- East Bay Prep Corner
Live NCS Football Blog
By mbower
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 at 12:48 pm in Uncategorized.
You can find our Live NCS football blog tonight on our sister blog, East Bay Prep Sports. Ben Enos will be bringing you the action from the San Ramon Valley-San Leandro game tonight. He will also be providing updates from all the other action. Just click on the link below to get to our sister blog.
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November 22nd, 2008 at 4:27 pm
no prep corner tonite?
November 22nd, 2008 at 4:31 pm
No Prep Corner, but our sister blog will have all the updates. No show tonight, if that’s what you meant…
November 22nd, 2008 at 4:32 pm
ight thnx ima b at the SL SRV game
November 22nd, 2008 at 5:01 pm
OK the afternoon scores are in. Marin Cathlic killed Analy 49-8 Bishop O Dowd Beats Tamalpias 35-14 and Novato beats Drake 49-7 (I attended this game) So Marin Cathlic plays BOD. BOD is in big trouble. This will be the 3rd MCAL team that BOD has played. On 9/26 they played a winless San Rafael team.A team with a minus 6.5 rating, Final score 35-10 then they beat a Tamalpias team with a minus 3 rating 35-14 what do you think is going to happen when they meat MC with there 22.1 ratin? O my shall we say blowout. They fireless breathing dragons have only played one team with a rating over 20 and that was a blowout by San Leandro. They made a 9 and 1 season by beating up lower rated schools and you bloggers say Encinal is over rated please.
November 22nd, 2008 at 5:20 pm
Is anyone covering the Las Lomas vs. Eureka (yes, in Eureka) game tonight, live?
November 22nd, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Novato Fan Jet alumni. I know I Never said Encinal was over rated. I just don’t think anyone wants to give them any credit is all. But tell me,To be A jet alum,Why are you so down on the jets?
November 22nd, 2008 at 5:56 pm
I am not down on the Jets at all. I respect what they have accomplished this season as well as there season last year. However we need to be real at the same time thats all. Until they play someone with a rating Higher than 16.8. 8 of there 10 wins came against teams with negitive ratings such as -18,-21,-34 lol.
November 22nd, 2008 at 6:01 pm
I want them to win.Encinal only has 1 NCS title 1984 under Pete Noble. I just want to be realistic. As I have stated I played for the Jets I will root for the Jets regardless of who they play or if they are the underdog just keeping it real.
November 22nd, 2008 at 6:48 pm
saw marin catholic play they look good. #22 looks like there best. not alot of team speed but there not that slow.they should beat o’dowd but brown gets loose we’ve got a ball game. novato fan jet alumni who do u consider m.c ‘s best player?
November 22nd, 2008 at 6:49 pm
who won healdburg or mckinleyville? early prediction m.c 28 bod 14
November 22nd, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Nick Dumont is MC best player leading rusher plays DB as well hard hitting running or tackling
November 22nd, 2008 at 8:18 pm
Any one knw any details on YV vs ukiah ??
November 22nd, 2008 at 8:34 pm
14-13 yv
November 22nd, 2008 at 8:35 pm
sorry 14 -13 Ukiah my bad
November 22nd, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Smoke – its Nico Dumont. 6’0″, 210 pounds of punishment. he’s a Novato kid drawn to the dark side (MC). impossible to bring down on first contact. plays safety in the cover 3 – never leaves the field. has a number of D-1 teams interested. definitely their #1 guy. Novato is the only team I’ve seen that can bottle him up. but yeah, he can run around, over, through, or past you.
November 22nd, 2008 at 8:49 pm
novato fan jet alumni or buzz wat u guys know about o’dowd? how do u guys see novato vs. miramonte?
November 22nd, 2008 at 9:00 pm
I talked to the BOD coach last night while he was scouting at the El Cerrito game and I have talked to him at the St Pat. vs Encinal game he thinks his team is good but the played 8 teams with a negitive rating lost in a blowout to San Leandro which was the highset rated team they played plus 24
November 22nd, 2008 at 9:45 pm
I got nothing on BOD, sorry. Novato and Miramonte, I think will be close. Tough teams. Have to throw out the 48-3 game in 2006. Now I think if Las Lomas loses to Eureka, then that takes a little luster off Miramonte’s best win.
November 22nd, 2008 at 10:05 pm
buzz who’s better dumont or #5 from novato?
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:17 pm
Las Lomas won in OT by 1 i think 34-33
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:44 pm
Dumont v Polvere? Wow, thats a tough comparison. In a pure football sense, you gotta go Dumont. by like 50 pounds. A real bruiser. but Polvere makes so many plays with his feet. he has a HUGE heart, an intangible if you will. I’d go to war with those NHS boys any day.
November 23rd, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Jimmy,
where is the championship game at for D3. I heard a dirty rumor that its in Santa Rosa.
November 23rd, 2008 at 6:11 pm
I’m not sure if it’s been decided yet. It could be one of those where they wait to see who is in it to decide the site. My guess is if Novato is in it, it’ll probably be in Santa Rosa. I don’t know as of right now though. I’ll try to check it out later.
November 23rd, 2008 at 6:35 pm
Is it too much to ask for that PIECE OF S#%* Website to actually post the San Leandro-SRV gamer on Insidebayarea.com?
I don’t care about Sacred Heart in the pool or Sierra’s defense. And there’s still no Oakland Tribune links on the high school page? What a freakin’ joke!
Tell Mike Wood and Tom Barnidge to do their damn job and get on it. Hoose, Bower, Jimmy and Kyle work too hard to have their work be treated so poorly.
Ridiculous!
November 23rd, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Jimmy,
Novato home field advantage huh. So if Encinal is in it the home game should be at where Miramonte, Laney, Castro Valley, Castlemont, Berkeley? What do you think? I like Castlemont. What a nice field bro.
November 23rd, 2008 at 7:07 pm
I will be happy to predict that Encinal will not be in it…they will not get past O’Dowd or MC.
November 23rd, 2008 at 7:29 pm
It’s quiet in here….where are all the HAAL people claiming how San Leandro got robbed the first time, they are much better now, they will beat san ramon. Well, how many ref excuses can you come up with this time. SRV the 4-5th best team in the EBAL just slaps around the HAAL champ…see ya, buy your tickets for the next round if you want to see some football.
November 23rd, 2008 at 7:42 pm
haha,, you know who got robbed?? Washington-Fremont.
November 23rd, 2008 at 7:58 pm
haha thts a good one you guys are just goin to get slapped around by De La salle so dont get to happy to b a runner up
November 23rd, 2008 at 8:39 pm
We all know about the quality of ball played out in the valley sir. Nice to know it hasn’t gone to your head. Poor Granada would be a top tier team in any other league.
November 23rd, 2008 at 9:31 pm
EBAL fan,
SL was robed in the first game. They got beat by a better team on Sat. It just goes to show that the hard week to week schudele in the EBAL makes teams better than the softer HAAL does.
November 23rd, 2008 at 11:42 pm
hmm being a runner up to DLS isnt that bad, better to have played and lost than to not played em at all.. now ask yourself how does it feel to not be involved in the playoffs at all??
November 24th, 2008 at 6:06 am
It does hurt but I have a Section 4 Ring from my sophmore year and played in a state championship b4 i transfered out here
November 24th, 2008 at 7:11 am
Learn some humility and selflessness kid.
November 24th, 2008 at 11:33 am
Wow — PHS and I on the same side!!! Should be crazy good games the rest of the way out. I think Foothill will be in very tough with Freedom….
As far as learning humility, try learning to lose with grace. All we heard time and time again was how SL got robbed, how they would make things right when the played again. Step up and be a man when you get beat. Stop whining and making excuses.
When De La Salle comes in and slaps the rest of us around, we take our medicine and go back to work. If Pitt beats Cal and MV/SRV, you won’t hear whining, you’ll hear respect.
You would have hear no one crowing about the win, had their not been so many frigging excuses after the first SL/SRV game.
November 24th, 2008 at 11:48 am
Do you think Foothill’s DB’s can keep up with Freedom’s passing game?
November 24th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
I do not know…they see a very good passing game every day in practice, but they had problems with both MV and SRV moving the ball through the air.
I do know the coaches will have them prepared.
November 24th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
X-TOWER — I feel your pain, but it’s not Mike Wood’s fault. He’s a good guy who is fighting, like everyone else still left on the Titanic, to save his job. I would look higher up the food chain for where the fault lies.
I hear even more layoffs are coming. In fact, the last thing I heard from my very good source is, the papers may very well cease to exsist in the next year or so, going totally on-line.
November 24th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Those DBs are also the starters on offense though. Foothill starts a lot of guys both ways so they can’t really go first team O vs first team D — it has to be a combination of sorts.
November 24th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Freedom does much of the same..
November 24th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Yeah, even Rodriguez plays defense for Freedom. At least Mannion gets to rest when Foothill is on defense.
November 24th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Can anyone fill me in with what happened to Analy this year? They were 5-0, and then lost 6 straight to what seemed like sub par opponenets. Did they suffer some key injuries?.. or were any players ruled ineligible? Just curious.
November 24th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
So Foothill – Freedom will come down to coaching perhaps and at this point, would have to give the decided advantage to Foothill. Should be a great one.
November 24th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Well, it sounds like those who thought El Cerrito would handle the running game of JFK found out they had another thing coming. They almost ran their season average on EC. JFK has now got its sights on running on Encinal. Encinal knows its coming but do i’m not confident they can do anything to stop it. Encinal is favored in this matchup but I smell an upset of a paper 10-0.
November 24th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
dizzy encinal can run too.also pass this is the second round u need to show balance. ur fans already said ur q.b is just adequate now wat happens wen he’s forced to make a play r u confident?
November 24th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
he’s got targets and time to make the plays he needs to. I’m confident he can do an adequate job to get the ball into a position where their run game can continue to be effective. Encinal may be able to run, but can they stop it?
November 24th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
dizzy ask st.pats
November 24th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
ST Pats has no game from what I hear. You know something I don’t know please enlighten.
November 24th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
dizzy they run a real good veer it’s tough ask durkin.dizzy my problem with u ,jimgp20 is havent seen the jets and ur talkin like encinal has no chance of stopin the run,ur d will stop there offense.encinal plays good d. wen ur son gets home ask if there 4 real. i await ur answer buddy.
November 24th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
Everyone has a chance, its not who you play its when you play them. I just think that that 10-0 record against the strength of their schedule leaves Encincal in theory untested. Encincal beats JFK then you will get love. They don’t, I hope that you give JFL the props they will deserve.
November 24th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
dizzy is ur son home yet?
November 24th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
You guys are killing me. Encinal can stop the run!!!I have seen 5 Encinal games this year, I was at the El Cerrito vs. JFK game and there running game is not all that. El Cerrit got crushed in the trenches and the linebackers and DB’s are way undersized. Watch the highlights on high school sports focus . Encinal has a bigger line and much bigger linebackers who are twice as fast as El Cerrito’s. The real question should be is can JFK’s DB’s the trio of Keebler elves stop Johnathan Browns passing attack. Look for Milton,Druckett and Hutcherson to have huge games. The DB’s for JFK are listed at 5’7 in the NCS progam .#20 and #24 these two are maybe 5’5″ with the cleats and helmets on and not to fast they will be way over matched.
November 24th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
and further more Dizzy how is a JFK team with a 8.6 rating by calpreps a test of anything. Encinal did beat a good CCS Monterey team that won there first round playoff game (they have a 15.5 rating) So they have played a good team. JFK has been beat by all teams they played with a rating of 16 or higher
November 24th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
maybe you guys should go to the games before you make absurd comments
November 24th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Dizzy’s Got jokes. The Jets play the run very well. I’ve never Seen JFK-Fremont play so i can’t really say what kind of team they are or are not but i will tell you this. JFK’s backs better take care of the ball and hit the Hole fast because it’s Gonna close down fast. The Jets have one of the fastest Defenses in the area. And they Hit hard. A.Amiri,K.Washington The two Inside backers are heatseekers.
November 24th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Thank you Mark amen
November 24th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
What games will be “blogged” this weekend?
November 24th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
hsfootballfan I do not know what will be blogged here but here is some other info
DIVISION III BRACKET
KWPT, 100.3 and 102.7 (Fortuna) will stream and broadcast the play by play action of the Novato vs. Fortuna football game.
DIVISION IV BRACKET
KWPT, 100.3 and 102.7 (Fortuna) will stream and broadcast the play by play action of the Ferndale vs. Justin-Siena football game.
DVISION V BRACKET
KMUD radio, 91.1 (Garberville) will broadcast the play by play action of the South Fork vs. St. Vincent football game.
November 24th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
Will All-HAAL Team be out soon
November 24th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
I just got the unofficial version today and should have the official version Tuesday. That means it will probably be in Thursday’s paper or next Tuesday, depending on space.
November 24th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
This isn’t in stone, but I believe our sister blog East Bay Prep Sports will be blogging live Friday night from the DLS-Deer Valley game and will be getting updates from our reporters in the field. Saturday, the live blog will be right here from the Freedom-Foothill game. There will also be updates from the other games going on that night. Again, that isn’t in stone but I think for now that is the plan.
November 24th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
as soon as MC whips up on BOD the HAAL will be finised lol
November 24th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
you can also get updates from the northbay games at http://www.ncsnbl.com
November 24th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
Can u post it on the blog
November 24th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Post what?
November 24th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
HAAL ALL LEAGUE TEAM
November 24th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
lol O thats funny all league with the league champ with a record of 7and 4 and half the league with a 1.1 rating or lower real power there
November 24th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
yea the league where o dowd came from and is gonna win D3 ncs
November 24th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Descamp come on man stop it your killing me with that fantasy. BOD will not get past MC
November 24th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
Easy NFJA, the three teams San Leandro lost to would all beat Novato and Encinal this year.
November 24th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
Yup O’Dowd is way to strong for NCS D3
November 24th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
yes I know but BOD is not any of those teams
November 24th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
“With the league champ with a record of 7 and 4″ thats a crack on San Leandro.
November 24th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
BOD is gonna win by a lot this week Marrio Brown is too strong epspecially if thy bust oit the triple option which thy have ran with tht speedy backfield
November 24th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
I am not doubting SL but these BOD guy’s kill me. SL played teams BOD has played who? I ran into the BOD coach at the El Cerrito vs. JFK games after the game he said to me that now he doesnt look so bad scheduling BOD vs JFK if that is there best win thay are in deep trouble
November 24th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
It came off as a dig at SL when you said the league champ has 4 losses….
Encinal fans have no business ripping on O’Dowd’s schedule and O’Dowd fans have no business ripping on Encinal’s schedule.
The team Encinal claimed was the best on its schedule at the meeting (Piedmont) didn’t even win its first round game against a No. 11 seed. (Probably should have said Monterey, but that’s besides the point). At least O’Dowd’s best win came against a team that won a playoff game.
And it doesn’t even matter in this context anyways. All HAAL wanted to know was when the All-League team was coming out, he wasn’t looking to stir things up….
November 24th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
ok ok ok your right and after a quick review of who SL played there first game was the same as Novato’s VC and the other teams where from the EBAL nuff said there ,so no rip intended on SL. But as far As BOD there best win was over a team with a 9 rating Encinal al east won over a 15.5 team
November 24th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
I got to see a lot of San Leandro at the Nike Camp at Skyline this summer and they looked like a solid hardnosed Football team to me.
November 24th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
Mr.Williams
How are the guys doing at practice?
Did you go to the El Cerrito JFK game?
November 24th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
The Guys are doing just fine and no i had to work,But Joe and the guys made it out to the game so they got the 411 on these guys. You gonna be there friday?
November 24th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
Yes i will me and my dad will Im excited been waiting all week for this. Cant wait to see them turn everyones thoughts about them because they will all come ready to play Jet Football. From the pictures i saw online of JFK they are small they not big.
November 24th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
Well I’m sure we’ll make a great showing but just remember that their not coming to alameda to just lay down and let us walk all over them.Jet Pride!
November 24th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Yea thats right. Crazy how people on these blogs dont know about everyone on the team lol yea kno like all they talk about is Jon and Shakes n X n the whole schedule thing its like screw the schedule when u look at each and everyone of the players they can see y they r so good cuz u got duckett n Washington n AMiri and ANdre and Nix and Nayem and Ross n Mercado n Williams its like come on ppl its not just Jon Brown Theres impact players everywhere on the team but yea gonna be a great atmosphere coming Friday.
November 25th, 2008 at 7:28 am
I have never sounded off like this before but since some of these Jets fans have sunken to a new low,sit back, relax and enjoy my trash talk.
The line of comments from the Jets is the same as what JFK was hearing last week from the Gauchos. I guess running against what I think is a 13th ranked Div I in defensive (Newark Memorial) team doesn’t deserve any recognition. I also assume that now since the Gauchos got run on and last week (and 217 yards rushing is getting run on especially since that was done by the RBs) that you Jets were all on their jocks that now you turn on EC. Why don’t I go ahead and ask Coach Pete to email you JFK’s playbook then maybe you can stop them. Now before you say, “we already know his playbook because he’s been running it for 40+ years” just make sure to tell your Jets front 8 to eat their Wheaties.
November 25th, 2008 at 7:53 am
EBAL fan, the humility remark was directed towards the greatest thing to ever happen to football Mr. Camper. I whole heartedly believe that any one of those EBAL schools could come into our league and be one of the top three schools year in and year out. The quality of ball out there is amazing. I didn’t come in here and talk about how San Leandro got cheated like so many others had. Bottom line, San Leandro is not on par with SRV at this time.
November 25th, 2008 at 8:18 am
Jimmy,
Is this guy for real?
“And for those history enthusiasts, Michaletos has a tad more incentive to beat Encinal than most. He is a 1956 graduate of Alameda High, Encinal’s archrival”.
JFK Fremont is nothing but undercover hornets in disguise. I can’t believe he said that. I thought the Titans arriving at the EC game late was a little like Alameda’s style. How long has he been holding that one in. I hear Alameda high is looking for an simple simon OC.
November 25th, 2008 at 8:29 am
Got it HAAL Fan, thanks.
November 25th, 2008 at 8:32 am
Kyle,
Monterey won it’s playoff game .
You got to understand just like Piedmont, AHS, EC, ST. Mary’s–BOD was a rival game too. In 1995 Encinal beat them pretty boys up bad when they had big Jerry Payne, Ricky Walker who played at Oregon state and Vella who I believe played at Stanford and his father played for the Raiders. Encinal beat them, Perenon complained and cried, then ran away from the ACCAL (during the times of EL NINO) and left a lot of bad memories and watered down what was then the ACCAL. Ask him he’ll tell you.
Nail-House always draws first blood!
November 25th, 2008 at 8:47 am
o’dowd has no chance to win d-3. i think they will lose this saturday.the teams remaining that he may play r well coached so perenon simple offense & defense will be stopped. when was the last time o’dowd upset a team or even beat a team they where evenly matched with. last week was ther 1st playoff win in like 3 years.marin runs a similar offense like ygnacio valey and we know how those games turned out.
November 25th, 2008 at 9:16 am
You guys are killing me. Encinal can stop the run!!!I have seen 5 Encinal games this year, I was at the El Cerrito vs. JFK game and there running game is not all that. El Cerrit got crushed in the trenches and the linebackers and DB’s are way undersized. Watch the highlights on high school sports focus . Encinal has a bigger line and much bigger linebackers who are twice as fast as El Cerrito’s. The real question should be is can JFK’s DB’s the trio of Keebler elves stop Johnathan Browns passing attack. Look for Milton,Druckett and Hutcherson to have huge games. The DB’s for JFK are listed at 5′7 in the NCS progam .#20 and #24 these two are maybe 5′5″ with the cleats and helmets on and not to fast they will be way over matched.
November 25th, 2008 at 9:18 am
High School Sports Focus is off the air. You mean Cal Hi Sports?
November 25th, 2008 at 9:23 am
I know, but in the meeting wasn’t Piedmont the team referred to as the best win?
That’s all that was a reference too.
November 25th, 2008 at 9:43 am
I dont recal that. I will get back to you with the answer. Is that what everybody seems to be refering to?
Kyle, baby, I thought you thought, Pete Noble is for real baby. He has a few NCS championships under his belt. Encinal in the 80′s was a powerhouse. Pete Noble is now at Monterey. He is in the 2nd round of the CCS medium school playoffs baby.
November 25th, 2008 at 9:51 am
Now this room is starting to sound like real ex jocks. I’m loving it. If I knew my trash talk would start some interesting reading and responses, I would have done it a lot sooner. Good luck to those Jet wides on Friday. Please wear rib protection and bring a change of girdle diapers.
November 25th, 2008 at 10:02 am
Dizzy,
Bring your lady too. Im looking for a new mascot.
November 25th, 2008 at 10:08 am
She’ll be there Perkins. Bring yours too, we need a slightly used virgin to sacrifice.
November 25th, 2008 at 10:18 am
THE CAMP- This is an excerpt from Durkin’s blog from the D-3 meeting:
9:52: Committee asking Encinal what its best win is. Tenorio says Piedmont is toughest win and says Piedmont is tougher than Monterey. They’ve pretty much decided Encinal, Novato, Miramonte and O’Dowd are top four and ask each coach what their best win is. Encinal says Piedmont, Novato says Marin Catholic, Miramonte says Las Lomas, O’Dowd says Hayward.
November 25th, 2008 at 10:38 am
Yes that is what I ment Cal-High Sports Bay Area. You can watch it on demand
November 25th, 2008 at 10:38 am
Oh yeah, EBAL fan, I’m kinda bias when it comes to the EBAL as well. My defensive coordinator when I played at Mt. Eden, Ron Thompson, is the defensive coordinator at Granada. I read the stats and things don’t look too good out there for him. I know he’s a good coach and I saw him turn an underachieving Acalanes team into a contendor and when he joined the staff for my senior year we went from being 2-8 to an 8-2 record. What’s your opinion on how he’s doing? Not all of us coordinate defenses that go toe to toe with the Monte Vista’s, De La Salle’s, and the Foothill’s of the world week after week.
November 25th, 2008 at 10:41 am
wat happen’d at hayward for thompson?
November 25th, 2008 at 10:54 am
kyle do u know where the section championship games r gonna b held?
November 25th, 2008 at 10:55 am
Kyle I know the coach for Encinal said Piedmont was there best win but it was early in the morning and they do not get alot a time to think but according to calpreps Haywards rating is 9.8 Piedmonts is/was -.08 and Monterey’s is 15.6 so with all that said even with the slip of tongue by Encinal on who there best win was the record does show Encinal has beat a higher rated team than BOD.Further more Marin Cathlics rating is 23.5 over twice as high as BODs best win.
November 25th, 2008 at 10:58 am
HAAL Fan,
It’s a thankless job being a defensive coordinator in the EBAL. My honest take is not to look at yards allowed, but rather points allowed in the EBAL. With the exception of Livemrore, teams are going to get their yards in the EBAL, it’s just a given. I would always look at the Monte Vista defense over the years. They are always one of the bottom ranked defensive teams in yards allowed, but they make plays when they need to.
I would give Granada another two years, allowing Coach Silva and staff four full years in the program, building it from freshman through varsity. I do think they play very hard and with a ton of heart, which is a credit to their staff.
November 25th, 2008 at 11:01 am
HAAL Fan,
In addition, I think yards allowed are a relative thing between leagues. Allowing 300 a game in the EBAL is probably like allowing 150 a game in the MVAL or HAAL or even less
How you would make it a fair comparison is impossible however.
November 25th, 2008 at 11:01 am
novato fan jet alumni, i believe m.c will beat o’dowd but if they let m.brown get loose on the stretch play he’s faster than anyone m.c has. can m.c defense pursue enough 2 stop that? can’t see bod stopin m.c’s offense enough 21-14 marin catholic
November 25th, 2008 at 11:07 am
On paper (and Calpreps) Monterey is the better team, but if the head coach for Encinal says Piedmont is better after playing both teams, there is something to be said for that. That’s all I was saying…
Bill-They are going to wait to find out who is in the finals before announcing where the championships will be played. However, they do try to make it somewhat closer to where the top seed is from.
d1- at Dublin for sure.
d3 – If Encinal or Miramonte makes the final, I bet the game will be at Dublin.
d2 – Assuming Cardinal Newman is in the final, I bet the game is in Santa Rosa. At the JC or SRHS, I forget.
D4 – Will probably be at Humbolt.
November 25th, 2008 at 11:09 am
billjohnson you are correct MC is not the fastest but the are huge up front this battle will be won in the trenches
November 25th, 2008 at 11:15 am
novato fan jet alumni who is better polvere or campas?
November 25th, 2008 at 11:19 am
no disrespect to campas but I like Polvere he hits harder on both sides of the ball
November 25th, 2008 at 11:30 am
Dizzy,
That was pretty funny. Slightly used virgin…
Kyle,
Well if Monterey can beat Los Gatos that slightlt puts a twist on things.
November 25th, 2008 at 11:41 am
If they beat Los Gatos (24), that means they beat Palo Alto (33) in a tough CCS league.
November 25th, 2008 at 11:53 am
Kyle, I believe that Encinal’s coach mentioned Piedmont as their best win because it is a conference game, and it’s well known that ratings and records can many times be thrown out the window when it comes to playing teams in your own conference.
November 25th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
novato fan jet alumni who would win cardinal newman or novato?
November 25th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
I guess the DIII will be in Santa Rosa cause it will probably be a Novato MC rematch:-)
November 25th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Cardinal Newman
November 25th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
And I’m a fan of Novato
November 25th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
PERKIN-I think its been established that Monterey is better than Piedmont. A win over LG would only add to that.
JimGP20- That cliche can be true at times, but not in this case. Its the first time Piedmont and Encinal have been in the same league — they haven’t built up that familiarity you get from being in the same league. Encinal played Monterey last year. So in reality, Encinal and Monterey knew each other better than Piedmont and Encinal did so what you said about “throwing ratings and records out the window” probably is more accurate with the Encinal/Monterey game than the Encinal/Piedmont game at least this year.
November 25th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Kyle… you are right… I was unaware that it was not a long time rivalry. My mistake. Maybe Piedmont, for that one game, played above their rating level in the eyes of Encinal’s coach.
November 25th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
hsfootballfan marin catholic hasnt played anyone with athletes like there gonna see the next 2 weeks.
November 25th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Bill- Marin played Notre Dame Prep of Scottsdale, AZ which is 12-0.
NDP has Arizona’s 100-meter champ, Patrick Foley (4.48 40) who has an offer from Stanford among other.
They also have three other guys with D-I offers.
MC gave them their closest game of the year BY FAR, only losing by 2.
November 25th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Billjohnson, he was not welcome. I guess it’s too damaging to a coach’s reputation to coach for even one year at Mt. Eden.
November 25th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Watched both teams play and I’m sad to say Marin Catholic has O’Dowd’s number. Looks like it may be time to teach those linemen how to drive block and not just get in the way.
November 25th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
kyle they lost! i’m just sayin mcal doesnt have the athletes bod & encinal have. like i said i like m.c on saturday there well coached plus o’dowds offense & defense dont impress me, mario brown’s speed does though.
November 25th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
HAAL Fan,
You shouldn’t participate in the HAAL bashing that goes on. Right before the playoffs it was Hayward, then San Leandro and now O’Dowd. Let’s face it, we’re the crossed eyed step child. We have to out performed to get any respect. Next year!!! Just call us Rodney.
November 25th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
haal fan he wasnt welcome? he was hired right? wat happen’d
November 25th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
farmer grad u want respect everyone in your league besides san leandro needs to beef up there non-league play these schools that get in the playoffs over u.
November 25th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
freedom will upset foothill 35-28
November 25th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Bill- What you said was –> “hsfootballfan marin catholic hasnt played anyone with athletes like there gonna see the next 2 weeks.”
I was just pointing out that wasn’t exactly true. Regardless of if they won or not, they have played a team with 4 DI guys and did very well in that game.
Losing by 2 to the defending state champs, who are heavy favorites to win again this year shows MC can compete.
November 25th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
The HAAL will be fine…. before last year, the HAAL had a team in either the 3A or 4A title game for 10 straight years. (Could be longer, but I can’t find any records past 1997)
November 25th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
kyle can campo slow down patrone woods saturday nite?
November 25th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Wow! Good knowledge Kyle. I played in the HAAL and used to cover it and I didn’t even realize that.
November 25th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
I haven’t seen Campo or Patrone play, but Patrone will get his yards against just about anyone because YV doesn’t throw the ball.
November 25th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
I just checked my satelite map to take a look at Encinal’s field, and in the photos that I have, there are no bleachers on the visiter’s side line. Is that really the way the field is? Also, where is the best place to park there? I see that there is a parking lot next to the field that is accessed by a long driveway that goes along the entire length of the school… is that part of the game parking? Thanks in advance.
November 25th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
haha credit Bower, he told me last year.
November 25th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
wrong,
look deep into the 90′s bro. 92, 93, 94, 95, 96,
November 25th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
what?
November 25th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
kyle,
i was refering to what you said earlier.
“Its the first time Piedmont and Encinal have been in the same league” —
maybe you was talking about immediate past though. But there was a rivalry. but i may have mis read.
November 25th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Yeah I meant immediate past… what happened in the early 90s means nothing to the guys who are playing now.
November 25th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Does anyone have the answer to my above question concerning the field at Encinal?
November 25th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
there is plenty of parking and several bleachers on the track closest to baseball field. The satelite map picture must be old.
November 25th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
plenty of parking by the swimming pool
November 25th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Thanks Lb050nit…. I’m using MSN Live Search maps, and then the birdseye view feature. It shows bleachers on the far side, and then the ones nearest the baseball field are turned toward the ball diamond. It does not look like there is much room for stands facing the football field, unless they are placed directly on the track. I’m just trying to figure out if I should bring my own chairs.
November 25th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Theres parking everywhere around the school its not hard to find parking
November 25th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Yea the bleachers by the baseball field should get turned around coming Friday so their should be some visiting seats but yea you can bring your own chairs and sit on the visiting side track
November 25th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Thanks Jet4ever…. good to know about the parking…. last week, parking at El Cerrito was a challenge.
November 25th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
haha yea it is Elcerrito gotta park on the street where its full of residents cars lol.
November 25th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Does anyone have any info on the Paradise vs. Shasta Redding championship game that is being played tomorrw night? Calpreps has paradise listed as the number 2 team behind VC for the Div III bowl berth
November 25th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
No way a Northern Section team (Paradise) gets picked to go the state bowl game. And VC still needs to get through the open.
Case Roble is the front runner in my opinion.
November 25th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Novato Jet Fan….. this website has info about both teams last victory, but I could not find any article covering the upcoming championship.
http://www.redding.com/news/sports/prepbeat/
November 25th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
and If VC loses does Paradise really have a viable chance to get the bowl berth?
November 25th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
anybody know when they are going to announce the EBAL all-conference selections?
November 25th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
They won’t announce them until NCS is over.
November 25th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Dizzy? Will you be at the JFK-Encinal Game? If so,Be a man and walk up to me and admit you were wrong after the game. I’ll be the biggest guy on the Encinal Sideline. In Nailhouse Blue of Course.
November 25th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
dizzy how u guys lookin this week?
November 25th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
Mark are you a Encinal Alumni?
November 25th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
Novato Fan Jet Alumni
where you gonna be sitting on Friday?
November 25th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
not sure it depends who shows up I like talking to all tha guys I played with we are normally at the east end zone
November 25th, 2008 at 10:49 pm
but I will be there to watch the Jets put a beat down on Jfk
November 25th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Oh the bleachers close by the water? Whats your name? my dad might know you
November 25th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
My name Is Larry Reposa I was number 65 during the 1985-86 and 86-87 seasons. Who is your Dad?
November 25th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
Hes Leo Baculpo head custodian at Encinal now but hes been working for the alameda district for like 30+ years but he graduated from there and is a Jet fan all the way lol yea ill ask him right now if he remembers you ill brb
November 25th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
Larry. Coach Saunders said they knew who Novato Fan Jet Alumni was. Hope you can make it down for the game. And No,my son plays. I was Mission S.F.
November 25th, 2008 at 10:57 pm
Dear Roeper, O’Dowd would never duck Encinal….in fact we used to beat them like a drum in the late 80′s early 90′s in the ESAL days….and last time I checked the Jets had not won squat since Carter was president…O’Dowd meanwhile has five appearances in the NCS Finals and 3 championships…Enough history, this year BOD had a softer schedule than one would hope, and not sure if they have the offensive balance to get by MC or Novato but lets be honest…the BSAL is the weak sister of the NCS plain and simple…you had better drill JFK…to have a chance with either BOD or MC.
November 25th, 2008 at 10:57 pm
I will be there would not miss it for the world it has been a long time coming for the the Jets!
November 25th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
Dragon#7 When I played your little lizards stuck ther flag on 50 yard line. When you came out to play we beat you guys into the ground if you want I can scan the articales and send them to you LOL
November 25th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
haha nice nice my dad said ur name sounds familiar lol . Yea i remember like it was yesterday we played acalanes and campo at home lol
November 25th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Well Novato Fan Jet Alumni,Stop by and say hi,I’m always on the sidelines with the team. Dragon#7,We take any and all comers and after we finish with JFK,We’ll deal with WHOEVER is NEXT.
November 25th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Thats right! JET PRIDE!
November 25th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
dragon #7 worry about marin catholic buddy ur not playin arroyo or castro valley. this is where your season ends. peronon is playin a well coached team so u know that means. be happy that it was a 16 team tournament and not 8 team cause u would’ve been 1 & done. if they run double wing it’s over u have’nt been able stop that the last 2 years in the playoffs and peronon’s defense scheme has changed
November 25th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
Guru are you an old Jet?
November 25th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
the guru was coached by don grant. you know wat time it is friday night the jets will be flyin.
November 25th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
novato fan jet alumni wat do the jets gotta do 2 beat those mcal teams novato & marin catholic?
November 25th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
I was also Coached by coach Grant( JV head coach) what years did you play?
November 25th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
’92-’94
November 25th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
I’m starting to think i know who this is.
November 25th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
I was long gone by them Moved to Marin in 1990
November 25th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
Jet Alumni…. yeah HS football sure is cyclical isnt it? I am guessing your days were a bit before my time but I can return the favor as in my 3 years we never lost and it wasnt close. Good luck to you guys from the island you deserve something to cheer about…until next week.
November 25th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
Guru beating MC is simple stop Nick Dumont win in the trenches make them throw the ball. Novatos not so easy they are a very balanced team deep in all positions and very well coached. Coach Bracket subs so many players keeping them fresh. I would say to beat Novato keep the offence off the field and make big plays on special teams.
November 25th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
You are right Guru….the YV double-wing was too much the last 2 years and MC is highly rated although I havent seen them. See you there on Sat as you scout your next opponent.
November 25th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
Guru will you be at the MC game as well? I may pass need to pass on the Novato game it is my Dads 60th birthday he lives in Hayward I might try to catch the MC Vs bod (yes in little letters lol )on the way over to the party
November 25th, 2008 at 11:47 pm
alright fellow bloggers thats it for me tonight. I have a busy day in the office tomorrow so if I do not blogg have a safe thanksgiving see you at the game GO JETS!!!!!
November 25th, 2008 at 11:55 pm
What up Kyle, Jimmy and Mike???? Nothing new on here in awhile….The Gestapo got you working overtime to make Prep Corner slow down???
November 25th, 2008 at 11:58 pm
Quarterfinals
Game 9
Kennedy (Fremont, CA)
at Encinal (Alameda, CA)
Friday, November 28th, 7:00pm
[projection: Encinal (Alameda, CA) 35-17] this is by calpreps
November 25th, 2008 at 11:58 pm
Game 10
Marin Catholic (Kentfield, CA)
at Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland, CA)
Saturday, November 29th, 1:00pm
[projection: Marin Catholic (Kentfield, CA) 22-14] as is this Dragon #7
November 26th, 2008 at 12:00 am
Game 11
Fortuna (CA)
at Novato (CA)
Saturday, November 29th, 1:00pm
[projection: Novato (CA) 44-7 what about this whopper of a beating could it be?
November 26th, 2008 at 12:09 am
thanks for the projections Jet Alumni
see you at the game Friday JET PRIDE!
November 26th, 2008 at 12:11 am
Should be about right…..1 TD either way…hopefully Brown can get loose for Odowd….either way I think this division is Novato’s to lose..hard to believe they took such a dump at Foothill in week 2
November 26th, 2008 at 6:30 am
Novato took a dump against an underrated team on 4 days rest, 3 days prep and a few starters on the sidelines. It would be a different game today!
November 26th, 2008 at 7:16 am
Kyle’s right. The HAAL will be fine. Farmer Grad, I wasn’t HAAL bashing so much as I was pointing out the league’s weakness during this period in time. Our league is in the midst of finding itself right now. O’Dowd and San Leandro are established programs. The league isn’t the way it used to be with Coach Brennan and Davies at CV, Roberts at Arroyo, and other great coaches leaving. Give us a couple years to figure it out and we’ll be good.
November 26th, 2008 at 7:16 am
Mark,
I will come look for you. Please have a hearty and sincere congrats prepared as we hand you your first loss of the year. I will require in addition to the congrats that you allow me to have your #7 jersey ready to hand over so that I can burn it in eulogy on your 50 yard line.
November 26th, 2008 at 7:17 am
definition of Eulogy:
noun
1. a formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently
November 26th, 2008 at 7:23 am
Mark, I thought I should give you the definition of a “big boy” word.
November 26th, 2008 at 8:24 am
And yes Larry……Encinal drilled BOD in 1986-1987 during the Cabrera/Tautalatasi(sp?) days
November 26th, 2008 at 8:50 am
Not sure if I will have a chance to post again before tomorrow, so wanted to send a shout out for a Happy Thanksgiving to each and everyone one of you. It’s been great going back and forth throughout the year.
EBAL Fan
November 26th, 2008 at 9:25 am
U 2 EBAL…Take it easy on the consumption of excessive tryptophan tommorrow.
Mark, here’s another “big boy” word for you but this time look it up.
November 26th, 2008 at 9:44 am
dizzy wats the word on encinal? coach micaletos feel u guys r better? how do they compare 2 you guys?
November 26th, 2008 at 10:16 am
I think JFK running game is solid and have been able to back it up. They never carry for less than 220 yards a game. Encincal’s strong suit might be the passing game but our corners and DBs have stepped it up and been good at defending.
November 26th, 2008 at 10:30 am
You guys have better hit them hole as fast as you can cuz they will be closed you will have Amiri Abraham on ur tail and Kimani Washington Hunting you guys down cant wait couple more days
November 26th, 2008 at 10:44 am
Just look out for Derek Jackson #55 blowing your men up. Please give my condolences in advance to their mamas.
November 26th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Jet4Ever52 is ur name kawika baculpo
November 26th, 2008 at 10:58 am
Happy Turkey day everyone! See you all Friday nite.
November 26th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Hey Novato fans, be ready for another great Kyle Campos game, Dude’s a gamer. P.S., in that infamous Foothill game, they ran into a ready and healthy team where everything clicked – but it was also a good “wake-up, Champs!” call….
November 26th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
P.S. Example, 6 of 8 kickoffs to Novato were touchbacks, but one of the others – Campos runback to the 3.
November 26th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Do we get any Prep Corner Live this weekend anytime? Hey Buzzer, Jimmy, Steve, etc., – why not play some video clips on there- would drive a little traffic to the site I bet?
November 26th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
If we had the man power to get video clips then we certainly would do that, but we just don’t have it. I don’t think we are doing a Prep Corner Live, but I haven’t checked with the gang yet. I will be blogging live from Freedom-Foothill Saturday night … Maybe Friday night. We will see.
November 26th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
if I had a video camera I would help u guys out
November 26th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Imma Record the Encinal Kennedy game ill let u kno when i upload em
November 26th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Dizzy,You are good for laughs i’ll say that much and any jersey i wear will have a number after the 7 buddy. All linemen wear double digits. Keep talking Dizzy,You’ll just make the win so much sweeter.
And Dizzy just so you know,Jet Speed Comes from Jet Power!
November 26th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Here is a complete season stat comparision between Encinal and JFK hey JFK fan what makes you think you have a chance LOL
Stat Comparison
Kennedy Encinal
Rushing Yards/Game # 33 Jerrell Walker 149.3 Rushing Yards/Game # 2 Dominique Sashington 73.2
Passing Yards/Game # 3 Trevor Damewood 41.0 Passing Yards/Game # 10 Jonathan Brown 96.0
Total Yards/Game # 33 Jerrell Walker 149.3 Total Yards/Game # 10 Jonathan Brown 160.0
Tackles/Game — – Tackles/Game # 28 Abraham Amiri 10.0
Sacks/Game — – Sacks/Game # 7 Andre Hutcherson 1.3
Points/Game # 33 Jerrell Walker 21.3 Points/Game # 4 Xavier Milton 11.4
Rushing Yards/Game Kennedy
175.7
Encinal
250.0
National Average:
162.5
Passing Yards/Game Kennedy
20.5
Encinal
96.0
National Average:
100.7
Total Yards/Game Kennedy
196.2
Encinal
346.0
National Average:
259.0
Tackles/Game Kennedy
0.0
Encinal
72.4
National Average:
55.7
Sacks/Game Kennedy
0.0
Encinal
4.1
National Average:
1.6
Points/Game Kennedy
23.3
Encinal
42.5
National Average:
25.2
November 26th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
I’d say the stats pretty much say it all. And the reason Sashington Doesn’t have more yards per game is because Encinal spreads the ball around more. If he was the Lone back he’d probably have at least 1400 yards rushing. He can Shake you outta ya drawers. They Don’t call him Shakes for nothing. See ya on the field Superstar!
November 26th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Does anyone out there have a prediction for the rematch between SRV and MV on Friday night? This game could end being one of the best games of the season!
November 26th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
depending on the weather friday night this could be a shootout.. I have to go with MV, Both Cal and Pittsburg want to avenge their 3 point losses..
November 26th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
While Clayton Valley was taking a week off, Casa Grande proudly represented the Empire with a 38-12 victory over a
talented Concord (7-3-1) team. The next program that stands between Casa an appearance in the NCS Div. II
Championship game is undefeated Clayton Valley.
Casa Grande began the season 2-2-1, which included a 0-1 start in Sonoma County League play. After that, the
Gauchos turned into a whole new team. In winning their final five SCL contests, Casa earned themselves another league
championship, and a date against Concord in the first round of the playoffs. In a game that was at its closest in the
mid-second quarter with a 17-6 score, Casa Grande pulled away with a 24-6 halftime score.
A number of Clayton Valley players and coaches were sure to be in the stands watching how the Gauchos play ball.
Earlier in the season, the Eagles also claimed a victory over Concord, but by a much closer score, 29-22. These two
teams have no common opponents, and probably haven’t found much time to scout each other too heavily. Like
undefeated Cardinal Newman, the Eagles (10-0) will be trying to represent their region of the section.
The winner of this game will play either Rancho Cotate or Las Lomas. Should Casa win this game, they will play host
to either Rancho or Las Lomas, as they are the SCL Champions. As Rancho put an end to the Gauchos season in 2007,
some extra motivation for Casa to beat Clayton will be some possible revenge against the Cougars.
November 26th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
Just like when Marin Catholic played Cardinal Newman, or like with their current series with St. Ignatius, when two
Catholic schools get together to play football, there is a lot more at stake then a victory or a loss; it comes down to
bragging rights.
Marin Catholic and Bishop O’Dowd haven’t played each other in recent memory, but this contest could sure turn out
to be a good one. Both schools present two squads with different strengths and weaknesses. Marin Catholic has a strong
offense lead by their running game and fourth season varsity player, Nico Dumont. Bishop O’Dowd also has a strong
offense, but its the Dragons defense that impresses all. BOD has posted two shutouts and three additional victories in
which their opponents have only scored two touchdowns.
Last week, the Wildcats destroyed the Analy Tigers, 49-8. Marin Catholic scored more points against the Tigers
defense than any team Analy had played all season. Over 11 games, Coach Ken Paralta’s offense has put up 316
points, which works out to be an average score of 28 points per game.
One thing going for Marin Catholic is this game will be played during the day, which the Wildcats are most used to.
Like Marin Catholic, Bishop O’Dowd does not have lights on their field. The winner of this game will play either Kennedy,
or Div. III number one seed, Encinal.
November 26th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
Last week the Fortuna Huskies upset Piedmont with strong offense and some very timely defense. The Highlanders
A-11 offense is hard to defend, but Fortuna did it well all game long. After a nice playoff win, Fortuna is hot and ready to
take on the defending Div. III Champions.
Novato simply destroyed Drake in last weeks opening contest, 49-7. The Hornets defense has only given up two
touchdowns in the last four games, which were all Novato wins. Over the entire season, the Novato defense has given up
only 10.9 points a game. Keep in mind, 48 points were given up against Foothill in the second game of the season.
Without that game on record, Coach Brackets defense would have averaged only 6.5 points a game.
Fortuna will no doubt be the underdog in this game, with a 7-4 overall record and a 3-3 record in league. Though
Fortuna has had some success this season with their offense, they will need to play an even better game against Novato
than they did against Piedmont. If the Huskies offense is able to score 35 points of offense, that would give them a shot at
taking a win, but of course only if their defense does their part as well.
Should Fortuna continue to impress, this could turn out to be a very good game. With winner of this one will advance
to the semifinals to play either Healdsburg or Miramonte.
November 26th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Greyhounds look to shock Matadors and bring home win
By BENJAMIN HERRINGTON
NCSNBL.com
The Greyhounds have stumbled a few times this season, including their last two league contests against Petaluma
and Casa Grande. Starting QB Zach Shippey missed those two games due to injury, but with his return, Healdsburg will
be looking for an upset to help them advance towards a section championship.
Healdsburg couldn’t spark much offense with the loss of their QB, but then again, they were playing two of the top
three teams in the SCL. With a 38-0 loss to Casa, and a 41-6 loss to Petaluma, the Greyhounds seemed to be dead in
the water. Last week, back-up QB David Ballisteri lead the Hounds to a come from behind 28-14 victory over
McKinleyville. With Shippey returning to lead his team, and Andy Phillips leading up the running game, Healdsburg won’t
just be looking to keep up with Miramonte; they will be working towards the upset.
Coach John Wade has had some success while coaching the Matadors. This season, Miramonte was only one
touchdown away from earning a league championship over Div. II Campolindo. The final score in a very defensive game
was 7-0, overall the game could have gone either way. With just a little luck, the Hounds could be looking at a 10-1
Matadors team that wants another crack at a hungry Novato team (9-2).
In 2006, Novato beat out Miramonte for the NCS 2A Championship, 48-3. The Matadors, and coach Wade, would like
nothing more than another crack at Novato, which could be the team that awaits the winner of this game. With so many
great contests going on this week, this match-up was so close to being selected as the Game of the Week.
November 26th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
Cardinal Newman vs. Heritage
North Coast Section – Division II – Quarterfinals
Game Specifics
Location: Cardinal Newman High School
Date: 28 November, 2008
Time: 7:00pm
Day: Friday
Game Series
Series tied 0-0
2008
Game Preview
NCSNBL.com
NCSNBL.com
Sonoma County Redwood Empire
“Pride of Sonoma County Football Fans”
Sonoma County Redwood Empire
“Pride of Sonoma County Football Fans”
Away Team: Heritage Patriots
Record: 7-4 (2-3)
Last Season: 7-4 (5-2)
Section: North Coast
League: Bay Valley Athletic
Enrollment: 1886
State Division: North II
Head Coach: Jeff Haagenson
Colors: Columbia Blue/Gold
#1
#8
Home Team: Cardinal Newman Cardinals
Record: 10-0 (7-0)
Last Season: 11-2-1 (7-0)
Section: North Coast
League: North Bay League
Enrollment: 858
State Division: North III
Head Coach: Paul Cronin
Colors: Cardinal/Gold
Cardinals open playoffs against East Bay foe
By BENJAMIN HERRINGTON
NCSNBL.com
In a close contest that was tied 7-7 entering the fourth quarter, the Heritage Patriots pulled off a 21-7 victory with a
serge of offense against the Redwood Giants. The Heritage program is still new to the East Bay, but with that contest
behind them, they have already secured their first North Coast Section playoff victory. Now for the Patriots, its out of the
frying pan and into the fire…
Cardinal Newman’s undefeated North Bay League Champions have already been called the best team to come from
the Santa Rosa Catholic school. With a 10-0 record, the Cardinals are making school history as they streak towards a
NCS Div. II Championship, and a possible CIF Div. III State title. Cardinal Newman has made quick work of all their league
opponents this season, with the closest contest coming against Ukiah, in a 46-20 victory. The game was not nearly as
close as the score indicates, as the halftime score was 34-0.
Heritage may not be undefeated, but the Patriots have also competed against some of the best teams in the section.
One loss came to Pittsburg, who is poised to make a run against De La Salle in the NCS Div. I playoffs. Another came
against undefeated Clayton Valley by a score of 10-0 which turns out to be the Eagles closest game of the season. A
third loss came against Freedom (10-1), who will be playing Foothill this week, also in the Div. I playoffs.
The Patriots compete in a much tougher league than Newman, but the Cardinals have shown the Empire all season
that they can beat anyone on their schedule. The winner of this one will play either Campolindo or Ygnacio Valley. Should
Newman win, it will mean another home game for the Cardinals.
November 26th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
Rancho Cotate vs. Las Lomas
North Coast Section – Division II – Quarterfinals
Game Specifics
Location: Rancho Cotate High School
Date: 29 November, 2008
Time: 7:00pm
Day: Saturday
Game Series
Series tied 0-0
2008
Game Preview
NCSNBL.com
NCSNBL.com
Sonoma County Redwood Empire
“Pride of Sonoma County Football Fans”
Sonoma County Redwood Empire
“Pride of Sonoma County Football Fans”
Away Team: Las Lomas Knights
Record: 8-3 (3-2)
Last Season: 13-1 (9-0)
Section: North Coast
League: Diablo Foothill
Enrollment: 1581
State Division: North II
Head Coach: Doug Longero
Colors: Maroon/Gold
#3
#6
Home Team: Rancho Cotate Cougars
Record: 9-1 (6-1)
Last Season: 10-3 (6-1)
Section: North Coast
League: North Bay League
Enrollment: 1746
State Division: North I
Head Coach: Ed Conroy
Colors: Red/White/Navy
Rancho opens NCS on new home turf
By BENJAMIN HERRINGTON
NCSNBL.com
Last season the Ranch played all of their NCS playoff contests on foreign fields. Every game last year was an away
game for the Cougars, but now, with six victories at home, Rancho Cotate enters the playoffs hosting Las Lomas.
Last week, Las Lomas drove five hours North to play Eureka in a game that couldn’t be decided in regulation. With a
score of 28-28, Eureka took the Knights into overtime, in a game that favored the Knights to win by a considerable
margin. Overall the Knights did win with a final score of 35-34.
Rancho Cotate had a week off to prepare their secondary for the passing attack the Knights bring with them. With
Diante Jackson as the number one receiver, and a quarterback that is nipping on Diantes heals, scholarship wise, the
Rancho defensive backs will be tested to the extreme.
This contest will feature at least two very interesting match ups right off the bat. The first will be Rancho Safety Cody
Allen against Jackson. With one of the most prolific receivers in Northern California going up against one of the best
secondary players in the Empire, this match up alone could determine the games out come. The second match up
involves what has become known as the Rancho Fab-4. Alicea, Guinn, Murray, and Torres against the Las Lomas
offensive line could determine not only the accuracy of their QB, but of course the outcome of the game.
With a possible NCS Div. II Championship at stake, Rancho and Las Lomas will be pulling out all the stops, with the
winner moving on to play either Casa Grande (8-2-1) or Clayton Valley (10-0).
November 26th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Hey Michael Bower, maybe solicit clips from the people if you can play them? What format, can we send .wmp or maybe .avi?
November 26th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
ManO’War who is your team in DIV III?
November 26th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Send videos to me at mbower@bayareanewsgroup.com and I can play them…or just put them on youtube and send me the link. Try sending in .wmp if you can. I think .avi is OK too.
November 26th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
The game between O’Dowd and M.C will be won up front. The BOD D-Line is unforgiving, their NT is uncompromising I watched him singlehandedly shut down the middle lane in every game he has played and that included the San Leandro game. M.Cs RBs will then have to run across field where the O’Dowd LB Chris Martin will also shut him down. The only way for MC to beat O’Dowd is to air it out. No one scores on O’Dowd down the middle!
O’Dowd’s O-Line is where the problems are if they can step it up on Saturday then MC is going to lose in a close one. I am predicting 31-29 to O’Dowd.
November 26th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Novato fan Jet Alum…Are u a member if the text network? If you are please text the scores of the Encinal game so Ben can send out texts to all the fans waiting patiently at home or at a different game!
November 26th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
haha i like how these never has beens keep talkin trash… you guys know nothing about JFK of fremont do me a favor and look at the schools we played than look at the schools encinal played… you cant make no judgement off the stats from the season we went against logan and newarks defense o my bad encinal doesnt know anything about those teams cause there too busy playin schools that they have no business playin… all the never has been dads and coaches need to stop talkin there shit and leave it up to gamne day
November 27th, 2008 at 9:16 am
hsfootballfan … I am not a member of the text network send me a link to the web site or give me the info and I will sigh up.I would be more than happy to send updates
November 27th, 2008 at 9:18 am
D-I title returns to Paradise
By RICK SILVA-MediaNews Group
Posted: 11/27/2008 12:04:41 AM PST
— The Paradise High football team used the legs of senior running back Tyler Lui and a suffocating run defense on Wednesday night to beat Shasta 33-14, claiming its third Northern Section Division I Championship in four seasons.
The win gave 11-1 Paradise its fourth championship since the 2000 season and fifth in school history.
“It feels great, the kids worked real hard all year,” Paradise coach Rick Prinz said. “Our defense was nails, we stood toe-to-toe with them.”
The Bobcats’ defense started the game by forcing the Wolves into a three-and-out, but Lui fumbled the punt at the Bobcat 16.
One play later, Shasta running back Evan Taylor beat the Bobcats’ defense to the corner for a 16-yard run and a 7-0 lead, with 9:40 to go in the first quarter.
Lui said the fumble didn’t faze him, saying the adversity the seniors faced while falling well short of reaching the familiar section title game in 2007 helped them overcome early errors.
“I had confidence in our team,” he said. “I knew it was early in the game. Things happen and the team that made the least mistakes would win.”
The Bobcats responded quickly, tying the game at the 7:57 mark when junior tailback Tanner Moyse broke up the middle for a 59-yard touchdown run. Moyse finished the night with 119 yards on 16
carries.
On the ensuing drive, Bobcat defensive lineman Devin Flesher intercepted a Brooks Beaudette pass at the line, giving Paradise the ball at the Wolves’ 8-yard line.
Two plays later, Dillon Orlando scored from 6 yards to give the Bobcats there first lead of the night, 13-7, with 6:32 to go in the first quarter.
Shasta was able to take the lead when a short Paradise punt gave the Wolves the ball at the Paradise 33.
Taylor’s second TD, a two-yard run, culminated a nine-play drive that gave the visitors a slim 14-13 lead with 9:55 left in the half.
Taylor led Shasta with 75 yards on 18 carries, which was a better performance than the 51-yard night he had when the two teams met on Halloween.
Paradise then put together a 15-play, 64-yard drive that featured two fourth-and-1 plays, the biggest of which was a 22-yard pass from Orlando to Lui that put the ball on the Shasta 1-yard line.
Orlando then scored his second TD of the night on a 1-yard sneak, giving Paradise a 19-14 lead after the 2-point conversion failed.
It stayed that way until midway through the fourth quarter, when Lui, who led all rushers with 125 yards on eight carries, broke the game open.
His 63-yard run with 4 minutes left in the game finished off a five-play 85-yard drive, giving the Bobcats a 26-17 lead.
“Huge runs for Lui, really the last two plays we ran,” Prinz said. “He had a great game and we’re going to miss him.”
After Paradise’s Bryce Barron intercepted Beaduette on the next Shasta drive, Lui rambled 45 yards for the game’s final score and put a punctuation mark on the night.
“Real proud with how we played in the second half,” Prinz said. “Field position was a tough battle in the first half, but we won it in the second half.”
Rick Silva writes for the Paradise Post.
November 27th, 2008 at 9:24 am
Fortuna coach says Novato best team in section
By Bruce Meadows
Special to the Advance
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 3:32 PM PST
Fortuna High football coach Mike Benbow doesn’t think Novato deserves to be the No. 3 seed in the North Coast Section Division III playoffs.
But the Hornets should hold on before they get their stingers buzzing.
“They should be No. 1,”said Benbow after watching Novato’s 21-0 win over Marin Catholic and then a 49-7 first-round NCS romp over Drake this past Saturday. “They are the best team in the section.”
Benbow was impressed when the Hornets� (9-2) blanked Marin Catholic, a team still alive in the Division III playoffs after the No. 5 Wildcats beat up on No. 12 Analy last Saturday, 49-14. But his respect grew when he watched the Hornets dismantle Drake.
“They are very good,” said Benbow, whose No. 11 Huskies (7-4) won their first-round game by stopping No. 6 Piedmont, 35-13. “They are well-balanced and do so many things well.”
He said one key is obvious: keep the Novato offense on the sidelines as long as possible and try to make the Hornets start drives deep in their own territory.
“You can’t score if you don’t have the ball,” said Benbow, in his first year as head coach after serving as defensive coordinator for 13 years. “Novato has a lot of speed on offense and defense and we have to slow them down.”
Novato coach Travis Brackett calls Fortuna “big, with a good running game,” adding “they can pass when they have to and can set up the pass by running the ball so much.”
Novato defensive coach Jim Morena and two other assistants watched Fortuna beat Piedmont last week� and calls the Huskies “a hard-nosed team” that runs from different offensive formations, including a wishbone.
“They won because they kept Piedmont’s offense off the field and controlled the ball,” said Morena. “They really rely on their running game and only passed six times against Piedmont.”
Benbow might have an idea to try a few passes after watching Drake score its only TD against Novato on a 90-yard bomb to open the second half, but that wrinkle will no doubt be ironed out in the Hornets’ practices this week.
“We will win or lose this game because of what we do in practice this week,” said Brackett.
As far as Novato starters seeing limited action against Drake ��” most offensive and defense starters were on the sidelines in the second half ��” Brackett doesn’t see that as a problem.
“They will get plenty of work in practice this week,” he said.
Novato has won nine in a row after dropping its first two games, while the Huskies’ season has been up and down.
The Hornets play in a league that has two outstanding teams ��” Novato and Marin Catholic ��” with the rest a notch or two below, while the Huskies play in a four-team league and play each Humboldt-Del Norte opponent twice.
Fortuna beat Arcata (1-8) twice, split with Del Norte (5-5) and lost twice to Division II Eureka (6-4).
Fortuna didn’t spend much time on synthetic turf like Novato’s, but Benbow got his team on Cal’s field for a walk-through before the Piedmont game and hopes to practice somewhere in Marin County when the Huskies get to town Friday. They also were able to practice on the artificial turf at Humboldt State.
The Huskies are led on offense by running back Brad Cobb (1,200 yards) and on defense by middle linebacker Jose Aguilar, “a force,” according to Benbow.
“We do like to run, but we’ll pass,” he said. “We do what the defense gives us.”
The Huskies feature a big center (300 pounds) and some good-sized linemen that make the running game go, but Benbow doesn’t think his team is generally any bigger than Novato.
“We will use speed, like Novato,” he said. “They ( Novato) really fly to the ball.”
Benbow said the Huskies made some key plays at crucial times in the win over Piedmont and will have to duplicate that effort Saturday.
“We like to control the ball,” said Benbow. “We concentrate on getting first downs, and if we do, the touchdowns take care of themselves.”
Fortuna won an NCS title in 2000, while Novato has claimed NCS championships in 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2002.
November 27th, 2008 at 9:31 am
Prep football: Kristoff a calming force under center for Marin Catholic
Brian Bainum
Posted: 11/26/2008 01:11:57 PM PST
Click photo to enlargeMarin Catholic quarterback Nate Kristoff looks downfield for a receiver… (IJ photo/Jeff Vendsel)«12»Related
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By the same token, Kristoff, the quarterback on the Marin Catholic High football team, will never throw his hands up in disgust after a lineman jumps offsides or holds his head in his hands after an interception.
If you’re looking for highs and lows in the emotional spectrum, Kristoff is not your man. Words like steady, stable and calm are more apt for the junior. They are traits which have served Kristoff well in his first season under center with the Wildcats. MC (8-3) travels to Oakland to take on Bishop O’Dowd (10-1) in a second-round North Coast Section playoff game Saturday at 1 p.m.
Kristoff’s numbers are modest in a year where he took over after incumbent starter John Tewhill’s back troubles kept him on the sidelines indefinitely. His highlight reel is short, but Kristoff has been efficient in guiding an MC offense that put up 28.7 points per game.
“I think Nate is at a good place,” MC coach Ken Peralta said. “He’s a young guy. He’s still super young at the varsity quarterback position, but he’s got 11 games under his belt and he gets better every week.
“He’s starting to understand coverages and understand what people try to do to us. He’s a real smart kid and a real cool customer. At quarterback, that’s good to have.”
Tranquility is a trait that stands out at
, between the smashing hits of Nico Dumont, the hooting and hollering from the very physical linemen and the frantic instructions from Peralta or any number of the other MC assistant coaches on the sidelines. Yet it’s something that has served Kristoff well.
“I kind of like to just go out there relaxed,” Kristoff said. “You can’t let things bother you or it’ll mess you up on upcoming plays.”
So far, nothing has been able to mess up Kristoff for too long. He has had some rough games, most notably a sub-par performance against Novato in a game that decided the MCAL champion, but his overall stats look good – 1,008 yards passing and 10 touchdowns, two of which came just last week in the Wildcats’ 49-8 rout of Analy in the first round of the playoffs.
“A lot of what makes him special is his personality,” said senior Dino Ghilotti, MC’s leading receiver. “On the field he’s calm and collected. He doesn’t get pressured and he’s calm in the pocket.”
When the pass rush forces Kristoff out of the pocket, he either makes plays running or improvises to find receivers off their routes. It’s a bit of a switch from Tewhill, who Peralta said was a better pocket passer with a stronger arm.
“Once the play breaks down, that’s really something you can’t prepare for,” Wildcats tight end Kai Cortright said. “That’s an area where he’s made some plays and he’s improved a lot.”
Peralta was planning to plug Kristoff in at cornerback with Tewhill healthy, although both players took snaps in summer passing leagues. But when Tewhill’s back was slow to heal, Kristoff found himself as one of the few MCAL quarterbacks without any varsity experience. Any doubts about his ability to perform, however, were quickly quelled when, with under five minutes to go in the first half of MC’s opener against Vallejo’s St. Patrick-St. Vincent, Kristoff tossed a perfect pass to Ghilotti for a 28-yard touchdown that put the Wildcats up 14-0 at the break.
“I had spent the last two years with John and he knew exactly where to throw me the ball,” Ghilotti said. “I knew it would take some time to get that same feel with Nate, but the St. Pat’s game is when I knew he could do it.”
Since then, Kristoff has been growing into the position. He credits his teammates with easing the initially chaotic transition to starting quarterback.
“When your line blocks so well and when everyone is keying on your running game, it makes my job easy,” Kristoff said.
The way he carries himself, it certainly seems easy.
“He’s probably one of the funniest kids on the team,” Cortright said. “He’s relaxed and making jokes, ready for anything. He doesn’t stress out over plays if he doesn’t understand exactly what to do. He’ll just go out and make the best of it. That’s how he is, he turns everything into a positive.”
November 27th, 2008 at 10:06 am
Novato Fan Jet Alumni….. here is the link ncsnbl.com jut click on the text network link on the home page and register your cell phone. The moderator will hopefully forward your score from the game…he (Ben Herrington) is definitely a Northbay guy but I will try to convince him the importance of knowing the scores from playoffs on the other side of the bay! Thanks
November 27th, 2008 at 10:23 am
hsfootballfan … O that one yes I am already sighed up. I thought there might be one for the east bay
November 27th, 2008 at 10:55 am
MV wins. SR is not that good. They have one guy. and MV will stop him
November 27th, 2008 at 10:59 am
Great, be sure to text the score from the Encinal game and O’Dowd MC if you go.
November 27th, 2008 at 11:09 am
Yo Michael Bower, how much space you have in email to receive clips? Might have to do the youtube thing. Go see for not great quality (fans pushing, jumping on ricketty bleachers) but runback from a kid that started the Foothill down 17-0 comeback vs. Amador: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYNqFlz2CY4&NR=1 (Use the good quality playback of course.) Got this from a website. Will this work for playoff clips? Might get some at MV-SRV.
November 27th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
Happy Thanksgiving all and see you all on Gameday at Encinal I will try blog live from the game
November 27th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
hey Jet, i’ll be covering the game. come by and say hi. i’ll buy you a hot dog at halftime
November 27th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
Prep football playoffs: Marin second-round preview capsules
Staff Report
Posted: 11/27/2008 05:19:55 PM PST
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Fortuna (7-4) at Novato (9-2)
Saturday, 1 p.m., Novato
Outlook: The No. 3-seeded Hornets resume their attempt to win a fourth consecutive North Coast Section title with a Division III playoff game against Fortuna, the winner of the Humboldt-Del Norte League Big Four division. The 11th-seeded Huskies run a split-back veer offense, so Novato’s primary concern on defense will be to stick to its assignments to limit Fortuna’s option play. “The veer relies on people getting away from their assignments, so we’ll play assignment football,” Novato coach Travis Brackett said. The Hornets’ coach thinks his squad’s experience against MCAL-foe Justin-Siena, which runs a veer offense, should come in handy. If that Oct. 25 game serves as any indicator, the Hornets should be just fine, as they beat the Braves 30-0. Moreover, Novato has limited its opponents to an average of less than 11 points per game while averaging 40 points. Offensively, the Hornets look for a balanced attack, with slightly more emphasis on the passing game, since the Huskies come from a league in which most teams tend to run the ball. Quarterback Jeff Stephens should be able to hook up with wideout Jacob Davis while Kyle Campas and Ricardo Mendez anchor Novato’s running game.
Marin Catholic (8-3) at Bishop O’Dowd (10-1)
Saturday, 1 p.m., Oakland
Outlook: The Dragons already have a taste of MCAL football this year, as they’ve beaten San Rafael 35-10 and Tam 35-14, the latter
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game coming last week in the first round of the NCS Division III playoffs. MC, seeded fifth, is hoping to do a better job keeping O’Dowd’s talented backs under wraps than its league brethren. Fourth-seeded O’Dowd has a thunder and lightning combination in the quick and explosive Mario Brown and the bigger bruiser Cherod Simpson. The individual matchup to watch, however, may come on the other side of the ball, where MC’s Nico Dumont will try to gain tough yards against O’Dowd’s stout defense, namely junior linebacker Chris Martin, who is already piquing interest from several Pac-10 schools including USC and Cal. “He’s a Pac-10 guy for sure,” MC coach Ken Peralta said of Martin. “It’s going to be a real challenge for our kids, but we’ll have fun with it.” Though MC’s strength is its running game, it may need to have some success passing the ball as well. “We need to keep them honest,” Wildcats quarterback Nate Kristoff said. The Wildcats haven’t advanced past the second round of the playoffs since 2005, when they beat Del Norte 20-6 before falling to Novato in the NCS Class 2A Redwood
November 28th, 2008 at 12:07 am
Steve R. Waterhouse
oh haha i will i will imma be wearin a blue beanie that says Hawaiian and of course the Nail House Sweater big Hawaiian lol
November 28th, 2008 at 11:05 am
Mark,
Your stats are missing one crucial piece of information, its the stats of the other back. So since national average is 167 yards a game, and we have according to your stats 175, add another 107 to that and thats our rushing average. Its best to watch a JFK game in 1/2 speed so you can actually watch the talent of the two backs.
November 28th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Not my Stats Dizzy.