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30Q-2-Kickoff (No. 14): Who will beat the Dawgs?
By Ben Enos
Monday, August 16th, 2010 at 12:00 pm in 30 Questions to Kickoff, East Bay Football.
Today, I’ll take on an entire league.
Alhambra enters 2010 as the defending Diablo Foothill Athletic League champion, but repeating may be another thing altogether. Who might knock the Bulldogs off their perch?
This year’s DFAL looks like an interesting race to me. Last year was something of a transition year for a couple programs and Alhambra took advantage, going undefeated in league play. Acalanes and Las Lomas finished in a tie for second and traditional powers Miramonte and Campolindo took their lumps a little. Dublin had a big win too, beating Miramonte, and Dougherty Valley continued to get accustomed to the DFAL.
So, where do we go now? Well, until further notice, I’ll call Alhambra the favorite. You have to, right? I think there’s a fair amount of optimism in Martinez because of the guys they have returning (see Trevor Davis, Jared Leaf, Rich Manuli, Maurice Poyadue and the like).
Last year’s second-place teams have some questions as well. Las Lomas has a new quarterback (Jackson Miller) after the graduation of Lucas Gorton. What the Knights also have is a definite preseason contender for DFAL MVP in RB Marquis Waters. Waters is as explosive a runner as you’ll find in the East Bay, and that’s a great building block to start with. Also, we can’t expect the nonleague schedule to be nearly as tough as last year, when the Knights took on Rocklin (made a state bowl game) and Mitty-San Jose (won the WCAL) and got pounded. Morale should be a bit higher going into the league season this year.
Now, there’s a rumor going around that Acalanes is going back to coach Mike Ivankovich’s preferred offense, the double-wing, double-tight ground and pound attack. If that’s the case, there’s no telling how good the Dons will be. Big time runners Bo McSwine and Tyler Malley are gone, but QB Mike Leamy returns along with WR Trent Baker. I have a hunch that the passing game will still factor for the Dons. Plus, you can count on Coach I having them ready to go.
Staying in Lamorinda, you can never, ever count out Miramonte. John Wade is too good a coach, and when you look at the Mats’ roster from last year, you realize they had eight sophomores on it. One of them was QB Ross Anderson, and I would expect him to continue to get better. Of course, it helps to have a big fella like Ross Dolbec on the offensive line. He’s going to be tough to move.
In Moraga, Campolindo is dealing with the loss of QB Tommy Stephens, who graduated. The Cougars have a 2010 roster up already, and they list three signal-callers who will try to step in for Stephens. One is his younger brother, Brett, and he started as a freshman on last year’s NCS title winning baseball team. The others are Griffin Piatt and Nick Zolintakis. Whoever plays there will have a great target in Andrew Ahr, who had a good season last year. After going 3-3 last year, there are definite questions (judging by the weights listed, there doesn’t look to be a ton of size up front), but I’d figure the Cougars for a bounce back season.
For Dublin and Dougherty Valley, continued progress is the goal for this season. Dublin struggled with injury problems last year, and I continue to hear good things about QB Ed Achziger. He’ll be a junior this year. Dougherty Valley returns Michael Spivey, but his running mate last year, Jeremy Sites, has graduated. And, Spivey is listed as a running back on MaxPreps, so that means the Wildcats will have a new quarterback this year. We’ll have to wait and see how they look early in the season.
Well, that’s what I know at this point. DFAL fans, sound off. Who ya got this year?
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August 16th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
Alameda scrimmages Campolindo 08/27 @ Thompson Field, Alameda. This will give anyone who is interested a chance to see not only the Campo team mentioned in this article ;but, Alameda RB Michael Cunningham, and QB Tom Ruckman. These are our 2 returning all-league 1st team players. Cunningham has some schools looking and he has taken visits to Fresno State, Davis and Sacramento. Coach Simmons visited him at Alameda High this past spring. We’ll see what happens during the season and keep everyone posted.
August 16th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
Thats Coach Simmons from Cal…..
August 16th, 2010 at 4:52 pm
8-16-10
The Bulldogs have a lot of fire power, but the OL/DL could be a big problem….any body who watched Waters of Las Lomas trample people will give the Knights a starting block..
Mike Ivankovic’s Acalanes Don’s I believe wil be hard to stop with his offense…the double-wing is tough to stop…I watched the JV’s last year and they were handling the double-wing very well and these kids will be on this years squad…the don’s could be tough.
Dublin and Dougherty Valley are a year away from making noise in the DFAL.
Coming up, is a strong Freshman team at las Lomas and Dublin, some of these kids may move up to varsity for this year.
And what about Ross Anderson and Brett Collins of Miramonte…these guys are tall and can run as well as pass….Ross gave Encinal all they could handle last year as he ran up some pretty good yardage.
Campo, I’m not to sure about, they always seem to come up with big linemen, but this year is different, but a quick linemen can handle the big guys or at least give them trouble..
August 16th, 2010 at 7:14 pm
TIME TO TELL THE TRUTH
after todays practice
who looks good and who’s the work in progress
August 16th, 2010 at 10:43 pm
yv will beat the “dawgs”.
August 16th, 2010 at 11:23 pm
YV will not come close against Alhambra. They will have ZERO passing game, and their coaching staff will be overmatched.
Sad times are about to fall upon the warriors
unless the HC can beg Adam to come back
August 17th, 2010 at 9:21 am
Alhambra faces College Park and this will be their first loss and if they are not careful when they meet Acalanes it could be loss # two….None of the DFAL games that Alhambra will face will be easy, but they should win them all.
The Bulldogs have Miller coming up from the JV’s at QB and this kid can run and pass..hes backed up by Green and Leaf in the back field and Travis Davis will be his favorite target
August 17th, 2010 at 11:22 am
Alhambra is returning some good players but it will be a tough season if they can’t find a good QB for that offense. Leaf in Davis are solid players but without a QB how will Davis get the ball?
August 17th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
YV’s does not need to “beg” anyone to play ball. We may have a few challenges ahead. No, worries though. College Park’s looking pretty good this year. I think they will be all over Alhambra just like the DVAL League Champions / YV Warriors will be!
I heard Concord HS and Las Lomas are having 7 / 7 passing league and a scrimmage against each other. Can Concord hang with Las Lomas?? The only time we (DVAL) see Las Lomas is when they beat up on Northgate for the Battle of the Creek.
August 17th, 2010 at 5:06 pm
Alhambra will get upset at one game this season in league. who is anybody’s guess, I want to say Concord might throw them a bone
August 17th, 2010 at 8:30 pm
Unfortunately for you Donut, Alhambra and Concord are not in the same league….
August 18th, 2010 at 4:57 pm
I think Acalanes gives Alhambra a fight for their money this year. Last year Acalanes lost the game on a couple of drops from their WRs, so we will see about this year.
August 18th, 2010 at 8:25 pm
I like Acalanes chances to improve this year as well.
August 22nd, 2010 at 7:01 pm
Silveira waas still coaching the d0gs, I believe they would have beat Marin Catholic in last years playoffs. They had a good passer and good runners. they were a high scoring team. I still don’t see how Encinal was rated above them in the final ratings.
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August 22nd, 2010 at 7:06 pm
I meant to put an IF IN FRONT OF COACH SILVEIRA’S NAME
August 22nd, 2010 at 8:53 pm
st85 you could have had Pete Carroll coaching no in in Div III Nor Cal Beats MC last season you need to stop taking those drugs
August 23rd, 2010 at 8:50 am
Alhambra will miss coach Silveira, but they are lucky to have Alan Hern as his successor.
My only problem with coach Silveira last year was his platooning of then-junior WR Trevor Davis with two seniors. The two seniors he was platooned with were very capable players, but Davis was clearly a step above. The seniors should have been platooned, and Trevor should have been in on all the offensive plays.
Davis was in for only a 1/2 of them, and was thrown a measly 3 passes per game, and yet he still made 2nd team all-league. Game breakers need to touch the ball. He had a 30% rate of touchdowns-to-passes received.
I have a feeling that under Hern’s leadership, Davis will have the ball in his hands a lot more this year.
Good luck and best wishes to our newly retired coach Silveira.
August 23rd, 2010 at 3:08 pm
you guys all seem to over look Maurice Poyadue from alhambra and cody zahner who will lead the defensive line and replace Omar Omilabu and Zack Coniglio. the defesnive and offensive line were the real reason alhambra was so good last year.
August 23rd, 2010 at 9:48 pm
Player, you’re absolutely right. Maurice is a good guy and a tremendous talent. He was 6 foot+ and 200 pounds+ in the the 7th and 8th grades at Martinez JH. He played on the basketball team, but was pretty uncoordinated. Now he’s smooth as can be, and he is a major force.
Cody is really strong, and Trevor Pearson will do well at center. Kyle Badgely has been working out all summer, and is primed for a big year. Can’t forget Rich Minuli, who was first team all-league TE last year.
Maurice will be the mainstay of the line, and with Jared Leaf as center linebacker (also first team all-league), I like our chances this year.
August 29th, 2010 at 12:24 am
Anybody check out the Encinal vs Alhambra scrimmage? I heard that Encinal looked alright.
August 29th, 2010 at 9:24 am
Come on there were a lot of Alhambra guys living off this scrimmage last year & it was reason’s why Alhambra should be seeded ahead of Encinal & they got dominated. I heard Encinal looked slopy but athletic & they only suited up 17 varsity guys but that Alahmbra is terrible & all they have is a WR stud a solid RB & a terrible D.
August 29th, 2010 at 9:26 am
Come on there were a lot of Alhambra guys living off this scrimmage last year U guys had to be at the game. Last year bloggers were saying Alhambra should be seeded ahead of Encinal & Encinal got dominated at the scrimmage. I heard Encinal looked sloppy but athletic & they only suited up 17 varsity guys but that Alahmbra is terrible & all they have is a stud WR, a solid RB & a terrible D.
August 29th, 2010 at 7:24 pm
Alhambra is terrible? Wow PERKIN strong statement. Who is Encinals new QB? Is he on he level of Duckett? How did Encinal look without all those studs they lost?
August 29th, 2010 at 8:46 pm
Where’s all the people who blogged on this topis?? Nobody went to the game. I’ll call my boy who was at the game & get some specifics.
August 29th, 2010 at 9:35 pm
I didnt know about it. Wish I did because I would’ve went.
August 29th, 2010 at 10:30 pm
The word out of Encinal is nothing. He wouldn’t say anything other then they looked alright let the alhambra bloggers tell it & as far as the season goes they will do all their talking on the field. Ohh, & whats up with round 3 with MC they petitioning up or not?
August 30th, 2010 at 8:42 am
Perkin,
Looked like Alhambra’s stud RB was fatigued a little bit. He ran hard but had to break a lot of tackles. If he goes both ways and if he is the featured back I question how long he lasts on the field. Look to see his playing time dimenish by mid season when they need him the most. Trevor Davis looks very good. Davis and Banks battled all scrimmage. I wonder if they work out together in the off season?
Looks like Encinal was more physical then Alhambra. Also, Alhambra couldnt match Encinals speed. Cant wait to see Encinal play Serra and Alameda and EC.
August 30th, 2010 at 8:55 am
Serra 38 vs. Encinal 17
Alameda 28 vs. Encinal 21
Encinal 35 vs. El Cerrito 30
I don’t hear good things about Encinal this year, very big depth and numbers issue and vs. Serra and Alameda it will wear down the Jets.
Their run atop that league will come to an end as I predicted earlier, they have been amazing home and away, vs. big and small traditional powerhouses, and coach Joe T. has worked wonders on the Island, but that is over for the Jets.
BSAL prediction:
St. Patricks
Moreau
Encinal
St. Mary’s
Piedmont
John Swett
JKF-Richmond
Albany
August 30th, 2010 at 9:25 am
Also saw Alameda vs Campo scrimmage. Cunningham ran well. Broke some tackles. Campo’s passing game was on fire but we all expected that. Not sure how tough Alameda is yet.
With all the young azz, tight, skinny jeans and flannel cut off extra medium shirts I was kind of distracted. Thought I was on “Giligan’s Island” when I visited Thompson Field.
Campo 31 vs. Alhambra 45
August 30th, 2010 at 9:28 am
@KillerD
Everything you write is in realistic EXCEPT for Moreau being that high. Can you explain what that’s all about?
August 30th, 2010 at 9:42 am
the only reason Alhambra’s D looked terrible is because the first team was only in for one series out of 5. They only scored once when the first team was in.
August 30th, 2010 at 10:28 am
Not hearing allot about Las Lomas, what’s up with that? I heard they were to scrimmage against Concord High School. Anything?
August 30th, 2010 at 12:31 pm
Welcome to the Island Reg !…… lol
August 30th, 2010 at 2:24 pm
What is your score for the Encinal vs St. Patrick game this year? Why don’t you think Encinal will remain at the top again this year? Have you seen them this year? Because word is that they look really fast this year and they have two backs that look solid. They use the 2 QB system like in college. But on the bad side the D secondary looks horrible from what I hear. Alahambra threw all over them and they couldnt tackle the FB.
August 30th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
Also I hear Alhambra isnt really that good this year. Encinal ran all over them and there D looked slow. Thats too bad because Alhambra had a good year last year. Encinal also can’t throw to save there lives so really couldn’t tell how good Alhambra pass D is
August 30th, 2010 at 6:25 pm
Encinal scored 3 plays out of 15 driving from the 40. Okamura for 40. QB Devonyo Bills roll & score from 12 & Wr scored. Alahmbra scored once on a throw to Trevor Davis. Their stud TB had a run of 12 & nothing else. He scored on a toss but they called holding that don’t count. Their QB was trash. Their was obviously no contact on the QB Jon Allen walked right past him for 2 sacks in the 1st period. Alhambra never got close to Encinal QBs the whole day or they busted. Alhambra QB would have gotten sacked 3 times first period 7 other times the rest of the day. Alhambra got dominated the whole scrimmage. On the goaline EHS scored on 6 out of 10 plays. Alhambra once. Each team only had the ball 4 times buddy not 5.
You got your facts wrong ManDown. Bo Banks threw for 3 TDs 2 to Allen one to Nahim. Other guy looked like a Stud Devonyo Bills running & throwing I hear both weren’t their starters he was probably 4-7. Matt Meno & their startin QB Andrew Ve’e didn’t play. Allen looked dominant running & throwin 3rd play of the game busted for 30 yards caught 3 passes 2 for Tds. Bad snap the next play drive stalled then Okamure busted. 1st team guys for the Nailhouse looked way better the Alhambra.
August 30th, 2010 at 6:26 pm
Thast running & receiving for Allen.
August 30th, 2010 at 6:56 pm
Just going off what I was told by a good source. Im sure you are an Encinal guy and like I said I wish I would’ve went so I could have seen for myself.
August 30th, 2010 at 6:57 pm
Killer D,
What is your score for the Encinal vs St. Patrick game this year? Why don’t you think Encinal will remain at the top again this year? Have you seen them this year? Because word is that they look really fast this year and they have two backs that look solid. They use the 2 QB system like in college. But on the bad side the D secondary looks horrible from what I hear. Alahambra threw all over them and they couldnt tackle the FB. Also I hear Alhambra isnt really that good this year. Encinal ran all over them and there D looked slow. Thats too bad because Alhambra had a good year last year. Encinal also can’t throw to save there lives so really couldn’t tell how good Alhambra pass D is.
August 30th, 2010 at 7:09 pm
Alahambra did throw all over EHS there is no denying that. Encinal threw when they wanted too can any of these Alhambra guys chime in & keep it real. A lot of different guys caught passes. They blew it on a couple there were guys wide open but I guarentee they completed 50% at least which is awesome in High school. Banks was 3 for 3. Alhambra wiould beat Campo because Campo couldn’t guard that WR or tackle that RB.
August 30th, 2010 at 7:15 pm
Reggie Hammond,
How do you see Encinal finishing this year in the BSAL? Do they stand a chance against Serra? Will they take down Alameda or El Cerrito again? What are your thoughts on that?
August 30th, 2010 at 8:01 pm
I’m probably gonna get my patna in trouble cause Coach don’t want nobody talking or blogging after what happened in the finals. They just want to go out there & play. Your crazy if you think anybody in this league is beating Encinal. St. Mary’s is gonna fall off. St. Pats might be good but they have to come to the Swamp we all no what happened in 08. We all know what happened last year. Ask some of their players or coaches if they think with out even seeing Encinal if they can beat them?? Come on man. They want out of this league into the BFL with Salesian. Running from the NailHouse. Piedmont had players transfer & heard nothing from that camp which mean there’s nothing Bryan is the biggest salesman in the world of weak products.
If Alameda beats Encinal then Encinal is garbage cause they do not look good. EC better be a good team & give Encinal a good game or they’re getting dropped from the schedule. Serra?? Encinal has already scrimmaged Serra at the San Jose st. camp they are not the team they were last year they are very good though. They weren’t good enough to make it to the Finals for a King of the Field Encinal made it if that means anything. They scrimmaged them the whole day & did well. QB is in the wrong offense. He’s not an option or DoublwWing QB. They don’t have Adonis Smith or that WR/KR.
NailHouse has to stay Healthy though with their roster size 1 or 2 injuries & all this is a lie basically what happened last year when they lost Meno, Peterson, & Washington. Not enough bullets. They need they’re starting QB back healthy to beats Serra or they’ll lose. He’s their best ILB also in Encinal tradition QB always a top defender.
August 30th, 2010 at 8:31 pm
Why is everybody saying Alhambra sucks. Their offense looks good. Nobody can cover Davis and most of the other receivers can catch. Miller has been throwing well and leaf is impossible to tackle. If the D just steps up and starts tackling people then they’re gonna have another good season.
August 30th, 2010 at 9:02 pm
Reggie Hammond like all the Jets fans you look through biased glasses. It would be nice for just once to hear a Jet supporter be real. Maybe they should change the Island of Alameda’s name to Fantasy Island because that is the only place the Jets win a NCS Championship or get selected for a bowl game this season.
The Jets beat El Cerrito by 20 plus even if they don’t put the ball in the air.
Serra Beats the Jets by 14 at the very least I see a final score of 34-10 maybe even more if the Jets secondary is as bad as what the post say. I hope there are no injuries in this game. The size of the Serra roster will keep fresh players in the game for Serra and based on the level contact in last years game there will be some very hard hitting.
The Jets will be a JV team by mid season with such a small roster the injury bug and players not making grades will bring them down which is to bad.
The Jets will still manage a 9-1 season be, a high seed in the playoffs and will be the first league champion booted out of the playoffs.
August 30th, 2010 at 9:09 pm
The same Jets that beat your weak ass Novato Hornets for a championship ring in 08 then beat the team that zeroed you at home in the play-offs to go to Dublin in 09? I know it was injuries the same ones the Jets had right? We had inuries in 08 too. Get lost geak start cheering for Marin Catholic cause its all you can do. Novato is not in converations with Encinal any more.
August 30th, 2010 at 9:26 pm
Bleacher, You are entitled to your opinion but I’d like to see you admit you just don’t like the Jets. You’ve been ragging on them for quite awhile. Why? These Kids go hard and hustle. A lot of Talent and a team that won’t quit. We all like who we like but man it’s been three years and you won’t give them even a little due? I will say that the 08 Marin Catholic (Better than Novato)Team Came to play real talk and much respect. They did the thing last year too but don’t sell a winning program like Encinal Short. We still got winner left from that NCS Team in 08 and they know what to do to get back to the big game. Jet Pride!
August 30th, 2010 at 9:27 pm
& what about Marin I know you’re gonna get on their nutsack since thats all you can do? They coming up for round 3 or what? They beat Encinal one year Encinal beat them next year so whats up with this year. They don’t want to compete for the Heavyweight champiopnship they won last year in D-III they reather go to the light weigtht division. Weak 79 guys on their roster in the finals not counting their JVs & they want to be a D-IV team. No balls. Encinal had 34 total on their championship roster. Marin had recruits too Chris Adams went to Redwood High his Frosh year & they don’t want to compete at D-III.
Lets get past them they aren’t in the conversation whats up with Eureka?
August 30th, 2010 at 9:46 pm
Reggie Hammond you are talking BIG SHIT right now. Are your Jets ready to back all that talk up? You may be placing a target your back and maybe you shouldn’t be on here talking until you guys play the first 3 games. We will all see what kind of team you guys are after that.
August 30th, 2010 at 9:47 pm
But one thing you are right about is that there is no Alhambra fans on here talking this year. Something must be true.
August 31st, 2010 at 12:30 am
lol Reggie hammond is a clown big mouth no action
August 31st, 2010 at 4:50 am
You wanted a break down, you gotta a breakdown. All you bloggers making statements who have you seen play this year? If its nothing this time of the year then why are you making comments. I can see making pre-season calls but by now if you saying this team will for sure beat that team what are you basing it on?
August 31st, 2010 at 5:30 am
In the BSAL the Jets are still the team to beat! No question about that!!!!
August 31st, 2010 at 6:48 am
Man Down,
I hear Encinal has 4 very good, very athletic Varsity QB’s ready to go. Grades ranging from 10th – 12th. I hear Encinal also has 4 JV QB’s ready to go (3 9th graders and 1 10th grader). And if you know Encinal, that will become 8 very solid defensive players. Lets be for real. Encinal is a small school competing at a very big level. A lot of their pre-season workouts are a bit watered down. On Friday night and unfortunatley some Saturdays which I think is extremley lame (Serra)the Nail-House will be ready to play.
August 31st, 2010 at 6:55 am
Jimmy Durkin,
What does Miramonte look like? I only remember their QB from last year. A pretty decent runner. Who is his supporting cast? Did that lineman play in any playoff games last year? I dont remember any outstanding lineman, he must have been hurt??? I know your co-worker is riding them but did he mention a RB from Miramonte also? Who is that cat? Give me some numbers Jimmy baby. Word has it that EHS has figured out their line play – coached by former long time Encinal coach Jack Schramm (Dive and Option).
August 31st, 2010 at 7:30 am
Reggie Hammond, Is this years team better or worse than last years team?
August 31st, 2010 at 7:39 am
ManDown, PAPA DOC,
Miramonte destroyed Berkeley in their scrimage.
August 31st, 2010 at 7:41 am
Reggie Hamond I have stopped by and watched 2 Jet practices. I have also seen 2 SPSV and 1 Marin Catholic. I try to be objective as possiable regardless of what team I am supporting. I can tell you I wil catch Terra Linda vs. Mt Eden , Novato vs. Heritage and MC vs. SI This weekend. I am sure I watch more than enough football to make educated statements. So if you can put down the contoller and stop playing Madden 04 on your PS 1 borrow a couple of dollars for gas from your little sister come by and watch a game
August 31st, 2010 at 8:01 am
Bleachercoach
thats funny as hell
cuz couple of dollars of gas will get u nowhere
August 31st, 2010 at 8:23 am
when are people going to stop putting so much stock into scrimmages…to say a team destroyed someone in scrimmage is meaningless…so many teams have been sitting their better players or guys with small injuries to keep them healthy…if a team dominates a scrimmage vs a good team than they went in 100% scouted the opponent, put together an offensive gameplan, played there starters a majority of the time etc etc…if you notice most good teams never talk about what they did in a scrimmage because it doesn’t mean much…
the funny thing is the only teams i have heard talking about how good or bad another team was in a scrimmage were from the middle of the road pack teams…the elite have nothing to prove in a scrimmage…once your team gets to that point where a scrimmage is like an extended practice where you just clean some stuff up, run a water downed offense and defense, play all your players equally, then you know you have arrived…
a team that shows there offensive and defenisve hand in a scrimmage is merely looking for respect…which isn’t a bad thing i dont blame those teams they need to instill that attitude in their teams…but the really good programs know they are good and have 0 to prove in a scrimmage..which means very few formations, plays, blitzes, coverages, and lots of shared time for the 2nd and 3rd stringers. probably even a few star athletes not playing and probably put 0 gameplan in vs the opponents they were about to see and just ran their stuff.
August 31st, 2010 at 8:26 am
How can you tell how good a team is from practice? Everyone has a differnt way of doing things so for you to base everything from practice is stupid. I can see scrimmage or even camps but practice? Like Iverson said “We talkin about practice…not a game but practice”
August 31st, 2010 at 9:35 am
Mandown there is a lot you can get from watching practice if you know what to look for. For example how good is a QB’s arm is does, he throw a nice ball, what is his range, can the QB and center exchange the ball. The Jet practice I watched showed that the QB throws a nice swing pass but doesn’t have the arm for the deep ball like Brown and Duckett did. The center and QB put the ball on the ground more than a few times and QB to RB exchanges are were not very smooth. Granted this was an early practice but the Jets lost a lot when they lost there center of 35± games. If the Jets cannot throw the ball like years past teams will just stack the box then the huge o line they have will not matter.
August 31st, 2010 at 10:09 am
I keep geting mixed review about the Jets. I guess we will have to wait and see game 1 against El Cerrito. Bleachercoach who do you have winning (Jets or Gauchos)and why?
August 31st, 2010 at 10:26 am
You have never been to any of our practices. If so when? Its not like there are even 10 people there. There are all parents at our practices & I know every one of them. Any odd faces pop up at my practices get removed from the field. If you saw anything its at the rock wall where people fish & thats threw a fence. You never came within 300 yards of a pracitce so atleast say you watched from very far away. Or in a helicopter.
August 31st, 2010 at 11:59 am
Mandown I have seen the last 3 Encinal vs El Cerrito games I base my following opion on that.
Encinal wins this year by 20. Last year everyone said that EC was young and would be better this year which is the good news the bad news is they are very small and not very fast. They lost there fastest player on last years team WR Andre Williamson to gradution.
In last years game EC was pretty much stopped at the line of scrimmage and really only scored on a busted coverage on scrabbling pass play and a tipped pass.
Mean while Johnathan Allen who as a sophmore ran for 200 yards on 12 carries behind mostly the same line. I checked my stat book from last year and the Jets had 465 yards total rushing.
So with the Jets playing at home with much of the same line and a back who put up huge numbers returning and nothing super new out of EC I think the Jets win.
August 31st, 2010 at 12:53 pm
from what i can remeber from the St.pats jv game a couple of years ago .. encinals QB has a CANNON. he is big and hear he can run the option okay not as well as duckket and brown.. But if that kid transferred , encinal doesnt look to good at Qb, there jv quarterback was an athlete just not an quartback..
August 31st, 2010 at 1:40 pm
How can this years Encinal team be better then last year they’re 0-0 trying to earn a win. Nobody has said anything about Encinal this whole off-season we’ve kept it tight lipped & last year after this same scrimmage everyone was downing Encinal saying they’re trash, Alhambra would not let it go through the play-offs constantly bringing up they should be a higher seed ect… And still not one Alhambra person (I know all the same bloggers went to the game that went last year)is gonna come on these blogs & admit what they saw. There was no vendetta trust me Encinal could have killed that QB they let him hold the ball so long without a whistle at times that it was crazy. I don’t believe after that scrimmage that Alhambra wants to go against Encinal or that offense. They practiced against it too you could hear their coaches yelling from the stands, “This is what we worked on all week!” The D?? Pursuit, run defense, & Pass rush looked good. Pass defense with the Encinal #1′s did not look good.
August 31st, 2010 at 2:15 pm
Fair statement Reggie Hammond. Whats happened to the starting QB? Why didnt he play in the scrimmage? If Encinal pass defense isnt good then watchout for EC because one thing they can do is throw the rock to there athletes.
August 31st, 2010 at 2:29 pm
I don’t know he was walking around looked fine. Your guess is as good as mine. No lie about EC they have 3 guys pretty close to Davis not that good though. That boy can jump. No better test for EHS to go against him before EC. WHo knows might be a blessing in disguise? I heard & it was blogged that EC’s starting QB & D-1 prospect didn’t attend their scrimmage. Guess we’ll all find out Friday when they play JFK.
August 31st, 2010 at 5:19 pm
The Alhambra starting quarterback, Jon Miller, did play. The other QB, who didn’t play, is the second stringer, because he had hurt his ankle in practice.
Miller is primarily a baseball player. He missed spring and summer football to play baseball. He’ll play better as he gets more time in.
The other QB is a transfer who’s pretty good. He’ll be a solid addition to the team.
“they have 3 guys pretty close to Davis”- Reggie, you’re right about that, cause it takes 3 guys to equal one Davis.
Encinal, good luck with JFK this Friday. We’re playing College Park. These games will be a good bellweather for both of us on how our teams are shaping up. It’s gonna be a fun year.