Season opener ends with 49-13 loss
GILROY — The Central Coast Barnstormers were unable to avenge last season’s Northern California Football League championship game against the North Bay Rattlers on Saturday, as the local semipro football team lost 49-13 to kick-off the 2010 campaign in Gilroy.
The Week 1 matchup was titled the Bell Bowl, and pitted the previous year’s NCFL finalists in a rematch. Last season, North Bay won the championship over Central Coast by a narrow 14-12 margin.
Both teams will enjoy a bye this week. The Barnstormers will return to the field on April 3, when they will open up conference play against the Golden State Giants of San Francisco. Kick-off is 1 p.m.
