)
Varsity Star Players:
- Offense: #7 Micah Reyes - Quarterback (C/O 2026)
- Defense: #56 Joshua Guadarrama - Defensive End/Tight End (C/O 2025)
Last updated 11/4/2024
Quan Nguyen
11/1/24 Warriors @ Bulldogs: Showdown @ San Jose High School (Pregame Article)
Pregame Article for Away Game (San Jose High) 11/1/24
Coming this Friday, November 1st, 2024 the Yerba Buena’s Warriors will be against the San Jose High Bulldogs on their field for their homecoming game. Come on over to San Jose High and support our JV and Varsity teams as we will give San Jose High a good fight out on the field and on their homecoming game. Our next away game will be at San Jose High’s football field where they will hold their homecoming game, so expect to see tons of people out there sitting on the bleachers. JV will be starting at 4:30 with Varsity coming after there at 7:15, we are excited to see you guys to support our YB warriors for our away game. We hope you guys can come out at San Jose High to support our warriors!
Last updated by 11/4/24
Isaac Lambert
10/25/24 Senior Night: Mt. Pleasant @ Yerba Buena (Postgame Article)
On our Senior Night/Homecoming Game on Friday, October 25th, the JV Yerba Buena Warriors had started their win streak blowing out the Cardinals 46-16, while the Varsity Yerba Buena Warriors gave all their heart out to suffer a tough loss against Mt. Pleasant Cardinals, losing 21-50. The senior night ended with the goodbye to the seniors with a hard-fought loss.
Our JV put up an amazing game, as coming into the start of the game #22 Darwyn Elvir put up 5 forced incompletions and an electric interception. #8 Cesar Lujan had an amazing game, rushing for 3 touchdowns. #10 Isaac Pimentel had 7 tackles and an interception that was almost taken for a pick-6. These key players were essential in the game leading to the win against Mt. Pleasant.
Our Varsity Warriors had a hard-fought battle on their Senior Night, putting up 21 points against Mt. Pleasant cardinals. #3 Solomon Sidbury had an outstanding game playing both sides
, catching an important touchdown and a 2 point conversion, alongside forcing an incompletion and getting 7 tackles. #74 C Eric Bautista (C/O 2025) gave it his all, delivering perfect snaps and shutting down nose tackles, even playing running back, carrying the ball for a first down. The game ended 21-50, with the Warriors losing.
Star Players:
JV Offense:
#8 Cesar Lujan
JV Defense:
#10 Isaac Pimentel
Varsity Offense:
#74 Eric Bautista
Varsity Defense:
#3 Solomon Sidbury
Last Updated 10/28/2024
Shane Rumbaoa
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10/25/24 Mt. Pleasant @ Yerba Buena (Pregame Article)
Following this week, on Friday, October 25, 2024 we will have our HOMECOMING GAME & SENIOR NIGHT!!! Our matchup for this week will be the 1-5 Mt. Pleasant Cardinals. This game will be dedicated to the Seniors who put in their time and effort for the Yerba Buena Football Team, they are #40 Emmanuel Aparicio, #50 Adrian Trotter, #1 Elijah Duncan, #74 Eric Bautista, #52 Chris Farias Arroyo, #35 Joshua Garcia, #60 Antonio Lopez #53 Ansarullah Kohistani, #85 Angel Estrada, #73 Max Avalos, #30 Hieu Dinh, #21 Kris Eing, #88 Zavier Hussen, #24 Kevin Nguyen, and #46 Joshua Guadarrama. JV will start at 4:15 pm and VARSITY will start at 7:15 pm. This game’s student section theme will be NEON-OUT, so come out and grab your lights to support our Warriors!!
Key Players to Watch:
Varsity Offense:
#7 Micah Reyes - Quarterback (C/O 2026)
Varsity Defense:
#56 Joshua Guadarrama - Defensive End/Tight End (C/O 2025)
JV Offense:
#8 Cesar Lujan - Linebacker/Running Back (C/O 2027)
JV Defense:
#7 Eliesa Tupou - Defensive End (C/O 2028)
Last updated 10/23/2024
Shane Rumbaoa & Quan Nguyen
10/17/2024 Warriors Blaze Past Comets! (Postgame) James Lick @ Yerba Buena
On Thursday, October 17, 2024, the Yerba Buena Warriors claimed their FIRST win of the season with the score of 41-16 against the James Lick Comets and advanced to 1-5. Our JV players claimed their SECOND win of the season with a score of 6-0 to advance to 2-4. Here is a quick recap of the Thursday Night Football game.
The JV game concludes 6-0. Once again, our freshman #3 QB/K Brandon Nguyen CONNECTS with #14 TE/OLB Justin Waters in the first quarter for the first and only TOUCHDOWN. Congratulations to the JV defense and the rest of the team for doing a marvelous job of shutting all the possible paths for the Comets to equalize the game.
With a total of 6 TOUCHDOWNS scored, the Warriors completely shut down all the chances for the Comets to come back. In the first quarter, we saw #7 QB Micah Reyes open the game with one rushing touchdown followed by a passing touchdown to #1 WR/CB Elijah Duncan. Next up in the 2nd quarter, #6 WR Giovanni Rangel with a beautiful catch to strengthen the lead, and #12 RB/LB/P Saul Castrejon with a powerful rushing touchdown to conclude the first half with a score of 28-8. With 3rd quarter kicking off, #1 WR/CB Elijah Duncan once again showcased his talent with another touchdown to strike past the Comets. As the game comes to an end, #1 WR/CB Elijah Duncan scores his 3RD touchdown of the night, concluding the game with a score of 41-16. Shout out to #77 KICKER William Sanchez for scoring most of his extra points for the night. As the Yerba Buena Warriors claim their first win, they are FIRED up to prepare for the upcoming Senior Night and Homecoming Game against the Mt. Pleasant Cardinals as it is their last home game of the season and our last chance to see our seniors shine on the Yerba Buena Football Field.
CONGRATULATIONS to all of our Warriors for giving us their best effort and good luck to every single one of our players. Don’t forget to come out and support our Yerba Buena Football Team on Friday, October 25, 2024, for our Warrior's last home game of the season!!!
JV Star Players:
- Offense: #14 Justin Waters - Tight End/Linebacker (C/O 2028)
- Defense: #5 Sonny Vo - Cornerback/Linebacker/Tight End (C/O 2028)
Varsity Star Players:
- Offense: #1 Elijah Duncan - Wide Receiver/Cornerback (C/O 2025)
- Defense: #14 Angel Tran - Linebacker/Defensive End (C/O 2026)
Last updated 10/21/2024
Quan Nguyen
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10/17/2024 Gridiron Showdown: Warriors Clash with Comets! (Pregame) James Lick @ Yerba Buena
On Thursday, October 17, 2024, the Yerba Buena Warriors will host their third league game of the season against the 0-6 James Lick Comets. Here is what you should know about our upcoming game.
The Yerba Buena Warriors are starving to claim their first win AT home, hoping to bounce back from their losses. Last year, the Yerba Buena Warriors were really close to winning against James Lick, leaving them one step behind by a field goal’s margin. Our Warriors will leave the dismal past behind and our players will provide their best effort to serve our home crowd with an electrifying match. For this game, our student section theme will be PINK OUT to recognize the importance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Be sure to show up in PINK attire to show your support to our WARRIORS and show your support towards Breast Cancer Awareness. JV will start at 4:15pm and VARSITY will start at 7:15pm. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!! :)
Key Players to Watch:
JV Offense:
#14 Justin Waters - Tight End, Outside Linebacker (C/O 2028)
JV Defense:
#10 Isaac Pimentel - Middle Linebacker, Quarterback (C/O 2027)
Varsity Offense:
#5 Aiden Rodriguez - Running Back, Safety (C/O 2026)
Varsity Defense:
#22 Yael Amezcua - Cornerback (C/O 2026)
Last updated 10/16/2024
Shane Rumbaoa & Quan Nguyen
10/11/2024 On The Road (Postgame) Yerba Buena @ Gunderson
On Friday, October 11, 2024, the Yerba Buena Warriors went on an away journey to the James D. Jones football field where they faced the Gunderson Grizzlies. The score concluded at 62-20 in a gloomy night for the Warriors. Here is the last recap of our last football game.
The JV Gunderson Grizzlies forfeited due to a shortage of players. With that, our Yerba Buena JV Warriors claimed their first win and advanced to 1-4. Our Warriors will now prepare for their next match against the James Lick Comets at home.
The Varsity Warriors stepped into the game with confidence as they held a fair battle against the Grizzlies in the first half of the game. The Grizzlies in the second half stepped up and created a big lead over the Yerba Buena Warriors, and the game ended in a devastating loss. The Yerba Buena Warriors will now attempt to claim their first win to upgrade their 0-5 record against the 0-6 James Lick Comets.
We wish our Yerba Buena Football Team the best of luck heading into their next game. Come out to support our Warriors!!!
Star Players:
- Offense: #1 WR Elijah Duncan (C/O 2025)
- Defense: #5 RB/S Aiden Rodriguez (C/O 2026)
Last updated 10/14/2024
Quan Nguyen & Shane Rumbaoa
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10/11/2024 On The Road (Pregame) Yerba Buena @ Gunderson
On Friday, October 11, 2024, the Yerba Buena Warriors will embark on their first away journey for their second regular season game. They will face the 3-3 Gunderson Grizzlies. Here is what you should know about our upcoming game.
In their last matchup against the Grizzlies, Varsity unfortunately suffered a loss in their last game of the season. This year, our Yerba Buena Warriors will be meeting the Gunderson Grizzlies earlier in the season, hoping to claim their first win after an unfortunate 0-4 start. For this matchup, there will be NO JV game and Varsity will start at 7:15 pm at Gunderson High School. Be sure to SHOW UP and SUPPORT our football team! HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!
Key players to watch for:
Offense:
#1 Elijah Duncan - Wide Receiver (C/O 2025)
#5 Aiden Rodriguez - Running Back/Strong Safety (C/O 2026)
Defense:
#85 Angel Estrada - Middle Linebacker/Fullback (C/O 2025)
#33 Michael Montoya - Strong Safety/Outside Linebacker (C/O 2027)
Last updated 10/02/2024
Quan Nguyen
09/27/2024 Rivalry Renewed (Postgame) Andrew Hill vs. Yerba Buena
On Friday, September 27th 2024 our first regular season game ended with a loss against our rivals the Andrew Hill Falcons with JV taking the loss 0-35 and Varsity had a close game but still lost 20-26.
Yerba Buena’s JV team had started off great on their first drive as wide receiver #4 Brylin Thomas caught the ball on the opponent's head from #3 Brandon Nguyen , but was called off because of an illegal motion. The Yerba Buena JV warriors had held up against the falcons during the first half. In their second half the warriors had sadly concluded the game 0-39 but they didn’t not stop trying and kept competing against their rivals.
Opening up the regular season, Yerba Buena’s Varsity Warriors had put up a great first drive as their second play #1 Elijah Duncan took the ball up 50 yards for the touchdown leading the warriors up 7-0. Andrew Hill. In the first half of the game, #16 Brian Nguyen and #33 Michael Montoya sacked the Falcons, keeping them from scoring and bringing them back by 30 yards. #5 Aiden Rodriguez made a touchdown in the first half along with that, #1 Elijah Duncan returned a touchdown on kick return making the score 20-19 with the Warriors winning by one so far in the first half of the game. Then, #85 Angel Estrada also sacked the Falcons with the score still staying at 20-19 until, sadly the Falcons ended up scoring another touchdown with the final score being 20-26. The YB Warriors can and will recover from this and our next home game we will most definitely win it. Lets root for our Warriors out there on the field and we hope to see you there out on our next away game.
Last updated 09/30/2024
Shane Rumba and Isaac Lambert
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09/27/2024 Rivalry Renewed (Pregame) Andrew Hill vs. Yerba Buena
On Friday, September 27, 2024, the Yerba Buena Warriors will host their first regular season game against their biggest rival: Andrew Hill Falcons. Here is what you should know about our upcoming game.
Last year, both JV and Varsity unfortunately lost against Andrew Hill on a tough away journey. In 2022, our Warriors absolutely annihilated the Andrew Hill Falcons at our homecoming game; those were the most recent battles that we had against the Falcons. With this upcoming exciting roster and a brand new coaching staff, we are hoping our Warriors will put up their best fight and give our audience a THRILLING battle. For this game, our student section theme will be WHITE OUT against Andrew Hill’s BLACK OUT theme, make sure to come out in WHITE attire to show your love and support towards our football team. JV will start at 4:30pm and VARSITY will start at 7:15pm. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!
Key players to watch for:
Offense:
#10 Emanuel Velazquez - Quarterback (C/O 2026)
#1 Elijah Duncan - Wide Receiver (C/O 2025)
Defense:
#6 Jonathan Van Duyne - Safety (C/O 2026)
#85 Angel Estrada - Defensive Tackle/Middle Linebacker (C/O 2025)
Last updated 09/23/2024
Quan Nguyen
