| 1937 |
The Dragons win the first one by a score of 19-0. Rain through
the final quarter makes the going rough. |
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1957 |
The Lions win the Championship in the
newly-formed Metropolitan League by shutting out Dragons by score of
18-0. |
| 1938 |
Sacramento wins, by the score of 19-0. Bob Ehrman and Fred
Manth star for Sacramento. |
1958 |
Scoring 33 points in the first half, the
Dragons crush the Lions, 58-26, al all-time winning score. |
| 1939 |
McClatchy gains its first victory by a score of 13-6. Vernon
Baer of McClatchy intercepts a pass and runs 70 yards for a touchdown. |
1959 |
McClatchy wins its 15th Turkey Game with a
score of 26-7. Lion halfback Gary Moon scores three
touchdowns. |
| 1940 |
George Stathos of McClatchy and Ray Hurzig of Sacramento play
outstandingly in a game which ends in a 6-6 tie. |
1960 |
McClatchy clinches the Metropolitan League
title with a 19-0 victory. Gene Stucky and Tom Relles stand out
for the Lions. |
| 1941 |
The Lions run into some hard luck as Sacramento scores at least one
touchdown in each quarter winning by 34-0 score. |
1961 |
For the third consecutive year, Sacramento
falls victim of a McClatchy football team in the Turkey Game Classic.
The 44-14 victory, highlighted by Mike Nishio and Tom Relles, enables
the Lions to gain a first-place tie with Grant in the Metropolitan
League. |
| 1942 |
McClatchy shuts out favored Sacramento for the first time, 13-0.
McClatchy passes for one touchdown and intercepts a pass for the
other. |
1962 |
A first half lead built up by Sacramento is
enough to offset a strong McClatchy second half. Sacramento wins
21-14 to share Metro title with Grant again. |
| 1943 |
Travel restrictions caused by the Second World War make two games
possible. McClatchy wins both by the close scores of 7-0 and
13-12. |
1963 |
McClatchy, Northern California's leading
offensive team meets Sacramento, the leading defensive team, in
the 30th playing of this traditional game. The game was scoreless
until a Dragon fumble and a Lion drive which scored the only touchdown -
7-0 McClatchy. |
| 1944 |
The Lions again win both games. This year they triumph by
scores of 25-0 and 44-0. |
1964 |
The McClatchy Lions and Sacramento Dragons
fought to a stand-still. A last minute touchdown by the Dragons
ties the score at 13-13. |
| 1945 |
McClatchy comes from behind in both games to score wins of 13-12 and
14-7. John Pappa and Chuck Marino star for the victors. |
1965 |
The Dragons came through by winning their
eleventh Turkey Day game with a score of 35-19. The highlight of
the game was a 72 year kickoff return by Mike Schuering of McClatchy. |
| 1946 |
Pappa stands out again, scoring two of McClatchy's five touchdowns,
as the Lions beat the Dragons 33-0. |
1966 |
Lions lose 39-20 to Dragons. George
Relles and Charley Barr were C.K.'s star offsensers while Fritz Reynolds
did well on defense. |
| 1947 |
Both teams undefeated, the game of the year, the winner gets the
Sac-Joaquin Conference title. Twenty four thousand fans crowd
Hughes to see the Lions win 35-14. |
1967 |
Dragons defeated Lions 39-33.
Sacramento led the game until the fourth quarter when McClatchy came
from behind, but not enough to win. |
| 1948 |
McClatchy wins its tenth straight 13-6. All the scoring takes
place in the first half. Bill Burns and Allen Bender are
McClatchy's outstanding linemen. |
1968 |
A score of 19-0 made it four wins in a row
for the Sacramento Dragons. Key players for Sac included Herb
Williams, Mike Thomas, and Art "T" Parker. |
| 1949 |
After seven years without a victory, an aroused Dragon squad
overwhelms McClatchy, 47-2. |
1969 |
Sacramento Dragons win their 15th Turkey Day
Game with a score of 46-6. This game completed an undefeated
league season for Sacramento and a Metro League championship. |
| 1950 |
The Dragons win by the largest margin in Big Game history, 54-12.
Tom Agosts of Sacramento scores on a 96 year punt return. |
1970 |
McClatchy wins by a score of 12-6.
John Warren led a tough Lion defense by intercepting four passes.
The Dragons scored on a pass from Tony Thomas to Harold Blackshire. |
| 1951 |
Sacramento wins, 7-0, in a game played on a rain-soaked field.
Joe Ulm comes off the bench to score a lone touchdown for the Dragons. |
1971 |
Carl McCullough, Tim Thorsteinson, Don Lyle,
and Lee Overton starred for the Dragons in a decisive victory
26-12. |
| 1952 |
With only seconds remaining in the game, the Lion's Glen McClary
intercepts Dragon pass and runs for a touchdown. The final score
is 14-14, second tie game in Big Game history. |
1972 |
The Dragons turned three pass interceptions
into touchdowns to win 18-0 over rival C.K. and capture
Metropolitan championship. |
| 1953 |
McClatchy upsets a previously undefeated Sacramento squad by a score
of 7-0. |
1973 |
Dragon passes by QB Jim Breech tame Lions as
Sac wins 36-13. A muddy field hinders McClatchy's offensive hopes. |
| 1954 |
The Lions win 37-7. The game is highlighted by Alan
Wimberley's quarterback sneak which is good for 64 yards and a Lion
touchdown. |
1974 |
McClatchy wins Turkey game 25-13 as QB
Harlan Karnofsky throws 207 yards for three touchdowns before 5000 fans.
Halfback Paul Williams carries ball 18 times for 100 yards. |
| 1955 |
A powerful Dragon team avenges last year's defeat by winning 22-0.
Ron Rommel and Dan Naninni stand out for the victors. |
1975 |
Terry Waykayama and Harlan Karnofsky
of McClatchy lead team to a 28-16 victory on Cal State
University's field. |
| 1956 |
Sacramento scores another Thanksgiving Day win by a
score of 19-14. Outstanding players are Louis Blakely for
McClatchy, O.J. Solander for Sacramento. |
2006 |
Sacramento High Scores another Win 52- 20 to an enthusiastic crowd of
5500
The resumption of the Battle of
the Bell Played on Nov. 10th |
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