- East Bay Prep Corner
Pick’Em Challenge standings — round 1
By Kyle Bonagura
Thursday, February 26th, 2009 at 1:16 pm in Uncategorized.
Interesting first round with High School Sports Junkine, using his multi generational knowledge to tie for the early lead correctly selecting 27 of the 31 first round games
Our three writers who chose to participate all held their own (Me, Durkin and Bower) are also tied for first with Newyearstartsnow and DonFan (who didn’t participate after the first round last year).
Defending champion PrepFan has a little work to do, but with many games still remaining, there is plenty of time to position himself in a place for a repeat.
EBAL Fan’s selection of Sonoma Valley over Livermore killed his karma and picking SRV over Logan didn’t help either.
ECULB struggled without Mack to bank on finishing just ahead of Jammin JR, who turned his picks in late and still managed just 18 of 31 correct picks.
Feel free to update me if you I got your number wrong.
-Kyle
Here are the standings:
| Name | Total |
| High School Sports Junkie | 27 |
| DonFan | 27 |
| Jimmy Durkin | 27 |
| Kyle Bonagura | 27 |
| Michael Bower | 27 |
| Newyearstartsnow | 27 |
| PrepFan | 25 |
| Trojan Den | 25 |
| BigGreen | 25 |
| Bay Area Watcher | 23 |
| BigMig | 23 |
| Trojan 56 | 23 |
| Bikerider | 23 |
| HANG NAIL | 23 |
| Benicia Dave | 21 |
| Coach Brown | 21 |
| EBAL Fan | 21 |
| Panther Pride | 20 |
| ECulb | 20 |
| Jammin JR | 18 |
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Copy the list of games below, paste it in a new comment to this post. Erase the team you think is going to lose. If you don’t pick a game you will automatically lose that game. Each correct pick is worth 1 point (other rounds will be scored the same). If you want to tell us why you picked your games, feel free. If you win, you will automatically be granted eternal glory.
D-I
BOYS: De La Salle/Logan; Newark/Berkeley; San Leandro/Pitt; Monte Vista/Castro Valley. Girls: Monte Vista/Logan; Newark/Granada; Deer Valley/San Ramon Valley; Berkeley/American.
D-II
BOYS: Hayward/Clayton Valley; Heritage/Pinole Valley; Las Lomas/Maria Carillo; Northgate/Ukiah. Girls: Carondelet/Livermore; Petaluma/Alameda; Pinole Valley/Heritage; Northgate/Montgomery.
D-III
BOYS: O’Dowd/Dublin; Drake/Analy; Miramonte/Acalanes; Piner/Terra Linda. Girls: O’Dowd/Drake; Campolindo/Miramonte; Dublin/Dougherty Valley; Encinal/Tamalpais.
D-IV
BOYS: Salesian/Healdsburg; Arcata/SPSV; St Marys/Fortuna; Cardinal Newman/McKinelyville. Girls: St Mary’s/Justin Siena; McKineleyville/Piedmont; Marin Catholic/SPSV; Mereau Catholic/Fortuna.
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February 26th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
D-I
BOYS: De La Salle; Berkeley; San Leandro; Castro Valley.
Girls: Monte Vista; Newark; Deer Valley; Berkeley.
D-II
BOYS: Hayward; Heritage; Maria Carillo; Northgate.
Girls: Carondelet; Alameda; Pinole Valley; Northgate.
D-III
BOYS: O’Dowd; Analy; Miramonte; Piner.
Girls: O’Dowd; Campolindo; Dublin; Encinal.
D-IV
BOYS: Salesian; Arcata; St Mary’s; Cardinal Newman.
Girls: St Mary’s; McKinleyville; Marin Catholic; Moreau Catholic.
February 26th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
after av lost first round i was heartbroken and gave up. all good though good start for me.
D-I
BOYS: De La Salle Newark San Leandro/; Monte Vista/. Girls: Monte Vista/; granada; /San Ramon Valley; Berkeley/
D-II
BOYS: Hayward/; Heritage/Las Lomas/; Northgate. Girls: Carondelet (unfortunatley); Petaluma; Pinole Valley; Northgate/
D-III
BOYS: O’Dowd Analy; Miramonte; Terra Linda. Girls: O’Dowd; Dublin/; Encinal/
D-IV
BOYS: Salesian; Arcata/ St Marys Cardinal Newman/Girls: St Mary’s/; McKineleyville/ Marin Catholic/ Mereau Catholic/.
February 26th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
D-I
BOYS: De La Salle; Berkeley; San Leandro; Monte Vista. Girls: Monte Vista; Newark; Deer Valley; Berkeley.
D-II
BOYS: Hayward; Pinole Valley; Las Lomas; Northgate. Girls: Carondelet; Alameda; Pinole Valley; Northgate.
D-III
BOYS: O’Dowd; Drake; Miramonte; Piner/. Girls: O’Dowd; Miramonte; Dublin; Encinal.
D-IV
BOYS: Salesian; SPSV; St Marys; Cardinal Newman. Girls: St Mary’s; Piedmont; Marin Catholic; Mereau Catholic.
February 26th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Toughest pick was Miramonte/Campo girls in D3. Go with the hot team or the one with lots of NCS experience?
D-I
BOYS: De La Salle; Newark; San Leandro; Monte Vista. Girls: Monte Vista; Granada; Deer Valley; Berkeley.
D-II
BOYS: Hayward; Pinole Valley; Las Lomas; Northgate. Girls: Carondelet; Petaluma; Pinole Valley; Northgate.
D-III
BOYS: O’Dowd; Analy; Miramonte; Piner. Girls: O’Dowd; Campolindo; Dublin; Encinal.
D-IV
BOYS: Salesian; SPSV; St Marys; Cardinal Newman. Girls: St Mary’s; Piedmont; Marin Catholic; Mereau Catholic
February 26th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
D-I
BOYS: De La Salle; Berkeley; San Leandro; Monte Vista. Girls: Monte Vista; Newark; Deer Valley; Berkeley.
D-II
BOYS: Hayward; Pinole Valley; Las Lomas; Ukiah (MY UPSET SPECIAL). Girls: Carondelet; Petaluma; Pinole Valley; Northgate.
D-III
BOYS: O’Dowd; Analy; Miramonte; Piner. Girls: O’Dowd; Miramonte; Dublin; Encinal.
D-IV
BOYS: Salesian; SPSV; St Marys; Cardinal Newman. Girls: St Mary’s; Piedmont; Marin Catholic; Moreau Catholic.
February 26th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
DonFan, you forgot one of the D-3 girls games.
February 26th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
GREAT CALLL!!!!!! thanks! ill go with miramonte. thanks
February 26th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
what is the time deadline for 2nd round and is it firm or just kinda whenever…..lol
February 26th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Try to get it in by 6.
I’ll be watching you in particular.
February 26th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
D-I
BOYS: De La Salle; Newark; San Leandro; Monte Vista. Girls: Monte Vista; Newark; Deer Valley; Berkeley.
D-II
BOYS: Hayward; Pinole Valley; Las Lomas; Northgate. Girls: Carondelet; Petaluma; Pinole Valley; Northgate.
D-III
BOYS: O’Dowd; Analy; Miramonte; Piner.
Girls: O’Dowd; Miramonte; Dublin; Encinal.
D-IV
BOYS: Salesian; SPSV; St Marys; Cardinal Newman. Girls: St Mary’s; McKineleyville; Marin Catholic Mereau Catholic.
February 26th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Consider this my offical protest (LOL) some people got theres in late for rd.1 they should have been dicked points!
D-I
BOYS: De La Salle; Berkeley; San Leandro; Castro Valley. Girls: Monte Vista; Newark; Deer Valley Berkeley.
D-II
BOYS: Hayward; Pinole Valley; Las Lomas/; Northgate. Girls: Carondelet; Alameda; Pinole Valley; Northgate.
D-III
BOYS: O’Dowd; Analy; Miramonte; Piner.
Girls: O’Dowd; Miramonte; Dublin; Encinal.
D-IV
BOYS: Salesian; Arcata; St Marys; Cardinal Newman. Girls: St Mary’s; McKineleyville; Marin Catholic; Mereau Catholic.
February 26th, 2009 at 8:04 pm
D-I
BOYS: De La Salle; Newark; San Leandro; Monte Vista. Girls: Monte Vista; Newark; San Ramon Valley; Berkeley.
D-II
BOYS: Hayward; Heritage; Las Lomas; Northgate. Girls: Carondelet; Petaluma; Pinole Valley; Northgate.
D-III
BOYS: O’Dowd; Analy; Miramonte; Piner. Girls: O’Dowd; Miramonte; Dublin; Encinal.
D-IV
BOYS: Salesian ; SPSV; St Marys; Cardinal Newman. Girls: St Mary’s; Piedmont; SPSV; Moreau Catholic
February 26th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
D-I
BOYS: De La Salle; Berkeley; San Leandro; Castro Valley. Girls: Monte Vista; Newark; Deer Valley; Berkeley
D-II
BOYS: Hayward; Pinole Valley; Las Lomas; Northgate. Girls: Carondelet; Petaluma; Pinole Valley; Northgate.
D-III
BOYS: O’Dowd; Drake; Miramonte; Piner. Girls: O’Dowd; Campolindo; Dublin; Encinal.
D-IV
BOYS: Salesian; SPSV; St Marys; Cardinal Newman. Girls: St Mary’s; Piedmont; Marin Catholic; Moreau Catholic
February 26th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
Kyle, take a look at my round 1 score I think I had 4 losses, Boys- San Lorenzo, Campo, Girls- Cal, Acalanes you have me down for 3 losses
February 26th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
D-I
BOYS: De La Salle; Berkeley; San Leandro; Castro Valley.
Girls: Monte Vista; Newark; Deer Valley; Berkeley
D-II
BOYS: Hayward; Pinole Valley; Las Lomas; Northgate. Girls: Carondelet; Petaluma; Pinole Valley; Northgate.
D-III
BOYS: O’Dowd; Drake; Acalanes ; Piner.
Girls: O’Dowd; Campolindo; Dublin; Encinal.
D-IV
BOYS: Salesian; SPSV; St Marys; Cardinal Newman. Girls: St Mary’s; Piedmont; Marin Catholic; Moreau Catholic
February 26th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
Mike I am so disappointed in you not giving the Newark boys any love. The only thing I can figure is you saying is “Hmmmm Junkie is going to take Newark so I will take Berkeley to try to catch up” Teacher and pupil When you can take the stone from my hand It is time for you to leave
February 27th, 2009 at 12:19 am
E stop cryin man, it’s just for fun!!!LOL!!!
February 27th, 2009 at 12:25 am
D-I
BOYS: De La Salle/; /Berkeley; San Leandro/; Monte Vista/. Girls: /Logan; Newark/; Deer Valley/; Berkeley/
D-II
BOYS: Hayward/; /Pinole Valley; Las Lomas/ /Ukiah. Girls: Carondelet/; Petaluma/; Pinole Valley//Montgomery.
D-III
BOYS: O’Dowd/; Drake/; Miramonte/; /Terra Linda. Girls: O’Dowd/ /Miramonte; Dublin/; Encinal/
D-IV
BOYS: Salesian/; /SPSV; St Marys//McKinelyville. Girls: St Mary’s//Piedmont; Marin Catholic//Fortuna.
February 27th, 2009 at 12:45 am
hey kyle-
did the sixth man contest end? or was there a write up? assume srv took it from av this year.
February 27th, 2009 at 12:54 am
haha, Junkie. I went to my inside sources for my Berkeley-Newark Memorial pick. It was tough to go against the Cougars since they beat Berkeley already this year, but I hear Newark isn’t playing so well right now.
February 27th, 2009 at 12:57 am
You gonna be at that Newark-Berkeley game, Junkie? Or does the wife have the ball and chain on you Saturday. haha.
February 27th, 2009 at 12:58 am
D-I
BOYS: De La Salle; Newark; San Leandro; Monte Vista.
Girls: Monte Vista; Granada; Deer Valley; Berkeley.
D-II
BOYS: Hayward; Heritage; Las Lomas; Northgate.
Girls: Carondelet; Petaluma; Pinole Valley; Northgate.
D-III
BOYS: O’Dowd; Drake; Miramonte; Piner.
Girls: O’Dowd; Campolindo; Dublin; Encinal.
D-IV
BOYS: Salesian; Arcata; St Marys; Cardinal Newman.
Girls: St Mary’s; McKinleyville; Marin Catholic; Moreau Catholic.
February 27th, 2009 at 7:19 am
Mike I wear the pants in this family …. She just tells me which ones and I iron them
February 27th, 2009 at 8:19 am
D-I
BOYS: De La Salle; Newark; San Leandro; Monte Vista. Girls: Monte Vista; Granada; Deer Valley; Berkeley.
D-II
BOYS: Hayward; Pinole Valley; Las Lomas; Northgate. Girls: Carondelet; Petaluma; Pinole Valley; Montgomery.
D-III
BOYS: O’Dowd; Analy; Miramonte; Piner.
Girls: O’Dowd; Miramonte; Dublin; Tamalpais.
D-IV
BOYS: Salesian; SPSV; St Marys; Cardinal Newman. Girls: St Mary’s; McKineleyville; Marin Catholic; Fortuna.
February 27th, 2009 at 9:16 am
D-I
BOYS: De La Salle; Newark; Pitt; Monte Vista. Girls: Monte Vista; Granada; Deer Valley; Berkeley.
D-II
BOYS: Hayward; Heritage; Las Lomas; Northgate. Girls: Carondelet; Petaluma; Pinole Valley; Northgate.
D-III
BOYS: O’Dowd; Drake; Miramonte; Piner. Girls: O’Dowd; Miramonte; Dublin; Encinal.
D-IV
BOYS: Salesian; Arcata; St Marys; Cardinal Newman. Girls: St Mary’s; Piedmont; Marin Catholic; Moreau Catholic.
February 27th, 2009 at 9:56 am
I guess Junkie waits to the last minute to get all the latest injury reports. At least he is honest, and self reported the discrepency on his scoring. I’m sure Mike would have gone back over all the results with a fine-tooth comb and caught the error eventually anyway, but Junkie gets some serious Karma for the self report. There ar some great matchups this weekend, and several games that I had a tough time calling. Good luck to all.
February 27th, 2009 at 10:11 am
D-I
BOYS: De La Salle; Berkeley; San Leandro; Monte Vista. Girls: Logan; Granada; Deer Valley; Berkeley.
D-II
BOYS: Hayward; Pinole Valley; Las Lomas; Ukiah. Girls: Carondelet; Alameda; Heritage; Northgate.
D-III
BOYS: O’Dowd; Analy; Miramonte; Piner. Girls: O’Dowd; Campolindo; Dublin; Encinal.
D-IV
BOYS: Salesian; Arcata; St Marys; Cardinal Newman. Girls: St Mary’s; Piedmont; Marin Catholic; Mereau Catholic.
February 27th, 2009 at 10:32 am
D-I
BOYS: De La Salle; Berkeley; San Leandro; Monte Vista. Girls: Monte Vista; Newark; Deer Valley; Berkeley.
D-II
BOYS: Hayward; Pinole Valley; Las Lomas; Northgate. Girls: Carondelet; Alameda; Heritage; Northgate.
D-III
BOYS: Dublin ; Drake; Miramonte; Terra Linda . Girls: O’Dowd; Miramonte; Dublin; Encinal.
D-IV
BOYS: Salesian; SPSV; St Marys; Cardinal Newman. Girls: St Mary’s; Piedmont; SPSV; Moreau Catholic.
February 27th, 2009 at 11:12 am
D-I
BOYS: De La Salle/; /Berkeley; San Leandro/; Monte Vista/. Girls: Monte Vista/; /Granada; Deer Valley/; Berkeley/.
D-II
BOYS: Hayward/; Heritage/; Las Lomas; Northgate/. Girls: Carondelet/; Petaluma/; Pinole Valley/; Northgate/.
D-III
BOYS: O’Dowd/; /Analy; Miramonte/; Piner/. Girls: O’Dowd/; /Miramonte; Dublin/; Encinal/.
D-IV
BOYS: Salesian/; Arcata/; St Marys/; Cardinal Newman/. Girls: St Mary’s/; /Piedmont; Marin Catholic/; Mereau Catholic/.
February 27th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
D-I
BOYS: De La Salle; Newark; San Leandro; Monte Vista. Girls: Monte Vista; Newark; Deer Valley; Berkeley.
D-II
BOYS: Hayward;Pinole Valley; Las Lomas; Northgate. Girls: Carondelet; Petaluma; Pinole Valley; Northgate.
D-III
BOYS: O’Dowd; Drake; Miramonte; Piner. Girls: O’Dowd; Miramonte; Dublin; Encinal.
D-IV
BOYS: Salesian; SPSV; St Marys; Cardinal Newman. Girls: St Mary’s;Piedmont; Marin Catholic; Mereau Catholic.
February 27th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
HAHAHAHA …. you crack me up, Junkie.
February 27th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
Mike are you manning the ship tonite, I may have to go to bed now and set my alarm for 11 and give you a call tonite
February 27th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
I’m back in the running after missing just 1 game tonight. I thought Drake could put an end to the Analy winning streak, but it was not to be. Great game tonight at Monte Vista where they beat a determined Castro Valley team in OT. Looks like Logan gave DLS a good game, and 55 points is a lot against them. Scores:
Boys
Quarterfinals
Division I
De La Salle 65, James Logan 55
San Leandro 82, Pittsburg 53
Monte Vista 64, Castro Valley 60, OT
Division II
Hayward 65, Clayton Valley 49
Heritage 57, Pinole Valley 39
Las Lomas 57, Maria Carrillo 51
Northgate 72, Ukiah 67
Division III
Bishop O’Dowd 65, Dublin 46
Analy 49, Drake 44
Miramonte 66, Acalanes 49
Piner 54, Terra Linda 43
Girls
Quarterfinals
Division I
Monte Vista 60, James Logan 24
Deer Valley 57, SRV 29
Berkeley 55, American 24
Division II
Petaluma 44, Alameda 40
Pinole Valley 64, Heritage 48
Northgate 77, Montgomery 48
Division III
Bishop O’Dowd 70, Drake 42
Campolindo 71, Miramonte 63
Dublin 42, Dougherty Valley 26
Encinal 71, Tamalpais 51
February 28th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
The early D1 games today were won by the Newark boys over Berkeley and the Granada girls over Newark. After a quick look at the round 2 picks, I think Don Fan has a very unofficial 2-game lead on the pack heading into tonight’s D4 action.
February 28th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
Prepfan how many losses do you have for Donfan
February 28th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
Prep Fan,
I’ve only missed two this round. I think that puts me a point ahead of DonFan and newyearstartsnow.
February 28th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
When SPSV gets the W tonight that will bunch things up at the top
February 28th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
Arcata won by 23 SPSV
February 28th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
These should be the standings…
PrepFan 56
Kyle Bonagura 56
DonFan 55
Bay Area Watcher 54
Newyearstartsnow 53
High School Sports Junkie 53
Michael Bower 52
Jimmy Durkin 52
Benicia Dave 50
BigMig 50
Bikerider 49
Trojan Den 49
EBAL Fan 48
Coach Brown 47
Trojan 56 46
BigGreen 46
ECulb 44
Panther Pride 40
February 28th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
My bad. It didn’t register that Don Fan took SRV over Deer Valley. I looked right past that one, and I didn’t see that he also took Miramonte since it was a separate post. With McKinleyville’s victory over Piedmont, I might have just taken the lead. I only missed 1 game in round 2. I’ll let Kyle add them up this time, as I obviously can’t count.
Winners in D4 tonight are:
BOYS: Salesian; Arcata; St Marys; Cardinal Newman.
Girls: St Mary’s; McKinleyville; Marin Catholic; Moreau Catholic.
February 28th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
My bad again. I didn’t realize Kyle had already totalled up all the games of round 2. Looks like Kyle & I have edged out Don Fan for the temporary top spot.
The games get much tougher from here on out, as all the teams left are high quality and have won a lot of games. 16 more to pick for round 3, including some real doozies, such as
Boys: St. Mary’s – Cardinal Newman, San Leandro – Monte Vista, Los Lomas – Northgate, and
Girls: Pinole Valley – Northgate & Deer Valley – Berkeley.
March 2nd, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Kyle I didnt even see that you put me on blast like that! Low Blow (LOL) But Im stinking up the joint right now DANG! Maybe I should’ve check out other teams in the area LOL!!!
March 2nd, 2009 at 6:47 pm
hahaha, had to do it!
March 2nd, 2009 at 7:25 pm
holy crap what the hell am i doing up that list…… ill take one game back.. GO DONS