- East Bay Prep CornerAll East Bay football team
By Kyle Bonagura
Friday, December 26th, 2008 at 9:53 am in General.
Our All-East Bay football team, as selected by the writers of the Bay Area News Group-East Bay (Oakland Tribune, Daily Review, Argus, Tri-Valley Herald, Contra Costa Times) was released in today’s paper. Here are the selections.
Player of the Year: QB/LB Jonathan Brown, Encinal
Offensive Player of the Year: QB Joe Southwick, San Ramon Valley
Defensive Player of the Year: LB Joey Levine, Clayton Valley
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
QB — Joe Southwick, San Ramon Valley
RB — Leroy Green, California
RB — Patrone Wood II, Ygnacio Valley
WR — Diante Jackson, Las Lomas
WR — Roman Runner, Freedom
TE — Zach Ertz, Monte Vista
OL — Jeff Ferrier, California
OL — Nick LaHaye, De La Salle
OL — Hector Orozco, Pittsburg
OL — Zack Purdy, Miramonte
OL — Sosaia Tauaho, Fremont
K — Matt Lloyd, Miramonte
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
QB — Brett Nottingham Monte Vista Jr. 6-4/210
RB — Kylan Butler De La Salle Sr. 5-8/185
RB — Mario Brown Bishop O’Dowd Jr. 5-9/165
WR — Tom Hemmingsen Monte Vista Sr. 5-9/170
WR — Nathan Hinke Foothill Sr. 6-1/165
TE — Darin Thompson Las Lomas Sr. 6-0/210
OL — Mike Carbone Freedom Sr. 6-1/213
OL — Magdeleno Meraz San Leandro Sr. 6-2/245
OL — Demetrius Moore Berkeley Sr. 6-4/286
OL — Cody Peterson De La Salle Sr. 6-1/211
OL — Danny Valenzuela Clayton Valley Sr. 6-3/305
PK — Edgar Villagrana Pittsburg Sr. 5-7/145
THIRD TEAM OFFENSE
Pos. Name School Year Height/Weight
QB Blake Wayne De La Salle Sr. 5-9/180
RB Jerrell Walker Kennedy-Fremont Sr. 6-0/185
RB Forrest Hightower Concord Jr. 5-10/165
WR James King Miramonte Jr. 6-3/195
WR Nick Zwarg California Sr. 5-8/155
TE Deon James Freedom Sr. 6-2/210
OL Charles Leno San Leandro Sr. 6-5/265
OL Tyler Kintz Bishop O’Dowd Sr. 6-1/240
OL Ben McKay San Ramon Valley Sr. 5-9/205
OL Dan Wissinger Monte Vista Sr. 6-1/250
OL Tyler Worthley Dublin Sr. 6-4/300
PK Grant Vandevanter San Ramon Valley Sr. 6-2/200
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DL — Morgan Breslin, Las Lomas
DL — Nick Pica, Concord
DL — Paul Piukala, Castlemont
DL — Dylan Wynn, De La Salle
LB — Garrison Goodman, San Ramon Valley
LB — Joey Levine, Clayton Valley
LB — Dave Wilkerson, Monte Vista
LB — Emeka Williams, Pittsburg
DB — Avery Patterson, Pittsburg
DB — Noah Perio, De La Salle
DB — Blair Wishom, De La Salle
DB — Devin Brown, Piedmont
UTIL — Nick Cole, Clayton Valley
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
Pos. Name School Year Height/Weight
DL Ricky Aliifua San Leandro Sr. 6-2/250
DL Brandon Essy Berean Christian Sr. 6-2/220
DL Cody Juarez Freedom Sr. 6-2/262
DL Dan Whitaker California Sr. 6-3/235
LB Derek Goetting California Sr. 6-1/208
LB Lucas King Berkeley Sr. 6-3,/200
LB Chris Martin Bishop O’Dowd Jr. 6-4/230
LB Kevin O’Connell De La Salle Sr. 6-1/207
DB Erick Dargan Pittsburg Jr. 6-0/190
DB Cody Peebles Freedom Sr. 5-9/158
DB Tyler Rittenour Campolindo Sr. 6-0/170
DB Dominique Sashington Encinal Sr. 6-0/185
UT Xavier Milton Encinal Sr. 6-1/170
THIRD TEAM DEFENSE
Pos. Name School Year Height/Weight
DL Azzie Ikarho Monte Vista Sr. 5-11/235
DL Josse Tejada Clayton Valley Sr. 6-1/225
DL Siua Taufa Ygnacio Valley Sr. 6-0/280
DL Sione Tupouata Fremont Jr. 6-4/250
LB Matt Enos Heritage Sr. 6-0/196
LB Tommy Nott Las Lomas Sr. 6-1/215
LB Kenny Shrader College Park Sr. 6-0/200
LB Soma Tialavea Pittsburg Sr. 5-8/180
DB Aaron Horne Castlemont Sr. 5-9, 170
DB Khyri Knowles De La Salle Sr. 5-10/180
DB Dwaine Simpson San Leandro Sr. 5-10/170
DB Kristoff Williams Deer Valley Jr. 6-3/190
UT Byron Gruendl San Ramon Valley Sr. 6-1/200
UT Ryan Rodriguez Freedom Sr. 5-7/164
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December 26th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Congrads to ALL the Hard working players who received these honors and my hat is off to ALL the guys who didn’t. There are only so many slots and there are many guys who were not named that are just as deserving. I’m sure that your teammates who did make it will tell you that. Thanks for a great year to all you guys. And lastly to Quote Shakespeare:We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother.Jet Pride!
December 26th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Congrats to the players. Interesting to note all the qb’s are from the EBAL. I’m a little bit surprised not to see Blake Renaud up there as a linebacker, but he’s only a soph and will get his props soon. Congrats to Brown on a phenomenal season, he deserves the award.
December 26th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Great season indeed to everyone. Can’t wait til next season=/
December 26th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Yea Great Season too everybody A.Woods work hard in the off season bruh and lead them Farmers Nxt Season!!!!
December 26th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Got it aint nothing else I couldbe did this year. I’m just koo I got prep of the week as a straight defensive player but ima play sum offense next year for sure
December 26th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
do tht bruh I aint trippin Ima make all metro so its good
December 26th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Props to everyone who made it. Only several complaints and these are mostly about BVAL players because that’s who I watched. Mike Carbone should not have made anything, he wasn’t very good, not even the best lineman on his team. Blake Wayne should not have been 3rd team QB, as he a great leader and winner but did not put up the type of numbers that garner all area recognition. It should have been Sean Mannion of Foothill. On defense Avery Patterson is the most overrated player in the area. He can’t cover anyone (Hemmingson, Runner, SRV recivers) and if he does he gets pass inteference (3 vs. Freedom, Burbank). Cody Juarez was nothing but a big body who just took up space but couldn’t rush the passer or get of blocks to make tackles. Erick Dargan or Cody Peebles should have been 1st team based on these teams and Patterson should take their spot on the 2nd team. Both made game changing plays Dargan with hits and Peebles with TFLs. Ryan Rodriguez should have been 1st team utility. He had over 3,500 yards of total offens with 42 total touchdowns while playing safety and having around 80 tackles and 3 interceptions. Him, Jonathon Brown, and Joey Levine were the best in the area because they played both ways at the highest level. With all this said I hope the underclassmen on the 3 teams will work hard and improve on their success.
December 26th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! Happy Holidays…
December 26th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Kyle, You forgot Damonte Horton from Oakland High. 5 picks three four touchdowns… One of the fastest corners in the Bay Area.
December 26th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
I just posted the list…. We met as a staff and decided on the team. Sounds like a good player though.
December 26th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Kyle,When will the team be posted and did they ever give you guys the All BSAL team?
December 26th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
Kyle, I like that you guys limit the squads to just one at each position. As hard as it may be to select these teams, they have way more credibility that way. Sure, there are a lot of good players that were left off the list, but there are a lot of great players who made the cuts.
December 26th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
It makes it appear to be more credible. There’s nothing credible about this crap. If the top players were all from the same league, or area, you would still have to put some mediocre players from good teams on from the other area(s) because they have to spread the wealth. Oddly though, these writers are way more credible than the coach selected all-league teams.
December 26th, 2008 at 11:47 pm
I agree with You o’Dad.
December 28th, 2008 at 10:17 am
Desmond Camper Tennyson 2nd Team All Metro Defense
and I didn’t make all east bay wow its cool tho you guys are still great!!!!!!!
December 28th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Congrats on the honor, Desmond.
December 28th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
thanks Bower and I was the only defensive player in the HAAL to make 1st Or Second Team Defense
December 28th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
another interseting HAAL note. Leno from SL 3rd team East Bay yet 1st team Metro.
also Leno(SL) 3rd team EB OL and committ to Bosie. Meraz(SL) 2nd team EB OL and zero offers
December 28th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Meraz was a honorable mention all metro I think
December 28th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Dnrapp,
It actually happens a lot that we place guys with less or no offers on higher teams than guys who are already committed. I’m not saying this is necessarily the case with Leno, but a lot of players who have already committed ease up during their senior year because they aren’t still playing for a scholarship and other guys, who are less heralded, have better seasons even if there potential is less. We always select our teams based on what they did in a given season and not on what scholarships they have or what potential is there.
Additionally, comparing our team to the Chronicle is always tough because our team is based more on the players that our writers (in this case 10 of us) see with our own eyes, whereas the Chronicle doesn’t see as many games and so reputation sometimes plays a bigger role. We talk to coaches to gather their opinion as well, but much of it comes down to what we’ve seen with our own eyes.
December 28th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
i really believe las lomas gets too much love.
james king beat diante jackson in just about every stat yet king is third team and diante is first? i find that hard to rationalize cmon cctimes
December 29th, 2008 at 12:00 am
Hey Dez, congrats man, glad you got it!
December 29th, 2008 at 12:14 am
Thanks
December 29th, 2008 at 12:36 am
jackson might be over rated just a tad Greg Allen a D-1 scholarship basketball player from Eureka completly outplayed him and he does not even care about football he plays september through november and started his jr year
December 29th, 2008 at 1:18 am
WHAT AB9OUT AARON HORNE HE SHOULD HAVE WENT 1ST OR 2ND TEAM . hE HAD 19TD BUT ABOUT 10 CALLED BACK “LOL” THIS IS A JOKE IT’S ALL ABOUT _____ WELL YOU FILL IT IN .
December 29th, 2008 at 1:27 am
aaron horne made 2nd Team All Metro
December 29th, 2008 at 8:40 am
Jackson was playing with an ankle twice the size….Euerka outplayed nobody.
December 29th, 2008 at 9:17 am
There is always going to be a few kids that are maybe a bit lower or higher then they should be BUT these ALL League teams get it right most of the time, Remember there are 77 High Schools there picking these kids from
Great Job & Thanks for the outstanding Prep Football Coverage !!!!!!
December 29th, 2008 at 9:39 am
Wow…. while I’m glad to see that Jerrell Walker from Kennedy made the list, I can’t believe that he is the only player from the MVAL that merits recognition.
December 29th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
How is cameron gupton not on here?
December 29th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
How did Foothill only have one player?
SRV (5)players, how did they beat them?
Cal (5)players, how did they beat them?
Freedom (6)players, how did they beat them?
Miramonte (3)players, how did they beat them?
Maybe Mannion and Sweeney should have been coach of the year!!!
How did San Leandro have four players on this list?
Did they beat anybody out of the HAAL?
December 29th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
Foothill was a great team but they really didn’t have to many players tht caught eyes of East Bay reporters who conduct all east bay team or the Reporters at The SF Chronicle who conduct the all metro team
December 29th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Does the Chronicle even cover high school sports anymore?
December 29th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
Same as always….Foothill never has the best players, but they are always are among the best teams. It’s always the coaching mixed in with kids with a ton of heart. That’s what high school is all about. Heart, heart, heart and that’s why Foothill always competes.
I am in shock, Grundle only third team, what will Mr. Grundle will day? The best receiver in the Bay Area.
December 29th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
COACH OF THE YEAR FOR GIRLS GOLF?????? Are you frigging me, what does that mean, the guy who drives the school van the best? Or perhaps the guy who fills up the range buckets to best? That’s like tennis coach of the year…what a joke
December 29th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
hahahahahahha ebal fan your silly but true
December 29th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
dez who all made all-metro from the HAAL?
December 29th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
jus me and charles leno sl
leno made first team offense
hella people made honorable mention
like Max Carmona Travis Gardner Jackai,Mafi,mario brown,chris martin and from yall school jus Virgil made it
December 29th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
all that all metro,all league, and all eastbay is a bunch of BS
December 29th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
you aint lyin
December 30th, 2008 at 12:28 am
like forreal mafi and chris martin…martin had 88 tackles 3rd in league i get 114 second in league and he makes it before me..and i think dominique or bryan should have made a team too.
December 30th, 2008 at 9:35 am
chris had 88 he was fouth behind mafi woods and camper and jackson and bryon should definetly got honorable mention and the bod boys got it because they made playoffs but don’t even worry about it next year is goin to be a monster season for you since u played at such a high level this year and all the awards go to seniors mostly anyway unless u r goin to USC
December 30th, 2008 at 10:34 am
Dez, Chris actually had 88 tackles in the regular season alone while not playing defense in 1 1/2 games. Besides, stats are deceiving. And, the very last part of your sentence above has been categorically proven to be untrue.
December 30th, 2008 at 10:41 am
tht statement was wrong from me but it is true for Erick Dargan who is a junior at Pittsburg
December 30th, 2008 at 10:57 am
I didn’t know Erick was going to SC. Don’t think he’s been offered. But hey, doesnt mean you cant say you’ve “commited” to a school that has yet to offer. Or, rack up tackle total stats by giving yourself credit if you were in the general vacinity when the ball carrier went down, huh? I am not referring to Dargan here, I’ve never seen him play…or the flip side, scapegoat your most high profile player to take the heat off yourself…
December 30th, 2008 at 11:06 am
true tht
December 30th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Stats are very deceiving !!!
Making tackles is great BUT the person who leads his team in tackles or 2nd in tackles isnt always the best Defensive player or most important player, Maybe the D-line or D-end is what allowed that person to make so many tackles, etc its 11 people in a team environment and of course depending on the actually defense they run depends on who is SET UP to get the Stats
Not a lot of running backs rack up yards without line creating running lanes !!
December 30th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
great point
December 30th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Football is ALWAYS won or lost on the line from Jr. Pee Wee Football to Pro Football
I coach a youth team and always ask the kids whats highest paid position in football and answer’s very from QB, RB, WR, Etc and answer is QB then LT then DE – so QB is highest paid then Protect QB then get to QB
December 30th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
I always liked playing Guard it is a great position I liked all the pulling
December 30th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
well that is true but wen someone is makin tackles and plays all over the field maybe thats just showing that they want the tackle more than anyone ask dez i was all over the field when we played them i had 9 tackles alone in the second half and it was from the free safety spot. but i hear what your saying tho but its not always the case everytime i had 114 tackles cuz i was all over the field
December 30th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Martin probably had less tackles than others in the league, bacause people tended to run away from him. According to what everyone says, that would be the prudent thing to do.
December 30th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
mafi of SLZ and woods of hayward were all over the field and both had 100 plus tackles and woods is a safety tht will probably go on to play at Pac-10 School
December 30th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
from the games in saw i didnt notice anyone run away from him and i knw for sure we didnt because the gamplan was to contain mario brown
December 30th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Here’s one thing I just noticed in the last hour watching the game tape of BOD/Hayward- Woods#1 got exactly 1 assist in the game. You must have had 20 per game against everyone else. If you want me to post the game tape on here, I will.
December 30th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
the BOD game was no doubt the worst game i played this year. my mind was not focused on the game at all. i also played with 8 stitches above my right eye because i had a severe gash from an incident that happened the thrusday before the game. and the hit that caused the cut also caused a mild concussion so my head was not on my shoulders all the way you can clearly see on film. and i have the tape in front of me i counted 5 total tackles that game.
December 30th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
You are fast and fluid. You can tell you are a player from watching the tape. Let your game speak for itself and you will get a lot of looks next year.
December 30th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
Hilarious.
Camper, you were a good player on a terrible team get over yourself. The HAAL was terrible this year — the all area teams are for guys who actually helped their teams win games. Something you did not do.
Woods, maybe if you didn’t bad mouth your own coach on this blog he would have nominated you for All-League. BTW, game planning to contain Mario Brown was for your defense. How does that affect anything Martin did when O’Dowd was on defense?
Both you guys should just skip college and go to the NFL now.
O’Dad, you’re son is a stud, his play speaks for himself. But do you really need to come on here and talk trash with a bunch of kids? Act like an adult.
December 30th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
thank you o’dad. but yea i had more than 10 tackles in about 5 or 6 games. SLV-13 SL-14 Tennyson-10 Mt.eden-18 YV-12
December 30th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
because i play offense and nothing was said about #46 all the talk was about #5. and i didnt bad mouth any of my coaches. that was done by some other team mates. i have nothing against my coaches despite going through what we went threw as a team they did a good job. we just didnt finish games in the beggining of the season which hurt us but its not all the players fault or the coaches its both sides so i mean just a learning experience for the juniors who were on the team
December 30th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Hey Haalmer
if u didn’t kno I was 2ND Team All-metro and the only HAAL PLAYER TO MAKE IT ON DEFENSE
December 30th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
How many tennyson games did the chronicle cover?
December 30th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
idk could careless
December 30th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
The answer is zero.
You got left off the team east bay team by the newspaper that covered all your games.
You made the team that covered none of your games.
i wonder which one is more accurate.
December 30th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
I kno I was left off all east bay because we didn’t win thts known but I can’t control tht I can only do the job my coaches tell me to do and I did it and did it good and the Chronicle recognized tht on paper thy couldve joined any of the east bay reporters at my game and seen tht it is what is if I play for a Cal a SRV a DLS I’m first team All East Bay with my numbers but I wasn’t and don’t care tht wasn’t my personal goal at the beginning of 2008.My goal was to make all metro I didn’t even kno there was an all east bay team till mid season.
December 30th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
If you were on DLS they woulda gone undefeated and been named the the USA Today national champions. Probably coulda beat most college teams too.
December 30th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
idk bout all tht I jus play Defensive Line thts what I do and scoring touchdowns isn’t in a defensive linemens job description
December 30th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
but there is no way they woulda given up any points if you were on their D. all they needed was one dominant d lineman like you.
December 30th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
I don’t think so and could careless it is never goin to happer I loved my time at tennyson and would do it all again
December 30th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Even an alumni from Tennyson thinks you are a great player:
http://www.yappi.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3423535
December 30th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
hahahahahahaha tht is a very very funny think my big brother did on my yappi account we laughed at this whole time I’ve been here in Canton.
December 30th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
I think it was a Tennyson alum named Camron who graduated in 1972 who wrote that.
December 30th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
hahahahahahhahaha hillarious
December 30th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
#72 that plays for the jets is probably the weakest lineman I’ve seen in while his technique his horrible he stands straight up and gets pancaked on the line on ever get off. Lacks explosion off the line very lazy in stance should get recruited to a d1 institute such LMC or DVC. Congrats on making 4 team scout lineman u did a great job Dez.
December 30th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
I agree with the comment above me 72 is a pathetic lineman with awful technique and many scouts have crossed his name off their interest because of poor play toward the end of the season. Congrats on your acomplishment.
December 30th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
y is my name in there
December 30th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
harsh
December 30th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
No 72 on the Jets. Only 70’s numbers are 75 and 77.
December 30th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
hahahaha aint tho but whoever he is talkin out the side of his neck yo!!!!
December 30th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
vimeo.com/2605751
jus go watch tht film of #72
December 30th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
I dont want to pick on a particular player but #72 winning all metro is not and accomplishment for being waffled on the line being pressed like shirt. He should consider a sport were u can lay on ur back
December 30th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
And also 79 and if you are talking about 75,You beter go to U-tube and check the clips. Most of the scoring runs were over the left side. Brandon,Where did all that come from? Sounds like he must have gave you some trouble.
December 30th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
I agree with Brandon Wilson 72 is a pathetic lineman with awful technique and many scouts have crossed his name off their interest because of poor play toward the end of the season. Congrats on your acomplishment.
December 30th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Ok what game did u see me play Brandon
December 30th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
vimeo.com
December 30th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
dez #72,Clip looks good. Your a senior right? Did your coach send your clip to any college recruiters? I been a Defensive line coach for a while and you look like a damm good player to me.
December 30th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
dez #72,A lot of Good players were left off the all east bay. There are only so many slots and sometimes good players get left out.
December 30th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
Thank You and yes me and my I coach sent off my full highlight tape to many school and I have recieved intrest from many mid majors and I-AA so everything is looking good for me. Thanks
December 30th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
Camper is the best player I’ve ever seen at Tennyson.
-Camron, 1972 Alumni of Tennyson
December 30th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Sac State is Going Div I That might be a good place for you Dez. The do offer full rides now.
December 30th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
is scoutthompson a college scout???
December 30th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
his highlight tape is 9 minutes long and and has about 5 plays that keep repeating over and over and is edited with a bunch of unnecessary effects that scouts could care less about. he has 5 good plays through the whole season and the rest of the playss gets pancaked. thats why all the scouts i talk to dont even consider him a recruit.
December 30th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
They have some good coaches up there that might be a good place for me.
December 30th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Probably not, Most scouts are Asst.Coaches and what real coach would write that about a young man that is at the least playing hard as he can?
December 30th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
tht fool aint no recruit its some dude on here changin names talkin hecka stuff bruh he jus a bum
December 30th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Dez, Have your Coach Contact Coach Ingram at Sac state he is the area scout.
December 30th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
no they dont
December 30th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
Alright I will have him contact him Monday morning. Thank You for the Support.
December 30th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
haha
December 30th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
aye bruh this hecka funny how much people can hate you
December 30th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
yea sac state gives out full ride scholy’s. you should consider them dez not a bad school. a friend of mines got a full ride there cyrus muitalo
December 30th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
we will see this month
December 30th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
dez are you going to speak proper english or ghetto pick one
December 30th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Here ya go dez,http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/football/ I’m a alum and Maybe you and my son will be teammates after he takes a year at a JC to get his grades right.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
Alright Thank You Coach.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
Oh yeah this guy is a Klansman hater for real Dez,You must have blew past him a few times and made him look dumb.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
im so glad i have one more season
December 30th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
no Um not a hater but I study football I call what I see prove me wrong and earn a scholarship but based on ur video I think my evaluation is accurate
December 30th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
I’m a friend to anyone who wants to be better. My pleasure dez.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Then what was with that Ghetto stuff troop?
December 30th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Yeah Woods you got talent and you play hard.I got a lot of respect for you.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Famfirst1,Track and field,Weights and eat right.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
good luck on trying to get this guy in college football with his size and competition
December 30th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
the guy speaks proper english one post and hood another pick 1
December 30th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
doing 200,high jump,and discus depending on the shoulder. started my weight lifting program yesterday. and im goin on a college style diet
December 30th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
It’s about the size of the fight in the dog,Not the size of the dog in the fight. I’ve had centers that were as small as 170 lbs Kick guys asses twice there size. Just play hard and never quiet. believe it or not a lot of guys like “Rudy” Do make it.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
there’s a reason why your a former coach! Because you were meddling around with the players jock straps
December 30th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
true that
December 30th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Oregon games on you should watch the D LINE Get Of The Ball
December 30th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Who cares about how he speaks as long as he 1.Produces 2.is a good citzen 3.a good student and Famfirst1,You are on the right track.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Brandon Wilson,That was cute.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
naw im watching one of my influences patrick chung. this is a really good game
December 30th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
thank you former coach. but i have a question for you and maybe dez can out some input in this too. WHO WOULD WIN IF ENCINAL PLAYED HAYWARD IN THE FIRST ROUND IF THE DIV.III PLAYOFFS?
December 30th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Me too this a really great bowl game.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
dez bryant did his thang he is gonnna be good in the nfl
December 30th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Oh and Brandon,I stopped Coaching because i had a kid to provide for. Now that he is Going to College,I’ll be returning To Coaching.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Encinal would win.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
All I have to say is Encinal Hayward would go to the wire!!!!
December 30th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Encinal by 28.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Well I’m a Encinal parent but,I have not seen hayward play this year. But i know we would’ve killed O’Dowd.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Yea Dez Bryant is a beast
December 30th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
i agree. it would be a good matchup. a true dog fight
December 30th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
Old Meddling, since you think Encinal beat would kill O’Dowd and O’Dowd beat Hayward, don’t you think Encinal would kill Hayward too?
December 30th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
I see you guys beat my old high school Mission SF. I can’t believe you guys lost to weak O’Dowd.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
we had BOD beat but mental mistakes hurt us. that was the problem in the beggining of our season but wen our head coach came back from a kidney tumor we ironed it out and won 5 of our last 6 and a 4 game winning streak gaining over 300 yards of total offense in every game. the defense only giving up 53 points in 4 games is pretty good and only 2 teams gaining barely over 100 yards of offense.it would be a good game
December 30th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
I think hayward might have a problem With our team speed. Dez,You play right or left side? I never say who can beat who. I like to do the talking with the pads.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
I am a LE but we switched our Scheme to 3-4 and I played Noseguard all year because I couldnt be stopped by anybodys center. Bishop O’Dowd tripled teamed me all day with Center and both guards or center and left guard left tackle they bottled me up.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
I would’ve like to See you go against our Guards. #65 is pretty gritty and #77 is a mauler.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
5 tunrovers in the BOD game lost it for us they only had 14 points. ENCINAL BY 28???? thats ridiculous. We were better than BOD. we beat ourselves.but BOD is mario brown, slow him down and they are in trouble.we had 4 runnning backs who could carry the load DOminique Jackson,bryan jones,carl yates,and justin gaines.and plus the defense was basically on point the whole year besides the SL game. The Jets passing game against our secondary would be a good matchup.ask dez tennysons spread was shutdown after we came up with a new 2 safety defense and me and dominique back there is trouble waiting to happen
December 30th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
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December 30th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
we match up pretty well with the jets speed in my opinion.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
the only lines that stopped me all year were Haywards and Bishop O’dowds the coaches at those schools really did a goos job at keeping the run game away from me in those games. and Encinal had a great line I love to fight on the line especially when I let my guard down against mt eden and i let their guard and center pancake me the first play of the game. My motor really got going.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
Well i will say this,Everyone expected us to get knocked off all year and in the playoff. My guys stepped it up.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Well it’s all about good leverage,Hand fighting and keeping your feet moving. Hit,Extend and attack.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
That is a really nice website.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
it is a coo website. i really did want us to play them this season
December 30th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Well hey it probably would’ve been a good game. O’dowd didn’t want to schedule us this season and I hear alameda is trying to get out of The Island Bowl next season. A friend of mine’s son played for San Lorenzo. No. 66. How did he do against you guys.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
yea wen we played ya’ll camper we ran to the outside a lot and controlled the clock and our defense stopped your offense most of the game
December 30th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
i wish we would schedule you guys
December 30th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Yea all day gaines and jackson outsideand you guy made 2 or 3 field goals. I was juicedat the beginning of that game. The First Series I made 2 tackles and topped it off with a sack then we blocked the punt and scored we was too juiced and who hit our reciever over the middle
December 30th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
that was I
December 30th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
why? wha happened to him anyway?
December 30th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
A lot of bay area guys at oregon.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
hahaha he was out like 3 weeks
December 30th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Oh yea the quarterback played at CCSF
December 30th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Yeah couple of CCSF guys,DLS,Mcclymonds and Accalones.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
swear??? damn i did damage when we played ya’ll and i played exactly a week after seperating my shoudler against SL too i sat out the first quarter tho cuz i only practiced one day
December 30th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
I saw this guy at the 1st transbay Bowl in 2006. he’s gonna be a beast. http://gohuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/carroll_allen00.html Both you guys can do just as well if you work hard.
December 30th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
i heard of allen carroll from mack i saw him playing wen i went to the cal/waahington game
December 30th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Great kid,Can Only get better.
December 30th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
I guess i’m saying Guys,It’s all out there for you if you just do all the things you need to do and work hard. I’m out guys.
December 30th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
aiight thanks
December 30th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
alright thanks for all the info greatly appreciated I’m out too!!!!
December 30th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
How come Cameron Gupton was not mentioned? He won BVAL 1st team RB & DB. He also has a high gpa and has had offers made. WTF?
December 30th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
Okay. Woods, good player. Camper, good player. But, for the love of god, nobody will ever respect the both of you when you go on blogs like this and talk yourselves up. Now, I love myself just as much as the next guy, but if you really want to know why everybody “hates on you” it’s because of your complete lack of humility. People dont help boost a person’s self esteem when it should be knocked down a peg or two. You are going against what is considered honorable and noble to us old school football guys, keeping your mouth shut and talking with the pads. Not trying to taunt you or demoralize you but, just some advice you don’t have to take but would be foolish not to.
December 31st, 2008 at 2:35 am
ok, for real now. How is ryan rodriguez only a 3rd teamer, and how is cameron gupton not on this list?
December 31st, 2008 at 7:49 am
I read these posts & they make me laugh, never seen a kid get a scholarship writing blogs – College Coaches know watching 5 / 10 plays from your highlight film if your a fit form them then they will ask for a full game to see if you can do that EVERY play, Remember projectability is as important to a College scout as ability, a 6-3 215 pound kid can become a 6-3 255 monster as his frame can carry the added muscle but a 5-10 215 kid frame cannot add that muscle and still be as athletic
The kids listed as POY and on 1st team have ALL dominated at there positions EVERY game thru out the year to earn there awards, Brown, Southwick & Levine EARNED there POY awards & Colleges like there projectibility
December 31st, 2008 at 8:50 am
Great, FamFirst1 Woods is only a junior. I guess we can all look forward to more of his blatant self promotion next season. Can’t wait for the weekly Woods stats update. At least Camper will be gone. I agree with Haal Fan let your play speak for itself stop tootin your own horn guys. And Woods 14 tackles against SL? I don’t know about that but I do remember Gardner,Simpson,Jones,and Owens carving up your super secondary for 200+ yards and 4 TDS. Maybe you were playing linebacker or DE that game.
December 31st, 2008 at 12:40 pm
makes no sense king should be higher. he beat diante in EVERY stat. cmon show miramonte some love once in awhile. this is the same staff that had las lomas ranked higher than miramonte after miramonte BEAT las lomas. cmon man!
December 31st, 2008 at 2:04 pm
yea they did and all the players you named at SL are close friends of mine especially travis gardner. and i was playing roverthat game and i was in the box most of the game. but yea they did their thang
December 31st, 2008 at 11:10 pm
who picks these teams? i saw some kids who werent even the best at their position on their own team
January 4th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Should the Kennedy of Fremont Football coach retire or be asked to retire?
I have seen a couple articles about Coach Mike from Fremont how he has been there for almost 50 or 60 years, but I was amazed to see that this year, 08, was their first NCS playoff win. C’mon 50-60 years before a win and they have only gone 4 times. I hear about talent that comes out of this school but I never see it. They had two backers with speed this year, with good speed and never once showed a spread. Throw the ball. Almost everyone in California does it why don’t they?
The people that have met him say he is a really nice guy. But they do not comment on his football prowess. He was quoted as saying he will be here for the 50th homecoming, isn’t that up to the administration (principle, athletic director) or is that school so used to losing that it doesn’t care about the program. Kennedy doesn’t do well in sports period, maybe because they don’t know how to move on and get good coaching. Maybe Coach Mike is a good guy, probably the best man I will have the honor of meeting, I am not saying he is a bad person. What I am asking, is it time to move forward the school has not had another football coach, ever. They’ve run the same plays well… forever and the only thing they can really hang their hat on is that their football coach knows everyone. I hear they bring back former players to come in and help out and coach, but if those former players can only coach what he has been coaching for years isn’t it time to change things. I have heard new coaches do want to come in but the administration and the AD won’t allow it. I heard they are good friends of Coach Mike’s. I am sorry but I do not who the AD is but whoever they are really needs to set precedence and stop putting you and your friends first. I have never gone to Kennedy nor do my kids, but I have friends who have kids in junior high that will be going there and they do not want to play sports at Kennedy. Not a lot of their sports teams have winning seasons, and no its not only about winning, but it seems when they do win the school doesn’t care because its not football or they get rid of the coaches. Sports aren’t the only thing in high school but it does help in the development of the young. If Coach Mike is there for 6 more years and continues with his losing tradition the kids will learn one thing for sure, how to lose with dignity and grace. Although I heard they couldn’t even do that against Encinal (former players rise up). The school needs new blood, but I guess if they are considered the worst school in Fremont to go to, they won’t try. Well, if Kennedy continues with its own ways at least my kids will beat them in sports just like I did. The Administration needs to change this, if they do not make a change at least let my friends’ kids transfer somewhere else. You know, where the athletic director doesn’t put friendship before the kids.
January 5th, 2009 at 3:39 am
The argument you raise is a reasonable one. It’s an argument that many are passionate about. I was actually discussing this with a former teammate and current fellow coach. At what point does loyalty take a backseat to actual results? The answer is simply; Never. However, loyalty will always take a backseat to performance. If there is someone out there who can get more from the kids, not necessarily in the form of wins or losses, but effort; then he should get the job. So, should Coach Michelatos be fired? Only if there’s someone else out there who won’t particularly win, but can teach these kids better life lessons and get more pure effort out of them; well then give him the reins. We’ve all seen our fair share of athletes or coaches who hang on a bit past their prime, but in high school sports it’s always been my firm belief that it’s not about winning or losing, but how you play the game and what you take away from each game. And if that’s the case then maybe you should dig a little deeper. What’s your opinion on the matter? Do you think there’s someone out there who can do better at teaching life to these kids?
January 5th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
wat happen 2 all the novato fans!
January 5th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
I agree with the wins and losses versus life lessons, as stated above about “it’s not only about winning”, but the loyalty issue you bring up brings to mind whose loyalty: the loyalty to the students, to the administration, to the school or to oneself?
If it is to the students, which it should be: the life lessons being taught in a positive fashion should be number one and that is agreeable, but is it not up to the loyalty of the coach to learn and adjust to current times and ways of a sport, allowing students to learn different facets of a game in order to better themselves with the understanding and development of an ever-growing competitive arena which is also part of the experience of high school?
This is what I think is the question: Having an experience which allows for a coach to control if you will, the culture of an athletic program, which usually is controlled by the athletic director allows for a skewed view or concept leading to an inept conclusion preceded by an undesirable transition; therefore the results which have culminated from years of unattractive outcomes combined with the unchanged administration, lead one to ask why has the fiber of which the program started not grown or changed to mold itself with the advancements of generations that attend the institution?
I believe the answer to be in the culture of the school.
If the administration believes that the athletics at the school are better administered towards life learning and to aid the academic aspect of the institution, then to hold on to a coach that is teaching these lessons is absolutely in line with their direction and to find a coach with the same mind set is a blessing.
If the Institution is based on the identity of the athletic programs a school must adhere to public scrutiny and want, finding themselves involved with a revolving door for coaches maybe taking considerable time away from current student-athletes; however it will build a tradition that may pour into the students in the future of being successful but that is 50-50 at best and only time can show the results good or bad that an administration does not have the time to try to solidify.
Last but not least, if the institution believes in itself to be an evolutionary school wanting to show that it can open itself to advancements and make adjustments and promising to use athletics as a tool for the development for a student-athlete both in and out of the classroom by showing how instrumental any extra curricular activity is absolutely beneficial to the growth to young adults, then and only then will the school find a way to keep athletics and academics to growing, meaning finding coaches who believe it is possible to be successful in any situation and have the ability and desire to do so. This result is only dependent on the fact that the administration is not afraid to change, this process can be difficult; nevertheless it is well worth it.
January 6th, 2009 at 1:50 am
I was at the encinal . And kennedy game and please their is no bit of talent on the kenndy team. Jarrel walker from kennedy wouldn’t play rb at encinal but makes all east bay that makes me laugh me was getting smack around like a pin ball and was scared to run up the middle just ask number 34 kimmani washington.
January 6th, 2009 at 4:47 am
So fb frnzy what you are saying is if the school wants to be academic let it be academic and it will pour into the athletic field. If the school wants to be athletic let it be athletic and it will pour into the academic field. Finally, if a school wants to succeed at both it should find a common ground and make changes when it is necessary in order to provide the best possible high school experience.
If this is so, Kennedy should have changed a long time ago.
January 6th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Owen Krebs, Berkeley Aaorn Norton- Buford, Berkeley Keenon Coogler, Berkeley RICKY GALVIN Berkeley should have made something, you guys are, all believing the hype, too much, a bunch Mel Kipers.
January 6th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
I think Williams from Pittsburg should have been D-player of the year. Levine is a good player and all and also played on both sides of the ball but defensively Williams was much better. He has the most tackles on the whole list and his defense gave up an average of 10 pts in alot harder league and schedule than levine. Just my thoughts.