Colusa defeats Upper Lake 21-14 in season finale for both teams
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COLUSA >> In a game that was close throughout, the Colusa Redhawks held off the Upper Lake Cougars 21-14 in the season finale for both teams Friday night in Colusa.
Upper Lake (3-7) was hoping to finish the season with a third straight win, but it was Colusa (4-6) that grabbed the non-league win. The Cougars scored 99 points their previous two games but were limited to a pair of rushing touchdowns by the Redhawks’ defense.
Antario Wyman (seven carries for 78 yards) ran for one score and a conversion while Jacob Weldon (13 carries for 59 yards) had the other touchdown. Gage Faalelea led the Cougars with 144 rushing yards on 14 carries.
Colusa took a 9-8 lead into halftime.
Rodolfo Nava-Haack had three solo tackles on defense as well as two fumble recoveries for Upper Lake. Brody Blancas added three solo tackles and a forced fumble, and he also blocked a kick. Kaiden Sneed contributed three solo tackles and two assists.