Bobby Heatherington's four-yard touchdown pass to Russell Smith with 24 seconds left lifted No. 2 Del Oro to a 35-31 win over No. 8 Nevada Union on Friday night in Grass Valley.

After Del Oro (6-1, 2-0 Sierra Foothill League) stopped Nevada Union (4-3, 0-2) on a fake punt, Heatherington, who finished with 17 completions in 20 attempts for 199 yards, drove the Golden Eagles down the field, completing all four of his passes during the decisive drive.

Nevada Union's Kyle Cota, back after missing last week's loss to Granite Bay with a concussion, completed 15 of 22 passes for 296 yards. Jake Hofheinz had nine catches for 186 yards and two touchdowns.

No. 4 Granite Bay 46, No. 17 Woodcreek 21 in Granite Bay – Michael Bertolino scored on a 58-yard punt return and caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Brendan Keeney, and Tony Ellison rushed for two touchdowns as the Grizzlies (6-1, 2-0 Sierra Foothill League) defeated the Timberwolves (4-3, 0-2).

No. 7 Folsom 63, No. 10 Sheldon 40 at Sheldon – In a wild Delta River League shootout that produced 1,113 yards of total offense, the Bulldogs (6-1, 2-0) held on behind Tanner Trosin, the state's total offense leader. The senior quarterback passed for 479 yards and five touchdowns, three to Doug Vernon. Josh Hadley rushed for 190 yards and three scores for Sheldon (4-3, 1-1).

No. 6 Grant 35, Monterey Trail 7 in Del Paso Heights – Shaq Thompson completed 7 of 9 passes for 167 yards and touchdowns of 60 and 37 yards to Anthony Serrano, and Isaiah Adams rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns as the Pacers (4-3, 1-1 Delta Valley Conference) rolled past the Mustangs (3-4, 1-1).

Todd Johnson rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries for the Pacers.

Center 35, No. 12 Bear River 28 in Antelope – The Bruins (5-2, 1-2 Pioneer Valley League) fought back from a 21-0 first-half deficit to tie the score, only to see the Cougars pull off the upset with an 80-yard kickoff return by Robert Gervais with 30 seconds to play.

No. 13 Roseville 26, Rocklin 14 in Roseville – Zac Cunha passed for two touchdowns, and Casey Lambert rushed for 111 yards on 19 carries as the Tigers (5-2, 2-0 SFL) downed the Thunder (3-4, 0-2).

No. 14 Colfax 53, Foothill 27 in Colfax – Hunter Perez rushed for 236 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries, and Austin Young completed 7 of 12 passes for 171 yards and four touchdowns as the Falcons (7-0, 2-0 Pioneer Valley League) remained one of only two area unbeatens by rolling past the Mustangs (3-4, 0-2). Colfax set up a showdown Friday at No. 9 Placer.

No. 15 Burbank 52, Valley 0 at Burbank – Isaiah Williams and Reymond Norton each rushed for two touchdowns, and the Titans (6-1, 4-0 Metro Conference) led 32-0 after the first quarter in roaring past the Vikings (1-6, 1-3).

Sacramento 51, Rosemont 30 at Rosemont – Josiah Johnson rushed for four touchdowns and passed for another – all in the first half – and Casey Dudley scored on runs of 45 and 12 yards as the Dragons (3-4, 3-1 Metro Conference) beat the Wolverines (3-4, 3-1).

"You really have to credit our senior leaders who have played since they were sophomores – Jalen Angel-White, Randolph Stewart, Isaac Brown and Brandon Johnson," said Sacramento coach Paul Doherty. "They are every-down players."

No. 18 Casa Roble 34, Del Campo 10 in Orangevale – Kody Jones rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns, and Tyler Young caught two touchdown passes, both from Mitch Samson, who also rushed for a touchdown, as the Rams (5-2, 2-0 Capital Valley Conference) topped the rival Cougars (4-3, 1-1).

Norman Sadler returned an interception 76 yards for Del Campo's touchdown.

No. 19 Whitney, 49, Rio Americano 14 in Rocklin – Connor Graves rushed for 250 yards and two touchdowns, and caught a touchdown pass from Jake Rodrigues, who threw for another score and rushed for two touchdowns as the Wildcats (5-2, 2-0 Capital Athletic League) defeated the Raiders (3-4, 1-1).

Laguna Creek 28, Davis 14 in Davis – Kyle Shepherd threw touchdown passes of 43 and 69 yards to Emilio Mendoza and Shaquille Cornelius, respectively, and Antwon Major returned a punt 90 yards for a score as the Cardinals (4-3, 1-1 Delta Valley Conference) beat the Blue Devils (2-4, 0-2).

Blazers forfeit game – Lindhurst (1-6, 1-1) forfeited its Battle of the Bell rivalry football game against visiting Marysville (2-5, 1-1) after at least eight Lindhurst students reportedly were involved in vandalism on the Marysville campus before school opened Friday.

Because of disciplinary action against the students, Lindhurst officials said there weren't enough players to field a varsity team for the Golden Empire League game.

The Marysville Appeal-Democrat reported that several areas of the Marysville High campus had been defaced with paint, including the face of an Indian logo – the school's mascot – on the sidewalk near the gym, before school officials quickly did their best to clean up the damage.

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