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1937 The Dragons win the first one by a score of 19-0.  Rain through the final quarter makes the going rough.   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
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