The Quarry Bowl
By Mark S. Kuhar
It is the season for college football Bowl Games. You
have likely heard of everything from the Rose Bowl to
the Poulan Weedeater Bowl. But have you heard of the
Quarry Bowl?
According to Jim Linsdau, who writes for the local Placer
Herald, if you live near Rocklin, Calif., and follow high
school football, there is nothing bigger.
���When Whitney High School came
into existence it understood the
natural rivalry that would exist
between it and Rocklin High School,���
Linsdau told Rock Products.
���Once Whitney's football program
reached the point it could compete
with Rocklin they began working on
the Quarry Bowl idea.���
On a fourth���and���two from the Thunder���s 25���yard line,
Webb made good on his word that he could make the
first down. Benzel said the coaches had already made
the decision to punt when Webb assured Benzel he
could do it.
After the game, Wildcats��� running back Sutter Choisser
received the Quarry Bowl sportsmanship trophy for
2012. Choisser���s 18���yard run was the longest rush of the
game. E
Rocklin High resisted for a while because they felt they
had nothing to gain from such an idea. Whitney was the
new program and had everything to gain.
���I'm not sure how the name Quarry Bowl was estab���
lished but the first game was played at Rocklin in 2010,���
Linsdau said. ���The Rocklin Thunder won big in the first
game, the Whitney Wildcats took the second and Rocklin
won this year 6���0. The trophy is a large granite slab pro���
vided by Rukhala Monument Co. The winning school
gets to keep it for the remainder of the year until the
next game.���
According to the Linsdau, the game is extremely popular
and sells out each year within hours. ���Personally, I have
never seen so many people at a high school football
game as I have at that one. It's quite a spectacle,��� he
said.
According to the Placer Herald, backup quarterback
Logan Webb came through in a big way to help give his
team a 6���0 victory over the Wildcats. ���He did a great
job,��� Thunder head coach Greg Benzel said. Rocklin���s
winning score came on a 17���yard Webb to Spencer
Gregg pass. Webb also picked up a huge first down in
the fourth quarter that virtually sealed Whitney���s fate.
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