Fresno Bee Game of the Week: No. 1 Clovis East too much for No. 17 Sanger
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- Clovis East defeated Sanger 29-6 to remain undefeated and retain the Silver Spear Trophy.
- Jamie Spurgeon contributed two passing touchdowns and a 55-yard rushing score.
- Head coach George Petrissans praised team defense but emphasized continued internal growth.
In Clovis East’s first game as The Bee’s top-ranked team, the Timberwolves dominated against Sanger.
Timberwolves head coach George Petrissans thanked his defense for being stout in a 29-6 victory over the 17th-ranked Apaches to retain the Silver Spear Trophy at Lamonica Stadium on Friday night.
“I’m super proud of our defense,” he said. “Did a great job. They’ve been doing it all year for us.”
Clovis East opened the scoring on Jamie Spurgeon’s pass. Then Caleb Slocum had a 2-yard touchdown run to give the Timberwolves a 13-0 lead.
That seemingly was good enough for Clovis East, which improved to 3-0.
Even with the win, Petrissans said there is work to be done.
“We really need to continue to work internally,” he said. “I have to continue to push that for our kids. There are a lot of things we need to fix, but at least we are facing those things when we are winning these games, and I’m proud of them for that.”
Spurgeon finished with two touchdown passes and capped the scoring for Clovis East on a 55-yard rushing touchdown.
Next up for Clovis East is a massive showdown against Grant-Sacramento.
The Pacers had little trouble against Central East on Aug. 29 and won 42-26. Grant followed that win with a loss to Cardinal Newman, 15-7.
This story was originally published September 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM.
