Comments on: De La Salle awarded State Team of the Year

By: fast and physical

fast and physical — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:52:21 +0000

Great job Spartanville, it was a honor to have T. Ward and T. Anderson

By: YoMama

YoMama — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:00:49 +0000

Ward voted best all around in EastBay. What I saw thru the year he was the top back in the EastBay hands down. Very tough and lots of heart, played thru injuries. Ya don’t get 2000 plus yds for nothin!

By: Big Joe

Big Joe — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:42:54 +0000

Congrats to DLS on 6 1st team all-east bay selections and 4 2nd/3rd team selections- TEN in all.

By: newguest

newguest — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:30:41 +0000

Great season for the Spartans, showing what they were made of and coming a long way! They deserve the honor and I didn’t imagine that after game 3. GREAT JOB SPARTANS

By: BigJoe

BigJoe — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:28:15 +0000

Renegades, you’re right. Lad is too humble to accept any more individual awards. Time to recognize others.

By: YoMama

YoMama — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:26:46 +0000

I like Big Joe’s proposal- sheeetttt- throw in the RaIDERS AND NINERS!

By: BigJoe

BigJoe — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:25:18 +0000

Renegades, yes that Ohio Classic is pretty good, but again it’s not basketball. Only one team vs. another, one game, it could end up featuring 2 out of state teams. I bet if De La went to a national schedule( won’t ever happen) they could finish 9-2 or 8-3 at a consistant level, bring in Texas, Penn, Jenks(Oklahoma), mabey an Alabama team, Michigan team,Florida, throw in a couple of SoCal teams, etc.

By: BigJoe

BigJoe — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:18:36 +0000

Mike- The WCAL has had it’s fill with De La Salle. They rode that horse for a long time. Don’t get me wrong, they are still one of the strongest leagues not only in NorCal but the state.
Back in the day, QB- Dan Fouts(St.Ignauis), Jesse Freitas(Serra), Lynn Swann(Serra), Tom Brady(Serra), Dan Pastornini(Bellarmine), Clyde Labarron(son of Eddie Labarron) ( Bellarmine),Tim Rosovich(St. Francis), Carl Bray Boy(Riordan), Dan Hayes(Riordan), Georgetti(SI),Terry Shea(Bellarmine) before Pastorini, Tom Scott(Serra). St. Mary’s Berkeley was also in the league, co- champs in 1966, Demea Washington,(Stanford) Les Watts,Kim Liolo(Oregon), Jim Ratto.
What a league, whata history.

By: renegades10

renegades10 — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:14:34 +0000

Joe I bet Rocklin coach wins it and I can’t argue with that. Maybe even the Modesto Christian coach. Both of those teams had outstanding seasons. Had DLS been undefeated then yeah I don’t think you could argue against Lad but Rocklin and MC experienced success they don’t have very often this year.

By: renegades10

renegades10 — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:12:40 +0000

Ya but i think DLS will give the national thing a rest at least they are for sure this year. Maybe another open bowl title and they go out and schedule a national team. But losing a few games I think they are not as high in demand as they once were. Playing a SoCal team is good. Plenty of teams to play down there. Also some emerging teams here. Unfortunately the final schedule won’t be released until after the football banquet which is where it is announced and that is on January 31st.

But with the abundance of quality players and teams here year after year I don’t see why there can’t get be a California version of the Herbstreit classic. 8 games over two days. Need a few sponsors but I think it could be done. You could bring some national powers to play the powers in Cali and it would generate a lot of interest and maybe even get a good national team to play a local team like Monte Vista or one of the WCAL schools or SJS schools.