Football

Cardinals pick up first league victory since 2018  After five years of waiting for a shutout, the Santa Clarita Christian Cardinals didn’t wait long to pick up another.  Hosting Desert

Centurions return from the bye, emotional week with impressive defense  Saugus senior Vinny Gallagher saw the end zone, but he didn’t want it.  Or so he says.  “I’m gonna go

 Golden Valley (6-2, 3-1) football survived a tight Foothill League battle against the visiting Cowboys (3-3, 1-2) at Canyon on Friday. The Cowboys surged after being down 14-3 at the half. 

 West Ranch football (8-0, 4-0) defeated the visiting Vikings (4-4, 2-2) at Valencia on Friday, 23-16.  The Wildcats were powered by running back Tyler Scott, who finished his night with

Foothill League Week 7 Standings   West Ranch (7-0, 3-0)   Golden Valley (5-2, 2-1)   Valencia (4-3, 2-1)   Saugus (4-2, 1-1)   Canyon (3-3, 1-1)   Hart (1-5, 1-1)   Castaic (1-6, 0-3) A wild

Trinity football (3-2, 0-1) dropped its Mesquite League opener to the hosting Arrowhead Christian (4-2, 1-0) on Friday.  The Knights were down eight players but still managed 32 points in

 Cardinals football (3-2, 0-1) blew out the hosting Malibu Sharks (2-3) 54-0 on Friday. It was a total team win for Santa Clarita Christian. Quarterback Cayden Rappleye led the offense with

Valencia senior Daniel Hernandez rushed for 162 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Vikings (4-3, 2-1) to a 42-14 victory over the Golden Valley Grizzlies (5-2, 2-1) on Friday

Canyon football (3-3, 1-1) earned its first Foothill League win in five years after a 17-3 win at home over Castaic (1-6, 0-3) on Friday.   Canyon was led by running

By Matt Lechuga  For The Signal  The West Ranch Wildcats are breathing a huge sigh of relief after nearly letting one slip away against a determined Hart squad, surviving a

Statements were made in week six, but with five weeks left of league action, anything can happen.  Saugus will take its bye coming off its first league loss in three

MaxPreps’ rankings have placed three local football teams in the top 100 in California. West Ranch (6-0, 2-0) leads the three, ranked 29th out of the 1,041 programs listed in the

The Trinity Knights (3-1) suffered their first loss of the season Saturday night at Valencia High School, falling behind early to the Santa Paula Cardinals (4-2) before eventually succumbing, 34-26. 

The Valencia Vikings (3-3, 1-1) crushed the Castaic Coyotes (1-5, 0-2) 66-6 on Friday, with Castaic narrowly escaping a shutout on a hail-Mary as the clock ran out.  In an

By Matt Lechuga  For The Signal  Of all the highlight plays Golden Valley senior wide receiver/safety Ajani Smith made in the Grizzlies’ 34-20 win over Hart (1-4, 0-1) on Friday

West Ranch beats two-time defending league champs, now 2-0 in league play  West Ranch senior Ryan Staub is on a mission.  That mission: A first Foothill League title for his

Foothill League Week 5 Standings  West Ranch (5-0, 1-0)  Saugus (4-1, 1-0)  Golden Valley (4-1, 1-0)  Valencia (2-3, 0-1)  Canyon (2-3, 0-1)  Hart (1-3, 0-0)  Castaic (1-4, 0-1)   By Justin

Saugus football (4-1, 1-0) defeated the hosting Valencia Vikings (2-3, 0-1), 28-21, in the Foothill League opener on Friday.  Centurions wide receiver AJ Goodman made nothing but huge plays and

By Matt Lechuga  For The Signal  The Golden Valley Grizzlies (4-1, 1-0) leaned on their run game to open up Foothill League play with a strong 41-0 victory over visiting

Wildcats quarterback Ryan Staub tosses four touchdowns, has 21 on the season The West Ranch Wildcats (5-0, 1-0) proved Friday night at College of the Canyons’ Cougar Stadium that their