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East Bay Football Poll – 11/8
By Ben Enos
Monday, November 8th, 2010 at 4:08 pm in East Bay Football, Stats.
Here’s the latest East Bay football poll. Enjoy.
| Team | Record | Points | Last week | Comment |
| 1. De La Salle (7) | 9-0 | 105 | 1 | Matchup of unbeatens on tap as DLS prepares to face California |
| 2. California | 9-0 | 98 | 2 | Grizzlies get a partisan crowd in their quest to slay the Spartans |
| 3. Concord | 8-1 | 91 | 3 | Minutemen lock up share of DVAL title by drubbing Northgate |
| 4. Monte Vista | 6-3 | 83 | 5 | Michael Sullas rushes for 237 yards in 37-22 win over Granada |
| 5. Encinal | 8-1 | 72 | 7 | Jets pick up at least a share of BSAL title with win over Kennedy |
| 6. McClymonds | 9-0 | 70 | 8 | Marcus Peters steps in at QB, rushes for 72 yards and 3 TDs |
| 7. Foothill | 5-4 | 62 | 6 | Veteran’s Day showdown with rival Amador Valley looms |
| 8. San Ramon Valley | 5-4 | 55 | 4 | Wolves head across Danville this week to take on Monte Vista |
| 9. Pinole Valley | 8-0-1 | 54 | 10 | ACCAL champs look for unbeaten regular season at Richmond |
| 10. James Logan | 7-2 | 38 | 11 | MVAL title on the line this week when Colts host Washington |
| 11. Granada | 5-4 | 37 | 9 | Matadors need win over Livermore to end three-game slide |
| 12. Bishop O’Dowd | 8-1 | 29 | 12 | Dragons earn first HAAL title since 1999 by beating San Leandro |
| 13. Heritage | 7-2 | 15 | 13 | Seeding positions likely on the line as Patriots battle Deer Valley |
| 14. Alhambra | 7-2 | 12 | 14 | Bulldogs face Miramonte Thursday to crown DFAL champion |
| 15. Miramonte | 8-1 | 8 | 15 | Win over Dublin has Matadors ready to battle Alhambra for title |
Also receiving votes: Pittsburg (4-5, 6 points), Berkeley (7-3, 4), Amador Valley (4-5, 1). Records are through Saturday. The East Bay poll is voted upon by the prep sports staff of the Bay Area News Group-East Bay.
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November 8th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Any score predictions for Alhambra-Miramonte game this weekend?
November 8th, 2010 at 8:41 pm
Concord beat Heritage by 2 2-point conversions and is ranked #3.Heritage beat Logan.
Heritage should be ranked above Logan,Foothill, Granada, Encinal, and BOD.
THis week Heritage 42 Deer Valley 20……….just one man’s opinion
November 8th, 2010 at 10:40 pm
It is simple, BVAL Fan . . . Pittsburg completely screwed Heritage. They destroyed BVAL credibility by screwing around during the non-league, switching QB’s, playing without key injured players, etc, and then running the table during league play. The way they are both playing, both Pitt and Heritage probably deserve top-5 seeds, but the loss to Foothill, especially, gives the EBAL the boost they need. Personally, I don’t think either Foothill, Granada, or SRV could beat either of the top BVAL teams right now, but I do not think the seedings will reflect that.
November 9th, 2010 at 12:13 am
Well stated NorCalFB#1. It is hard for Pitt to make a case they should be seeded ahead of Foothill, when at best they can have the same 5-5 record (Though Foothill probably will be 6-4), and Pitt lost to them head to head. With Pitt beating both Heritage and DV, and coming into the playoffs with a 5-5 record, they push both teams down in the seedings as well. The same goes with Berkeley as Pitt also lost to them. DV’s narrow last second wins over both 4-5 Washington and 3-6 CP didn’t help matters for the BVAL either.
November 9th, 2010 at 10:58 am
Scl Alum- “Any score predictions for Alhambra-Miramonte game this weekend?”
Miramonte’s pretty tough, but so are we. We’re playing a lot more tighter than we were earlier in the year. I predict the Alhambra Bulldogs winning, 31-21.
November 9th, 2010 at 12:08 pm
That should be a heckuva game Bulldog Forever. Seems like Alhambra has been a real resilient team this year. Also gonna be an awesome DIII field starting next week!
November 9th, 2010 at 1:40 pm
Norcalfb1- Heritage does not deserve a top five seed. And as for pitt,they got their shot week 1 and 3 and lost to Foothill and MV respectively. I agree that pitt had a tough out of league schedual and they have gotten a lot better but Heritage is out of the question. They would no even compete in EBAL.
November 9th, 2010 at 1:41 pm
I don’t see the Dogs beating the Mats this year, Miramonte beats Alhambra by two touchdowns. Miramonte has a stud QB and I don’t think Alhambra can stop there offense. Look for Leaf to have a big day but it wont be enough to pull off a win.
Miramonte 28 Alhambra 14.
November 9th, 2010 at 1:42 pm
Heritage would not even compete in EBAl. They would be hardly be better then Livermore. Pitt on the other hand is showing some improvement but i don’t think they deserve a top 5 seed.
November 9th, 2010 at 2:18 pm
Mandown, you think Alhambra will get only 14 points? Could you share some of that stuff you’re smoking?
Alhambra would have had over 40 points in each of our last two games, except for the dang penalties (all clipping). Trevor Davis has had so many touchdowns called back that I’ve lost count. We stop clipping everybody, and we’ll be there at the end of the game.
By the way, we have 3 players with DI full ride scholarship offers, WR Trevor Davis, lineman Maurice Poyadue, and kicker Wes Von Tonder. Tailback Jared Leaf is also a lock, so that give us 4 DI college-bound players at little, tiny Alhambra. And the rest of our team isn’t too bad either.
But regardless of who wins, both teams have worked hard this year and both deserve to win. It’s going to be a great, hard fought and memorable game. Can’t wait.
This is just too much fun.
November 9th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Penalties are apart of football. I’m sure there are many teams who have had touchdowns called back but I just think Miramonte is better than Alhambra. If Alhambra wins then good job to them but I don’t think it will happen. Who cares how many D1 players you have?You guys lost to Dublin with those same D1 players too.
November 9th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
Bulldog Forever, which colleges are each of those 4 D1 full ride scholarship players headed to?
November 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Mandown- “Penalties are apart of football. I’m sure there are many teams who have had touchdowns called back”
You’re certainly right about that. But I think that we lead the league in that catagory. I haven’t attended all of Alhambra’s games this year, but I haven’t yet seen one of our opposing team’s touchdowns called back, and I have seen 6 (or is it 7? I lost track) of ours called back. And I don’t mean one yard plunges, I mean long plays (longest called back- 84 yards). Every time, it’s that dang open field clipping that we seem to be so good at.
Mandown- “but I just think Miramonte is better than Alhambra”
That could very well be true, we’ll find out Thursday night.
Mandown- “You guys lost to Dublin with those same D1 players too.”
Yes, we did. Dublin played a great game and deserved to win.
Mandown- “Who cares how many D1 players you have?”
I do, for one. I think that it’s an impressive number for such a small school. I don’t know what school you went to or support, but I hope that some of your kids are also getting offers. And to them I offer my sincere congratulations.
prep fan- “Bulldog Forever, which colleges are each of those 4 D1 full ride scholarship players headed to?”
One player has a written full ride offer from University of Idaho (they flew him out there two weeks ago), and the same player is flying out to Denver this weekend to visit Colorado State in Fort Collins, on their dime. Another has accepted a full ride to Fresno State, and yet another player has an offer from the University of Texas. I apologize for not telling you the exact details of who and where, but I think that that is up to the player and his parents to do when they are ready.
The fourth player, Jared Leaf, has had a ton of attention, and I have no doubt whatsoever that he will end up DI as well.
Only one of the offers, from Fresno State, has been verbally accepted so far (the date they can officially sign is Feb 1st). There are other Universities showing strong interest, but no offers from them yet. They’re all a little busy these days playing their games, as are we.
Is it Thursday yet?
November 9th, 2010 at 6:54 pm
Rankings at this point hard to figure out. Too many teams beating each other in league. Playoffs can’t come soon enough. But this week is full of games the promise to be intriguing including the rivalry weeks in the EBAL and BVAL. 5 games have league championship implications as well!!!
Games to Watch For
ACCAL: Alameda@El Cerrito
The recent success of Alameda sure has at least one Hornetfan talking. It’s obvious that they haven’t exactly been playing the best competition. I believe that despite both teams have overall losing records and one team will leave this game with a losing record while the other will be at .500, that both are qualified for postseason because they are guaranteed to have a .500 record in league. I think that task will be easier for Alameda in D2 than El Cerrito in D3. Regardless this is the battle for third place in the ACCAL. To be honest as I just mentioned, El Cerrito needs this a lot more than Alameda if they want to get into the playoffs. D3 promises to be loaded this year and if EC were to have a 4-6 record I don’t see them qualifying. Unfortunately for the Gauchos, they have just been too inconsistent for me to pick them this week. The Hornets get the win on the road 35-21.
BFL: Berean Christian@Salesian
Not often that the BFL teams get much press or discussion except for Salesian from time to time, but this game is for the league title and likely a top 4 seed in the NCS D4 playoffs. Both teams are capable of lighting up the scoreboards, and I expect it to be very entertaining offensive showcase. I just can’t pick against Salesian in league though. I predict the Pride to pull out a 42-28 victory.
BSAL: Encinal@Moreau
The upstart Mariners against the two time defending champs. Moreau has continued to improve from last year and the future looks good right now for this program. They will face their toughest challenge of the regular season against the Jets. Encinal has simply been destructive to league foes this year. Their running game is outstanding and not too many teams have the athletes to be able to at least contain them. While Moreau will put up a good fight, it just isn’t the year for them to topple the Jets who win 49-21.
BVAL: Deer Valley@Heritage
This battle between rivals promises to be a good one. Both teams got off to fast starts, but both have had their struggles as of late. This is for 2nd place in the league. With how bad the BVAL is looking right now with Pitt taking the league title, it is very likely that the third and fourth place teams (if Freedom beats Liberty) will have very low seeding. So this could mean the difference between being a top 10 seed or being near the bottom. I think Heritage is primed to take the game this year with a 35-14 victory.
DFAL: Alhambra@Miramonte
This would be a game of the week if not for the big EBAL showdown. Still this is the 2nd game for a league title and one that promises to be very good. Both teams feature good talent in Miramonte’s Anderson and Dolbec and Alhambra’s Leaf and Davis. Both teams had their shocking losses in league which has cause much of the intrigue as to who would be the league champ. But these two are left alone at the top now. It is likely that the winner will be a top 4 seed in the NCS D3 bracket as well as having homefield advantage for at least two rounds. Both teams are going to put up points, but I think the Mats get it done at home in a shootout 42-35.
DVAL: Concord@YV
Another game with league titles on the line. YV currently sits behind Concord in the standings with one league loss. But unless I am mistaken, if the Warriors beat Concord they would win the title courtesy of a head to head victory. YV certainly spoiled the Minutemen’s party last year and it is not unthinkable that they might pull off the same feat. However, I get a different feeling about this Concord team. They remember the loss from last year and they seem determined to leave no doubt this year. YV has certainly rebounded nicely from their loss to CP, but they just don’t have the firepower to answer every Concord score, and I don’t know how they match up against a very underrated defense. Concord wins 56-21.
MVAL: Washington@Logan
Yet another one of the battles for a league title comes down to the usual suspects in this league. Logan got the better of Washington last year for the title and I’m sure Huskies have revenge on the mind. Both teams have rolled through league after tough non-league schedules. And both will be going to the playoffs in their respective divisions. So now it is all about bragging rights for the rest of the year. I used to live in the Washington district when I was younger and one of my neighbors was actually the starting qb for the Huskies for two years, so I know what this game means to both teams. I just think Logan just has too much this year behind their developing young players and will hold off the Huskies 28-14.
EBAL Previews:
DLS@Cal- What better way to close the season with potentially the regular season Game of the Year between to NCS schools. The Grizzlies have certainly surprised this year as they have steamrolled through every team including the usual top EBAL teams. With no real stars on the team they have used a strong running attack that sets up what is one of the most efficient passing attacks in the section led by QB Drew Reil. Kravtiz has done a masterful job with him. Meanwhile the defense has been strong as well. Meanwhile, DLS has been DLS. Their running attack has in my opinion gotten stronger over the last few weeks as junior Joe Te’o has finally started to step up as the 2nd rb and has had some very good runs. Lucas Dunne has been masterful this season taking over as the lead back. The team hasn’t utilized the pass as much since they have been out to big leads pretty quickly, but when Houston is on, he is one of the best. Both teams will be ready to go, and I know Cal would like to get it done on their homefield. Teams have had little success running on DLS, but the passing defense has been iffy at times. It should be an interesting game and I think the game will be close for three quarters. I just can’t pick against DLS (yes they are my team) until they are beaten by another school. I see them pulling away in the fourth for a 35-21 victory.
SRV@MV- Perhaps one of the best rivalry games in California. Both of these schools have traditionally fielded solid teams and both have them this year. What was a year of big expectations for SRV has been a bit of a disappointment highlighted by the loss to Amador last week. They will need to bounce back as they face an MV team that has been on a tear since they lost to DLS. SRV still fields an outstanding defense and it will be an interesting matchup when a less than healthy Sullas will try to carry to rock against a stout front seven for SRV. I think this is a game where the qb’s for each team could really break out. Lockie has certainly started to mature as the year goes on, and Cal-commit Kline has had his issues this year. I think whoever has the bigger game will lead their team to a win. I see the Mustangs rolling into NCS on a 35-14 win.
Foothill@Amador- Two teams that are having two very different endings to the season. Only a few weeks ago Foothill looked like they were primed to potentially finish second or third behind DLS. After a quick start that included a win over Pitt, they have faltered as of late losing to both SRV, MV, and Cal. I think that the lack of talent may finally be catching up with the Falcons as teams figure out their double wing offense. The defense has been torched the last two weeks as well. Amador is coming off a surprising victory over SRV winning on a field goal. It was only a week ago that they pretty much looked out of the playoffs. Now, they find themselves back in the hunt. Should they pay back the Falcons for last year’s game and pull out the victory the EBAL will have seven teams in the playoffs. Still, Sweeney seems to have the perfect gameplan for the Falcons every time these teams meet and I expect the Falcons to win 21-7.
Livermore@Granada- The Cowboys have showed signs of improvement in their first year under coach Haubner. And at the beginning of the season, I thought this might the game they could win. But, I just don’t think that will be the case. Granada looks to tough on both sides for the Cowboys this year and win 42-14.
November 9th, 2010 at 7:10 pm
Going into the last week of the regular season, here’s how I see the playoffs brackets coming out on Sunday (new and improved with rationale!):
Division I
1 – De La Salle
2 – California
3 – Monte Vista
4 – Granada
5 – Amador Valley (if they win)
6 – Foothill
7 – San Ramon Valley
8 – Deer Valley/Heritage winner
9 – James Logan
10 – Berkeley
11 – Pittsburgh
12 – Deer Valley/Heritage loser
13 – Freedom
14 – College Park
15 – San Leandro
16 – Newark Memorial
17 – Castro Valley (included if Amador Valley loses)
Rationale – at the end of the day, none of the EBAL playoff teams lost a single game to an NCS D-I school, so they’re more or less seeded by who beat who. The winner of Deer Valley/Heritage will be 8-2 with a bigger win than James Logan, so they get the nod for the 8 seed, which won’t matter because Logan will host the game as the MVAL champ. Berkeley gets the 10 seed by virtue of their win over Pitt, who comes in at 11. I have the loser of the Deer Valley/Heritage game next at 12. Both lost to Pitt, so it’s kind of a catch 22 with respect to those 3 teams, so this was my compromise. I have Freedom next at 13 over College Park because of their win, then San Leandro at 15 and Newark Memorial at 16. I threw in Castro Valley at 17 since they’ll qualify but would likely be the only team with a losing record and would get in if Amador Valley falls (and get a taste of what the EBAL will be like in 2012).
Just like last week, I predict a De La Salle/Cal rematch in the Coliseum.
Division II
1 – Concord
2 – Pinole Valley
3 – Rancho Cotate
4 – Casa Grande
5 – Windsor
6 – Northgate
7 – Washington
8 – Maria Carrillo
9 – Dougherty Valley
10 – Las Lomas
11 – Hayward
12 – Clayton Valley
13 – Arroyo
14 – American
15 – Redwood
16 – Montgomery
Rationale – While I think PV can make a case for the 1 seed, I think Concord’s EBAL win and eye-popping 70 burger on Northgate are enough to get the top slot. PV beat Rancho Cotate head to head, so that sets 2 and 3. Casa Grande’s SCAL championship earns them a 4 seed over Windsor, who they beat head-to-head, followed by a humbled Northgate at 6. Washington should get the 7 seed even if they don’t beat Logan for the MVAL title, followed by Maria Carrillo at 8. Those could flip with a Logan win, though. Dougherty Valley gets the 9 seed over Las Lomas due to their head to head win, followed by Hayward at 11 and Clayton Valley at 12, though they’d jump up a bit with a win over College Park on Friday. I have Arroyo at 13 (presuming a win over San Lorenzo), followed by 5-5 American at 14, 5-5 Redwood at 15 and I have Montgomery sneaking in at 16. Obviously a San Lorenzo win makes this interesting with their wins over both Arroyo and Alameda causing a major headache for the committee.
Kind of a strange field that’s top heavy. I figure Concord/Pinole Valley for the title, but don’t sleep on that Pinole Valley/Rancho Cotate rematch in the semis…
Division III
1 – Marin Catholic
2 – Encinal
3 – Alhambra/Miramonte winner
4 – Bishop O’Dowd
5 – Cardinal Newman
6 – Eureka
7 – Alhambra/Miramonte loser
8 – San Rafael
9 – Acalanes
10 – Ygnacio Valley
11 – Analy
12 – San Marin
13 – Novato
14 – Moreau Catholic
15 – Del Norte
16 – Campolindo
Rationale – Marin Catholic’s the only undefeated team AND the defending DIII champs? They get the 1 seed. Encinal’s only loss is to Serra, which is better than either Alhambra (Dublin) or Miramonte (Las Lomas), so they get the 2. Bishop O’Dowd’s 9-1 record in a weak HAAL earns them the 4 over CN’s 7-3 record and lack of a league title. I have Eureka at 6 followed by the Alhambra/Miramonte loser at 7. San Rafael’s great record with a last place schedule has to be good for something, so I have them at 8 and a home playoff game. I have Acalanes at 9 over Ygnacio Valley due to their head to head win, then Analy at 11 on the strength of their win over Healdsburg. San Marin’s 7 wins gets them the 12 seed, and Novato’s tough schedule warrants a bump over Moreau for the 13 seed. I have Del Norte at 15 over Campo at 16 on the strength of their win over Eureka.
Wow, what a bracket! I’d love to see both of those projected semifinals, but it looks like a D-III rematch for the championship.
Division IV
1 – St. Patrick/St. Vincent
2 – Healdsburg
3 – Salesian
4 – Middletown
5 – Ferndale
6 – El Molino
7 – Ft. Bragg/Kelseyville winner
8 – Berean Christian
9 – Ft. Bragg/Kelseyville loser
10 – Fortuna
11 – Harker
12 – St. Mary’s
13 – Willits
14 – St. Helena
15 – Valley Christian (if they win)
16 – Clear Lake
17 – Lower Lake (if they win and VC loses)
18 – McKinleyville (if they win and both VC and LL lose)
Rationale – SPSV’s only loss is to Encinal and they have a win over Salesian, while Healdsburg’s loss to Analy has to count for something, so I have SPSV as the 1. Most of the rest kind of fall into place based on head to head (SPSV over Salesian, Salesian over Middletown, Healdsburg over El Molino, etc.).
Maybe the toughest bracket to predict, but I’m tempted to look for a Salesian/SPSV rematch for the title.
November 9th, 2010 at 7:29 pm
how can you put San Lorenzo in the mix and not Tennyson?..They blew out San Lorenzo
November 9th, 2010 at 7:35 pm
Ren10, like the picks but my take is that DLS has everything to lose and Cal if they play loose and have fun might just pull off a magic ending to their already great season… I don’t like DLS coming off a easy lmore game (it doesn’t help to answer my own question) but Cal might be tight and try and force something instead of just doing their jobs.
November 9th, 2010 at 7:38 pm
Is the Alhambra vs Miramonte game THursday or Friday? It says Friday on Calpreps.com
November 9th, 2010 at 8:12 pm
The Alhambra/Miramonte game is Thursday at Miramonte.
November 9th, 2010 at 9:04 pm
I would consider Tennyson over San Lorenzo because Tennyson has a better league record than San Lorenzo with Tennyson’s win over San Lorenzo,though both very not likely to get in
November 9th, 2010 at 9:38 pm
the only team thats stopping tennyson from getting in is alameda and montgomery.
November 9th, 2010 at 9:58 pm
Montgomery will beat Elsie Allen for sure and Alameda has to beat El Cerrito. Montgomery will finish 4-6 and If Alameda wins they finish 5-5. Alameda could get in over Montgomery just looking at their overall records, but if Alameda looses then I go with Montgomery over Alameda.If Alameda and Montgomery both lose,then Tennyson has life left though I think San Leandro should beat Tennyson.
November 10th, 2010 at 5:49 am
I read yesterday that Montgomery will not apply for postseason play.
November 10th, 2010 at 6:56 am
Any BSAL stats? Salesian,St Pats,Moreau,St marys all playoff teams.
November 10th, 2010 at 7:15 am
Ncs needs 2 change qualifing standards. .500 overall or .500 in ur ncs divison thats it. League records allow bad team from bad leagues 2 qualifiy. Newark alameda tennyson these teams r not playoff teams dey just happen 2 play n weak leagues pill up wins vs garbage teams.
November 10th, 2010 at 9:16 am
But, on the other hand, good teams like Freedom (beat Berkeley and College Park) and Amador (beat SRV, Freedom, Washington)in strong leagues, need these qualifying standards in order to get in the playoffs.
What you had before were good teams getting left out. Last year’s Pitt team, for example, might have been excluded in the old eight team playoff bracket.
November 10th, 2010 at 9:59 am
Its not really the league, its the division. D2 is down right now. Alot of teams is have losing records so its giving life to other teams. Going back to 8 or 12 team brackets can change all that. Tennyson and Newark has at least a .500 in their NCS Division so I would give them some props for working hard to getting to that point. I wouldnt say they are not playoffs teams or garbage but at the same time you dont wanna see blowouts on a playoff game.. it will make these teams work harder
November 10th, 2010 at 10:01 am
D3 is looking real exciting to watch. anyone can win it and I wanna see who can take down Marin Catholic
November 10th, 2010 at 10:50 am
I’m not sure if it would happen, but it would be kinda cool if there was a DIII Championship game featuring Eureka (defending DII Champs) vs. Marin Catholic (defending DIII NCS and NorCal Champs). DIII is definitely intriguing this year!
November 10th, 2010 at 10:51 am
amador n freedom r worthy but at the same time if they aint winning n divison wat do u really expect come playoffs. As for tennyson newark alameda if they get n theyll all lose by 28. These teams have been blown out multiple times.
November 10th, 2010 at 10:58 am
does this mean castro vallley is in the playoffs?
November 10th, 2010 at 11:10 am
Re: #13
HS Football Fan,
In D-III, if BOD, Encinal, and Miramonte all win it’s going to be tough on the panel to seed 2-4 but here is my prediction and rational:
Losses:
BOD – S.I., 14 points, WCAL non-playoff team
EHS – Serra, 29 points, Hi-quality WCAL playoff team
MHS – Las Lomas, 3 points, quality D-II playoff team
Both EHS and MHS have an edge on BOD, EHS and MHS even with point differential offsetting Hi-quality vs quality D-II.
Quality Wins vs same Div or Higher:
BOD – S.L. (Div – I Playoff #15), Hayward (Div – II Playoff #11), Arroyo (Div – II Playoff #13)
EHS – Moreau (Div – III Playoff #14)
MHS – Dougherty Valley (Div – II Playoff #9), Alhambra (Div – III Playoff #7), Acalanes (Div – III Playoff #9), Analy (Div III Playoff #11), Campolindo (Div – III Playoff #16)
Miramonte and BOD easily gets nod over Encinal. Miramonte gets nod over BOD with wins over more playoff teams and ones that are seeded better.
Miramonte will get #2, it will be a toss up for #3 & #4 either Quality Wins (BOD) or Quality Losses (EHS).
November 10th, 2010 at 11:14 am
Yea real talk bottom half of D1 and D2 is looking bad. D3 is the best one right now. Im curious to see who will get the last spot in D1 and D2 tho. Even tho they would probably get beat by 28 or more to the number 1 seed.
November 10th, 2010 at 11:18 am
I dont see Castro wining against BOD but if they somehow do, I still dont see them getting the nod cuz they have no wins in their Divison
November 10th, 2010 at 11:23 am
If Alameda beats El Cerrito, they should beet out Tennyson, SLZ, and Montgomery for the 16th seed in DII.
November 10th, 2010 at 11:33 am
As it stands right now, Castro Valley gets in with a .500 league record unless all 4 of these teams win.
In order to qualify for the D1 playoffs:
College Park needs to beat Clayton Valley
Freedom needs to beat Liberty
Amador Valley needs to beat Foothill
Newark needs to beat Irvington
Each of the 4 teams have a good chance of winning, but it is unlikely that they will all pull it off. If all 4 teams do win, then the committee will have to decide which team to exclude, which could very well be the Trojans.
November 10th, 2010 at 11:37 am
Division II Playoffs:
1. Concord 9-1
2. Pinole Valley 9-0-1
3. Rancho Cotate 9-1
4. Casa Grande 9-1 or 8-2
5. Windsor 8-2
6. Northgate 9-2
7. Washington 5-5 or 6-4
8. Maria Carrillo 6-4
9. Dougherty Valley 6-4
10. Arroyo 6-4
11. Las Lomas 5-5
12. Hayward 5-5
13. Clayton Valley 6-4 or 5-5
14. American 5-5
15. Redwood 5-5
16. Alameda 5-6
November 10th, 2010 at 11:44 am
Dont count out El Cerrito..I think they can beat Alameda but its gonna be a shootout
November 10th, 2010 at 11:50 am
I agree, it will be a good game.
November 10th, 2010 at 12:04 pm
Here’s an interesting thought..if the DIII seedings are reflective of HS Football Fans’ predictions (posting #13), Del Norte would face Encinal in Alameda in the first round. If you mapquest travel from Crescent City to the ‘Island, it’s actually a bit longer a drive, than if Del Norte played an Oregon playoff game in Portland..
November 10th, 2010 at 12:23 pm
SCL alum: Its exactly why we should have a true state play-offs. WIth Redwood Empire joining NorthCoast its really not much different from a Bay area school traveling to LA.
November 10th, 2010 at 12:33 pm
In the perfect world, it would be ideal to have a true FB playoff system in CA. The crummy reality, given California is SO populous, that if you have regional playoffs like Nor Cals, teams would be playing until New Year’s. I DON’T think the current State Bowl format is perfect, but probably the best compromise given the hundreds of CA high schools fielding varsity FB teams each year.
An aside, I remember in the Div IV Nor Cal Basketball playoffs last season, Arcata boys traveled to Palma of Salinas (almost 400 miles/ over 7 hr bus trip), and beat Palma in an overtime game. I know, though, that this is exceptional, as the road trip factor, fatigue, etc goes against the visiting team in most cases.
November 10th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
SCL Alum, don’t forget that Arcata then had to play at Modesto Christian again 2 days later after the Palma game. I think they just stayed in the Bay Area and didn’t go all the way back up to Arcata, but they lost about a week of school.
November 10th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
I remember that, yeah Prep. Those guys were tough. I dont know about alot of fans think, but I think the geographical factor is a good thing for the high school teams, with the North Coast Section, Nor Cals, etc. Obviously, here in the Golden State, there’s a huge concentration of talented teams in the Bay Area / Sacramento, and Los Angeles/Orange County areas. When teams from these areas play each other, teams usually are within an hour’s drive or so, but it can be kind of a cool thing when you get to travel.
I remember a couple years ago, it was the last year of the NCS Redwood Empire format, and my alma mater Healdsburg, one of the top 3 seeds, traveled up to Crescent City to play a VERY good Del Norte team that year. Unfortunately for the ‘Hounds, they came up a bit short, but they elected to get a hotel up on the north coast that night, and from what I heard, it was an enjoyable experience, the comraderie of the players, coaches, etc.
November 10th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
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November 10th, 2010 at 1:48 pm
washington huskies this week to win big Senior running back Deandre carter will toarch the secondary. And the biggest D1 recruit at corner in the leauge giles chapman locks things up no contest come on mann…
November 10th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
#11 Bulldog forever your full of sh*t no one on Alhambra has an offer from UT…….look at their offer list on rivals they do not have a single offer to anyone in the Bay Area…..they dont offer schollies to unrated players in Northern Cali
November 10th, 2010 at 5:25 pm
Football415-
UT doesn’t have an offer list on rivals, they have a committed list.
November 10th, 2010 at 5:35 pm
BULLDOG……OH REALLY??? LEARN TO USE YOUR SEARCH OPTIONS HOMIE….. THEY HAVE 31 OFFERS OUT AND NONE TO ANYONE IN CALIFORNIA, EVERYONE KNOWS WHO FOLLOWS RECRUITING THIS CLASS IS PRETTY MUCH LOCKED IN FROM THE CAMP IN THE SPRING AND THEY ADD A HIGH LEVEL PROSPECTS AFTERWARDS……………THEY HAVENT OFFERED A SINGLE CALI PROSPECT
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November 10th, 2010 at 8:23 pm
football415 said- “#11 Bulldog forever your full of sh*t”
I probably am. It’s called a colon. We all have them, you know. And unless someone has already yanked yours out (a strong possibility), you are full of sh*t too.
football415 said- “HOMIE…THEY HAVE 31 OFFERS OUT (University of Texas) AND NONE TO ANYONE IN CALIFORNIA
That’s where you are wrong, my friendly colonless homie. The player in question has a written full ride conditional offer from the University of Texas. Full ride for 2 years. To continue the full ride for years 3 and 4, he only needs to maintain a 3.0 GPA. Considering that he has a 2,100 SAT and a 4.0 GPA, that shouldn’t be a problem.
November 10th, 2010 at 9:31 pm
Anybody gonna twitter / give updates tomorrow evening from the Alhambra-Miramonte game?
November 11th, 2010 at 5:48 am
Bulldog- so he has an academic scholarship there, with an offer to walk on?? He sure doesnt have a football scholie to UT, you need to follow college football recruiting a bit closer if your saying an unrated player from Martinez, Ca has a FULL FOOTBALL SCHOLLIE to Texas when they dont even offer the elite Cali players very often…..their class was full in April of this past year except for a National level elite players they are in play for (ie: ASJ, Aaron Green)
November 11th, 2010 at 9:52 am
Bulldog Forever – It’s great that these student-athletes are getting this attention.
But, unless these student-athletes (and their parent/guardians) have expressed to you their desire for their personal business and travel plans to be posted on an anonymous blog, you should stop and think about how that can affect these kids (and your program). Especially, as FBallFan415 points out, when you don’t have the first clue what exactly you are talking about in regards to the recruiting process, and what constitutes what.
We will see in February how many Bulldogs sign Division 1 Athletic scholarships. Trust me, I’m rooting for them. Until then, please (re)consider the damage to credibility you’re doing to these teenagers that you are representing anonymously and apparently, without all of the facts.
“Don’t count your chickens before they hatch…Especially when they’re not yours!”
November 11th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
To Footballfan415 and NCScoop- We’ll better understand who has the credibility and facts come Feb 1st. But until then, I’m following your advice and keeping quiet. Good luck to your teams and your kids.
Big game tonight at Miramonte. The Bulldogs are the underdogs. But you never know, we might pull it off.
November 11th, 2010 at 1:57 pm
Bulldog, are you gonna tweet the scores / give updates?
November 11th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
Scl Alum- It looks like prep corner isn’t going to have a live blog tonight. Tweeting is something that I’m not familiar with. I clicked onto the “follow us on Twitter” spot on this site and it just went to a blank screen.
November 11th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
Scl Alum- I would if I knew how. I clicked onto the “follow us on twitter” spot at the top of this site, but it just went to a blank screen.
November 11th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
I just fixed the Follow us on Twitter link. Clicking on that will now bring you right to a widget with all of our Tweets.
November 11th, 2010 at 4:07 pm
Thanks Jimmy
November 11th, 2010 at 4:34 pm
If Alhambra can stop the pass tonite Miramonte will have a hard time with the Bulldog’s offense.
November 11th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Scl Alum- I’ll be on twitter tonight updating scores, my nom de plume is “Alhambrabulldog”. Someone else already has “Bulldogforever” (I forgot to trademark it).
November 12th, 2010 at 11:24 am
Funny how even all the Bulldog supports had Alhambra as an underdog last night to Miramonte yet the prep writers have had Alhambra ranked ahead of Miramonte all year long? It’s probably about 40-60 that they’ll finally switch their votes and go with Miramonte over the Bulldogs.
November 12th, 2010 at 11:57 am
Alhambra ran into a solid team last night, no question
November 12th, 2010 at 3:16 pm
Miramonte is a very good team. They tackle well, their offense is well thought out and balanced, and their quarterback has a good arm and plenty of time to throw, because of good play-calling by their coaches.
But the main problem for Alhambra, was that Miramonte’s coach plays chess on offense, and Alhambra’s coach plays checkers. Football is chess, not checkers. Alhambra’s QB Nesheim had no chance at success whatsoever with the plays that were called.
We have only two plays, Jared Leaf running up the middle, or a long pass to Trevor Davis up the right side. That’s it. No misdirection, no left or right, no screens, no playaction, no short passes, no end arounds, no nothing.(All of these Miramonte had and used against us)
It’s a tribute to the heart of our players that they almost pulled it off.
Our many long passes to Davis were so predictable that the cornerback stopped watching Davis and ran the routes himself (along with a couple of his buddies). Davis catching 9 passes for 185 yards while being double and tripled teamed was a sight to behold. The kid is a ring-tailed pass-catching wonder.
I predict that Miramonte could go all the way. Alhambra almost beat Marin Catholic last year in the championship game with the same bad playcalling that we’ve been plagued with this year. So Miramonte, being much more well-rounded on offense than us, has a very good shot at them, if that’s who they end up playing.
Congrats to Miramonte, and congrats to the Alhambra players for a hard fought game and a great year.
November 12th, 2010 at 3:43 pm
bulldogforever. im pretty sure miramonte had one guy on davis the whole game. number 2 i believe. but their offense made it predictable and the other db’s pretty much knew where to be when the ball was in the air on several of those interceptions
November 12th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
Bulldog, I believe that Marin Catholic and Encinal were in the championship last year. Were you refering to the semi-round when Alhambra lost to Marin Catholic 21-28?
One thing is for certain DIII will be challenging.
November 12th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
Never count out the dogs, though.
November 12th, 2010 at 4:58 pm
You’re right, loggerfaithful, it was the semi-final game last year I was referring to, not the championship game. (I’m still a little bit dizzy from last night)