93 Responses to “2011 All-East Bay football team”

1. lol Says:
   December 27th, 2011 at 9:25 pm

   where’s Ve’e??

2. s1lverngreen Says:
   December 27th, 2011 at 9:34 pm

   Congratulations to these fine student athletes! I like the video piece in the story Jimmy, nice job! Glad to see that Olito, Zach and Michael getting the big nod. All three are very deserving of it. If we can get Olito at Cal we’ll have the three East Bay MVPS playing for the Bears..that would be something! Zach and Michael get to it!

3. Football Fan Says:
   December 27th, 2011 at 9:58 pm

   Congrats to those selected! One has to wonder how some players who were selected First Team All League by the coaches in their league don’t even make this list at any level. I guess that’s what happens when you let sportswriters make the selections as opposed to those people who really know the game and watch the film.

4. Jimmy Durkin Says:
   December 27th, 2011 at 10:03 pm

   There are probably over 200 or so first-team all-league selections and I think we have 75 spots on this team. Simple math tells you not every first team all-league pick can make it.

5. High School Football Fan Says:
   December 27th, 2011 at 10:45 pm

   Where’s Deshane Hines a true shutdown corner from American. He was recognized as a league first team WR, first team DB, honorable mention east bay player of the week, invited to the east bay all star game but could not play because he was playing in the California State All Star Football Game. He was invited to an All Star game on the National level but somehow he couldn’t make this list,WOW!! Keep your head up Deshane!

6. MiraMan Says:
   December 28th, 2011 at 12:29 am

   Overall, I’d say pretty good job of selecting the best in the East Bay!

   Congratulations to those selected!

7. EBALfan Says:
   December 28th, 2011 at 1:46 am

   Congrats to all selected! But jimmy and Matt as an eBal fan I’m not understanding how Michael Tagliaferri made it in as a db. Outstanding as a utility player and special reamer yes. But he was quite frankly awful in srv’s defense this year but his counterpart who took over for him in the latter of the season, collin Nelson, was pretty destructive. As a corner he was third in NorCal for tackles for the first 7 games of the season. After switching to safety he was a force. First team unanimous all-ebal.
   And Armani Washington is at cal not concord.

8. RedandBlue2 Says:
   December 28th, 2011 at 10:19 am

   Congratulations to Campolindo and their 7 total selections (second only to De La Salle’s 10). Three 1st Team selections on Defense says it all; truly the strength of this team. Coach Macy as coach of the year caps off a once-in-a-lifetime type of season; his combined record as coach of the Varsity & JV was 24-1!

9. naysayer Says:
   December 28th, 2011 at 11:21 am

   Congrats to all the selections! It is truly a feather in these student-athlete’s cap. Not taking anything away from any of the selectees cause they are ALL deserving…but I must ask what happened to Sir-Devonta Stewart? As a utility player…hands down top 3 in northern Cali! He did everything…QB, KOR, PR, FS. He has averaged 5 punt returns for td’s each of the last 2 seasons. He scored 2 of the most amazing td’s vs Marin catholic & Pitt. Y’all do an AWESOME job jimmy…but you know Sir can’t help but feel he should’ve made it somewhere. One of the most electrifying players the past 2 seasons at Berkeley High. Happy New Year lol!!!!

10. Oh boy Says:
    December 28th, 2011 at 11:54 am

    I agree with ALL the selections. I think the best performers were chosen regardless of reputation, league, or division. I bet Ben and Jimmy never thought they would hear that one!

    Harold Halcomb III from Mack deserves an honorable mention but the depth at RB/DB is verry good this year.

11. Prep Fan Says:
    December 28th, 2011 at 12:29 pm

    Congrats to the 11 DLS & 7 Campo athletes and all others who were selected as All East Bay. I want to just put in a plug for Armani Washington as the lone Cal player, as I feel he deserved much higher than 3rd team.

    As he showed again in last week’s all star Holiday Classic against Sac, he is a game breaker. I understand that all the players chosen at 1st or 2nd were very good players on vey good teams and a lot was predicated on postseason success, but it is hard to imagine someone having a better year than Armani did this year at WR or kick returner. He had 88 yard kick returns against both SRV and Granada called back due to penalties in close games that may have swayed the outcome. He had monster games against everyone else except DLS, and even then he made a fantastic catch in the back of the end zone (a la Sarmenta) right before half where he was barely out of bounds. I don’t have his stats close at hand, but those who had a chance to watch him every game (like Ben did with DLS) know what kind of year he had. Great season Armani!

12. Tip Says:
    December 28th, 2011 at 12:44 pm

    Jimmy, you say the math dictates that not every first team all league pick can make it, and mathematically that’s true, but it doesn’t explain why ELEVEN De La Salle players and SEVEN Campolindo players were selected when many of those weren’t even all league players. It also doesn’t explain why first team all leaguers were passed over for others who weren’t all league at all. The fact is that there are biases toward certain schools at play. Much more credence should be oven to the selections made by coaches in the various leagues who know the players from studying game film rather than from coverage of certain darling teams.

13. Ben Enos Says:
    December 28th, 2011 at 12:49 pm

    Prep Fan, you have a good point. We debated Armani’s spot a lot but in a lot of ways, it mirrored what we did with George Atkinson last year. We feel like utility is one of our most prestigious spots because there are so many talented athletes that could land there. We felt like making him the UTIL pick was better than sticking him at second team WR, because it recognizes everything he did. No knock on him though, he’s a true talent for sure. I think Jimmy and I would both agree there.

14. MC Alum Says:
    December 28th, 2011 at 1:09 pm

    I cannot believe Bo Banks was picked for first team defense as a DB.

    Did you people not watch the MC game. Banks was torched for 3 TD’s. He could not stop the non-athletic receivers that MC but on the field.

    He should be replaced by one of the other Camp0 DB’s

15. Gdog Says:
    December 28th, 2011 at 2:01 pm

    If you win you get selections. It is the same way in Basketball. The teams that win State Championships or Regional Championships get guys on the All-State Team. If Campo goes 6-5 they might have 1 guy on the list. They go to the SBG they get 7 guys on the list. Not saying it is right but gets your team and players more exposure.

16. RedandBlue2 Says:
    December 28th, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    Tip,

    Not sure what you are referring to when you say “many of those weren’t even all league players.” Here are the Campolindo All League players taken from the DFAL website:

    Vince Graziano – 1st Team TE & 1st Team LB
    Griffin Piatt – 1st Team WR & 1st Team DB
    Karl Thornton – 1st Team WR & 1st Team DB
    Brett Stephens – 1st Team QB
    Jaime Vega – 1st Team DL
    Dan Fadelli – 1st Team DB

17. s1lverngreen Says:
    December 28th, 2011 at 2:31 pm

    GDog,
    Maybe the reason these teams won was because those 7 (hence the nominations) had phenomenal years? Hmmm, there is a thought…

18. ManDown Says:
    December 28th, 2011 at 2:37 pm

    Congratulations to all the players that made this list.

    MC Alum, You based your opinion from one game? He would be Marin’s best player if he were on that team.

19. Jake Says:
    December 28th, 2011 at 2:51 pm

    I thought that 3rd team DB from Campo just might be the best cover man out of the entire East Bay Team. He shut down one of the top WR is the country (while recovering from a broken foot) in the State Championship game , Deontay Greenbery. Greenbery was the MVP in the North/South AllStar game and broke all the California receiving/touchdown records and is headed to Notre Dame.

20. MC Alum Says:
    December 28th, 2011 at 4:27 pm

    ManDown I hardly think Bo Banks would be the best player on this years or even last seasons MC squad.

    I wonder with the tough academic requirements and the hours of social service each MC player must have if Bo could even make the team.

21. Old Former Meddling Coach Says:
    December 28th, 2011 at 4:43 pm

    MC Alum, Bo Banks WOULD make the team and start. Will the Hate ever stop? Even Darelle Revis and Nmamdi Asumugha Have bad games! Jet Pride!

22. MVAL coach Says:
    December 28th, 2011 at 5:08 pm

    Another year where it’s impossible to make everybody happy. Regardless who would make the list, people are always going to question the selections so congratulations on everybody making the teams.
    MC Alum, you have every right to express your opinion what players do on the field. But to question Bo Banks academics as well as is off-the-field life is absurd. You don’t know what kind of guy Bo is off the field.
    Once again congratulations to all.

23. pirate football Says:
    December 28th, 2011 at 5:15 pm

    naysayer
    i got to agree with u, sir had a great year not sure if ore than jimmy saw b high games this season but anybody that had the chance to see b high this year besides the playoff game when he was inj they would know who this kid was, even in defeat vs my SL PIRATES u would hear people in the stands talking about him with major respect. but this is a good list of kids, congrats to the 2 brothers from SL that made it and to all the kids

24. RedandBlue2 Says:
    December 28th, 2011 at 5:32 pm

    MC Alum,

    Cheap shot on Bo Banks; to make your statement is rather unconscionable without knowing the young man. I saw him absolutely dominate Miramonte (along with Trodder) in the playoffs; very worth of the 1st Team nod. Campolindo reduced Goff to mere mortal status but you don’t hear anyone clamoring for Goff to be unworthy of the MCAL QB of the year honor, do you?

25. renegades10 Says:
    December 28th, 2011 at 6:27 pm

    Tip, every single DLS player who was on the All East Bay Team were all league players and 9 of the 11 were first team EBAL.

    Justin Walker- First Team EBAL OL
    Luc Hamilton- First Team EBAL OL
    Austin Hooper- First Team EBAL DL
    Anthony Williams- First Team EBAL WR
    Michael Barton- First Team EBAL LB
    Josh Jenkins- First Team EBAL DB
    Chris Olinger- First Team EBAL DL
    Michael Hutchings- First Team EBAL LB
    David Moffitt- First Team EBAL LB
    Bart Houston- Second Team EBAL QB
    Will Fernando- Second Team EBAL OL

    Bart was 2nd team because he plays in the EBAL with 2 other D1 Qb’s.

26. Dudleydawson Says:
    December 28th, 2011 at 6:50 pm

    mc alum ask tewhill banks put him on his ass! Mc alum when you guys gonna play cnewman in non league lets see who has the better program plus you guys duck the top teams in wcal how about playing bellarmine mitty or serra time to drop st.i. 2-2 cant wait for rnd 5!

27. scoop Says:
    December 28th, 2011 at 6:56 pm

    Plus I seen bo Banks LAst year INT Againest Marin catolic Get In INt to Seal the game, So dont hate, Bo Banks ANd otis thompson are the ONly east bay players that made ALL STATE FIRST team

28. True fan Says:
    December 28th, 2011 at 7:43 pm

    I agree with High School Football Fan, there were some snubs!! Deshane Hines of American high school deserved to be on that list!! If anybody saw any of his games, they would of saw how dominant the kid was on both sides of the ball. Deserved more credit, he was a true shutdown corner. I saw this kid play, there is not many like him.

29. ManDown Says:
    December 28th, 2011 at 8:09 pm

    MC Alum, Are you racist or something? Because he’s black he can’t make academic requirements or community service hours? You should be ashamed of yourself!

30. DRob16 Says:
    December 28th, 2011 at 8:10 pm

    MC Alum
    You just lost all credibility! I remember last year MC had some big monster DL that was suppose to dominate The Jets. He got manhandled and was a huge non factor! Does that mean he was crappy? You’re just riding your win this year….I doubt you were riding this high last year, huh? Your team was crushed and physically dominated last year by the Jets! Where were you last year? Do you know Banks? How can you comment on his academics and social services? To me that almost borders on racist?

31. MC Alum Says:
    December 28th, 2011 at 8:55 pm

    Guys I am in no being racist. I made my statement based on comments from the Jets head coach in interviews right after the game.

    Where he stated that he felt the lose to MC was inevitable due to a group of players who did not attended all practices and team activities. Now it is possible that Mr. Banks was not one of those players, however I did see with my own eyes as the clock was winding Mr. Banks raise both hand in the air and flip off the MC sideline and stands as he walked after off the field. That alone speaks volumes on character

32. Shinguard Says:
    December 28th, 2011 at 9:21 pm

    For Bart Houston not to be on first or 2nd team is a shame. MV and SRV both lost to DLS and SRV again in play-offs. And 3rd consecutive State title. Granted DLS is a true team effort..but bottom line Bart was a cool cookie and leader through the entire season. Even with a rough patch at the start..he settled in and helped bring in that 3rd state title. The Spartans pulled together and he was one of the key factors in that performance. In this case the results outweigh the individual stats.
    QB 1st team…is Mr. Houston ..a winner on and off the field.

33. cv fan Says:
    December 28th, 2011 at 10:31 pm

    Congrats to all. School success definitely has something to do with it. The MLB from clayton had twice as many tackles as the All eastbay 2nd teamers from DLS, just as many sacks,and interceptions with 6 more forced fumbles than either in 4 Less games, Also a good utility player, being used on offense mostly as a fullback, kick returner and hardly ever coming off the field. Way to go 42

34. MiraMan Says:
    December 28th, 2011 at 10:49 pm

    Two players I would comment on:

    Houston is a very good QB in a very deep field. Frankly, I think it was a gift he was given 3rd team along with Stephens. I think of it this way – how good would DLS be without Houston versus how good would Campo be without Stephens. Seriously, DLS would not miss much of a beat without Houston. Campo would have been a 6-4 team with a very good defense no one would remember without Stephens. Clearly to me, Stephens brings more to his team and is the more talented QB with regard to his mechanics. Houston is a very good QB that is the beneficiary of a great program. Stephens is the better high school QB.

    As Miramonte had the good fortune/misfortune to be beaten by both Campo and Encinal, I feel somewhat qualified to comment on Bo Banks versus the Campo secondary. Bo Banks is a great DB. Definitely first team. Athletic, hard hitting, instinctive. I can imagine a team taking advantage of his tendency to be hyper-aggressive as it sounds like Marin Catholic was able to do. Campo had the best unit, but Banks was the best individual DB and perhaps the best player I saw all year.

35. ManDown Says:
    December 28th, 2011 at 11:37 pm

    MC Alum, I understand where you are coming from now. I too was a bit shaken off what coach Tenereo said after the game. I wasn’t aware of what Banks did after the game and don’t really know how true that is but I’ve seen this kid play multiple times and he is the real deal.

36. epcthree Says:
    December 29th, 2011 at 9:03 am

    MiraMan…

    The argument surrounding Bart Houston is an interesting one.

    Let’s reverse your argument and see where that takes us. If we take Bart Houston and move him to other schools, would that improve the other school? While there may be those who disagree, I believe that if you took Houston and put him at any other school there is a better than average chance those schools would improve by his addition. Certainly Houston’s numbers are weakened by the offense run at DLS. If he were in the same kind of offense run by SR/MV/Campo/etc. his numbers would be significantly more impressive than what he was able to produce under the DLS system. It wouldn’t surprise me greatly that if Houston had been at Campo instead of Stephens that Campo wouldn’t have been just as successful or maybe even more so with Houston.

    Now all this is conjecture and has no real basis in fact, so the argument is no more valid than my opinion or yours. But it is an interesting discussion and one that I think can be used for DLS Coach Ladouceur as well. In other words, should Coach Lad ever win Coach of the Year? He has all those good players. How can he be named COY?

    Again, reverse the argument. If Coach Lad is coaching at another school, would that school be better? I doubt there are too many folks out there who would argue against him. But with that said there probably are schools where Coach Lad would not have the success he’s experienced at DLS. Anywhere that parental involvement was lacking and where kids don’t respond to the type of discipline that he puts into place might be a school where Coach Lad would not do as well. Again, conjecture and we’ll never know.

    Thanks to the CC writers for their time and effort in putting this team together. They will NEVER satisfy everyone and will have to hear the veiled insults and let them bounce off (thanks “Tip”).

37. YoMama Says:
    December 29th, 2011 at 10:01 am

    Campo QB better than Houston? Campo QB threw 4 picks that cost his team the state title game. Houston beat one of the top ranked teams in Cal and the country.
    Campo QB had a great season, but he’s a kid. He is not going to play college football but baseball. What mechanics? Houston is a div-1 QB at Wisconsin next year, no comparison- Lad said a great leader and very atheletic, did you see him run over people in the playoffs and state. A man among boys thru the playoffs- no QB was more poised and took care of business than him in the post season. He doesn’t have to prove anything now. 3 state titles and a full ride to the big 12. Amen, brother.

38. s1lverngreen Says:
    December 29th, 2011 at 10:27 am

    Epc,
    You my friend, add a sense of civility and reason to this blog. Always enjoy reading your well thought out posts. Yo mama, i agree with you, there is a reason why the Badgers came calling,…Kline. Lockie and Houston by far some of the best QBS in the state of CA..

39. Jake Says:
    December 29th, 2011 at 10:55 am

    One thing you said is definitly true, Campo QB Stevens is a “kid” compared to Houston. Stevens is 16 years old and Houston is 19 years old. Maybe that has something to do with Houston’s maturity level.

40. baller5 Says:
    December 29th, 2011 at 11:30 am

    DLS would have won all but 2 games (Aquinas and Bellarmine) without a QB.

41. epcthree Says:
    December 29th, 2011 at 12:34 pm

    @ #12:

    Here is the list of players who were not listed as 1st team in their own leagues:

    OL: Will Fernando, De La Salle 2nd Team All-EBAL
    All 5 1st Team EBAL Lineman also made list

    UTL: Ross Anderson, Miramonte 2nd Team All-DFAL
    Behind Brett Stephens who also made list

    QB: Bart Houston, De La Salle 2nd Team All-EBAL
    Behind Zach Kline, Jeff Lockie who also made list

    LB: Jacob Kearney, Granada 2nd Team All-EBAL
    All 3 1st Team EBAL Linebackers also made list

    This leaves:

    DB: Raeshawn Martin, Tennyson 2nd Team All-HAAL
    WR: Darrell Daniels, Freedom 2nd Team All-BVAL
    DB: Michael Tagliaferri, San Ramon 2nd Team All-EBAL

    So, based on your post, there is an obvious bias towards Tennyson, Freedom and San Ramon.

    Strong case.

    Jimmy and Ben – Come on and fess up now… We all know you were secretly behind the NCS seeding of San Leandro at number 3!!! This selection of Daniels must be some kind of pay-back for that seeding! What did you have to do for SR and Tennyson? Do we need an investigation???

42. Prep Fan Says:
    December 29th, 2011 at 1:29 pm

    You just may have something there EPC. Jimmy went to Tennyson and it is well known that Tagliaferri is an All-American lacrosse player which may have weighed into his selection in some way. Maybe Ben & Jimmy were in on the SL #3 conspiracy???

    Thanks for putting the time and effort into making the picks guys. While I certainly wish there were more than 1 Cal player selected, there is no one on the list that isn’t deserving. Congrats to all those hard working players selected.

43. DRob16 Says:
    December 29th, 2011 at 4:44 pm

    MC ALUM
    #31 Point taken…..but athletic ability wise, the guy is a no doubter. What he did on both sides of the ball against Miramonte was monumental. If he gets bigger and stronger he will be a player at the next level too.

44. EastBay Ray Says:
    December 29th, 2011 at 5:40 pm

    Just my two cents: having seen all the QB’s on this list, it was indeed a difficult task picking the top ones. When a QB like Miroglio at Bishop O’dowd is MVP of his league, but doesn’t even make the list, you know it’s a very strong field.

45. BigDog Says:
    December 29th, 2011 at 8:34 pm

    Houston 38-1 as the starting QB last 3 seasons- nuff said. It takes a man to run the DLS offense, don’t care if he’s 16 or 19. He manned up at all 3 state games.

46. MBanks Says:
    December 30th, 2011 at 11:07 am

    First off, Congrats to ALL players who made the teams.

    Bo Banks happens to be my younger brother, so I have known his character off the field for almost 18 years. He is a very kindhearted, respectful and determined young man. Everyone displays their actions of defeat and frustration is different ways. I too was at the game and did not witness anything disrespect (but I could be blind being that it is absolutely possible to see his fingers so noticeably…SMH) For comments to be made about his academics & other elements are your opinion but are absolutely unnecessary and pointless when it comes to his ability ON the field.

    MC Alum, you are obviously bitter that some other player on MC did not place where Bo did (obviously means that Bo had the talent to do so). Instead of showing hate towards a 17 year old college bound athlete, you should be supportive for this overall list. Being that YOU were the only one on this feed with negativity “That alone speaks volumes on character”.

    Best of luck to all of the players. I hope you guys stay focused and shine in the future!

47. MBanks Says:
    December 30th, 2011 at 12:15 pm

    & FYI, MC Alum, get your facts straight.
    That was a different player(not on this list), not #1 (Bo Banks) that chose to display that manner towards the crowd & sideside.
    Don’t try to assassinate his character. He was raise to be very respectful!

48. EBALFAN#2 Says:
    December 30th, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    MiraMan, Houston was 16 when he won his first state title and technically he was 19 for this years game (his birthday was the day before)but obviously played 99% of the season as an 18 yr old.

    I assume you know what your talking about by saying that Brett is still a 16 year old. If this is indeed true then there is only one word to describe his parents: Stupid. A 16 year old senior cheats the parents and the kid out of a potential scholarship. I have to believe that Brett at least turned 17 by now, still too young for a senior. Poor planning.

    From all i have heard Brett is an outstanding young man, becausde of his age he may have to go the JUCO route if he wants to play in college.

    Playoff stats: Houston 66% 0 INT, 0 Turnovers rushing
    Stephens 61% 6 INT, 1 Turnover rushing

49. EBALFAN#2 Says:
    December 30th, 2011 at 3:27 pm

    Houston was never going to beat the likes of Kline or Lockie for these honors because his stats don’t stack up. Playing 1/2 of most games and playing for a primarily running school prevents him from accumulating numbers like the others.

    The only guy Houston has been competing against stat-wise is Matt Guitierrez, who held all of the All-Time De La Salle passing records. Gutierrez went on to play at Michigan, Idaho State, New England Patriots and KC Chiefs. More importantly, he was the three year starter who led DLS to three consecutive NATIONAL championships.

    Houston broke all of Matt’s records for yards (season, career), completions (game, season, career) and even career wins (38). Matt still owns game, season and career TD marks.

    The EBAL had some incredible QB’s this year, good luck to them all in the future. It is doubtful you will see the likes of this anytime soon in the entire Bay Area, much less in one league.

50. Prep Fan Says:
    December 30th, 2011 at 3:51 pm

    EBALFAN#2, Stephens is a junior, not a 16 year old senior. It is pretty normal to be a 16 year old junior, more so than a 19 year old senior. That is a pretty presumptuous statement to say that his parents are “stupid” just because they didn’t hold him back for athletic reasons.

51. EBAL FAN #2 Says:
    December 30th, 2011 at 5:37 pm

    I won’t split hairs with you all, like asking what month he turns 17 (maybe next week for all I know and don’t care but it does make a difference), don’t think it is necessary to hold kids back but it makes no sense to push them “forward”. I stand behind my statement.

    He has another full year to get bigger, stronger and smarter. Good for him. Like I said I’ve heard nothing but good things about his character.

52. Jake Says:
    December 30th, 2011 at 5:45 pm

    I would say it is say to say that most high school football players are 17 years old during their senior season, and some turning 18 during the season. Anyway you look at it, it is very unusual for a player to turn 19 during his senior season. In fact, CIF prohibit players from participating in high school sports if they turn 19 BEFORE the season begins. A player may turn 19 during the season, which is the case here.

53. Prep Fan Says:
    December 30th, 2011 at 6:05 pm

    Every family makes choices that are best for them, academically, socially, and even athletically. The Stephens family already had a pretty great athlete with his older brother Tommy who I think QB’d for Campo for 3 years and may be playing college baseball right now if I remember correctly. I understand there is a 3rd one on the way up as well who might even be better then the 2 older brothers. Anyway, that family seems to be doing just fine without worrying about their boys falling behind others their age or trying to gain an athletic edge.

54. EBAL FAN #2 Says:
    December 30th, 2011 at 6:18 pm

    It is exciting that within 2 years there could be 6 EBAL QB’s starting at BCS Colleges.

    Joe Southwick- San Ramon Valley (Boise State) RS Soph who was second string this season behind Kellen Moore, passed at 75% completion rate in limited playing time. Projected starter next year.

    Brett Nottingham- Monte Vista (Stanford), RS Frosh played little in backup to Andrew Luck but completed 62% of his passes. Expected to compete in Spring Practice for the starting role next year.

    Sean Mannion- Foothill (Oregon State) started as red-shirt freshman this year, completing 64% of passes and 3300 yards. OSU needs an offensive line to produce some run yards to help Mannion who had a great season.

    Zack Kline- San Ramon Valley (Cal) will likely redshirt next season while Tedford lets Zach Maynard lead the team for his senior year. Kline is a better thrower than Maynard today. Needs to work on his speed especially if his offensive line plays like they did against Texas the other night. Kline has potential to be a three-year starter.

    Bart Houston- De La Salle (Wisconsin) Heads to Wisconsin where there is no quality backup to senior Russell Wilson on the Badger roster. Could compete immediately, the pro-style, play action offense is perfectly suited for him. Great offensive line play is hallmark of the Badger program.

    Jeff Lockie- Monte Vista (Oregon) Probably has toughest path to starting QB slot of all those listed. Oregon has a lot of traffic at the QB spot. Darren Thomas will be a senior next year and backup Bryan Bennett is a sophomore. Lockie also has competition in his own recruiting class as highly touted Jake Rodriquez of Rocklin is also going to be a Duck next year.

    You never know category; he wasn’t here for very long but Nick Montana(DLS) and Oaks Christian grad is 2nd team for the Washington Huskies.

    Great group of QB’s, should be exciting the next couple of years.

55. Voice of Reason Says:
    December 30th, 2011 at 10:26 pm

    EBALFAN#2,

    You just might be the biggest idiot of 2011; and that, my friend, is saying something. Calling a student/athlete’s parents “stupid” for “poor planning” is absurd. I have no idea how old Stephens is but his apparent age is more in line with his classmates than Houston who allegedly turned 19 in December of his senior year in high school.

    This reminds me of a ’60 minutes’ segment many years ago that exposed the practice in the state of Texas where families routinely held their sons back a year so they could have an athletic advantage over their competitors in the sport of football.

    Hey EBALFAN#2, are the Cowboys or Texans your favorite team?

56. Panther4 Says:
    December 31st, 2011 at 12:08 am

    @55 there is at least one other dls kid who was not only held back after 8th grade, but also went from public to private for the 2nd 8th grade year so he would have an easier time getting in.

    @11 prep fan, come on man. Armani is a great player and should have been placed higher, but you just can’t bring up plays that were called back due to penalties and expect anyone to take you seriously. I have seen you use this as a basis for your arguements before and it simply discredits your posts. You know how many big plays get called back each year? Usually when a play is called back it is the penalized block or hold that sprung the guy. Regardless, you cannot use this to try and argue a guys ability. Sorry , man I respect most of what you say but this stay just can’t be used

57. Prep Fan Says:
    December 31st, 2011 at 1:11 am

    Panther, I didn’t have his other stats handy, but the reason I brought up those two 88 yard returns is that Cal lost both of those games by less than a TD and it did not appear that either one sprung him, if they were even legit. They were fantastic runs, but Armani also had many, many fantastic plays that did go for TDs and big gains that won games, and it was almost 2 more that he would have ended up with. I can think of a handful of them right off the top off my head. I agree that penalties go against every team and I was not trying to make any excuses, just that watching the guy this season was pretty incredible. The penalties certainly weren’t on him. And I really wasn’t trying to argue, just pointing out that he had a great season. OK, I’ll try not to bring it up again . There is certainly nothing wrong with getting named to the 3rd team.

58. Voice of Reason Says:
    December 31st, 2011 at 9:40 am

    Jake,

    If what you say is true, would Houston be ineligible to play basketball and/or baseball for De La. Salle?

59. YoMama Says:
    December 31st, 2011 at 11:07 am

    there’s so many atheletes playing at 19 in socal for years. Frank Lombardi won the state 100 in 9.6 in 1932 as a 19 yr old , was penalized 1 yd for a false start on the first gun. Get over the Houston crap. He’s got, count ‘em, three state title rings, 3 NCS champ rings, that’s 6 rings- any of you fools ever wear a championship ring? De La ‘s look good- gold and green emeralds, fools.

60. BigJoe Says:
    December 31st, 2011 at 11:11 am

    voice of reason, ebal fan # 2 has some facts down. Stats, history and a complete anaylsis of ebal QB’s.
    So he made a mistake on the parent thing. Big deal, he’s fully informed and a good blogger.

61. concrete17 Says:
    December 31st, 2011 at 1:09 pm

    BANG blog Editor…..Nice visual presentation of Thompson, Kline and Barton. Good job, puts some meat with those potatoes…..now how about something with Coach Macy.

62. Jake Says:
    December 31st, 2011 at 5:08 pm

    Voice of reason, Basketball he could play-because the season began before the 19th birthday. Baseball and track would be no. I believe the rule was created beacause they don’t want 20 year olds competing against 15 year olds. Nothing against Houston, he is a great athelete and I hope he does great at Wisconson.

63. Jake Says:
    December 31st, 2011 at 5:19 pm

    Voice of reason, Check that, reviewing CIF rules states that “if a play reaches his 19th birthday by June 14th, that player would be ineligible to play the following school year. If the players 19th birthday falls on June 15th or after, the player would be eligiible the following season.” Therfore he would be eligiable for all sports this season.

64. Football fan Says:
    December 31st, 2011 at 6:05 pm

    Whatever happened to the linemen from Washington, Lousi?

65. Voice of Reason Says:
    December 31st, 2011 at 8:01 pm

    Thanks for the research, Jake. I, too, wish nothing but the best for Bart.

    Big Joe, it is precisely because EBAL#2 is a frequent contributor to these blogs that he should know better than to make the inane comments he made; no excuses.

66. I told you Says:
    January 1st, 2012 at 11:28 am

    You mean to tell me that there is not one player selected from the OAL on the First Team???

67. Joe Says:
    January 1st, 2012 at 2:33 pm

    Well since the OAL was not exactly setting the world on fire this season, did they have anyone who deserved to be on the first team?

    Sione Moli was the league MVP and I can’t really see him knocking out anyone of those top three backers. I don’t think anyone from Mack really stood out. Fremont didn’t play a few games so that hurts them. And it seemed like Skyline was good at stacked positions.

68. EBALFAN#2 Says:
    January 2nd, 2012 at 7:45 pm

    the inane comments about the parents I do regret, but the inane comparison between the Campo QB and Bart I cannot abide. Campo had a real great Cinderalla season and everybody thinks it was just a really swell story and all but one guy is a D1 QB and the other is a really good kid. Good luck to Campo next year, DLS will be in Carson next year, will you?

69. Voice of Reason Says:
    January 3rd, 2012 at 10:01 am

    EBALFAN#2,

    I have no dog in the fight; don’t know who you are referring to regarding “DLS will be in Carson next year, will you?” This issue of Stephens being a better QB than Houston was brought up in post #34 by Miraman, who is clearly an advocate of Miramonte, a rival to Campolindo. He is entitled to his opinion as are you.

    While their is no argument Houston has enjoyed far more success than Stephens, the fact is many publications think Stephens is also a very good QB; hardly an inane comparison. Same can be said for Goff at Marin Catholic; both are among the top Junior QB’s in northern California.

    With his height & skill, Goff will certainly attract some D1 interest during the summer recruiting period. Stephens will as well though he has apparently given a verbal commitment to UCLA to play baseball so he will ultimately have to decide which sport he would like to pursue in college.

70. The Renegade Says:
    January 6th, 2012 at 9:43 pm

    Wow! So no mention of Malik Watson who lead the BVAL with 1912 yards passing compared to Bart Houston who had around 1450 yards? Consider the fact that Pitt is a run first team, head to head Pitt beat Monte Vista this year and Malik was 7 for 11 for 50 yards before going out with injury against Dela.

    Maybe you EBAL slanted people should check out Malik’s highlight film http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFBb8xJZh9c.

71. Prep Fan Says:
    January 6th, 2012 at 11:04 pm

    maybe you Pitt people should make the semi finals oh wait you didn’t because it was ALL-EBAL, when Pitt has D-I talent then sure, but this year the EBAL was loaded pistols, cowboy!

72. Prep Fan Says:
    January 7th, 2012 at 1:32 am

    Not my post. The Prep Fan who posted above is not the Prep Fan who normally posts on here. That is twice in the past week or so that someone has used my handle. And of course I know that Pitt did make the semi-finals, losing to DLS, and also beat MV from the EBAL in the preseason.

    Watson had a very good year, as did Farley of Cal and several others. But with 3 D1 QB signees, and Campo’s Stephens making it to the state finals, making one of the 3 teams in the QB spot was an especially tough task this year.

73. renegades10 Says:
    January 7th, 2012 at 5:39 am

    You do realize DLS is a run first team as well…

74. The Renegade Says:
    January 7th, 2012 at 8:45 am

    “Renegades10″ I do realize that DLS is a run first team. As I pointed out in my previous post. There is nearly a 500 yard difference between Huston and Watson… and they are both on run first teams.

75. The Renegade Says:
    January 7th, 2012 at 8:47 am

    I am not sure who is the correct “Prep Fan” but it is quite obvious that post 71 is from a “hater”.

76. Pitt Grunt Says:
    January 7th, 2012 at 10:17 am

    I know this is a bit early, but I am hearing rumors that Pitt has Cal High on next years schedule.

    @The Renegade,

    Any offers for Malik?

77. The Renegade Says:
    January 7th, 2012 at 10:47 am

    @Pitt Grunt

    Malik has offers from Montana, Northern Arizona,Idaho and maybe Eastern Washington. He did get a greyshirt offer from Oregon State. Thank you for asking.

    Not sure about Cal High being on the schedule.

78. Prep Fan Says:
    January 7th, 2012 at 11:40 am

    That’s why I made sure to point out that wasn’t post. I respect the Pitt program and would love to see them play Cal next year. Hopefully at Cal, since it seems like every time they play it is at Pitt, even in scrimmages. has Pitt ever played at Cal High? If so, I can’t recall it, but Pitt is a nice place to watch a game anyway. I hope they get that game on the schedule, if not in 2012 then the next year.

79. s1lverngreen Says:
    January 7th, 2012 at 1:22 pm

    The Renegade, The original Prep fan would not make a statement like that..prep has always respectful of other programs on these blogs…i know one thing that fired him up last year and that was his boys getting a crappy seeding in NCS. Other that, prep is a very reasonable blogger around here…

80. Prep Fan Says:
    January 7th, 2012 at 1:59 pm

    Thanks S1lverngreen. It wasn’t so much that Cal got a crappy seeding, but that the seedings were so out of whack as to make a mockery out of the whole process. Freedom actually got screwed over worse than Cal as there was no way they should have been a #8 seed at 9-1. Had they been at #6 or #7, they may have gotten to the finals. They played Cal every bit as tough as SRV or MV did, and without their starting QB to boot. They didn’t match up as well as Cal did with DLS and got blasted, but we see DLS more often. And Pitt beat Freedom. Too bad Pitt lost to Berkeley the first time around or the seedings may have been a lot more reasonable and we may very well have seen a Pitt-Freedom rematch in the semis. Instead all roads on that side of the bracket went to Winton Dr.

81. The Renegade Says:
    January 7th, 2012 at 8:26 pm

    I got it about “Prep Fan”. My question is: Who is the imposter? Pitt did blow it by losing to Berkley and Deer Valley by 1 point in overtime in both games. They could have been 9-1. Oh well!

82. Pitt Grunt Says:
    January 8th, 2012 at 11:13 am

    @The Renegade,

    Both games could have been won by converting last second FGs, The ability to make those kicks is less about coaching and more about that individual kid converting under pressure. And if anyone has been watching the bowls games, even the college kids fail to convert (i.e Stanford, Georgia).

    A couple of days ago, I mentioned that Pitt has Cal on next years schedule, along with Monte Vista, Granite Bay, Berkeley, and Clayton Valley. Pitt also has a new DC. Long time DC Jim Shipe is stepping down, and JV DC Charlie Ramirez will take over. Now if anyone has watched the Pitt JVs knows that Coach Ramirez is an intense, high energy, passionate coach that is a great motivator. Should make next years game against Freedom very interesting. Those who were at that game this past season and saw the end of the JV game know what I mean.

83. YoMama Says:
    January 8th, 2012 at 5:58 pm

    All games go thru Winton Drive.

84. BigJoe Says:
    January 8th, 2012 at 6:01 pm

    Can’t wait to see what happens at Wisconsin next year. Starter gone, very talented- Houston will fit into that program very well- remember- he’s going to school as an engineer, not an astronut.

85. BigDog Says:
    January 8th, 2012 at 6:02 pm

    I guess he’ll have a 1 yr adavantage as an enginnering student.

86. The Renegade Says:
    January 8th, 2012 at 10:59 pm

    @Pitt Grunt,

    Coach Ramirez is outstanding! I think he will do very well in preparing Pitt’s D for all comers next including that school on Winton Drive.

87. BIG BO Says:
    January 16th, 2012 at 7:43 am

    2012 EAST BAY FOOTBALL RANKINGS

    1. DLS
    2. CAMPO
    3. MC CLYMONDS
    4. CAL
    5. PITT
    6. MV
    7. SRV
    8. SAN LEANDRO
    9. FREEDOM
    10 . JAMES LOGAN

88. Dj falong Says:
    January 16th, 2012 at 7:15 pm

    Can anyone tell me if warren miles long is the only returning player on the first team coming back 2012

89. Dj falong Says:
    January 16th, 2012 at 7:26 pm

    At big bo. I dont believe your prediction for next year. You have not taken into account of graduation and ineligibles logan will be much higher or at the top. Warren miles long ran well against those teams. Now he is playing with kids his actual age they are in big trouble even with 8 in the box.

90. renegades10 Says:
    January 16th, 2012 at 9:52 pm

    POY Olito Thompson returns and Austin Hooper on the first team defense does too

91. YoMama Says:
    January 19th, 2012 at 4:06 pm

    Campo should petition up and see if the returning QB can handle the Spartans- mabye they can squeeze a game in- if he’s better than Houston, it should be no problem- right? He only has to surpass a guy who won 3 state titles with his arm and legs, went 38-1 as a starter, full ride to Big 12 school and didn’t throw any interceptions in all 3 state title games. Coach Macy should make the call. Houston should have been 2nd team all EB, in fact beat MV and the SRV QB twice in which SRV and the QB took an old fashion behind the woodshed ass-whippin. I know, because Houston was 19 and already a man he must have moved up to the bar that night a bought a drink for one of those Campo Cougars. Nuff said gents.

92. FNL680 Says:
    January 20th, 2012 at 9:40 am

    R10- Freedom’s WR/S Darrell Daniels is the other First Teamer as a Junior. He is very, very good on both sides of the ball and will be in the discussion for 2011 POY.

93. Prep Fan Says:
    January 20th, 2012 at 10:46 pm

    No way DLS would schedule a D3 school. Not sure how a game like that would prove anything about stephens’ ability anyway.

    Olito & Daniels are the 2 top athletes coming back next year. FNL is right that Daniels is a beast on both sides of the ball.

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