The Plank - Sports

On Saturday, Oct. 8, the varsity football team of Jesuit High School Sacramento won a home game against Franklin High School. The final score was 62-7, which boosts Jesuit’s overall record to 6-1 while also  maintaining an undefeated record in the Delta League (3-0). 

On Sept. 23, Jesuit High School Sacramento’s varsity football team won 49-0 in an away game against Pleasant Grove High School. The win was a great showcase of skill for many players on Jesuit’s team.

On Saturday, Sept. 10, during the 51st annual Holy Bowl, Jesuit High School Sacramento’s varsity football team defeated cross-town rival Christian Brothers High School 21-7.

Jesuit quickly asserted themselves late in the first quarter with a touchdown to start off the scoring. By the fourth quarter, the Marauders were firmly in the lead.

The Jesuit High School Sacramento varsity water polo team starts its season on Sept. 3, 2022, with a round robin tournament in San Jose, California. With most of their top players returning, the team is confident they can make a deeper playoff run and get over the hump to win this year’s Section title.

In the 2021-2022 season, the Jesuit High School, Sacramento Varsity Football Team had six wins and zero losses in the Delta League, including a 44-0 victory versus Christian Brothers High School in the Holy Bowl. Including non-league games, the team ended the season with a 10-2 record. They lost only to Folsom High School, last year’s Northern California football champions. This year’s varsity team’s first game will be against Bishop Manogue High School on Friday, Aug. 26, in Reno, Nevada.

On Oct. 1, 2021, Netflix released the 27th Annual Critics Choice Nominee series “Maid.” This emotional series is based off of the true story memoir, “Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive” by Stephanie Land in 2019. The show features Margaret Qualley, Nick Robinson, Andie MacDowell, Raymond Ablack, Rylea Nevaeh Whittet, Anika Noni Rose, and more.

On Friday Feb. 18, 2022, the Jesuit High School Sacramento varsity basketball team had their first game of the CIF D2 Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs against Vacaville High School, which they won 64-52. They then played Elk Grove High School losing 60-51, and thus, ending their season.

“Scream” was released on Jan. 14, 2022 and was directed by Matt Bettelini-Oplin and Tyler Gillet. The film stars Jenna Ortega, Mellissa Barea, Dylan Minnete, Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott, Courtney Cox as Gale Weathers, and David Arquette as Dewy Riley.

The Jesuit High School Sacramento swimming season is about to begin on March 2, 2022. The swimming team has gone two years without the opportunity to compete at a high level due to COVID-19, and they’re hoping to make a big splash this season.