Stories from the weekend (9/26-9/28)

Valleysportsxtra.com has a handful of football games on video, including Game of the Week Whitney at Oakdale and highlights from Granite Bay-Vacaville and Modesto Christian-Chowchilla. For the videos, click here.

The Pitman and Downey football teams set a state record in their game Friday night. The teams combined for 1,420 yards of offense in the Pride's 77-35 victory. For a story on all the records set in that game, see Richard T. Estrada's story in the Modesto Bee here. For the ESPN/CalHiSports.com story on this game, click here.

The Sacramento Bee has a "Week 4 Viewfinder," where it looks ahead at Friday night's big football game. Click here to see it. ... For Bill Paterson's story on Saturday's Holy Bowl (Christian Brothers-Jesuit football game), click here. ... For the SacBee's top weekend performers list, click here.

The Auburn Journal has its second installment of the series on a day in the life of a high school football referee. For Eric J. Gourley's story, click here.

The Manteca Bulletin has a story on the Ripon Christian football team's 42-13 victory over Waterford. Click here for the report.

The Napa Valley Register has a story on the Vintage girls water polo team's third-place finish at the Woodcreek Invitational - its best-ever finish at that tournament. For the story, click here.

The Vacaville Reporter has a story that says Wood baseball coach Abe Hobbs is the new baseball coach at Vacaville. For the story, click here.

The Modesto Bee has posted its weekly high school tennis update, which leads with a big MMC clash this week. For Ron Agostini's story, click here.

The Woodland Daily Democrat has a story on the Pioneer girls tennis team and its chances at defending its TCC championship. Click here for the story.

ROUNDUPS: Placer's Shannon Harcus took sixth in the Division III girls race at the Stanfiord Cross Country Invitational. Click here. For another Stanford Invite report, click here. ... Bear River girls water polo took second place at the Whitney Invitational. Click here. ... For the Marysville Appeal-Democrat weekend roundup, click here. ... Oakdale won its own Oakdale Invitational Volleyball Tournament. Click here. ... The Johansen girls water polo team won the Woodcreek Invitational. Click here. ... For the Stockton Record weekend roundup, click here. ...