- East Bay Prep Corner
East Bay Football Poll — 9/19
By Jimmy Durkin
Monday, September 19th, 2011 at 5:00 pm in East Bay Football, East Bay Poll.
Here’s our poll that will run in Wednesday’s paper.
| Team | Record | Points | Last week |
| 1. De La Salle (7) | 2-0 | 105 | 1 |
| 2. Pittsburg | 3-0 | 97 | 2 |
| 3. California | 3-0 | 91 | 3 |
| 4. James Logan | 3-0 | 83 | 4 |
| 5. San Ramon Valley | 1-1 | 75 | 5 |
| 6. Encinal | 1-1 | 74 | 6 |
| 7. Freedom | 3-0 | 63 | 7 |
| 8. Las Lomas | 3-0 | 51 | 9 |
| 9. Miramonte | 3-0 | 48 | 10 |
| 10. Monte Vista | 1-2 | 41 | 8 |
| 11. Heritage | 2-1 | 36 | 11 |
| 12. Granada | 2-1 | 28 | 14 |
| 13. Salesian | 3-0 | 24 | 13 |
| 14. Campolindo | 3-0 | 10 | NR |
| t15. Deer Valley | 1-2 | 4 | 15 |
| t15. Livermore | 3-0 | 4 | NR |
Also receiving votes: Amador Valley (2-1, 3 points), Foothill (1-2, 2), San Leandro (1-2, 1. The East Bay Prep Football Poll is voted on by the prep sports staff of Bay Area News Group-East Bay.
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September 19th, 2011 at 5:04 pm
This is interesting to note at the bottom of the poll. I assume it applies to football as well.
“The East Bay Prep Boys Basketball Poll is voted on by the prep sports staff of Bay Area News Group-East Bay.”
September 19th, 2011 at 5:11 pm
Not a whole lot of movement from last week. MV dropped a couple of spots, but remains in the top 10. Deer Valley, Foothill and Encinal all looked pretty strong in close losses and didn’t lose any ground. Campo and Livermore creep into the top 15 now with 3-0 records. Can the Cowboys remain there now with the EBAL season approaching? Pinole and SL dropped with bad losses.
September 19th, 2011 at 6:24 pm
Don’t think the poll is quite right yet particularly in relation to EBAL teams, but should sort itself out in the last few non-league games as well as the fact that EBAL play starts in two weeks. Think Granada is overrated right now even though their record is better than AV and Foothill. Their schedule has been pretty easy.
Las Lomas same deal. Opponents are a combined 2-7 although the CP win is decent but not good enough to put them at 8.
Still early though and all that matters is at the end of the year. Excited for the STA game and then the always fun EBAL league play.
September 19th, 2011 at 8:36 pm
Renegades10- what do you mean that things arent quite right in the EBAL relations? I dont understand that.. Do you mean that EBAL teams should be ranked higher? Like foothill and amador?.. They at least lost to one team thats ranked higher then them.. /maybe im not understanding you.
September 19th, 2011 at 8:45 pm
Yes I’m saying that I think Granada is likely the worst team in the EBAL.
September 19th, 2011 at 10:24 pm
Bye, bye Pinole … Poor defense and turnovers are killing them. I like the fact that they’re trying to develop a passing attack, which they should have done last year with the leads they had. (might have got them into the D2 finals). Instead this season they try passing with no lead and then turn the ball over putting way to much pressure on their defense to keep them in the game. They’ll bounce back vs a weak ACCAL but won’t go far in the playoffs
September 19th, 2011 at 10:32 pm
Anyway Heritage handles Logan?
September 19th, 2011 at 10:37 pm
I’ve seen Granada twice and they can put points up on anyone….Defense is weak.
September 19th, 2011 at 11:07 pm
Anyone? DLS does play in their league. Let’s see how many they get against Monte Vista next week. They will have to outscore MV as neither team has been noted for their defensive prowess, so it should be a fair fight. I don’t see them scoring more than 28 and that won’t get it done vs. MV.
September 20th, 2011 at 7:56 am
Couple of points to digest about this week’s Poll and other items:
1. San Ramon, Encinal, Freedom, Miramonte and Livermore are ALL better than James Logan.
2. A shout out to BVAL fan and your query: Logan travels to Heritage this week and it is under the basking warmth of the Brentwood evening amongst the orchards that LOGAN will tumble from the ranks of the unbeaten. The Heritage Patriots got their — whupped by an Elite Windsor team, but Logan would have suffered the same fate at the crushing hands of Windsor too. Therein lies the rub betwixt the two teams now – Heritage has hand a chance to suffer in public, make ammends, fix things and work on their shortcomings to improve as a team. Logan has not. Coach Haagennnnnnnnnnsson of Heritage is an outstanding coach with a proven track record of long term success.
The Logan Colts are a good team, and next year as I’ve been saying all along, they will be even better. Unfortunately next year comes too late for them to pull out the win vs. Heritage this time around.
Heritage 30 vs. Logan 21
3. I am having lunch today with a couple of footall friends and we will be deciding which game to watch next weekend: DLS at Livermore, Amador at San Ramon, Foothill at Cal, or Granite Bay at Pitt? All of these games present solid points to be selected…
September 20th, 2011 at 8:32 am
@ killer d, I like the rah rah spirit for heritage but logan has been talking about heritage all year.is heritage better than last year? if not than your prediction seems to be from the heart not the #’s.Logan did lose to a good heritage team last year but all the kids who went through that are back this year and after seeing them grow up in hostile territory @ foothill not only the players but the refs appeared to have it in for logan,hypothetically there where 10 flags 9 to logan and 1 to foothill? logan is better coached than that.Also logans defense is seriously laying the wood heritage better scew their helmets on tight. good luck with your picks see u next week.
September 20th, 2011 at 9:04 am
1.De La Salle- They are in trouble this week traveling to flordia to face a power house school.
2.Pittsburg- When will they put the pressure on DLS to win D1?
3.California- Tough teams as usual
4.James Logan- A bit over rated IMO. Encinal is better but you can’t discard 3-0.
5.Encinal- Should have beat Serra would be ranked 4 if so. But they look very good this year.
6.San Ramon Valley- The next best team.
7.Las Lomas- They look very good so far.
8.Freedom- Not convinced yet on this team.
9.Heritage- They could win this week and jump freedom
10.Monte Vista- May drop further down this poll
11.Miramonte- Over rated. Stop the QB and you will win
12.Campolindo- I like what I see so far with this team but they are due for a let down when they get to league play. Stephans is the real deal.
13.Granada- They look okay to me.
14.Deer Valley- I don’t know what to think of this team
15.Salesian- Very good offense but they need to prove somthing and start playing tougher teams.
September 20th, 2011 at 10:12 am
Granada put points up on anyone? Why do you think that? They have put up points in non-league against OK to bad opponents. Skyline and American would easily be the worst teams in the EBAL. Heritage gave up 38 the week after Granada put 34 on them. They just haven’t played a good defense yet, although MV’s won’t be much better than what they’ve seen.
September 20th, 2011 at 10:19 am
Prepfan…with all do respect…i’m afraid that DLS will walk all over Monte vista…DLS’s defense will hold them down while the offense rolls up the score. But I hope you are right…
September 20th, 2011 at 10:30 am
George, I was referencing BVAL fan’s post #8 where he said Granada could put points up on anyone. I fully expect DLS to walk all over MV as you do, but I don’t think Granada will score a lot of points against either of those teams, or Cal or SRV or Foothill…
September 20th, 2011 at 1:23 pm
Pinole Valley–Tough preseason. Look at who they play in league. Playoffs??? They got it in them.
Berkeley–Unrealistic preseason. Swinging for the fences on a strike-out is still a stike-out. Good luck against Pitt.
El Cerrito–Should coulda woulda liked to beat Campo, but they kept them from scoring 3 times. Any team that can stop that offense deserves to win.
Hercules–Emery??? Wow. Congrats. Emery and De Anza would be a good match-up and fair for both programs. 70+ points on a team that scores one TD is bush-league.
Alameda–Encinal is tough, but will give them the look they need if they stand a chance in league.
De Anza–Can you beat Richmond? Inquiring minds would like to know.
Richmond–Brand new in too many ways. It’s time to get broken in, form-fitting, and ready to play. This is a big-boy’s game. Good luck the rest of season.
September 20th, 2011 at 1:38 pm
Prepfan…..I agree…Granada played some good football so far…but when league play takes place things will be different…BVAL is a different world. Granada will have to play flawless football and it won’t be easy as each team beats up on each other and Granada could ver well be the whipping boy this season…
September 20th, 2011 at 4:36 pm
Granada looks good so far. With Jeremy Mata at quarterback they can utilize the passing game even from a wing t offense. They have got Kevin Kutchera and Tyler Amick a’s their top two receivers. Running game is still good without George Atkinson because there spreading out there offense. Matt Richards is only a junior and Kyle farnady and Jake Kearney are good. Defense isn’t as good as last year but they have more talent than last year.
September 20th, 2011 at 4:38 pm
Livermore has an ok offense but I think they are overrated. They dont have a good quarterback and once they get to league play there out of luck. Foothill has to small of players which hurts them a lot.
September 20th, 2011 at 5:04 pm
Heritage will lose to James Logan. But it will be a close game
September 20th, 2011 at 5:35 pm
Heard Rumors that Granite Bay vs Pittsburg, and Freedom vs Pittsburg game will be televised by Comcast.. but there has been no confirmation of that yet
September 20th, 2011 at 8:39 pm
Whatever happens in Florida has no bearing in Norcal.
This has happened before with Lakeland and Don Bosco and De La still went to state. If they play close or win it will cement their post season chances. Don’t get me wrong, Cal and SRVHS will be in the EBAL hunt, along with Pitt in the playoffs, but if ya learn onw thang about the Spartans, they get a lot stronger in the playoffs and like the Blues Bros, are on a mission from God.
September 20th, 2011 at 9:51 pm
I heard a rumor that the ACCAL might go through a realignment … Anyone know anything about this? I’d love to see Salesian join the league and have Encinal come back. Richmond and De Anza have got to go!
September 20th, 2011 at 10:11 pm
Spartan83,
It’s been reported a ton of times on here that the NCS is realigning next year (it meets to discuss realignment every four years). Basically, this is the last year of the ACCAL and the BSAL. Both will be blown up, along with the HAAL, and two new leagues will be formed. I’m not yet sure what they will be named. I assume the HAAL will maintain its name, but not sure about what the new league that is essentially a merger of the ACCAL and BSAL will be called.
Basically, Alameda, Encinal, Berkeley and Piedmont are joining the eight teams currently in the HAAL. (Moreau, which is the in the HAAL for all sports other than football, will join the MVAL). The rest of the ACCAL and BSAL will all come together for another 12-team league. Both of those 12 teams league will be split into two divisions.
So it’s no rumor you’re hearing, it’s true.
Here’s a look ahead I did back in August.
http://www.ibabuzz.com/prepcorner/2011/08/15/30q-2-kickoff-no-14-looking-ahead-to-realignment/
Here’s a story written when the proposal was first discussed.
http://www.ibabuzz.com/prepcorner/2011/02/28/ncs-realignment-cv-back-to-bay-shore/
September 20th, 2011 at 10:58 pm
Accal n bsal combination will be the worst league besides bfl.
September 21st, 2011 at 6:01 am
Mandown, I have seen Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale) play twice this year. They are a good team and have a big line. They are slow and walk to the huddle. DLS will surprise them with the way they get-off the ball and with speed and skill on the line. They also have a new head coach. DLS coaching is superior and I think they will win a close one similiar to the Bellarmine game. I will be there and hope to see a DLS win. ESPN has them at # 2 & #3 in their top 50 and will also televise this game.
September 21st, 2011 at 8:30 am
Superleague?
September 21st, 2011 at 9:13 am
Predictions- pitt 35 berkeley 0 encinal 28 alameda 6 dublin 27 moreau 14 heritage 31 logan 28 campo 31 st.pats 14 el cerrito 26 newark 18
September 21st, 2011 at 9:20 am
I have a very busy next several days but I’d like to pick another two games this week to breakdown.
I picked for this week already:
Ukiah over Willits
STA over DLS
Heritage over Logan
Any two key games that people want me to breakdown?
September 21st, 2011 at 11:13 am
Pitt vs Berkeley- This will be a blowout. Berkeley doesnt have a chance in this game and Pitt looks good so far.
Pitt wins 35-13
Logan vs Heritage- This is one of the best games of the week. Logans is good but I think Heritage will give them issues. Logans makes it hard on Heritage but I think Heritage will pull off the upset
Heritage wins 28-24
Las Lomas vs Northgate- Northgate will have problems truing to defend the Knights but I think they put a good fight in early but Las Lomas pulls away in the third
Las Lomas wins 35-14
Campo vs SPSV- Campo looks good and SPSV is down this year. Stephans has a great game as Campo takes the win
Campo wins 42-14
JFK-Rich vs Salesian- The Pride will kill the Eagles but I think they sho heart and toughness in this game
Salesian wins 42-21
Alameda vs Encinal- Alameda doesnt stand a chance in this game. the Jets are pissed off from last weeks loss to Serra and take it out on the Hornets
Encinal wins 45-14
DLS vs St. Thomas Aquinas- DLS will struggle early from the athletism of STA but I think there line play and heart will pull out a victory against Flordias best.
DLS wins 35-28
September 21st, 2011 at 12:02 pm
DLS 23 STA 15 rain and thunder storms at game time.
DLS will have advantage but will keep score low.
September 21st, 2011 at 12:05 pm
ManDown- Just because your not convinced with Freedom doesn’t mean you rank them lower.. That means look the team up to better your understanding of that team. Your rankings are a joke. Just because you don’t know who they play or who they have on their team doesn’t mean you rank them lower… Just because they lost by one point last week doesn’t mean they are terrible… Merril West goes to their section’s playoffs every year.
Freedom has a really good running back that in definatley in contention of first team. Had almost 300 yards rushing last week. HOW CAN YOU NOT BE CONVINCED WITH THAT!
They played one of the top ten teams of the San-Quanin section leading 27-0 at half time. Gave them a big goose egg. Still not convinced?
How is Las Lomas ranked higher then Freedom? Las Lomas looked terrible at their own scrimmage, they were the worst team there. Not to mention Freedom was in that scrimmage too… CP isnt very good this year and they barely beat CP by 7. Still not convinced?
You can mark my words that Freedom will put up way more points on CP. Because CP has a terrible pass defense coverage. Ive seen them play this year (CP) and Freedom has more athletes that CP… CP wont be able to handle them because they themselves are short on athletes…
Las lomas shouldnt be ranked higher then Freedom
September 21st, 2011 at 12:32 pm
Livermore is flying below the radar which is how they like it. I agree Granada is getting way to much credit so far this year. They were a much better team last year talent wise and almost lost to Livermore 35-34. This year Livermore stars are all Seniors with much improved offense and defense. Final EBAL standings:
DLS 10-0
CAL 9-1
SRV 7-3
Amador 6-4
Livermore 6-4
Granada 4-6
MV 3-7
Foothill 1-9
September 21st, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Oal wats goin on? Lookn like another year were da silver bowl will b meaningless!
September 21st, 2011 at 1:39 pm
KillerD-
What you think of CSD and MSJ? Did you catch that game? Anyone?
September 21st, 2011 at 5:36 pm
First of all, Granada is a lot better than last year talent wise… they lost the atkinson bros and horn but have tons of talent that returned. There line this year has been solid and there defense is picking up a lot. I wouldn’t be suprised to see most of their games winning or losing by a point. Livermore is definately overrated. Drew and Texaria are really all they have. They have no pass game at all and you need that in the EBAL. MV is going all down hill. Look to see Cal lose a few EBAl games as well and Amador not looking to strong.
Predictions:
DlS
SRV
Cal
Granada
Livermore
Monte Vista
Amador
Foothill
September 21st, 2011 at 7:41 pm
To add from post 32… if you have read the article they recently posted about Freedom… They have had problems scheduling D1 schools. because “Conflict with dates with other teams”.. This answers your question why they dont play many D1 teams.. and that might be a nice way of saying “We dont want to play your team because we will get our butts kicked by you” That might what some teams are thinking.. you never know
September 21st, 2011 at 8:10 pm
Logan wins big over heritage.
September 21st, 2011 at 8:23 pm
#37…BVAL Expert…I think you are right…If there is a chance their team will loose…they will keep their distance…Look what happened to Vacaville when they took on MC….Vacaville should have won that game with the personal they have…but MC had other plans…
September 21st, 2011 at 8:32 pm
Seems like all that Kennedy talk has stopped. I mean 52-3 should shut up all of their coaches and players. I mean an 0-3 start could not have been a part of their master plan could it? The running clock should have given them that dose of reality they needed.
Now correct me if I’m wrong but, when you turn around a program aren’t you suppose to do better than the previous team?
September 21st, 2011 at 9:20 pm
Coack K I think Heritage will surprise you…They had a bad game against Windsor but Windsor won’t lose a game this year. Not many teams will even score on them. Heritage isn’t the running team they were in the past, but Anthony Carter is a good QB. He can run and throw which is something Heritage has never had before. They might not win the BVAL but they will play with everyone.
September 21st, 2011 at 10:49 pm
I was way off with Kennedy and I’ll admit I was wrong. Kennedy will finish in the bottom three in the MVAL this year
September 21st, 2011 at 11:23 pm
Thanks George, Sorry for sounding so bad but i want to give every BVAL justice that they deserve… Las Lomas does have capabilities of going far no doubt.. They can be a ranked team but thats to high… I apologize but you have to give a valid reason why you think a team is going to be placed their.. you cant just say “Just because”.. Thats what Mandown basically said.
September 21st, 2011 at 11:37 pm
bval expert
what do u think about freedom, they have a strong junior class n my oppinion, i remember when they all played freshman together, that wr #5 the tall kid from last season is a player
September 22nd, 2011 at 10:43 am
Well actually kennedy is full of sophmores with great talent and they havent quite gelled together…Kennedy will get it together and will finish top 3 in the mval.
September 22nd, 2011 at 11:42 am
Finishing 3rd n da mval aint sayn much since its basically a 1 team league.
September 22nd, 2011 at 11:47 am
WHy all this talk about JFK Fremont? Pre-Season hype this that, they’re 0-3. Prove it on the field stop talking about it.
September 22nd, 2011 at 12:01 pm
Pirate Football- The guys name is Darrell Daniels.. He is a great player.. still plays for them on varsity… He came off slow dropping passes in the last two recent games in the first quarter.. But he came along catching all the other ones after the quarter. So yea hes basically Freedoms go to guy… Him and Rodriquez.. Rodriquez is not as athletic but he’s smart and knows how to get open… it can be a hand full
September 22nd, 2011 at 12:05 pm
The same guy that is claiming that JFK is any good must be the same one who gave Concord a vote in the poll last week.
September 22nd, 2011 at 12:06 pm
JFK-Fremont is weak! All that talk and hype on a team that has never been very good. Show and prove JFK before you come on here saying what you are going to do.
September 22nd, 2011 at 12:15 pm
#43….BVAL Expert….Las lomas although playing good football is still struggling…they are about to get a wake up call when league action begins…..they are too high on the top 15 but that will change soon along with Miramonte…Deer Valley should be about #8 instead of #15 after scaring Folsom’s pants off…..just my thought
September 22nd, 2011 at 12:27 pm
Heritage has a chance to move into the top 10 this week with a win over Logan. However, a loss would put them at 2-2 and they might slip down to about #15. This is an interesting matchup, as Heritage has given up over 30 points in 2 of their games, but Logan was held to just 13 points in their last 2 games. I think it will be a close game, but don’t know whether it will be 14-13 affair or one of those 45-44 games. This is really Logan’s last chance to show what they have against a good team, as they will not be challenged in MVAL play.
September 22nd, 2011 at 1:58 pm
logan scored 41 in week 2…not 13…foothill held them to 13…
but foothills d looks solid as they did the same to pitt.
i might be in the minority here..but i think logan wins this by 2 TD’s..heritage’s d has struggled way too much..
and i agree on kennedy talk…they might end up being solid, but talking before stepping on the field a terrible idea..and can’t use the sophomore excuse now just because u lost a few games…so its 2012 when they are going to be really good?
September 22nd, 2011 at 2:01 pm
KillerD’s last call of the week:
A game that NObody is talking about but should be a doozy:
DUBLIN at Moreau this Friday night-
Both teams are still searching for their identity, the Gaels of Dublin led by coach Wade are a good team but they are not a great team or they would have defeated Livermore, but they did not. Livermore handled them quite well and Dublin needs a good 3-4 years of “Wadening” from top to bottom until they are a force in the DFAL.
Moreau???????? Hmmm?????????
Campo beat them opening night, which I called but then the Mariners with coach Cotter at the helm steering the ship routed Branham – a bad team.
Moreau is tough at home but it will be a fast track on a warm night in Hayward, and every good coach in the east bay knows that Wade will have the Dublin team refocused after losing to the Cowboys.
Livermore gave Moreau the recipe for holding Dublin in Check on Offense, and Moreau’s defense is better than their offense.
Dublin’s legit win came against an average (at best) Benicia team in Dublin, so against both quality opponents Dublin averaged 18 points a game.
Moreau is at least as good as Benicia – probably better and the Mariner’s are playing at home.
Prediction:
MOREAU 21 vs. Dublin 17
September 22nd, 2011 at 2:02 pm
To Tony from above: Do you really think Foothill goes only 1 – 9 and MV goes 3- 7 on the year? that is crazy, right?
September 22nd, 2011 at 2:03 pm
hey fellas this poll is voted on by 7 people and some of the info they get is not by what the see and more by what they heard some teams may get a vote just off of tradition, it is what it is in which its the poll voters oppinion, plus its early, time will tell along with key injuries[hope very few] at some schools grades will b a factor for teams performance. just want to say give the pollsters a small break lol. not sure bout everyone else but im enjoying this season so far
bval expert
i think pitt will win the league again but freedom isnt going to b easy and if most of that freshamn group is still playing this season and next year for they senior year no serious injuries look out but i think they are still very talented now.
prep fan
actual i hate to say it but logan put up 41 on san leandro as well as arroyo, only foothill held them to 14, i say logan beat heritage
September 22nd, 2011 at 2:20 pm
I would just add to KillerD’s point above – Moreau had a bye last week so they have two weeks to prepare for Dublin.
September 22nd, 2011 at 2:37 pm
I think everyone is selling Foothill a bit short. They may not have a Jeff Lockie, a Zack Kline, or a “sexy” D-1 prospect but they are disciplined, fundamentally strong football team. Anyone that looks past Foothill is being foolish. Beating Foothill is no easy task and I would say they were a far tougher opponent that Monte Vista.
Based on the Pitt scrimmage, Logan is a quick and physical team on defense that gets overshadowed by their two marquis RBs. Heritage will need to play better than the previous week to stay competitive.
My pick is Logan by 17.
@ BVAL Expert,
Pitt/Freedom is going to be a war.
September 22nd, 2011 at 3:16 pm
great points! pitt grunt! post number 58!
September 22nd, 2011 at 3:46 pm
#55 KillerD, Based on what I have seen so far in non-league games for EBAL teams (which may not mean anything when league starts),the strenth/ranking of each apponent they played and the outcomes of the games you kinda get a sense of where the teams are headed. Both foothill and MV had battles against teams ranked near 600 in the state (Castro Valley and Navato. They should have dominated those games.
We know Foothill and MV lost some tallent/size and wont be the same as last year. We also know Granada and Livermore
wont finish at the bottom. SRV is better than last year and CAL is about the same. Amador will be the tricky team to pick how they do. We of course dont even bring DSL into this conversation. The team records may not reflect what i stated above at the end of the season, however i think the standings will.
September 22nd, 2011 at 4:15 pm
I stand corrected on the week #2 Logan score with San Leandro. I took that straight off of MaxPreps (which has Logan winning 13-8) without even giving it any second thought. Of course I now remember Logan running it up to 41 with a strong second half. I still think it might be a pretty close game with Heritage, but will go with Logan.
September 22nd, 2011 at 5:08 pm
There might be some people that are selling Foothill short, but certainly not everyone. Cal is certainly aware of how good of a coach Sweeney is, and how they held both #2 Pitt and #4 Logan to 14 points or less in close losses. Coach B has the Grizz preparing for a well coached tough Falcon squad next week.
September 22nd, 2011 at 7:47 pm
Tony and Prep Fan and others, those are some good points about possible EBAL standings after week Ten.
Lots of folks picking Logan to win on the road at Heritage. Sometimes it is fun to be the Underdog when picking.
Not a lot of people chiming in on my Dublin at Moreau game, I guess not much interest as I thought.
September 22nd, 2011 at 8:00 pm
Killer D……Dublin wins 27-13….The gaels shake off the loose to Livermore and take care of business…
September 22nd, 2011 at 8:44 pm
pitt grunt i agree with u. i also might have to check out that pitt freedom game.
September 22nd, 2011 at 8:57 pm
I think Dublin will surprise a lot of people. Achziger is a good QB with a great arm. They run a spread offense with good receivers and they move the ball. It may seem that I am a little biased for Livermore, probably because my son is a 2-way starter on the team.
September 22nd, 2011 at 10:53 pm
Yo Prp,
I respect your insight tremendously, besides the head coach, what do you like about f hill? I am with you, i believe, f hill could be the dark horse in the EBAL…i have not seen them this yr, however, i think coaching at the HS level makes a huge difference….
September 23rd, 2011 at 9:00 am
Go Hard tonight Jets!!!
Jet Pride
September 23rd, 2011 at 1:38 pm
watch the swarm!
September 23rd, 2011 at 9:55 pm
Tonight KillerD’s four picks so far:
STA over DLS – a winner yes
Ukiah over Willits very close in the 4th quarter now
Heritage over Logan – no idea?
Moreau over Dublin very close in 4th
Any results back Final?
September 23rd, 2011 at 9:59 pm
Logan beat Heritage 42-28. Gotta like Logan’s chances at 10-0 now and a top 3 playoff seed.
September 23rd, 2011 at 10:03 pm
Game’s not over yet, but boy, KillerD, how ’bout those upstart Wolverines of Willits vs. Ukiah?!
September 23rd, 2011 at 10:07 pm
Logan with a very nice win. Good job for them and now they are going to be tuff team all the way through 2011 and 2012.
Gotta love those Willits Wolverines if they hold on
September 23rd, 2011 at 10:09 pm
Dublin beats Moreau in OT.
Congrats to Wade and his boys, and Moreau is tuff.
Looks like KillerD’s best pick of the weekend was STA over DLS.
If Ukiah wins, then KillerD goes 2-2 this weekend, after 7-0 last weekend.
Watch out for CSD Fremont easy 7 win season, maybe 8 or 9 even.
September 23rd, 2011 at 10:13 pm
Huge loss by Pitt against Berkeley, massive upset
September 23rd, 2011 at 10:43 pm
It’s 55-40 now Ukiah, late in the game. Wow, to have witnessed that game!
September 23rd, 2011 at 10:51 pm
Logan and Heritage was a great game. Logan is the real deal but Heritage had a chance….came back and played well except for a couple of big plays.Play had to be stopped several times because of Logan injuries..3 concussions to Logan players! Heritage can hit!Heritage is still a year away from BVAL contention…real young… BVAL could be interesting with Pitt losing to a bad Berkeley team and Heritage, Deer Valley and Freedom all looking pretty good.
September 23rd, 2011 at 11:17 pm
This loss by Pitt is going to hurt. It has the potential to implode a season. Pitt sleep-walked to a 20-6 halftime lead. Then Berkeley woke up. For some reason Pitt could not run against Berkeley but they continued to try and pound it out without success. They finally let Malik Watson throw and he was on fire. Great game by him. For some reason, Pitt’s defense decided to not show up tonight. They were absolutely horrible.
But in spite of all of this, Pitt had a chance to win in regulation with a 22 yard field but they muffed the snap. They had another chance to win in over time with a PAT, and their kicker choked. Up until tonight, Pitt had not missed a PAT or a field goal.
Pitt is going to have to get their act together or they are going to get blown out by Granite Bay.
By the way, Berkeley was not that bad. They played that one good running back and he showed up to play.
This was a tough one to swallow. Congrats to Berkeley, you guys simply wanted it more.
September 24th, 2011 at 12:37 am
The battle for the BVAL will be between Freedom and DV… Still pitt wont be a easy win for league.. but losing to berkley is a huge ouch.. considering alot of players transferred out of that school. Because they didnt like the coaching staff. This is one of berkleys down years.. their roster is alot smaller compared to other years.. so thats how i look at things.. Its going to be interesting how the rankings will end up next week. Heritage and pitt would probably drop 2 spots.. if pitt doesnt drop at least one spot I would be surprised.. heritage is understandable because Logan is good this year..
It will come down to who can show up to play on that day.
September 24th, 2011 at 9:59 am
KillerD goes 2 – 2 on the weekend with Ukiah winning.
Moreau could have gone for the win but getting moved back on the tying TD prior to the PAT killedd them, and instead of getting a win maybe, they had to force OT at home vs. Dublin. They had momentum and it cost them, but that occurs.
Dublin offense did not do much, seems like Campo is a top flight DFAL team this year in their common opponent Moreau, Campo dominated much more than Dublin did.
DFAL will be tough with Campo and LL and Dublin. DV is ok but not as good as hoped.
BSAL is way, way down. Albany, St. Mary’s and St. Patricks and John Swett are absolutely terrible. Encinal, Moreau, JFK and Piedmont are the best teams there.
BVAL will be Freedom’s to lose. Freedom can beat Pitt, Pitt has serious issues after losing to Berkeley. Berkeley is awful with a couple of good players and they are easily diagnosed by a good opposing staff.
BFL: Salesian, Valley Christian, CSD are all very good this year and Berean Christian is good too.
September 24th, 2011 at 7:54 pm
@KillerD & @ BVAL Expert,
I don’t think the BVAL title is Freedom’s to lose. What this week has shown is that, with one or two exceptions (DLS & Cal), on any given night, anyone can beat anyone. Pitt had good wins against Foothill and Monte Vista but, I am guessing, was looking ahead to Granite Bay and got stung. Berkeley delivered a healthy does of reality. Knowing many of the kids on the team, I know Pitt will bounce back. I will admit my very Pitt bias in my analysis. Freedom has played what I humbly think is a less than impressive non-conference schedule compared to Pitt, Heritage, and Deer Valley. I thought Heritage would struggle but they have improved every week. Although they lost to Logan, they put up 28 points on a very good Logan defense. Deer Valley has found a stud RB and played Folsom tough, something no one thought would happen. Antioch is 4-0, soon to be 5-0 and playing with a great deal of confidence. Unfortunately, Liberty will be the whipping dog.
With the exception of Liberty, the BVAL is wide open. Conference play will be exciting.
September 24th, 2011 at 9:37 pm
AHAHAHA pitt grunt your kidding right? your joking? I know your pulling my leg.. I know your not meaning what your saying… Freedom played 2 good teams from the San Jauqin Section one of them being in the top ten and the other that makes it to the playoffs every year.. Im not going to waste my time and go into further details about their schedule. All I have to say is look up the history in each team and come back to me. Not going to waste my time explaining the toughness in their schedule. Just because they play teams out of the section doesn’t mean their schedule is “Less than impressive” or weak.. Alot of people say that on here and it doesnt look look good.. Already happened twice.
If thats the case then winning against foothill is not a big win, and winning against Monte Vista wasnt a big win..What constitutes a big win then if Franklin wasnt a big win? ahahahaha If thats the case then Granite Bay is the only tough team pitt has on their schedule.
Heritage improving? when they got their butts handed to by two good teams? I feel a little sarcasm in that statement. I never knew losing by more then 20 points was improving, or your defense giving up 30 plus points . I definitivley feel the sarcasm in that one
The only thing that i do agree is anyone can beat anyone.
September 24th, 2011 at 9:37 pm
pitt grunt, i completely agree with you on your analysis. bval this year will be exciting with the exception on liberty. antioch also has not had played a great non-conference schedule. deer valley will be tough with the rb they have who averages 200+ yds a game. heritage seems to get better each week with the young team they have. they gave logan a scare. the points does not justify the game. it was a lot of mistakes by heritage that cost them the game. again heritage put 28 pts on logan and was about to score until the fumble. pitt may have overlooked berkeley this week, but come next week, i’m sure they will be more than prepared. as for bval expert’s(freedom fan)opinion, tht is just it, an opinion. come league time, the bval is for grabs.
September 24th, 2011 at 10:25 pm
KillerD, What are your thoughts, assessment of Windsor this season. Do you think they’re finally for real this season after the fast starts,then fizzling late in the season, the last few seasons? I know that Healdsburg will definitely look forward to hosting them in month or so (10/21).
September 24th, 2011 at 10:32 pm
How is heritage improving? Respectively, thats just sugar coating their losses haha.. Please before you speak about freedom do some research before you speak of them. Your analysis are wrong about them. They have an explosive offense. They have a running back thats rushes more then 250 a game. But yet it seems people have something against them and dont even want to pay attention to that. Its whatever all I have to say is we will see what happens. I agree that things are unpredictable when it comes to league play.
September 24th, 2011 at 11:30 pm
Bval expert (heritage hater) u should ask freedom who they are most worried about in bval and u will know. Unlike u, I know the main players and their parents from freedom. Stop speculating. Look at who heritage lost to. Look at their stats. Even freedom knows that franklin was overhyped. If u knew the inside from freedom u would know this. You’e a fanboy that’s it. I think freedom is a good team and they have lots of potential, but to say bval is for them to lose is being quite biased. We’ll see when league starts. Don’t come up with all kinds of excuses if it doesn’t pan out your way.
September 25th, 2011 at 12:09 am
bval expert im wondering what kids have transfered out of b high, i have heard that they have kids with grade problems but havent heard bout transfers, i would like to know what kids ur talkin bout or are you going off hear say. i think pitt looked down on b high, but they have been playing hard all season, i seen them lose but played hard against san leandro, they have a very young team and young line at that, just got they best wr back and rb james coming back this game and sparked them with his hard running. think should have passed a lil more, they have a very strong arm qb in watson.it was a heck of a game and maybe they just have pitt number, maybe that young team is starting to jell. looks like everybody that wanted sims fired can back off a lil, it was a great win for b high and could get them rolling, they still have lots of talent there
i still think the bval runs through pitt they have won that league time after time and somebody got to knock them off 1st b4 u dethrone them, however they better b ready for freedom and dv, should b some good games.
warrior jacket
i told i think b high will b ok and they can still win league lol
September 25th, 2011 at 8:16 am
Responding to some questions from above and observations:
1. Freedom will win the BVAL. They will route College Park this weekend and move to 5 – 0. Then they will Host Pitt, after Pitt loses their 2nd game in a row to a very tough Granite Bay team. I like Pitt but they are a year away.
2. Under the Radar is Antioch 3 – 0. But KillerD has picked up the increasingly strong signal of the Panthers “blip, blip, BLIP!” and I hear them coming loud and clear. Antioch will go into their matchup
6-0 againt Freedom and they get to Host Freedom, equaling the biggest game in years to be played at Antioch. Barring major injuries to Falcon players, Freedom will emerge victorious, but it will be a nail biter.
3. DLS is in for the fight of their life against Livermore this week and Cowboy terror rb DD. Houston looked iffy Friday night, turnovers did not cost DLS the game. DLS was exposed somewhat by a much better team and slate of athletes. The Cowboys also run the Veer, Haubner is a great coach and knows how to screw up the reads for Houston this week. I will pick the winner of this game later in the week, and win or lose, DD will rush for over 200 yards vs. DLS.
4. Windsor: This team is ransacking each opponent and they will cruise to 10-0 easily. They will crush Healdsburg no problem this year. Windsor is letting everybody know they are an up and coming powerhouse.
September 25th, 2011 at 8:44 am
@Pirate Football,
I agree with most of your assessment regarding the Bekeley/Pitt game except Pitt did not look down on Berkeley, they looked passed them, ahead to Granite Bay. Still remember what Berkeley did to us last year. We were not the only ones to do this. Vacaville lost to a Marin Catholic team that on paper they should have won. They too were looking ahead to Granite Bay. The game changed when James stared to get rolling. He is a legit D-1 running back. I don’t see Berkeley losing in league play. You are also right in that Pitt should have let Watson throw more. He does have a cannon of an arm and on Friday he was laser accurate.
Man, you try to offer an opinion that is, I will admit, is bit Pitt-centric but is not filled invective and you get hate. Look, no one said Freedom is garbage or terrible or ever-rated, only that some of their non-league opponents are a bit suspect. Heritage has played a tough non-conference schedule that will prepare their young players for league play. Pitt is still Pitt and they have played a tough non-conference schedule. Entering league play with a 3-2 record, with wins over Foothill and Monte Vista does not mean they are are headed for the bottom of the BVAL. Foothill has played both Pitt and Logan tough. Monte Vista still has Lockie and there is a reason he is an Oregon commit. DV has a legit RB with a very good O-line. Confidence in high football is so important, and when you couple that with solid play, you become a team that can cause some damage. That s Antioch right now. And, KillerD, Antioch is not under the radar. All of the coaches in the BVAL are very aware of Antioch’s awakening.
September 25th, 2011 at 9:28 am
You know its a trip to read comments by people who do not know the real. The bval is tough this year and probably has more parody this year than any. Freedom, heritage, deer valley, and Pitt are solid teams despite the Pitt loss. Whether Pitt overlooked bhigh or not something has to be said for bhigh coming from a 20-6 halftime deficit. They could’ve tanked it at the half. Bhigh #’s are low due to grades, injury, and 3-4 kids waiting on ncs clearance. Combine that with a brutal preseason schedule and its the recipe for an (0-3) start. Their coach’s motto is anybody anytime anywhere. Seems like that schedule will prepare them to win league and peak at the right time. Last time I checked its not how you start its how u finish. Good luck bhigh!
The ebal has its usual suspects…de la and Cal but I think San Ramon is strong and foothill overlooked. Can’t overlook foothill holding 2 good teams to 14 points.
Logan is playing great ball right now and only adds to the talk of top seeds. Again…its not how you start but how u finish. Good luck to ALL the teams and their staffs!
So to all of you commenting negatively on kids (unacceptable) and coaches and their staffs…make sure you know the facts before you publicly berate people. 9 times out of 10 your a “gameday”coach who rode pine as a pplayer your damn self!
September 25th, 2011 at 10:14 am
I have been reading all of this and have a couple of observations regarding the BVAL. First Pitt is a very good team it was last year and is this year they have additions which make them better so are they the favorite to win the BVAL yes they were 0-5 last year and ran the table. Antioch is better but while they played good teams the teams from that section are not the same caliber as the teams from this section Antiochs first BVAL game will be the test. Heritage will not be as good as it was last year and just because they put up points you have to win and against Logan they didn’t. Liberty will be again the last of the league unless they pull an upset or two which in this league can happen.Last I want to touch on DV this team has gotten no respect from anybody they played Foothill of PC a perennial section power and lost but had a horrible game they came back and beat a washinton team which is better than their record SRV beat them in a close game. However how come nobody talks about DV and Folsom I was at that game and it was the if not one of the best HS games I ever saw there is nobody except maybe for DLS and yes i now that Grant beat them but look what they did to SRV yet vs. DV they win by only 3 in the last 2 minutes of the game and due to running out of time DV loses yet nobody talks about that at all. and they took college park 54-21??. yet no one says a word about DV their line on both sides is very good they have a sophmore QB and a RB who is averaging 220 yards and 3.5 TD’s a game behind that line. Think about it a state champ come to play a school and almost gets beat and there is almost not a word about it in the paper or on the HS sports show the times had more on Heritage beating independence than the DV folsom game. DV is and will be tough and yes I am biased with DV but these are facts and yes they have given up a lot of points but their a running team averaging 33 points a game so not very many people are stopping them and when their defense finally wakes up and their d-line is solid just rest of it has to wake up, they will be a force. Last I didnt touch on Freedom they are good this year they have up years and then down years Mixon is very good comes from a very athlete family father plaed pros and brother was a standout at a local school.
In the BVAL the top teams at this moment are Pitt Freedom and DV even being a DV supporter I give Pitt the edge they are the defending league champs and as it has been for every year all roads to the BVAL lead through Pitt and NOBODY CAN BEAT THEIR BAND I enjoy regardless of score watching their band they are so good but as I said the top three teams are Pitt Freedom and DV but in this league no one can be taken for granted as even Liberty could beat Pitt remeber 07 I think as its HS football and on any given Friday just wish a local school would follow this thinking on Owen Owen field LOL not hating DLS is the best in the north state and maybe the state. Yet we can always root for the underdog.
September 25th, 2011 at 10:15 am
HSfootball i dont hate heritage but.. to keep it on the real side they did not do very good.. Hey man dont get mad and say Franklin was over hyped just because your team lost. I will admit that those teams are good. But seriously what do you think about freedoms strength of schedule then? and I can careless who you know, that doesn’t mean anything. I have connections too.. Every team should be worried, because teams have good film on each team struggling. Franklin was not over hyped they came back to almost beat freedom. If talked to any parents that is wrong. Franklin is ranked very high in their section.
Pirate football- I heard alot of kids transferred because of their disliking of the coach. He didnt show up to the first team 2nd team award meetings.. when he had a linebacker that could easily would of made it last year on first team. If the coach doesnt show up to that meeting then no one from that team can be placed on those lists. So he didnt show up, which means he made alot of people angry. But it also can be other factors like you said. We notice a big drop in their roster to around 30 kids! we know something is going weird down their
September 25th, 2011 at 12:07 pm
@ Football Guy,
I will admit that I was hoping that DV would be down this season. But DV’s performance against Folsom and their dismantling of College Park, puts to rest any hope of DV being down. At this point, I think DV is a stronger team than last year. The reason I think both Heritage and DV are much improved is due to their non-conference schedule. Not hating on Freedom just not drinking anyone’s kool aid, including Pitt’s.
@ BVAL Expert,
Regarding Berkeley and whether kids transferred out or not, the only one that matters is the RB James. He stayed. That in it self, makes Berkeley a legit team. Keep in mind James was hurt in the 1st quarter against San Leandro and did not play till Pitt. Might explain the 0-3 start, but that 0-3 start forced the other players to step up. With James back and the others playing hard, Berkeley will be a tough team the rest of the season.
Speaking of transfers, Pittsburg has many kids who transfer out and end up at other schools in the area such as Freedom (Mayes, Shepard, Mixon, etc). Why do they transfer?? Pitt coaching staff is very hard and strict with the players. Those who are unwilling to commit get booted or leave. No one gets special treatment, not even the transfer from DLS.
September 25th, 2011 at 4:57 pm
Pitt Grunt- Good thats how it should be with the treatment. We dont know why they transferred (Freedom players)? Maybe it was because of economic reasons.. or maybe its because they like the program… or maybe because they had family in Oakley.. We wont know until we ask. Unless you pitt grunt know why they did. Maybe they realized that they aren’t going to play or start at Pittsburg. Someone as brought up that most of heritage players are from antioch. Kruger Story JR was from Benicia
September 25th, 2011 at 11:29 pm
@ bval expert
ok so you are speaking on hear say, everybody heard bout the coach missing the league meeting, lots of parents and players was upset about it, but u cant name any kids that transfered, they have many kids that had grade issues and a few that just stop playing football period but still go to the school, many kids dont like they coach lol. but b high look poised to win league has to beat pv though.
@ killerd
i disagree that pitt is 1 year away, the time is now for them, like pitt grunt said the game changed when rb james came in the game, vs SL the lost him and the starting qb who was on a roll b4 he got hurt, pitt will b ok after this hard loss.
@ all the bval supports
keep in mind my pirates are from SAN LEANDRO so im just giving an oppinion, liberty will b the door mat sorry nothing personal, the top 3 is pitt, freedom and dv in that order i think pitt wins the league but it will b very tough freedom is good and will b a good playoff team, dv always have talent, can never count them out, heritage dont think they as strong as last year but not bad, antioch hope they are good n league hope to them decent again. think this league is actually strong this year, just my oppinion.
i hear lots of bloggers complain about transfers, everybody has kids that leave and come in, it is what it is, but not to many kids leave very often from a good program
September 26th, 2011 at 7:26 am
Pirate Football- I understand what you mean.. Its just people and fans get those what if questions thinking what if all the players stayed in that program and never transfered? We will never know
September 26th, 2011 at 7:49 am
The BVAL is very tough this year, toughest I have seen in years, thanks to Antioch above average and the rest being solid for the most part or very good