Fremont 28, Oakland Tech 7

Tigers coach Isamu Falevai didn’t expect his team to be demoralized despite its winless record coming into Friday’s game against Oakland Athletic League favorite Oakland Tech. What Fremont did do was put together a commanding performance on both offense and defense to upset the Bulldogs on Tech’s homecoming afternoon.

The Tigers (1-6, 1-1 OAL), who suffered through a dismal preseason and a loss to Skyline in the league opener, returned several key starters from academic ineligibility.”We got our guys back,” said Falevai. “Now we don’t have people playing out of position or teams taking advantage of our lack of experience and fatigue with limited players.”

After a muffed punt by Oakland Tech gave the Tigers the ball at the Bulldogs’ 36, Sione Tupouata broke three tackles to put Fremont up 7-0 in the second quarter. Tupouata finished with 166 yards and two touchdowns.

The Bulldogs (5-2, 1-1) later recovered a Tupouata fumble at their own 13-yard line. But on the ensuing play, Tigers’ lineman Masai Fonua stepped in front of a Gregory Pierson screen pass and rumbled 7 yards to put Fremont ahead 14-0. Tupouata later peeled off a 56-yard touchdown run to give the Tigers a 22-0 lead late in third quarter.

By Allen Gordon
CC Times, 10/23/2009

Oakland Tech 21, Oakland High 0

Bragging rights are huge in Oakland Athletic League football. Oakland Tech High spent the past year listening to Oakland players and fans yak about last season’s 19-16 league win by the Wildcats, a victory they pulled out with two touchdowns in the final two minutes.

Well, the shoe’s on the other foot today.

Senior running back Ryan Murphy — who went to Oakland as a sophomore — rushed for a game-high 225 yards and three touchdowns while the Bulldogs’ defense shut down host Oakland’s decimated offense in a 21-0 victory Friday afternoon in the OAL opener for both teams.

“We got tired of them talking about last year,” said Tech coach Delton Edwards, whose team improved to 5-1 overall. “We wanted to make sure we whupped ‘em today. We held a grudge all year and it was good to get it off our chests.”

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Pinole Valley 14, Oakland Tech 12

The visiting Spartans defense held the Bulldogs (2-1) in Pinole Valley territory three times in the fourth quarter, including recovering a fumble at the Pinole Valley 40 with 55 seconds remaining.

The Tech defense held Pinole Valley (3-0) to 66 yards of total offense. The Spartans’ Donovan Henderson had an 83-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the second quarter, and with the point- after kick, Pinole Valley held a 14-6 lead.

By Tony Gonsalez
Oakland Tribune
09/26/2009

Oakland Tech 46, American 13

The Bulldogs got huge games from running back Ryan Murphy and receiver Diandre Campbell.

The duo combined for several highlight-reel plays in Oakland Tech’s nonleague victory over visiting American.

Murphy had 19 carries for 261 yards and four touchdowns. He scored on runs of 74, 69 and 49 yards. Campbell had three catches for 127 yards and scored on touchdown receptions of 84 and 14 yards. The Bulldogs led 21-7 at halftime.

Oakland Tech 72, Mission-S.F. 6

The visiting Bulldogs (1-0) got 174 yards and three touchdowns rushing from Ryan Murphy, three touchdown passes by sophomore quarterback Gregory Pierson and an interception return for a touchdown by Edgar Gillies Jr. to rout the Bears (0-2) at Kezar Stadium.

Mission scored the game’s first touchdown when Dewayne Davis connected with James Amerson Jr. on a 25-yard pass one play after Murphy fumbled on the game’s first play from scrimmage. From then on, it was all Oakland Tech. The Bulldogs drove down the field on the next drive, scoring when Pierson hit DeAndre Campbell from 17 yards out.

A short punt from the Mission end zone set up Oakland Tech at the Bears 18. Pierson again cashed it in, this time with a 10-yard pass to Daron Duong.

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Oakland Tech 26, Ygnacio Valley 13

Oakland Tech High knocked off an unbeaten squad for the second straight week, beating visiting Ygnacio Valley 26-13 on Oct. 9 in both teams’ final nonleague tuneup.

“This gives us confidence going into (Oakland Athletic League) play,” Tech coach Delton Edwards said. “It’s going to be a battle.”

The Bulldogs (4-1) open OAL play today when they face Oakland (2-2-1) at 3:30 p.m.

Tech’s combination of Ryan Murphy and DiAndre Campbell did a little of everything to help beat the Warriors, at the time ranked No. 15 in the Bay Area News Group East Bay poll. The duo also had their hands all over an Oct. 2 win over then 3-0 Mt. Diablo.

In this game, both two-way stars had interceptions. Campbell also returned a fumble for a score and Murphy threw a two touchdowns on halfback option passes — including one to Campbell.

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Oakland Tech 33,  Mt. Diablo 16

Oakland Tech High running back Ryan Murphy laid most of the groundwork for a 33-16 win Oct. 2 at Mt. Diablo, but it was DiAndre Campbell who delivered the game’s biggest blow.

With the Bulldogs leading 20-10 with just under 30 seconds left in the first half, Gregory Pierson flipped a 15-yard pass to the corner of the end zone. Campbell, who’s bound for Washington next season, pulled down the jump-ball for a touchdown, giving Oakland Tech an insurmountable 17-point lead at halftime en route to the win.

Oakland Tech (3-1) scored first on a 6-yard run by Daron Duong, but Mt. Diablo (4-1) answered quickly, running off a 15-play, 63-yard drive that culminated in a 1-yard plunge by Ethan Morrow.

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