Quinntyn Thomas News Today

The Chico High boys finished first with 248.5 points, followed by Red Bluff (148), Pleasant Valley (136.5), Shasta (133.5), Foothill (48) and Enterprise (39). The Chico High girls team finished first with 166 points, followed by Pleasant Valley (127), Red Bluff (85), Shasta (44), Enterprise (28) and Foothill (28).

The Chico High boys finished first with 248.5 points, followed by Red Bluff (148), Pleasant Valley (136.5), Shasta (133.5), Foothill (48) and Enterprise (39). The Chico High girls team finished first with 166 points, followed by Pleasant Valley (127), Red Bluff (85), Shasta (44), Enterprise (28) and Foothill (28).

Even after the Pleasant Valley football team suffered a lopsided 35-7 loss to Ramona of Torrance in the CIF Division 5-AA state championship game Friday night, Coach Mark Cooley’s sentiment stayed the same: "It's still a great day to be a Viking."

PV (10-3), the winners of the NorCal Regional final, will travel to El Camino College to face the winner of the SoCal Regional final Ramona (10-5) at 8 p.m. Friday night in Torrance. Follow reporters Justin Couchot and Sharon Martin on Twitter — @JCouchot_Sports and @SharonBMartin — for live updates on the Pleasant Valley game on Friday at El Camino College.

Propelled by Lucas Benson’s four touchdowns, the No. 2-seeded Vikings took down third-seeded Shasta 43-29 in the Northern Section Division II semifinal at Asgard Yard.

Quinntyn Thomas-Brass marked senior night for the Pleasant Valley High football team by leading the Vikings to a 36-13 home win over Foothill that clinched second place in the Eastern Athletic League.