- East Bay Prep Corner
Official NCS Division II bracket
By Kyle Bonagura
Sunday, November 15th, 2009 at 12:16 pm in Uncategorized.
http://cifncs.org/sports/football/files/RESULTS/2009/FB2BRACKET09..pdf
1. Petaluma
2. Casa Grande
3. Montgomery
4. Eureka
5. Ygnacio Valley
6. Concord
7. Las Lomas
8. Windsor
9. Cardinal Newman
10. Hayward
11.Clayton Valley
12. Alameda
13. Pinole Valley
14. Mt. Diablo
15. Maria Carrillo
16. Rancho Cotate
16 Rancho Cotate at 1 Petaluma
9 Cardinal Newman at 8 Windsor
13 Pinole valley at 4 Eureka
12 Alameda at 5 Ygnacio Valley
15 Maria Carrillo at 2 Casa Grande
10 Hayward at 7 Las Lomas
14 Mt. Diablo at 3 Montgomery
11 Clayton Valley at 6 Concord
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November 15th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
Holy crap!!!!!!! San Lorenzo gets left out for Maria Carrillo and Rancho Cotate?!? Pinole Valley gets a 13 seed, Alameda a 12 seed and Hayward a 10 seed?!? If you combine the D-II and D-III brackets, it looks like there’s an awful lot of disrespect for East Bay teams and a little too much respect for Redwood Empire teams.
November 15th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
Pinole at 13 makes no sense at all.
Their win over Berkeley is the best win any team in the field has and they beat Oakland Tech, which beat Ygnacio Valley.
That’s the biggest injustice of the day and does not bode well for Berkeley.
The same committee picks D-I, so figure Berkeley is about to fall pretty far down.
November 15th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Each coach has to sell their team, records strenth of schedule and common opponents. Sounds like Redwood Empire came prepared.
November 15th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Concord vs CV rematch. Saturday 7pm kickoff. How does Eureka get the seed ahead of YV? I guess league strenght does not matter. Playing Arcata twice for league games is like playing De Anza twice for a league games. DVAL is stronger over all than Humboldt-Del Norte. So if YV and Eureka both wins, its a long trip (6 by bus) up to Humboldt County for the second round. Its also great to see Mount in the mix. Represent well DVAL!
November 15th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
can somebody explain to me how las lomas is over hayward??? 510 STAND UP!!!
November 15th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Is Coach Carter going to show or is he sending MC Hammer? When does he start at CCC?
November 15th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
“Big Joe Says:
November 15th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Each coach has to sell their team, records strenth of schedule and common opponents. Sounds like Redwood Empire came prepared.”
I thought no coaches were allowed this year?
November 15th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
They all submit an application online.
November 15th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Clayton Valley seeded ahead of Pinole Valley??
November 15th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Looks like the committee relied heavily on the calpreps.com rankings, which boosted LL up really far.
I say go back to the open meeting.
November 15th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
All coaches had a comment box to state their case as if they were making the 2 min speech in the room.
November 15th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
ya and now pinole is going to eureka that sucks. they must have weighed their two losses much more then the wins. the committee then has to stay consistent for the DI bracket meaning that foothill should get a low seed as well as well as b-high.
November 15th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
OOOO BABBY ITS PLAYOFF TIME.GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE TEAMS IN DIVISON 2..LETS GO YGNACIO VALLEY WARRIORS!!!!!!..IM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE REMATCH BETWEEN CONCORD AND CLAYTON VALLEY..SHOULD BE A GOOD ONE.
November 15th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
What the F*%k? Who makes these picks?? ACCAL gets no respect! Pinole beat Berkeley, when Alameda got beaten badly by Berkeley and Pinole is seeded below them. Pinole deserved at least a top 8 seed. Eureka’s league only has 4 teams in it and they beat the same teams twice. I wish we played De Anza, Hercules and Richmond twice then we’d have over 450pts for the year too.
November 15th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
no matter where u are seeded doesnt matter, u got to go out and win 3 or 4 games to win the ship, all excuses out the door.
November 15th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
re “The Committee”
“Hey…who are those guys?!”
Butch Cassidy
November 15th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Yeah, Hayward had a good year
November 15th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
hey spartan you forgot to mention alameda beat pinole.
November 15th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
HOW DOES WINDSOR AND LAS LOMAS GET AHEAD OF CLAYTON VALLEY AND PINOLE VALLEY AND CARDINAL NEWMAN,,,,,,,WOW
November 15th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Young Jess, I know Alameda beat Pinole. I’m not trying to taking anything away from that. Alameda played a great game, but I feel that Pinole did better vs Berkeley, and El Cerrito (a game which Pinole won if not for the Ref screwing things up) and considering that Pinole also has two more wins over Alameda. Oh, well … guess I’ll have to get ready to drive over 200 miles and for 4 hours to get to Eureka
November 15th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
@spartan83
I guess head-to-head means a lot more than common opponent with Alameda and PV, as it should be. Alameda lost by 13 to Berkeley which isn’t getting beatin badly.
What we really should be concerned with is the lack of respect given to this side of the tunnel. I’m EBfootball for EAST BAY football not which does not 925/diablo valley.
Las Lomas over Hayward? No San Lorenzo? El Cerrito #6 in DIII? Berkeley will probably be #10. WTF?
Bring back the meeting. So they can tell this to our faces. Or did Coach Carter scare them away? Forget this Guantanomo Bay tribuanal BS.
November 15th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Also Alameda lost to EC with 9 seconds left so those losses are pretty much even.
November 15th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Hey do the committee members wear black and white striped uniforms on Friday nights / Saturday afternoons? or are they just related to them??
November 15th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
SLZ should’ve made it. 6-4 should beat a 4-6 Maria Carrillo for the spot and why does NBL get 4 teams in and HAAL only 1? BOD with a 4-5-1 record gets a #14 seed in D3 and SLZ beat them. Is there that big a difference between D2 and D3?
November 15th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
guess what, pinole got screwed (best two wins of everyone in d-II, oakland tech and berk). guess what, eureka will have an early exit.
November 15th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
ONCE AGAIN TWO TEAMS FROM THE SAME LEAGUE (CLAYTON VALLEY AND CONCORD)PLAY EACH OTHER IN THE FIRST ROUND AND POSSIBLY IN THE SECOND ROUND,,NOT TOO MUCH THOUGHT THERE,THE TEAMS ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO MOVE THE SEEDS AROUND IN ORDER TO PLAY TEAMS OUT OF THEIR LEAGUE AT LEAST FOR THE FIRST ROUND,,YOU DO THIS IN BASEBALL TOO. CLAYTON vs CONCORD WILL BE A GREAT GAME,,,I HOPE THE NCS GIVES THAT GATE TO THE SCHOOLS SINCE THE DISTRICT IS MAKING THE KIDS PAY TO PLAY,,AND THE COACHES SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME FUND RAISING WHERE THEY COULD BE COACHING,,I THINK THATS WHAT THEY SIGNED UP FOR,,IF THERE ARE NO FALL SPORTS NEXT YEAR IN THE DVAL YOU COULD GO BACK TO 12 TEAMS,,I HOPE NOT
November 15th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
Hey Spartan Fans…
Can anyone tell me why Pinole only plays 9 games? I know they have a bye week but all the other teams that are in a league with an odd number of teams fill that week or play a zero week.
It also doesn’t help either when you play smaller schools from other sections, especially when they’re not that good. Mack and Burton gotta go.
November 15th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Concord vs CV!!! Concord will win this one. they won at CV on there homecoming 56 10 earlier this year.
And people who are mad that concord or CV will play common opponents in the 2nd round 2, your wrong because Motgomery will murder Mt. But I would rather play Mt so I’ll be rooting for the devils
November 15th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
noone in d-II will play us on a open week, it doesn’t help playing a d-III. the only teams with enough balls to play us are the big dogs in d-I. pinole fans dont worry, eureka got screwed just as bad as we did. they were suppossed to get a dud, instead they got one of the top 5 teams in the d-II playoffs. Is this a race thing? i cant find a reason for LL being 7, windsor being 8, and cn being 9 with pinole being 13.
November 15th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
LL at 7 is a joke!!! they have 0 quality wins, yes their non league schedule was tough, but they got smacked in non league… Anyone can get smacked. Most of their wins are against D-3 schools…
Hayward has played no one…
Pinole deserved to be moved way up after the big win against Berkeley
Cardinal Newman has no business being that highly ranked…
and a 6-4 team is better than a 4-6 team, SLZ got screwed
November 15th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
MINUTEMEN,YEA CONCORD DEMOLISHED CV IN LEAGUE PLAY.
THAT DOESNT MEAN THEY CAN DO IT AGAIN,EVEN THOUGH I THINK CONCORD WILL BEAT CV..BUT LIKE I SAID LAST WEEK BEFORE YV LOST TO CP,I SAID YV WAS GONNA BEAT CP,I ALSO SAID THAT ITS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.AND WHAT HAPPENED?? CP BEAT YV…SO DONT GET TO AHEAD OF YOURSELF SAYING CONCORD IS GONNA BEAT CV,EVEN THOUGH IT MIGHT HAPPEN.BUT AYE ITS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN..IM PRETTY SURE CV HAS REVENGE ON THEIR MINDS.WILL JUST GONNA HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
November 15th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Seems to me San Lorenzo has a pretty legitimate beef. I could see them being bumped for a 5-5 team, but a 4-6 team?
I’m also surprised Windsor got ranked as high as they did. After a good start where they really didn’t beat anyone, they beat soundly by Casa Grande and Petaluma, and then lost to D3 Analy.
But it does appear Sonoma County got the edge in both teams and seedings and I’m not sure if it’s warranted. And where one spot in the seedings doesn’t generally mean much, it most certainly did for Ygancio Valley and Pinole Valley. Having to travel to Eureka is significant.
So I understand why the East Bay would be unhappy with several aspects of this bracket. But good luck to all teams.
November 15th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Wow–what a joke–Hayward should be up to at least # 6 or #7—but 10?—Talk about no respect for the HAAL–San Lorenzo definitely should have gotten in—Maria Carillo—what??—I don’t think enough people have seen us play this year…..they’re gonna be very very surprised
November 15th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Pinole has a real legit beef as well
November 15th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
YV Waterboy, You are right it is high school football and anything can happen.
Which is why I’m not guaranteeing a Concord win. But it is my prediction. And since I know CV wants revenge for losing in the CLAYCORD CLASSIC but my boys in Concord want to get through the 1st round this year after losing to Casa Grande last year.
And trust me, Hamilton is a good coach and will not let us look this one over.
But then again, anything can happen.
GO CONCORD
November 15th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Did Coach Wright send in SLZ’s playoff application form?
November 15th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
yeah anything can happen lets hope concord high doesnt get cocky just because they already beat them by alot if concord wins its going to be close.. i think concord will win dough
November 15th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
i hate how the committee ranked the 4 ACCAL teams.but we cant cry about it we just have to go out and win simple as that.
November 15th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Let the games begin. Records do not matter anymore. Youv’ve got to win to go on. Good, bad, or even if you are an Ugly, the score board will seperate out the winners and loosers.
November 15th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
I don’t know much about most of the Redwood Empire teams, but am quite sad that San Lorenzo did not get in. I think it hurt that the HAAL was quite down this year. SLZ may have lacked quality wins.
November 15th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
hayward had a good year 8-2 las lomas was 5-5
and the teams they played were ok
i belive its gonna be a close game but hayward gonna pull out with the victory
November 15th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
GO Pinole. I have no interest in driving 5 hours to the frozen tundra of Eureka for round 2.
November 15th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
I second that! Go Pinole!
November 15th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
Everyone needs to stop hating on Eureka. They got a seed they very well deserved as the only common opponent that they had with DVAL teams was Castlemont and Eureka put a big boy football whippin on them 41-8.
November 15th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
I’ll take Pinole + the points *
November 15th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
Eureka is straight up BAD…their league is a joke..how can you play the same 3bad teams TWICE and call urselves league champions? They made Las Lomas go up to Eureka in the 1st round of NCS last year & drenched the already-muddy field with water the night before…talk about desperate home field advantage…the only thing Eureka deserves is another loss from a bay area team.
Oh and Eureka beat Castlemont…a really good team whos beaten…? oh thats right nobody even worth mentioning. everything about Eureka is overrated.
November 15th, 2009 at 10:26 pm
Thanks to all posters who recognize PV got game and also those who fear the Spear.
Like JT says:
“GAME recognize game in the BAY mang”…
That’s IN THE BAY MAN!!!
Shake the haters and make them pay. Now I gotta get my tank filled for the long ride to EU-RE-KA (some dang stank), to chop some wood —> Yeee HAWWW!!!!! MuFughs
!!!!
Pinole Valley got robbed. It’s like the last two weeks of play didn’t count for squat…I can only think of three letters to sum this poppycock up:
W-T-F!?!?!!!
DON’T SLEEP!!!
November 15th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
Cat Parts,
You got to understand … We aren’t (or at least I’m not) hating on Eureka. Perhaps they did get a seeding that they deserved, but we can’t believe that we got seeded 13th. Not after beating an undefeated Berkeley team that ended up seeded 5th in Division 1.
November 15th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
I would like to know how Maria Carillo got into the playoffs with a record of 4-6 when San Lorenzo High School didn’t make it with a 6-4 record. Our kids worked hard and the NCS choosing a school with a record worse than ours is a slap in the face. It seems no matter how hard our kids work it’s never good enough. It’s as if the NCS has something against San Lorenzo and they are not supposed to be biased. Give me a break!!!!! It’s bad enough that every year our kids have to work doubly hard to win a game because they can’t get a fair game with the refs. This makes it worse that they work this hard and still can’t get a break by being denied a spot in the playoffs. When will it stop!!!!! Be fair this is ridiculous!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 16th, 2009 at 1:29 am
Sorry i just checked…No. 13 Pinole Valley (7-2) at No. 4 Eureka (8-2), 7 p.m. ON FRIDAY???!!!
Why not SATURDAY..this is at least a 6 hour bus ride for the kids?
DON’T SLEEP!!!!
November 16th, 2009 at 8:32 am
Hey “Eureka is a joke”, the only thing that is desperate is your comments. Claiming that Eureka watered down the field last year is the real joke. Why would would Eureka want to slow down their explosive offensive players?
Castlemont might not have any quality wins, but they did take Oakland Tech to the wire. The same Oakland Tech team that beat Ygnacio Valley by two scores. Eureka could have hung 60 points on Castlemont that night if they wanted to.
November 16th, 2009 at 8:56 am
Even as a Sonoma County fan, it seems to me the committee missed on Rancho Cotate, Maria Carrilo, and San Lorenzo. Based on comments from the committee it appears they gave the nod to Rancho over San Lorenzo based on some close losses by Rancho to Montgomery and Petaluma (2 games they lost by a combined 5 points). Which I feel is legitimate. But then feel Maria Carrillo needs to be seeded higher than Rancho due to their head to head match up, which Maria Carrillo won in a close contest. And that’s just wrong to me. I think when selecting the playoff teams they need to look at the school’s entire body of work. And just because Maria Carrillo defeated Rancho, that doesn’t make them more deserving. Especially when you consider Rancho was missing their best LB (also their second best RB), two linemen left the game early because of injuries, and their QB wasn’t remotely 100% healthy during that game. Also, Maria Carrillo lost to an awful Santa Rosa team the week before.
So to me, it appears the committee’s overvaluing of Maria Carrillo, because of one game to Rancho, set off a series of events that left out a more deserving San Lorenzo team. The logical seedings should have been Rancho #15 and San Lorenzo #16. Sorry Maria Carrillo, you finished with a sub .500 record and you really should have beaten a 2 win Santa Rosa team.
November 16th, 2009 at 10:05 am
I’m sorry people feel so negative towards Eureka. After all the game is played on the field. Eureka was one yard and a controversial call away from being 9-1, but were not complaining. I must admit our league is weak and the players struggle to play a team a second time when they already smashed them once. Thats why they try and schedule a tougher non league schedule. Casstlemount was the league champ last year when they scheduled the games. Maybe watch Eureka’s Wing T offense first and then talk trash. Pinole vs Eureka is going to be a good game, no matter the weather, drive or the field. Go Loggers.
November 16th, 2009 at 10:15 am
Went to Eureka last tear. Here’s the scoop.
The field was a mess. It hadn’t rained for several days prior but it does get that damp marine layer. Now I don’t know if their field lies below sea level or sits on some water table or what but the field was a soaked, slippery, muddy mess.
I was watching the Loggers in warm-ups and thought they looked very slow. This should be easy. I didn’t realize they were just doing what they had to do to keep their feet. Then LL came out for warm ups. Uh oh.
LL players had mud all over them just after warm-ups. They tried to go fast but it wasn’t working.
During the game, LL players were slipping on every play. They were not prepared for that type of field having played the entire season and practices on turf. It made a HUGE difference and it almost cost them the game. The Loggers had little problem with it. Why should they, they’re on it everyday. I’m not saying Eureka was a bad team, and I know those who will say that both teams must play on the same mud pit, but it’s all about preparation.
On a dry, turf field it wouldn’t have been as close. Just telling you.
PV (and if YV ends up going there) needs to start soaking their grass fields NOW and run on it every day with the longest cleats allowed. Tear that thing up. Stomp it and mash it to a muddy bog. Then run your sweeps and let that O line try to get out of their stance. It will help.
Its all a matter of what you’re used to. If it’s raining up there, even worse.
The field was very wet. How it got that way? Who knows.
November 16th, 2009 at 10:23 am
Lets face it, a sloppy field can “level the playing field” as they say. As Xs and O mentioned, it can slow down a quick team an nuetralize that speed.
Oh, and it’s supposed to rain pretty good beginning Thursday. And if it’s supposed to rain a bunch in the Bay Area, you know it’s going to rain even more up in Eureka.
November 16th, 2009 at 10:32 am
“X And O” hit it right on…PV should read his comments cus hes 100% correct…and last year it did rain slightly over the night right before our saturday game…but the field was literally a mud hole..you would stand on what should have been grass, and the mud that was underneath u would have u slowly sliding out of ur stance even before you moved..Eureka fan..sorry to say but even YV isnt that great of a team…if u get ahead of them and force them to throw..they arnt nayythhin..look what happened to them 2 years ago in playoffs vs LL..we got up up on em..got em tryin to play catch up n they were done..dont get me wrong tho Patron Woods does a good job carrying his team…
November 16th, 2009 at 10:52 am
Before anyone rips on Eureka’s strength of schedule, you may want to realize it’s on par with Hawyard and Pinole Valley.
November 16th, 2009 at 11:42 am
San Lorenzo should of been in the playoffs. They had a winning record and Maria Carrillo didnt. Yea PV got played in the playoffs, but they are in the playoffs. SLZ would love to be in PV shoes and travel to Eureka. They would go with no problem. PV just beat a good Berkeley team, A team Eureka probably couldnt beat. Dont matter where the game is, just gotta play the game with no excuses. None of the “if this” or “if that”. Playoffs is not supposed to be easy. Gotta go thru the rain to get to the shine.
November 16th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Hi Pinole,
The forcast for Eureka is Tue(rain)Wed(rain)thur(rain)Fri(even more rain)Better bring your waders and your A game.You will need it.
November 16th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
The NCS Committee is a JOKE! Why is San Lorenzo the only team left out of all the playoffs with a winning record? They got bumped by a weak excuse for a losing 4-6 record Maria Carrillo team. Even if Maria Carrillo was in the strongest league(EBAL) they shouldn’t bump a winning team from the playoffs! Also, how does a 5-5 Las Lomas team get a #7 seed and 8-2 Hayward gets #10?
Now coach Wright has to tell his kids who played hard for that winning record to get into the playoffs(they haven’t been in since 2003) that they got bumped by a losing team. The NCS is a Biased JOKE!
November 16th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
What are your thoughts on YV and Alameda?
November 16th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
X’s and Oh, If you remember right what was the first thing the LL coach had his players do? Forget.
He had his players role around on the field got them all wet .Then they played a great game and came away with an overtime win.Smart coach they beat us no excuses.Eureka had no advantage.
November 16th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
Do any Eureka folks know if Loggers have tried to schedule, or are scheduling any Bay Area teams to play preseason? I know Del Norte played Amador Valley this year and last. Seems like playing a D2 school like Foothill of Pleasanton, just for example, would prove the detractors wrong citing Eureka plays a “weak” schedule.
November 16th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
The problem with Eureka’s schedule isn’t really the non-league games. They played the defending OAL champ (Castlemont) and two of the bigger Northern Section teams (Shasta 7-4, and Pleasant Valley, 8-3) it’s the 6 league games that bring down its strength of schedule.
Also, if you’re a Bay Area team why would you want to play Eureka? There are plenty of teams worth playing that are much closer.
If Eureka wants to schedule a good Bay Area team, it might have to offer a one-game deal without a home game.
November 16th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Should Cardinal Newman beat Windsor this weekend, will they give Petaluma much of a game? (Assuming Petaluma defeats Rancho in rematch)
November 16th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Scl Alum – Considering how Cardinal Newman struggled to beat Santa Rosa and Maria Carrillo, I’m not sure they have the talent to beat Petaluma. Especially on offense as I think they would have a tough time scoring against them. But it should be an interesting matchup should both teams advance.
And I like Cardinal Newman’s chances to beat Windsor if D.J. King isn’t able to play for the Jaguars. If he doesn’t play, there may not be two TD’s scored in the game.
November 16th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
Willie,
What on Gods green earth are you talking about? Stick to the weather.
November 16th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Yeah, would agree with you there Trojan
November 16th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
If Casa Grande and Petaluma were to both make it to the finals, would Casa return the favor from this years’ Egg Bowl?
November 16th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Eureka a joke Says:
November 16th, 2009 at 10:32 am
“Eureka fan..sorry to say but even YV isnt that great of a team…if u get ahead of them and force them to throw..they arnt nayythhin..look what happened to them 2 years ago in playoffs vs LL..we got up up on em..got em tryin to play catch up n they were done..dont get me wrong tho Patron Woods does a good job carrying his team…”
This post just shows what little you know about YV this year. #2 QB in the league, #2 and #5 receivers in the league. Completely balanced offense that allowed them to tie for the league title. Patrone and Porschet will punish you on the run, and Nesheim, Owens and Jones will make you pay in the air. You’re honestly basing your comments on a game played 2 years ago? Wake up bro… Does LL teach you to write like that?
November 16th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
nah just dont follow HS football as much since prep football seems to be a joke compared the the previous 5 years…YV still hasnt done anything except lose to DFAL teams in the playoffs..so before you gloat about your “balanced” team that plays Mt D, Northgate, and college park (ALL VERY GOOD TEAMS…not) please go win a game vs the DFAL kthnx
November 16th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
The College Park team you are belittling did beat a team in the DFAL this year, the DFAL champion Alhambra Bulldogs.
November 16th, 2009 at 11:33 pm
In case no one told you, Alhambra didn’t lose a game in league this year.
November 16th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
Bob, College Park is in a different league, the DVAL. That was the Bulldogs’ only loss thus far.
November 16th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
College Park was played at the beginning of the year, first game. Things would be different now, but I do agree that College Park has improved when needed at the end of the season. They should prove to be competitive against most schools they will still face.
My bag. You are right about College Park beating Alhambra.
November 17th, 2009 at 10:29 am
YV is a much improved team now that they got away from that double wing that LL played 2 years ago. Eureka wants nothing to do with them.
LL is a much improved team and seem to be peaking in time for the playoffs. Should be fun.
November 17th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
YV should not undersetimate Alameda. Alameda’s record is misleading… Their record would be much better if not for coaching decisions. Coaches started the season with a “run only” mentality, once they discovered they needed balance, the passing game performed nicely. First several games (Newark, O’Dowd, Encinal) stuck with the run, coaches decided to pass in the fourth quarter and Alameda came back… this seems to be a recurring theme this season. Alameda came roaring back in the fourth quarter of the Berkeley game once they decided to pass. Honestly, Alameda has an awesome team that should easily be 8-2. Hopefully the defensive coordinator adjusts this week for Patrone. If so, you heard it here first, Alameda Hornets advancing to the next round baby!!!
November 17th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
True, YV can’t look past Alameda. Looks like I’ll have time to check it out.
November 17th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Alameda will for sure put up a good fight this saturday. This game means everything to these boys. If I recall Alameda has not made it past the first round in many years. This could be history for these boys. Do not underestimate this team. Yes, Ygnacio Valley is a very good squad with talented players, but so is Alameda. Im not on either side here, so dont get that mixed up. Basically what I’m trying to say is that people automatically think Alameda will get blown, not the case. This game will be the one to watch. I will definitly be there. Everyone should go to this. Its a SHOWDOWN! Best of luck to both teams.
November 17th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
I hope YV learned their lesson about looking past other teams…College Park ring a bell? I’ll still take the Warriors on a Saturday afternoon at home, that is their sweet spot.
November 17th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
we’ll just have to wait and see.. like i said it will be a great game.
November 17th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
los lomas isnt going to be able to stop the run game. hayward is going to win even though they have three key players not suiting up including RB John hughes and QB Andre Alberty and they gave haywward a 10 seed and las lomas gets a 7 no love fir the HAAL, but we will see who wins on saturday 7pm.
November 17th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
I really don’t get Eureka ranking. Overall 8-2. 6-0 in their league, where they played each team twice. In league play they outscored their opponents 332-32. Mind you that is only 3 unique opponents, played twice.
The other wins were Castlemont, a D3 team with a losing 4-5 season, and Ukiah with horrible a 3-7 season. So they played 10 games, but only 7 different teams. When you beat Arcata 72-0 and then beat them again 3 weeks later 65-0, does that prove anything about your team? (other than you should be jailed for child abuse). Beat Fortuna 46-7 and then pound them again 3 weeks later 49-7? Del Norte 55-6, then 3 weeks later 35-12? I’m assuming those scores are all with a running 2nd half clock too… Looks to me that Eureka hasn’t really earned anything other than an 8-2 record playing against nobody……twice.
Go Pinole. Eureka should be in the southern Oregon section anyway.
November 17th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
Who cares what the seed is…you feel that unloved at #10 instead of 7? Yeah, we’ll see Saturday won’t we.
The only school that has a right to bitch about seeds would be San Lorenzo.
And American. (They play DLS)
November 17th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
No, Eureka is seeded #4 in front of 12 other teams. My point is how much weaker of a winning record can you have than that of Eureka….honestly?
November 17th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
It’s not like Eureka was squeaking out close wins against those teams in its league. They were winning games by close to 50 points per game … they did exactly what was expected of a No. 4-type seed — win by a lot.
Even at No. 4, it gets a first round game with Pinole that just beat an undefeated Berkeley team. Not exactly a tune up game…
November 17th, 2009 at 6:03 pm
Just want to let all East Bay fans know that it rained like a mutha today, and doesn’t look to let up much throughout the rest of the week. See ya on Friday, bring your rain gear. Go Loggers!
November 17th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
Hey “Seemslike”, obviously with our “weak” schedule, we must really be good in the eyes of the NCS committee to still give us a #4 seed. We’ve seen just as good or better teams in Shasta and Pleasant Valley, compared to what we’ll see in the NCS. We are ready for all-comers. If the East Bay teams are so much better than us, as you say they are, then traveling up here really shouldn’t matter. Prove it on the field, Big Boy!
November 17th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
I sense there is some jealousy of the Eureka Logger football team. I dont live on the North Coast, but do recall some of their good teams, including the 13-0 season a few seasons back (beating powerhouse Casa in the final). It took Las Lomas overtime to win up there last year..I dont see the Loggers rolling over to wave the white flag to Pinole Valley. Go Eureka!
November 17th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Nope. Never said the east bay teams were so much better than Eureka. Not once. Ever. Look for it…not there.
My question was is it possible to have a weaker 8-2 season than Eureka had? Is it?
You said “We’ve seen just as good or better teams in Shasta and Pleasant Valley, compared to what we’ll see in the NCS. We are ready for all-comers.”
Eureka lost to those teams, how does that help your argument? You lost me on that one.
There is certainly no jealousy of the Eureka Logger football team. I don’t even know the Eureka Logger football team. I know NOTHING about the Eureka Logger football team other than what I see on MaxPreps, and that is an 8-2 team that played obviously very weak teams TWICE to get to 6-0, outscoring them 332-32, then beating two teams that had losing seasons and then getting beat by two better teams that were supposed to beat them. What am I jealous of?
I’m not looking for a pissing match, argue the facts with me, not emotions.
Can you have a weaker 8-2 season than the Loggers did? If so, how? 8 forfeits maybe….
November 17th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
For what it’s worth, Massey, Maxpreps, and Calpreps all indicate Eureka had a tougher schedule than Pinole Valley.
November 17th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
Wow, that’s even more confusing Trojan. I’ll have to check that out, maybe I can find some answers.
Thanks
November 17th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
Man, Alameda @ YV. Lets discuss that game.
ALso lets discuss Clayton Valley @ Concord.
They seem to me to be the best two games in the first round to go watch.
November 18th, 2009 at 1:09 am
Eureka plays in a 6 game league (3 teams twice) with a 6 game power ranking total of all teams at -56.6 (NEGATIVE 56.6) The average power ranking of Eureka’s opponents in league was -9.4
Pinole plays in a 6 game league (6 unique teams) with a power ranking total of all teams at -19. The average power ranking of Pinole’s opponents in league was -3.1
Pinole’s league play has 3 times the strength of Eureka’s league play. Eureka gets a VERY easy 6-0 out of that dreadful league. Pinole earns a 4-2 in a league with a 3x multiplier. (according to Calpreps power rankings)
By comparison, Eureka’s strength right now is at +23.1 I’m guessing that strength in part was computed by their play against an average -56 league. Pinole’s is at +11, YV is at +22.7.
There isn’t one team in the DVAL with a strength rating below +3. In the Eureka league, 4 of 6 opponents are in negative numbers on strength (-9, -31, -9, -31), and the highest is and only positive opponent in league is +8.
Eureka’s non-league doesn’t really help, playing Pleasant Valley (+32.5) and losing, and playing Shasta (+29) and losing. They did beat Ukiah (-1.7) and Castlemont (3)
So, to sum it up, the best team Eureka beat all year was Del Norte with a power ranking of +8. Yep, 3-6 Del Norte with a power ranking of 8, but they at least got to beat them TWICE.
How then, does Eureka warrant a power ranking of 23.1?
Pinole (+11) beat Oakland Tech (+17.2) and Berkeley (+24).
Eureka’s ONLY wins against a team in the positive numbers was Del Norte (+8), twice.
What am I missing?
Before you get all pantybunched, I know that this will all be settled on the field. I’m looking at it from purely a numbers angle and wondering again how Eureka earns the #4 seed in this division.
November 18th, 2009 at 9:34 am
Seemaslike Says:
November 17th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
“…When you beat Arcata 72-0 and then beat them again 3 weeks later 65-0, does that prove anything about your team? (other than you should be jailed for child abuse).”
- Big L-O-L on that one.
Trojan Says:
November 17th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
For what it’s worth, Massey, Maxpreps, and Calpreps all indicate Eureka had a tougher schedule than Pinole Valley.
- If I’m not mistaken, Eureka played the only D-1 team on their schedule (Shasta) at home an lost 6-35.
The NCS Seeding Commitee doesn’t want to know which D-1 team Pinole Valley played on the road and won.
Whatever the case, numbers won’t mean nothing unless you advance to the next round. Again, lets see what’s what and may the better team win.
DON’T SLEEP!!!
November 18th, 2009 at 9:38 am
Maybe Eureka gets the 4th seed because their the 4th best team. Wow, that was some easy logic to figure out. I didn’t have to spend all night figuring that out, and making a post at 1 am. It seemslike that “Seemslike” is a NERD, NERD, NERD!
November 18th, 2009 at 10:46 am
Nice Eureka Fan, very informative and helpful post. You cleared that up very nicely.
In other words, you don’t know why they’re #4 either.
November 18th, 2009 at 11:13 am
I freely admit I don’t completely understand how they determine SOS. It’s kind of like baseball sabermetrics where I don’t understand the formula to deterine it and truly can’t put the final results into their proper context. So where I trust the numbers Maxpreps, Calpreps, and Massey come up with considering they are respected websites, but Seemslike brings up some interesting points that have me wondering about their accuracy.
And where I agree all this will become irrelevant on Friday, I have no problem discussing such things. I think the games can be even more interesting if we’re allowed to discuss and debate these type of issues.
November 18th, 2009 at 11:41 am
I concur Trojan. I try to stay away from the smack talk and use what little facts are available to understand the different teams and leagues. For me, it adds to the fun of playoff season when informed discussion takes place prior to the games.
The weather in Eureka might be the 12th man for the Loggers, right now weather.com calls for 90% chance of heavy rain and wind and temperatures in the 40′s. Add to that a sloppy mud field and mother nature could be the difference on Friday night. Most teams in the east bay have turf fields, so they can’t even flood their fields to try and re-create the Eureka field in practice. I’m assuming the weather conditions in Eureka most of the time played a part in the decision for the Loggers to run the Wing, keeping it on the ground and in the mud for 4 quarters.
I’d love to see the Pinole/Eureka game, but no way in hell I’m driving 5 hours in the rain.
November 18th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
The only thing I hate about the playoffs is my inability to be in several places at the same time. Because if I could, I’d watch every single game. Which is why I wish they could have spread out the games a little more. Here in Sonoma County there will be four D2 games this weekend, with three of them being played Friday Night. It would have been great to see one of those switched to Saturday afternoon.
And it’s supposed to rain a good amount in the Bay Area on Friday. All those games could be impacted by the weather and field conditions.
November 18th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Why are you singling out Eureka? There are far more worst injustices committed than Eureka being a 4th seed. How bout allowing teams with losing records in the playoffs and omitting teams with winning records.Why isn’t seemslike complaining about LL being a 7th seed with a 5-5 record.All I hear is they have quality losses but yet no one complains about their losses.Bottomline is no one wants to travel to Eureka because its too far.Too Bad!
November 18th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
One more thing I wanted to ask you all down there. Are there any teams that actually play on natural grass?
November 18th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
Just Curious – Of the Sonoma County teams Petaluma, Casa Grande, Maria Carillo, and Cardinal Newman all play on a natural surface. Windsor, Montgomery, and Rancho Cotate play on turf.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
I’m most familiar with the DVAL, which is in Contra Costa County. Clayton Valley, Ygnacio Valley, College Park and Northgate are turf fields. Concord and Mt. Diablo are grass fields.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
@Tarzan, what exactly is your beef??? The two MAJOR injustices (at least on this board) is San Lorenzo being dumped (for lack of better words) and Valley Pinole being salted. No one is making excuses about travelling..it is what it is…and PV will be there rain or shine. Make your point and say what it is you wanna say, and don’t couch it.
Is it that Eureka deserves 4th??? Whatever it is, plead your case hombre.
But most of all…….
DON’T SLEEP!!!
November 18th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Wait, Pinole Valley is actually going to make the trip rain or shine? That’s so big of them. After all of this whining, I wasn’t sure if thier GPS would malfunction when crossing over Bay Bridge and make them turn around. See ya Friday, hopefully.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Hey Eureka Fan – PV doesn’t have to cross the Bay Bridge to get to Eureka!!
(Yeah, I’m not very good at the smack talk)
November 18th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Tarzan- Although it may read like I’m complaining about Eureka being #4, I don’t mean it to come across that way. I just want to know HOW and WHY they are ranked #4. I still can’t see the justification in the data.
Maxpreps puts them at #4 too, just like the NCS committee. If you look at the Maxpreps rankings, for strength of schedule rating Eureka has the ONLY negative number (-0.2) until you hit #12 Hayward. (-1.3).
I only bring up Eureka because it “seemslike” they shouldn’t be anywhere near the top 5. The data is glaringly in opposition to their seeding.
Las Lomas had the hardest schedule of ANY team in D2 (+17), and it makes sense that a 5-5 team could earn the #7 seed with that hard of a schedule. I don’t see much disparity in that. Besides Carillo and Alameda, that 5-5 is the worst record in the D2 playoff, but because of their strength of schedule is so high, Las Lomas is seeded in the upper half of the seeds at #7. Seems fair to me. Good luck Knights.
But take that example and apply it to Eureka. Ygnacio Valley, Hayward, Montgomery and Concord had identical 8-2 seasons to Eureka, but their strength of schedules were MUCH tougher than Eureka, except for Hayward. YV (+9.4), Hayward (-1.3), Montgomery (+4.6), Concord (+6.1)
So, here is the order of the D2 seedings for identical 8-2 teams, with their strength of schedule:
#3 Montgomery(+4.6)
#4 Eureka (-0.2)
#5 Ygnacio Valley (+9.4)
#6 Concord (+6.1)
#10 Hayward (-1.3)
Now who to you doesn’t compute as a #4 seed?
See for yourself:
http://www.maxpreps.com/rankings/football-fall-09/1/division/rhQPuzf-F0mxLxQaWVRbZA/north-coast-section/division-ii.htm
November 18th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Eureka’s strength of schedule is 20th out of 25 teams. Imagine if they would have gone 9-1 or 10-0, would they be better than Montgomery, Casa Grande and Petaluma with strength ratings of +4.6, +10.3 and +6.5?
November 18th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Just having a little fun here, but with the attention given to the Eureka – Pinole Valley game here, you would think this is the game of the year in the NCS playoffs. (though I predict it to be a good game)
November 18th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
The people of Cahlifornia vould be pleased to see dee Eureka football team vin dis contest against a very good Pinole Valley team. Maria is polling for dem too!
November 18th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
Naw, that’s just because of me Scl Alum, I’m giving Eureka more airtime than I should.
November 18th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Seemslike, here’s something different, assuming there was a Petaluma – Pinole Vly semifinal, do you think Pinole would win?
November 18th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Eureka Fan Says:
November 18th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Wait, Pinole Valley is actually going to make the trip rain or shine? That’s so big of them. After all of this whining, I wasn’t sure if thier GPS would malfunction when crossing over Bay Bridge and make them turn around. See ya Friday, hopefully
-
Dear Eureka Fan,
Well Yippey-ka-ya-yay to you to you partner.
Now if the shoe were on the other foot, I know why I’ll never see you this far down south……
That’s some BIG talk coming from you…be sure BACK THAT SMACK UP on the field. I’m through being civil…We’ll see whose whining. Friday. In the mud.
Hoping you can make it out,
Shabawler
DON’T SLEEP!!!!!!
November 18th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
Anyone know if Pinole Valley team is staying the night up there Friday night, or are they taking the red eye home to the Bay in the wee hours late Fri / early Sat?
November 18th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
If their game is on friday they’d better leave thursday…the ride up there is draining and u definitely dont want to sit for 6 hours and then all of a sudden have to rush 2 prep for the game n hurry through warmups n such…spending the night prolly worth it
November 18th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
I don’t know about the top 4 seeds but San Lorenzo got absolutely jobbed—We played them Friday night at Hayward and I was impressed with their composure—they went 6-4 and absolutely deserved a playoff bid
Pinole Valley in a hostile Eureka should be very intersting
Go Hayward Farmers!!!!
November 18th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
Scl alum Says:
November 18th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Seemslike, here’s something different, assuming there was a Petaluma – Pinole Vly semifinal, do you think Pinole would win?
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Nope. Petaluma is way too strong for Pinole just based on data alone. I’m hoping Pinole can just get past Eureka, who on paper probably should have been seeded somewhere below #8. I think the weather is going to screw up this game, advantage has to go to Eureka just because they’re used to it and run the wing. I’m going to say it now because I’ll get flamed anyway, but if it is pouring rain, windy and in the low 40′s at gametime and Eureka wins, I still think it proves absolutely nothing. That game won’t even look like football. Put the game on a nice field that is dry and they win, then that shows me something.
November 18th, 2009 at 9:34 pm
Scl alum Says:
November 18th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
Anyone know if Pinole Valley team is staying the night up there Friday night, or are they taking the red eye home to the Bay in the wee hours late Fri / early Sat?
They’ll be leaving for home right after winning the game!
November 18th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
Pinole’s speed will be negated in the weather—sounds like Eureka may have something for them
November 18th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
Scl alum Says:
November 18th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Seemslike, here’s something different, assuming there was a Petaluma – Pinole Vly semifinal, do you think Pinole would win?
I’m not looking that far in advance and I would hope that Coach Alameda isn’t either. As far as I’m concern, it’s one game at a time. Hopefully, we’ll get past Eureka, then have either a rematch vs Alameda or a game vs my nephews old team (Ygnacio Valley).
November 18th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
I have been a sports fan for a long time and have traveled to many venues. Eureka is in no way a hostile place to play. I realize that some question the placement of teams in the brackets but there has never been any reason to suggest that the north coast is anything other than hospitable. I hope those who do make the trip agree. Albee Stadium is a real treasure. Yes,this time of year the field is torn up but there is nothing better than a Friday night game under the lights on grass. May the best team win.
November 18th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
I don’t know how any team is going to handle visiting Eureka. Pinole has to miss one day of school for the Friday game alone, I’m not sure how the administration would look on missing Thursday too. Not to mention the added cost of feeding the team and putting them in a hotel overnight. With kids this age, spending the night out of town in a hotel room is likely to be problematic one way or another. I’m not sure they’d be any more rested spending the night there than they would be driving all day on Friday.
November 18th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
Seemslike.
It looks to me like you are already looking for excuses for the PV Eureka matchup.
As for Eureka’s strength of schedule on maxpreps it all comes down to the fact that they have to play Arcata twice who has a -31.2 rating.
Is it Eureka’s fault there are no big schools close to them that they could form a league with. Eureka just plays with the cards they are delt
November 18th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
I kinda agree with you, seemslike, regarding the costs associated with the hotel / meal factor for such a long road trip. By the same token, my alma mater (Healdsburg) played two years ago up at Del Norte in Crescent City, almost 300 miles north, and the coaches and players, from what I heard, had a positive experience staying overnight / comeradery of the players, etc, even though Healdsburg ran into a tough Del Norte team that season and lost
November 18th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
From my understanding, the NCS picks up the tab for hotels and meals when teams have to travel as far as Pinole does this week.
November 18th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
Hey “Eureka a joke”, I rembember Eureka traveling to Castlemont back in September. The team left on Friday morning, played on a warm evening, on Castlemont’s field turf, against their fast players. Oh yeah, then we were ahead 41-0 after three quarters. Obviously, we were affected by the draining bus trip, yeah right. With PV being so much more talented and better than Eureka, it really shouldn’t matter, right?
And “seamslike”, are you really making excuses already over a few mud spots on the field? The field is in way better shape than last year, when Las Lomas came up. It didn’t seem to bother them. They passed the ball well that night. While your at it, go ahead and get all of the excuses out now for the Ygnacio/Alameda winner that will have to come up here next week, because obviously we won’t be better than either of them too. Your excuses are comedy.
FYI, it doesn’t matter if we play in mud, on field turf, or in parking lot, there isn’t nobody gonna stop our 6’1, 255 pound Samoan freight train. Have fun stopping that about 25 times Friday night.
November 18th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
PV will travel well and end this silly debate…
November 19th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
“And “seamslike”, are you really making excuses already over a few mud spots on the field?”
Is that what a forecasted 1″-3″ of rain will do to the Eureka field? Rain is supposed to start at 3am Friday morning, turn to heavy rain and thunderstorms at 11am and taper off to light rain at game time.
If the field has “a few mud spots” then I’m notably impressed… I think you are just trying to minimize the impact the weather will have on the game, since I think the advantage will be Eureka’s due to the weather conditions. Why can’t you just take that advantage and embrace it? Why do you have to act like it won’t have an effect?
November 19th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
“Seemlike”, you have basically put this whole game on the field conditions, of which you have not even seen, or even know what it actually will be like come game time. Do you think that Eureka will not be affected by a wet, sloppy field? Sure they will. Eureka has a lot of athletic, speedy guys too, who like to do their work out on the edges. I know that’s hard for an East Bay fan to even consider. You already said that a Eureka win will have no merit because of field conditions. Quit being so ignorant. If the field is a wet, sloppy mess, then both teams will have to adjust. Eureka, like most teams would prefer to play on a dry surface, so that they could utilize their whole offense. But hey, it NCS playoffs, adapt or go home!
November 19th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
You’re right Trojan, that’s news to me.
This from the NCS website.
“In Division II and III, teams which travel to the Humboldt-Del Norte League, and the Humboldt-Del
Norte schools which travel to Marin or Sonoma County, may be reimbursed for a team party up to 45
people which shall include players, coaches, managers, physicians and statisticians for one night’s
accommodations according to the policy below.”
They also get $15 per day for food.
November 19th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
Eureka Fan, what’s a couple of “mud spots on the field”? You said it yourself. Now you’re calling it a wet, sloppy field?
Which one is it?
Why is it hard for an East Bay fan to consider that there are speedy guys that like to work on the outside? What does that even mean?
What about this comment..”there isn’t nobody gonna stop our 6′1, 255 pound Samoan freight train” What happened to your love for the speedy guys on the outside?
Eureka Fan- unwad your panties and read my posts for what they say.
1) according to the weather predictions there is going to be 1″-3″ inches of rain tomorrow, with thunderstorms and wind. Gametime temp of 42 degrees.
2) this weather WILL affect the game and the players, probably to Eureka’s advantage.
3) the field will be compromised to some degree, probably into a muddy mess. 3″ of rain is A LOT.
4) IF the field is a mess, the hometeam likely has the advantage. They know their field and are used to the weather.
5) a football team that has not had to travel 6-7 hours on a bus likely has the advantage
6) I have most certainly not put this whole game on field conditions, I don’t think Eureka should be the #4 seed, I’ve made that pretty clear. They seem to deserve to be somewhere, but not #4. I’m sorry that Pinole has to be the team to go all the way up there due to a poor effort at properly seeding the teams. In my opinion, Eureka should be seeded lower than #8 on their own merits, therefore requiring Eureka to make the trips to play.
7) I think Pinole has the firepower to beat Eureka on a dry field on a sunny day. It’s unfortunate that a game of such importance will give (IN MY OPINION) Eureka unearned advantages due to their seeding.
You can argue my opinions all you want, but they still remain my opinions.
November 19th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
Here’s some video of Eureka’s RB Soma Vainuku:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tX4IOr9HZ8
November 19th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Put it this way, if I felt that Eureka earned #4, then I would say it sucks to be Pinole and leave it at that.
November 19th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
Trojan- thanks for that link. That must be a weak reel, it really doesn’t show Vainuku doing anything spectacular. I understand he is a real talent though, too bad they couldn’t put something together stronger than that.
I looked for Patrone Wood (YV) on Youtube and found this, it’s from last year but it gives you a good idea why Wood does as well as he does. He’s fun to watch when he gets his straightarm working.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vLcATUjAVo
November 19th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
Eureka fan is making such a fool out of himself lol…but neways Eureka FORSURE has an advantage @ Home vs a team that usually plays on well conditioned turf fields..the fact that there’s going to be so much rain just makes it all the better for Eureka..this time u guys don’t have to add the extra water onto the field this time like u had to do last year! Even tho it was all that much better beating u guys with the sh!t field conditions..Somoa is way overrated in his national rankings
November 19th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Wow. YV doesn’t list the sizes on the their roster on MaxPreps, so I had no idea he was that big. Reminds me of a young Craig “Iron Head” Heyward.
November 19th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Alameda will handle business on Saturday afternoon. Size is nothing. Be ready. Upset coming, so everyone be @ Ygnacio Valley 1pm. GAME TIME BABY!
November 19th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
It says on the video that he is 5’11″ 260, and you still see him running away from the DB’s! According to the final DVAL stats, he led the league in rushing, that’s 3 years in a row now. Not suprising when YV ran the wing, but this year their offense has been pretty balanced and he still got it.
November 19th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
“Seemslike”, the key word in my sentence was “If”, in referring to the field conditions. Yeah, Vainuku runs legit 4.6 forty, so he is in fact one of the fast guys I was talking about. He does as much on the outside of the hashes as he does on the inside.
That video on Vainuku was from last year. Though, you got admit he chucked that DB pretty good. Here’s a couple other videos of him from his junior year.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byu7gztip8k&feature=related and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Fcc1gFyl5g&feature=fvw
November 19th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
He is a big running back, with his size he should not be running away from DB’s. Man, I honestly think Ygancio vs. Alameda will be the one to watch! Both teams have tremendous athletes.
November 19th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Sorry, here’s the link to other Vainuku video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byu7gztip8k&feature=related
November 19th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
the thing is..those videos prove nothing..all the teams hes beating on are the worst of the worst..anyone can make a highlight video playing those godawful teams..Look up the games vs Shasta i dont see Somoa doing much there
November 19th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Oh yeah, wait Ygnacio got routed by who? College Park? That’s how you want to go into playoffs, by getting rolled by 30 points to a team that was sub .500 before the game. That’s a statement game.
November 19th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Somoa Vainuku 1252 Rushing yards 22 TDs exceptional stats but they’re against terrible no name opponents that anyone can run over (talking about ur league incase u wanna take it the wrong way)…. Marquis Waters 1514 Rushing yard 22 TDs and LL had the hardest schedule out of any D2 team (Lost to Undefeated Archbishop Mitty & Rocklin & 9-1 Marin Catholic) now Marquis’s stats are sayin somethin..sorry Eureka fan ur homie too overrated =X Eureka has yet to make a statement game against a formidable opponent so please don’t talk smack about other teams “statement games”
November 19th, 2009 at 6:03 pm
When did I ever talk smack about LL’s running back or even give stats. How did he or any other player come into the conversation. Oh that’s right, you brought them into it. What’s funny you guys talk smack about Eureka, but then when it is brought back to you, you all get defensive. Hey if Ygnacio is this great team, they should be losing to College Park and Oakland Tech. They are on the same level as Eureka.
By the way, Vainuku probably had about ten total carries in two Arcata games combined, and probably didn’t carry the ball past the first quarter. So he wasn’t padding his stats against bad teams.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
Eureka fan- where did your Ygnacio comment come from? We were just commenting on bruising RB’s, which both Vainuku and Wood are. You seem to have a hard time separating your emotions from constructive conversation.
Even though your comment is totally off point, YV did get spanked by a D1 College Park team. I bet they thought that sub .500 record meant they were going to be an easy game. I suppose that was a pretty good lesson to learn BEFORE NCS, rather than in the first round.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
“What’s funny you guys talk smack about Eureka, but then when it is brought back to you, you all get defensive. ”
Where did I talk smack? Show me.
Where did I get defensive? Show me.
Be careful with your “you guys” if that’s not what you mean. Your credibility suffers with sweeping generalizations like that. This is EXACTLY why I spend the time to backup my comments with whatever hard data I can find.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
Guess it’s not just me, huh Eureka Fan?….
4:14
[Comment From Eureka FanEureka Fan: ]
Ben and Chance, do you think too much is being made of the Pinole-Eureka game, in terms of driving distance and possible wet/muddy field conditions?
Thursday November 19, 2009 4:14 Eureka Fan
4:15
Ben Enos:
Not really. I mean, it’s potentially a huge home field advantage. Then again, I think if you live in Eureka and the Loggers had to come down here, you’d be saying the same thing (probably have for several years now too).
November 19th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
I don’t know about anyone else, but I neither posted a video or looked at a video as a way to prove anything. But just as a means to see some of the players and teams I’m not familiar with. If people want to evaluate guys based on those videos, that’s there business, but for me me it was simply away to see some of the guys in action.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
+1 Trojan.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
I agree Trojan. You can take what you want from highlight videos. They just show what the players are capable of doing.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
“Seemslike” you just gave great advice for yourself. I commented on Ygnacio because that is who a lot of people thought should be the 4th seed. Ygnacio lost two games against lesser opponents, and also beat a few less than average opponents. My argument was that they really don’t have anything on Eureka. They should have took care of their business last Friday, and then they wouldn’t be where they are at right now. Can only blame themselves. With that said, Ygnacio is a good team with a lot of talent as is Pinole I would assume. I have to defend our area too, just like you. I have never and will never talk bad about a high school player. I’m looking forward to the possibility of seeing Vainuku and Wood on the field at the same time.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Eureka Fan, they’re not going to let up. Thanks for offering to call in quarterly updates. I am interested very interested the game, but no way am I driving to Eureka! SO THANKS!
November 19th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
And you will find that they will talk $h!t about your player/team all day, but you better not say anything about theirs.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
I’m not pushing an agenda of any one team. I’m still waiting for an answer as to why Eureka is #4. They deserve to be in the playoffs because of their record, but still nobody has made an argument USING FACTS as to why they should be #4. I’ve laid out why the facts show they SHOULDN’T, where is the data to support they SHOULD?
Again, if Eureka “earned” the #4, then it would just flat suck to be Pinole-end of story. Whether or not Ygnacio or any other team should have won another game is immaterial. The following teams have identical records, but look at the strength of schedule. You can easily make a case for Montgomery, YV and Concord to be any number of seed between #3 and #6 in whatever order makes sense, but Eureka? Why are they even in that bunch? Doesn’t it make more sense that they should be #7-#9?
So, here is the order of the D2 seedings for identical 8-2 teams, with their strength of schedule:
#3 Montgomery(+4.6)
#4 Eureka (-0.2)
#5 Ygnacio Valley (+9.4)
#6 Concord (+6.1)
#10 Hayward (-1.3)
Now who to you doesn’t compute as a #4 seed?
Still nobody wants to answer with facts.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
I don’t know how seedings are decided, but
is strength of schedule the only determining factor for seedings?
November 19th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
And no matter what facts you look for, it won’t change the seedings. They are the #4 seed. Its a wrap! Let it go. If Eureka loses to Pinole, you’ll feel better! If Eureka actually wins…….
November 19th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
Strength of schedule can’t be the determining factor because Ferndale is the #2 seed in DIV because they were undefeated and are allegedly DV playing up.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
You “Bay Area Brats” are just a bunch of —. You all put field conditions and seedings as your criteria as to how well your recruits are going to perform on any given day???? It doesn’t matter to any of you that a good team has the ability to play to the conditions not the conditions play them. I’m sure Seemslike has NO IDEA of what I am talking about because he would rather cry about seedings and conditions rather than supporting the boys playing the game. I’m not even a Eureka fan!! And I can’t believe the so called football fans that are located in the Bay area are pissed that they have to drive 4-5 hours to watch your kids play in the playoffs. You should be proud, not try to make excuses for a game that hasn’t even been played. I am a Ferndale fan, and the bitching going on about the poor unfortunates having to actually make an effort to do something that involves thier kids is appalling. How about when we have to journey south to play in your conditions. Ever hear any unworthy complaints??? Or has there never been a rainy day game played in your area? People here are not complainers. We enjoy the game, no matter the conditions. You people are not happy unless everything is perfect in your perfect plastic(turf) world. I can understand why seemslike has so many post. I’ve seen plenty of people like him that would rather blame everything on someone or something else. The typical ass on the sidelines critisizing the officials, weather conditions, travel time, you know, the guy that thinks he actully makes a difference, and knows crap about anything other than his numbers and stats. So Seemslike, quit wasting everybody’s time with your rants about Eureka…I doubt from your post that you will even make that drive, let alone taking a chance of any discomfort, like a rain drop. —
November 19th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
Seemslike – Both Calpreps and Maxpreps have Eureka ranked 4th. Massey has them ranked #2. But just like SOS, I don’t understand how they come up with these rankings, so I can’t comment on their validity. And just because I don’t understand or agree with the rankings, doesn’t mean there isn’t a valid reason. But considering three ranking sites have them ranked that high may be the reason.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
Oh good, Mick’s here so the conversation will now degenerate to name calling and sweeping generalizations.
Trojan- I don’t understand it either, that’s why I’m looking for someone to explain it to me. I guess this is not the place to be asking the question. It’s been a pleasure discussing D2 with you.
Good luck to all of the NCS teams.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
Bob#159, No allegedly involved. Ferndale’s student body is 163 strong placing them firmly in the DIV V catagory. This year they played 2 DIV III teams and won both. 5 DIV IV games and 3 DIV V games. Every team Ferndale played has a larger student body. Every year they step up to DIV IV playoffs. In the past 18 years the Wildcats have 7 NCS Div IV Titles and were runners up on 4 other occaisions. So it is no mistake they are seeded #2. Although some Justin Seana folks believe thier average(5-5) team should be rated above Ferndale. Same story JS complainers!!!!
November 19th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
Seemslike – you could try addressing your question here: http://ncsnbl.com/
It’s a message board dedicated to Northbay high school football, but there are some knowledgeable posters who may know the answer.
By the way, I post over there as “penguin”.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Trojan, that’s a pretty nice website. Thanks for the link.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
Eureka fan,
What’s the beat on the street in Eureka this week with the Pinole game? Is there a packed house expected tomorrow night? I can picture an Autzen stadium-like atmosphere (like the Oregon home games) with rain gear galore, load noise, etc.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
Trojan,
Any chance of Mike Holmgren coming to be an honorary assistant on the sideline to Coach Ellison in the playoffs? Would be a cool reunion for those guys
November 19th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
Scl Alum, it would be the least Holmgren could do for Ellison. Besides, it’s not like he’s too busy to come to the game. But I imagine Holmgren and Ellison aren’t remotely on the same page when it comes to their offensive philosophy.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Yeah, I would agree with that Trojan. They’re both classy individuals
November 19th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Trojan, what’s your assessment of Petaluma’s first round game against Rancho. I heard Petit-Gore may start tomorrow. My prediction is a 48-14 Troy win, but what do you think?
November 19th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
I think this is a terrible matchup for Petaluma. Heading into last weekend, I feared they would get RC. I was intially feeling a little better when I heard Peleti-Gore wasn’t playing, but from all indications, he’s going to. My fear is based on how RC runs the exact same offense and because of that, defend it much better than most. I really don’t think it was a coincidence Petaluma scores 40 a games on average, but only gets 14 against RC back in September.
But Petaluma did play a poor game that night. Sean Sullivan fumbled twice and a bad snap on a punt gave RC the ball on Petaluma’s 6, leading to their first score. So if Petaluma plays like they have since that game and keeps the mistakes to a minimum, they should win. But a win by RC wouldn’t shock me as they are a talented team who truly mirrors Petaluma. Petaluma has a undersized speedy HB who rushed for nearly 1400 yards in Sean Sullivan. RC has an undersized speedy HB who rushed for nearly 1400 yards in Brian Dworkin. Petaluma has a bruising FB who rushed for nearly 1000 yards in Ricky Sims. RC has a bruising FB who rushed for over 400 yards (while missing several games) in Sergio Orduna. Petaluma has a talented QB who ran for over 500 yards and beautifully runs the triple option in Mike Russell. RC has a talented QB who ran for nearly 500 yards and beautifully runs the triple option in Poueu Peleti-Gore.
And Rancho has two beasts on the DL in Mike Tuaua and David Calderon. Petaluma’s OL is going to have to do a better job containing those two and giving the RB’s room to run.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Yeah, I have have a lot of respect for Rancho and Coach Conroy. They played PHS real close early in the season. I think they can maybe keep it close toward the break, but I think the Trojans should open it up by the 3rd q. Btw, am intrigued by a possible Newman game in the 2nd round. I guess Petaluma and Newman have never played each other in the post season.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:34 pm
Just to all of you who are making some huge thing about the PV Eureka matchup and the travel issue,
Everyone needs to realize that a 6 hour drive is nothing for Eureka the shortest non-league trip they made this year is 3.5 hours to Ukiah. They made a trip to Oakland and Chico(to take on a better PV team) both roughly 6 hour trips.
Traveling is not easy by any strech of the imagination but it is playoff time. I’m ready to see the PV Rureka game.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
If Petaluma and Eureka have a semifinal matchup, I hope it’s a Saturday night game. Would be a home game for Petaluma I’m assuming, but would be cool to see a decent Logger contigency come down to see a hard-fought game between both teams.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
“Scl Alum”, I’m not sure what to expect from our local fans tomorrow night. It’s hit and miss with rain games. If there is drizzle it’s one thing, but if it’s downpour with wind, that’s another. Also, we are the only local game tomorrow night. A couple teams are on the road, and a couple others play Saturday. So if the weather holds up with little rain, it should be a large crowd. I know there is a buzz in the air.
November 20th, 2009 at 12:24 am
Two former Eureka High School football players — Rey Maualuga and Maurice Purify, from the Loggers undefeated (13-0) 2003 NCS championship team — will be playing for Cincinnati when the Bengals take on the Raiders Sunday. How many other NCS D-II schools have two alumni playing on the same NFL team?
November 20th, 2009 at 12:30 am
That’s pretty impressive
November 20th, 2009 at 12:34 am
Looks like the latest hourly forecast for Friday night in Eureka is rain from 7 – 9pm with temps in the low 40s.
November 20th, 2009 at 12:54 am
Well 24 hours from now, all of the friday night games will be final, and we will see who moves on to the 2nd round. Good luck to everyone,
November 20th, 2009 at 1:45 am
#176 – Nice random irrelevant stat. Lightening strikes once, and occasionally twice. Did the two Cinci players have the same agent since grade school? It is a fluke that they are on the same pro team from the 2003 Loggers, not destiny. But the rest of your claim is random.
How many future pros are on this year’s sqaud? Give us names, numbers and stats. Good luck against PV. PV by 10…
November 20th, 2009 at 9:48 am
Neil, correct me if I’m wrong, but I think at that time Eureka actually played a division lower because of the enrollment groupings by NCS.
Paydirt, I think he was just pointing out that Eureka has had some pro football players from the past. Has PV? We know it will not matter in tonight’s game.
November 20th, 2009 at 9:54 am
Eureka’s top runningback, Soma, is Rey Maualuga’s cousin. It is yet to be seen how far Soma will go, but, there must be something in the bloodlines.
November 20th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Current NFL player Thomas DeCoud (c/o 2003) plays for the Atlanta Falcons; can’t really say he made it big in the pros but Gino Torretta (c/o 1988), 1992 Heisman Trophy winner (accomplishment in itself), both Pinole Valley High School alumni.
November 20th, 2009 at 11:07 am
And it keeps raining and raining here in Eureka. Let the boys visit Eureka and make their own opinions. Its going to be cold, wet and messy!! The boys are the ones who play and get dirty. Let them hash it out on the field. all this sissy smack talking is absurd. twelve hours from now the game will be over and it will be a wrap. Either team has a fair chance to win. Good luck to both teams and I hope its a great game, I will be there, will you? any one who would like updates through text messaging I would have no problems sending them out. cantact me at eurekapinoleupdates@yahoo.com and I will add you to my list. I can send to email addresses or your cell phone. I will be sending these from my cell phone…Yes we have cell phone service up this far…lol!!! Hope it a good one, Rob
November 20th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Shabawler,
Thank you. It’s nice to see any local make it big in a chosen sport.
As for now, all these boys play on Friday nights. Good Luck to all the teams!
November 20th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Ehsalum,
You are correct (181) about the 2003 NCS groupings. Back then they were: 4A East Bay (De La Salle & Co.), 3A East Bay, 2A East Bay, 3A Redwood Empire (Eureka), 2A Redwood Empire, Class A, and Class B. And as for Eureka’s current star Soma Vainuku (182), we’ll find out why this talented kid already has 5 Pac-10 offers. I hear it’s raining in Eureka . . .
November 20th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
Don’t forget about Dale Sveum. He went on to play and manage in the majors, but he was a heckofa QB for PV back in the day and could have probably played for a college power had he not decided to go the baseball route.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Sveum
November 20th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
Eureka Fan- you’re going to update the CCTimes on the quarterly score, right? I think they said they’d add it to the twitter feed. Thanks for doing that.
November 20th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
Ehsalum..you’re welcome. Pinole Valley has had some talented musicians roam their halls as well, but that’s for another discussion board and plays nothing into whose got game tonight……
Latest update..I’m in the treehouse and the rain has let up…least for now. Let’s see at game time.
DON’T SLEEP!!!
November 20th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Prepfan,
Almost forgot about Dale Sveum. Blue and Gold forever. PV SPARTAN PRIDE.
Where can I get a good cup of coffee in this town???
DON’T SLEEP!!!!!!
November 20th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Halftime score: Eureka 34, Pinole Valley 7 … Spartans yet to pick up a first down.
November 20th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
OH WOW! Thanks Neil!
November 20th, 2009 at 11:34 pm
is that a recent update? or is there further update that can be added on ???
November 20th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
Final score: Eureka High 61, Pinole Valley 7 … Eureka’s Soma Vainuku rushed 18 times for 239 yards and 4 touchdowns.
November 21st, 2009 at 12:01 am
Well lets Here from SEEMSLIKe because he has alot of words to EAT Hey SEEMSLIKE i guess Eureka did get a bad seed they Should of been seeded higher
November 21st, 2009 at 12:02 am
Hey SEEMSlike start eating your words and ya i guess the NCS committe did screw up Eureka should of been seeded higher
November 21st, 2009 at 12:06 am
Any word on the D IV SPSV/Clear Lake game
November 21st, 2009 at 12:06 am
PAYDIRT do you feel like an idiot now how about you seemslike it was not even close PV by ten nice try paydirt how about Eureka by 54 come on now bring all the excuses
November 21st, 2009 at 12:23 am
Damn! that fool is straight beastly for that. Lets see who he will be playing against tmr at 1pm. Ygnacio or Alameda?
November 21st, 2009 at 1:09 am
Wow. Eureka made a statement. No need for me to worry why they got the #4 seed, seems like they should be in the top tier somewhere.
Congratulations Loggers.
I’m interested in a recap of the game and conditions if anybody was there and can report.
November 21st, 2009 at 1:12 am
Lucky BHS don’t play them Loggers- run Ricky run would have got a strappin’ behind the woodshed.
November 21st, 2009 at 1:32 am
Wow, Eureka and Montgomery roll. Meanwhile in the games that pitted Sonoma County teams together, the favoritese eeked out close victories. And I’m not sure what was the reason. Are Petaluma and Casa Grande overrated? Were Rancho Cotate and Maria Carrillo underrated? Is there something to be said about playing a familiar oppenent that levels the playing field and gives the team that lost the first game a slight advantage? I don’t know but I gotta think the winners of Cardinal Newman/Windsor and Las Lomas/Hayward have to like their chances going up against Petaluma and Casa Grande after tonight’s performances.
November 21st, 2009 at 1:49 am
ok this game was not even close. PV opens the game with a kick off return and thats about it. Eureka dominated both sides of the ball and showed why they are a high seed. Final score 61-7 and it could have been worse. Subs came in the 4th quarter, but still scored. The field was a mess. Word has it the game will not be held here next week due to the conditions…not understanding that. Anyways PV never got rolling. EKA blitzed at will and hurried #12 nearly every play. PV had many supporters cheering before the game and its first play after that it sure was quiet. PV never gave up but took a whipping. Soma Vainuku was again a beast, 4 TD took one for 50 yards.
November 21st, 2009 at 2:00 am
Eureka High’s Vainuku — who had 239 yards and 4 TDs against PV— is a bull with speed. Last week he rushed for 289 yards with 4 TDs against Fortuna — No. 8 seed in D-III. On Friday, Eureka’s D held PV to 48 total yards rushing on 35 carries. On a super wet field, PV lost 5 of their 6 fumbles and Eureka lost all three of their fumbles.
November 21st, 2009 at 2:05 am
Congrats, congrats to the Eureka Loggers..If the Loggers don’t play at home next week against Ygnacio Valley, do they play up at Humboldt State, or where?
Again, way to go!
November 21st, 2009 at 2:08 am
Were there a lot of people at the Eureka game tonight?
November 21st, 2009 at 2:46 am
I would say about half full. I arrived at 630 and got front row parking!!! Lots of PV supporters. Humboldt charges to use there stadium, so I do not know that answer yet. Expensive too.
November 21st, 2009 at 2:58 am
The crowd was light as I expected, due to the weather. It was straight pouring since Thursday night. There was 2 to 3 inches of rain in the 24 hours leading up to the game, though it really didn’t rain during the actual game. Which was funny because as soon as the game ended it started pouring again. It’s like mother nature gave us a two hour grace period to enjoy the game. If the game would have been played the night before, the field really would not have been a factor for both teams. Even after PV returned the opening kickoff for a TD, Eureka seemed unfazed. I think Eureka knew going in that there was no way that PV would stop their offense. And PV didn’t, except win Eureka fumbled. Eureka’s O-line and D-line just dominated the game. Honestly, even if the game was played on a dry field, I still think it would have been lopsided. PV was not going to stop Vainuku on any field condition, and the Wing T offense was definitely confusing PV. Eureka’s defense was just so much more physical than PV’s offense, they were living in PV’s backfield.
Looking forward to next weeks game, hopefully against Ygnacio Valley. Would love to see two big backs dueling it out.
Looks like the game might be moving up to Humboldt State, due to fact that they have field turf, and Eureka’s field is now a mess.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:06 am
That would be nice to see it at HSU. But the Albee stadium field is a advantage for the loggers. Either way I cant wait to be there.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:15 am
Is Eureka’s coach planning on scouting out the game tommorow in Concord vs. Alameda, Eureka fan and / or Eureka boy?
November 21st, 2009 at 3:24 am
Yes, Coach Montana and one of his assistants were said to be leaving after the game tonight, to go scout the YV/Alameda game. And then they were going to watch two of their former Logger players, Rey Maualuga and Maurice Purify on Sunday, play for the Bengals against the Raiders.
November 21st, 2009 at 8:41 am
I have coached against some good backs but Vainuku is off the hook big strong and fast !! WE played them this year and he is the real deal.
P.V don’t key on him then the other player will get going they are much faster then they look and they can pass the ball.
CASTLEMONT PRIDE !!!
November 21st, 2009 at 10:26 am
Congratulations Eureka! Way to play as a team after PV ran back the opening kickoff for a touchdown, and hold your composure when you lost a fumble inside PV’s 30 on your opening drive.
Also you showed great sportsmanship when the entire team (on the field and sidelines) took a knee both times PV players were injured. You have been taught well since youth football. It makes a parent proud! No player from PV kneeled. I guess they don’t do that in there league.
November 21st, 2009 at 10:27 am
their, oops typed too fast.
November 21st, 2009 at 10:32 am
That IS good sportsmanship, Ehsalum (e.g. when opposing players are injured)
November 21st, 2009 at 10:34 am
Do you know if next weekend’s game vs. Ygnacio / Alameda winner is gonna be next Saturday night, or is it Fri?
November 21st, 2009 at 10:35 am
If I were Shasta of Redding, I’m not sure if I’d want to play the Loggers again this year
November 21st, 2009 at 10:46 am
Ehsalum why do you claim to be an EhsAlum & jocking North Bay Schools? IN fact if you were an EhsAlum why weren’t you at the Encinal game???
November 21st, 2009 at 10:51 am
Saturday night 7pm Albee Stadium, Eureka High
November 21st, 2009 at 10:54 am
Pleasant Valley of Chico lost last night. Our lost to them earlier this year was a heartbreaker, I don’t think Shasta or Pleasant Valley would want to play us right now either.
November 21st, 2009 at 11:04 am
An ideal semifinal matchup, if both teams win next weekend, would be Petaluma and Eureka. Both teams are capable of points on the board. Both teams were dominant in their respective conferences (they beat my alma mater, no slouch, by 45 in the SCL finale). In the mean time, curious if the weather will be wet again next week. Rain or shine though, Eureka’s playing with a lot of confidence right now.
November 21st, 2009 at 11:21 am
10 day forcast is showers today, then sunny rest of the week. 30% chance of rain Friday & Saturday. The field really got tore up last night.
November 21st, 2009 at 11:23 am
218, Eureka High Scool= EHS Alum. There is more than one EHS. Go Loggers!
November 21st, 2009 at 11:28 am
A little off topic, but any predictions in the Big Game today? I’m a Cal fan myself, though the Cardinal have looked scary as of late.
November 21st, 2009 at 11:43 am
Gonna get back to reality for awhile, get some fresh air. lol
November 21st, 2009 at 12:33 pm
Man – Eureka in the house and Good morning to all survivors as well. I still have the taste of blood in my mouth and I was able to gather most of my teeth from the mud.
So first off, hats off to the Eureka boys for handling business on their field. It wasn’t even close, great play from both sides of the line. Mud Dawgs all the way. Somewhere in the top 8, I would figure.
Killer D, if your reading, you were too conservative with the spread. =) ’nuff said about that.
I WILL be a stick in the mud (pun intended) and say that field conditions were favorable to the Loggers and Logheads (my new term for Eureka bloggers on EB Prep Corner – think Green Bay Cheeseheads). I’m just getting started.
The rain did let up for most of the game and really started pouring right afterward. That place must be enchanted. Thank you for the soggy ride home, druids of the forest.
Quotes:
EuHS Coach Montana (last night):
”I felt like the field helped us out a lot,” said Vainuku, who had 312 yards and four touchdowns last week in slightly less-muddy conditions
-’slightly less-muddy conditions’
This has gotta be the under statement of the year. You mean this wasn’t muddier than last year?
Coach Montana (earlier):
”Our top priority for the playoffs was to play at home,” Montana said. “That’s a huge advantage. Especially if those heavy rains and strong winds come in. It’s going to help us out a lot.”
—> http://www.times-standard.com/sports
This should put to rest any argument that it doesn’t play into the favor of EuHS.
Now I’m gonna put myself out there with observations, comments and closing remarks regarding this excursion to the way up north.
1) As if anyone didn’t know, Eureka is “hella far” (if your not familiar with the Bay Area term, google it and you might find references to Timbuktu, Boodocks, the sticks, etc.), not an excuse – just a remark. But you really should be playing Oregon teams. Won’t be back anytime soon by choice.
2) The field must be really beautiful…..in the LATE SPRING early summer, that is. The field design is built into what turns out to be a natural canyon – great design and location. Why is next week’s game not being held there? No idea. Where is the logic in that? Does it get worse after Thanksgiving? (WTF-don’t get me started).
3) Pinole is 0-2 in the regular season on grass. 0-3 overall on ‘natural surfaces’ you can’t count this soil/water/vegetation mix as grass really.
Someone should have prepped the boys based on this stat. Coaching gets some too(see 4).
Are 3/4″ cleats illegal? WTH, you would need 1-inch cleats on this field. Better check the other side. Lotsa slipping an sliding on PV – hence the tip toeing.
4) PVHS play-calling: Really??? No really. Really????? The field IS pretty wide. Play-Action. It aint’t 1979…and no I don’t play Madden. I’m not even gonna go there and hang you out…I like most of the coaches. I’ll leave that rest of the disgruntled fans witnessing of “more of the same”. It was tough to hear it from the peanut-gallery in the bleachers. Tough loss. Proud of the kids for making it this far. To say it this years talent level and ability to execute is a disservice to the players. PV has the athletes…Kids needed better than that.
Sorry to say, – IT’S TRUE.
5) HOSTILE territory it was, to say the least:
Eurekans really know how to roll out the welcome mat.
Have you ever been threatened by an opposing fan during a game that “YOU WILL NOT AKE IT OUT O THIS STADIUM ALIVE? Sure happened last night, way to man up Logger Fans. Thank you EPD for making your presence known.
I can hear it now “Boo-hoo, security didn’t take good enough precautions to isolate the visitors”, but seriously, to an innocent little girl – that’s somebody’s daughter????..That crap NEVER happens in WORST towns in the Bay under the Friday night lights – unbelievable. It shows how long it’s been since you made it in the NCS.
I’m gonna say it was too many Logheads smokin’ the Humboldt Kelley Green.
Great job taking the fans out of the game though; I gotta hand it to ya. My experience was worse than a Raider home game (the fans make it that much more special). It eerily felt like I was in a bad episode of OZ or something (don’t drop the soap). I made shank out of napkins, tree bark, and a rusty nail when no one was looking.
6) Here’s some what-about’s:
- Whatabout the 3ft kiddie pool on the PV sideline about the 40 – gotta love that, all that was missing was a lifeguard.
- Whatabout the quicksand about midfield, remember Jungle Hunt on Atari? (Dang, my age is showing).
mud angels are fun to make.
-Whatabout, ah nevermind….
7) Great composure Loggers, real sportsmanship:
Three facemask calls when the game is easily in the pocket – Let’s rips somebody’s head off. Do you train them that too from a young age?
We for sure would take a knee if it were your player down. Are you saying no one on on PV took a knee – that’s standard protocol? We knew 23 he would get up and it wasn’t serious.
Guess you don’t need to with Big Uso pounding the rock. Why change the game up? Good luck in round 2.
9) If last night was a basketball game, EuHS is saying:
“WHO GOT NEXT?” – EAST BAY STAND UP.
10) Say what you want, I’m blaming it all on the coffee. You guys ever heard of Peete’s?
All mostly tounge in cheek, but you get my point.
I’m open now to pot-shots, low blows, and told-ya-so’s boo-friggin-hoos and the like.
I’m done…NOW I CAN SLEEP!
Shabawler signing off, see you next year.
You stay classy Eurekans.
November 21st, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Wait, where the heck did the emoticons come from..not intended. Please ignore, not intended.
November 21st, 2009 at 2:12 pm
We have traveled alot and been whooped many of times, take yours and be grateful you got the seed you received. Your team showed no respect to your own players injury, as he squirmed on the ground with pain. My favorite chant of the night “wheres your offense” “wheres your offense” because it did not show up…maybe because of the long drive you are whining about. Did you bring your defense? I could go on and on. This is rain country, we play in this weather on this field, sorry you play on asphalt fields in the BIG CITY. as for the face masks we got called and you took the yards be haapy you got those because we gave you more than you could muster up on yards our own. How about the three personal fouls for late hits by your team which were so obvious, must have been out of desperation. Your play calling was a joke. run up the middle with LB’s blitzing at will. run to the outside when you cant cut back, go into a four wide set and run a draw come on….this is not Madden. My boy could have called better plays on Madden. It was difficult to take a knee?…..are you serious!! your own coach made you slide in the mud before the game to break your fears of getting wet. What was up with all the people walking around in plastic bags around their feet? new fashion? As for the security did you really felt threatened? I only wished the stands were packed so you could understand the true meaning of LOGGER ball. Did you get a escort out of the city? Eureka did when they beat Castlemont. Welcome to our jungle. As for the Logheads term, hey I really like that. Yes we are now saying….NEXT!!!
November 21st, 2009 at 2:27 pm
By the way where is……eureka a joke? havent heard from him/her yet?
November 21st, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Wait, Pinole is a BIG CITY?
November 21st, 2009 at 2:42 pm
What’s nice about Peet’s is their kick butt strong coffee and free wifi. They should open a Peet’s in Eureka
November 21st, 2009 at 2:44 pm
LOL Trojan (re: Pinole)
November 21st, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Eureka boy-
What was the attendance like at last year’s game vs. Las Lomas? Do fans pack the stands in big games when the weather’s not wet?
November 21st, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Does anyone know where you can find live scoring updates on this afternoon’s games?
November 21st, 2009 at 2:53 pm
I think hotcoco (this site) should have updates. I could be wrong.
btw, Trojan, what graduating class were you at PHS?
(HHS ’91 alum)
November 21st, 2009 at 2:58 pm
Eureka boy-
Do you suppose Guy Fieri is pulling for the Loggers / Logheads? (I heard he’s originally from Humboldt County)
November 21st, 2009 at 2:58 pm
Scl Alum – I didn’t go Petaluma High. I’m a Tamalpais graduate (class of ’86), but moved to Petaluma 10 years ago.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Right on.. I lived in Petaluma in the mid 1990s right after graduating from college.
Looks like Tam posted a nice win over EC last night
November 21st, 2009 at 3:03 pm
I’ve only got 5 points to bring up regarding last nights game …
Point #1. Congratulations to the Eureka Loggers for winning the game. You guys really put a beating on my boys. Proving to me that you guys deserved a top seed and a home game. (Doesn’t mean that I still don’t think that the NCS committee screwed us … we deserved better after beating Berkeley on turf)
Point #2. I don’t wanna hear anyone saying that the weather and field conditions didn’t help the Loggers. I have never seen my boys run so slowly. The conditions really did negate our team speed …
dcsaturn61 Says:
November 18th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
Pinole’s speed will be negated in the weather—sounds like Eureka may have something for them
while doing nothing to negate Eureka’s bulk (You guys got some pretty good sized players up there) Our undersized linemen had no footing to even have a slim chance to block or make any holes to run through.
Point #3. If the weather or field conditions were better. I think that we would have been much more competative (Don’t go jumping on me now … I said more competative) I won’t go and say we’d win or lose because that point would be mute.
Point #4. Shabawler, What did I say about Pinole’s play calling? If we didn’t come up with something different, we’d be going home in defeat. Again, the lack of even attempting to go to the passing game and change up the game plan killed us. We had 1 yard rushing at the half, and yet we continue to do the same thing over and over. I hope next year we come up with something close to a passing game.
Point #5. The winner of todays game between Alameda and Ygnacio Valley will have a tuff game next week. The drive up, the weather conditions and the drive down all sucked and I’m sure it will feel the same way next week no matter where you play. Pray that the game will be played on turf and not in that slop we played in. Otherwise it might be another beat down by the Loggers as I don’t see Alameda’s line doing much better than ours. I can’t really speak for Ygnacio Valley as I don’t know much about their linemen, but it’s still gonna be tuff for Woods and Porschet on Albee field.
Best of luck to the Loggers! You have earned my respect, but hopefully next time we play it will be under better weather and field conditions.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Yeah, I was happy to see Tam do well. We were pretty bad when I played for them and even worse just a few years ago.
You going to the Windsor/CN game?
November 21st, 2009 at 3:06 pm
I would, but I’m currently living in So Cal. How about yourself? Seems like it should be a good game
November 21st, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Oh yeah, I’ll be there. I image a few Trojans will be as well scouting the game.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:11 pm
As a Sonoma County League guy, part of me would like Windsor to win, though I wouldnt want to see another 55-21 kind of game like they had a few weeks back against Petaluma. A Newman matchup w/ the Trojans seems to be intriguing to a lot of local fans
November 21st, 2009 at 3:16 pm
From a pure entertainment standpoint, a CN/Petaluma matchup is much more intriguing. And with D.J. King’s health being in question, I’m somewhat expecting it. But I’ll be rooting for Windsor. Not because I want Petaluma to play them (even though it’s likely a better matchup for the Trojans), but because I’m a big Cameron Erion fan and root for Windsor whenever they’re not playing Petaluma. And Windsor has truly been snakebit this year. It’s a shame we didn’t get to see what they could have done with a healthy Erion and King all season. Because I’m pretty sure Erion would have tore it up.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:18 pm
I love the Hounds, but am wondering if they lost some drive vs. Miramonte, after getting hammered by the Trojans. I saw the transcripts last night from the PD preps live blog, and according to one of the Healdsburg parents at the Miramonte game, that the Hound players were a bit lax in making tackles, and what not. I REALLY was hoping for a game with Novato (assuming they beat Piedmont today), but TK in my book is a great coach and a great American. He coached some stellar Healdsburg teams when I was in high school, including the ’88 NCS 2A Championship at the Oakland Coliseum, where they narrowly lost to an awesome Kennedy of Richmond team, 14-7
November 21st, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Yeah, I agree with your comments on Windsor. If they are healthy next year, they could be the team to beat in the empire next year, with the 9-0-1 JVs from last season peaking at Varsity leve
November 21st, 2009 at 3:24 pm
I was both surprised and disappointed Healdsburg lost last night. And I’m even more shocked to hear it may have been because of lack of effort. I thought pound for pound, they were one of the better teams I saw this year. So perhaps their loss was more indicitive of there not being a very wide gap between 5-12 seeds (or 1-16 when it comes to both Petaluma and Casa Grande).
November 21st, 2009 at 3:25 pm
*level
November 21st, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Yeah, I was really surprised how Maria Carrillo took Casa down to the wire. Part of me thinks that sub-.500 teams shouldn’t be considered for the NCS playoffs, but then again, you look at the Miramonte game last night, and Carrillo nearly pulling off a big upset last night, there’s the other argument of the legitimacy of the current 16 team format. I guess time will only tell in the long run if its a winning strategy
November 21st, 2009 at 3:32 pm
I haven’t seen any of the Windsor JV games, so I just don’t know who is going to replace King and the other seniors. As we regularly see with them, JV success doesn’t necessarily translate ontothe Varsity level.
But I hear rumors of a possible coaching change there.
Oh, and apparently the PD will be giving live updates of the three Redwood Empire games today, but the link on the site isn’t working currently. http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20091121/SPORTS/911219985/1350?Title=NCS-Football-Playoffs-Live-Updates
November 21st, 2009 at 3:33 pm
Maria Carrillo is a talented team that under performed all season. They simply couldn’t win the close games and last night was a perfect example.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:39 pm
Now the link is working. And St. Vincent is already up 28-0 over Calistoga. Not surprising.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:43 pm
yeah, we’ll have to wait and see (re: Windsor coaching)
November 21st, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Shabawler (226) & travelers, next time you’re up this way in Eureka and missing a kuppa Peete’s excellent kawfee, go local with: Ramone’s (2 in Eureka), Jitter Beans drive-throughs (3 in Eureka), Old Town Coffee, Has-Beans, Vellutini’s, or else go industrial with Starbuck’s (2 in Eureka) or Dutch Brothers drive-throughs (2 in Eureka).
November 21st, 2009 at 7:26 pm
Ygnacio Valley fans,
First off, congrats on the shoot-out victory over Alameda! Those YV coffee junkies making the trek to Logger country next weekend, here’s a couple of coffee pit stops..
1) Last Peet’s Coffee is in Windsor, just north of Santa Rosa
2) A good “indy” coffee house on the way is Coffee Critic in Ukiah. A place with great coffee with an attitude (in a good way)
Once in Eureka, I would take up one of Kawfee Dawg’s picks.
Enjoy the game and good java
November 21st, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Another good coffee bet, to make a good plug for my old hometown, Healdsburg, is Flying Goat Coffee in downtown Healdsburg. They roast their own coffee and bake their own pastries, some of the best in the Redwood Empire.
November 21st, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Will the YV/Eureka game be held at the high school or somewhere else? Is the field playable?
November 21st, 2009 at 8:02 pm
As far as I know it will be at Albee Stadium, Eureka High. It was a mess at the end of last night but no rain in the near forcast.
November 21st, 2009 at 8:06 pm
Ehsalum- does it dry out up there without rain or will is stay messy?
November 21st, 2009 at 8:10 pm
This late in the year even with no rain it won’t dry out.
November 21st, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Ehsalum,
Just wondering, was the playoff game against Las Lomas last year well-attended? Sounds like there should have been more die-hard fans at Albee Stadium last night. You think more Logger fans will turn out after yesterday’s convincing win?
November 21st, 2009 at 8:45 pm
Last year there was a much larger crowd. It had rained in the week, but if I remember right that day was clear. I think the weather had a lot to do with a smaller turn out last night. Also St. Bernards,a catholic school in Eureka went to Tomales and won. We always have some SB fans at our games. I think we will round up a good crowd for Sat. A die-hard high school fan can go to Ferndale for the afternoon game and Eureka for the night game.
November 21st, 2009 at 9:05 pm
Big Game update. 13mins remaining in 4th q..
Cal 31, Stanford 21
November 21st, 2009 at 10:09 pm
I think the storm throughout the whole day leading up to the game scared a lot of people off. If there is no rain in sight next Saturday, I expect around 3000 people, with no other local game that night. Back in the 2003 Championship run, they were getting around 3000-4000 at home, and then at the Championship game up at HSU, it was absolutely packed, probably around 6000 people. Albee Stadium field does not drain well at all, due to the fact that everything drains down to the field, and the field itself is completely flat. I’ve always have said that it is the best field in Sept/Oct because of its plush green grass and flatness, but once the November rains hit, it is over.
November 21st, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Roughly how many Pinole fans made the trip to the game last night?
November 21st, 2009 at 10:13 pm
Arizona just got a TD.
Arizona 31, Oregon 24 (7:41 left)
Arizona’s usually very tough at home
November 21st, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Still 31-24 Arizona, and the Ducks get the ball back with 2:44 remaining
November 21st, 2009 at 10:29 pm
Fortuna 20, Campo 13 3rd q
November 21st, 2009 at 10:34 pm
Cardinal Newman 7, Windsor 0 start of the 4th q
November 21st, 2009 at 10:35 pm
WOW..
Oregon ties it up 31 all, with 6 seconds left in regulation. Looks like an OT thriller in the desert
November 21st, 2009 at 10:36 pm
eureka vs ygnacio valley next saturday @ 7 pm.
November 21st, 2009 at 10:41 pm
Fortuna 22, Campo 13 (holding in endzone by Campo results in safety)
November 21st, 2009 at 10:41 pm
Still 3rd quarter in Redwood country
November 21st, 2009 at 10:45 pm
Back to back NCS football playoff roadtrips for YV..I remember last year, they beat a good Ukiah team at Ukiah by 1 pt. May have a little more of a challenge with an extra 2.5 hrs of road (Ukiah-Eureka) and a HOT Loggers team
November 21st, 2009 at 10:47 pm
Fortuna 29, Campo 13 (0:40 til 4th q)
November 21st, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Oregon strikes first in OT, 38-31, Arizona ball
November 21st, 2009 at 10:52 pm
anything on da cv,concord game?
November 21st, 2009 at 10:53 pm
Double OT in Tucson..
Oregon 38, Arizona 38
Who will smell the roses?!
November 21st, 2009 at 10:55 pm
Cardinal Newman 7, Windsor 0 (1:43 left in the game)
November 21st, 2009 at 10:57 pm
Fortuna 36, Campolindo 13 (8:17 left in the slogfest)
November 21st, 2009 at 10:58 pm
Alhambra 28, Bishop O’Dowd 13, 3rd q (not sure how much time left in the quarter
November 21st, 2009 at 11:00 pm
Cardinal Newman wins 7-0 vs. Windsor.
Next week, first-ever Petaluma-Cardinal Newman playoff game!
November 21st, 2009 at 11:05 pm
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27-7 Berkeley at the end of the third quarter.Galvin has more than 200 yards
November 21st, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Fortuna 36, Campo 20 (1:41 left in the game)
Congrats Huskies, you got your date with Encinal
November 21st, 2009 at 11:12 pm
Clayton Valley over Concord 31-20 4:00 left in the 3rd Q
November 21st, 2009 at 11:17 pm
Fortuna def. Campolindo 36-20 FINAL
November 21st, 2009 at 11:21 pm
Alhambra def. O’Dowd 35-21 FINAL
November 21st, 2009 at 11:32 pm
DID CLAYTON VALLEY REALLY BEAT CONCORD??
November 21st, 2009 at 11:33 pm
IN ANOTHER FORUM IT SAID CV 34 CONCORD 28 FINAL.
November 21st, 2009 at 11:41 pm
That was my bad, ther was still 9 minutes left in the Concord CV game when I reported the score of 34-28.
November 21st, 2009 at 11:45 pm
41-28 Clayton Valley over Concord w/ 5 min left
November 21st, 2009 at 11:55 pm
48-28 Clayton Valley over Concord w/ 2:13 left
November 22nd, 2009 at 12:09 am
cv-concord game,is it over???? and also if u can tell me the final score
November 22nd, 2009 at 12:19 am
The Cardinal Newman/Windsor game set offensive football back 60 years. The only score, by Cardinal Newman, came after they blocked a punt and recovered the ball inside Windsor’s 10.
Oh, and I’m hearing rumors the Petaluma/Cardinal Newman game may be moved to Rancho Cotate as a result of Petaluma’s field getting destroyed Friday night. I wonder if Casa Grande is considering playing in Santa Rosa.
November 22nd, 2009 at 12:27 am
That’s what I heard too, Trojan, about next week’s PHS / CN game
November 22nd, 2009 at 12:30 am
I have a gut feeling Newman is going to give Petaluma a game next weekend. I’ll bet that game’s going to be crawling, regardless of the Sonoma County venue
November 22nd, 2009 at 12:50 am
Jack James, the Cardinal’s semi-regular QB didn’t play tonight apparentely after suffering a concusion last week. There other semi-regular QB, Matt Sullivan, isn’t playing after disciplanary action. So they had their JV QB in the playoffs starting at QB. I don’t think Cardinal Newman’s offense is going to remotely scare anyone.
November 22nd, 2009 at 1:01 am
Ahh, well that should make a significant difference in next week’s game vs. the Trojans, then
November 22nd, 2009 at 1:08 am
three higher ranked ebal teams go down??????? I think some of these comments on the ncs committe make perfect sense now
November 22nd, 2009 at 1:25 am
I said it for weeks leading up to NCS, no way Cal should be seeded ahead of Washington…
That’s what NCS gets for relying on Calpreps.com, not common sense.
November 22nd, 2009 at 6:30 pm
Any thoughts on Eureka – YV next Saturday night?
My prediction:
Eureka 38, Ygnacio Vly 29
November 22nd, 2009 at 7:10 pm
At some point somebody said something about the Eureka/YV game being moved to Humboldt State due to the condition of Eureka’s field after the PV game. Is there any more info on this?
Playing on a wet field is one thing, but playing on an unplayable/dangerous field is another.
Does NCS look at the surfaces and determine if they are safe for the athletes to play on?
Hasn’t the Petaluma game been moved to another venue due to the condition of their field?
Seems there should be some official determination as to where the game will be played.
November 22nd, 2009 at 7:17 pm
There hasn’t been an official decision made about the location of the Petaluma/Cardinal Newman game, but they are considering having it played at Rancho Cotate High School (which has an artificial surface). I was on the field after Petaluma’s win over Rancho, and there simply wasn’t any grass left between the 30′s. Not sure what they can do in the few days before the game, but I welcome having the game played at a neutral site if it means avoiding a bad field. But it’s also supposed to be dry all week, so we’ll have to see.
November 22nd, 2009 at 7:56 pm
As of now the game will be at Eureka High. The field is still in better shape than last year. I know some PV people may question that. We had a few showers yesterday, not much compared to the previous days. Long term forecast is no rain until Thursday & Friday, 20% chance of showers. I have seen teams play on other fields here in Humboldt County with worse conditions. In past years I believe that sand has been added to some spots, but none this season.
November 22nd, 2009 at 8:27 pm
For what it’s worth,I would say the field is playable.
November 22nd, 2009 at 8:38 pm
I concur “Ehsalum”, with no rain in sight for the remainder of the week, this weeks game against YV will be at Albee. Should be fun with them having a big back like Vainuku. There should be no excuses this week from the opponent.
November 22nd, 2009 at 8:48 pm
NCS website says “The playing field must meet all minimum standards as stated in the National Federation Rulebook.”
November 22nd, 2009 at 8:55 pm
Kyle B- interesting comment you made about Calpreps and the NCS- is it your opinion that NCS does rely on them?
I happen to agree with you by the way.
November 22nd, 2009 at 8:59 pm
I think it’s cool the Loggers/Ygnacio valley game’s going to be Saturday night. Probably not a ton of people will make the trek up from Concord I’m guessing, but better than playing on a Friday, which is harder for road team fans to try to hurry up / getting there at the last minute kind of deal
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:06 pm
No doubt the YV/Eureka game is the D2 game of the week. If it were being played anywhere else, I’d make the trip. Hell, it would be worth it just to see 520 lbs of RB go at it. But watching Petaluma/Cardinal Newman and Montgomery/CV isn’t such a bad deal either.
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:16 pm
“los lomas isnt going to be able to stop the run game. hayward is going to win even though they have three key players not suiting up including RB John hughes and QB Andre Alberty and they gave haywward a 10 seed and las lomas gets a 7 no love fir the HAAL, but we will see who wins on saturday 7pm.”
DID YOU SEE?
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Scl Alum, I agree gives people the option to travel Friday or Sat.
Trojan, The next three weeks should be some great football games! Good Luck to all the teams still standing.
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Junior- It’s my opinion, but I’d bet the farm that those ratings did factor in. There is no other logic to explain how Washington ended up at 11 and Cal at 6.
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:26 pm
I’m looking for the Logger/YV game to be high scoring.
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:31 pm
Yeah, I agree Trojan that Pet./CN and Monty/Clayton games should be goods ones to see. I was impressed how Clayton Valley put the hurt / got a little redemption last night vs Concord
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:36 pm
Another good game, I think, should be the Tam / Alhambra game. I predict it to be close. Healdsburg played them (Alhambra) the second game of the season, and was only down 21-14 til a late score by the Bulldogs and they held on 28-14. Alhambra’s a great team
November 23rd, 2009 at 1:00 pm
i think that player named Vainuku on eureka,is the only good player they have.everyone keeps braggin about him.so im guessing eureka is a 1 man team.
unlike yv they have a lot more weapons patrone wood rb,
adam nesheim qb,steven porschet rb,thomas patolo tight end,grant jones wr,willie owens wr…o yea yv’s qb got wheels to just to let you guys know.
also yv has a solid deffense,should be a good game.
ill be making the trip up there.
November 23rd, 2009 at 1:05 pm
The YV/Eureka game should be a good one. Patrone needs 25-30 touches and YV will control the clock and wear down Eureka. YV’s defense has been exposed the past 2 weeks. They need to make some adjustments and be able to stop the run better. Good Luck Warriors, lets have 3 DVAL teams in the semifinals.
November 23rd, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Ukiah and Willits are about the 1/2 way point up to Eureka from the East Bay. Good pit stop for food, coffee, stretch, etc
November 23rd, 2009 at 2:08 pm
YV has a solid defense? In their last three games, they have given up 30, 53, and 41 points. If that is a good defense, I would be afraid to see what a average or bad defense gives up.
November 23rd, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Eureka locals– what is the nicest hotel in town? They all seem to be about mid-level with a BUNCH that look to be skid row quality. Any recommendations? The online reviews make all of them feel like you’re risking your life to stay in them.
November 23rd, 2009 at 2:27 pm
exactly how many players does eureka have that are good,or like i said is it all a one man team?? (Vainuku)..i think its gonna be another high scoring game.but i think yv comes out wit da W.
November 23rd, 2009 at 3:07 pm
I would stay at the Best Western and eat breakfast at the Golden Harvest Cafe. Located next to the bayshore mall and less than 10 minutes from the High School.On the left as you come into town off of 101.
Yep! 322 Vainuku is the only decent player we have.I cant figure out how we got this far.YV should easily beat Eureka.See you Saturday
November 23rd, 2009 at 3:09 pm
I can’t believe people are still trying to bash Eureka. I’m not pointing at anyone specifically, but more than a few people here attempted to diminish their season and talk about how much better Pinole Valley was. Now after dominating them, it was only because of Vainuku? I’m not saying they are going to do the same to YV or even beat them, but I do think they deserve our respect.
November 23rd, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Aren’t you guys tired of looking like idiots you all said Eureka was going to get blasted by PV and they smashed a team that beat your beloved BHIgh it looks to me like Eureka can play with most D-1 teams in the Bay if you want to compare scores, give it a break and if they are only a one man team then the PV staff should be fired
November 23rd, 2009 at 4:32 pm
Guys, when you respond to smack you encourage smack. If you ignore smack, it goes away.
.02
November 23rd, 2009 at 4:45 pm
homeboy,maybe you guys got this far by playing easy teams(playing the same team in your league twice).which leads to a good record.or maybe because you guys are that good?? i dont know the answer to that so maybe you can give me a answer.
November 23rd, 2009 at 4:51 pm
to answer that we just beat PV by 54 is that an easy team too, they did beat BHigh and we beat them according to you 1 on 11 imagine if we had 10 more players what would of happened
November 23rd, 2009 at 4:58 pm
For accomodations I would agree with the Best Western Bayshore Inn on Broadway or the Red Lion. Red Lion is old but a solid choice. I believe the PV team stayed there last week. Golden Harvest Cafe is good.
November 23rd, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Anther place to try is Carter House Inns located in Old Town. Very nice. http://www.carterhouseinn.com
November 23rd, 2009 at 7:24 pm
For the coffee junkies rolling into Eureka this weekend, albeit it’s corporate, there’s a nice homey Starbucks in downtown Eureka on the main drag (US 101 is surface streets thru town). It’s got friendly service, a nice fireplace, and wifi (although I think u stil have to pay Tmobile, which sucks)
November 23rd, 2009 at 7:25 pm
I’ve stopped a few different times at this Starbucks to and from Oregon in the last couple years
November 23rd, 2009 at 9:40 pm
quiet night
November 24th, 2009 at 4:00 am
Warrior:I guess the only answer I have will come Saturday.The better team will come out on top. I just hope you guys play better than Pinole.
November 24th, 2009 at 7:45 am
It’s now being reported the Cardinal Newman/Petaluma game will in fact be played at Petaluma High School Friday Night.
November 24th, 2009 at 10:46 am
Where is the game being played on Saturday?
November 24th, 2009 at 11:39 am
Eureka vs. Ygnacio Valley will be played at Eureka High’s Albee Stadium.
November 24th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
bhouse you get sh!tted on wit yer rahrah shish goom bah whne you come on here wit that garbage. remember, this is EB prp corner cuz and u on the wrong side of the bridge playboy. YV is no pinole and we gonna run you by three scores. Better listen to Homeboy.
November 25th, 2009 at 1:32 am
Ok for you YV fans u guys think u guys are so good but u almost lost to Alameda 41-48 u think your team is so good patrone wood is probley bigger than soma but soma has alot more musle so its goin to be a good 1 but i think eureka is gunna pull it out 42-27 your defense isnt that good so watch out eureka has an explose offense so eureka is goin to win yv is use to turf right? so
November 25th, 2009 at 8:02 am
I’m predicting a 50-41 Logger win. Should be an entertaining game
November 25th, 2009 at 8:29 am
I too think it will be a scoring fest. Eureka 48 YV 28.
The most points scored against Eureka this season was 35 by Shasta, a Dl school from the Northern Section.
The playoffs are a new season, win and keep playing, lose and stay home. I hope the Loggers keep playing!
Weather update chance of showers tomorrow evening, clear rest of the weekend.
Good Luck Boys!
November 25th, 2009 at 9:12 am
i asked a question on this forum saying about how many good players does eureka have? i got a response from comment 323,he said vainuku is the only good decent player we have.so i guess all yv’s d has to do is stop him (vainuku).and if they go for the pass,is even worse knowing that yv has one of the best db’s in the bay area..good luck with the pass loggers…
yv gots this game.they got way too much weapons on offense,i dont think eureka’s d has seen a hell of a good offense like yv’s..but aye its high school football anything can happen,ill just leave it at that.see you guys saturday,ill be making the trip up there.
November 25th, 2009 at 9:44 am
YV Warrior go ahead and key in on Vainuku. First of all you’ll need to stop him, second Eka has had 11 different players score. The wing T is tough to defend. I’m hoping for a good game. Nobody is talking about Eka’s defense or special teams. To answer your question Eureka is a complete team.
November 25th, 2009 at 10:22 am
It will be a good game, certainly. I’m hoping that the weather doesn’t play a part, I’d like to see both teams go head to head.
November 25th, 2009 at 11:29 am
DUUHHH HEELLOOO.YV RAN THE DOUBLE WING T FOR LIKE 10 YEARS STRAIGHT.WE KNOW WHICH WAY THE BALL IS GOING.WHICHEVR WAY THE GUARDS GO THATS THE WAY THE BALL IS GOING..
EHSALUM,MEET “THE DIESEL”.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vLcATUjAVo
November 25th, 2009 at 11:30 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vLcATUjAVo
November 25th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
You know!!!Big Wood will be chopping up some logs.
November 25th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Should be a good game with two dominant running backs. Can’t wait until Sat night!
November 25th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
THOSE HIGHLIGHTS OF PATRONE WOOD ARE WERE FROM LAST YEAR,,HERE ARE DIS YEARS HIGHLIGHTS..ENJOY LOGGERS!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxK86oVTSCM&feature=related
November 25th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
Here’s Eureka’s up to date rushing stats for 2009:
Soma Vainuku- 1,506 yds, 26 TD
Rest of team- 2,086 yds, 29 TD
Add in 765 yds, 11 TD of passing stats.
Total offense- 4,357 yds, 66 TD.
Looks like Eureka’s offense is more than one guy, or am I way off?
November 25th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Well, just want to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow prep football junkies. Enjoy good food, fellowship and football!
November 25th, 2009 at 11:38 pm
still not impressed by eureka. sry, is that qb good for anything?
November 26th, 2009 at 7:24 am
Hey “YV”, keep thinking that, and hopefully all of your coaches and other players will too. Then come up here with that arrogance and cockiness like PV did. When our Eureka boys are busting you guys in the mouth all game, then you will start wishing you showed a little more respect and had a better mindset going into the game. You all will be able to think about it on your six hour bus trip home in defeat.
November 26th, 2009 at 9:05 am
Happy Thanksgiving to all! YV have a safe trip & see you on the field Sat night.
November 26th, 2009 at 9:18 am
to all eureka fans on this forum,blog or whatever it is?? can i ask you guys a question? are you guys all adults or players? or do you guys have sons that play on the team??
November 26th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Ehsalum means that I’m an adult. I don’t know who any of the others are.
November 26th, 2009 at 9:59 am
You can pretty easily pick out who the adults are and who the kids are. It’s not that difficult. The smackers are usually (not guaranteed) the kids, and those that have a respect for the athletes and the teams are usually the adults. Sometimes the adults are drawn into the smack, then it’s harder to tell…
November 26th, 2009 at 11:15 am
whats the weather forecast looking like for saturdays game?
November 26th, 2009 at 11:36 am
Rain tonight and tomorrow, partly cloudy on Saturday at game time. Looks to be in the 40′s. Take your winter clothes.
November 26th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
yv blows
November 27th, 2009 at 8:50 am
Eureka-Current conditions: 50 F, 12mph winds & light rain. It’s supposed to let up later possible showers tomorrow and clear by night
November 27th, 2009 at 10:48 am
big boy swallows
November 27th, 2009 at 11:55 am
Eureka Vs. Ygnacio Valley…..YV 35 Eureka 27…..The Warriors don’t go for a long bus ride for nothing…..Eureka hasn’t faced a defense since their two losses in the upper valley..
November 27th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Well it looks like the weather could cooperate for a good game in Eureka. It’s been raining lightly off and on today with the chance of rain decreasing as Sat. night approaches. There hasn’t been any rain for the past few hrs but the wind has been gusting into the mid 20 mph from the north. Which also happens to be the direction of the open end of Albee Stadium.
I hope to see a good game tomorrow night and may head over to watch the Ferndale game in the afternoon.
November 27th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
ya yv not use to good defenses u played a divison 1 team college park they suck u guys lost to them just wait tomarrow yv_warrior fan u keep talkin smack
November 28th, 2009 at 12:24 am
Having read the postings after my Spartans loss up in Eureka, I must say that I was surprised by how well Vainuku ran. I really expected the Spartans to play better defense vs the Loggers, especially after how well they did vs Berkeley’s Ricky Galvin. Don’t get me wrong though, I’m sure the field and weather conditions were alot of help to Eureka and Mr Vainuku. Having said that … I doubt the field has dried up much and combined with the long drive up, I expect to see Eureka win a hard fought game over Ygnacio Valley.
Best of luck to both teams! Now anybody wanna play some “Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2″?
November 28th, 2009 at 12:37 am
Spartan83, how much did that inexperienced QB and lack of getting the ball to the Spartans playmakers(D.Henderson) contribute to their performance?
November 28th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
D.Henderson on pv was doin nuthing at all
November 28th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
Eureka 54 YV 0 Eureka’s defense has not allowed an offense touchdown in the playoffs
November 28th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
That Eureka field is unplayable. I hope the young man that broke his leg on the field holds someone responsible for allowing the game to be played on a field as dangerous as that. Why did it smell like manure too? Completely unplayable and unhealthy field. The NCS should have looked at that field prior to the Pinole Valley game and moved it to a playable surface.
Good luck Loggers, I hope Petaluma rips you a new butthole, and when they do, it will smell like your crappy field.
November 28th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
The field in Eureka was soft, but it hadn’t rained since early Fri and the wind was blowing pretty good yesterday so it did dry out a lot compared to last week. It was clear and calm, though a touch cold at game time.
The Eureka offense just pounded the ball and the defense has played outstanding in both playoff games.
Now it’s time to travel down to Petaluma.
November 28th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
To YV_Warrior’s earlier question “are you guys all adults or players? or do you guys have sons that play on the team??
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I’m an adult that graduated from Eureka High and have one kid going there now and another will be starting there next year. Neither one of them is playing football.
November 29th, 2009 at 12:14 am
NEXT? Petaluma we are on our way!!!
November 29th, 2009 at 12:18 am
Congratulations to the Eureka Loggers. I spoke to a player that said the Eureka boys were the best behaved opponents they faced all year. Always helping each other up and often saying positive things to the other team. That’s a great accomplishment, kudos to the coaches and the boys. That’s a great example of what high school football can teach young men.
….too bad I can’t say the same thing about the Eureka fans. Unnecessary personal verbal attacks on opposing players, flipping off the players during warmups, chanting “overrated” when a Patrone carried the ball and generally just going out of their way to be poor hosts.
November 29th, 2009 at 12:32 am
where are you at now YV warrior you talked shit all week and now another 54 point blow out I guess you were right they do play a week schedule including your YV warriors you guys were a joke nice talking too you
November 29th, 2009 at 12:35 am
another win 1 vs 11 yv warrior imagine if the loggers played with all there guys you are a joke and need to shut up and eat your own damn words
November 29th, 2009 at 5:10 am
Ayye hats off to da loggers…but aye is eurekas field da worst ive seen,da eureka team had a advantage on dat,play yv on turf and its a whole different game…to me eurekas season is one of those seasons where dey do good,make playoffs and win some games.then after this season eureka goes bak to being wack…unlike yv were used to winning,were used to going to the playoffs (10 years in a row) making it to the 2nd round the last 4 years.but other then that good luck loggers the rest of the way…yv will be back next year no doubt about it.
November 29th, 2009 at 6:40 am
Seemslike- I would like to apologize for any rude Eureka fans. Please don’t judge all by a few bad apples. They don’t represent the true Logger spirit. I spoke with some YV people before the game we were all looking forward to a great game.
November 29th, 2009 at 6:47 am
King- The field was not unplayable. That is how a grass field is at the end of the season. I admit it was smelly. That is the first time I’ve smelled that but that smell was bay mud, like if you are at the bay at low tide. It is unfortunate that a player was injured but it is football.
November 29th, 2009 at 8:14 am
Congrats Loggers on your win. Wondering, Ehsalum or other fans at the game last night of what the attendance was like. Do you know if many Eureka fans are planning to head to Sonoma County next weekend? I figure that to be a VERY good game.
November 29th, 2009 at 8:50 am
What happened to all of the East Bay D2 teams? Looks like the Redwood Empire will win D2 again. Since the East Bay started playing the Redwood Empire teams in the playoffs again in 2006, the Redwood Empire has taken three out of four Championships. 2006 – Cardinal Newman over Hayward. 2007 San Ramon Valley over Cardinal Newman. 2008 Cardinal Newman over Clayton Valley. The East Bay only got the one because SRV dropped down for the year, due to enrollment. This year either Casa Grande, Petaluma, Eureka, or Montgomery from the Redwood Empire will take it. All of the East Bay fans were complaining about the seedings when they came out, well it looks like the NCS got D2 right.
November 29th, 2009 at 9:05 am
YV, I tried to warn you about that crap they call a field up there. I should have warned you about the idiot fans too. Sorry.
Now we get to listen to then talk all week. They’ll probably start talkin about betting DLS or some___like that!
Is petaluma turf? If so, expect the loggers season to finally end. And their “classy” fans too.
November 29th, 2009 at 9:15 am
Petaluma has grass.
No one up here is saying we could beat DLS. We know we play D2, and the D1 teams are a step above, but as far as D2 is concerned, the results don’t lie. The Redwood Empire has been better since they started playing the East Bay teams in the playoffs in 2006.
BTW – I could see blaming the losses on the field if the games were actually close, but when you get you a$$ handed to you that bad, that just means the other team was better.
What is Mt. Diablo’s & Clayton Valley’s excuse for loosing to Montgomery? Montgomery has field turf. I’m looking forward to hearing your answers.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:30 am
the eureka fans are horrible.when there player went down and yv was warming up,a little 12 year old came down to the field and cused out and gave the finger to the yv team.that really wasnt necessary.
x and o’s,petaluma has grass field.eureka used their filthy field as a advantage on yv.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:31 am
Petaluma’s field is grass, athough there’s not much left between the hash marks between the 40′s. But the field was in pretty good shape last Friday. Despite the rain that day, it was bone dry.
Should be a great game and I think Petaluma most definitely has their hands full. I just don’t think anyone can look past this Eureka team after how they have simply dominated their two playoff games. Perhaps Petaluma is better than PV and YV, but are they good enough to beat a team that has now outscored their opponents 115-7? I honestly don’t know, but think there’s a very good chance they are not.
Good luck to both the Trojans and Loggers.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:39 am
The ECS administration was standing there, I seriously doubt a kid did that. I did see some youth off to the side near the extra fencing. They were not close to the YV team.
Are you telling me that our defense wouldn’t have gotten into your backfield on a turf field? Those boys were shooting gaps all night.
Did you see Eureka threw for 2 tds?
A very well balanced team. Offense, defense and special teams! You know the saying “Offense sells the tickets, defense wins championships”
Considereing half of the starters are juniors, Eureka will be back next year too.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:48 am
It was a good turnout. I don’t know numbers, but much better than the week before. The rain really kept people home from the PV game. I expect a fair number of fans to make the trip south. Parents and family always travel well for the Eureka games. Others, I don’t know. I believe there are several Eureka alums in the Santa Rosa area who will come see the game.
November 29th, 2009 at 11:03 am
I would like to make one observation, NCS Division 2 has no team from the east bay left, only teams from the north bay area. Interesting. Oh by the way, no one from this area will be comparing ourselves to De La Salle. If you are interested Eureka’s enrollment numbers have been declining. (No jobs here) 1464 listed on the NCS website, so we are one of the smaller D2 schools.
November 29th, 2009 at 11:04 am
I’m looking forward to a great game at Petaluma! Good Luck to both teams and congratulations on making it this far.
November 29th, 2009 at 11:21 am
Ehsalum, I think Petaluma has about the same number of students.
November 29th, 2009 at 11:23 am
YV has 1200, smallest in the DVAL.
November 29th, 2009 at 11:27 am
Seemslike, if YV only had 1200, they wouldn’t be in D2. Or am I wrong thinking that?
November 29th, 2009 at 11:41 am
Eureka 1464,Petaluma 1496, Ygnacio1418
November 29th, 2009 at 11:43 am
Homeboy- That did happen, I saw it with my own eyes, as did YV Warrior.
Also, after EHS came out after halftime into their “70 yard” tunnel created by fans, they all walked right through YV’s sideline as the YV players started their chant. Not only is that just bad form from a football standpoint (walking through a team’s “office”), but the comments made by the fans towards the YV players who were ON THEIR SIDELINE was inappropriate. Again, the players were great, but many of the EHS fans were complete jerks. It would be nice if Montana could start training the fans like he has done with the players.
As for the playing surface issue, I do think it is an unfair advantage for Eureka. The Loggers will play well on synthetic turf AND they are completely familiar with their own muddy field. They know where the worst parts of the field are and spend all week practicing on it. There is NO advantage gained by a home team on a turf field, it’s all the same at every location. For Eureka, that field advantage on their mud is pronounced. A visiting team can’t even simulate a muddy field at home, turf doesn’t turn to mud. I think for future NCS games the field should not favor either team and be moved to a neutral site if the Logger field is in condition it has been in the last 2 weeks. I can’t imagine how it will be if they play there for the championship in 2 weeks.
If there is a game in 2 weeks that Eureka hosts and they DO move the game, that proves that the field is unplayable and offers an advantage to Eureka. If they DON’T move the game then Eureka has an unfair advantage for the championship. The field at Albee should have been disqualified before the PV game, then the precedence would have been set for fair playing surface throughout the playoffs.
I’m not saying PV or YV would have beat EHS on a turf field, but I am saying that the game would have been better, safer, more entertaining for the fans and a fair test of the efficiency of both teams. Trying to run a balanced offense that relies on timing routes in the mud is nearly impossible. The surface should not have any influence on the outcome of the games, and I even recall seeing that as an NCS requirement of using a field for the playoffs, but unfortunately nobody from the NCS seems to care about that rule.
November 29th, 2009 at 11:45 am
oops hit submit before I finished. All close in size. Nice to see the smaller schools in the division fairing well. NCS takes these numbers from the previous fall’s enrollment. I do know that currenlty EHS is very close to the 1400 mark. D2 is listed as enrollments of 1401-1975.
November 29th, 2009 at 11:45 am
You’re right Ehsalum, 1400, still smallest in the DVAL.
November 29th, 2009 at 11:48 am
FYI per NCS championships are palyed at a neutral site.
November 29th, 2009 at 11:48 am
typo-played
November 29th, 2009 at 11:57 am
The D2 championship game will likely be played @ Santa Rosa High or Rancho Cotate. Both fields use synthetic field turf. SR’s field was built in 2005 & Rancho’s was completed in 2007. All of the highest seeds are in Sonoma County, so it will more than likely be one of these. Even if Eureka gets by Petaluma, they will not be playing at Ukiah High.
An option may be Mendocino Jr. College. They have an NFL engineered field that drains extremely well, but I don’t see this happening and they don’t have lights.
November 29th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
But if Eureka faces Casa Grande in the final, wouldn’t Eureka be considered the home team since they won their league and Casa Grande did not?
November 29th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Congratulations again too the Loggers. I was very surprised that they would beat the Warriors so easily. Having not gone back up (on the 5 hours drive) I don’t know how the field was compared to the Spartans/Loggers game? Was the field better or worst this week?? Sorry to hear that someone got hurt and I hope it wasn’t bad and he recovers quickly. What happened to the Warriors offensives line? Not knowing much about them, but by the score … I’d say that were undersized like the Spartans. I must say I’m looking forward to seeing what the Loggers can do against another team use to playing on grass. Should be a good game.
ALL Day Says:
November 28th, 2009 at 12:37 am
Spartan83, how much did that inexperienced QB and lack of getting the ball to the Spartans playmakers(D.Henderson) contribute to their performance?
As for the Spartan game … All Day, our starting QB for that game is only a Sophomore, so I’m sure that didn’t help much. He’s a young man that still has alot to learn about how to read a defense (hard to do, since Coach Alameda doesn’t throw much). I’m hoping that he and his receivers (only 2, maybe 3 seniors) get together during the off season to work on their timing. Otherwise, it’s gonna be another season of disappointing play callings in games where we can’t run.
big boy Says:
November 28th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
D.Henderson on pv was doin nuthing at all
So far he’s the only one that has scored against the Loggers in the playoffs, so he’s done more than the rest. I would have expected him to done more if not for the field conditions.
November 29th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
YV fans need give it up, you guys are coming across as sorry and sore losers. YV sorry excuse for a defense wasn’t going to slow or stop Eureka anywhere. Your boys were confused all night. To make it worse, they were lazy. I’m starting to question the East Bay’s defense as a whole. Outside the upper tier of D-1 down there, I’ve got to say the defense in the East Bay is a joke. You can blame the field all you want if it makes you feel better, but let’s be honest that the Eureka boys physically manhandled YV on both sides of the ball. Like PV, Ygnacio did all their hootin’ and hollerin’ before the game like it was going to intimidate Eureka. All that did was pump our boys up even more. When the game started, YV didn’t want none, period.
Go back to the East Bay YV, and play that soft football, it’s right up #37′s alley. We’ll refer to him as “alligator arms” from now on. Also, do we need to send out a search warrant for Patrone, he went missing last night. Vainuku was looking for a showdown, which didn’t happen.
November 29th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
does anybody know what was da score between montgomery and clayton valley??
November 29th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
What about Humboldt State? It has a turf field, EHS hosted Casa Grande there in 2003.
November 29th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
yv_warrior, it was 21-11 for Montgomery over CV last night.
November 29th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
This is an opinion from the outside:
This is High School football right? The support for the teams is great, but the crying is crazy? The reason there is a seeding system is to put value on the regular season, right? Eureka had a great season, and they have, so far, shown that they deserved their high seed. That being said, it doesn’t matter if the field is crap, if the drive is far, if the fans are rowdy (within reason, of course). The lower seed has to play at the higher teams house! Deal with it and stop crying? The mud doesn’t dry up when Eureka is on offense. The Loggers know where the bad spots are? I doubt that, and I think you are digging deep for excuses? Both teams play on the same field. If a team plays most of its games on turf, and can’t play on wet turf……then win all of your games and never leave home? Indianapolis can’t win in December outside, The Packers play great at home in the cold and snow……its just football? You don’t stop playing because its raining or cold. Better athletes and better teams win regardless of conditions.
BTW…the scores of the 2 playoff games thus far, make me thing that even if they played on concrete, the outcome would have been the same.
Just a view from outside the situation from a fan from Encinal….a school where the field looks like the Eureka field even on a good day due to the Tide….
November 29th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
The league champ has home field advantage over the higher seed until the championship game. In the championship game however, the league champ no longer has this advantage if playing against a higher seed.
November 29th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
Montgomery beat Clayton Valley 21-11. Montgomery missed a field goal and had turnovers in CV’s red zone. It could have been a lot worse. Montgomery’s defense dominated the game, and besides the Grant game, they have dominated all season. The Casa Grande/Montgomery game is going to be a great one.
November 29th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
I’m really looking forward to following the Petaluma-Eureka showdown next weekend. Sounds like there should be a decent Logger contigent making the 230 mile trek to Petaluma. Part of me wishes the NCS reinstated the semifinal neutral site format, like they had up until several years ago. With the Trojans-Loggers game, would be kinda cool to have the game in Ukiah, which is a tad closer to Petaluma, but would be more ideal in a bigger tournout for both schools at the game, being a little closer for Eureka fans. But doubt they’re going to change the format in the near future.
November 29th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
It looks like the seeding committee came up with the top four teams in D2. Best of luck to Petaluma, Casa Grande, Montgomery and Eureka. I do think next weekend there will be two great games.
November 29th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Spartan83- The field conditions were better yesterday just because there had been no rain. The two spots near the 40s were there, but the grounds crew did put sand and packed it over the week. Nobody was slipping like the PV game. Both the O & D lines from Eka were working hard.
November 29th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
All these comments about the field make me wonder if you still want to watch football? Football is a game that is played in monsoon’s, blizzards, droughts, ect… it doesn’t matter. Games are not called due to the weather and you shouldn’t complain if a field is torn up. The field could be a complete swamp and we’d expect the game to continue. This isn’t baseball or golf so get over the playing conditions and let the football happen.
November 29th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Yeah, would have to agree the (albeit behind closed doors) NCS seeding committee was right on with the top 4 seeds. As a former Redwood Empire resident, it’s awesome to see our teams (Eureka included) do really well and earn respect outside the empire that they currently are.
November 29th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Speaking of golf, kinda surprising to hear about Tiger hitting the fire hydrant near his home in FL
November 29th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
what happen yv eureka killed u guys 54-0 i thought u guys dont travel far to get wooped u guys are nuthin patrone wood #19 is nuthin i thought u guys were goin to key on soma what happend u guys couldnt score on are 2nd string patrone wood didnt even get a 20 yard run hes nuthing he got had 10 carries for 29 yards Nesheim and his tall receivers struggled completed 8-of-21 passes for 58 yards and three interceptions eureka Vainuku 23 carries 208 yards 3TDs so yv isnt that good there offense is not that good there defense is a JOKE!! pple were sayin we never seen a good defense like yv well there defense is nuthing so here we come petaluma wooooohoooooo
November 29th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
EUREKA,GOOD JOB ON YOUR FIRST WINNING SEASON,I DONT KNOW NOTHING ABOUT EUREKA IN THERE PAST YEARS,SO IM GUESSIN ALL DA EUREKA FANS ARE PUMPED UP CAUSE ITS THERE FIRST TIME GETTING THIS FAR INTO THE PLAYOFFS?? AM I RIGHT OR WRONG..YOU GUYS KINDA REMIND ME OFF THIS YEAR’S CONCORD HIGH TEAM,JUICED CAUSE YOU GUYS ARE WINNING GAMES,AND MADE IT FAR INTO THE PLAYOFFS GOOD LUCK WITH PETALUMA.
THE QUESTION IS,WHAT ARE YOU GUYS GONNA DO NEXT YEAR WITH SOMA VAINUKU GONE??
November 29th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
EUREKA= 05-06 DIDNT MAKE PLAYOFFS 5-5 RECORD.
06-07 DEFINITELY DIDNT MAKE PLAYOFFS 3-7 RECORD
07-08 DIDNT MAKE PLAYOFFS 6-4
08-09 MADE PLAYOFFS LOST IN FIRST ROUND 6-5 RECORD
09-10 STILL IN PLAYOFFS RECORD SO FAR 10-2
YV=05-06 MADE PLAYOFFS WON DA NCS CHAMPIONSHIP 10-3 RECORD.
06-07 MADE PLAYOFFS,5-7.LOST IN THE 2ND ROUND.
07-08 MADE PLAYOFFS,7-4.LOST IN THE 2ND ROUND.
08-09 MADE PLAYOFFS,7-5,LOST IN THE 2ND ROUND.
09-10 MADE PLAYOFFS,9-3,LOST IN THE 2ND ROUND.
November 29th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
LOL this year Eureka’s first winning season. I guess there wasn’t sufficient fact checking. What kind of season did the Loggers have in 2003?
November 29th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Congratulations Yv_Warrior, you’ve proven YV has had more success than Eureka over the past 5 years. Unfortunately, none of that diminishes what Eureka has done this year or change they soundly beat YV. And the fact you would resort to this sort of tactic after all your pre-game baseless smack talk backfired on you, says all I need to know about what type of person you are.
But for the love of god, please learn how to spell and use proper punctuation.
November 29th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
who cares yv_warrior we just beat u are u goin to make some stupid complaints who cares bout the past its now u guys lost 54-0 so be quit u guys are not good!! just like u said patrone is goin to be choping wood ya we chopped his wood in half
November 29th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
Anyway you cut it, 4 North teams in the Div 2 semi’s.
Montgomery could win it all. St. Mary’s beat them in ’66 when they had Mel Gray, the state 9.4 100 champ.
Final 12-07.
November 29th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
I would like to point out that all 8 of the eastbay Div II teams are now sitting at home. What does that mean all of you eastbay homers ? It means that your Div II teams suck . What does it say that your #5 and #13 seeds got spanked 115 to 7 lol or for your reading pleasure since the Redwood Empire and Eastbay leagues where combined in the playoffs in 2006 the Easbay is 0 for 4 better luck next year……
November 29th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
If you want to check the different brackets over the years check http://ncsnbl.com/ncshistory.html
This is indeed the first time Eureka has made it this far in the playoffs since 2003 when they went undefeated and won the 3A.
YV did indeed win the 2A in 2005 but it wasn’t until 2008 that they were in the same NCS Division as Eureka.
In the end their head to head record still stands at Eureka 1 vs YV 0.
November 29th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Ha ha ha, I rest my case. Here come those EHS fans!
November 29th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
I was at the game last night and the field was less than perfect, but certainly better than the week before. To imply that this had a big outcome on the game is ridiculous though.(Eureka has outscored the last two opponents 115-7) damn field, damn refs, damn fans, insert excuse here _______________. I think the majority of the Eureka fans and players showed good sportsmanship as did the majority of the YV players and fans too. There are always a few exceptions on both sides. I agree that the negative chants are unneeded. Root for your team with great passion, but remember these are still high school kids. The forums are also a good example of this. Patrone did not have a big game last night, but there is no reason to trash him or his team. I’ve seen enough footage of him to realize what a good player he is. The better team won last night. For three weeks there have been over the top comments about Eureka not deserving their seed (not true), trashing the field (partially true but find a grass field this time of the year where it rains a lot and I’ll show you a muddy field), trashing the fans(a few bad apples but mostly not true), being a one man team,(not true) not having a QB,(not true), submit your excuse here______________. Most people have responded with class despite still defending their team. Now Eureka goes to Petaluma. Hopefully Eurekans will not come with the assortment of excuses that others have brought to the forum here (too much travel, unplayable field, not enough quality opponents, one dimensional team, horrible fans, just wait until you play us) Petaluma is a quality team who is deserving of a #1 seed with an impressive array of athletes. Win or lose I’m behind the boys without need of being critical of others. One final comment- Soma deserves all of the accolades and praise he receives, (he is a beast) but even he would tell you there are many other great players on the team. Eureka’s team has gotten better all year. Much credit to the coaches and dedicated players.
November 29th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Bleacher Coach, you seem to have seen lots of these North teams. Could any of them handle Encinal except for MC?
November 29th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
ya the kid that got hurt on eureka he broke his leg because yv was hitting eureka in the legs alot i talked to the caoch and the palyer and someone hit him in the leg and the feild was playable
November 29th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
I would like to point out that Eureka’s head coach started his reign when these seniors were just freshmen. He had been an assistant coach for years prior to taking over the head coaching responsibilities. He has built a program from the bottom up, fundraising for equipment, starting a lifting program (which any high school student may participate in)and developing his coaching philosiphies. He is also a dedicated middle school teacher. He is trying to help raise responsible young players. I would like tho give him and all other dedicated coaches out there a huge pat on the back! I know they do it because they love the game!
With that said I do expect the Loggers to be back. Who knows maybe we can play PV and YV again next year. The program is up and running. (no pun intended)
Eureka made its first NCS appearnace last year since winning the Redwood Empire 3A in 2003. Eureka played independent of the HDN League for three years which made it difficult to earn an at large bid. Last year Las Lomas played Eureka tough, on worse field conditions, and LL came out with a 35-34 vicotry in OT that amounted to they made the PAT after Eureka missed the 2 pt conversion. It was a great game.
Also, again congratulations to all the teams that made NCS playoffs, some with an earlier exit than they had hoped for. These boys are making memories. For those still playing, let the dream continue for a little longer.
November 29th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Big Hitter (Eureka) I agree with your post #425 but to me it seems that it is all the eastbay fans that make excuses for there teams and give no credit to better teams. All teams have down years but by and large the champions in all divisions (except div I since we have no schools that large) Have come from the Northbay 2008 the northbay was 3-1 in 2007 we where 2-2 in 2006 we where 4-0. For all the eastbay fans that is a total of 9 wins and 3 losses. Add to that that the Northbay has had a team in a bowl game each of the 3 years so far while other than DLS the eastbay has a BIG ZERO. They should starta bowl game for excuse makers and the eastbay will win every time.
November 29th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
montana is a P.E teacher at Zane Middle School and he fundraised for alot of years to buy his team all new dna and got sponserd by Under Armour
November 29th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
yo mama in regard to your post #426 I am not even going to go there you Jets homers are the worst of the bunch for excuses. After all the post’s about how Encinal would beat the upper level EBAL teams there is know reasoning with you guys the crack induced post’s of the last 3 weeks reinforce that. The EBAL and the WCAL are hands down the best leagues arounds and the Jets lose to a 6-6 Serra team. There are alot of teams that beat Encinal but according to you guys you should be playing Div I college ball because your to fast for high school.
November 29th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
bleacher coach are you made the jets have crashed the party! u must be mad cuz it aint a redwood empire or dfal on top. encinal plays fast & hits hard but i can see why u don’t like it u must have that country club mentality. novato 4th & 8 and you run come on!
November 29th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
go eureka!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 29th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
guru-black no excuses here the boys form Novato got handled no doubt about it. I went back 5 seasons and I cannot find a shut by any team in a Novato loss. So hats off to the Mats no excuses, maybe you guys should try it after you lose to Marin Catholic.
November 29th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
now your a marin catholic fan huh? that’s funny cuz m.c can’t stand u little hornets! come to the swamp i’ll buy u sum donuts to match your score!
November 29th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
guru-black you know what the best part is that if the Jets win they have no shot atthe bowl game and if MC wins the do.
November 29th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
bleacher coach did u know that novato schedule’s to go 2 state? oops! u gotta win section 1st sucka! marin is hella slow! cardinal newman would kick the sh1t outta m.c & you saw wat happen to them… they were to slow. u must not like athletes i don’t care who goes to state as long as they send a team with athletes.
November 29th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
guru-black you are such a homer lol. I support the kids and the game regardless of the school. I was at 3 games this weekend yes they where all northbay schools. The Jets need to get past the Mats first and then we can have the Jets vs MC discussion. either way Dec 11 is the Jets last game.
November 29th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
Bleacher Coach…I thought that the guy asked you a legit question about the DII teams that are left in a game against the Jets? I thought we would get a real answer rather than an anti-Jet rant. What does it matter that the Jets don’t have a chance to go to state? Is that their fault? Should they not show up the next 2 weeks because they don’t have a chance to go to state? All you can do is win and sit back….they went 13-0 last year, and didn’t get a chance? I think they would have represented the North better than last year’s rep anyway. The MC vs. EHS discussion still has a long way before it is a reality….although I would be real disappointed if The Jeets lost to a 6-6 team!
November 29th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
Bleacher Coach is a Jet Hater plain and simple. So what if Guru is a Homer? You are supposed to pull for your team. If the Jets Beat The Indy Colts you’d say we didn’t beat DLS. You just hate. Yeah we lost to a Good Serra team that DLS barely beat. Don’t try to low ball them. Stop hating! Jet Pride!
November 29th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
Triton8 it is difficult to talk about EHS with all the homers out there. But for the record I have seen Alhambra 3 times and I do not think they have a real shot. Alhambra must be second in penalties behind the Jets, they have two very good running backs but the defense is soft and the O line holds on every play the just dont get called for it as often as the should at home. Saturday was the first time I had seen the Mat’s there offence is not great but they chewed up alot of clock on the ground ,the Novato game was over in 1 hour 45 min. and the Novato D was on the field most of the game. Based on what I have seen this season if the Mats bring a game like that Friday night they could beat MC and the Jets so I wouldnt take them lightly. I see MC beating Alhambra and it is a coin flip on what Miramonte team shows up but if it is the one that played Novato the game is also a coin flip But I would give the edge to the Mat’s
November 29th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Bleacher Coach, No matter who is was playing Encinal,You’d give them the edge. Why don’t you come out to the swamp friday to see the game and tell us what you think after the Jets win. Jet Pride!
November 29th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
old former meddling coach I will be watching a football team that will be going to a bowl game and who will have a great program for years to come. That would be DLS if you didnt know. LOL
November 29th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
I just looked at the 6-6 schedule of Miramonte and now I’m not feeling that over confident anymore. The Mats’ 6 losses were, for the most part, against good teams. Even so…if The Jets can stay out of 1st and 15 every series I think they are tough to stop. More importantly, when push comes to shove, the Jet defense is tough to score on….especially if Washington is healthy. Will he play this week? I heard he tried to come back too early this week….true?
November 29th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
old former meddling coach you must only watch the Jets if you could borrow a few dollars for gas maybe you could get off the island and watch bay area football instead of bay shore league football there is a big world out there you should see it
November 29th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
we definitely don’t have to cross a county bridge to see good football….there is enough of it right around here…..just because The Hornets got embarrassed, don’t get all bitter????
November 29th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
Anyone have any predictions scorewise on Petaluma-Eureka game?
November 29th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
Bleacher Coach 445# I watched ya boys lose to Miramonte Saturday so i do get off the Island quite a bit. Was sitting on the home side with the Encinal group. Now You can go back to Hatervision. Kimani Washington could return this week. Stay tuned Bleacher Coach. Jet Pride!
November 29th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
I have to be true to my league and support Petaluma, though I predict powerful Eureka to get a hard-earned road win, in overtime, 45-42
November 29th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
PETALUMA 14.
EUREKA 35.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
In Casa-Montgomery game, I predict the Gauchos to win the rematch 17-14
November 29th, 2009 at 11:03 pm
Washington#34 ate Novato for lunch last year. He even ran the ball pretty well in that game…in between Brown’s personal highlight tape he created against the Hornets last year. The single greatest personal performance I think I’ve ever seen in a championship game since……since Jimmy Rollins’ left and right handed HRs and closing after he didnt even pitch in the regular season….against Cal HS…..while hearing Dave Hamilton cry and bitch after the NCS title game. Anyway….wrong sport. Maybe if Novato beat the 5-6 Mats Duckett could have built a highlight reel out of his Novato game and decommitted from WSU and upgraded to USC?
November 30th, 2009 at 12:34 am
bleacher coach?. marin hates you guys. dls dont know you guys, and encinal whopped you last year, hahahahahahaha!! the sad thing is your an encinal alum, and your kid was in the game last year and got his ass kicked lol SUCKERRRR, tryna use a fake name, hahah how does it feel getting shut out, go to the dls, game and watch how real winners play, or the enicnal game, lol or THE MARIN game, lol , theirs one thing in common no one cares about u guys, ahahah no one fears you guys, lol so long suckerrs, have a great off season..
ohh and btw, about the east bay vs redwood empire?? can some one please refresh my memory, what was encinals record against those redwood empire teams last year????????????
November 30th, 2009 at 7:59 am
I know so little about Eureka it makes it difficult to make a prediction. So basing it soley on how both teams have performed in the playoffs, I have to give the nod to Eureka.
Eureka 28
Petaluma 20
As far as the Montgomery/Casa Grande game, it appears this year has favored the team that lost in the rematch. Even though both Maria Carrillo and Rancho Cotate lost their rematches to Casa Grande and Petaluma, the games were closer than the talent would suggest or closer than the first game. And seeing how Clayton Valley was routed earlier in the year by Concord only to beat them in the playoffs, somewhat supports this. And for those unaware, Casa Grande beat Montgomery 21-20 earlier this year. What makes this an interesting matchup is that Casa Grande isn’t a very good defensive team, but Montgomery isn’t a great offensive team. And Casa Grande is a good offensive team, but Montgomery is a good defensive team. Something’s gotta give.
Montgomery 23
Casa Grande 19
November 30th, 2009 at 11:37 am
Petaluma/Eureka will be the end of the blowouts for Eureka. A dry field will make a HUGE difference and Petaluma will put them in a place they haven’t been before. Gone is the advantage of the mud bog, this will be the end of the Loggers season.
November 30th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
seemslike Says:
November 29th, 2009 at 11:43 am
Again, the players were great, but many of the EHS fans were complete jerks. It would be nice if Montana could start training the fans like he has done with the players.
-Can’t deny it.
X’sandO Says:
November 29th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Ha ha ha, I rest my case. Here come those EHS fans!
-wooooohoooooo!!!
You Stay Classy Eureka.
Go Petaluma!!!!!
November 30th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
Eureka will stay classy all the way!
We got robbed in the seeding!
We have to travel too far!
Not Fair, we have to play on a muddy field.
The fans were so rude even 12 year olds were cussing out our players.
Last year LL came up to Eureka and took care of business.Great Game! Did you hear Eureka complaining? No!Did LL have problems with the fans? No. Did Pinole or YV need a police escort out of town like Eureka did in Castlemont this year? No.
Maybe instead of making stuff up to help with the pain of loosing a game I would hope you guys try and look at the successful season Yv and Pinole had this year, and look to next year!!
Lots of luck
November 30th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
big boy (EUREKA!!!) Says:
November 29th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
montana is a P.E teacher at Zane Middle School and he fundraised for alot of years to buy his team all new dna and got sponserd by Under Armour
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big boy eureka..maybe next time you guys can use that fundraiser money to get a turf field.and get rid of that pigsty field you guys have…i mean it wouldnt be a bad idea right? lol.
November 30th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Why should they? There field didn’t seem to bother them while they put the beating on YV. =p Better luck next year.
November 30th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
I wouldn’t change our fans for anything! They are the best!!
We can’t wait to play Petaluma. Great Team!! Hopefully we will have something for them!!!
We don’t complain we just compete!!!
November 30th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
We will represent Eureka well.Good luck to all the teams left this weekend.
November 30th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Ehsalum or other Loggerheads-
Do you know if the team is traveling / staying overnight Thursday in Petaluma?
November 30th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
I kind of find it ironic that the game schedule for the two Div II semifinal games have two teams 20 miles from each other (Casa Grande and Montgomery) playing on Saturday night, and two schools nearly 250 miles from each other (Petaluma and Eureka) playing practically afterschool, so to speak, on Friday. Wonder if this was an oversight by the NCS committee or what the reason is?
November 30th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
It is a little odd, Scl Alum. And it’s really not in the NCS’s best interest to have it this way either. I’d think a Montgomery/Casa Grande on Friday and Petaluma Eureka/Petaluma on Saturday scenario would generate more revenue simply because it affords the opporntunity for more Eureka fans to make the trip (and the same number of fans would attend the Monty/CG fan regardless of when it’s played).
Does Petaluma as the #1 seed have a say in when they host? If so, perhaps that the reason.
November 30th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
Yeah Trojan, you’ve got some good points
November 30th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
Trojan & Scl Alum- Yes you would think the games would be on different nights.
The team will leave after school on Thursday.
November 30th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Logger fans can take comfort in the fact there’s almost no chance of any of the players staying out late or getting into trouble on Thursday night. Petaluma rolls up the sidewalks shortly after 9pm. It’s pretty much a choice between Applebee’s, Denny’s, or room service after that.
November 30th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
yv_warrior y would we need a turf feild so we could give the bay area teams an advantage nope doesnt work so better luck nxt year warriors
November 30th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Yeah, I lived in Petaluma a couple years in the ’90s, and its pretty darn quiet at night..crickets
November 30th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Good to hear the Logger team’s headed down Thurs..get rested for the game
November 30th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
It would be a lot better for Eureka fans if the game was on Saturday, more people I think would be able to come down. I still think we’ll have a descent showing of fans. Yes, the Loggers are coming down Thursday.
November 30th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Guess they planned it that way to keep the riff-raff away. Might have a showing of Logger fans, but they won’t be anywhere close to being decent.
Too bad ole’ Betsy won’t be able to make it.
November 30th, 2009 at 8:57 pm
What do you base equating Eureka fans with riff-raff NoGo?
November 30th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
I heard somewhere that Eureka might be in Div III next year. Is there any truth to that? Is the EHS enrollment marginal in relation to the Division enrollment criteria?
November 30th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
NCS places teams based on official school enrollment numbers from the previous fall. So our 1464 enrollment was from Oct’08, as is all schools numbers. I haven’t heard officially what our Oct 2009 number was but I believe we are hoovering just above the 1400 mark, maybe 1425. It would also depend on if NCS tweeks the Divisions, of course that could impact other schools from D1-D5 depending on if you are close to those arbitray divisions NCS makes. D2 currently has teams with enrollments of 1401-1975. So as it stands we would still be D2. I guess we’ll have to wait and see.
Interesting each sport has divisions but the cut off numbers aren’t always the same. I think it has to do with how many schools field a team for each particular sport
November 30th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
Old Former Meddling Coach,
Where would you see Encinal in a hypothetical game with D2 strong teams Eureka and Petaluma? Scl Pride!
November 30th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Scl Alum, Well i have no real knowledge of those programs but the fact that they are playoff teams with good records. I’ll have to do some reading i think. Jet Pride.
November 30th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
@Scl Alum
Do I hafta spell it out for you? The Eureka fans are unruly..up and down this post. Was it ever disputed?
December 1st, 2009 at 12:57 am
@Scl Alum
Encinal has common opponents with Petaluma and Eureka:
Encinal 28 Sonoma Valley 0 (NCS first round)
Petaluma 34 Sonoma Valley 0 (Week
Encinal 55 Fortuna 22 (NCS quarter finals)
Eureka 46 Fortuna 7 (Week 7)
Eureak 49 Fortuna 7 (Week 10) (they play each other twice in the Humbolt League)
Judging from this alone they all seem fairly similar. Maybe Encinal should petition up to DII next year so we could have an East Bay team deep in that division’s playoffs.
Shoot it might be easier up there anyway. DIII seems tougher than DII this year. Alhambra, Marin Catholic, and Encinal all look more dangerous that than the DII semis.
December 1st, 2009 at 8:06 am
……and Encinal’s field is very similar to Eureka’s I think….in terms of slop. I don’t know about going up to III, I’m worried enough about Miramonte!
December 1st, 2009 at 8:29 am
Yes, it is true that Eureka will be Div. 3 next year. They base if off previous year’s enrollment. This year Eureka is below 1400 students, which is the cutoff.
December 1st, 2009 at 9:07 am
NoGo Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
@Scl Alum
Do I hafta spell it out for you? The Eureka fans are unruly..up and down this post. Was it ever disputed?
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NoGo, first of all have you not read any posts by Ehsalum? He’s not only proven to be courteous, but also very well informed. But more importanly, what makes you think the few fans posting here represent the entire Eureka fan base? If I made the same assumption, I’d think all YV fans were illiterate cowards based on yv_warrior’s postings.
December 1st, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Been to the PV-Eureka game and have friends from YV who made the drive up the last week. From the looks of it, the crowd hasn’t changed much. I’m not gonna engage you in debating this pointless matter (It’s not like Eureka can bring their crappy field with them to Petaluma). I’ll leave it to anyone else who has attended a Eureka home game.
I’m entitled to my opinion about the crowd at large and the majority of these posters. I’d don’t know where any of the other people sat (and whether they have selective memory) but I’ve seen first hand how the Eureka fans at home are truly THE WORST FANS period. And for the record, Both Alums have been pretty courteous and knowledgable, but one or 2 fans won’t make-up for the whole rotten bunch. I’m not gonna stoop to your level with the name-calling. What more do you want from VW_Warrior he already gave it up to the Eureka boys and tipped his hat in their direction. Sounds like you need to rally some more fans here anyway. I’ll call it as I see it. Now tell me I’m wrong.
December 1st, 2009 at 12:37 pm
NoGo – I thought you were basing your statement solely on the comments made here. I don’t know anything about the Eureka fans (outside comments here) and didn’t realize you had first hand experience with them.
Although I stand by comment about yv_warrior, as immature as it may have been.
And for the record, I’ve been to about 20 games this year in Sonoma County and have not had a single problem with any of the fans (home or away). Hopefully the Petaluma fans will continue and maintain their level of class.
December 1st, 2009 at 7:54 pm
I don’t know what happened this year, but my experience last year does not paint the same picture that some of you are about Eureka. We won in an overtime thriller 35-34. It was a classic game. The field was in horrible shape, but I would expect it gets that way every year at this point in the year considering the amount of rain that part of the state usually gets. Both teams sturrled with the footing at times, but it was still a great game. Even though the game was a classic, I thought the Eureka fans were fine. I talked to many and they were as hospitable as any place we played either last year or this year. Perhaps you experienced something else, but I suspect some sour grapes after reading some of the early comments about Eureka. Petaluma and Eureka should be a good game. May the better team win
December 1st, 2009 at 8:05 pm
Looking forward to seeing two quality teams play (Petaluma vs. Eureka) each other on Friday. Let’s let the boys settle it on the field. No need for all the smack. Thanks to all of you who can offer something positive to say without tarnishing the other team/players. These are just kids having the time of their life. Let’s not spoil it with such rude and obnoxious comments.
December 1st, 2009 at 8:16 pm
Does anyone know if, in a possible Eureka – Casa Grande championship game, if the game would be at Humboldt State? I know in the current format that league champions trump 2nd and 3rd-in league finishers, regardless of the seeding.
December 1st, 2009 at 8:17 pm
Eureka vs. Petaluma- do the Eureka boys have to go crab fishin’ with the season opening soon? If so, they might get tired out- if not, it’s going to be a big fight of the mountain men in Petaluma.
December 1st, 2009 at 8:18 pm
*as pertaining to getting home (or close to home) games
December 1st, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Are a lot of Eureka Loggerheads making the road trip this Friday, in spite of the distance factor? Sounds like there’s a lot of deserved hype / enthusiasm from EHS fans in the blogs of the game in Petaluma
December 1st, 2009 at 9:09 pm
Wow there have been many posts with quite a bit of attention on the rudeness of fans and not so much on the game of football.
1. I am glad that I found this site, albeit, just as the playoffs were starting. Thanks for letting a Logger supporter, talk football with all of you.
2. The rudeness of fans- I posted earlier about one or two bad apples. I do know of 2 Eureka fans in particular who are overenthusiastic and not always the kindest. In fact one mother spoke to one guy at the game in Oakland earlier this season and told him to tone it down. He listened for the remainder of that game, but seems to have amped it up again. He doesn’t even have a son on the team. With that being said the fans I sit near all root the loggers on without being derogatory. The PV game had some back and forth “jawing” from both sides from a few select individuals. So I offer an apology if you were offended in some way. It must have who you were around.
Eureka has a unique setup as the seating is all on one side. I’m unfamiliar with your bay area stadiums so I’m not sure if fans comingle or not. The game we played at Castlemont was one set of bleachers with a dividing fence.
3. As for the posts here it seems to me that most are
discussions around the current teams and games. It seems that a few from both sides tend to stray to name calling and put downs.
This site has been a source of information and again I’m glad to have found it.
December 1st, 2009 at 9:15 pm
I do think Petaluma will be a tough game for the Loggers.
I haven’t heard as to a possible location if Eureka and Casa were to both win. Let’s cross that bridge on Sat night.
Eureka Fan do you have the CBEDS from Oct?
As I posted last night, Eureka will only move down if the enrollment was under 1400 and NCS keeps the divisions the same.
December 1st, 2009 at 9:20 pm
I do believe the Loggers will have a good sized crowd on Friday night. Most people can work half a day before needing to hit the road.
December 1st, 2009 at 9:27 pm
From all the rumors I’m hearing, it sounds as if the Final will be played in Sonoma County regardless of which teams advance. Either at Santa Rosa High School or Rancho Cotate High School. However, there hasn’t been any confirmation of this beyond how it’s ultimately up to the NCS. But I’m not sure how Eureka having to play again in Sonoma County seems all that fair.
December 1st, 2009 at 9:49 pm
Well if the Loggers get passed the Trojans and that’s the location then I’m sure they’ll be ready to go anywhere for a championship game.
December 1st, 2009 at 9:54 pm
I just checked some numbers on Maxpreps
Total offense-12 games-Eureka 4820yds, Petaluma- 4463
Two evenly matched offenses. It should be exciting to see them move the ball.
December 1st, 2009 at 10:26 pm
Wow those numbers are very impressive. I can only speak of Eureka but I’m pretty sure no Humboldt Del Norte team has ever put up almost 5000 yards total offense. My hats off to Petaluma as well. That just shows the work that the coaches and the boys have put into the program. When Eureka won NCS in 03 there defense was a little more stout, but the offense was no where near the caliber of coach Montana’s Wing T, or whatever you call it. Some may call me stupid but having seen Eureka play several times this year I’m going to put my money on Eureka. I think its going to be a lopsided score for eureka, but no prediction though. Whatever the outcome Im sure it wil be a good game. Go Loggers
December 2nd, 2009 at 3:04 pm
I believe the comments about unruly Eureka fans has been blown out of preportion. It sounds like it is one of the few schools where fans from both sides sit in the same set of bleachers. That will naturally lead to some bickering during the game from younger fans. If all you are used to is seperate groups then coming to play in Eureka where everyone sits on the same side must be a huge shock.
During the games I’d sit in front of the announcers booth and never noticed any exchanges going on between the home and visiting fans. I did talk to some of the district administrators during the Eur/PV game and they thought the PV fans were over the top.
Yes, a Eureka fan was escorted out of that game, as he should have been for making unneeded comments, but that’s the first time I’ve seen that happen that I can remember. If you want to see how other groups react I suggest sitting on the opposing teams side of the field for a game, then come back and comment.
I’d make a generic comment about Oakland fans but it isn’t an apt comparison, but I know I wouldn’t goto a Raiders game and root for the other team unless in a large group.
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Are any of my Loggerhead fellow bloggers planning on going to the game Friday night?
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:45 pm
Will be there, along with many others.
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:50 pm
you gotta love petaluma and eureka, they got it the toughest and still doing great!. both teams everyone loves
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:54 pm
An aside, but any speculation on who’s going to be Charlie Weiss’ successor at Notre Dame. I hear rumors of Cincinnati’s coach, but I’d be surprised if he left there
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:56 pm
I think there’s a great deal of respect between the Petaluma and Eureka football programs
December 2nd, 2009 at 9:04 pm
Yes, the chatter I hear is that Eureka will have a good sized crowd in Petaluma. It should be a really good game, lots of running.
Notre Dame has so much tradition, not sure who they’ll find to come in next.
December 2nd, 2009 at 10:00 pm
Eur_Fan, PV fans were “over the top”?
I’ll give you an example of “over the top”:
I was at the Oakland Tech – PV game in Oakland and the bleachers are seperated by a fence. A few of the younger OTHS fans wandered over to the visitor side for some good razzing. There were exchanges, all in good fun, but no one ever threatened to KILL anyone . What’s more appalling is that was a little girl that was threatened at Eureka. THAT to me is “over the top”. Anyways, when all was said and done we shook hands and vowed to meet again next year at Pinole (visitor bleachers on the opposing side of the field). And no, we didn’t need a police escort after the win.
I can’t honestly comment about Castlemont, other than PV scrimmaged them at home and there were no problems with the players or the visiting fans, but perhaps someone else who was at the Castlemont game can testify. Hard to believe a police escorting a charter bus to the county line. Was it the Eureka staff who requested the it because they have never been to Oakland after dark before? Guys, this is HS football??? If you call good sportsmanship “over the top”, then I guess that what PV has. I’m sure you can come up something better than that.
Anyways a lotta stroking going on here. Who is gonna come out on top is what I wanna know. From the looks of it, Petaluma is the underdogs (on here and at home). Hope they put up a better fight than PV/YV, I’m rooting for ya.
500+ posts for NCS Div II has got to be a record.
December 2nd, 2009 at 10:14 pm
I think the Trojans-Loggers game could possibly be the game of the year in NCS Div II. On paper, they both have ridiculously good stats. It should be entertaining and I know that the visitor side at Durst Field has plenty of room for the many EHS fans making the trek.
December 2nd, 2009 at 10:52 pm
eureka,petaluma game of the year in ncs div.2????naw i dont think so.although it is gonna be a good game,hope petaluma puts up a better fight then yv/pv did…so im guess were talking about games of the year for ncs div.2 know??
December 2nd, 2009 at 11:59 pm
NoGo – I do believe I mentioned the young man that made the comment was escorted out of stadium. I in no way condone the comments that he made. I met a lot of fans at both games from both sides and it was always cordial. I know a few of the school and district administrators and was just giving my paraphrase of the statements I heard from them. They were the ones that were standing on the stairs between the two sections trying to make sure that nothing happened at the PV game. I have never seen them feel that they needed to do that before.
Well, that’s more then enough comments about the fans from me. Yea I’m a bit offended by the negative commentary and I’ll leave it at that. In the end the only ones that I can control are my kids and myself. If they were to start causing problems I’d yank them from there so fast their heads spin. They wouldn’t see a sporting event for quite some time. I did grow up in a different era and the kids and players seemed better behaved then. I notice it more after having moved back to Eureka after being in So. Cal for many years after high school. It is still a far cry better then living in So. Cal.
I believe Eureka has a good shot at beating Petaluma, they are playing very well right now and not making a lot of the stupid mistakes that cost them games in the beginning of the season.
Best wishes to all for a good weekend of HS football, may none of your players get hurt and they play to the best of their abilities.
December 3rd, 2009 at 11:49 am
YV Warrior-
I kinda stand corrected when I said Petaluma-Eureka is going to be the game of the year. I should have said that it could very possibly be the game of the year in the division, pending on the closeness of the game. What plays out on Durst Field tomorrow night will ultimately determine whether what kind of a game it really will be.
December 3rd, 2009 at 6:25 pm
I’m venturing that the Logger team is probably feasting on a road pit stop in Willits or Ukiah about now
December 3rd, 2009 at 6:30 pm
Yes, the plans were to stop in Ukiah for a meal.
December 3rd, 2009 at 6:46 pm
For visiting Eureka coffee junkies, I highly recommend Peet’s Coffee. Petaluma has 2 locations, one is south end of downtown on Petaluma Blvd S. You can also find the ‘green monster’ in town too
December 3rd, 2009 at 7:00 pm
I’m pretty sure I saw the Samoa Cookhouse featured on “California’s Gold” with Huell Howser / PBS. Looks like the real deal.
December 3rd, 2009 at 7:18 pm
Anyone have predictions on Casa-Montgomery game?
December 3rd, 2009 at 8:09 pm
Oregon Civil War update..
Oregon State 30
Oregon 21 (3rd quarter.. I’ve never seen the Beav’s in Rose Bowl in my lifetime)
December 3rd, 2009 at 8:22 pm
Oregon just scored..
Oregon St. 30
Oregon 28 (still in the 3rd)
December 3rd, 2009 at 8:36 pm
1:20 until start of the 4th..
Oregon 34
Oregon St 33
December 3rd, 2009 at 8:52 pm
a little over 10 minutes left in the game…
Oregon Ducks 37
Oregon St. Beavers 33
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Oregon vs. Ohio State..it’s official
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:40 pm
To conclude Pac 10 football aside, with the Oregon win, if Cal wins up at Washington this weekend, there will be a 4-way tie for 2nd in conference between the Bears, Stanford, Oregon State, and the USC / Arizona game winner. Been one of the better years for the conference this year..
December 4th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE 4 REMAINING TEAMS PETALUMA,EUREKA,CASA GRANDE,AND MONTGOMERY..WILL ANYONE BE PUTTING IN UPDATES FROM THIS GAMES??
December 4th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
Eureka 39
Petaluma 7
Final
December 4th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
Congratulations Eureka! Not knowing anything about Casa Grande or Montgomery … do either one of these teams have a chance to beat the Loggers?
December 4th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Congratulations Eureka. That is one seriously impressive football team. From this point forward I don’t think anyone will use the excuse of weak schedule, sloppy field, or visiting teams having to travel too far for Eureka’s domination. It’s simply because they are a very talented football team. I honestly can’t see Montgomery or Casa Grande beating them.
And I still want to congratulate my Petaluma Trojans on a fantastic season. Losing your first game in week 13 to a superior team is nothing to hang your head about. Fantastic season that despite not ending they way we hoped doesn’t take away how much fun the players, coaches, parents, and fans had.
December 4th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
eureka is winning ncs championship enough said.
December 5th, 2009 at 8:25 am
aint no one stopping us now, NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH
December 5th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
Loggerheads, logger team. What more is there to say. Wow. I hope Casa beats Monty tonight, setting up a likely home game (or very close to home!) for Eureka in there amazing season. Would be fitting to have another Eureka-Casa Grande championship this year after the one in 2003. Great season Petaluma. You’ve done Sonoma County proud. If Loggers get championship game up in Humboldt, I hope several thousand local fans come cheer on this team.
December 5th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
If Eureka totally dominates Casa or Montgomery in the NCS championship, I hope they DO get consideration for State Bowl (forget the ancient history opening season losses to Shasta and Pleasant Valley). Would be cool to see an Eureka-Oaks Christian of Westlake matchup with Joe Montana’s son qb
December 5th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
Eureka 39 Petaluma 7. I guess the belabored points about Eureka’s field may stop now, but I doubt it. I would rank this as Eureka’s best game of the year. Over 500 yards rushing against a previously (12-0) undefeated, quality team like Petaluma. A complete team victory considering Petaluma has an impressive offense with lots of fine athletes. I also have to give credit to Petaluma’s boys for handling the defeat with good sportsmanship. They paid lots of compliments to the Eureka team and handled their first loss with class. No excuses. Quite refreshing after the last three weeks on this board. Much credit to Coach Montana and the other assistants from the Eureka team. Looking forward to next week’s championship game against Casa Grande or Montgomery, two other very good teams.
December 5th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
Monty 14 Casa 7 2nd qtr per pdpreps blog
December 5th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Casa Grand QB Sherry has 3 INT’s already in the first half.
December 5th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
Sherry with his 4th INT. Still in the first half.
December 5th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Sherry ended the evening with 5 INTs and Montgomery holds on for a 14-7 win. Amazing with all those turnovers, Monty only won by a TD.
Eureka should roll them next week.
December 6th, 2009 at 7:33 am
For those who want to see some of the Petaluma/Eureka game I just found this clip. http://www.vimeo.com/user1024597
If that doesn’t work try this
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
December 6th, 2009 at 9:22 am
I’m a Sonoma County prep football fan, but I have to like Eureka winning a one-sided game against the Vikings. Montgomery is a great team, and predict them to make it close the first half, but I think Eureka will probably wear them down after the break. Hoping for a great game, but this one goes to the Loggers.
December 6th, 2009 at 11:26 am
I think Eureka will win, but it will be a much closer game.
Montgomery’s D is that good. Montgomery has the size to matchup with Eureka, while Petaluma was just too small. What will hurt Montgomery is their O, but they should be able to pass. Their O-line is big and their QB will have more time than Petaluma’s Russell who was running for his life vs. Eureka. Montgomery’s D will keep them in the game. I think the game will be 21-14 Eureka.
The other thing is that Petaluma peaked too early. They played their best game of the season in the Egg Bowl vs. Casa Grande (Casa Grande had 20 guys with the flu), while Montgomery has improved as the season has gone on. With that said, Eureka is peaking at the perfect time so again, I like Eureka in a close game, but if you say it will be a blowout, than you have not seen Montgomery’s D-line & LB’s. Not to mention their secondary may be their best unit.
A minor note: the game is on field turf which Montgomery is used to and is what they play on, while Eureka has played on grass almost the entire season.
December 6th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
That clip of the Eureka game was awesome…..that must have been what Maleuga looked like running the ball? Vainuku looks like he is unstoppable?
December 6th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Petaluma tacklers were literally bouncing off Vainuku. And we’re not talking about a poor tackling team. Petaluma, albeit somewhat undersized, is a good defensive team. I think all the players, coaches, and fans were shocked at what Vainuku was doing. We all knew he was good, but he was even better than advertised.
December 6th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
go soma rolled right passed them easy game is montgomery a good D fense of team?
December 6th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
Montgomery is a very good defensive team. But so was Petaluma, although I believe Montgomery and their size matchup with Eureka better than Petaluma.
December 7th, 2009 at 10:09 am
Ygnacio Valley had a big o and d line as well. I’m not saying YV is Montgomery but Eureka has played its share of bigger lines. Whatever the game turns out to be I believe its going to be a smash mouth contest. Eureka’s offense is going to be too much for Montogomery to handle for 4 qtrs. While Eureka’s D is better than advertised. I have never seen Montogomery play so I cant speak on them, no disrespect. Should be a very physical game. Look for Eureka’s O&D line to win because they are a little smaller and faster.
December 7th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
I liked this game better:
http://accesshumboldt.net/site/game-week-eureka-high-vs-shasta-high-football
You watching Monty? Oh I forgot, no one cares. Better ask somebody.
December 7th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
Hey Shasta I hope you guys are having fun sitting at home. We will let you know how the game turns out.
December 8th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Ehsalum, Homeboy, etc-
Is there going to be a good Eureka contingency making the roadtrip down to the title game Fri night? It sounded like there was a decent sized Logger crowd at the Petaluma game.
Still think a Saturday night game for the championship is more ideal, but what are you gonna do?!
December 8th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
I agree Sat would be better. As of now it sounds like we will have even more than last week. The school is making arrangements for the band and cheerleaders to make this trip. They didn’t come last week.
I hope the weather doesn’t keep people away. It looks like showers, but it isn’t supposed to be as nasty as the first round game.
December 9th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Just found out that two radio stations from Humboldt County will be broadcasting live the Eureka/Montgomery championship game. Also a local community tv group will film and show the game next week.
December 9th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
EHS Alumn -What stations? Do the stations broadcast online?
December 10th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
NCS Fan- Sorry it took me awhile to get back online. I believe that The Point 100.3/102.7 will be a live audio and internet broadcast. 95.5 will be radio only. These stations are both from Humboldt County. I hope this helps.
December 10th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
Call letters for The Point KWPT
December 11th, 2009 at 9:44 am
KWPT does broadcast online at http://www.kwpt.com
December 11th, 2009 at 9:52 am
You can also view video of the game at some point here: http://accesshumboldt.net/site//video
December 11th, 2009 at 11:17 am
Well, it looks like a pretty good chance of rain at kickoff in Rohnert Park, with temps in the mid 40s..Sounds like a perfect Eureka type of weather game. Rancho has the artificial turf, but DON’T think that’s going to slow or hinder the Loggers. BTW, if Eurkea wins big tonight, I hope the closed door CIF meeting doesnt keep the Loggers out of the State Bowl Conversation. Del Oro and Rocklin are great teams, but Eureka has something special this year
December 11th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
word is montgomery is beating eureka 10-0.
December 11th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
Montgomery has a storied program. Had Mel Gray in ’66. They never looked back after that. Bye the way, 9.4- 20.7 was also football speed, all-american at Missou and a great career for the St. Louis Cardinals as a wide out. Sheet- Dave Masters ( honk) (Cal – Berkeley later) ran 9.5 6 times that year and 20.9 twice, beat Gray in every confrontation except state. SMCHS beat Mont 12-07. Mont was 9-1-0 that yr, only losing to St. Mary’s. Beat Napa with Bill Buckner at WR 9-1-0, Napa beat SM. SM tied with Bells and Riordan for WCAL crown, the most talented team SM ever fielded, lead by DeMea Washington(Stanford- co- Rose Bowl MVP in ’70.)
December 11th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
Eureka 30 Montgomery 17 final
December 11th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Congratulations Loggers. You have much to be proud off. I finally hope you guys receive the credit you much deserved. Not only are you a great team, you’re much, much more than a single player.
Now here’s hoping you get some Bowl consideration.
December 11th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
It was 30 to 10 until 2 min in 4th q
December 11th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Any score from Ft. Bragg vs. Justin Siena, I heard 23-06, Ft. Bragg in the 4th. Updates?
December 11th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
I echo Trojan’s senitments. Congrats on the NCS Div II title, Eureka. You made the rainy trip down, and hope you get one more game this year in Carson.
December 11th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
Looking to the future-
Who might be the team to beat next year up in the HDNL Big 4?
December 12th, 2009 at 1:50 am
Well Eureka has had a couple of sophomores playing varsity all year and this years juniors are a pretty good group so Eureka should have a pretty decent team next year.
It was a great season and I know I’ll be waiting to see how the bowl considerations go with my fingers crossed.
As a note I think there were more Eureka fans at the game then Montgomery fans and the lines of cars headed back north after the game was pretty long.
December 12th, 2009 at 10:02 am
CONGRATS TO THE EUREKA LOGGERS.
December 12th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
Trojan, Scl & YV Warrior, Thank You! It was a long season and all the hard work paid off. What a night last night!
December 12th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
Speaks volumes the Loggers reeled off twelve consecutive wins, and quality wins in the NCS postseason. Eureka has a classy program.
December 13th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
Well, gonna sign off on the Eureka chapter..just learned of the Servite of Anaheim vs. Rocklin Div II matchup. Should be a good game, though hoped there was an outside chance the Loggers could be playing Servite instead. OH well. Great, great season and again congrats Ehsalum, Eur-fan, etc and the team and coaches for a heck of a run
September 10th, 2011 at 12:17 am
After all was said on this thread to bash Eureka’s record,field and strength of schedule in post after post BEFORE the playoffs started…AFTER the playoffs started and all the excuses get dismissed except the field conditions.EUREKA PROVED THEM WRONG (field condition is NO EXCUSE.EVER.)….And any bay area team that practices and plays “fair weather” football on an artificial surface and comes to play any Humboldt-Del Norte team (they all play on grass/mud) behind the Redwood Curtain in November or December will find out what Pinole Valley,Ygnacio Valley,Petaluma and Montgomery already know…THAT THE BEST FOOTBALL IS PLAYED IN THE WORST CONDITIONS.