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The Pigskin Geek: Tough as Nails
By Ben Enos
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 at 1:54 pm in East Bay Football, The Pigskin Geek.
This week, our Geek enlists the help of a fellow writer to head to Alameda and visit “The Nail House”. Enjoy!
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September 8th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
go to Alameda High next!
September 8th, 2010 at 10:06 pm
Very entertaining nice work
September 9th, 2010 at 10:07 am
Very nice work Mr. Enos… Hey BTW, is it true that Ricky Lloyd had well over 400yds passing at the Battle at the Capital?
September 9th, 2010 at 10:22 am
East Bay Rankings are out (ANG)
1) De La
2) Monte Vista
3) Deer Valley
4) Encinal
5) SRV
6) Foothill
7) Alhambra
8) Pittsburg
9) Cal
t10) BHS
t10) Concord
12) Washington
13) PV
14) Las Lomas
15) Heritage
September 9th, 2010 at 11:56 am
Pitt 8th, no way! Confused and pushed around gets you no. 8…
September 9th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
#1prepfootballfan, that’s absolutely true. I think the last, most accurate number I heard was 410 yards. I think this could be a statistically ridiculous year for Mr. Lloyd.
September 10th, 2010 at 11:25 pm
If heritage is up their so should Freedom
September 11th, 2010 at 12:01 am
Yellowjackets stunned at home by Freedom. BHS has had 2 big losses at home- last year’s big playoff blowout to Monte Vista and now tonite vs. Freedom. I think they play better on the road.
September 11th, 2010 at 1:24 am
Let’s hope so they play Marin Catholic next Saturday. It was a tough loss tonite because they really beat themselves with bad special teams play,turnovers and not playing the run well.I see some personell and scheme adjustments happening next week. They will bounce back.
September 11th, 2010 at 1:48 am
Marin Catholic just beat a strong Las Lomas team tonite. Prediction MC over Berkeley by 2-3 tds.That’s only because MC is a ball control team. Their disclipine will really hurt Berkeley.
September 11th, 2010 at 2:39 pm
1) De La Salle
2) San Ramon Valley
3) Deer Valley
4) Encinal
5) Foothill
6) California
7) Monte Vista
8) James Logan
9) Concord
10)Granada
11) Heritage
12) McClymonds
13) Pinole Valley
14) Northgate
15) Freedom
September 11th, 2010 at 3:32 pm
No way is MV below DV, Encinal, Foothill, and Cal after a one score loss to Serra. Let’s see how Encinal does next week against Serra. Northgate isn’t a top 15 team after beating Dublin and Tennyson either.
1) DLS
2) SRV
3) MV
4) DV
5) Encinal
6) Cal
7) Foothill
8) Concord
9) Logan
10) Washington
11) McClymonds
12) Heritage
13) Granada
14) Amador
15) Freedom
September 11th, 2010 at 5:12 pm
Northgate a top 15 team? After beating Dublin and Tennyson? They may be top 15 later on, but beating those kinds of teams is no indication of where they are. How does Heritage SMASH both Novato and Montgomery but get left out of top 10? I’m sensing EBAL bias.
September 11th, 2010 at 5:26 pm
KillerD says:
1. DLS – no brains to choose Sparta
2. DV – tough team with speed and coaching
3. Cal – Kravitz best hire of the off season
4. SRV – Nice opening win
5. Freedom – BIG win at Berkeley
6. Heritage – Running roughshod over foes
7. Granada – Would you want to play them now?
8. Logan – Showdown with Foothill is biggggggg Friday
9. Foothill – Colts will buck or run from Falcons?
10. MV – Loss to Serra hurts them but does not killem
11. Concord – Who needs Defense when you score alot?
12. Encinal – Nothing gained by killing bad EC team
13. MacDaddy – Ferndale win nice yesterday’s better
14. BOD – HAAL is TERRIBLE this is BOD’s to win it
15. St. Patricks – Nobody can beat them at home
September 11th, 2010 at 5:46 pm
KillerD, Salesian score vs. Middletown
57-52 Middletown! Must have been a shootout! No details, got it from Max Preps.
September 11th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
Wow…Huge win for M-town and I called that one right…looks like my picks are much better than I thought originally, two weeks in a row.
September 11th, 2010 at 6:12 pm
KillerD, Granada? above Monte Vista? lol one loss to Serra and everybody is writing them off, my god if Serra had clobbered them by 30 points then it would be understandable.
September 11th, 2010 at 6:21 pm
just my honest opinion Cal looks better than Monte Vista and San Ramon looked better than Foothill because Pitt lost and Mitty is going to beat Serra BIG. Granted MV would still be #2 if they won, but they didn’t and know that loss hurts them a LOT
September 11th, 2010 at 6:22 pm
just my honest opinion Cal looks better than Monte Vista and San Ramon looked better than Foothill because Pitt lost and Mitty is going to beat Serra BIG. Granted MV would still be #2 if they won, but they didn’t and now that loss hurts them a LOT
September 11th, 2010 at 6:40 pm
Look out, Bishop O’Dowd looks tough, drilled Alameda 59-10. Granted, Cunningham didn’t play, don’t think it would have mattered. Alameda kid had to go to hospital and the Hornets never recovered. Soph QB for Dragons can throw. King is big time receiver, Trammell solid RB. Look out San Leandro, Dragons will challenge for HAAL this year.
September 11th, 2010 at 6:54 pm
HAAL will be won by BOD this year.
HAAL is terrible, BOD is up and San Leandro is down.
As for MV dropping below SRV and Cal high, yes two undefeated teams deserve to be above a one-loss MV unit.
Glad you liked the rest of my Top 15
September 11th, 2010 at 7:00 pm
What makes you think they will lose big to Mitty? If you take a closer look at the WCAL scores in league over the last few years, except for the bottom two or three teams, the rest of the games are close except for the occasional blowout. All the teams use heavy run-oriented offenses, so a lot of the games are grind it out, smash mouth games. Serra (which was 6-6 last year), lost to St. Francis by three, Bells by two and ten (in the playoffs), and Mitty and VC by 13. Hardly blowouts. I just wouldn’t be so quick to judge Monte Vista on one game and comparing their game vs Serra to Cal’s games against Washington and College Park is apples to oranges. And it’s so early in the season. The only reason everybody is so down on MV right now is because they lost to a team that was blown out by DLS. Should we really think that MV is worse then five or six other teams in the section because they lost by one score to a team DLS blew out? So many what if’s could go into that equation. What if DLS is just that good this year? What if Serra wins the WCAL? Then all of a sudden a one score loss doesn’t look so bad for MV.
I don’t think Mitty will beat Serra to be honest. They don’t have the horses they did last year outside of Boehm and Mezaros and Serra has a great running combo. We will see how Serra does with the Jets as they will have to go back to stopping the run which they didn’t do in the first game. But to be honest out of the top teams vying for that title this year, Serra’s schedule may be the best to prepare them for the grind. They are getting tested in every facet of their defense and the overall SOS of non-league is better than the other contenders. Don’t be all that surprised if these Padres finish one or two this year in the WCAL.
Mitty has depth issues, Bellarmine is young, St. Francis has no offense but an outstanding defense, VC has their first game tonight against the always tough Bullard out of Fresno. VC may have the most complete team in the WCAL so they are the favorites for sure, but will be interesting to see how they do tonight against a team that was ripped apart in the second half by Del Oro last week.
Again way too early in the season to all but write off a team after one loss. MV still finishes in the top three of the EBAL this year.
September 11th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
can’t forget that freedom lost to amador a week ago. amador should be above freedom as they have identical records and AV has the head to head victory.
September 11th, 2010 at 8:06 pm
Went to the Alameda/O’Dowd game today. The kids from O’Dowd looked good, can’t say much about the lack of class on the part of their coaches however. Yes, they won 59 -10, but they should be ashamed of themselves for running up the score after the shock that the Alameda boys went thru early in the first quarter. One of their starting lineman went down with a SEVERE compound fracture to his lower leg, screaming at the top of his lungs in pain on the Alameda sideline. After talking to many of the Alameda players afterward, they said the combination of blood, bone sticking out and screaming affected them too deeply to focus. Again, congrats to the new O’Dowd coaches, you should be proud!
September 11th, 2010 at 8:13 pm
Just found out that another (different) Alameda lineman broke his ankle during the game and ended up having to WALK to his own car and his parents had to take him to the hospital. Am I missing something here? Got a message for you guys at O’Dowd, there’s a lot more to teach your kids about life than winning. How about a little sportsmanship?
September 11th, 2010 at 8:47 pm
I was at the game. I saw that kid carted of the field.
September 11th, 2010 at 8:49 pm
AHS’s head coach should have taken care of him from the locker room.
September 11th, 2010 at 9:13 pm
Alameda looks to be in some trouble, looks like 2 players out for the season, and tried to get some info on Cunningham today, but the coaches wouldn’t really comment on it. I was told he would be back next week, but it wasn’t very convincing and seemed to be a very uncomfortable subject. At least the Hornets kept their heads up while getting drilled today.
September 11th, 2010 at 10:16 pm
i am sorry, but this isn’t pop warner, and i am sure if it was the other way around, ur coaches woulda kept scoring, should northgate coaches be proud of themselves too? Usually a hurt teammate is a motivator. i am truly sorry that any kid was injured today. though
September 11th, 2010 at 11:42 pm
Looks like the HAAL belongs to us.
September 11th, 2010 at 11:43 pm
ugly game. Defense was swiss cheese and our offense was pretty much paralyzed. We need cunningham bad dont care what his grades get him on the field.
September 12th, 2010 at 6:31 am
But he doesn’t even play defense. The only one guy that should take the hit is the head coach.
September 12th, 2010 at 6:33 am
“I don’t care what his grades are”.?? You can’t be serious.
September 12th, 2010 at 6:58 am
Just want to give a shout to the ‘Hounds of Healdsburg, posting a good road upset over Alhambra Fri night. Go ‘Hounds
September 12th, 2010 at 7:17 am
Regarding the Alameda kid with the ankle injury, I was there and O’Dowd picked him up in a golf cart and took him away from the field. Can’t say what happened after they got him off the field and to the locker room, but he was carted away from the field. The parents should probably be happy they got to take him to the hospital. That’s a lot cheaper than the price of an ambulance.
As for the game, O’Dowd looks like they will roll through the HAAL. The game with Arroyo might be interesting, but I’m not sure the Dons will have the depth to stay with the Dragons for four quarters. Dominic Miroglio is going to be a very good quarterback and T.J. King is probably the league’s top receiver. They won’t be losing to Skyline this year, that’s for sure, and right now they are certainly my pick to FINALLY bring another HAAL title back home. I’m guessing most would be surprised to learn O’Dowd hasn’t won a league title since 1999!! They have an NCS title during that span, but not an HAAL title.
September 12th, 2010 at 7:45 am
O’Dowd can’t hold our offense. Young & McMurray will put up 150 each on them. Come see us play & then make those predictions. HAAL belongs to us. Ask Irvington what they think.
2010 Year of the Dons
Don Juan
September 12th, 2010 at 8:17 am
1) dls
2) srv – biggest win so far other than dls
3) deer valley – two solid wins so far
4) MV – cant punish too much for a loss to serra, but how good is dls then…
5) foothill – 2 solid wins as well, the double wing may be here to stay, but still reserving judgement
6) cal high – very good win vs washington then a slaughter or a college park team who is always tough
7) heritage – a scary sleeper team
8) logan – two solid wins, not great but playing pretty good so far
9) concord – all offense no defense, we will see how that plays out
10) washington – rough start but played as tough of schedule as anyone..lost on a last second td to mosts #3 so cant be too far down…must win this week otherwise out of top 15
11) encinal – got to get a key win before they move up the ladder.
12) mack – they will win the oal no doubt
13) granada – all offense no defense not sure how that will get them through the ebal…
14) alhambra – good 1st win then a slip up not sure aboutt them right now.
15) amador – beat freedom so cant have freedom high just because they beat bhigh…hung in there vs concord, but lloyd was too much..
September 12th, 2010 at 8:20 am
Killer D
Concord beat Amador….soundly,
Amador beat Freedom soundly, although the score was tight Amador was in the red zone 5 times and could not find points,
Yet you have Freedom 6 spots above Concord
You do a great job on predictions but you must have cracked the BCS formula to make that big of an oversight
September 12th, 2010 at 8:32 am
My bad on the Freedom call, ranking too high I forgot loss to Amador
September 12th, 2010 at 11:32 am
Jimmy, are you guys gonna put the box scores up for the EC vs Encinal game?
September 12th, 2010 at 12:14 pm
someone put a missing person alert on coach trot n his weakass offense. Man i hope u dont win league an take a playoff spot from a deserving team.
September 12th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
Any early fave’s to win the DFAL? Miramonte got a nice road win at Fortuna this weekend, and Alhambra’s a good team..
September 12th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
Miramonte is my pick to win that League.
September 12th, 2010 at 12:29 pm
ive been hard on da oal thats cuz im from da show me state. Coach mac good job friday big win for ur team an the oal. As for bhigh u guys r a joke ohigh prepared u for nothin. 2 for 12 passin come on if ur lucky enuff to win league it will b 1 n done.
September 12th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
can someone give good info on how concord is ranked in the top 15??
September 12th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
Went to the BOD vs Alameda game yesterday as it stands right now it was a good release of Perenon & good higher of Nickerson or more specifically Chris Turner as the Offensive Coordinator. Over the passt few years BOD teams couldn’t complete a pass if their life depended on it. Last year against Hayward BOD was in Trips no Safety for Hayward & BOD couldn’t complete a pass let alone a TD pass with no Safety. Didn’t see anything special on D from Nickerson 4-4 Cover 3 with a lot of holes containment #1 wasn’t that good. No better hitting or tackling from the BOD teams of the past 4 years but offensively they were pretty smooth. They ran a Pro style I formation well with a few change Bunch Trips ups but completed passes when they wanted to. YV really screwd up letting this guy go. Turner is a pretty good coach. Line blocked Power well & for a 10th QB he will be good in the next couple of years.
September 12th, 2010 at 1:42 pm
Because concord has a win over Amador and played Whitney out of the SJS tough. Amador beat Freedom, who took out Berkeley the other night. Concord deserves a spot in the top 15.
September 12th, 2010 at 1:55 pm
Is Encinal that good or is El Cerrito that bad this year? 59-20 is a blow out
September 12th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
It looks like BOD will win the HAAL this year. I have a differnt outlook on that league now and San Leandro looks like the 3rd or 4th best team in that league behind Odowd,Hayward, and Arroyo. Come on coach trot how can Arroyo compete better against a young and not so good logan team and you guys get embarrassed?
September 12th, 2010 at 2:06 pm
mandown werent you the one who said encinals stars were gone so ill let you tell it not sure how good they are will know in a week. As for the gauchos they lost to jfkrich enough said. Coach kahn whats the problem because i see athletes all over the field
September 12th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
Chris Turner is a fine offensively minded coach. No doubt he would have BOD ready to play offensively, just like he did with YV last year. I, for one, am confident that Turner will continue to be successful wherever he is, he expects the kids to learn the offense and then execute it. PERIOD.
As for YV “letting him go”, this is bad information and doesn’t represent the full truth. YV is a public school in a district that last year canceled ALL sports due to budget cuts. Only due to the generosity of the community and a few very large donors, were sports even allowed last year, when Turner was at YV. As you know, he and his staff successfully earned a DVAL co-championship after everybody told him the YV kids were too stupid to learn a complicated offense. They told him to stick with the wing, then the stupid kids need only learn 3 offensive plays. Turner and his staff proved them wrong.
As a public school, YV can’t decide to just pay a coach whatever they may think he is worth so they can keep him. It’s not DLS or BOD, where there is no accountability for public funds. Turner NEEDED to get an on-campus job or find a job that would allow him to coach and be able to feed his family. No surprise there, it’s hard for everybody right now. Turner applied for a position at YV that normally is pretty much a slam-dunk, but this time there were MANY applicants due to the bad economy. This was NOT a high paying job by any means. As a public school district position, all applicants needed to be given a fair chance at the job, and ultimately the decision does not lie with the athletic department as to who is hired.
If the former principal can’t stand football or sports, then she can make any decision she wants looking through that prism. If she felt that another candidate was better qualified, then she can make that call. If she felt that there would be accusations and lawsuits that came out of giving a coach preferential treatment over more qualified applicants due to his W-L record, then that is her prerogative.
Bottom line is, I’m tired of reading on here and elsewhere that YV was stupid for letting Turner go, or YV doesn’t value winning, or is too blind to see what it takes to make a winner, etc., etc. That view is far too simplistic, many of you don’t have a clue what it takes to do nothing more than just get to the point where our kids can even have a team to play on and a league to play in. Keep in mind, the purpose of a high school is to educate all children, not give a VERY small portion of them a chance to play football for a good coach.
Turner is/was a good coach, YV didn’t chase him away or undervalue his contribution. Business is business, rules are rules, public schools are public schools, and risk of lawsuits or favoritism is not worth it. Under different circumstances things may have been different, but the circumstances that were in place were what they were. He is not the only coach in the world that will earn wins.
A broke public school cannot do “whatever it takes” to keep a coach. End of story.
YV is very happy to have had a successful 2009 season, which is a nice memory. Now their focus is making 2010 even better.
September 12th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Nice Game Jets.
One game at a time. The road to the NCS goes through Encinal (as usual) ….
September 12th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
Encinal is good but EC sucks. Encinal didn’t have their 1st or 2nd string QB they put a guy there Wed. & rolled. There was no QB carries or completions & that has been a big part of their game the last 3 yrs. Paul Okamura was also hurt & didn’t play much & didn’t have too. EC no lie good athletes though no way Encinal would ever shut them out.
September 12th, 2010 at 4:12 pm
When will Encinal’s QB be back? Back up QB hurt too? If they have any chance of beating Serra then they will need the 1st stringer to be in. Not throwing the ball next week wont cut it against a physical Serra team. Encinal did lose a lot but they still have that good one in Allen and he didnt dissapoint against El Cerrito.
September 12th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
The Mac’s win over Pitt is BIG. If Pitt keeps losing does that take away from the upset?
September 12th, 2010 at 4:49 pm
Mandown he should be back this week but Bo Banks and Joe Gill did a great Job standing in! Had to Love No.55 Whitehead’s TD. Joe pulled a Rabbit outta his headset! Jet Pride!
September 12th, 2010 at 4:56 pm
Whats the QBs name again? Is he a real threat like the 2 Qbs from the past?
September 12th, 2010 at 4:57 pm
ManDown, that depends on Serra’s ability to stop the run something they failed to do against DLS. The rb from MV went for over 100 as well, but that may have more to do with the fact that Serra was more focused on trying to limit the passing game. Don’t know how good Encinal’s line is this year versus the last few, but Serra knew what DLS was coming with 90% of the time and there was nothing they could do about it. That being said no matter who Encinal plays at qb, they won’t be as good as Houston so I’m guessing Serra will stack the box early and not respect the passing game very much at all until proven otherwise. Big plays were the main difference last year between Encinal and Serra. Serra, I feel is much improved this year getting back to the ground and pound method of football rather then the offense they tried last year. So this will be a good test of each program, both trying to establish themselves as legit contenders in their respective sections.
In regards to taking away from the upset, I guess if Pitt keeps losing it will, but there is still something to be said for an OAL team beating Pitt @ Pitt. It’s not an easy place to play and this year’s team is not a bad team by any means. We’ll have to watch how Pitt does against Monte Vista this week.
September 12th, 2010 at 5:22 pm
Renegade/Mandown;
MV was doing a nice job of balancing their game plan Sullas did run for over 100yds plus he had another 67 called back on penalties they ran the ball 29 times (including the 3 penaltie)and threw it 27 times offically (actually 35 including penalties) they made to many mental mistakes giving Serra 21pts off of turnovers and not making a stop at the end of the game 4th and 7 let the QB run for 8 with 3min plus change on the clock…they are better than that. I will say that the fumble was very suspect and the onside kick di not go 10yds but Serra did play physical (a little cheap too for example #2 getting kicked out of the game for stepping on the RB’s head after a play (albert haynesworth style kid she be suspended for a couple games)but they ran out thr clock so good win for them. I think MV will come back strong after this.
September 12th, 2010 at 5:24 pm
according to SMCHS Panther’s web site, they have Oct. 30th circled against Encinal.
September 12th, 2010 at 5:27 pm
Who’s walkin’ the Park St. Bridge tonite- Old Meddling?
September 12th, 2010 at 5:30 pm
Something I’ve noticed in the BSAL this year, Encinal 22-24 players, St. Mary’s 24 players, St. Pat’s 24-27 players. These teams might be potent against each other and other programs, but they’ll run out of gas against 45-50 player squads in the EBAL, WCAL, etc.
Also, pure passing teams with Big time Div 1 or 2 QB’s are going to give these teams fits.
September 12th, 2010 at 5:56 pm
MV Alum thanks for the breakdown. The first one I have heard about the game outside of the newspaper articles. I agree that I think MV will bounce back in a big way.
September 12th, 2010 at 6:06 pm
Yo Mama, If your speaking of the Island Bowl You know my Jets will beat Alameda like a drum! Mandown, Andrew Ve’e Is a QB strong arm good speed. Looking forward to the Serra game, Will be a good test for us. Jet Pride!
September 12th, 2010 at 6:18 pm
Thanks R10 I have to say that Serra was actually bigger than I thought they would be the QB and #45 looked like loads #21 had good patients when he ran and they just kept pounding the ball I think with the mistakes we gave them the opportunities that DLS didn’t we had stuffed them twice in a row had a chance to score before the half (big catch by Turner then we get a PF for a block after the play back by the line of scrimmage), 3 holding penalties on runs of 40,15,12 with the 40 yder putting us on their 3 yd line. The studs played well McGovern was his normal self did a great job on O and D only negative had a chance at a pick and just missed it. Sullas ran extremely well had and got alot of yds after being hit (answer your question from before) and should have finished with 177 on 25 carries, Turner made a bunch of nice catches, the DB’s did a good job coming up for tackles (but made to many of them),DE (Zach Dryer especially)did a nice job on containing but the interior line/LB needs to get more physical at the point of attack. I think Bergman will focus on that this week.
September 12th, 2010 at 6:51 pm
St. Marys is circling the Encinal game? Why? Last year they almost got lucky and I was at that game. Two fumbles for TDs and the refs that game were flag happy.
September 12th, 2010 at 10:53 pm
How did Heritage come in at #11 or 12? Was this based off last years season? Just curious because this year they have played easy teams, their real test will be against Logan and Concord, we shall see if they keep their ranking after a real challenge.
September 12th, 2010 at 11:14 pm
Yes they have played teams that are 0-2, and they have dominated them. And since those teams are 0-2 that is why I do not think they deserve a spot in the top 10, but they are lurking. Also, don’t forget that despite their records both Novato and Montgomery are decent teams (usually very good teams) this year and are better then say Dublin and Tennyson who Northgate has demolished the last two weeks. Yes, Heritage’s history plays a part in this as they seemingly get better every year and they were a playoff team last year. Not top 10 yet although if they win against Logan and Concord they will be. They have another easy game against Kennedy of Fremont coming up before those though so unless some major upsets happen of teams ahead of them I wouldn’t move them up into the top 10 after this week.
This is just a note for people who disagree with either the newsgroup’s or other poster’s rankings, you should post who you would have in the top 15. Don’t just rag on someone else’s rankings over one or two teams without offering what you would have instead. When I see that I want to know who you replace those teams you don’t like with. It would help to get more discussion going. Just a thought.
September 13th, 2010 at 12:04 am
Cal High and Foothill have also beaten 2 teams that are both 0-2, but all 4 are good programs. Cal beat Washington and CP,and the Times picked both of those teams to win their respective leagues, and Washington lost a nailbiter on the road to DV. Foothill beat Pitt, who is always tough but sputtering thus far this season, and a young Novato team that is also trying to find their way.
It is really hard to differentiate between teams like MV, SRV, Cal & Foothill thus far, but I would have to put them all ahead of Granada and Amador. Granada looks to have a lot of O and no D, and Amador has the opposite. That is not to say those two teams won’t be making noise this year in the EBAL, but they look to be a step below the other 4. My EBAL picks at this point in time are:
1 DLS
2 MV
3 Cal
4 SRV
5 Foothill
6 Granada
7 AV
8 Livermore
September 13th, 2010 at 12:35 am
Wow SRV at four. That might be a little low, I’d at least put them at three and if I was going to rank the teams right now they would be two. Cal’s win over Washington is definitely looking more impressive after the close game the Huskies had with DV, but think SRV’s win over Mitty is much better. Who knows though, it’s so early that rankings teams is based more on last year than anything else even after a game or two. Just feel that both WCAL teams that played SRV and MV are stronger then the competition that Cal has faced, but MV didn’t win so I guess there is some logic to moving them below Cal although I would disagree with it for right now. I also feel that Serra is a better team than Mitty so MV could be two but I will put them at 3 for now. Unfortunately Cal’s last preseason game won’t tell us much about them as they should demolish Castro Valley. Then a week off before they face a tough two week stretch against MV and SRV which will really shed some light on the Grizzlies this year. I will say this though, that Foothill’s offense is perfect for trying to keep the ball out of DLS, MV, SRV, and Granada’s hands all that filled with playmakers. Whoever plays them will need to have the linebackers ready to be strong at the point of attack in order to get the ball back. DLS gets them first in league.
For the EBAL right now I would go:
1. DLS
2. SRV
3. MV
4. Cal
5. Foothill
6. Granada
7. AV
8. Livermore
September 13th, 2010 at 5:50 am
ManDOWN
real coaches are entering the HAAL
coaches that run systems that fit the kids.
Not system that hide that fact that they have limited knowledge of the game. Each and everyday I endure the pain caused by idiot coaches. COACHES or maybe i should say baby-sitters that force the kids to buy in 2 full stupidity. STUPIDITY WORKS IF U HAVE SUPERIOR ATHLETES.
I’m SO tired of coaches saying we should have won, well y didnt You. Oh i know blame the KIDS!!!
BOD and ARROYO ARE the TOP TEAMS IN THE HAAL BY FAR
take note great athlete can make great coaches LOL
September 13th, 2010 at 8:22 am
CHALKtalk, I agree with you. Arroyo and BOD are the best teams in the HAAL right now. I think Hayward falls 3rd. Whats going on over at San Leandro? With all those athletes they carry over there it makes no sense why they are losing so bad? I would’nt trip if they games were close but they have been blown out two straight weeks. Coach Trot where are you?
September 13th, 2010 at 8:42 am
Maybe coach TROt should turn that trot in2 a jog or a skip maybe even a gallop oh i got it try speed walking
I LOVE THIS BLOG has anyone seen the wing-t or has it become a thing of the pPASS. some bird have wings but that just wont fly so they bury there heads in the sand
WHAT TYPE OF BIRD IS THAT WING-T ANYWAY
must be a humming bird HMMMMMMMMMMMMMM while i scratch my HEAD
September 13th, 2010 at 9:57 am
ManDown-
Here I am..
I get on these blogs during the off season and try to stay off during the season…
The fact is we are 0-2 with 2 very poor offensive showings to start this season which falls on my shoulders…
All the negative comments are well deserved and appreciated…
We will get this thing corrected by hard work and getting back to basic’s.. I’ll leave it at that…
Go Pirates!!!
September 13th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
Renegades10, Thanks for the info on how Heritage was picked. I wasnt stirring things up I was curious how they were picked due to their easy preseason schedule. Thanks again.
September 13th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
dont put it all on coach trot he’s just a loyal subject on that sinking Pirate ship. ALL HAND ON DECK make the d-coor walk the plank and put a bounty on the captain’s HEAD ” DOWN WITH THE WING TEE I SAY”
September 13th, 2010 at 3:43 pm
It is hard to say how good Serra and Mitty are based on the 1st 2 weeks of the season. Cal Hi Sports had Bellarmine and St. Francis at the 2 top teams from the WCAL this year, so that means they see Serra and Mitty as no better than 3rd or 4th place teams. Mitty won the WCAL last year, but may not be in the top 3 this year? Serra looked overmatched against DLS, but got past MV. We should have a better idea on them after the Encinal game this week. Maybe Serra is a lot better then Mitty? Maybe MV’s close loss was more impressive than SRV’s close victory? Time will tell. It is fun that our East Bay teams are playing a lot of games with the WCAL teams, and I hope that trend continues.
September 13th, 2010 at 4:52 pm
All this talk about BOD and Arroyo but isn’t SLZ in the HAAL? Didn’t SLZ beat BOD and Arroyo last year and finished 6-4. SLZ just beat Mt. Diablo 29-6. Now I know Arroyo and BOD has some good athletes but I wouldn’t count coach Wright and The Rebels out yet.
September 13th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
I completely agree with what you said, I am just stating my own personal opinion here that I believe Serra is better than Mitty. I agree we find out more about Serra this week, Mitty is playing Palo Alto which made the Open Division last year in CCS. Don’t know how good they are this year though. Yes this year and next year have been pegged as the years that St. Francis would dominate the WCAL. From what has happened so far this year and what I have heard from CCS and WCAL fans alike is that they have no offense at all, but a lights out defense. That offense took a hit last week when their top receiver went down with an injury, don’t know how long he is out for. Granted they play in the WCAL where points aren’t necessarily scored in bunches, but they also will be playing some very physical defenses that will make it even harder to put points up. Bellarmine is very young this year. They had seven or eight sophs on varsity last year, and I heard there overall level is alright and that they were moved up just to get experience, not necessarily because they were studs. Smart move by a smart coach. The same thing was said about them last year and they came out with a bowl bid, but I just don’t see it this year. Valley Christian is my pick to win the WCAL as they seem to have the most complete team out of everybody. The other contenders seem to have one or two issues that could create some problems, and I don’t see that with Valley Christian. Plus, it doesn’t hurt to have on of the top RB’s in the country for 2012 running out of your backfield. I know this board doesn’t cover the WCAL but my guess for their rankings would be
1. Valley Christian
T2. Serra
T2. St. Francis (would not be surprised if these two tied during the regular season)
4. Bellarmine
5. Mitty (these two could switch)
6. SI
7. SHC
8. Riordan
September 13th, 2010 at 6:06 pm
Actually now that you mention it, I think Cal Hi Sports had VC and St. Francis as the top 2 WCAL teams, not Bellarmine. So if Mitty may be the 5th place team in the WCAL, how impressive is SRV’s last second win at home against them? If Mitty runs the table in the WCAL, then it will end up having been very impressive, but if Mitty ends up the year 5-5? Still, a win is a win, and SRV is 1-0 with a newly comitted Pac 10 QB at the helm. 2-5 in the EBAL may just come down to who has the home field advantage in some of those matchups.
I would love to see even more battles between these two fine leagues. I think Livermore beats Riordon, as Dougherty Valley beat them badly last week. I would take Amador and Granada over SHC and SI, or maybe a split there. DLS obviously beats whoever their top team is, and the 2-5 matchups would be incredible battles. They could play on a nuetral field such as Chabot College or Cal-State EB over 2 weekends.
September 13th, 2010 at 6:30 pm
Yeah, it has been discussed about a WCAL-EBAL showcase. It would actually work for next year if they got a team for DLS because both MV and SRV have to travel to the South Bay next year. Maybe Valley Christian? Who knows it would be fun, DLS has two open dates next year as of right now so it would be nice to see them play another WCAL team. Think the WCAL is deeper this year then the EBAL. The EBAL and maybe even NCS overall for that matter is a little down this year compared to most. I know it’s early, but just a feeling I have. My comment about SRV’s win being more impressive, is just that I feel Mitty is much better than either teams that Cal has beaten so far, so feel like SRV should be above them. But who knows, it’s so early that everything that has been said could be completely different at the end of the year.
September 13th, 2010 at 7:52 pm
#78 LOL LOL
MT diablo had 18 players plz dont act like that was a quality win 6-4 wow great season in the HAAL i GUESS coach WRIGHT gets 2 keep his job. mediocrity is a staple in this league hopefully with the new coaching addition everyone will step thier game up
September 13th, 2010 at 9:06 pm
Mandown & Chalktalk are two of the dumb fans who never evolve. They just sit up there with a degree in Madden 2011 and criticize the real coaches. Where have you two ever coached? Where did you ever play? Who are you? You hide behind screen names & belong to nothing. Yet you’re on here crticizing every coach who gives all of their time & energy to the kids in their community.
You two aren’t qualified to judge whether a coach is good or bad. How many college teams have you coached for? You get on here and run your mouth just to get a reaction. What do you two do for a living? Collect unemployment? On blogs all day talkin about nothing you know about. Just do us all a favor go get a job & shut up.
September 14th, 2010 at 7:06 am
Haal Yeah
I got a name tag 4 ya at the CHALKTALK CLINIC
and u have now been boosted 2 VIP slapping status. Redeem ur voucher at the front door.
DONT GET MAD AT ME BECUASE U HAVE GLORIFIED BABYSITTERS COACHING MOST OF THE TEAMS IN THE HAAL. GET MAD AT THEM, WHEN IS THE LAST TIME SOME ONE IN UR LEAGUE HAS HAD A QUALITY WIN !!! 04-05 LMAO
8 teams
80plus games a year
for 5years my god thats 400 games now shut the hell up
MISTER BABYSITTER