Football Recap: Yreka Comes Up Short + How To Watch

Miners

Previous 5 Games

10/24/25 @ Central Valley	7-8
10/17/25 @ Anderson	15-14
10/10/25 vs West Valley	15-14
09/26/25 vs Mazama	49-14
09/19/25 @ Fall River	2-0

Yreka dropped down to 6-2 on Friday, ending the team's four-game streak of wins. They and the Central Valley Falcons were almost perfectly matched up, but the Miners suffered an 8-7 defeat. Despite 157 more yards than the Falcons, the Miners couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.

When it comes to explaining why Yreka lost, don't look at Gadhafi Sanders. Despite the final result, he rushed for 109 yards on only 14 carries, and also caught one touchdown. Eugene Super helped out on the ground, rushing for 100 yards.

As for Central Valley, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-6. The win was a breath of fresh air for they as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.

Central Valley was led to victory by Aj Johnson and Drason Recio. Johnson rushed for 126 yards and one score, while Recio picked up 62 receiving yards. Johnson's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 126 rushing yards.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Yreka is set to challenge their familiar foe Lassen at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Central Valley will square off against rival Anderson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.