By John Todd | Rio Linda Online
Rio Linda High School enters a busy postseason week, beginning with girls golf at Monday’s section tournament and continuing with girls flag football’s opening-round playoff game Wednesday. Football returns home Friday, while the water polo teams close their scheduled league season Tuesday.
Football: Knights fall at undefeated Sutter
Rio Linda’s three-game winning streak ended Friday night with a 40–7 Golden Empire League loss at undefeated Sutter.
The Huskies led 7–0 after the first quarter before scoring 26 points in the second and carrying a 33–0 advantage into halftime. Rio Linda held Sutter scoreless during the third quarter and scored its touchdown in the fourth.
Baltazar Tate led the Knights in passing and rushing, completing 8 of 17 attempts for 52 yards while carrying the ball 11 times for 53 yards. C. Brown caught three passes for 32 yards and Rio Linda’s only touchdown.
Sutter running back Losi Asiata was the difference-maker, rushing for 322 yards and four touchdowns on 15 carries.
The loss moved Rio Linda to 4–4 overall and 3–1 in league play, third in the posted Golden Empire League standings. The Knights have two regular-season games remaining, both at home.
This week’s schedule
Monday, Oct. 26 — Girls golf section tournament
Rio Linda’s girls golf team opens the week at the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section divisional tournament.
- Tee time: 10:30 a.m.
- Location: Merced Country Club
- Event: Division section tournament
The postseason appearance gives Rio Linda four sports with meaningful competition this week, joining water polo, flag football and football. Individual qualifiers and results had not been published as of Monday morning.
Tuesday, Oct. 27 — Water polo at El Camino
Rio Linda’s boys and girls teams close their scheduled league season on the road against El Camino.
- Girls varsity: 5 p.m.
- Boys varsity: 6 p.m.
- Location: El Camino High School, Sacramento
- Tickets: Available through GoFan
The 5 and 6 p.m. game times are listed by MaxPreps and align with the GoFan doubleheader listing. Rio Linda High School’s older schedule page lists the event beginning at 4 p.m., so spectators should check for a late adjustment before traveling.
Wednesday, Oct. 28 — Flag football playoffs
Rio Linda visits Del Campo in the opening round of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division III playoffs.
- Rio Linda at Del Campo
- Kickoff: 6 p.m.
- Location: Del Campo High School, Fair Oaks
The Knights finished the regular season 10–9 overall and 9–5 in the Golden Empire League, placing third. They face a Del Campo team that enters the postseason 16–3 overall and 12–0 in league play.
Rio Linda quarterback Chloee McCalley averages 130.9 passing yards per game, while Faith Fountain leads the Knights with 41.3 receiving yards per game. Del Campo has averaged 36.8 points and more than 300 yards of offense per game, according to the matchup statistics.
Wednesday’s winner advances in the Division III bracket; the losing team’s season ends.
Friday, Oct. 30 — El Camino at Rio Linda football
Football returns home Friday for the first of two consecutive games at Marion Adams Memorial Stadium.
- Junior varsity: 5 p.m.
- Varsity: 7 p.m.
- Opponent: El Camino
- Location: Rio Linda High School
- Tickets: Purchase through GoFan
El Camino enters the varsity matchup 3–5 after losing 49–6 to Sutter. Rio Linda remains in third place in the Golden Empire League and will look to rebound before closing the regular season Nov. 6 against Woodland.
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