Victory Bell left unrung ... again Football finishes season 0-10; loses to cross-town rivals

BY JAYNA KUKLIN News & Copy Editor

The Brahmas could not improve upon their performance on the field as they lost to LA Valley College in the rivalry game on Saturday with a final score of 36-8.

The half started off rocky as free safety Sergio Rivas returned only nine yards from a 46 yard kickoff.

The nine yard return wasn’t the only thorn in Pierce’s side as Valley scored a touchdown on a five-yard pass and a two point conversion with 3:53 left to go in the first quarter.

Pierce remained scoreless in the second quarter as Valley scored two more touchdowns and a safety to make the score 18-0.

The Brahmas weren’t without its shining moments either, with wide receiver, free safety and kick returner Alex Vales catching a 14 yard pass from quarterback Matthew Abajian to score their only touchdown and two point conversion in the third quarter, making the score 24-8.

Head coach James Sims said that despite how he felt about the game, the real highlight was that Pierce finished the season compared to last year, when Valley only played six games.

“Last year, they didn’t finish the season. They only played six games, and they forfeited a lot of games. This year, we finished the season. And we competed in all the games,” Sims said. “So you got to take little steps when you’re rebuilding.”

Sims also said that the fighting among players for both Pierce and Valley was also an issue that needed to be addressed, and he spoke on his strategy in the event a fight happened.

“If a fight breaks out, or if anything happens, everybody stay on the sidelines,” Sims said. “Our kids don’t run out on the sideline when stuff like that happens.”

Sims said that for the offseason and next year, his biggest plan is recruitment.

“We got a lot of kids coming in January,” Sims said. “So we’re looking forward to getting in