1STPRESEASON FOOTBALL GAME

Written by Brandon Lopez

Summer coming to a close only means one thing at Oak Grove High School, Football season is around the corner! This last Saturday, Oak Grove held its first white-out preseason game of the school year, against Hollister High School. Hollister gave the opening kick-off for the JV game and with that kick-off came an eruption of school spirit from both sides of the field. Spectators cheered and howled for their teams while chowing down on tacos and other available snacks. There were several notable moments during the game, but the moment that got the biggest crowd cheer was #7’s big gain in the second quarter of the game, running about 45 yards and making it across the 50-yard line. Ultimately though, Oak Grove’s JV had a close loss to Hollister’s JV, with the final score sitting at 0-14 Soon after, Oak Grove’s varsity game began, with Oak Grove giving the opening kick-off Though the sun was setting, school spirit was only rising! There were several hefty yard gains by Oak Grove, with notable ones being #6 and #12 managing to gain 16 and 17 yards respectively. Without a doubt though, the play of the night was #50’s fumble recovery for the Eagles Oak Grove’s team gave its best efforts til the very end but lost to Hollister, 0-28 Despite the losses, school spirit and a sense of brotherhood emanating from the football team stayed throughout, and with entertaining performances from the band and cheer squad alongside the delicious snacks and food available, this Football season at Oak Grove is shaping up to be a great one.