Hoopa Valley couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They were beaten by the St. Bernard's Crusaders 45-6 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 940th, while the Crusaders are ranked 248th).
Despite the defeat, Hoopa Valley had strong showings from Brandon Romero, who picked up 145 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Allen Kane, who rushed for 52 yards on only five carries. Romero got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 91 yards.
Luis Malko-Allen had an outrageously good game for St. Bernard's as he rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Another player making a difference was Trenten Hagler, who rushed for 38 yards.
Hoopa Valley will welcome Etna at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for St. Bernard's, they will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on Willits at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
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