Former Del Norte Warrior Cody Hoffman has been voted a finalist for the 2011 GEICO Play of the Year.

The Brigham Young University sophomore was one of four weekly finalists for a 46-yard juggling circus catch he made while on his back against Oregon State on Oct. 15.

The voting was done by fans on Facebook.

The winner will be announced on GEICO presents Best of College Football 2011 on CBS on Nov. 25 at 10:30 a.m. PDT.

Win 19-0 to move on to title game in Arcata

Quentin Liles of the DNYF AA Gold team tries to gain extra yards while a Redwood Knights player holds on during a semifinal playoff game on Sunday in Crescent City. Del Norte won 19-0 to move on the Six Rivers AA title game verus Ferndale. Del Norte Triplicate/Bryant Anderson

In the semifinals of the Six Rivers Youth Football Conference playoffs, Del Norte took care of the Redwood Knights 19-0 in front of an enthusiastic group of home fans on Sunday.

With the victory, the DNYF AA Gold team improved to 10-0 for the season and will face Ferndale for the AA title this Sunday at Humboldt State University in Arcata.

Lose at home to Fortuna 22-8

The Del Norte Youth Football Conference AAA team hung tough  Sunday.

While it lost in the semifinals at home to Fortuna 22-8, it battled from start to finish.

Down 16-0 in the fourth quarter at Mike Whalen Field at Del Norte High School, Del Norte came back to make it a game.

The Del Norte Youth Football AA Blue team fell to Ferndale 33-12 in the semifinals of the Six Rivers Youth Football Conference playoffs on Sunday at St. Bernard’s in Eureka.

Ferndale quickly took control and had a 20-0 lead at the half.

“It was just hard to get back,” in the game, Del Norte head coach Lonnie Levi said.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers won the Canadian Football League East Division title for the first time since 2001 on Saturday.

Buck Pierce, a 2000 Del Norte High graduate is the starting quarterback for the team.

While the Bombers lost 30-24 to Calgary on Saturday they earned the East title because Montreal lost to the B.C. Lions on Saturday. Winnipeg finished the regular season 10-8, the same as Montreal, but won the tiebreaker by winning the regular season series 2-1.

There was one upset Sunday during the first round of playoffs for the Del Norte County Women’s Indoor Soccer League.

The fifth-ranked Razors narrowly defeated the fourth-ranked Uzzies 2-1.

Nail Genies, seeded second, creamed the seventh-seeded Black Widows 10-1.

Down 6-0 at the half, Del Norte wins game 20-12

Del Norte High Warrior senior Austin Moore runs off the field during the final regular season home game of the year against Arcata in cool weather conditions Friday night. Del Norte won the contest 20-12 after being down 6-0 at the half. For more photos, go to triplicate.com/photos Del Norte Triplicate/Bryant Anderson

The win was much needed as it snaps a three-game losing streak after the Warriors started the season 5-0 and 2-0 in the Big 5 Conference.

“They fought for something they wanted,” head coach Ray Rook said. A win. “We found ways to make plays when we had to.”

Rook admitted that this was a must-win situation and it would not have been good for the team to have lost four straight games. The victory gives a big boost to team morale, which was down after losing three straight games, including being shut out 35-0 at Fortuna last week, he said.

DNHS doubles pair makes it to HDN finals

The Del Norte High girls tennis team No. 1 doubles pair of Sam Bausch and Taylor Cleland made it to the title game of the Humboldt-Del Norte Conference Championships on Friday in Arcata.

They lost in the finals 1-6, 3-6 to Fortuna. By making it to the finals Bausch and Cleland earned HDN first team White Star honors

Bausch and Cleland only had this week to prepare for the HDN since Kathryn Gustafson is normally in one of the No. 1 slots. Because she won the HDN singles title last Saturday she cannot compte in doubles.

3 local teams still alive in playoffs

With the semifinals of the Six Rivers Youth Football Conference looming on the horizon on Sunday, three local squads still remain to play another day with the title contests just a game away.

The Del Norte Youth Football League AAA squad faces Fortuna at home at Del Norte High School at 2 p.m. on Sunday. At noon in Crescent City the DNYF AA Gold team faces Redwood. The DNYF AA Blue team takes on Ferndale at St. Bernard’s in  Eureka at noon.

Below are profiles of the three teams.

Warriors take on Tigers at 7:30 p.m.

The Del Norte High varsity football team seeks its first win in more than a month on Friday on senior night  in the 2011 home finale at Mike Whalen Field. Del Norte faces Arcata starting at 7:30 p.m. The junior varsity game begins at 5 p.m.

 In their first meeting on Sept. 30 on the road, Del Norte earned a 33-12 win. It was the last time the Warriors won.

Del Norte head coach Ray Rook said Arcata is an improved team that the Warriors must take seriously if they want to come away with the win.