- East Bay Prep Corner
Lockie commits to Oregon
By Ben Enos
Thursday, July 14th, 2011 at 1:17 pm in East Bay Football.
More proof that the East Bay is quarterback central this year. Monte Vista signal-caller Jeff Lockie has orally committed to Oregon.
“I’ve been kind of eying it for a while. My brother goes there,” Lockie said. “The relationship with the coaches and the offensive setup was the right fit for me.”
Lockie checks in at 6-foot-2, 180 pounds and definitely has the wheels and arm strength to be the dual-threat quarterback that Oregon likes. He is rated as a 3-star recruit by Rivals.com and a 2-star by Scout.com. He’s also extremely smart, having carried a 4.0 GPA during his junior year.
He becomes the third incoming senior quarterback in the East Bay Athletic League to pledge to a big-time school, joining San Ramon Valley’s Zach Kline (Cal) and De La Salle’s Bart Houston (Wisconsin).
Lockie had an offer from San Diego State, but when Ducks quarterbacks coach Mark Helfrich gave the offer, the Mustangs leader knew which way he wanted to go.
And Lockie knows what’s going on at Oregon right now, saying that he did consider the current turmoil regarding football scout Willie Lyles and his relationship. He said he talked it over with his parents before making the committment.
“We’re not going to worry about that,” Lockie said. “ If that’s the place I want to be, then that’s the place I want to be.”
Lockie joins Whitney-Rocklin’s Jake Rodrigues as the Ducks’ 2012 quarterback commits.
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July 14th, 2011 at 3:43 pm
Hopeful to see how he develops with the Ducks. Glad to see an East Bay prospect join my Ducks!
July 14th, 2011 at 9:37 pm
Congratulations Mr. Lockie! Nice to see some of the local boys going to some big D1programs! Who’s the next big commit? Freddie? Will he be a Cardinal or a Bear? Or will he head to Troy?
July 15th, 2011 at 12:56 pm
Is this guy better then Kline? If Tedford likes Kline better then why is Oregon a much better school the last few years offering him a scholarship?
July 15th, 2011 at 2:25 pm
Lockie definitely not better than Kline or Houston… Surprised with this
We will see
But hey congratulations to the kid
July 15th, 2011 at 5:10 pm
woah Mr. todd, I wouldn’t say he is not better, I went to a couple of games and he is a quarterback i would love on my team.. if you put him in DLS system he would thrive.. Same with San Ramon valleys.. and he runs a 4.7 Bart Houston Excellent quarterback but looks terribly slow.. Kline great mechanics but doesn’t show up in the stat book and not really a difference maker in games.. but those 3 are the best Qb’s. In the bay.. I wonder who would be the first and second team all EBAL qbs.. Dont go off what scout.com or yahoo says.. At the end of the day.. you still have to play the games… Congrats to all those young men.. Great kids.. especially Kline.
July 15th, 2011 at 5:36 pm
I would say Lockie is probably the best overall athlete of the bunch. But one thing that hardly gets mentioned is that Lockie didn’t perform well in the big games last year. I’m curious to see if he improves on that this year.
July 15th, 2011 at 5:55 pm
Congrats to Lockie. Oregon is a great program and school, even though they have some current issues they are dealing with, but as he says he has taken that into account and is ready to be a Duck. I felt he surprisingly got named 1st team all EBAL last season, as although he is a solid QB there may have been some politicking involved. IMO Houston and Reil had much better seasons than Lockie, especially in the head to head matchups. But I guess Lockie had some good games against the lower division teams that must have carried some weight with those coaches.
All 3 of these D1 recruits are great QBs, but as Chs101214 stated there is much more to winning football than whose QB goes to the best college program. There will be some exciting football played in the EBAL this year for sure, and we should see some of the best QBing in the country. Everyone knows the big 3, but what about the other 5?
Amador has Kyle Moreno coming back, and he did pretty well last season for a sophomore and should get better. Granada has Jeremy Mata coming back, but he will be challenged without being able to hand the ball off to #1 this season. That makes 5 returning QBs in the 8 team EBAL. Cal has Kevin Farley who saw a lot of quality time behind center last season as a junior being Reil’s backup, while Foothill and Livermore may be handing the reins to relatively inexperienced QBs coming up from the JV ranks.
July 15th, 2011 at 6:33 pm
Another year of renegades sounding smart without taking a stand. How you play in the big games is the ONLY way to compare players. Rolling up stats against obviously inferior opponents is a joke a la Monte Vista. Kline and Houston have a
July 15th, 2011 at 6:52 pm
Observations after watching the past five years of EBAL.. dLS- precision = W’s, many above average QBs have and would do well there. MV- Turner and MGovern first pair of WR in a while to go next level, now gone. Will there be another third in EBAL finish? SRV – big arm, less support = less wins. Congrats on the fully paid first year tuition, which in this day and age is nothing to sneeze at.
Then again, an unheralded QB with second highest QB rating in this group takes Cal to the #3 Nor Cal ranking in ’10…it’s still a team game.
July 15th, 2011 at 7:02 pm
All great QBs at the high school level. It is yet to be seen who can succeed at the next level. The good thing is they all seemed to pick schools where they fit in. Houston can go and hand the ball off 45 times a game at Wisconsin and be a game manager. Kline is the best fit for a pro style offense like cal. Lockie is the most likely of the three to do well as a duel threat QB
July 15th, 2011 at 7:18 pm
Congrats to Lockie.
July 15th, 2011 at 7:19 pm
Renegades10, nice to see you back running down players again. Oregon seems to think he has the skill to make it in the top tier. Your credentials?
July 15th, 2011 at 9:08 pm
Good news for Lockie, Houston and Kline. Great stuff.
PRep Fan: you seem to know the EBAL, who are the other players for the other teams coming up in addition to the ones you picked?
What about Concord’s quarterback, can he do it too?
How is Dublin’s thrower and Las Lomas?
July 15th, 2011 at 9:51 pm
Guys…001 and myself watched Lockie several times and it seems that he is not as tall as 6-2…but he can throw and get out of trouble and with a little more protection there is no telling what he can do…We wish him great seasons at Oregon
July 16th, 2011 at 8:34 am
GeorgeManley has hit the nails on top. You are right George, and I am so annoyed with all of the inflated heights of the quarterbacks it is sickening.
Kline is not 6’2, he measured 6.05 inches tall at the Laney combine
Lockie is not 6’2, about the same as Kline
Boise State does not care a limerick about a qb height. Kellen Moore is listed as 6 feet but goes about 5’11, and they make their throwers the best.
Better to keep things real and I wish all three of the outstanding EBAL quarterbacks good luck in D1
July 16th, 2011 at 1:36 pm
Hear, hear KD and MD. There’s a trend to overstate, overinflate, overhype (or simply not state the truth.) Some programs use the actual + 2″ due to cleats. Ones I’m familiar with use the combine/college guideline in stockingfeet, rounding up for 1/2 ” and down for 1/4″. One Granada parent told me a scorekeeper was transferring Max Preps stats from one player to inflate another’s !
July 16th, 2011 at 8:06 pm
I do have to say that Houston’s height is a legit 6’3″-6’4″, I’ve stood next to the kid and he’s the real deal as far as his height…I also agree with poster that stated Lockie is probably the most athetic of all 3. Based on my observations, I would say that Houston has the biggest cannon…he can air it 50-60 with some zip…his short pass with touch has improved significantly since he took over the team back in 09.
July 18th, 2011 at 12:21 am
I saw Houston up close recently, and I’d say he is at least 6’2″ if not 6’3″. He is a big kid and has a strong arm, but I don’t think he is quite the 6’4″ listed in MaxPreps. It would be interesting to see the difference from what teams self report as to heights compared to what the colleges actually find when they show up. I know a basketball coach that adds on 2 inches to every player to try to psyche out the other teams.
July 18th, 2011 at 12:53 am
Houston definitely has a strong arm but what is more impressive is how accurate he has become on the deep throws now.
July 18th, 2011 at 7:12 am
I never mentioned Houston’s height. He is legit tall.
I mentioned others
July 18th, 2011 at 11:03 am
Killer,
I hear you, I simply chimed in since the thread was mentioning inflated physical metrics for the various athletes. By the way,
I agree with you that the numbers are regularly inflated, a few lbs. and inches here and there certainly look better on paper or a website. One of the most inflated numbers are the hand clocked 40′s, I would venture to say that if a “fully automated timing” system device was used the numbers would not look as impressive. Not sure if combines are using “FAT”, the 2 combines I attended it was all hand clocked.
July 18th, 2011 at 4:59 pm
You know, I was thinking. There has to be a disconnect at Monte Vista. I mean, you have Lockie going to Oregon, Ertz-Whalen-Nottingham at Stanford, McCallister at USC, Wilkerson and McGovern at CAL and this team does not compete for the EBAL championship every year? How can that be? I’ve heard the coaching staff is disconnected with the players there and the families and can’t get enough players to field a 2 deep lineup. Anyone know what is going on there?
July 18th, 2011 at 5:03 pm
I believe MV has done a great job over the years since Bergman took over, and Cotruvo did a fine job there too.
Brutal, absolutely gut wrenching place to coach at with MV parents hyper involved there way too much.
MV is a classy program and there are about 150 coaches in NorCal that would LOVE to have that job.
They need a new field though, terrible worn out turf
July 18th, 2011 at 5:25 pm
It’s very simple with Monte Vista. They will always have one of the best offenses around, but their defense leaves a lot to be desired. It comes down to the fact that they usually can’t match the physicality of other teams. Look at their losses last year. Serra, DLS, Cal, and SRV. All four of those teams are incredibly physical teams. Bergman is one of the best offensive minds in California, but their defense will always be their achilles heel.
July 18th, 2011 at 5:46 pm
Somewhat off topic but it does relate to the discussion of the three QB’s mentioned on this thread. And it will become obvious of my interest after you read it.
http://recruiting.scout.com/2/1086681.html
After reading the article I do have a question regarding Kline’s focus. Rather than competing in a 7-on-7 tournament with his SRV teammates, Kline is teaming up with players he will play with next year. If I was coach or player at SRV, I would have a problem with that.
July 18th, 2011 at 5:56 pm
@KillerD,
Regarding the “passion” of MV parents, that sounds like the entire community at Pittsburg. The one difference is the Pittsburg fans express that passion (normally at Coach Galli) with a bit more edge in style.
I said it before, Galli does not get enough credit…..
July 18th, 2011 at 6:33 pm
Pitt Grunt, I don’t doubt for a second that the Pitt parents are a passionate bunch and that Galli has a lot to contend with. Every school has it’s challenges with parents and it seems to be getting worse everywhere.
But the parents at MV are on a whole different level. You have a lot of Blackhawk residents who have spent literally tens of thousands of dollars on their kids’ athletic endeavors over the years and they have a lot of expectations. Many of these parents are CEOs or high level business people who are used to getting their way in life, and will go over his head and march right over to the principal’s office if they don’t like what they see. Certainly not all of them, but enough so that Bergman’s job has to be very difficult. Any coach would love to have that talent, but they must be able to contend with a lot off the field.
Not that it is easy at DLS, Pitt, Cal, SRV, Foothill or anywhere else, but I know some of the MV parents and the stories I hear are amazing. That being said, a school like MV doesn’t have the fundraising problems that plague a lot of schools these days. But even that can be a double edged sword. A large gift to the athletic department is like a donation to a politician’s campaign, and they want to see something in return.
July 18th, 2011 at 7:20 pm
Hey killerD say what you want to say about MV parents sounds like you are a coach and if you are then YOU KNOW that when Bergman needs money all he needs to do is come crying to the parents and guess what, HE GETS IT!! Anything he wants, simple as that!
Oh yeah one more thing, Bergman encourages “Parental” involvement at MV especially with the football program
July 18th, 2011 at 7:33 pm
I am very curious to see SRV this year particularly given the fact that last year Kline had to beat out Love for the QB spot. In limited action Love actually was effective in some games when Kline was not. But Love was clearly not a match for Kline in terms of talent. This year Kline’s backup, Birse, is very talented and if Kline struggles he could find it hard to get his job back.
July 18th, 2011 at 7:50 pm
How can a D-1 commit be in jeopardy of losing his job? You’re thinking too much into it buddy. I don’t think that any D-1 committ on any team in the country has any issues with losing his job.
July 18th, 2011 at 8:03 pm
SRV does have a pretty difficult preseason schedule. If Kline struggles early, you never know.
July 18th, 2011 at 8:17 pm
Perkin, Kline was replaced in close games last year by Joe Love who definitely wasn’t going to be a D1 QB. As a matter of fact with the Wolves down to Foothill in the 4th quarter on the road last year, Kessler pulled Kline and put in Love who subsequently tossed the game winning TD with less than a minute remaining. Birse is going to be a D1 qb. Kline has to start producing at some point. I said last year I thought Kessler tried to run too much of a balanced offense and didn’t give Kline enough chances to throw the ball. But maybe he was seeing something in practice that none of us got to. Bottom line if the offense isn’t moving the chains effectively like last year, don’t be surprised to see Kessler try something different. And Birse is the type of talent who could unseat a D1 QB commit.
July 18th, 2011 at 8:18 pm
Excuse me the TD pass by Love came with a minute and a half left in the game.
July 18th, 2011 at 9:41 pm
Kline will do better this year because he is more experienced at the varsity level and because:
SRV is better this year
Cal is not as good
Foothill is not as loaded as they have been
Amador is beatable
Granada is down
Livermore is ok
MV is beatable
Watch out for Cameron Birse, he will get some minutes in game this year and he will have offers by December, with a full year to go at SRV.
Kline is good but he reminds me of a smaller version of former Cal Berkeley passer Kevin Riley. Kline will have a good year this year, but he will struggle big time in the Pac 12
July 18th, 2011 at 9:42 pm
Wow, good ebal knowledge renegades. That does add a little spice to the season doesn’t it? A little position battle, maybe internal politics considering the brutal schedule? I know I’m going to be checking the scoreboards and stat sheets for SRV in september!
July 19th, 2011 at 7:15 am
Then I ask again why is Tedford offering a guy that may not even be the starter on his own team? Here comes other Pac-12 schools again in Tedford’s backyard offering another QB in the same league. Get it together CAL-Berkeley.
July 19th, 2011 at 8:14 am
Tedford has done a very good job at Cal.
He loves mechanically sound qb, and so when it comes to signing Kline, the word is that Tedford views Kline as the next Aaron Rodgers. A lofty comparison.
But, if Tedford is right that is great news for Cal and Kline.
Personally, I think Kline is too small for that comparison to pan out. But I love the way he throws the ball. I also believe Rodgers is a better athlete
July 19th, 2011 at 9:16 am
This league is a QB factory! They always seem to have D-1 QB’s every year. The EBAL is doing something right and you can’t hate on that.
July 19th, 2011 at 9:20 am
All this talk about Tedford and we all know the deal. He he only wins games against subpar opponents then he will be out after this year. He has to win games against Stanford, USC, Utah, Washington, and Arizona. Thats 5 losses in my head already so I just hope the new coach Cal gets starts recruiting a bit more in his own backyard.
July 19th, 2011 at 9:25 am
No matter how bad Cal does this year, Cal WILL NOT fire Tedford.
He will get this year off having to play games at ATT park.
Next year 2012, Cal had better win enough games and get to a quality Bowl or then there will be a new coach at Cal
July 19th, 2011 at 9:36 am
How can you have a D-1 athlete sitting the bench? I can’t fathom that. If any kid is D-1 then he should be one of the best athletes on the team. You say both these guys are D-1 then they should easily be good enough to start WR or DB if they don’t start at QB.
July 19th, 2011 at 10:50 am
The word I’m hearing is that Fremont High dominated the CCC Camp. Won all or most of their camp awards including Camp Dream Team. Teams included B-High, Rodriguez, Vallejo, Albany, & Arroyo. Hear B-High has decent players but terrible coaching. Arroyo decent skill positions & good QB. Good in 7 on 7 but not good in team.
July 19th, 2011 at 12:27 pm
Perkin
while i agree with you to a point the d-1 players should be the best players on team…this is not always the case because sometimes colleges are looking for something different. second the d-1 athlete doesn’t want to play another position. i don’t see either qb ok with playing a different position and not QB…
congrats to all 3 qb’s…
July 19th, 2011 at 12:58 pm
If Kline is the starter and the new QB is sitting the bench then he should switch positions for the year no excuses. If that player says “Im not playing another position” then he doesn’t deserve a scholarship. You should go wherever you can make an impact on the team and next year will be his chance. What good does it do to sit the bench for a year when you are a “D-1″ player?
July 19th, 2011 at 1:03 pm
It doesn’t surprise me that Fremont dominated those teams. As I said earlier this year Fremont is the team to beat in the OAL this year with a BIG line and some solid skill players coming back to make some noise. RB Sione Moli will be this years Sanford in that weird offense. I hear Berkeley High is having some trouble as well this year under Sims. Vanilla playbook on offense and straight man to man on defense. How is the ACCAL looking this year?
July 19th, 2011 at 1:10 pm
A D1 SIgnee (note the player in question doesn’t have an offer apparently, only “projected” by bloggers) should be athletic enough to play another position, if indeed they are “athletic.” Drew McAllister immediately comes to mind- HS QB recruited to SC as a safety. Interestingly, Cal and AV QBs are playing highest level club baseball as well this summer. Starnes at Concord was most recent senior to star at both all four years… and better at baseball. Didn’t hurt to have Lloyd throwing you fastballs either!
July 19th, 2011 at 1:35 pm
Chs and Perkin, so do you think Kline could play another position on the field? I’m not so sure on that one.
July 19th, 2011 at 1:58 pm
Top questions for the EBAL this year:
Will Kline start living up to the expectations this year? As he goes, so goes SRV’s offense.
Can Lockie perform when lights are the brightest?
Can Cal build on last year’s stunning performance or will they take a step back due to graduation losses and inexperience?
Will Livermore be last year’s Granada and win enough to make the playoffs?
Could Damariay Drew be the best overall RB in the EBAL this year?
What offense will Foothill unveil?
Will Amador start moving back up the standings behind their young gunslinger?
Can Granada find a way to win again without the Atkinsons?
Will the DLS lines gel quickly?
Who will push DLS this year in league? There always seems to be at least one game each season that is close.
And finally, how many EBAL teams make the playoffs this year?
July 19th, 2011 at 2:26 pm
In other OAL news got some news on MAC. There is no news! Their coaches I’m told are showing up at Passing League games to scout OAL teams but don’t have a team participating. Thats pretty pathetic. Laney Passing League is free you only need 7 guys to attend. Also have been spotted at some Contact Camps. They didn’t attend CCC camp which they did last year. Its safe to say that Coach MAC has thrown in the towel for this year.
July 19th, 2011 at 2:28 pm
I think MOnte Vista pushes DLS. Don’t see CAL being as dominant. LOst some of the O-line which was really good & their best offensive Skill guys. ATleast that RB that I’m sure of.
July 19th, 2011 at 2:42 pm
Fremont has to be the favorite in the oal but what did the other teams look like bhigh arroyo & albany? Is berkeley gonna beat marin catholic at home? Albany gonna play everygame on the schedule? Will arroyo compete with the top teams in ncs d2 like concord pinole valley come playoff time? We all know there playing for 2nd place in the ebal & ncs d1 who cares i already read that book.
July 19th, 2011 at 3:00 pm
Damariay is one of the best kept secrets in the EBAL. He may also be a better defensive player than he is on offense. Maybe Livermore could shock some people this year. Coach Haubner is doing a great job
July 19th, 2011 at 6:33 pm
Gades 10,
Cal and SRV push the Spartans this year. Year after year, despite win, loss records, these two squads seem to give the Spartans the most trouble. Common denominator: Physical play. I will eat crow if this does not happen again this year.
July 19th, 2011 at 6:36 pm
I’m not sure that Demariay Drew is a secret, as he has been their best player for the last 2 years. The question is whether Haubner has enough other players to make a run at the playoffs this year. With preseason games vs. Northgate, Liberty and Dublin they could very well go 3-0 in the preseason. Then they would need 2 EBAL wins to be playoff eligible. Who do they have a chance to beat besides Granada? They do have a bye week before they play DLS
July 19th, 2011 at 10:10 pm
S1lver, those would likely be teams to do it, but history doesn’t favor those two teams being the ones to push DLS as DLS’ closest games against league foes usually have come on the road and DLS gets both SRV and Cal at Owen Owens. @Cal 08 and 10, @SRV 10, @ MV 09. They also struggled on the road against Foothill in 09 and at AV in 08 despite winning by comfortable margins. Of course in 09 AV pushed them to the brink at Owen Owens and they did have a ten point win at Owen Owens against MV in 08 but if memory serves me correctly DLS was up 45-21 before MV scored two TD’s in the 4th quarter.
July 19th, 2011 at 11:54 pm
DLS’ ebal challenge will clearly be SRV if Kline can survive preseason and hasn’t checked out to Cal Berkeley by then.
OAL looks competitive! Fremont is the vegas favorite but Skyline returns talent, Tech is physical at RB/LB and Mack is keeping very quiet. Never trust the quiet ones. You know the saying “still waters run deep”
July 20th, 2011 at 12:13 am
So we always talk about how Cal doesn’t recruit in the NCS/SJS/CCS/OAL. But what if they did? Where would they be now coming into the 2011 season. What should be Cal’s starting line up be of top products from Northern California? I’m talkin classes of 2006-2010.
ps
I’m the original EBfootball… change your handle other dude.
July 20th, 2011 at 12:44 am
I find it funny that no one has mentioned the offensive line for either SRV and MV. Monte Vista lost Welter, Mustion, and Dreyer. SRV has no returning starters from the line. I would much rather have Lockie under center with a poor offensive line than Kline. Ive grown up with kline and he’s never been good under pressure. Since pop Warner he has been lousy in games. Zach Kline received his scholarship soly on 7-on-7 because of his form. Kline will never contribute for Cal. Also another Cameron, SRVs back up qb is not a D1 qb he has looked terrible in passing leagues so far. If you can’t have success when there is no pads than he won’t be successful this year. Neither Kline and camryn could start at any othrt position other than qb for SRV. Which I guess from ManDown’s opinion doesn’t make them D1 QBs. Lockie is a very good athlete which makes him the best qb with Bart Houston in the EBAL.
SRV will still be a very good team with athletes like Weiss, Tagliferri, and Miller but Kline’s funky personality could ruin the team. He is a jerk to a lot of the younger players and he really is a funky character that just says the right thing in interviews. MVs line really had a better spring than expected and I believe MV could give De La a decent game this year
July 20th, 2011 at 7:04 am
Mack is down this year, they are not the same level as their upper echelon teams of recent lore.
I wish the OAL games were on tv or IT live, very entertaining to watch
July 20th, 2011 at 7:20 am
R10- Unlikely a D1 Pac12 junior commit is benched his senior year, and likewise being switched to another position. Thus, it’d be highly speculative to guess another position. Certainly there are instances of very capable athletes on both sides who happen to QB. Drew McAllister comes to mind immediately when SC soley picked him as a S even though he was standout EBAL QB his Jr/Sr years. I just don’t see it happening no matter the “combine standing” of the underclassman. If SRV has better support than ’10, his QB rating of 80-something easily ramps up this year. Other examples recently are Granada ’09 when their QB (Kearney) went down with a broken fibula as a S vs Cal on a very clean play. He was a big time hitter though. (He’s now at D2 National Champs Sonoma State as an OF.) I think Stancil AV ’09 could’ve played Corner anywhere in the Bay- he was that fast. But he was their offense, so rarely played D. I know Cal High’s was Frosh MVP at WLB.
SnG- Cal’s line wont ave 250# as they did last year, but being more mobile, the kids like to say, will be in more beast mode in ’11.
D Drew is good no doubt. For Cal, Alvarez had a great line but he had a knack for cat-like cuts and then he was gone. This year, two RB’s and 4 back- reminds me of Jr/Sr combos of Knowles/Anderson/Ward…
July 20th, 2011 at 11:45 am
I think the biggest question this year cal. They are the most interesting team to watch in my opinion. Will they build off of last year and go undefeated until dls again or will they revert back to pre-’10 where they were a average ebal team. We all know that dls will go undefeated and play for state with one or two close games against ebal opponents. MV and SRV will beat everyone they are suppose to beat and drop a game or two and the battle of Danville will decided who finishes higher in Ebal. Amador will be an average team again and Granada will be back in the basement. Livermore looks like they might make the playoffs but is a 5-5 season something to talk about for anyone but Livermore themselves. The other big question mark is who will foothill upset this year. They were down in talent last year and this year seems to be the same but their toughness always allows them to win a game they are not suppose to.
projected finish:
DLS
MV
SRV
CAL
FHS
AVHS
LHS
GHS
July 20th, 2011 at 12:35 pm
I dont know why everyone is leaving out granada this year, they have two returning all leaguers, Kearney and Amick. They also boast QB Mata, FS Farnaday, T Xavier. Also Kearney plays FB and averaged 6 yards a carry last year. With a stronger-bigger line this year you might not want to disregard them. If they can handle the pass rush, Mata and Amick will have no problem connecting.
July 20th, 2011 at 1:03 pm
“Pre-’10″ Cal went to the NCS finals and tied for first in the EBAL in 2007, with their only league loss coming as a result of a missed PAT in the closing seconds. They beat league champs Pitt and James Logan soundly on the road in the playoffs. That was hardly an average team.
The ’08 team only lost to DLS by 7 and they were tied with 4 minutes to go. The ’05 team went 8-3. Pre-Sanchez the Cal teams were decidedly less than average, but they have been a solid and above average program since ’05.
July 20th, 2011 at 5:38 pm
Prep Fan considering the EBAL is either the best or second best league in Northern California (depending upon how you compare them to the WCAL) being an average team in it is nothing to be embarrassed about. Their ’07 team is clearly something to get excited about. The ’08 team finished 7-5 and you cant judge a team on one game they almost won. And yes 8-3 is a very nice season. So during the five season run 05-09 they were a above average team in the ebal with one really good year. During that stretch they were 36-21, whereas SRV was 43-18 and MV was 43-16. So maybe the real question I am asking is whether they will stay at the top of Northern California Football or was last year just an anomaly.
July 20th, 2011 at 6:35 pm
Compared to where Cal HS football was prior to ’05, the fact they were 36-21 over the next 5 years and 48-23 if you include last season is prety amazing. Especially with 5 of those 23 losses to DLS which included two of DLS closest games in the last 10 years vs. NorCal teams.
So since ’05 and using the records you listed above plus last season, Cal is 48-23, MV is 51-20, and SRV is 50-24. That all looks pretty close to me.
I had to laugh in looking at the 2011 Monte Vista schedule just now on MaxPreps. It has them listed as playing the Archer School for Girls on September 2nd. I don’t know if someone put that there as a joke, but I got a nice chuckle out of it. http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/HV9iIbPtqE-RWPa2sKBOLQ/monte-vista-mustangs/football/schedule.htm
July 21st, 2011 at 12:44 am
Monte Vista High School Football Schedule
Team: Varsity 11-12 Colors: Red, Black
Date Opponent Result
09/027:00 PM9:00 PM Archer School for Girls (Los Angeles, CA)
Preview Game
Preview
09/101:00 PM3:00 PM @ Serra (San Mateo, CA)
Preview Game
Preview
09/167:00 PM9:00 PM Pittsburg (Pittsburg, CA)
Preview Game
Preview
09/307:00 PM9:00 PM @ Granada (Livermore, CA) *
Preview Game
Preview
10/077:00 PM9:00 PM California (San Ramon, CA) *
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July 21st, 2011 at 1:16 am
Monte Vista is not playing Archer School for Girls. They are playing Castro Valley as their third non league game. I believe it is in the 2nd week before their bye.
July 21st, 2011 at 1:18 am
but im so glad you got a good chuckle about it Prep Fan. It sounds like everyone else got a kick out of it
July 21st, 2011 at 1:31 am
Of course they aren’t playing Archer School for Girls. The Archer Panthers may be tough in girls’ soccer, but I’m pretty sure they don’t even have a football team.
A lot of the teams schedules are messed up in MaxPreps right now, but how they made up a football schedule for Archer is beyond me.
July 21st, 2011 at 8:24 am
First of all, Sonoma State did not win the D2 National Championship in baseball this year.
Secondly, if Kline is ranked so high in the National QB rankings, then Tedford can hardly be ripped for grabbing him? However, if KillerD is even half right about the comparison to Riley….I’m not feeling like Cal has answered their QB problem. Tedford’s interest in a QB recruit is hardly a stamp or validity?
Still disappointed about Lloyd not even drawing interest from Tedford…..anyone heard anything about how he is doing at SoMiss?
July 21st, 2011 at 10:09 am
Castro Valleys football team might as well be the Archer School for Girls
July 21st, 2011 at 10:43 am
T8′s correct, and thanks for catching. Seawolves made it to Cary, NC and went 1-2 double format.
July 21st, 2011 at 11:24 am
I was at the Marin Catholic Camp yesterday, with Pitt, Sacred Heart SF, and Alameda, St. Mary’s was a no show. Pitt looked very good this early, big, physical, strong and fast. Qb and Wr were solid, running game productive. But, MC was equally as productive , especially against Pitt. MC for a DIII has enough quality players to have one way players. This will be tough for smaller teams like Encinal, and other teams that play 2-way players. Alameda fell victim with only 25 at camp. Another day of camp today. Look forward to seeing Pitt v. MC again.
July 21st, 2011 at 12:11 pm
mval fan that was to funny ahahahhahahahahahhahahahhhahah!! post number 70!
July 21st, 2011 at 12:40 pm
Who does Pitt play in their opener this year? Home or away?
Marin Catholic does a fine job, did not miss a beat when their head coach stepped down for a while
July 21st, 2011 at 1:54 pm
Killer D, you’re right MC does do a fine job, very well coached and conditioned. Not sure of Pitt’s schedu;e, does anyone have knowledge of it ? What I saw yesterday was a very good Pitt team, strong and fast. The Qb had total control of his offense. Look for Pitt to make noise this season and improve greatly from last year. Oh , and MC starting Qb is on vacation, MC is running with they’re second team Qb, and he looked good also…
July 21st, 2011 at 2:05 pm
@Eagle12,
Thanks for the update. If, possible, could you provide an update of today’s camp? I would be curious to know if Pitt is wearing numbers. If so, who was carrying the load at RB?
@KillerD,
Pitt opens at home against Foothill. Anyone know what offense Foothill will run this year? Are they still running that wing T offense?
July 21st, 2011 at 2:18 pm
@ PITT Grunt, yes they’re wearing numbers, I’ll definately update todays camp. The Qb is # 13, and the big reciever is # 4, both were putting in work. I can’t remeber the rb’s # , I’ll have that today.
July 21st, 2011 at 3:38 pm
Prep Fan
You can use the whole dls argument with any team in the ebal. Everyone has lost to them at least three times since they joined ebal if not more. By adding last years win loss totals to my numbers it does make it look a lot closer and with last season you can defiantly say they are one of the best in the area. The question is can they hold the form. If they win 8 or more games this year and finish in the top three of the ebal then yes you can say they are the real deal and will be for a while. On the other hand if they win 7 or less and finish 4th or lower then I think you have to say that last year was an anomaly and while they still have the potential to do it again they wont be considered a consistent elite program.
July 21st, 2011 at 3:54 pm
It will be interesting to see how Lockie does with McGovern gone, Turner gone, the Entire offensive line gone, and Dalis Bruce transferring schools and gone… who does he have?
July 21st, 2011 at 4:24 pm
eagle12 marin had guys going 1 way for the last 3yrs against encinal so whats different this year? the real question is who is gonna start for marin at qb? will pitt be in the ncs final eagle12?
July 21st, 2011 at 5:40 pm
NFL , I wasn’t aware of that with MC , I was just comparing the 2 squads in terms of numbers. As for Pitt winning NCS ? They look solid but it’s early and I haven’t seen anyone else
@ Pitt grunt , # ‘s 24,33, I saw at rb
July 21st, 2011 at 6:05 pm
Bigeasy, even if Cal were to slip up this season and not win at least 8 games or finish in the top 3 of the EBAL, that doesn’t mean last year was an anomaly and that they shouldn’t be considered an elite program. They have now made it to the NCS championship game 2 of the last 4 seasons. Their frosh team had 1 loss last season to DLS and their JV team only lost 2 or 3 and they only lost to DLS by 2 points or so in the season finale.
There are certainly no guarantees as to what will happen, even for DLS, but with hard work and good team play this year’s Cal team has the opportunity to continue on the winning tradition that was started back in 2005.
July 21st, 2011 at 7:17 pm
MV will struggle again against common opponents. They have never played defense since the only “real” coach on the team is Bergman and he only can coach QB’s and receivers. Babcock is a joke and Bergman has no desire to play defense-just wants that ball back for his heralded offense. Craig has had best in class performance and cannot win the big games. Think about it, Nottingham, Ertz, Wilkerson, McGovern, Lababera and Welter who are all D1 players and he could not bring it. Who has six D1 players on their roster in any year in this league and is not able to win it? Bergman is anti parent, anti player and never wants to be bothered. He fields a squad of 35 player, 5 quit and 5 are hurt. They are burnt out by October and limp into the 2nd half of the season. I don’t know of a coach with a worse reputation in this league.
July 21st, 2011 at 9:46 pm
In other news Michael Barton and Hardy Nickerson Jr. were both named to the Butkus Award watch list which goes to the top high school LB in the country. 51 players are on the watch list which will be trimmed down as the season goes on.
July 21st, 2011 at 10:07 pm
This is why I HATE all of these camps. Pitt may have lost one of their QBs for the year at the Marin camp today. Word from one of the player’s parents was a broken leg. No, it was not Watson. It was the backup. Still, tough luck for that young man.
July 21st, 2011 at 10:16 pm
Yes it’s unfortunate , he threw a 50 yd bomb for a td prior to his accident. That’s the second u=year in a row Pitt has lost someone to serious injury at that camp.
July 21st, 2011 at 11:30 pm
hardy nickerson? seriously? I am good athlethe but top 50 linebackers? who did the polictican there?
July 21st, 2011 at 11:58 pm
the other LB on the team, #44 last year, was better
July 22nd, 2011 at 12:11 am
yeah, he was, his last name was ward… I am REALLY SURPRISED
July 22nd, 2011 at 1:19 am
ya but as you said.. Nickerson Jr. is SOLID.
July 22nd, 2011 at 4:51 am
YES… Nickerson Jr. is a LEGIT!
July 22nd, 2011 at 7:16 am
That is terrible. Gali should not go back to that camp. Its why coaches have to be smart about picking the right camp. You can’t win camps you can only lose if you get injured. Quick whistles may piss players off & fans who don’t know better but you won’t lose. This is pretty late in the summer too. Doubles are only a few weeks away why do a Contact Camp this late? Bad call especially after what happened last year.
July 22nd, 2011 at 12:58 pm
yeah solid, not great and top 50 type of solid…. just an above average high school type of solid
July 22nd, 2011 at 1:39 pm
@ gades 10 and Chs,
Ref posts 55 and 60, I believe that Cal will be the no. 2 team in the EBAL, coach B has figured out the formula and stresses physicality with his teams. the same goes for SRV, (I just don’t think SRV is quiet consistent as Cal yet) Can’t figure out MV, where is MV alum? LY he provided unbiased objective insight into MV’s program. One last question for you gentlemen, what are the your 5 top preseason Bay Area games?
DLS – Aquinas
Folsom – SRV (I am liking this one!)
Pitt – Monte Vista
Berkeley – Marin Catholic
DLS – Bellairmane
Did the Pitt Granite Bay game fall through?
July 22nd, 2011 at 1:42 pm
It could very well be that Nickerson and Barton end up at Cal together…It’s my understanding that Cal is on the top of Jr’s list…
July 22nd, 2011 at 2:03 pm
I Am starting to loose a lot of respect for people saying he is THE real deal.. which makes me to believe a lot of you guys have never watched him, I am not hating on the kid, he is a good player, but he wasn’t even better then Terron ward on his team..To say he is a top 50 line backer in the nation is saying he could be the number one linebacker an any state… YEah right….
July 22nd, 2011 at 2:06 pm
I mean SOLID as in id love to have him on my team
July 22nd, 2011 at 2:21 pm
MV – Archer has to be at the top of that list, then DSL – Aquinas. Those all look like great matchups S1. Those have to be the top 5 games involving East Bay teams, although I’m sure there a few more that are compelling. What other marquee matchups are there to look forward to?
July 22nd, 2011 at 2:44 pm
Scoop, Are you referring to Barton or Jr at BOD? I’ve watched Barton for the last 3 yrs and he’s the real deal…a 3 year varsity starter at DLS, that’s real…
July 22nd, 2011 at 2:48 pm
Prep,
Up in Sac you will have two “old and classic” programs..Poly and Grant…North and South bragging rights for 2 big publics…
July 22nd, 2011 at 3:55 pm
No doubt that is a huge game S1. Not a Bay Area game, but one of the top games in the state this year for sure. I’m looking for some more Northern dominance, continuing on last year’s state bowl games.
Too bad the DLS-Aquinas game is on the road, as that should be a doozy. Do you DLS fans & alum fly out for those out of state contests? I don’t know the level of fanaticism that the DLS supporters have, but I’m sure it is a must see for many Green backers. Will that one be on local TV out here?
July 22nd, 2011 at 4:34 pm
Prep,
Yes, I’ll be flying out to FL for this. I went to NJ two years ago got soaked as we got our a*&^& handed to us by DBP. That was a long flight back. I hope we fare better in Florida. ESPN is carrying the Aquinas DLS live.
July 22nd, 2011 at 5:05 pm
ESPN? Sweet! Have a great trip. Good luck to the Spartans, and I’m sure they’ll represent NorCal well in the sunshine state. After that rugged preseason, there is no time to heal before you have to prepare for Livermore and Demariay Drew.
July 22nd, 2011 at 5:30 pm
Does anywhere comprehensibly list televised and on-line streaming East Bay games (or even NCS/OAL games)? Live out of state and would love to watch some of them.
July 22nd, 2011 at 9:12 pm
@s1lverngreen,
Pitt does play Granite Bay on Sept 30. They spanked Pitt last year. If Pitt can somehow beat Granite Bay (a big if), then they might have something special this year. Based on the passing leagues, most are assuming Pitt’s success will be due to the arm of Malik Watson. But based on the feed back from those who watched their most recent camp against Marin Catholic, its the running game that was impressive. Both Feau Vunipolo and Mister Cotton are very good backs. Vunipola is the hard running, difficult to bring down bruising back. Cotton is also tough to bring down but with break away speed. He had a few longs runs for TDs in the Marin Catholic camp this week. IF he gets into the secondary, he’s gone.
July 22nd, 2011 at 9:54 pm
Grunt,
You know, i looked at GB’s schedule and I did not see it listed. I would certainly place that in one of the top 10 big games in the Bay Area this year. Is MMC cleared to play? One of the posters mentioned a “rumor” that DLS was making it difficult for him to play
July 22nd, 2011 at 10:16 pm
s1lvergreen, I am referring to Hardy Nickerson Jr
July 22nd, 2011 at 11:10 pm
Got it…I’ll see him for the first time tomorrow at the BOD 7-7 tourney…
July 23rd, 2011 at 8:20 am
@S1lverngreen,
Pitt Football has all sorts of fundraisers, one being a card with discounts from local businesses in the community. On that card, the schedule is listed. Looks like its a lock.
Latest rumor from some very cynical Pitt fans (also close friends) is that DLS did in fact release him but he needed summer school to be eligible, which he completed yesterday. I don’t know what issues he had at DLS, but he is fitting in at Pitt. The coaches treat him just like the others, meaning MMC is getting his ass chewed out everyday. RB coach rides him very hard. No special treatment for MMC.
July 23rd, 2011 at 1:47 pm
@ BOD tourney, Mac canceled last minute…Cardinal Newman, BOD & DLS undefeated so far…
July 23rd, 2011 at 2:29 pm
Who else is in it??
July 23rd, 2011 at 2:59 pm
Championship round starting..DLS vs Newman opposite side Alhambra vs Kennedy Fremont …bod lost to newman
July 23rd, 2011 at 3:06 pm
Correction Cardinal lost to BOD
July 23rd, 2011 at 3:18 pm
Kennedy vs Dublin, bod vs Dublin
DLS beats CN
July 25th, 2011 at 9:25 am
How did Cardinal Newman & BOD look at the tourney? I assume DLS won it. They usually play a step faster then most teams at these tourney’s. MAC faked no surprise they don’t blog they don’t have a team. What teams participated?
July 25th, 2011 at 1:32 pm
Hey Perkins,
Not sure who won the overall tourney. DLS played all of the teams there, but bailed before the championship game. I was a very long day and from what I heard Lad did not want to stick around until 6. Not sure what team won the throphy. DLS beat all of the teams with BOD being the most competitive. CN looked good, appeared quck and disciplined. SM Berkeley was there, physically they looked small, no offense intended, however, at one point one parent asked me if it was their JV squad. Dublin also looked strong, their QB threw a nice ball. Alhambra and Kennedy Fremont were also at the tourney. Both of these teams struggled against DLS and BOD. Got to say, I am pretty much done with 7-7, ready for some real football!
July 25th, 2011 at 1:36 pm
I understand that DLS participated in the round robin part of play and won all their games and then left.
July 25th, 2011 at 3:38 pm
DLS and Cardinal Newman left before the championship round leaving only four teams – Alhambra, Kennedy-Fremont, Dublin and BOD.
Alhambra beat BOD, Kennedy beat Dublin.
Alhambra beat Kennedy to win the tournament.
July 25th, 2011 at 3:41 pm
Hey all good to see everyone coming in. I have been traveling for work so it has been hard to get out and look at MV but my understanding is they need some work. They lost Dalis Bruce to Don Bosco down in LA and several other players quit. Jeff is a great QB but last year he had McGovern and don’t forget Sullas carried a big amount of the load as well they ran the ball more last year than in years past. Jeff is athletic and I am proud of him committing to a great program like Oregon but I am hesitant to say they are going to be really good this year I need to see more of them before I can provide a real analysis.
July 25th, 2011 at 6:26 pm
MV will be solid. A talented core of seniors. Lockie throwing to Johnson, Ertz and Scritchfield. Briz at LB
Neil and Wexler anchoring the lines. 4 of them (with Lockie) are in their third yr of Varsity. They will miss Bruce but they will be good.
July 25th, 2011 at 7:36 pm
MV alum, about time! I was wondering where you went. Gades is back, chaltalk is MIA still, Yo Mama makes an appearance here and there and riles everyone up. Perkin, Mandown, Chs, Killer and yours truly are still here. Apologies if I missed any of the regulars from LY. What’s the scoop with your Alma mater? Most of the EBAL followers have all been speculating on your team and the consensus is that it could be a “down” year for your boys, yes?
July 25th, 2011 at 7:53 pm
Was reading a CAL article, Hardy Nickerson Jr. (BOD) gives his verbal comitt to the Bears over the weekend. Not too surprising ; but, congrats to young Nickerson Jr.
July 25th, 2011 at 8:00 pm
Eagle12, I saw him this weekend at BOD, he is a good sized kid with good speed. I think Cal is going to be stacked in the LB department for the next few years, Wilkerson, Barton and JR all local boys that have the potential to be studs at the college level.
July 25th, 2011 at 8:54 pm
Silver like I said I haven’t had a chance to see them myself but I am a little worried from what I have heard thru the grapevine. They still have Lockie, Ertz, Stichfield, Troy Johnson (who can run and deeck like no other but his hands are suspect, he needs to take over for McGovern), then with Bruce leaving they will have to use Chang at running back and from what I saw of him last year he is no Sullas. Also they lost Mitch Wenig (neck injury) for good plus Their line lacks what alot of you have been talking about Toughness, you can’t say that about last couple of years teams they had some real tough kids (Turner, McGovern, Sullas, Wilkerson, Sherwood just to name a few). I hate to be pessimistic but tuis could be the year that MV loses which will hurt.
July 25th, 2011 at 10:26 pm
MV Alum, I know the past few years the underclass teams have struggled as well. I don’t want to say that people saw this coming but I think it certainly looked like it was going to happen at some point. Its been some up years for SRV on those levels and down for MV. I’m sure it will balance out. And who knows, maybe MV will just surprise everybody. But losing Bruce hurts no way around that. Maybe the team will use the underdog role to its advantage.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:10 am
R10 yeah I am kinda of preparing for the worse and if they come out and surprise I will be Happy.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:53 am
MV Alum, that’s a very honest assessment. Most people wouldn’t be that truthful about their favorite team. Except for DLS, everyone has to lose sometime. I grew up watching some really good San Leandro, Skyline, Pitt, Foothill and AV squads. Those schools aren’t what they used to be either…
July 26th, 2011 at 12:22 pm
Still feel MV will be better than expected. Not known names yet but they are hungry. With 4 three year Varsity players they know what it takes. They played with Nottingham, Wilkerson, La Barbera, McGovern etc.
July 26th, 2011 at 1:40 pm
I feel they have some very good skill players on the outside but the backfield is not what it was and I just don’t know about their line. Losing Welter, Dryer, Mustion, and Selbach all 2 and 3 yr starters is tough so I am wondering if Bergman is going to do a Foothill and try and change up the offense a bit to help Jeff. I hope they come thru, again I haven’t had a chance to see much of them so I am taking alot of this from conversations I have had with people.
July 26th, 2011 at 2:06 pm
Double days for most schools can start on the 15th scrimmages something like the 26th. Its coming sooner then you know.
July 27th, 2011 at 5:29 am
@MV Alum right on with what you see at MV. It will be a tough year for Lockie losing so many seniors great players and now Bruce, and MV does not have a line to protect Lockie. I think the one to watch this year is Ertz. Johnson can’t hang onto to the ball and Scritchfield is yet to see the field.
July 27th, 2011 at 10:33 am
I seen film of Michael Barton and im really impressed on Punt return DLS put him as the CB, the person that covers the gunner(who lines up as a WR) to run down the field on punts. Never seen a LB have that job. its usually WR or actual CB that does that. Which tells you this kid is fast and could play any position on the field (except DL) because of his speed. Definatley one of the best linebackers in NCS
July 27th, 2011 at 7:39 pm
I read that Barton, Houston and Nickerson Jr. have committed to play in the Semper Fi All American game on January 3rd in Phoenix, CBS will carry the game live…pretty cool stuff.
July 28th, 2011 at 9:00 am
Did anyone know that ODowd LB Hardy Nickerson Jr. is committed to CAL?
July 28th, 2011 at 11:45 am
@ ManDown….He comitted last weekend.. I posted in #123 about it.
July 28th, 2011 at 10:25 pm
Congratulations to two former BVAL players Diondre Borel (Freedom) and Tawian Jones (Deer Valley).. Borel Signed with the Green Bay Packers and Jones with the Raiders.. Today is a good day for the BVAL. If this doesnt make the news on high school then i dont know what would.
July 29th, 2011 at 11:11 am
Troy Johnson will be the difference maker at MV this year. He might drop a ball every now & then, but his playmaking skills way over ride that. Great speed & superior route running make impossible to defend. He started varsity as a 135lb sophomore and has played along side McGovern & Turner for 2 years, so he also brings alot of experience. I also heard through the grapevine he will see time in the backfield. He will make Lockies job alot easier. As others have said losing Bruce hurts on both offense & defense.
July 29th, 2011 at 11:43 am
Also as someone commented “with all the D1 players MV sends out each year why are’nt they competing for the championship more often”? It comes down to the linemen .MV will always have great skill players, but their line will be suspect. It starts with the Blackhawk parents who in T-birds don’t little Johnny playing the line because he is a QB or a RB. He needs to be the star. Mommy and daddy don’t want him doing the grunt work. And that works its way all the way to high school. They just had a kid quit this year who was playing center but wanted to be a running back instead.
July 29th, 2011 at 1:48 pm
B&R I am obviously an MV fan and I will agree that Troy can be a special player but his hands over the last 2 yrs have been extremely suspect he needs to work on this to get to the next level which I believe he can play at. As for the line i think they have had some really good lineman over the last 4-5 yrs, this yr thou just don’t know. As far as T-bird ball they always have good teams and I think every parent has that aspersions to have their kid be a star on the team it is up to the coaches to let the kid know were he needs to play.
July 29th, 2011 at 6:27 pm
@Blackandred…… MV has had very good lines but this year is questionable. My problem with Johnson is he is NOT consistent. Dropping a ball every now and then has to be NEVER when you’re facing big guys like DLS, CAL, SRV and others.
July 29th, 2011 at 8:23 pm
Agreed ABF and I think you will see a different player in the fact he wont be pressing so much. I talked to his dad last year and he said Troy told him that they will throw one ball his way early in the game if he catches it they will come back to him, if he does’nt they won’t. That puts alot of uneeded pressure on the kid. I think this year will be like freshman ball where he does not feel that pressure. I dont remember him dropping one ball as a freshman. He had 12 catches against DLS alone in their only loss that season. We will see.I still say Lockie looks for him early & often.
July 29th, 2011 at 10:25 pm
@B&R….That is too funny. Nothing like Coach Daddy to turn a team’s season upside down trying to live out their Uncle Rico dreams through the son. Ha! Same old story….
July 29th, 2011 at 11:13 pm
Congrats to former OAL standout Seth Smith from Oakland Tech High and New Mexico State, he signed on with the 49ers on Tuesday and is currently in camp doing well. Great to see another inner city kid get an opportunity at the next level. I am sure he will do a great job.
July 30th, 2011 at 5:49 am
Not sure what your getting at oh boy, but that kids dad is probably his harshest critic.Not one to make excuses. Just something that came up in conversation between dads.The season will tell the story. I think MV does better than expected,but some young guys will have to step up for sure.
July 30th, 2011 at 6:18 am
oh boy, you must be refering to post 139. I get it. And yes this something played out everywhere. But I think it is worse in a place like Danville/Blackhawk.
July 30th, 2011 at 3:04 pm
MV does lose a lot to graduation this is clear, but they have been in a similar situation before and succeeded just like any other year. In 09 they only returned two top players Wilkerson and Nottingham and went 9-4. Although this year the only big name they return is Lockie I don’t see it being a down year. With Monte Vista’s offense the most important position is QB and if their best player is their QB then they will be fine. This team is not young but it is inexperienced. A lot of the new faces will be seniors that had to sit on the bench behind last year’s team. The names have already been mentioned Neil, Wexlar, Ertz, Johnson, Briz, Scritchfeild, Melin, Stanton, Lim, Turner, Turcott, and Chang. Monte Vista with a good QB does not have down years because of their offense. Now if you want to say it is a down year because they wont play DLS as close then yes you can say they lack the toughness needed to do that. The one overlooked aspect of this team is they may have a bigger then usual line for MV.
July 31st, 2011 at 6:25 am
Hey blackandred…… Im sure you are one of those parents who is the first to volunteer when coachy poo needs to ask the PARENTS for money. Why are you the first to volunteer??? Well, as you know blackandred the PARENTS in Danville/Blackhawk ALWAYS give money to coachy poo when he needs it so it make YOU look good like you worked really really hard to get money from the parents…. LOL
Sounds like YOU don’t like the grunt work but rather speak badly about the good people of Danville/Blackhawk who are yes VERY involved in their children’s sports…. SO WHAT