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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FANS IN THE VALLEY ARE IN FOR A TREAT WHEN THE CENTRAL SPARTANS AND BRAWLEY WILCATS TEE IT UP FOR THE 63rd BELL GAME FRIDAY NIGHT IN BRAWLEY.

WHILE THE WILDCATS OF JOHN BISHOP HAVE DOMINATED THE SERIES FOR THE LAST NINE YEARS TOTALING 383 POINTS IN THE ANNUAL CLASSIC WHILE LIMITING THE SPARTANS TO A MERE 54 POINTS ( AN AVERAGE OF JUST 6 POINTS PER GAME )  THE  TWO REAMS APPEAR TO BE MORE EVENLY MATCHED THIS YEAR. BRAWLEY COMES INTO THE GAME WITH A 7 AND 1 RECORD. THEIR LOSS CAME AT THE HANDS OF HELIX HIGH SCHOOL 17 TO 14 IN LATE SEPTEMBER. THE WILDCAT DEFENSE HAS BEEN STINGY GIVING UP FEW POINTS. THE HIGH SCORING PALO VERDE YELLOWJACKETS WERE LIMITED TO JUST 22 POINTS WHEN THEY FELL TO THE 'CATS 39 - 22. THERE AREN'T ANY  *STARS* ON DEFENSE AS THE 'CATS RELY ON TEAM STRENGTH AND SPEED TO SHUT DOWN OPPONENTS. SOLID LINE PLAY WITH EXCELLENT LINEBACKERS ARE THE KEY. ON OFFENSE THE WILDCATS RUN THE OPTION THAT THEY HAVE FAVORED FOR YEARS. THEY ALWAYS SEEM TO FIND THE PLAYERS THAT MAKE IT WORK. THEIR OFFENSIVE LINE HAS GOOD SIZE WITH QUICKNESS AND BRAWLEY TRADEMARKS, STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING. JUNIOR QUARTERBACK MARK VALDEZ ALONG WITH SENIOR TAILBACK CEASAR HERNANDEZ PROVIDE FIREPOWER TO THE OFFENSE ALONG WITH CHAUNCEY ROWE AND TRAVIS COX. THE WILDCAT DEFENSE HANDLED THE SOUTHWEST EAGLES LAST FRIDAY SURRENDERING ONLY 6 LATE POINTS WHILE THE OFFENSE PUT UP 49 POINTS PLAYING WITH EXCELLENT FIELD POSITION ALL NIGHT LONG. THE CENTRAL SPARTANS (8 - 1 ) ARE COMING OFF A BYE WEEK AND HAVE HAD SOME TIME TO REST UP AND HEAL THE ACHES AND PAINS COME WITH A LONG FOOTBALL SEASON. JAMES BENTLEY , SENIOR TIGHTEND/DEFENSIVE END HURT A KNEE AGAINST CALEXICO BUT SHOULD BE READY FOR BRAWLEY. FULLBACK BENNY CARTER HAS BEEN ABLE TO REST A HIGH ANKLE SPRAIN SUSTAINED EARLIER IN THE SEASON AND IS LOOKING TO CAP OFF HIS SENIOR YEAR WITH A BELL GAME VICTORY. THE OFFENSIVE LINE OF LUIS MARTINEZ, MICHAEL VALENZUELA, BRYAN AVELAR, PETER MCDONALD AND ADRIAN ESCALERA EXPECT A YEARS WORTH OF HARD WORK TO PAY OFF AS THEY LOOK TO OPEN HOLES FOR BROCK MOORE , JAQUEEM COLEMAN , RICKY SMITH AND JOE SIGNOROTTI. QUARTERBACK KARL CHICK LOOKS TO GET THE BALL TO STEVEN SINGH AS WIDE RECIEVER WHO ALSO RETURNS PUNTS AND KICK-OFFS AS WELL AS PLAY DEFENSIVE BACK. THE WILDCATS BEAT THE EL CENTRO TEAM 49 TO 21 LAST YEAR AND EXPECT TO MAINTAIN THE BELL IN THE VALLEYS NORTHEND WHERE IT HAS BEEN FOR THE PAST 9 YEARS. ON PAPER THIS SHOULD BE THE BEST BELL GAME SINCE 1998 WHEN THE BRAWLEY SQUAD KEPT THE BELL WITH A 14 - 13 WIN.

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