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Boys Soccer: Seeding Predictions, Rankings, Standings, Stats
By Matt Smith
Saturday, February 11th, 2012 at 2:49 pm in Boys soccer.
Sweeper, be wary of cameras and ninjas…
Without further adieu, here are my seeding projections.
Division I
1. De La Salle
2. Richmond
3. California
4. Newark Memorial
5. Clayton Valley
6. Monte Vista
7. San Ramon Valley
8. Pittsburg
9. Berkeley
10. Amador Valley
11. Granada
12. Mt. Eden
13. Logan
14. College Park
15. Antioch
16. Dougherty Valley
Division II
1. Ygnacio Valley
2. Acalanes
3. Campolindo
4. Dublin
5. Hayward
6. Concord
7. Alhambra
8. Bishop O’Dowd
9. Pinole Valley
10. Albany
11. Tennyson
12. Hercules
13. El Cerrito
14. Piedmont
15. Kennedy-Richmond
16. St. Mary’s
Rankings
We finally got some shifting in the top ten this week.
Richmond and Newark both jump one spot each while Clayton Valley jumps three spots, back into the top five, while Cal jumps four spots. Monte Vista, San Ramon Valley, Acalanes and Dublin round out the top ten.
Alhambra jumps three spots to No. 12, while Pittsburg gets back into the top 15.
1. De La Salle (18-3-2)
2. Ygnacio Valley (18-2-2)
3. Richmond (20-4-0)
4. Newark Memorial (20-3-1)
5. Clayton Valley (17-4-3)
6. California (17-3-3)
7. Monte Vista (13-3-8)
8. San Ramon Valley (14-6-4)
9. Acalanes (12-2-8)
10. Dublin (15-5-3)
11. Campolindo (16-4-3)
12. Alhambra (11-7-5)
13. Berkeley (14-7-3)
14. Concord (13-2-4)
15. Pittsburg (13-7-4)
Others considered: Hayward (14-5-2), Pinole Valley (9-8-5), Albany (11-4-6), Dougherty Valley (9-8-4), Mt. Eden (14-7-3), Tennyson (9-6-4), Bishop O’Dowd (9-3-11), Granada (9-7-7), Amador Valley (11-11-2), Logan (11-5-6)
Standings
ACCAL
Team W-L (overall, league) PTS
Richmond (20-4-0, 12-0-0) 36
Berkeley (14-7-3, 7-3-2) 23
Pinole Valley (9-8-5, 5-4-3) 18
Hercules (11-9-4, 4-5-3) 15
Alameda (10-10-2, 4-6-2) 14
El Cerrito (7-8-9, 2-5-5) 11
De Anza (0-11-1, 0-11-1) 1
BSAL
Team W-L (overall, league) PTS
Albany (11-4-6, 9-0-3) 30
Piedmont (8-6-4, 7-2-3) 24
St. Mary’s (7-2-6, 6-2-4) 22
Kennedy (6-11-7, 5-0-7) 22
Salesian (6-9-0, 6-5-0) 18
Encinal (5-8-0, 5-6-0) 15
St. Joseph Notre Dame (4-11-2, 3-8-1) 10
St. Patrick-St. Vincent (2-12-0, 2-9-0) 6
Swett (0-16-0, 0-11-0) 0
BVAL
Team W-L (overall, league) PTS
Pittsburg (13-7-4, 7-0-3) 24
Antioch (9-8-4, 4-3-3) 15
Freedom (5-8-6, 4-4-2) 14
Heritage (3-3-9, 1-2-7) 10
Deer Valley (1-8-9, 1-3-6) 8
Liberty (2-10-4, 1-6-3) 6
DFAL
Team W-L (overall, league) PTS
Acalanes (12-2-8, 8-1-3) 27
Campolindo (16-4-3, 6-3-3) 21
Dublin (15-5-3, 6-4-2) 20
Dougherty Valley (9-8-4, 5-5-2) 17
Alhambra (11-7-5, 4-3-5) 17
Miramonte (6-12-4, 3-7-2) 11
Las Lomas (5-10-5, 1-10-1) 4
DVAL
Team W-L (overall, league) PTS
Ygnacio Valley (18-2-2, 11-0-1) 34
Clayton Valley (17-4-3, 9-2-1) 28
Concord (13-2-4, 7-2-3) 24
College Park (11-9-4, 5-6-1) 16
Mt. Diablo (4-9-1, 4-8-0) 12
Northgate (6-14-3, 3-9-0) 9
Berean Chr. (4-16-0, 0-12-0) 0
EBAL
Team W-L (overall, league) PTS
De La Salle (18-3-2, 12-0-2) 38
California (17-3-3, 9-3-2) 29
Monte Vista (13-3-8, 8-2-4) 28
San Ramon Valley (14-6-4, 8-4-2) 26
Amador Valley (11-11-2, 4-8-2) 14
Granada (9-7-7, 3-6-5) 14
Foothill (5-15-4, 1-11-2) 5
Livermore (2-16-3, 0-11-3) 3
HAAL
Team W-L (overall, league) PTS
Hayward (14-5-2, 12-3-1) 37
Mt. Eden (14-7-3, 10-4-2) 32
Bishop O’Dowd (9-3-11, 7-3-6) 27
Tennyson (9-6-4, 7-5-4) 25
San Leandro (7-11-2, 7-7-2) 23
San Lorenzo (7-8-5, 5-6-5) 20
Castro Valley (6-16-1, 6-9-1) 19
Moreau Catholic (5-9-6, 4-8-4) 16
Arroyo (0-16-3, 0-13-3) 3
MVAL
Team W-L (overall, league) PTS
Newark Memorial (20-3-1, 11-0-1) 34
Logan (11-5-6, 7-2-3) 24
American (6-10-3, 5-5-2) 17
Irvington (6-14-2, 5-6-1) 16
Mission San Jose (3-16-4, 3-5-4) 13
Washington (4-14-1, 3-8-1) 10
Kennedy (2-15-2, 2-10-0) 6
OAL
Team W-L (overall, league) PTS
Oakland Tech (5-2-1, 4-1-0) 12
Skyline (1-3-1, 1-1-1) 4
Fremont (0-1-1, 0-1-1) 1
Castlemont (0-1-0, 0-1-0) 0
Oakland (0-1-0, 0-1-0) 0
Stat Leaders
Name School Goals
Montes, Richmond 28
Mendoza, Richmond 26
Romero, Pinole 23
Ayala, YV 23
Alejandro, Alhambra 20
Sandoval, Newark 20
Gomez, Clayton 19
Inprasueth, Hercules 19
Castillo, Hayward 18
Lopez, Pitt 18
Alvarez, Albany 16
Borges, Albany 16
Grixti, Cal 16
Aguila, Richmond 16
Espinoza, SM 16
Name School Assists
Montes, Richmond 29
Damian, YV 18
Borges, Albany 17
Ayala, Richmond 15
Mendoza, Richmond 14
Gomez, Hayward 13
S. Palano, Campo 12
Gomez, Clayton 12
Dougherty, Newark 12
Maguire, Acalanes 11
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February 11th, 2012 at 2:53 pm
I feel like Dougherty Valley will edge out Alameda for the last spot.
Some might be shocked to see Dougherty so low, but the D II schedule might hurt. I also felt like common opponents favored CP over Antioch.
I think Clayton and MV could get switched, as could Berkeley and Pitt.
I think my Division II predictions are going to be very accurate.
February 11th, 2012 at 2:59 pm
Good predictions Matt. Here are mine:
Division 1
1. DLS
2. Richmond
3. Cal
4. Newark
5. MV
6. Clayton
7. SRV
8. Pittsburg
9. Granada
10. Berkley
11. Logan
12. Mt. Eden
13. Amador
14. Antioch
15. Dougherty
16. CP
Division 2
1. YV
2. Acalanes
3. Campo
4. Hayward
5. Albany
6. Concord
7. Dublin
8. Alhambra
9. Bishop O’ Dowd
10. Pinole Valley
11. Piedmont
12. St. Mary’s
13. Tennyson
14. Kennedy
15. Mt. Diablo
16. Salesian
It is very hard to predict after seeing what the NCS committee has done in the past.
February 11th, 2012 at 3:04 pm
Although I believe Campo shouldn’t be seeded 3rd, as they lost twice this week and only hold a 1 point 2nd place lead over Dublin, I must agree with you Matt because I only see the committee focusing on league finish.
February 11th, 2012 at 3:08 pm
That’s exactly it, I think the focus on deciding between Campo and Dublin in the 3-4 spots, will be league finish and the fact that the two teams split this year.
February 11th, 2012 at 3:19 pm
When will we know for sure who’s in and where?
February 11th, 2012 at 3:29 pm
We will know tomorrow afternoonish.
February 11th, 2012 at 3:43 pm
Nice work on the picks Matt they look pretty solid. I’m sure there will be a little reshuffling but pretty solid over all.
February 11th, 2012 at 3:50 pm
Matt,
I am the Ninja…
February 11th, 2012 at 4:22 pm
Matt,
Hope You still plan on nailing Your Seedings on the Door to the NCS At-Large and Seeding Meeting Tomorrow!
Well Done and for Dougherty Valley’s sake (and I’m not associated with DVHS Soccer), I hope the Committee realizes how deep the DFAL is and how tough those DFAL DII Games are.
February 11th, 2012 at 4:30 pm
Dougherty is a very good team, but they are a little short on quality wins as well. I think that will hurt them more than the SOS.
February 11th, 2012 at 4:42 pm
I agree dfal was tough this year but Dougherty Valley didn’t pull out to many good wins which was surprising cause they play a good brand of soccer.
February 11th, 2012 at 5:13 pm
Just found out that Hercules is eligible at 11-9-4 overall and 9-4-4 in Division II. I’m trying to find out who they’ve played.
February 11th, 2012 at 5:37 pm
I think berkeley’s win over pittsburg the past month was crucial ,therfore i believe berkeley will be seeded 8th and pitt 9th
February 11th, 2012 at 5:42 pm
It seems unfair that Salesian would get in over El Cerrito after losing twice to EC by a combined scored of 8 -1. El Cerrito defeated the BSAL champions Albany 4-1 as well as Kennedy-Richmond 1-0. El Cerrito did not lose to any BSAL team, and had a much harder schedule in league. They have 3 division 1 teams to compete against and they managed to tie two of them (Berkeley 2-2 and alameda 1-1). They also had a win over Pinole who was good enough to clinch a spot in the playoffs. El Cerrito deserves to get in the top 16.
February 11th, 2012 at 5:49 pm
Sounds like salesian is out, they were probably bottom 5 in all of ncs anyways. I saw them play once this year, not pretty.
February 11th, 2012 at 5:57 pm
My name is Jason Inprasueth and I play soccer for Hercules High School. I have 19 goals and 8 assists. Planning to go to SFSU and majoring in Nursing.
February 11th, 2012 at 6:02 pm
Any talent at mount diablo? Any good players? What are they all about
February 11th, 2012 at 6:04 pm
Also, an important piece of information is that while there is an at-large/seeding criteria in the NCS Soccer Bulletin, the committee is specific to the division/sex and is likely to change every year. Each different committee may weigh the different parts of the criteria in their own way. Hence the inconsistencies from year to year, division to division, male to female.
February 11th, 2012 at 6:28 pm
Thank you Jason. I have updated your stats.
I also updated the playoff seeding predictions to include Hercules in Division II. Salesian is out, in my book.
Pele the Man is right. El Cerrito deserves to be in. By my calculations would have been like a 10 or 11 seed had they qualified. It’s too bad.
February 11th, 2012 at 6:29 pm
Alas Cokito, the seeding committees are cloaked in secrecy regarding the members, the processs and the particulars. The Wizard of OZ is somewhere in those NCS HQ offices, hiding behind a curtain. Its just not right.
February 11th, 2012 at 6:35 pm
And regarding Dougherty Valley, #10 did not play last Wednesday, and may have been nursing an injured foot/ankle for as many as 3 weeks. If he gets healthy, then you may see a stronger showing by the Wildcats in the next two weeks.
February 11th, 2012 at 6:42 pm
Campo at #3 is a joke. Hayward and Concord jump them. Dublin should drop too.
February 11th, 2012 at 7:00 pm
After seeing YV destroy Concord this past week, I really can’t see them seeded as highly as you have. I think that both Alhambra and Dublin would flat put cream them.
February 11th, 2012 at 7:33 pm
Alhambra or Dublin cream concord that is a BOLD statement.
February 11th, 2012 at 7:43 pm
Hey Mudhen, If youre saying Concord got destroyed its because of a reason, they lost 5 starters due to grades, if they would have those 5 players (starters) it would be a whole different game, trust me,they make a big difference! Now because of that they had to pull players from jv and put them in too fill in the spots that wer missing, but again there jv players and there not as good as the var players that got cut because of grades.
February 11th, 2012 at 7:59 pm
No way Alhambra and Dublin cream Concord. Concord is a good team.
February 11th, 2012 at 8:04 pm
I’m serious, Concord is a paper tiger. While I think that the talent pool in div. 1 is generally stronger (except for YV–they can compete with anyone this year)I feel that O’Dowd, Acalanes, Hayward , Alhambra, and Dublin are stronger teams. Concord can’t finish the sale.
February 11th, 2012 at 8:31 pm
Concord had the grades flu…. Lost some key players …. Your statement mudhen may now be a bit more true . Still I say that Alhambra and Dublin being a good team would not destroy concord. Your blowing smoke where the sun don’t shine.
February 11th, 2012 at 8:43 pm
Matt how accurate do you think your predictions are? Because in D1 I see some good match ups. Newark vs. Logan is a great rivalry and even better if there’s a third rematch in NCS. Mt.Eden vs. Clayton Valley is a rematch from last years first round match up with the Vikings and Monarchs. I really hope the NCS committee seeds the same way as you. If they do there well be some good games.
February 11th, 2012 at 8:59 pm
Ahhhhh Matt, I see some debbie downers on the Dublin parade. It must be that time of year; gotta love NCS, even through all its controversy
February 11th, 2012 at 9:06 pm
I feel that El Cerrito should definately be considered as a candiate over salesian. I watched their game this week and it wasn’t even close, El Cerrito was clearly a superior team. It would be sad that only because El Cerrito had much harder schedule than Salesian they wouldn’t get in. I would much rather see El Cerrito make an interesting run in NCS than Salesian be blown out in the first game. My prediction: the NCS committee gets it right and El Cerrito gets a seed in NCS.
February 11th, 2012 at 9:43 pm
Hey Tack, there is an old saying, stick to your knitting, meaning play your game and the Gaels should do just fine. You cannot control what happens off the field in some committee selection room, but on the field is a whole different story. Stay focused and keep your team on the track that it is on, and good things should happen. Stand tall and play well.
February 12th, 2012 at 12:39 am
What’s up everyone ? Get ready for the NCS draw , should be some great matchups. Can’t wait to see what’s what’s and who plays who ???
February 12th, 2012 at 1:23 am
I am sworn to secrecy, so trust me on this one, Matt’s seeding predictions article has been delivered to the NCS committee. That is all I can reveal at this time.
Now it is up to the committee to read Matt’s words of wisdom.
Cheers, and see you at the playoffs pitch!
February 12th, 2012 at 2:30 am
Matt,
If El Cerrito is DII, then they have a curious case that could be under the radar screen. See post #14.
With 2 losses to Richmond, and a loss and tie to Berkeley, EC at 7-8-9 overall is 7-5-8 against DII. Is that right? Take the tie with Freedom out and it does not change the DII details.
Let me know your thoughts.
February 12th, 2012 at 8:15 am
I went back and investigated El Cerrito’s Division II record. Looks like it is 7-4-6, and they are eligible, and probably going to get in. I’ve edited my projections to include El Cerrito.
February 12th, 2012 at 8:16 am
This pushes Mt. Diablo out. Sorry for the mistake.
February 12th, 2012 at 8:31 am
Sweeper, you’re the best, by the way.
Great stuff as always, my friend. Your Martin Luther act will never get old with me!
February 12th, 2012 at 8:53 am
Matt,
How much weight do you put on ties? Help/hurt? Seems if you tossed them out, it makes the win/loss a bit simpler to rank. Also, do you think the committee will put a second place team (Cal) above the other league winners?
Great work!
February 12th, 2012 at 9:21 am
Boy, are you homers ever touchy.
Ok then here’s why I don’t think that Concord will make it very far. According to the coach, whom I’ve known since u-12 AYSO, they lost several of their best attacking players to “grade flu”, and as was shown by YV pretty much having their way with them, they can get the ball upfield but can’t close the sale.
Still, soccer is unpredictable, and who knows, a few bounces of the ball going the right way….
February 12th, 2012 at 10:05 am
Conc
February 12th, 2012 at 10:06 am
Concord has an ayso coach that’s why they’ll lose because not everyone can play !!
February 12th, 2012 at 10:19 am
Hopefully the roundballer faithful will be rewarded with committees having due diligence with research. NCS and Fall’s appointments to D1 football thoroughly embarrassed themselves with the travesty that was bracketed. The players and coaches deserved better. Watch out! Perhaps Matt can file a habeus corpus to sit in. Jimmy can then wrangle hoops n hardball.
February 12th, 2012 at 10:20 am
The big question is Which Coaches will not go GOOFY?
February 12th, 2012 at 10:53 am
With a huge week, Dublin will be rewarded with a high seed. Albany and Hayward as league champs will also be rewarded.
YV
Acalanes
Albany
Dublin
Hayward
Campolindo
Concord
Bishop O Dowd.
Alhambra.
February 12th, 2012 at 11:00 am
D2 brackets up..
February 12th, 2012 at 11:12 am
Wow….wow…..Acalanes at #1??? WOW
February 12th, 2012 at 11:13 am
Yv getting a 2 seed is ridiculous!!!
February 12th, 2012 at 11:16 am
I’m a little surprised that YV wasn’t the No. 1 seed, but Acalanes has a tough potential second round game.
February 12th, 2012 at 11:18 am
Surprised to see Acalanes at #1, but they did win the best D2 league. I would have put YV theie, but you can’t really argue. Nice to see the committee reward the teams in the DFAL for their rigorous schedule, with 3 of the top 4 seeds. It looks like the committee did an excellent job. Pretty much the only thing that I would change is YV and Acalanes, but in the end, I do not think that it will make much of a difference.
February 12th, 2012 at 11:19 am
I got pretty close on my projections.
No. 1 Acalanes v. No. 16 St. Mary’s
No. 8 Alhambra v. No. 9 Bishop O’Dowd
No. 4 Campolindo v. No. 13 El Cerrito
No. 5 Concord v. No. 12 Hercules
No. 2 Ygnacio Valley v. No. 15 Kennedy-Richmond
No. 7 Albany v. No. 10 Pinole Valley
No. 3 Dublin v. No. 14 Piedmont
No. 6 Hayward v. No. 11 Tennyson
February 12th, 2012 at 11:20 am
okay,i don’t get why everyone’s so down on concord right now. they lost 5 starters due to grades and didn’t have a great week. but they lost to a proven YV team and have looked excellent for the majority of the season. saying that alhambra or dublin would “cream” them is a horrible overstatement. in my opinion, concord would blow both of those teams out of the water. but really, talk is cheap. let’s see how the tournaments play out, then talk later (:
February 12th, 2012 at 11:20 am
I would have changed Hayward and Concord without a doubt. First of all, the league champ should have been above them, and secondly you avoid teams playing each other for a third time.
Concord/Hercules and Hayward/Tennyson have already played each other twice this year.
February 12th, 2012 at 11:20 am
Yeah I completely agree Matt. Alhambra/O’Dowd will give them a run for their money, and I can easily see Alhambra making the Semis if they hold strong. I find it odd though that they give Acalanes #1 due to DFAL difficulty (most likely) but then seed Dublin ahead of Campo.
February 12th, 2012 at 11:21 am
YV not #1..that’s slanderous,outrageous,inconceivable typical NCS.
February 12th, 2012 at 11:22 am
Not complaining though! and well said Soccerfan11
February 12th, 2012 at 11:22 am
Good to see my alma mater The mighty Oilers getting a nice seed here…
February 12th, 2012 at 11:23 am
Three cheers for the DII seeding committee: hip-hip-hurray, hip-hip-…Oh, never mind.
February 12th, 2012 at 11:35 am
Yv at number #2 … Some what of a joke. I think to the coaches it doesn’t matter where you place them , they will go at with whom ever.
If I was one of the coaches at Yv I would be a bit insulted by it. 20 games in a row without losing, 2 goals against in league, 13 games of a clean sheet, under 10 goals allowed all year, wins league, that is where NSC got it wrong.
Good luck to all the teams!
February 12th, 2012 at 11:36 am
Watch they will seed Clayton Valley at # 1 because they took the Spartans in a anomaly. It would not surprise me if they moved to 3 though. I guess it depends on the beverage of choice and how fast they want to get out of that room.
February 12th, 2012 at 11:43 am
Honestly I think YV got the easier route with being seeded at #2…
February 12th, 2012 at 11:43 am
Pictures of Thursday’s Cal-DLS game are now available at http://www.fjphotoguy.com.
Pictures of the JV game will also be available shortly.
Enjoy and see you on the pitch!
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February 12th, 2012 at 11:48 am
YV will be fine no matter who they play I think alcalanes will win the first round but get bounced in the second they are actually getting weaker as the season progresses.
Still kinda scratching my head about YV not # 1 but I guess they have their reasons.
February 12th, 2012 at 11:54 am
I feel like Acalanes got a tougher draw.
February 12th, 2012 at 11:54 am
Both sides of the bracket have a lot of potential. Dangerous teams all start to meet in the second round. There should be some interesting games.
As far as YV, if they are the best, they will prove that.
February 12th, 2012 at 11:59 am
I agree Matt. If I was YV, I would be happy. Acalanes is probably going to face a very hot Alhambra team, that nobody wants to face.
February 12th, 2012 at 12:04 pm
Alhambra vs Odowd any predictions ??
Also Matt when do they announce MVP and stuff ?
February 12th, 2012 at 12:07 pm
I really can’t understand Acalanes getting a higher seed than Ygnacio Valley. Is it due to a tougher schedule?
February 12th, 2012 at 12:10 pm
I would give a slight edge to Alhambra as they seem to be peaking at the right time. O’Dowd plays wicked tough defense tho’.
February 12th, 2012 at 12:10 pm
I know not everyone will like the brackets and are willing to attack NCS, but can we refrain from insulting them? I have a friend that works for NCS, and he is not a bad person at all. Overall, I think that the committee does a great job in everything they do, and I have a lot of respect for them.
February 12th, 2012 at 12:14 pm
Tri City dude
Nobody is attacking NCS we are just voicing opinions regardless if they are good people they still made some questionable decisions.
So again tri city don’t get your panties in a bunch by defending your boyfriend.
February 12th, 2012 at 12:14 pm
The MVP stuff is likely chosen already, and it will probably be announced shortly.
February 12th, 2012 at 12:19 pm
Considering that the main gripe with the seedings is #1 vs #2 I think NCS did a pretty good job. Waiting on the D1 bracket to out!
February 12th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
I think they did an okay job. I think the Campo/Dublin thing makes the weight given the DFAL argument, which gave the Acalanes the top seed, weaker.
Also, the Concord and Hayward thing is confusing. Why not seed the league champ higher and avoid two rematches of teams playing each other a third time?
Alhambra deserved better than an eight seed.
As far as Division I goes, I’m hearing Clayton got the No. 4 seed.
February 12th, 2012 at 12:27 pm
I would’ve given Alhambra a 6 seed tops but they’ll be ok against Odowd I’m sure they’ll step up and cruise into the 2 nd round.
February 12th, 2012 at 12:31 pm
The NCS may not be perfect, but it is easy to say that the committee is horrible and that you can do a better job. I’m not calling anyone out, but if you think you can do a better job at this, why don’t you join the committee?
February 12th, 2012 at 12:33 pm
I am sure that each NCS committee member is ‘a good person’ dedicated to the cause and probably very smart. It is when they get together behind closed doors that they lose collective credibility. Why the secrecy?
This is not rocket science, but perhaps the process is like making suasage, nobody really wants to see it.
I for one would really enjoy a webcast, after deliberations are done, where each bracket is announced one seeding at time from #16 up to #1. A little drama and the illusion of participation would help. And Matt & Matt could host a blog-a-thon.
February 12th, 2012 at 12:34 pm
D1 is up.
http://cifncs.org/sports/soccer/files/RESULTS/Winter%202012/boysD1BRACKET12winsoc.pdf
February 12th, 2012 at 12:36 pm
Tri city dude must be on the committee !
We are just blogging nobody is getting the lynch mob ready to string anyone up just voicing opinion in regards to what we think. Which is still legal correct Matt ?
February 12th, 2012 at 12:44 pm
Why is the pitt v.s granada game at pittsburg high if granada got seeded higher then pitt?
February 12th, 2012 at 12:44 pm
Correct. First Amendment! Haha.
Everyone is making valid points. I love the discussion.
February 12th, 2012 at 12:47 pm
No. 1 De La Salle v. No. 16 Antioch
No. 8 Granada v. No. 9 Pittsburg
No. 4 Clayton Valley v. No. 13 Mt. Eden
No. 5 Monte Vista v. No. 12 Berkeley
No. 2 Richmond v. No. 15 Dougherty Valley
No. 7 Newark Memorial v. Amador Valley
No. 3 California v. No. 14 College Park
No. 6 San Ramon Valley v. No. 11 Logan
February 12th, 2012 at 12:48 pm
Glad law school is paying off ! Ha
We don’t always agree with the decisions of the president of the united states but I don’t think I’m gonna run for president but I can bitch and moan a bit.
February 12th, 2012 at 12:57 pm
Pitt is a league champ.
February 12th, 2012 at 12:57 pm
One thing that sticks out is Newark being 7th. I thought at the very least they would be 5th. I think that Newark and Clayton should be switched. Matt – how do you feel the committee did this year?
February 12th, 2012 at 1:11 pm
I feel like the Division II bracket was better. I think Amador Valley should have been above Granada (same amount of points in league, more league wins, more overall wins) and I think Newark has a legit, legit beef.
20 wins and a league title and a seven seed. I wouldn’t be happy.
February 12th, 2012 at 1:11 pm
@SoccerFan..problem was they looked at the 1 game were CV took a bite out of the Spartans…and apparently they gave weight to that win.
February 12th, 2012 at 1:15 pm
NCS is like the BCS always questionable calls and decisions but they are the ones that decide.
February 12th, 2012 at 1:16 pm
much better than what they did last year!……
February 12th, 2012 at 1:17 pm
Matt – I’d be curious to hear of any “upset” specials you see in either bracket? Also, potentially some mouth watering quarterfinal D1 games! Newark vs. Rich, CV vs. MV & Cal vs. SRV. Would be cool if all the matches were at one site, how am I supposed to choose which one to attend!?
February 12th, 2012 at 1:20 pm
Newark should’ve been at least a few spots higher. 20 wins and they haven’t lost since November.
February 12th, 2012 at 1:23 pm
Just curious to know how good Monte Vista is. Any opinions?
February 12th, 2012 at 1:24 pm
Go with your heart scoreboard your heart can never lead you wrong.
February 12th, 2012 at 1:25 pm
MV runs hot and cold in my opinion. When they are hot they can beat anyone…….
February 12th, 2012 at 1:26 pm
I have two things to say.
1) I apologize if my comments were too abrasive and offended some people. I was just standing up for my friend, and I really do care for him. I honestly do think that NCS generally does a good job. There may be some things that people don’t like about them, but nobody is perfect.
2) Baller#9, I do not appreciate your comments about my “boyfreind” and the panties. I know you are just voicing your opinion, but that is a bit insulting to me and my good freind. However, I’m willing to bury the hatchet if you are.
February 12th, 2012 at 1:28 pm
Scoreboard,
I think the potential quarterfinals are crazy! Pitt back at DLS for the first time since 2008 when the Pirates clinched the BVAL title and won NCS.
Two teams potentially with 21 wins in Newark and Richmond, and rematches with Clayton v. MV and SRV v. Cal.
Upsets…
I’d keep my eye on AV at Newark (AV is playing well and the teams had two close matchups this year) and I think Berkeley could give MV a hard time.
February 12th, 2012 at 1:29 pm
No worries tri city dude I ain’t mad it’s all in the spirt of fun sorry if I offended you ! Never my intentions just talking smack please don’t take what I say seriously. All good on my end TCD !
February 12th, 2012 at 1:30 pm
Tri-City Dude,
I love your commentary and representing the MVAL. I hope nobody offended you.
I think your friend probably does a great job, but he’s probably not on the committee, right?
NCS does great work, and I have a very close friend that works there as well. They are all amazing for what they do.
February 12th, 2012 at 1:34 pm
acalanes definately has a harder schedule than yv so maybe thats yvs gift from the committee for not giving them #1
February 12th, 2012 at 1:35 pm
I value anybody who volunteers third time for theses boys be it the coaches the refs the NCS. Without them this wouldn’t be possible and I value matt for doing this.
If my comments offend ANYONE I am sorry.
Sorry to Matt if I said anything out if line.
February 12th, 2012 at 1:40 pm
Matt, how do you think YV would stack up against San Lorenzo of last year? Both have/had dynamic play with extreme skill, soiof those two teams ever could have met how do you think the result would have turned out?
February 12th, 2012 at 1:41 pm
I think Newark was snubbed just like ygnacio valley because of there high Latino school rate it seems to happen every year to these type of schools. I wonder……
What do you think?
February 12th, 2012 at 1:47 pm
Baller, you are all good. I could tell you didn’t mean any harm and it was all in jest.
Tack, I think YV is better than SLZ from last year. More solid defensively and a bit more organized. The talent level is the same, but the difference is YV has guys who can be game changers at any moment.
NCS Champ, I hate to think there would be any type of bias against schools with more spanish-speaking players, but I do know there are some false impressions that exist. That is why I have so much respect for guys like Rene Siles, Cesar Chavez and Rick Villa who run great programs and teach their kids to act with class.
February 12th, 2012 at 2:07 pm
Berkeley and MV, Amador and Newark should be the games of the first round in D1
February 12th, 2012 at 2:27 pm
Ceaser Chavez is my vote for Coach of the year. The way he has the kids playing right now is a huge credit to him. He has improved the program over the last couple years and it shows. My favorite for NCS D 2 champs as well.
February 12th, 2012 at 2:57 pm
Thoughts on Pitt and Granada? I am going to see that one and Hayward v. Tennyson on Wednesday.
February 12th, 2012 at 3:06 pm
Hey Matt,
Who is MVP, offensive player, and defender of the year
February 12th, 2012 at 3:07 pm
You mean for the East Bay?
I haven’t made any final decisions yet, but I’ve got some guys in mind…
February 12th, 2012 at 3:18 pm
#102 Out-Of line. Get real dude.
February 12th, 2012 at 3:23 pm
Who is MVP?
February 12th, 2012 at 3:33 pm
@Ncschamps 102 Instant RED CARD.
Now to play-on : MVP Konstatino at DLS
Coach of the year: Coach Brown & Staff
February 12th, 2012 at 3:43 pm
Damn, Hayward high never gets any love once it comes to NCS seeding.
February 12th, 2012 at 4:19 pm
Yea Matt for east bay
February 12th, 2012 at 5:00 pm
I haven’t decided on an East Bay MVP just yet.
February 12th, 2012 at 5:21 pm
Who are candidates
February 12th, 2012 at 5:36 pm
I’d say…
Erik Montes
Edgar Damian
Andrew Konstantino
Jonathan Ayala
Gerardo Mendoza
Josh Gomez
Jeremy Romero
Santiago Alejandro
Jimmy Roth
Gabriel Borges
Jaime Lopez
There are a few more, probably
February 12th, 2012 at 5:46 pm
Who do you think are candidates?
February 12th, 2012 at 5:51 pm
YV’s #2 seed is baffling. No disrespect to Acalanes – they’re a very good team and deserving of one of the top spots. But YV has been on FIRE. Suspect YV will burn through their bracket like napalm if they stay healthy. The Don’s could have their hands full in theirs. Any speculation on who will ultimately end up in the final from Acalane’s bracket?
February 12th, 2012 at 6:09 pm
I would say Eric Montes from Richmond.He reminds me of a kid name Neymar from Brazil the way he plays.Is his brother still playing with the Oilers?
Montes stats are unbelivable 28 goals and 29 assists is extraordinary .Is
he a Senior?MVP for sure
February 12th, 2012 at 6:26 pm
Erik is a junior.
February 12th, 2012 at 6:36 pm
What club team does montes play in?
February 12th, 2012 at 6:41 pm
Matt ,
Will NCS effect the way your voting is for MVP ? For example if a player does extremely well in NCS ? Or does is it just from regular season stats ? If you get what I’m saying
February 12th, 2012 at 6:55 pm
Out of the keepers i would say:
1.Emmanuel Jimenez
2.Andrew Konstantino
3.Derek Wilcox
Those are my top 3 keepers in order.
February 12th, 2012 at 7:16 pm
I think Jeremy Romero deserves the MVP he is a great player and knows what e is doing … I am yeah there is other kids but Jeremy Romero is different and he is one of the best I’ve seen!
February 12th, 2012 at 7:17 pm
Matt
Who do you think will win between Albany and Pinole valley??
February 12th, 2012 at 7:33 pm
If Romero deserves the MVP, I’m guessing his team will be NCS champs.
February 12th, 2012 at 7:34 pm
Matt
Do you think alhambra not finishing higher in the dfal will hurt Santiagos chances of winning league MVP or offensive player of the year ?
February 12th, 2012 at 7:35 pm
If you seen him play you would think that they deserve it trust me
February 12th, 2012 at 7:37 pm
I like Albany over P valley.
February 12th, 2012 at 7:38 pm
I Love Hayward team cata gomaz should get player of the year my that young man mean alot to the team and the coach he plays for the team come see hayward
February 12th, 2012 at 7:48 pm
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Don’t doubt pv the beat them once this year already
February 12th, 2012 at 7:56 pm
When are All team selections announced?
February 12th, 2012 at 8:00 pm
I’ve seen him play actually. He’s good
February 12th, 2012 at 8:06 pm
Good doesn’t come close to describing him !
February 12th, 2012 at 8:31 pm
So NCS does figure into my selection, but not overwhelmingly. If a guy had an amazing regular season and doesn’t do great in NCS, that won’t hurt him too bad. Having a great run in NCS can only help, but not doing great won’t really hurt. Know what I mean? It’s mostly based on regular season with NCS as a time to put icing on the cake.
I think Santiago will be affected a little by the league finish, but I think the strong finish to the season will help him. On second thought, I predict he will be the league MVP, or the offensive player of the year.
All-League teams should be announced very soon, and my East Bay team usually comes out a few weeks after NCS.
As far as predictions, hit me up tomorrow or Tuesday and I’ll predict all the games
Including Albany and Pinole.
The players we’ve mentioned- Santiago, Montes, Cata and Romero are all among my favorites this year.
February 12th, 2012 at 8:51 pm
Matt
Who do you think will Win Albany or pv??
February 12th, 2012 at 9:10 pm
Soccer god = Jeremy Romero
February 12th, 2012 at 9:17 pm
I’ll make my predictions soon!
February 12th, 2012 at 9:20 pm
East Soccer (#119),
Erik plays for the Mavericks Traviesos in ACC. He is indeed a Junior.
His brother Chikiz was a Senior last year at RHS, but did not play
because of an ACL tear. Evidently, he is not playing this year.
His older brother Victor also played for the Oilers, and was part of
the 2005-2006 team who were NCS runner-ups. He scored the Oilers’
goal in the finals.
February 12th, 2012 at 9:30 pm
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Actually I am a scout for college and I like Jeremy so that’s why I talk about him
February 12th, 2012 at 9:31 pm
NCS is going to be great and good luck to all 16 teams! I have read a lot of the blog posts about year-end awards for the various leagues and the east bay. From a DLS view point they don’t have the single super star, but many stars. Just in league they have outscored teams 38 to 5 and with 9 shutouts. Most opposing team offenses have not shown well against the DLS defense so it is hard to say which players played well against us, so I will leave that to Matt. I rather take a look at the four key areas on the pitch and rank where I would place them on an all East Bay team.
Forwards: 1: Molineux – did not play the last two years, college bound track star and very talented soccer player – leading scorer, amazing year! 2: Lisiak – probably the fastest player on the soccer pitch in NorCal, only a junior but 2nd lead scorer of the forwards, part of that #20 rated DFC 94 team where he had 20 goals. 3: Eikani – just a senior presence on the pitch which is feared by all the opponents. Strong, fast, heavy foot and makes good decisions. Member of the DFC 93 team.
Mids: 1: Bob – also part of that DFC 94 team, actually three mids are on the DFC 94 team, seems to always win the header at middle field, also got his share of set play goals this year, only a junior, lock down defender. 2: Martinez – probably the most talented senior with amazing foot skills at DLS. Always attacking and seems to be always around the play, second leading scorer overall. 3. Rowling – Quick, fearless, clam under pressure and has an engine that never stops.
DefBacks: 1. Dargan – another junior but from the #3 ranked DFC 95 team, fast, quick, smart, lock down and the most talented soccer player at DLS. 2. Marcinkowski – From the famed Mustang 94 program, three year starter, the rock of the defense, the DLS captain. 3. McNell – another captain, just an aggressive, hardworking senior that controls his area of the pitch. Always attacking if possible.
Goalie: Konstantino – part of the DFC 95 team, no question one of the top 3 goalies in the area. Big, strong, experienced captain and calm under PK pressures. Also only a junior!
So that is one set of eyes on DLS. They are a very deep team, most starters only play on average 40 minutes a game except for the defensive 4 and Andrew. Stats could be higher for individuals, but “I” is not in the play book for DLS it is only “T”. Team! Good luck Spartans for your drive for a NCS Championship!
February 12th, 2012 at 9:34 pm
Looking at the playoff schedule, DI and DII should not play the same days: Wed-Sat-Wed-Sat. I have posted this position for three years running, to no avail.
Any bean-counter will tell you that you will have larger gates (@$8/$5 per) if you stagger DI and DII, or boys and girls. Tues-Fri-Tues-Sat, and Wed-Sat-Wed-Sat would allow for more fans to see more matches.
Of course, each championship at Dublin on a Saturday is the best. My motive is to see as many matches as possible (and not lose my job), and happily pay many gate fees for the privilege.
February 12th, 2012 at 9:45 pm
So like yv is playing the same kennedy they beat 8-1 right????? Makes u wonder… You think the same thing will happen like what happened to barcelona and osasuna?? Where barca won 8-0 and the second time around they lost 3-2?? Hmmm just a thought and yeah seed 1 has it harder wierd maybe they favored yv ;P
February 12th, 2012 at 9:55 pm
Richmond Oilers all the way!!!!
February 12th, 2012 at 10:22 pm
Soccer god,
A college scout wouldn’t be on here talking about one player and one team the whole time. Let other people talk about you, instead of you talking about yourself!
Sorry, everyone knows who you are now.
February 12th, 2012 at 10:40 pm
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Well it’s called getting this kids name out there so other colleges can see who he is also so know who your talking about before you do talk
February 12th, 2012 at 10:45 pm
Thanks Baller!
February 12th, 2012 at 11:02 pm
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Read post #124 does that sound like a college scout? It sounds like a kid talking about himself.
February 12th, 2012 at 11:16 pm
let the playoffs begin !!!
cokito how you doing?
February 12th, 2012 at 11:30 pm
Hey Matt,
Am I wrong or did the committees get the top 16 in each division right? I did not hear any cries from teams left out. Quite amazing, and kudos all around. The committees were 90%+ right regardless of how they got there.
It will be a great next 14 days of blog, blah, and HS futball…good luck and good health to all…
Cheers, and see you at the playoffs pitch!
After reading through the blog again I am happy to report that the vast majority wish well to all in the playoffs. It is very refreshing to see the progress that we have made in the past 3 years.
This should be a spectacular playoff year. I only wish that we could see playoff matches on Tuesdays and Fridays, as well as the scheduled Wednesdays and Saturdays. Us soccer junkies enjoyed the regular season schedule off-sets, so give us more, more, more…matches.
Cheers, and see you at the playoff pitch!
February 12th, 2012 at 11:36 pm
Post #149 was some old guy writing two posts in one run-on post. Oh well… Cheers, and yadda, yadda yadda…
February 13th, 2012 at 4:36 am
Matt
Since you are still thinking on the player of year awards here is my list:
GK Konstantinos-DLS, slam dunk
Offense Montes-Rich, others considered Damian-YV, Mendoza-Rich, Ayala-YV
Defense Goodman-Cal, others considered Lindgren-Acalanes, Guisti-SRV, Marcinkowski-DLS
MVP Mulineux-DLS, others considered, Montes-Rich, Driggs-Cal, Gomez-Hayward
What say you?
February 13th, 2012 at 7:19 am
Defenders of the Year-DLS’s Marcinkowski & McNell. DLS has nor been scored on all year in League with these two captains and 3 year starters on the pitch. Both are offensive threats as well. Marcinkowski on Set Plays with a dangerous free kick and McNell who attacks upfield and who has a killer throw-in
February 13th, 2012 at 7:21 am
Cal Fan,
Re #151. I agree with your selections except Guisti from SRV. He is an average player and SRV’s weakness is their defense. Maybe add #20 from Cal into or sweeper from MV.
February 13th, 2012 at 7:30 am
Cal Fan,
Nice list man. Well done. You have a balanced list with more than just EBAL kids. Very good to see.
Driggs is #20 from Cal, but MustangFan3, tell me more about the MV sweeper.
Speaking of Sweepers, our resident Sweeper is 100 percent correct. It seems like the committee included the correct 16 teams in each bracket. I think Alameda being left out was the closest call. I think it could have justified to have them in the 14-16 spot, but I think they got the right teams in.
February 13th, 2012 at 7:37 am
Lets play some ball…. Come on Wednesday.
February 13th, 2012 at 8:16 am
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Looking at maxpreps…
Score for YV vs Kennedy was also 8-0 like your Barcelona ….
Im sure the coaches at YV have a better level head to adjust and never under estimate an opponent.
February 13th, 2012 at 9:29 am
It seems as if ncs wants an ebal team in the final if you look at how they set up the bracket. Its almost guaranteed that one, if not two ebal teams will make it to the final. Hopefully we get some upsets so its not in ebal playoff at the end.
February 13th, 2012 at 12:14 pm
Matt,Thanks for the comment. I agree the committee did a great job this year and 1-16 seeding is much better than last year. As usual Sweeper is spot on.
11v11 agree with you, bring on Wed
February 13th, 2012 at 12:54 pm
Its NCS time baby showtime let’s see who’s gonna bust the brackets wide open. Anybody have there brackets all penciled in ?
February 13th, 2012 at 1:12 pm
I’m good Balkan. Trying to decide whether I like NCS limbo or not.
February 13th, 2012 at 1:23 pm
I have mine penciled in, but can only reveal my picks one round at a time!
I think I should start the Matt Smith NCS Soccer Madness pool with people submitting their brackets. Just for fun, obviously. People can email me their bracket if they so desire.
February 13th, 2012 at 1:35 pm
That’s what I’m talking about Matt now your thinking.
February 13th, 2012 at 1:37 pm
mhsmith78@gmail.com
We’ll keep tabs on who’s ahead. One point for the first round, two for the second, etc… Whoever wants to take part, email me before the kickoff of the first game on Wednesday, which is 3:30.
February 13th, 2012 at 1:41 pm
In your email, make sure you tell me what your handle on the blog is.
That way when I update the standings, I don’t reveal anyone’s real name.
February 13th, 2012 at 1:49 pm
Matt,
Here you go.
DI /Round 1 – Drop-Outs are:
Antioch,Pitt,CV,Berk,DV,Amador,CP,SRV.
DII / Round 1-Drop-Outs are:
ACL,BOD,ElC,Herc,JFK,PV,Pied,TEN
February 13th, 2012 at 1:58 pm
Rogue Warriors is in! Nice.
February 13th, 2012 at 2:00 pm
Dude, you’re going for a lot of upsets…
February 13th, 2012 at 2:03 pm
D1 Teams that move on to next round>
De La Salle, Pittsburg, Mt.Eden, Berkeley, Richmond, Newark, California, San Ramon.
Acalanes, Alhambra, Campolindo, Concord,Ygnacio V, Pinole V, Dublin, Hayward.<
Matt…what is your email?
February 13th, 2012 at 2:04 pm
mhsmith78@gmail.com
You guys can also post your picks on here. Remember though, you gotta fill out your whole bracket, not just round by round.
So Lonewolf and Rogue Warrior, hit me with all your picks.
February 13th, 2012 at 2:11 pm
There we go let’s get these brackets in and see who’s the top dog when picking. Where is Paul the octopus when you need him ???
February 13th, 2012 at 2:12 pm
What a great idea we had Matt !! Matt’s February madness bracket !
February 13th, 2012 at 2:12 pm
Matt, Yep it’s time to play ( Fast and Furious ) That’s what is fun about soccer, upset is always lurking around the pitch.
February 13th, 2012 at 2:27 pm
Nobody seems to say much about Newark…something tells me that they had a taste last year and they want to make it back. Good chance to see a repeat from last year.
February 13th, 2012 at 3:03 pm
Round 1: D1 Advancers
De La Salle, Pittsburg, Mt.Eden, Berkeley, Richmond, Newark, California, San Ramon.
DI
Round 2 Advancers:
DLS, Berk
Cal, Srv
Round 3 Advancers
Newark, De La Salle
Championship De La Salle
**
Round 1: D2 : Acalanes, Alhambra, Campolindo, Concord,Ygnacio V, Pinole V, Dublin, Hayward.
DII
Round 2 Advancers
Alhambra, Campo, YV, Hayward
Round 3 Advancers
Alhambra, YV
Championship YV
February 13th, 2012 at 3:05 pm
I emailed my picks… i will post later today.
Good luck all.
Have fun everyone.
February 13th, 2012 at 3:20 pm
Matt
Round 1 D1 Advancers
De La Salle, Granada, Clayton Valley, Monte Vista, Richmond, Amadore Valley,California, San Ramon
Round 2 Advancers
De La Salle, Monte Vista, Richmond, California
Round 3 Advancers De La Salle, California
Champs California
Round 1 D2 Advancers
Acalanes, Alhambra, Campolindo, Concord, Ygnacio Valley, Albany, Dublin, Hawyard
Round 2 Advancers
Acalanes, Concord, Ygnacio Valley, Dublin
Round 3 Advancers Acalanes, Ygnacio Valley
Champs Ygnacio Valley
February 13th, 2012 at 3:21 pm
Anyone planning to go to Newark/Amador Valley? Should be a great game, and I might be there depending on the weather and obligations that I might have.
February 13th, 2012 at 3:25 pm
By the way, how come there isn’t a lot of people talking about the girls soccer brackets? I keep checking over to the most recent article of girls soccer, and there is only 7 total comments compared to this article. Don’t be shy if you want to chime in about the great girls teams we have here!
February 13th, 2012 at 3:38 pm
Shinguard Says:Play on:
DII Picks:
Round 1
St. Mary’s, Alhambra,Campolindo, Hercules, YV, PV, Dublin, Hayward
Round 2
Alhambra, Campo, Hayward, YV
Round 3
Alhambra, YV
Champion YV
DI
Round 1
DLS, Pitt, CV, MV, Rich, New, Cal, SRV
Round 2
DLS, MV, NEW, CAL
Round 3
DLS, CAL
Champion De La Salle
February 13th, 2012 at 3:53 pm
I emailed my picks to Shinguard, so somebody knows my picks and doesn’t think I am making them up as I go when I am winning
I’ll make my round by round predictions here on the blog starting tomorrow.
February 13th, 2012 at 3:55 pm
I predict that Tack will pick Dublin to go all the way! Take it to the bank.
February 13th, 2012 at 3:57 pm
Good call sweeper ! Let’s go with 100-1 that he rides Dublin to the final !! : )
February 13th, 2012 at 3:59 pm
D2
Round 1
St. Mary’s, Alhambra,Campolindo, Hercules, YV, PV, Dublin, Hayward
Round 2
Alhambra, Campo, Hayward, YV
Round 3
Alhambra, YV
Champion YV
DI
Round 1
DLS, Pitt, CV, MV, Rich, New, Cal, SRV
Round 2
DLS, MV, NEW, CAL
Round 3
DLS, CAL
Champion De La Salle
February 13th, 2012 at 4:05 pm
How is mt Eden going to do against Clayton valley?
February 13th, 2012 at 4:08 pm
How about this upset? College Park over Cal.
February 13th, 2012 at 4:08 pm
D2 Winners 1st Round
St.Marys, Alhambra, Campolindo, Concord, YV, Dublin, Albany, Hayward:
Winners 2nd Round
Alhambra, Campo, YV, Hayward
Winners 3rd Round
Campo, YV
Champion YV
D1 Winners 1st Round
DLS, Granada, Mt. Eden,MV, Rich, Newark, Cal, Logan
Winners 2nd Round
DLS, MV, Newark, CAL,
Winners 3rd Round
DLS, Newark
Champion De La Salle
February 13th, 2012 at 4:17 pm
Mudhen
I suppose it depends on what CP team shows up. Cal is very solid and consistent were CP fails to keep a certain level of consistency. I like CP my favorite player on that team is Bobby Gonzales he is very creative and a hard working player on the pitch. His size is his only disadvantage.
February 13th, 2012 at 4:18 pm
@Mudhen: Sorry no upset with CP vs Cal.. only if Cal players were locked up in locker room and missed the game.
But then again this is the game of soccer you never know
February 13th, 2012 at 4:38 pm
@Matt
Got It /No Way…really ..outside defense is not that good, speed and ball control picks them apart also GK is prone to mistakes. The opponent is able to adjust and provide double coverage and rotate, the mid and backfield is better and shuts down threat. Only way is goofy ref.
February 13th, 2012 at 4:40 pm
Matt,
We need one prediction champion for the February Fracas, so we cannot have ties. I’m thinking PKs as the tie-breaker…Nah! OK then, I’m thinking of a number between 1 and 333…Nah!
Predict the score of each championship match-up on your prediction list in case a tie-breaker is needed, with bonus points if you predict a winner on PKs.
Other predictions with 30 boys matches combined DI & DII:
The over/under on red cards (including soft reds) issued in the tournament is 6.5. I will take the over but wish for zero.
The over/under on the number of matches that go to PKs in the tournament is 5.5. I will take the under but wish for zero.
The over/under on the number of times Les Schwab Tires is mentioned at each match is 7.5. I will take the over on this one. Hey, they put up good money and deserve the mentions.
February 13th, 2012 at 4:52 pm
Sweeper/Matt,
One more tie breaker idea – determine over/under on the number of times I will plug my website over the course of the tournament…
:-]
February 13th, 2012 at 4:59 pm
Sweeper, you crack me up…
Chris G, plug away my friend. You’re awesome
February 13th, 2012 at 5:09 pm
Hey Chris,
I am sure that your website plug count will be more than the Les Schwab Tire mentions.
BTW, don’t make this so complicated with plugs and promos as your job is quite ‘simple’:
Point and shoot, point and shoot, sort and upload, repeat…
Get it, got it, good.
Cheers!
February 13th, 2012 at 5:09 pm
I believe that the East Bay Player of the Year has to be Montes. It is so difficult especially if you played in the NCS playoffs, to realize how hard it is to even put up numbers close to that !
If it isn’t him, then it has to be Gabriel Borges…
The most successful soccer player in all of the NCS probably. Has won numerous world-ranked tournaments including Dallas Cup, which involves clubs such as Manchester United, Corinthians, FC Barcelona… and much more with his club team SC Sporting, nationally ranked #1 for over 2 years. Borges has also put up valuable numbers for Albany his whole career there. Without Borges, Albany wouldn’t even be considered in this blog.
February 13th, 2012 at 5:11 pm
BTW, where the heck is Tack? He’d better be at practice, that is all I have to say. Yeah right…
February 13th, 2012 at 5:12 pm
I believe that the East Bay Player of the Year has to be Montes. It is so difficult especially if you played in the NCS playoffs, to realize how hard it is to even put up numbers close to that !
If it isn’t him, then it has to be Gabriel Borges…
The most successful soccer player in all of the NCS probably. Has won numerous world-ranked tournaments including Dallas Cup, which involves clubs such as Manchester United, Corinthians, FC Barcelona… and much more with his club team SC Sporting, nationally ranked #1 for over 2 years. Borges has also put up valuable numbers for Albany his whole career there. Without Borges, Albany wouldn’t even be considered in this blog.
February 13th, 2012 at 5:13 pm
Hey now, my picks are far from determined. If Dublin ends up as my last team standing, it’s purely just a coincidence…no bias at all….none…whatsoever….
February 13th, 2012 at 5:30 pm
Hey Les Scwhab always a great deal on tires !!!
February 13th, 2012 at 5:32 pm
If you go by Goals and Assists there is NO WAY a player of the year can come from the EBAL. Arguably the BEST or SECOND BEST league in the East Bay.
I find this either very facsinating or revealing about the disparity in league play.
What say you Matt?
February 13th, 2012 at 5:39 pm
Midfielder, that is a great point.
When picking a player of the year, I can’t base my EBAL candidates on stats because of the level of competition and the closing speeds of the defenses.
Candidates out of the EBAL won’t wow you with their stats, but they do with their skill and ability.
February 13th, 2012 at 5:41 pm
so ex post facto
does this mean you cant use the stats from the other players since you aren’t comparing apples to apples?
February 13th, 2012 at 5:43 pm
probably not the correct legal term, sorry sweeper, but you get my meaning.
February 13th, 2012 at 5:44 pm
I’m not saying that. Stats will factor in to the decision, but I’m saying I wouldn’t compare an EBAL kid with seven goals the same I would a kid from another league with seven goals.
February 13th, 2012 at 5:49 pm
OK
Then I think what that really means is that NCS Tournament play should/could be huge for some POY candidates.
e.g. just how many goals would Grixti score if playing in BSAL, HAAL, ACCAL and on
February 13th, 2012 at 5:53 pm
Grixti would score a lot in those leagues, no doubt.
February 13th, 2012 at 5:55 pm
well we have 6 EBAL vs other league first round matchups. I guess we will find out pretty quickly.
Kudos to you Matt Smith for an awesome job with our HS Soccer passion!
February 13th, 2012 at 6:11 pm
Regarding EBAL players stats, yes it is true that the EBAL is generally considered as the strongest league. However, I looked at Richmond’s stats vs. EBAL teams this year. Matt, please correct me if I am wrong, but this is what I dug out. I limited myself to goals, as I do not have the assists data.
Richmond played 4 EBAL teams: Foothill, MV, SRV and DLS.
Montes scored 1 goal vs. Foothill (maybe 2?)
He scored 2 goals vs. MV
He scored 1 goal vs. SRV
He scored twice vs. DLS.
So that’s a minimum of 6 goals against EBAL teams in 4 games.
Richmond played 24 games, that is 6 times 4 games.
So if I multiply the number of goals he scored (6) by a factor of 6, I get
36 goals, which is actually more than the number of goals he scored in
total against teams from NCS.
February 13th, 2012 at 6:42 pm
Here’s the thing with Montes. In my encounters with the young man, he has always been gracious and self effacing, In short,a GENTLEMAN.
When you consider the challenges of the mean streets of Richmond, vs. the posh beyond his dreams life of Danville, et.al. , it makes his accomplishments all the more impressive and I can only wish good things for the boy.
February 13th, 2012 at 6:48 pm
To insider I hear you on BOD but will stay with my picks.
I recommend you post up.
February 13th, 2012 at 6:54 pm
What is Montes jersey number? Hey, I’m a numbers guy so give me a break.
MIDFIELDER: Don’t worry, I am neither a judge nor a law professor nor a Latin professor; three likes of which will take you to the carpet for grasping for or miss-using Latin legal terms. Right Matt? Now I have to get back to my ad hominem arguments befitting this blog.
February 13th, 2012 at 7:02 pm
College Park over Cal. Res Ipsa Loquitor.
February 13th, 2012 at 7:04 pm
Dublin all the way. Always know how to step up in the big games and already outplayed Hayward this year. Recognize and respect
February 13th, 2012 at 7:05 pm
You know what would rally be great? An allstar NCS team playing another allstar section team from say, the central coast league or maybe the central valley-they have some killer soccer out there.
February 13th, 2012 at 7:09 pm
Mudhen #214, I am with you on that allstars idea. We could even go DI allstars vs. DII allstars, or east of the tunnel allstars vs. west of the tunnel allstars. Keep it local and enjoy the action.
But alas, the club teams would never let us go there.
February 13th, 2012 at 7:11 pm
Mudhen- Im 100% with you on this one !! If they pick the best 22 players with subs and play a all star game that would be a great game to watch !!!!!!! Make it happen Matt !!
February 13th, 2012 at 7:15 pm
Mudhen,
Good luck with the res ipsa loquitor thing at Cal. Does it come with a hat trick or a shutout?
February 13th, 2012 at 7:19 pm
DI vs DII would be awesome !!!!!!If they make this game less than a week after the championship of NCS, club team coaches would have no problem with it.
February 13th, 2012 at 7:33 pm
there is a lot of hating on acalanes is almost everybodys predictions. clearly a bunch of alhambra fans have flooded the blog because there are about 3 brackets with them making it to the final and knocking out acalanes. FIRST they have to beat a good bishop odowd team and IF they beat then then i doubt they will make it past acalanes and even IF they somehow manage to do that then they would have to get by campo or concord which i doubt they could do too. Acalanes is just too powerful and i have a good feeling that ncs is going to be a major motivator for the boys in blue and white.
February 13th, 2012 at 7:51 pm
All in good fun, Sweeper, heck, if it’s close that’l be good enough for me.
February 13th, 2012 at 7:53 pm
You know, you could really run with an allstar game like that. Get D1 coaches from all over to show up just to see all of the best players in one spot.
February 13th, 2012 at 7:57 pm
I volunteer to take pics of the all-star game as long as FJ jr. gets invited. They would be available at the usual location… http://www.fjphotoguy.com
(shameless post season website plug #1)
CG
February 13th, 2012 at 7:58 pm
Would the coach of the year coach the Allstar team ?
February 13th, 2012 at 7:59 pm
DA MAN good point on BOD they have some big boys on D Bulldogs will have it tough. But dogs have also been playing some tenacious ball last few games. My call is game will be very close and could go to PK.
February 13th, 2012 at 8:03 pm
Da Man
No hating going on Alcalanes is a great team and the league champs of dfal. I think the team is well coached and has a great deal of talent on the squad. Sometimes though a good run of form like Alhambra has had these last few games makes me pick them. I could be wrong and I also take nothing away from Odowd they are a solid team. All we can do is make our picks and hope for the best.
I’m not a fan of any one team in particular just a soccer junky who needs his medicine.
February 13th, 2012 at 8:08 pm
Regarding J. Romero and E. Damian two very different types of players, Damian is a feeder probably the best around. His job is to control the mid and forward field position he roams that area fully with skill and grace and looks for the pass feed. Romero scores goals..make a move find an opening create the shot and shoot. He is a threat with both feet a skill mastered by few. Could you imagine those two on the same team.
February 13th, 2012 at 8:19 pm
An All-Star game would be awesome! We should make that happen.
Mudhen, did you just bust out Res Ipsa Loquitor? Wow. Brings me back to my first semester.
February 13th, 2012 at 8:26 pm
and dont get me wrong too i think alhambra is a very god squad. them and dublin have showed their true potential the last couple weeks and i do think they are a real threat but i couldnt help but notice the mass predictions of alhambra making it too the final. Good luck to them!
February 13th, 2012 at 8:31 pm
It’s all good da man ! Good luck to alcalanes as well !!
Also don’t be shy post your predictions.
February 13th, 2012 at 8:34 pm
Matt, how will an all star game work? Would you pick the coach for each division and they would be in charge of picking the players?I say you email the coaches and make this all star game happen.
February 13th, 2012 at 8:36 pm
It could be the east bay Allstar game we could charge at the gate give the money to a charity. I bet you could get a few people out there to watch that game.
February 13th, 2012 at 8:42 pm
I got an upset Doughtery over Richmond. I think if Fardin(dont know how to spell his name)and Parisi have a good game i think this could be an upset. I havent been impressed by Richmond Def. Thoughts?
February 13th, 2012 at 8:49 pm
BALLER#9-
Alot of people would go to that game it would be like the best of the best on one field. it would be an amazing game !!!!!
February 13th, 2012 at 8:51 pm
http://www.fjphotoguy.com hereby offers to pay for the refs for the all-star game and cook 48 burgers – first come first served – limit one. Of course Sweeper and Matt would get to pick the refs for the game – I recommend picking a crew with those really cool walkie talkies.
Anyone up to helping get a field? I recommend one with really nice lights, makes for better pictures.
CG
ps: does this count as official shameless plug for http://www.fjphotoguy.com #2?
February 13th, 2012 at 8:55 pm
Matt:
Tennyson is HOSTING Hayward High on Wednesday.The Lancers bench got very deep when the new grades came out and beat O’Dowd 3-0 in the finale. Don’t be surprised if the Lancers pull off an upset on Wednesday. Go Lancers!
February 13th, 2012 at 8:59 pm
Hs soccer
I know …. It was a bit of sarcasm on my part. I also agree with you it would be a fun game to watch.
February 13th, 2012 at 8:59 pm
There is no way on earth in my opinion that dougherty can beat Richmond at Richmond. Sorry.
February 13th, 2012 at 9:03 pm
Just a note to add to the SM vs Acalanes game I’ve heard that the SM goalkeeper tore his MCL today at the end of practice and obviously will not be participating. I think they do have a backup so they wont have to fish from the JV but still its a loss anytime you lose a starter especially your goalkeeper.
GO BSAL GO UNDERDOGS!!! hahaha
February 13th, 2012 at 9:38 pm
Richmond will not lose to DV , I can’t see that happening ! But you never know that’s why the games are played.
February 13th, 2012 at 9:47 pm
Upset alert….
BOD will defeat Alhambra.
BOD has a strong defense and plays counter attack well. Do not be surprised if BOD shuts out Hayward.
Tennyson will defeat Hayward
Tenntson played Hayward strong this year twice. Both times losing 2-1.
February 13th, 2012 at 9:59 pm
Matt
Now that the regular season is over, can you give us your opinion and rank the Leagues. Which league is the most competitive and which is the least?
Is EBAL still on top?
DFAL has 5/7 teams qualifying for NCS
HAAL has come on strong
Give us your ranking
February 13th, 2012 at 10:04 pm
Center Mark – Those two games are the only reason I haven’t emailed Matt my bracket yet. I side with you on the Tennyson game (beating a team 3 times in a season is hard), but don’t rest so easy on Alhambra. O’Dowd has showed trouble with mainly Hispanic teams, and the Dogs will be ready to play. Whoever wants that game more will be practicing Thursday.
February 13th, 2012 at 10:14 pm
Not doubt BOD will be though for Alhambra it should be a great game. I like the way Alhambra is playing right now and I have a lot of respect for BOD. I just gotta go with the dogs on this one and hope they show up to play if not bye bye doggies.
February 13th, 2012 at 10:15 pm
Tack,
Must you remember O’Dowd is in the HAAL which consists of mainly Hispanic teams.If you look at the out of league games they played their competition consists of other Hispanic teams such as Ygnacio Valley and Pinole Valley. It’s really unfair to make a statement that O’Dowd has had trouble with Hispanic teams when that is a majority of their competition.
February 13th, 2012 at 10:16 pm
Any news yet on MVP and offensive for any leagues ? I know the committee was meeting today right ?
February 13th, 2012 at 10:16 pm
DoV #10 did not play last week and has been nursing a sore foot/ankle for more than 2 weeks, per a DoV fan. If DoV #10 is not at full strength, the Wildcats will not score 3 on the Oilers, and I expect the Oilers to put a 3 or 4 up, or more.
I will send my brackets after I get the last few injury reports Tuesday night. I hope the list is short and teams are at full strength.
February 13th, 2012 at 10:16 pm
Matt are we going to hit 250 before Tuesday ? Would that be a record ?
February 13th, 2012 at 10:18 pm
This Blog does Great Things for East Bay Soccer and Matt is THE MAN! If You All can vector off NCS Predictions for a minute, I’d like to bring up something that might be bothering others in addition to me.
I’m fortunate in that I can afford to watch my Son and his Teammates Play in an NCS Championships Game or 2 or 3 or hopefully 4 at $9 a pop for his Mom and me. Anybody have a problem with $9 at the Gate and especially $6 for Students, Younger Brothers and Sisters, and Grandma and Grandpa? Aside from the fact that I think we’re discouraging Students from filling the Stands for Soccer like they do for Football, it’s a LOT of Money for a LOT of Families even in Good Economic Times.
If anyone can get word to anyone who wields power in NCS, let’s at least give the Students a break and have some kind of Family Discount. Heck, it’s not just because You can go watch the A’s for less than an NCS Game, it’s because we want those Stands rockin’ with Fans who let their Teams know NCS Soccer is as Good as it gets! I’d hate to think any Family would have to decide whether they could go watch their Son and Big Brother Play because paying at the Gate might not be quite as important as paying for Groceries.
February 13th, 2012 at 10:19 pm
Sweeper
Spoken like a true bracketologist…. Getting injury reports before you make your final picks.
: )
February 13th, 2012 at 10:41 pm
Predictions:
Acalanes, BOD, Campo, Concord
YV, PV, Dublin, Hayward
BOD vs Concord
YV vs Hayward
BOD vs YV
YV…..Love the DFAL but they are too banged up. Dublin played a weak non league and caught late season victories against good but injured teams, they may have right recipe to get into NCS but the weak schedule catches up with them in the tourney…
February 13th, 2012 at 10:50 pm
No matches tomorrow. Check out Google.com and take care of your better half. 250 and counting….
February 13th, 2012 at 11:06 pm
Anonymous – fair point.
Old Mats Fan- that weak schedule included the very same Hayward team you have beating them, and Campolindo wasn’t injured when they took a loss to Dublin. Going 5-0-1 in the last round of play isn’t luck, but hey, everyone is entitled to their opinions and I respect yours. Should be fun to see if your mind can be changed over the next 14 days! Taking it as a challenge
February 13th, 2012 at 11:14 pm
Don’t forget tomorrow is Valentines day get that someone special a new set of tires at Les Schwab.
February 13th, 2012 at 11:35 pm
Hey Tack,
I am betting against you selecting the: Dons, Panthers, Dogs, Dragons, Cougars, Gauchos, Minutemen, Titans, Eagles, Warriors, Spartans, Cougars, Highlanders, Farmers and Lancers. Who does that leave? Hmmmm….
February 13th, 2012 at 11:43 pm
Sweeper, I’m just going with all my “inside” knowledge. People called me insane and crazy back in 2010 and looked what happened! The playoffs are 70% heart, 20% skill, 10% luck, and 0% how you got there. Plus growing up in Dublin teaches you to ignore people’s opinions and just show them the opposite, so that’s what I plan. As far as my bracket goes, don’t be too sure
February 13th, 2012 at 11:49 pm
Hey Tack,
Hah! That’s a good one.
“Aim low and you will never hit your target. Aim high and adjust, and you never know…”
And as you know, I was there in 2010…
February 14th, 2012 at 12:14 am
and 2009, and 2008, and 2007, and 2006, and…
February 14th, 2012 at 6:33 am
I’ve never seen this many comments by Tuesday morning before, that’s for sure!
Not sure how we’d organize an All-Star game. I think it would start with a sponsor and then the coaches/players willingness to participate.
So here is the ranking of the leagues, in my opinion, starting with the strongest…
EBAL
DFAL
DVAL
HAAL
ACCAL
BVAL
MVAL
BSAL
February 14th, 2012 at 6:38 am
Tacky..,,take note from Richmond how to run a program. If you want to be the best you play the best. They don’t shy away from playing ANYONE anywhere. Gotta love that. But your model on how you run your program seems to be working so kudos to you and Dublin. Anyone can get hot and win 4 games and if you do the minimum to get there you can make it happen!
Best of luck and look forward to seeing which teams sit back and pack it in hoping to let kicks decide e outcome!
February 14th, 2012 at 7:11 am
Re: Alhambra > Poacher..you need to get every available body to occupy the Blue Hole. MAKE SOME NOISE..for the Dogs. I will be there in spirit..duty calls at Spartanville….Dog Haters..they have Italian and German style players on that team also.
DOGS grab the Dragons tail & don’t let go.
February 14th, 2012 at 7:11 am
I see Mt Eden upsetting Clayton valley . Last time they met there was a penalty called for the player throwing him self . I say it was only a 1-0 with out the penalty. #10 was a big player Clayton valley was not able to watch and would go through the whole team easily. Also 6 starters we’re not there for mt Eden the last game. So I see an upset to knock out the number 4th seed. 4-2 mt Eden.
February 14th, 2012 at 7:28 am
By the way, the record for comments on a post is like 750. Granted, that was on a post that stayed up for many months, but I’d love to set a new mark.
I’m putting it on my loyal readers to get us to 800 by next Sunday. The gauntlet has been thrown down.
February 14th, 2012 at 8:03 am
After tomorrow’s upsets… i can see 900.
If i had to pull my upsets for this week they would be :
[Not trying to offend]
MY D1
Based on ranking
Pittsburg
Mt. Eden
Berkeley
My D2
Pinole Valley
Hercules
February 14th, 2012 at 8:04 am
Matt
Have all league teams been announced.
February 14th, 2012 at 8:05 am
I think All-League teams have been selected, but not yet announced.
February 14th, 2012 at 8:30 am
Also champions league today what are some predictions for the first leg ???
February 14th, 2012 at 8:31 am
Also another topic is Luis Suarez bad for Liverpool ?
February 14th, 2012 at 8:38 am
Luis Saurez is my least favorite soccer player, and it is made worse by the fact that I am an Everton fan and he plays for the Reds.
Lyon 3, APOEL 1
Barcelona 2, Leverkusen 1
Tomorrow
Milan 2, Arsenal 1
Zenit 2, Benfica 2
February 14th, 2012 at 8:56 am
I agree Suarez has some issues racial abuse , kicking Scott Parker and biting someone when he was playing for Ajax. He gives the sport a bad name.
Lyon wins 3-0
Barca draws 1-1
Arsenal draws 1-1
Zenit wins 2-1
February 14th, 2012 at 8:59 am
I can’t stand Liverpool either !! I’m glad they are dropping points !
Everton good to see them back in mid table I bet you can’t believe Saha is scoring goals now for the spurs , moyes must be pissed.
February 14th, 2012 at 9:21 am
Saha scores two goals in 20 games for Everton, and two goals in 20 minutes for Tottenham. Whatever, I wish him the best.
I wish Donovan would just make the move permanent.
February 14th, 2012 at 9:24 am
So concur with #248 & NCS charging so much $ – it’s ridiculous to charge students to come watch their peers play a game that has to compete with the indoor warmth of that other sport.
February 14th, 2012 at 9:26 am
I agree with that Landon should be over in England but the mls will never let him go.
I’m just happy my boy Clint aka “deuce” is over there and performing well , I’m hoping dempsey can find him self a better sqaud and fulfill his champions league ambitions.
February 14th, 2012 at 9:29 am
Dempsey will be playing for Arsenal by August. He won’t even have to get a new apartment.
February 14th, 2012 at 9:52 am
D2 bracket in your email Matt!
February 14th, 2012 at 9:54 am
Love the school icons photoshopped in.
February 14th, 2012 at 10:16 am
Going back to pricing on NCS games:
I do believe that NCS is charging toooo much for something so important for the schools and the community.
I can see adults being charged $5 and children/students $3.
In mass numbers you can make up for the difference that 9 or 6 is now. Plus the atmosphere of the game would be at a high to where more students would come support their mates.
Stands would get full and so would the snack shacks.
It would be a win , win , win for everyone.
NCS lets just think about it a bit. 4 adults…. much easier to pull a $20 then to pull out almost 40. Also makes things easier for the volunteers.
February 14th, 2012 at 10:28 am
I agree with 11v11…. U have a point there
February 14th, 2012 at 10:35 am
You would think Les Schwab would cover the difference. Buy the tires people and lower your gate fee!
February 14th, 2012 at 10:39 am
AND, students for a visiting school who travel to a road game should be $0. Where are the priorities?
February 14th, 2012 at 10:44 am
Hey Matt, et al
How are the refs selected for NCS? Who does it and what criteria do they use? seniority, merit, availability, other?
I thought the EBAL games this year were better refed than last year. Didn’t see a 2011-2012 game where I thought the outcome was decided by a bad call. Hope that continues through all D1 and 2 games starting Wednesday.
February 14th, 2012 at 10:52 am
Sweeper … $0 …. that wouldn’t work. Make it even for everyone.
February 14th, 2012 at 11:13 am
800 NO PROBLEM Git-R-Done..Gents.
NO EPL OR MLS THIS WEEK ITS ALL ABOUT THE NCS
February 14th, 2012 at 11:33 am
There is some pretty bad officiating this year that I saw first hand. So let’s hope we get some good officiating teams.
February 14th, 2012 at 12:20 pm
Matt’s pre-season rankings..Interesting
1. De La Salle
2. San Ramon Valley
3. Acalanes
4. Clayton Valley
5. Albany
6. California
7. Richmond
8. Dublin
9. Mt. Eden
10. Campolindo
11. Hayward
12. Livermore
13. Newark Memorial
14. Berkeley
15. Pittsburg
February 14th, 2012 at 12:24 pm
Matt @#258,
Nice swipe at ranking leagues. Which leagues have won the most NCS titles?
Did you see the ESPN Rise article that listed the EBAL girls soccer league as one of the top leagues in the country, one of 5 leagues mentioned in the article. It is a pretty good write-up that breaks down the NCS girls soccer championship history.
http://espn.go.com/blog/high-school/girls-soccer/post/_/id/1524/which-winter-season-leagues-top-the-list
February 14th, 2012 at 12:26 pm
# 284
Yv has been the dark horse of Matt’s rankings…lol
I guess YV would take the place of Livermore , but a bit higher
February 14th, 2012 at 12:32 pm
Cal Fan, the refs should be chosen based on evaluations throughout the year. I feel like a lot of the refs that are in the EBAL will get the bulk of the playoff games.
February 14th, 2012 at 12:41 pm
Ya, I was off on a few rankings, that’s why the pre-season rankings are truly just a test run.
February 14th, 2012 at 1:45 pm
Right on 11 v 11. (#277)
February 14th, 2012 at 1:58 pm
D1, first Round:
DLS, Pitt, CV, Berkeley, Richmond, Newark, Cal, SRV.
D1, Second Round:
DLS, Berkeley, Richmond, Cal.
D1, Semis:
DLS, Richmond.
Champ:
Richmond.
February 14th, 2012 at 2:04 pm
D2, first Round:
Acalanes, O’Dowd, Campo, Concord, YV, Albany, Dublin, Hayward.
D2, Second Round:
Acalanes, Campo, YV, Dublin.
D2, Semis:
Acalanes, YV
Champ:
YV
February 14th, 2012 at 2:11 pm
Hey Matt,
Are the finals at Dublin this year? If not, where?
February 14th, 2012 at 2:24 pm
No word yet, but I will keep checking with NCS.
I’m working on Bri to make sure to put plenty of time between Division I and Division II.
February 14th, 2012 at 2:29 pm
Not sure if anybody mentioned this here but Suarez was (also) guilty of a last minute extra-time goal-saving handball against Ghana in the 2010 World Cup quarters, that ultimately led to Uruguay going through, and depriving Ghana from a (imho) well-deserved place in the semis:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn_oYeugGiw
February 14th, 2012 at 2:33 pm
Cokito
Did see the handball at WC I was ok with that , he got a red card and sat out the next game at the end of the day Ghana should have buried that PK and it would have been a done deal.
In that regard Suarez was smart and took one for the team.
February 14th, 2012 at 2:46 pm
Baller,
I respect your opinion, and, from a player’s perspective, I understand Suarez’ stopping the ball, like Henry’s handball against Ireland in the qualifiers, or Maradona’s in 1986 (though there was a complex historical context then that makes it different from the two others.)
However morally, and as a parent and educator, I cannot agree with nor condone what Suarez did that day. He not doing it would have been a proof of outstanding character. And clearly, the latest incidents in which he has been involved clearly show his limits.
To be fair, had I been in his situation, while I very much like to think that I would not have used my hand, I cannot tell I would not have for sure.
This is a real good question to put to our student-athletes: What would you have done and why? Do you think it would have been right or wrong? and Why? Do your actions define who you are? Can you learn from this?
February 14th, 2012 at 2:48 pm
Jose aguilar for league mvp from yv!
Contributes and handles the ball very
Well with great speed, such an explosive player
February 14th, 2012 at 2:50 pm
Why do players without stats not get noticed?
February 14th, 2012 at 3:09 pm
Cokito
I hear you but in sports sometimes competition brings out the best and worst of us. Look at the example of Eric Cantona he is a legend at old trafford and in England and his behavior on the pitch was pretty bad or Roy Keane for that instance he also was on the end of some pretty harsh tackles.
February 14th, 2012 at 3:13 pm
FYI
I would have saved that shot as well with my hands if it meant going to a WC semi. I don’t think my morals or ethics have anything to do with taking a penalty for the team it’s kinda like the last man if you can take a player out instead of giving him a clear one on one then do it especially if the game is on the line. At least you give up a free kick and play with ten and you can pack it in and preserve the lead.
I think that is called tactics not cheating there are rules in evey sport and pentaltirs for breaking those rules it is a matter of whether or not you can live with the punishment.
In basketball they use to hack Shaq to send him to the line cause they knew he couldn’t buy a free throw is this cheating ? Not to me it is smart coaching !
February 14th, 2012 at 3:36 pm
We would like to deeply thank the people on this blog who sent donations to the family of Edwin Martinez. Edwin’s sister Jenny dropped by practice yesterday, and we were able to hand her the donations we received. She was touched by your generosity and asked us to pass her thanks on to you. She and her family are starting to cope with the reality of Edwin’s physical absence. She told us they were blown away by all the support they received.
Thank you all.
Fabian Martinez, Israel Ayala and Gerardo Mendoza
on behalf of The Richmond HS Boys Varsity Soccer Team
February 14th, 2012 at 4:57 pm
Matt, can i get your predictions please :
Alhambra V O’Dowd
Acalanes V St. Marys
Albany V Pinole
Pittsburg V Granada
Thanks
February 14th, 2012 at 5:16 pm
I guess it’s time for my predictions…
Division I
De La Salle 3, Antioch 0
Pittsburg 3, Granada 2
Clayton Valley 2, Mt. Eden 1
Monte Vista 3, Berkeley 2
Richmond 4, Dougherty Valley 1
Newark Memorial 2, Amador Valley 1
California 3, College Park 0
San Ramon Valley 3, Logan 2
Division II
Acalanes 2, St. Mary’s 0
Alhambra 2, Bishop O’Dowd 1
Campolindo 4, El Cerrito 2
Concord 3, Hercules 1
Ygnacio Valley 4, Kennedy-Richmond 0
Pinole Valley 2, Albany 1
Dublin 3, Piedmont 1
Tennyson 2, Hayward 1
February 14th, 2012 at 5:26 pm
That Pinole-Albany game is going to be a good one with talents like Romero , Borges , and Alverez on the same field WOW …., Matt what games are you going to make an apperance at tomorrow?
February 14th, 2012 at 5:38 pm
I will be at Hayward v. Tennyson, then up to Pittsburg v. Granada.
February 14th, 2012 at 5:53 pm
What happend to the LHS soccer team? I thought they were a young team last year?
February 14th, 2012 at 5:55 pm
Just sent in my predictions Matt!
February 14th, 2012 at 6:32 pm
@295 Cokito
If you watch the video of that play again. The Ghana player is offsides according to the offside goal against Mexico on Vela. Muslera came out to punch the ball and a Ghana player headed to his teammate. At that point there should have been an offside. That player then shot the ball and it was blocked and the mayhem commenced with a second shot that Suarez handballed. There should have been an offside Suarez should have never been red carded and maybe Uruguay would have had a better shot at the finals. Freez at :32-:33 seconds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1WlBpe9Kvo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Also it looked like Suarez put his hand in for evra for a split second but evra just stared and than Suarez moved on.
February 14th, 2012 at 6:47 pm
I see a surprise coming, Antioch will get lucky and defeat DLS then losing to Pittsburg.
February 14th, 2012 at 6:56 pm
Jsoccer-
Thats not going to happen.. keep wishing.
February 14th, 2012 at 7:03 pm
Anything can happen..
But that’s very unlikely to happen. But anyway I say Romero scores a hat trick.
February 14th, 2012 at 7:12 pm
Tomorrows the big day !!!! We will all see who prepared best.
February 14th, 2012 at 7:14 pm
D1
1st Round: DLS,Pitt, Mt. Eden, Berkeley, Richmond, Newark, Cal, SRV
2nd Round: DLS, Berkeley, Richmond, Cal
Final: DLS, Cal
Winner: DLS
I think Richmond is beatable, their defense has been suspect and if you put in 2+ goals and sit back you can get a W. Got to pick my Berkeley team as the surprise.
D2
1st Round: Acalanes, Alhambra, Campo, Concord, YV, Albany, Dublin, Tennyson
2nd Round: Acalanes, Campo, YV, Dublin
Final: Campo, YV
Winner: YV
Not a whole lot of upsets in D2, but there you have it.
February 14th, 2012 at 7:22 pm
Here are my predictions!
DI
1st Round
Winners- DLS, Granada, Clayton, Monte Vista, Richmond, Newark, Cal, SRV
2nd Round
Winners- DLS, Monte Vista, Richmond, Cal
Semifinals
Winners- DLS, Richmond
Championship
Winner- DLS 1-0
D2
1st Round
Winners- Acalanes, Bishop O’ Dowd, Campo, Concord, YV, Albany, Dublin, Hayward
2nd Round
Winners- Acalanes, Campo, YV, Dublin
Semifinals
Winners- Campo, YV
Championship
Winner- YV 2-1
February 14th, 2012 at 7:33 pm
Long time listener, first time caller.
DI
1st RD
DLS
Pitt
CV
MV
Rich
Newark
Cal
SRV
2nd RD
DLS
MV
Rich
Cal
Semi
DLS
Rich
Final
Rich
DII
1st RD
Aca
Alham
Campo
Concord
YV
Albany
Dublin
Tenny
2nd RD
Aca
Campo
YV
Dublin
Semi
Aca
YV
Final
YV
February 14th, 2012 at 8:01 pm
@questioned.
They had a few solid players leave for earthquake academy.
February 14th, 2012 at 8:39 pm
Thanks for checking in, ET
February 14th, 2012 at 8:48 pm
Seems like theres general agreement among most people for the D2 predictions
February 14th, 2012 at 10:06 pm
Predictions for all of the rounds in D1:
DLS beats Antioch
Pitt beats Granada
Clayton Valley beats Mt. Eden
Berkley beats MV in upset
Richmond beats DV
Newark beats Amador
Cal beats CP
SRV beats Logan
Round 2
DLS beats Pitt
Clayton Valley beats Berkley
Newark beats Richmond in upset (Nothing against Richmond because they are a great team, I’m just sort of biased towards the MVAL schools, lol!)
SRV beats Cal
Semi-finals
DLS beats CV
SRV beats Newark
Finals
DLS beats SRV
February 14th, 2012 at 10:08 pm
A lot of upset talk surrounding the Berkeley-MV game. should be a good one. That one starts at 5 and I believe is the only one so it should be a good game.
February 14th, 2012 at 10:09 pm
Forgot to say, good luck to all the teams participating this year in the playoffs! May the best team win!
PS- Matt, I don’t mean to sound nosy, but where are you studying law? I’m just wondering how you can juggle law school with blogging about HS sports. Great job, and thanks for everything!
February 14th, 2012 at 11:08 pm
@vela thank you for clearing it up! Do you know their names by any chance?
February 15th, 2012 at 12:05 am
D1
Round 1:
DLS,PIT,ME,MV,Richmond,Newark,Cal,SRV
Round 2:
DLS, MV, Rich, Cal
Round 3:
DLS vs. Rich
Champions
Richmond Oilers
D2
Round 1:
Acalanes, BOD, Campo, Concord, YV, Pinole, Dublin, Tennyson
Round 2:
Acalanes, Campo, YV, Dublin
Round 3;
Acalanes vs. YV
Champions
Ygnacio Valley
February 15th, 2012 at 6:37 am
Tri-City Dude, not nosy at all, my friend.
I am studying at Golden Gate Law School in downtown SF. It is a lot to juggle with work and school, but I wouldn’t give up this soccer blog for anything. I love it.
February 15th, 2012 at 6:42 am
EBAL is the Premier Soccer League.
BE CHAMPIONS
February 15th, 2012 at 6:51 am
As Sir Alex would say about the Spartans“The players are working very well and are playing some great football.”
February 15th, 2012 at 7:00 am
Good Morning Soccer Fans…It appears that it will be a fine day for the Beautiful Game.
GAME-ON
February 15th, 2012 at 7:01 am
#323 Questioned,
The players from LHS playing academy:
Jesus Garcia, aka Jess Morales (junior)
Everado Aguilar, aka Lalo (senior)
Juan Guerro (junior)
Oscar Armenta (senior)
these guys would be the best four players in the EBAL, all on the same team.
February 15th, 2012 at 7:06 am
Thanks to ALL for the positive feedback on doing something about the NCS Gate Fees. Matt…anyone else with any “pull”…maybe we can get the message out to the Powers to Be in NCS that perhaps they could think about reworking the Gate Fees for Saturday and Beyond?
I’m sure it’s too late for this Season, but we all know what the answer is if You don’t ask.
Should be an OUTSTANDING Night of High School Soccer! Tonight is just one of the reasons why these Young Men should continue to grab the Opportunity to Play High School Soccer and proudly represent their Schools and their Communities!
February 15th, 2012 at 7:20 am
Who can tell me what happened with Las Lomas soccer program? They just disappeared off the HS soccer scene.
I know the school has quality players but last 2 seasons something drastic has occurred that has brought the team down to bottom of the table and obscurity.
February 15th, 2012 at 7:58 am
I believe this year it will be a very good ncs play off every game seems difficult we have stars im going to watch Albany vs Pinole today last game they lost 3-0 but Albany has regained Alvarez a Santa Clara Sporting player number 3 team in the nation also Ahmadi,Borges,Gonzales are way much healthier. Pinole has Romero and the team plays very good together it will be a very good game !!
February 15th, 2012 at 8:02 am
NCS Championship I would like to see at DVC..HS students with valid ID are $2 All Adults $5 and sell the place out. All regular Play-Off games Students Free with valid ID and Adults $5
Regarding LL…from what I know change would be good.
February 15th, 2012 at 8:11 am
As DVC sounds like a great place… they charge an arm and a leg for others to use that field. I dont see Les Schwab tires putting up that money. It would have to come from us and we wont be able to lower the current pricing.
February 15th, 2012 at 8:45 am
Game on ! Let’s make sure we stay positive out there today while supporting our teams.
February 15th, 2012 at 9:32 am
Matt
Any word on the all league teams yet ?
I know they met Monday , when do they announce the teams ?
February 15th, 2012 at 9:40 am
Exited to hear about Edgar Damian stats on today’s game. From my point of view he will get player of the year due to his stats. I believe 5-6 players should be on the first team all forsure do to how much talent they have, Damian Tata, Calixto and aguilar should all be candidates for taking player of the year
February 15th, 2012 at 9:41 am
Haven’t received any All-League info yet. They usually keep it under wraps for a while.
February 15th, 2012 at 9:59 am
DLS players, Bob, Dargan, Konstatino. Bob at mid / def dominates. Dargan is smooth in backfield he just takes the ball away, Konstatino owns the goal by far best PK stopper around.
February 15th, 2012 at 11:16 am
#339
Agree on Bob and Konstantino. Dargan is also a very good player but Marcinkowski and McNell have anchored the DLS backfield for 3 years.Those two and Konstantiono lead the team on and off the field. They are the 2 best defenders and leaders in the EBAL.
February 15th, 2012 at 11:21 am
Im off work and ready for game day!
Oh what a blessed morning and hopes it continues.
Seeing some of you soon…. oh so soon…
February 15th, 2012 at 11:22 am
Regarding 258, of course BSAL is the weakest league – the schools in that league are the smallest in D2. Smaller school = smaller talent pool, which usually = weaker team. Albany is the largest in the league, with half again as many students as Piedmont, double St. Mary’s and over three times as large as St. Joseph. So, it will be much easier for Albany to compete against PV since they are similar in size than for St. Mary’s to compete against Acalanes when Acalanes is almost 2.5 times larger. Still, anything can happen in these games.
February 15th, 2012 at 11:27 am
It definitely wasn’t a knock on the BSAL. It hurts them to be the league of the smallest schools. It’s just the way it works, unfortunately.
The fact that they have, and have had teams, that continue to compete and make runs deep in the NCS shows the league has plenty of talent.
February 15th, 2012 at 11:28 am
P.S.
Heading to sushi with Old Hayward GK. You think we might talk some NCS soccer?
February 15th, 2012 at 11:31 am
@Friedalfan…That is true also..Wish they would make an award for entire backfield group. That’s what I like about the DLS backfield huddle before start of game.
February 15th, 2012 at 11:35 am
Matt,
Where will you be today/tonight?
Let’s make sure that the blogsters give scoring updates during each match. With 16 matches times 3-4 scoring updates per match, that would be 50-75 postings minimum just for tonight, and excluding the “whats the score update from wherever” comments.
February 15th, 2012 at 11:45 am
I’ll be at the CP vs. Cal game. Where’s everyone else gonna be?
February 15th, 2012 at 11:47 am
Matt, I didn’t take it as a knock on the BSAL. I was mostly trying to point out how the school sizes almost always affect the caliber of the teams. That is why it isn’t surprising at all that a school like DLS with, over 2000 boys (many of whom choose the school for sports), does really well in D1. And I also want to help you get to 800 posts.
February 15th, 2012 at 12:24 pm
Alhambra v Odowd for me tonight I’ll keep you posted.
February 15th, 2012 at 12:40 pm
RSC will be at the Campo/El Cerrito game. Will report on scores.
February 15th, 2012 at 12:42 pm
And another thing…
Lot’s of good chatter and ideas regarding start times for the upcoming games. Another simple solution is to stagger times on the Saturday menu. A lot of us want to see multiple games but aren’t allowed to because of 7 PM starts across the board.
Good planning by NCS?!?!
I think not.
February 15th, 2012 at 1:10 pm
I’ll be at Hayward v. Tennyson and then off to Pittsburg v. Granada.
February 15th, 2012 at 1:29 pm
Matt,
Those mid-bracket matches are quite compelling. Enjoy the action.
I will stop by SRV and then head Cal.
Cheers, see you at the pitch, and keep those scoring reports coming!
February 15th, 2012 at 1:33 pm
Hey Red Solo,
I saw three matches on Saturday a year ago, but a few speed limit laws were compromised… I would like to see four matches on Saturday.
February 15th, 2012 at 1:39 pm
That did include one girls match in the mix last year. But three playoff matches is three playoff matches. It brought back memories of that rainy-cold-windy match between O’Dowd and Albany…brrrrrr. Pray the rain stays away.
February 15th, 2012 at 2:03 pm
Sweeper (Speed Racer)
You must have had a pit crew consisting of Chim-Chim, Trixie and Pops Racer working on the Mach 5 in order to see 3 games. You are my hero!!
Truthfully, I would really be happy to see 2 games in the same zip code. Understanding that those schools that don’t have the ability to play under the lights impacts the ability to have varying start times.
I’m just sayin’…
February 15th, 2012 at 2:14 pm
Questioned, #307 in regards to LHS… they lost all of their top players to Academy. Jesse Morales, Lalo, Juan Guererro and Oscar Armenta all play for Earthquakes academy team. Those guys are all awesome players. Livermore can’t compete without these young men. The talent pool in Livermore isn’t stellar to begin with and when you chop it in half ( Granada gets other half ) the numbers just aren’t good enough. Imagine if all of the academy kids from Livermore went to the same school and were allowed to play High school ball ( Trevor Long goes to Granada ). This team would be incredible. It’s already pretty impressive that the city of Livermore has 5 kids that are on the San Jose Earthquakes academy team and contribute every game.
February 15th, 2012 at 2:31 pm
Tri-City Dude,
Can you give me your D2 bracket picks as soon as you get a chance?
Everyone else is doing both divisions.
February 15th, 2012 at 3:26 pm
Pinole scores first but due to a hand ball no goal ….
February 15th, 2012 at 3:27 pm
Albany … 13 minutes in Alvares
Albany 1-0
February 15th, 2012 at 3:27 pm
Han Solo Red Cup,
It was only Mach 3.
Believe me, I am totally with you on the staggered start times. What is it that makes the NCS mandate 7pm start times on Saturday, except for lighting issues. What is wrong with 1pm, 3pm, 5pm?
Look for schools with the boys and girls programs both at home and you will see staggered times.
To all players and coaches, good luck and here’s to a competitive and healthy night for all teams, and to all official here’s to good vision and strong judgment.
Cheers, see you at the pitch, and keep those scoring reports coming!
February 15th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
Matt, I’ll do my best with the D2 bracket, but I am unfamiliar with most of the teams, so most likely it will be a screwed up bracket.
Round 1
Acalanes beats SMC
BOD beats Alhambra
Campo beats EC
Hercules beats Concord (probably won’t happen, but my cousins go to Hercules High. They are not soccer players, but they are soccer fans, so I kind of have to root for Hercules, lol!)
YV beats JFK-R
Albany beats PV
Dublin beats Piedmont
Tennyson beats Hayward in upset
Round 2
Acalanes beats BOD
Campo beats Hercules (my cousins can’t really think that Hercules will make it that far, lol!)
YV beats Albany
Dublin beats Tennyson
Semifinals
Campo beats Acalanes in upset
YV beats Dublin
Finals
YV beats Campo
February 15th, 2012 at 3:33 pm
We’re under way at Hayward v. Tennyson.
February 15th, 2012 at 3:42 pm
@Matt I emailed my correction in regarding D1 round 2:
Advance: DLS<NEW<CAL<MV : Lonewolf
February 15th, 2012 at 3:47 pm
Tri-City, it looks good to me!
Lonewolf, got it!
February 15th, 2012 at 3:48 pm
Pinole ties it up
1-1
Minute 34
February 15th, 2012 at 3:50 pm
4-0 Milan winners
February 15th, 2012 at 3:56 pm
Today’s up set picks:
D1 >Winner is Amador
D2 >Winner is Hercules
February 15th, 2012 at 4:12 pm
Halftime: Hayward 0 0 Tennyson.
February 15th, 2012 at 4:15 pm
Albany still up 1-0 at half.
Out the door to Spartanville.
February 15th, 2012 at 4:19 pm
PK Albany … Kicked …. Blocked … Rebound … Blocked
Scores stays 1-1
February 15th, 2012 at 4:19 pm
Sorry 1 1 at half. missed key
February 15th, 2012 at 4:21 pm
23 yards away … Gol !!!!
Borges makes up for his PK
Albany 2-1
February 15th, 2012 at 4:23 pm
Free kick … Pinole …. Shot … Gollllllllllll
Pinole 2
Albany 2
February 15th, 2012 at 4:28 pm
Borges takes off with the ball from 50 yards back … 30 …. 20 … 10 … Cross shot …gol
February 15th, 2012 at 4:30 pm
Albany 3
Pinole 2
February 15th, 2012 at 4:33 pm
dang high scoring affair at albany!! good attacking soccer on display!
February 15th, 2012 at 4:34 pm
Still 0-0 here, 15 mins into the second half.
February 15th, 2012 at 4:49 pm
Tennyson 1, Hayward 0 off a free kick. Less than 15 to play.
February 15th, 2012 at 4:54 pm
Just wanted to give a shout out to all the MVAL teams in both the boys and girls brackets for D1 and D2! Good luck and make the Fremont-Newark-Union City area proud!
February 15th, 2012 at 5:05 pm
Hayward 0 2 Tennyson F
February 15th, 2012 at 5:27 pm
0_0 at SRV after 20min
February 15th, 2012 at 5:35 pm
SRV scores in 29th min, 1-0.
February 15th, 2012 at 5:42 pm
any other score updates?
February 15th, 2012 at 5:48 pm
1-0 SRV at half.
February 15th, 2012 at 5:55 pm
Who is at MV posting scores?
February 15th, 2012 at 5:57 pm
Sparty came to play… up 5-0 with a big chunk of time still left in the 1st half
February 15th, 2012 at 6:19 pm
1-0 SRV 20 to play.
February 15th, 2012 at 6:23 pm
2-0 SRV, 16min to go.
February 15th, 2012 at 6:24 pm
Score for dogs and bod?
February 15th, 2012 at 6:25 pm
3-0 SRV 15min to go.
February 15th, 2012 at 6:26 pm
Anyone at the MV vs. Berkeley game?
February 15th, 2012 at 6:28 pm
DLS 5 Antioch 0 beginning 2nd halk.
February 15th, 2012 at 6:42 pm
Final SRV 3-0
February 15th, 2012 at 6:44 pm
4-1 Odowd wins
February 15th, 2012 at 6:56 pm
Alhambra had chances early that weren’t Put away odowd Played a good game they looked weak in the first half and came out firing on all cylinders in the secOnd half. Alhambra looked outclAssed in the second.
February 15th, 2012 at 7:03 pm
MV wins 2 0 so much for upset talks
February 15th, 2012 at 7:13 pm
Richmond down 1-0 . 4 min’s in
February 15th, 2012 at 7:13 pm
DLS 7 Antioch 0 Final
February 15th, 2012 at 7:17 pm
Dublin 1 – 0 Peidmont
February 15th, 2012 at 7:22 pm
2-0 Clayton 30 to go in the first.
February 15th, 2012 at 7:23 pm
2 0 cv 13 min in. Dominating game
February 15th, 2012 at 7:26 pm
Cal own goal on corner. CP up 1-0 after 8min.
February 15th, 2012 at 7:26 pm
CP up 1-0 on CAL own goal about 10 minutes in.
February 15th, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Pitt v. Granada still scoreless. Pitt has had some great chances.
February 15th, 2012 at 7:33 pm
3-0 Clayton 22min in the first.
February 15th, 2012 at 7:33 pm
3 0 clayton. Gomes hat trick 20 min in
February 15th, 2012 at 7:34 pm
any updates on acalanes vs SM? or YV vs Kennedy?
February 15th, 2012 at 7:40 pm
4 0 29 in Clayton
February 15th, 2012 at 7:41 pm
4-0 Clayton
February 15th, 2012 at 7:45 pm
Pitt 0 0 Granada at half.
February 15th, 2012 at 7:46 pm
1-0 Campo vs. El Cerrito. Sam Palano scores. Now 5 mins. left in half
February 15th, 2012 at 7:48 pm
Here are the contenders of the NCS Madness challenge…
Baller#9
CalFan
Calhi78
DLS Defender
ET
Lonewolf
Madam Marie
Matt Smith
Old Hayward GK
Rogue Warrior
Shinguard
SoccerFan11
Sweeper
Tack
Team Samba
Tri-City Dude
Yellowjacket
11v.11
The scoring will be 1 point for the first round, 2 for the second, 4 for the third, 8 for the fourth and 10 if you pick the champion…
I’ll update the standings tomorrow. I can tell you right now I won’t win.
February 15th, 2012 at 7:48 pm
Still CP 1 Cal 0 after 30min
February 15th, 2012 at 7:52 pm
I’m bracket busted with. Alhambra losing today !
I guess they didn’t let the dogs out !!!
February 15th, 2012 at 7:54 pm
Campo 2-0 at half. Sam Palano has 2 goals.
February 15th, 2012 at 7:58 pm
Halftime CP 1 Cal 0
February 15th, 2012 at 7:58 pm
Concord?
Acalanes?
Bueller?
Bueller?
Anyone?
February 15th, 2012 at 8:02 pm
Concord up 3-1
February 15th, 2012 at 8:02 pm
Final: DLS 7 : Antioch 0
February 15th, 2012 at 8:06 pm
Thanks Soccer Mom. Anyone got an Acalanes score?
February 15th, 2012 at 8:13 pm
Pitt and Granada still scoreless. 15 minutes into the second half.
Pitt looks pretty sharp, just having a hard time finishing.
February 15th, 2012 at 8:14 pm
Richmond update?
February 15th, 2012 at 8:14 pm
DV up 2-0
February 15th, 2012 at 8:15 pm
Concord 4-1
February 15th, 2012 at 8:16 pm
EbayFutbol wins our long distance reporter…Hawaii…sipping on rum and cool 80 degrees.
February 15th, 2012 at 8:19 pm
Pitt finally breaks through. 1-0.
February 15th, 2012 at 8:21 pm
Sam Palano gets a hat trick. Campo 3-0. 28 left
February 15th, 2012 at 8:21 pm
Richmond replys with a goal , 2-1 DV
February 15th, 2012 at 8:21 pm
Hey Matt
Who scored for Pitt ?
February 15th, 2012 at 8:26 pm
Newark game ???
February 15th, 2012 at 8:27 pm
Josh Gomez and Sam palano are on fire.
February 15th, 2012 at 8:27 pm
Israel Murgia. Incredible shot.
February 15th, 2012 at 8:28 pm
@431: I saw a tweet that said: Amador Valley 2 Newark Memorial 0, Halftime.
February 15th, 2012 at 8:29 pm
Go Izzy!
February 15th, 2012 at 8:29 pm
Nice
February 15th, 2012 at 8:29 pm
CP-Cal update?
February 15th, 2012 at 8:32 pm
CP 1-0 17min left. Loosing juice.
February 15th, 2012 at 8:32 pm
4 1 cv
February 15th, 2012 at 8:34 pm
15 minutes to go still 1-0 CP
February 15th, 2012 at 8:34 pm
Richmond ties it and is dominating , 2-2
February 15th, 2012 at 8:36 pm
Cal ties it 1-1 with 15min to go.
February 15th, 2012 at 8:36 pm
Izzy Murgia is a rock star… You’ll be reading his name a lot over the next 2 years. He’s a team mate of Konstantino and E Damien during the club season.
February 15th, 2012 at 8:36 pm
1-1 CP vs. CAL
February 15th, 2012 at 8:37 pm
^^playoff drama let it begin!!!
February 15th, 2012 at 8:38 pm
As well as Dargan, Guerrero of DLS and Bremen of Pitt. Along others.
February 15th, 2012 at 8:39 pm
That’s Berumen.
February 15th, 2012 at 8:41 pm
4 2 cv
February 15th, 2012 at 8:42 pm
Pitt wins 1-0.
February 15th, 2012 at 8:47 pm
No worries, Baller…there will be many who lost out on the Alhambra pick…good game for O’Dowd…
There is a lot of other close games…big surprises!! DV…wow…CP…wow!!
February 15th, 2012 at 8:48 pm
Any word on alcalanes ??????
February 15th, 2012 at 8:48 pm
Cv 4 2 final
February 15th, 2012 at 8:50 pm
Thanks DLS defender.
It was disappointing but , I tip my hat to BOD they have a really good team philosophy and it showed !!
February 15th, 2012 at 8:51 pm
RHS vs DV , overtime
February 15th, 2012 at 8:53 pm
I’ve heard Acalanes lost…
February 15th, 2012 at 8:54 pm
Alxalanes lost ?
What the feezy ?
February 15th, 2012 at 8:55 pm
^^GO BSAL!!!! UNDERDOGS FTW!!!
February 15th, 2012 at 8:55 pm
Dublin caught piedmont at the end of the 1st half. Piedmont held more possession created great chances and won 50\50′s and Dublin finished that one chance. Piedmont was a tough opponent. Great game to watch.
February 15th, 2012 at 8:55 pm
1-1 OT at Cal
February 15th, 2012 at 8:57 pm
st marys 1 acalanes 0
February 15th, 2012 at 8:57 pm
Just saw Acalanes lost..WOW! Hayward crashed out too. Bracket busters!
100
February 15th, 2012 at 8:58 pm
Bulldogs made a valiant run the last part of the season.
Played with heart and passion. BOD did crank it up have they are pulling together at the right time.
February 15th, 2012 at 8:58 pm
DV-Richmond Final. Credit for DV shocked they scored twice and had the lead.
February 15th, 2012 at 8:58 pm
Clayton 4 ME 2 Final.
February 15th, 2012 at 8:58 pm
Campo 3-1 winners. Talk about bracket busting. Acalanes losing to St. Mary’s. Hats off to SM. Would love to read some details from anyone at the game.
February 15th, 2012 at 9:00 pm
Scores??
YV
Dublin
Campo
February 15th, 2012 at 9:00 pm
Did Concord win? Did College park? Acalanes/
NEWS PEOPLE,
NEWS!!!!!
February 15th, 2012 at 9:02 pm
Were the refs ok at the Alhambra O’dowd game? Alhambra has suffered some bad reffing this season.
February 15th, 2012 at 9:03 pm
Rich Final score??
February 15th, 2012 at 9:03 pm
Yv won 1-0
February 15th, 2012 at 9:06 pm
St. Mary’s and YV win 1-0.
February 15th, 2012 at 9:07 pm
Campo wins 3-1.
February 15th, 2012 at 9:07 pm
Richmond advances, goal by montes off a freekick
February 15th, 2012 at 9:07 pm
game was tied at half with acalanes getting chances at about a 7 to 1 ratio compared to st marys. both teams clearly wanted it bad. st marys break came about 7 min into the 2nd half with a wonder strike and a lucky deflection from about 30 yards out. Dons continued to press very hard and got chances at more of a 10 to 1 ratio but st marys outworked them and the dons defense looked horrible. sweeper couldnt do much but make mistakes and marking backs were little successful. dons were completely outworked and it was quite evident. shame to see such a promising acalanes team at the beginning of the season crash out so early in a tournament that they had the potential to win.
February 15th, 2012 at 9:10 pm
Concord advances
February 15th, 2012 at 9:11 pm
Again, from Cal-Hi Sports tweet: Amador Valley 2 Newark Memorial 1, Final.
February 15th, 2012 at 9:12 pm
Cal v CP?
February 15th, 2012 at 9:12 pm
2nd OT at Cal coming up.
February 15th, 2012 at 9:15 pm
Whos still on?
Shout out to IZzYyyy… Fly Life
February 15th, 2012 at 9:17 pm
AV 2
Newark 1 (pk)
Final
February 15th, 2012 at 9:26 pm
The dreaded PKs at Cal.
February 15th, 2012 at 9:30 pm
Shoot tight low on Willcox
February 15th, 2012 at 9:31 pm
Final on Dub and Rich???
February 15th, 2012 at 9:33 pm
Richmod wins 3 to 2 in OT.
February 15th, 2012 at 9:34 pm
Dublin 1-0
Richmond 3-2 OT
February 15th, 2012 at 9:34 pm
That’s RichmoNd
February 15th, 2012 at 9:34 pm
Can anyone comment on the status of Acalanes’ captain and #1 defender, Jacob Carroll? I heard he has been out with a broken leg for at least the last few games. Might explain some of their defensive mistakes. They are typically a very strong defensive team.
February 15th, 2012 at 9:36 pm
my fingers r cold Muds
February 15th, 2012 at 9:39 pm
College Park 3 Cal 2 Was I right? Huh?
February 15th, 2012 at 9:40 pm
Cal kicked first 1111XXX1X. CP wins PKs 3-2
February 15th, 2012 at 9:44 pm
did it go to 10 kickers?
February 15th, 2012 at 9:44 pm
CP keeper MVP tonight- all matches
February 15th, 2012 at 9:45 pm
Sweeper…your numbers don’t match up…should be X1 in the fifth round if Cal went first…but…CP wins? That’s a STUNNER!!!
Baller…there goes everyone’s bracket…
February 15th, 2012 at 9:46 pm
Mudhen…DAM…good call
Any given day. But will go home next wed. SRV 3 CP 1
February 15th, 2012 at 9:46 pm
its a night of amazing upsets
February 15th, 2012 at 9:46 pm
CRAZY NIGHT! NCS at its finest..Tough on Cal – out via pk’s two years in a row. Quality program, w/ a spell of bad luck. I feel for em..
100
February 15th, 2012 at 9:48 pm
oh, I get it
never doubt the Sweeper!
CP didn’t nede the last shot after Cal missed for the second time
February 15th, 2012 at 9:49 pm
9th kicker missed. See order in 487, 1-make X-miss.
February 15th, 2012 at 9:49 pm
Duck and Cover…Frag..Bunker Busters hit tonight.
Soccer the Beautiful Game
February 15th, 2012 at 9:52 pm
YV won.
February 15th, 2012 at 9:54 pm
Sweeper: my bad…Still a stunner!!
February 15th, 2012 at 9:54 pm
You may be right Shinguard, SRV is really tough, but once the smell of blood is in the water, there’s no telling what College Park could do. Still, what a night of soccer.
February 15th, 2012 at 9:58 pm
Amador 2 -1 winner over Newark Memorial.
This was Newark Memorial’s 1st loss at home this year.
Next game against Richmond will be a major challenge for Amador Valley
February 15th, 2012 at 10:05 pm
wow 5-1 concord win! wasn’t concord bit by the grade bug? And did anyone see acalanes losing??
February 15th, 2012 at 10:06 pm
Its hard when you know certain kids on various teams.
Happy for CP as I know that the CP coach does a lot for the program…over and above the call of duty. If San Ramon plays like they should indicators say win..but if SRV goes out of sync CP could pull off another surprise.
IF SR pulls up the two JV big fast backs they could have a steal curtain in back 4.
February 15th, 2012 at 10:08 pm
Shinguard: Don’t they play on Saturday, not Wed??
Can CP pull off two major upsets?? Hmmm…SRV is too good…right?? They better not take Saturday off mentally…and not count the mudhens..er, chickens, before they hatch…
Kudos to CP for a great night of soccer…Mudhen: was that GK Bayham?? Former DLS Keeper…
February 15th, 2012 at 10:10 pm
My bad..this coming Saturday
February 15th, 2012 at 10:11 pm
Well my brackets ruined but oh well…This truly goes to show, if play hard enough and have enough luck go your way you can go through NCS.
Its like March Madness out here.
February 15th, 2012 at 10:15 pm
D 1
Saturday Feb 18
Game Times and Location
DLS @ DLS VS PITT 7pm
CVHS @CVHS VS MV 7pm
RICH @ RICH VS AMADOR 7pm
CP VS SRV @ SRV 5pm
PER NCS POSTING 10pm
February 15th, 2012 at 10:17 pm
For the Alhambra/BOD game, the two teams were evenly matched at the beginning until Alhambra’s center defender fell and broke his collar bone again. The team did not recover from that upset. BOD did play a good game and scored their first goal right after the incident.
Regarding the referee team – they were very good!
February 15th, 2012 at 10:23 pm
D 2
Saturday Feb 18
SM VS BOD @ DOD 1pm
CAMPO VS CON @ CAMPO 2pm
YV VS ALBANY @ YV 2pm
DUB VS TEN @ DUB 5pm
posted NCS 10pm
February 15th, 2012 at 10:24 pm
SM VS BOD AT BOD 1pm
my fingers are still cold.
February 15th, 2012 at 10:28 pm
Not to brag but I called both upsets tonight with Alhamba and Hayward both losing
Acalanes lost because they were tired. They scheduled 5 matches in 9 days prior to the start of NCS…Tired legs, tired bodies = poor defense
I was at the Ygnacio Valley game. They are very beatable. JFK came out in the second half and kept their whole team on their defensive half of the field. They never pressured the ball. YV got a lucky uncontested shot from the 18…Albany can beat them
February 15th, 2012 at 10:28 pm
I heard the same re Alhambra..boys lost focus..that is his 2nd collar-bone break in less than a year. not to take away from BOD they played tough. But at times when a key player is out you never know how the players react to that type of situation.
February 15th, 2012 at 10:38 pm
All my semi-finalists are still in I believe, besides Alhambra. Surprised at Acalanes, but not shocked. St. Mary’s seemed to want it, and Acalanes was starting to sputter towards the end. Kudos to Tennyson and Albany for pulling through, and a little unsure about YV now.
Alas, cramps keep plaguing my legs. Maybe drinking water would have been a bright idea…
Congrats to all the teams with practice tomorrow!
February 15th, 2012 at 10:38 pm
Ygnacio Valley 1- 0 Kennedy-Richmond
Wow, only 1! Thought they were tough
February 15th, 2012 at 10:40 pm
Matt what did you think about Pitt? Do you think if they practice their finishing they can defeat DLS?
February 15th, 2012 at 10:44 pm
I got shocked today by the concord game! They lost players to grades and still came out and put on a show! 5 to 1 NICE !
February 15th, 2012 at 10:46 pm
Rival goes 4-0 tonight
February 15th, 2012 at 10:48 pm
DVAL goes 4-0 sorry
February 15th, 2012 at 10:50 pm
I can only feel for CAL, losing two years in a row in pk’s and losing in a championship game the year before on a stunner. Congrats to everyone
February 15th, 2012 at 10:52 pm
The CP keeper was the junior Scotty Walker. 6-10 quality saves. Really tough for Cal was the CP goal was an own goal off a corner kick.
Was a tough and physical game. Lots of boys cramping up in the 98th minute.
February 15th, 2012 at 10:53 pm
Yes incredible to hear about how much talent coming out of Livemore! I was curios about what happend to the LHS team, thank you for the answers!
February 15th, 2012 at 10:59 pm
Today just proves that in NCS it’s all about how hard a team wants to win. Skill is rarely a factor. It’s 80% heart 10% skill and 10% luck from my pov. Good job to the teams that won today and good luck on Saturday.
My bracket is ruined. This year it’s quite crazy. I still think YV will win D2 but changing my D1 pick and saying DLS wins it all. Too disciplined and love to win.
February 15th, 2012 at 11:01 pm
Random yet relevant comments on CP’s upset win tonight at Cal, and a closing comment on the match at SRV on Saturday.
It was quite tense for all 100 match minutes plus the PK process.
CP did not score a goal in RegTime or OT.
The own goal by Cal was unlucky: left side corner kick short to the near post thigh high, the near post defender turned to his right and volley-deflected the ball with two touches just inside the post with no CP player in range…a total fluke. I was told the Cal keeper called for it (I was too far away / too deaf to hear), but the near-post defender would have had to step back into the goal to avoid the ball. Simply put the ball caught him awkward and a routine clear did not happen. Trust me on this, as an own goal victim, I would have played the ball and not stepped back into the goal.
Cal had plenty of opportunities to take over the scoreboard, but soccer fortune was not with the Grizzlies tonight.
Cal had 15+ quality shots, with 10+ on goal and only 1 getting by the CP keeper, actually on a miss-read coming 15+ off his line and watching a nice flick-over to the net (Cal#14? nice touch).
The CP keeper had more than 5+ truly match-saving saves of shots ON GOAL.
This could have easily been a 4-0 match but for the circumstances above resulting in the PK end.
All kudos to the CP keeper, lucky or whatever, this was as clutch a performance as I have seen all season, and then the PKs…
Just to clarify my cryptic PK symbols (it was all I could think of with no pen/paper to track and a faulty memory): Cal shot made, CP shot made, Cal shot made, CP shot made, Cal shot blocked, CP shot blocked, Cal shot missed high, CP shot made, Cal shot blocked, last shot not required: PKs 3-2 for CP.
Congratulations to CP for lasting through a gritty win and moving on to the quarterfinals.
Congratulations to Cal for enduring a tough season of injuries after a stellar start, then climbing back to take 2nd in EBAL. That was a major accomplishment. The end result was not the end goal, but you played your hearts out all season.
CP @ SRV Saturday will be a different match due to the team styles and the matchups. Assuming no carry-over injuries from today, 3 goals may not win that match, meaning CP will have to actually put the ball in the net (or count on SRV for 3+ own goals). That is the way I see it.
I cannot wait to hear from the CP faithful, and good luck to you with that one.
Cheers, and see you at the pitch on Saturday!
February 15th, 2012 at 11:04 pm
Re the AV – Newark game–
Newark scored on a pk. They didn’t have many shots on goal although got much more aggressive late in the game. I dont know if they would have been so favored if they were in EBAL. Gotta also say their fans leave much to be desired in the way of setting an example of good sportsmanship. A shame, really.
February 15th, 2012 at 11:10 pm
Matt what did you think about Pittsburg do you think they can defeat DLS and take NCS like they did in 08
February 15th, 2012 at 11:15 pm
What a crazy night! Campo wins 3-1. Sam Palano scores a hat-trick. Still cannot believe that Acalanes and Alhambra are out for the DFAL. I’m still processing all the scores!
February 15th, 2012 at 11:16 pm
Absolutely amazing game at Cal! This was one of the most exciting games I have seen in a while. Both teams fought until the very end. Cal absolutely dominated the game – over 13 corner kicks, multiple long throw ins, and at least 10 quality chances. CP only had one or two shots on goal.
Cal’s number 10 was the key attacking player for Cal creating numerous chances, while number 20 controlled the middle, making countless tackles and winning every head ball. CP’s number 21 played rock solid in the back.
Without a doubt, the player of the game is CP’s goalie Scott Walker. In the last 20 minutes of the game he made at least 5 sure goal saves, and he blocked 2 in the shootout.
It is sad to see Cal lose in a shootout for the second year in a row. They were definitely the better team, but you have got to give credit to CP.
February 15th, 2012 at 11:20 pm
I became an AV fan the 2nd half of the season as I saw the team play grow. But I was not sure they could win a playoff road match. Well done Dons and good luck Saturday.
Great fun with several staggered start times Saturday. Should be able to see 4 matches if well planned. But, I will have to remember the radar detector…and hit the ATM.
February 16th, 2012 at 12:30 am
Matt,
Let me know your Saturday schedule. The taxi service stands ready, but if we can divide and report more matches, such is your call.
I have to see the CP locomotive continue its run at SRV: kudos to mr. juice tea…Hah! Hope he figures out that one.
All matches are compelling, so I defer to you for my assignment, but I need to see (most of) 4 matches.
BTW, we are well on our way to 1000 posts by Sunday AM.
February 16th, 2012 at 1:04 am
CAL again with another tough one to swallow. As I remember from last year, the scenario was the same went down 1-0 on own goal and came back, dominated just couldn’t get one to and DLS beat them in penalty kicks. DLS is too much to handle at this moment kudos to them for not missing a beat with a new coach at the helm.
February 16th, 2012 at 5:44 am
Interesting factoid: I just checked the girls’ results and in D1 and D2, the higher seed won all of the games except for (wait for it) College Park! (And Heritage.)
February 16th, 2012 at 7:17 am
JFK..is a scrappy team scattered with talent. Not a team to take lightly or to underestimate. YV did come out on top but had to fight for the 1 goal. Next game YV will need to spark it up to continue with the march to the top.
February 16th, 2012 at 7:21 am
I think that if Pitt plays the way they did last night, they can hang with anyone. They possessed the ball for nearly the entire game and had great chances. This was against a very solid EBAL team.
February 16th, 2012 at 7:57 am
Standings after the first round…
Calhi78 12
ET 12
The Sweeper 12
Tack 12
Cal Fan 11
DLS Defender 11
Madam Marie 11
Matt Smith 11
Old Hayward GK 11
SoccerFan11 11
Team Samba 11
Tri-City Dude 11
11v.11 11
Baller#9 10
Shinguard 10
Yellowjacket 10
Rogue Warrior 9
Lonewolf 8
Old Hayward GK, your bracket has soy sauce on it.
February 16th, 2012 at 8:01 am
Sparty is one of the best at picking off passes. They aggressively pursue the ball on the ground and in the air and create turn-overs by team in possession. The floating coverage capability is tough to beat.
February 16th, 2012 at 8:15 am
Upsets for Saturday
D2 Winner Tennyson
D1 Winner Amador Valley
February 16th, 2012 at 8:18 am
Did Romero score for Pinole against Albany?
Who scored (and assisted) for Albany?
February 16th, 2012 at 8:43 am
Hats off to Dougherty Valley for their match v Richmond.
Almost pulled off a stunner, but surely played probably, I’m guessing, the best game of their season against an awesome team.
Amador might be looking for some scouting tips!
February 16th, 2012 at 8:43 am
Albany..Something smells fishy in Denmark. Possibly more News at 7.
@Matt, Romero was shut-out I believe.
February 16th, 2012 at 8:52 am
I will go with a possible up-set Albany will take YV.
Albany has some new faces that are quite the impact players.
February 16th, 2012 at 8:53 am
I would like to take my hats off for the way JFK-Richmond playes played. Those kids had heart and wanted it more. I have seen many DVAL games and been keeping an eye on YV, yesterday’s poor showing of soccer was sad. Yv will not win D2 if they keep playing like this. They are very talented and came out flat. This game could have easily been another upset.
Do they have the warrior in them ?
Lets find out on Saturday.
February 16th, 2012 at 8:56 am
Midfielder,
Dougherty was outstanding. Their school and their community should be extremely proud of these young men.
February 16th, 2012 at 9:00 am
Dough Boys could be next add to EBAL…Drop Livermore.
February 16th, 2012 at 9:53 am
Spartans depth of bench was on display last night. Even with a major rotation and about 12 min of lull time they adjusted and still proceeded to add 3 additional goals.
Antioch was a bit over-matched but played with heart.
Each match will be tougher in its own unique way but the Brotherhood seems ready to take it to the final and a possible 4peat. I was surprised that Newark dropped on 1st round I truly thought Newark would bring it on and make it to final.
February 16th, 2012 at 10:19 am
Last night was full of surprises…
You can forget everything you thought you knew about NCS….
February 16th, 2012 at 10:36 am
even with all that, it’s a pretty good bet the final four in D1 ends up being seed 1, 2, 4 or 5, and 6
February 16th, 2012 at 10:41 am
Game of the weekend will be MV vs CV. I really don’t think AV can hang with SRV for a third time.
February 16th, 2012 at 10:43 am
Sweeper,
Left you a note on the girls blog. You should easily be able to see four games on Saturday with doubleheaders starting at Campolindo at 12:00/2:00, BOD at 1:00/3:00, Dublin at 5:00/7:00 and SRV also at 5:00/7:00. Also congrats to Monte Vista, College Park and St. Mary’s for advancing two teams into the next round.
February 16th, 2012 at 10:43 am
AV plays Richmond, but I do agree that MV v. Clayton is the game of the weekend, and that is where I will be.
February 16th, 2012 at 10:48 am
It makes you appreciate DLS run last year even more. To be able to fight your way into the play-offs and then win the final. When you truly look back that was something very special. This year the Spartans are healthy and after taking league they seem to be in very good spirits and focused at the task at hand. The depth and coach-ability and work ethic are very much present in this current crop of Spartans. This run will be special in its own way as the players and coaches pull together as one. You could not help but notice former Spartan Coach Brian Voltattorni quietly standing with his dad in the corner watching last nights game. You had a sense of the proud father watching his children at play.
February 16th, 2012 at 10:50 am
FOr the life of me can’t figure out how Tennyson pulls off the upset….wow.
February 16th, 2012 at 10:55 am
Tennyson has a specific style of play and when done correctly it can bite you.
February 16th, 2012 at 11:16 am
Was at the yv vs kennedy, pretty good game, YV controlled, had errors but kennedy failed to capitalize. You cant say YV played bad because the mids fed the wingers who played a wicked game of speed and skill leaving defenders behind one after the other,cutting left and right, its just that the crossbar and the goalie got in the way, but that goalie had what YV was lacking, spirit. But knowing YV and their love for the game as well as a great coaching staff, the next game at YV will be worth missing the madrid game for, especially since yv is looking to keep a clean sheet at home and albany revenge for their loss to yv earlier in the season. ….(925) teams looking good!
February 16th, 2012 at 11:40 am
In response to 487′s inquiry re the status of Jacob Carroll: Jacob broke his tibia in a game approximately one month ago. He captained the Acalanes team as was last year’s laeague Defender of the Year. I will leave it to others how a team absorbs that type of loss.
On another note, hats off to BOD Dragons who win on the road on a very narrow field after coming off a terrible performance last week vs Tennyson. It too lost its captain to the Academy (DeAnza) albeit at the beginning of the season rather than during.
February 16th, 2012 at 11:44 am
Congrats to St Mary’s. This team only has one Senior on their roster and they also have three Freshman’s. They shut out Acalanes offense completely by not allowing one shot at frame the whole game.
February 16th, 2012 at 11:57 am
Was at the St Mary’s VS Acalanes game, and totally disagree with the comments above on the game. Time of possession was pretty even the entire game, and St Mary’s Defense held them scoreless with their second string goalie in there, so how sloppy could they have been. Main thing Alcalanes had were long throws, and St Mary’s found a way to defend against them, winning many headers against the taller Alcalanes players. Alcalanes had hardly any real threatening shots on goal the entire game.
Also, the game winner was a monster shot, not a “lucky deflection”. Alcalanes goalie didn’t even react until it was in the back of the net already.
February 16th, 2012 at 12:10 pm
I see Albany winning NCS if they get passed YV which I think they will. Borges and Alvarez are amazing they are just two players who are very interesting to watch. I think if both of this players come out hungry on Saturday we can have Albany once again in the run to win it all. 2 years in a roll they have fallen short but remember the 3rd time it’s the charm. Does anyone know if Borges or Alvarez have been offered a scholarship?
February 16th, 2012 at 12:16 pm
Strength of Leagues (# of Teams Left in Each Ncs From Each League):
EBAL: 4 (out of 6)
DVAL: 4 (out of 4)
DFAL: 2 (out of 5)
HAAL: 2 (out of 4)
BSAL: 2 (out of 4)
BVAL: 1 (out of 2)
ACCAL: 1 (out of 5)
MVAL: 0 (out of 2)
February 16th, 2012 at 12:20 pm
HALA M —
Don’t know what game you were watching… but we are both intitled to our opinion. Yv did not play good.
You cant keep teams in the game for that long with a chance to do damage. Kennedy was playing with and how they knew they were going to beat YV. And they almost did. When so many people have made comments about this team and they show up flat to a game and a playoff game at that, it doesnt look good. Some of the things i saw were very suspect.
Albany is no Kennedy. If Albany comes and plays YV with the will and determination that Kennedy had, YV is in huge trouble.
Great point about a revenge and home stand. This will be a great match….
Upset or strong hold, What do people think ?
February 16th, 2012 at 12:23 pm
SM was on fire and played one of their best games this season. Despite losing their starting goalie to injury on Tues. Passes were connected, quite a few chances created – pretty equal on both sides from my pov. SM defense was very impressive and the speed of their forwards doesn’t hurt. Dons have amazing player doing throw-ins – quarterback anyone? SM has a young team; only 1 senior. If SM plays like last night, there might be further upsets to the predictions!
February 16th, 2012 at 1:13 pm
Acalanes OUT….big ups to St Mary’s to takin it to the Dons. When I saw them last they looked tired. Next to exit….Campo. Dublin will play on till next week but could ODOWD be peaking!
BOD Concord
Dublin YV
Good luck to all!
February 16th, 2012 at 1:55 pm
ET 550. Great call on the back-to-back matches, boys and girls teams. Two for the price of one and less racing around.
It is interesting that the Matt Smith’s articles generate so many posts compared to the girls side, but the girls matches generally have more fans in attendance. Quite odd.
February 16th, 2012 at 1:56 pm
Albany takes it all !!
February 16th, 2012 at 3:07 pm
Sat I will catch YV game…then Subway or Rocco’s then head over to Spartanville
February 16th, 2012 at 3:14 pm
Thanks, MO Soccer, for the confirmation on Acalanes’ player Jacob Carroll. While I didn’t see him play this year, he was outstanding last year as a junior. I couldn’t imagine a lot of defensive errors had he been on the field. Today I also heard they played without their top goalie and another starting defender. But that is not to take anything away from St. Mary’s. They went out, worked hard, and earned the win over a team that should have been intimidating to them if for nothing other than it’s #1 seed. Let that be a lesson to other underdogs in the upcoming games. Believe in yourselves and give it your all!
February 16th, 2012 at 3:16 pm
I am not exactly sure what the defensive situation for YV is at the moment, but if they still have to play Calixto and Hogan in the back, like they did last week against Concord and NG, they are in trouble. Not only is the defense weaker, but also the offense since they to play two quality attcking players in the back.
February 16th, 2012 at 3:26 pm
YV has Gradeitis and flu from what I was told.
February 16th, 2012 at 3:42 pm
Its hard to make games at 3:15 or 5 because of work and students many are at spring sports practice till 6pm.
DLS did not have a crowd till 2nd half. CHS game was at 7pm and parents and friends were out in force.
February 16th, 2012 at 3:50 pm
I’ll catch that cp game gotta show some love to those falcons.
February 16th, 2012 at 3:52 pm
Saturday looks like OK weather only 10% chance of rain & cool side high of 58 with breezy conditions during the early afternoon with a rapid cool down in the evening. Coats,Hats,Gloves & Irish coffee are in order.
February 16th, 2012 at 4:00 pm
CV will Turtle shell as normal and MV will take the Ugly Eagles +2
February 16th, 2012 at 4:02 pm
I’m going to kickoff the predictions to get the discussion going. By the way, playoffs are generally the only time I volunteer predictions. I only do so during the regular season when I am asked…
Division I
De La Salle 1, Pittsburg 1 (DLS wins 4-3 in PK’s)
I think the Pirates are going to bring it and play their best game of the season, but Sparty will do what it does and find a way to advance.
Clayton Valley 3, Monte Vista 2
Home field is the difference in this one.
Richmond 3, Amador Valley 1
I think the Oilers get on top early this time and never look back.
SRV 2, CP 1
College Park gives SRV a run for it, but the Wolves are too strong and are built for the post-season.
Division II
Bishop O’Dowd 2, St. Mary’s 2 (BOD wins 3-2 in PK’s)
A dogfight from the start. St. Mary’s is on high from the big win and O’Dowd wants to keep proving the doubters wrong.
Campo 2, Concord 1
The Cougars get back to the semifinals in a very hard fought match.
YV 3, Albany 2
Damian creates the game-winner late in a game that is back and forth, nip and tuck the whole way.
Dublin 2, Tennyson 1
Tennyson’s surprising run almost continues, but the Gaels put away two in the second half.
February 16th, 2012 at 4:08 pm
Matt, I am impressed by the PK scores!
February 16th, 2012 at 4:19 pm
D1
DLS 3 Pitt 1 in regulation
MV 2 CV 1 in regulation
Richmond Amador goes OT / Richmond 2 Amador 1
SRV cuts loose 3 CP 0 in regulation
D2
BOD 2 SM 0 in regulation
Campo 1 Concord 1 goes OT Concord pull win 2-1
YV 2 Albany 2 goes to PK ..Damian closes deal YV wins
Tennyson plays clean tactical game 2 – 0 win over Dublin
February 16th, 2012 at 4:23 pm
Acalanes’ long thrower has by far the longest throw in ive ever seen. he can throw it to the back post or farther consistently for an entire game. they must be about 30-35 yards every time. his height has given him that gift no doubt. he mustve taken about 15 long throws last night against st marys and every one of them was dangerous, no?!
And then to add to his throws he is also a very good player. he wins 95% of the head balls in the midfield (again another gift from his height), plays strong in the midfield, and was, in my opinion, the dons best defender after carroll was injured.
February 16th, 2012 at 4:23 pm
You beat me to it Matt! I was just about to post my predictions.
Division I
DLS 2 Pittsburg 0
DLS defense will hold strong once again, but the Pirates won’t give up and keep it close until the end.
Monte Vista 2 CV 1 (OT)
I picked MV to win in my bracket. However, I would not be surprised to see CV win. This could be the game of the night.
Richmond 4 Amador Valley 2
The high flying Richmond offense will not be able to be stopped.
SRV 1 CP 0
SRV should win this game, however CP is full of confidence after defeated Cal. Possible upset alert.
Division II
Bishop O’Dowd 1 St. Mary’s 0
This will be a very close game.
Campo 1 Concord 0
One of the Palano twins will get the goal.
YV 4 Albany 3 (OT)
Possibly the most excited game of the day with players like Borges, Alvarez, Damien, and Tata.
Dublin 3 Tennyson 1
Tennyson will get an early goal, but Dublin will come back with 3 unanswered.
February 16th, 2012 at 4:25 pm
when and where is the campo-concord game this saturday?
February 16th, 2012 at 4:30 pm
D1
DLS 4 Pitt 0
CV 3 MV 2
Richmond 4 AV 1
SRV 3 CP 0
D2
BOD 3 SM 0
Campo 2 Concord 0
YV 3 Albany 2
Dublin 1 Tennyson 0
February 16th, 2012 at 4:38 pm
If one of the Palano’s gets the goal, it will have to be Sam. Nick broke his jaw towards the end of the regular season and is out.
Still, even with just one Palano, it’s a great bet one of them gets the goal. Sam is playing very well.
February 16th, 2012 at 4:39 pm
Campo/Concord is at Campo at 2:00.
February 16th, 2012 at 4:40 pm
D 2
SM 1 BOD 3 80min
Concord 1 Campo 0 80min
YV 3 Albany 3 will go to OT YV wins Damian Factor.
Dub 1 TN 3
D1
DLS 4 Pitt 2 DLS will score 1 of the 4 from a PK 80min
MV 1 CV 2 gets a free PK on Bad call in the box 80min
Amador 2 Rich 2 OT Richmond buries one 3-2 win
SRV rips CP 4-1 CP R.I.P at 80min
February 16th, 2012 at 5:05 pm
This could be the Saturday that the Yellow Shirts will shank a call with a bad PK. The better team may go home.
I have conferred with the great one Sir Alex and we both agree that the Spartans will be on top Feb 25th.
Now for this Saturday:
D2
BOD 3 SM 0
Campo 2 Concord 1
YV 2 Albany 2 will go to PK’s YV wins Yes Damian floats.
TN 3 Dublin 1 I like the diamond
D1
DLS 4 Pitt 0 Speed and Toughness most like EPL team.
MV 1 CV 2 MV most likely to go home on bad PK with less than 2min
Richmond as they say in States will take it to Amador 3-0 but Richmond please no diving.
SRV will be handing out bangers along with goals they will take CP 3-1
February 16th, 2012 at 5:06 pm
Sam is playing some top class futbol !!
February 16th, 2012 at 5:07 pm
REMEMBER BE CHAMPIONS!
February 16th, 2012 at 5:18 pm
D1:
DLS 4 pitt 0 (DLS will be DLS)
Clayton 2 MV 1 (clayton dominates. Gives up soft goal late)
Amador 2 Richmond 1 (Richmond will struggle once again)
CP 4 SRV 3 (slugfest in San Ramon. Ot or pks)
D2:
Sm 2 Odowd 1 (SM full of confidence after big result)
Concord 3 Campo 1 (very offensive game both ways. Concord gk is the difference)
Yv 3 Albany 0 (yv shows there the team to beat after poor performance)
Dublin 1 Tenn 0 (not familiar with these teams so just a feeling. Game ends in ot)
February 16th, 2012 at 5:24 pm
@11vs11 i was at the Yv game at north gate.
Ive been to alot of yv games this season both home and away, the one thing i would notice would be that yv wouldnt really have any wing play, or that some of its mid fielders find it hard to let go of the ball and ruin beautiful possible plays, maybe self glory means more to those mids then the teams glory. but yesterdays game at least the second half( cause i was late) Both of yvs offensive wings exploded and maybe this caught my eye and made my oponion of the game for yv a bit scandalous since i wasnt used to seeing Yv play the wing that fast and fluid.
And if they were flat Im sure u guys will find a way to motivate them if not, im sure u can pull some aces of the bench after all just because they dont start doeant mean theeir not talented. Kudos to your super squad.
February 16th, 2012 at 5:46 pm
The Voyeur tells me Albany all of sudden has two ace’s in the hole.
February 16th, 2012 at 5:56 pm
BOD has a Ball Whisperer that gives them an edge over SM.
Quite you may hear what he has to say during the game.
BOD 3 SM 0
February 16th, 2012 at 7:01 pm
Saint Marys 0 Bishop O’ Dowd 4
Concord 2 Campo 0 (Concord keeper will be a big factor that game)
YV 1 Albany 3 (Albany will come fast, physical with their offense against YV’s defense(center mid and outside wing))
Dublin 2 Tennyson 0
February 16th, 2012 at 7:08 pm
Hey Matt
Last Friday you was at the Piedmont vs Albany game. Alvarez didn’t play that game or the last 3 before that. I heard because or grades or not enough credits to graduate. If that’s true, why was he eligible for the NCS game against Pinole Valley?
Maybe you got an answer for that.
February 16th, 2012 at 7:27 pm
Hey Matt,
Do you think Pitt can defeat DLS and then take NCS like in 08 ?
February 16th, 2012 at 7:33 pm
Jsoccer-
Thats a redicolous question, that will NEVER happen..
February 16th, 2012 at 7:40 pm
i see pitt beating Dls 1-0 it would be a tough game but jaime lopez will score and pitt will win!
February 16th, 2012 at 7:42 pm
It is very interesting that most of the people underestimate the stregth of Pitt. People are being biased to other leagues other than EBAL because of the “stronger teams”. For many years pitt has played EBAL teams and have won or made it a very tight game. This game will come very close because even though DLS has “Strength” pitt has something more valuable, “Passion” and it will be seen in the game.
February 16th, 2012 at 7:53 pm
Wait a second.. Acalanes is not the only team to have a long thrower.. Campo has a kid.. I have no name or grade. Maybe a number? #24? sound right? VERY dangerous on set pieces that team is, even though they are not tall.
February 16th, 2012 at 7:56 pm
NCS: anything can happen. Are you not familiar with the acalnes lost last night.
February 16th, 2012 at 8:32 pm
Anything can happen and Pittsburg has a chance no doubt
February 16th, 2012 at 8:56 pm
JSoccer, I’m not ruling anything out. I was very impressed by Pitt last night. The odds are stacked against them, but stranger things have happened.
Captain, I was at the Piedmont game when Andre wasn’t playing, but I’m not sure why he wasn’t out there. Someone in the crowd said he might have been just a little banged up and was resting up for NCS.
February 16th, 2012 at 9:03 pm
Long throws …. By far …. Player from Pinole… That young lad had a cannon for an arm. Not only far but direct . Bullet like.
Shinguard— Rocco’s …. I’m down!!! Then De La Salle.
I will be off work at 3:30 on Saturday , so won’t be able to make early games.
February 16th, 2012 at 9:17 pm
All these top keepers get trained by the same GoalKeeper coach Henry Foulk. Big shoutout to Henry for training these players to be top goalies in the east bay!!
Andrew Konstantino
Derek Wilcox
Emmanuel Jimenez
February 16th, 2012 at 9:27 pm
Re: 588
I was at that game YV vs NG too, and was expecting a much more lopsided game.
But, the only YV point was a PK and they were otherwise held scoreless.
Couldn’t tell if they’d been overestimated or if the NG defense was just that good.
February 16th, 2012 at 9:33 pm
Was able to catch some of the AV/Newark game, and I was impressed by AV’s play and defense. I congratulate them and everyone else who advanced to the next round. Sadly, out of the 5 MVAL teams that made the playoffs in both boys and girls, D1 and D2 brackets, only the Logan girls team is still standing. Regardless, is was a great soccer season for MVAl, and I wish everyone the best of luck in the next round.
PS- Unfortunate that Acalanes lost, but my finals for D2 is still intact (Campo Vs. YV). Since a lot of you picked Acalanes and YV for the title game in D2, this might give me an advantage. We’ll just have to see!
February 16th, 2012 at 9:45 pm
@Captain
I heard the same he was ruled academically ineligible yet gets to play in NCS and a 2nd player who has been away for some type of National ODP and comes back just for NCS seems a little strange. Maybe the rules are very bendable. I have seen stranger stuff done / attempted.
February 16th, 2012 at 11:06 pm
i dont know acalanes long thrower seems to have the best ive seen. its consistently 30-35 yards and is very accurate. pinoles was very good as well, i saw him against another team that i cant for the life of me remember but he was very good. 2nd best ive seen… lol. campos thrower is nowhere near either pinoles or acalanes though. campos seems illegal cuz when i saw him against acalanes it seemed to have an awful lot of spin.
February 17th, 2012 at 1:49 am
@ Golden Boy
Pitt is an under-rated team… and one with a number of strong players who I admire and support… it should be a great match between Pitt and DLS on Sat nite. BUT if you are saying that Pitt has passion and DLS does not, then you haven’t seen Sparty in action. They are as foaming at the mouth passionate as any team in the NCS. You want proof? Ask any of the Antioch survivers. As I said, it should be a great match Sat nite = thats what happens when two passionate teams collide. I see it 3-1 with Sparty on top (and I’m being conservative).
February 17th, 2012 at 5:44 am
Rouge Warrior: NCS allows HS players to participate in ODP without losing eligibility.
February 17th, 2012 at 6:59 am
Re: 603
I wasnt at that game, i was at the ncs game held at northgate high school between Yv and kennedy
But how was the game between Yv and northgate?? 50/50? Back and fourth?
February 17th, 2012 at 8:51 am
Mon – Dad Is it Saturday yet?? Mom how long before Saturday is here? Dad can we go early to get a good seat?
Mom hey mom what is passion??? Dad hey dad they say some kid floats. Hey Dad did you know some of the kids are on diving teams. Mom hey mom can we go now. Whats a yellow shirt..the say they can F**#%#$ up a game? HEY IS IT SATURDAY YET?
February 17th, 2012 at 9:06 am
Haha, very nice RW.
February 17th, 2012 at 9:30 am
SPARTANS:Προσπάθεια, αφοσίωση, Αφοσίωση, Δόξα ως ένα. = Effort, Dedication, Devotion, Glory as One.
Passion is Brotherhood. GO SPARTANS
February 17th, 2012 at 9:32 am
College park 2 San Ramon Valley1
Or something like that.
Anyway, College park wins a really gnarly squeaker.
February 17th, 2012 at 9:34 am
@Matt, Latin version just for the man of the law.
Labore, Dedicationis, devotio, Gloria ut.
February 17th, 2012 at 9:38 am
Hey Matt, do you know the name of the college park goalie?
February 17th, 2012 at 9:55 am
Soccer514 – His name is Scott Walker
February 17th, 2012 at 10:07 am
Is it Saturday? Part 2:
Hey Dad thanks for bringing the tent..hey did you know we are 1st in line. Hey mom look that is the kid who floats. Hey mom…mom those people have noise makers do we have any? Dad ..dad get me a noise maker..thanks. Gee this game is cool dad. Hey Dad did you see that kid just fall down in the box and nobody touched him?? Hey mom why are people calling him a diver? I don’t see any water. I don’t see any yellow shirts but who is the guy in the blue shirt and everybody is yelling at him? Seems like he just F*&#$ up the game for somebody..did he? Mom hey mom what is passion…Mom says go ask your father. I can’t he is choking the guy in the blue shirt.
*Disclaimer..Do not attempt this at home or on the pitch The guys in the yellow, Blue, Red, Black shirts deserve the utmost respect. ENJOY AND RESPECT THE GAME
February 17th, 2012 at 10:21 am
Thank you futboldude, for hooking up that answer.
February 17th, 2012 at 10:31 am
One keeper coach that I believe doesn’t get kudos outside the club is Lance Glossup of Mustang SC. He doesn’t have the resume that Henry Foulk has but he has had two boys make National Teams. We don’t hear about them because they are academy players (Several years ago: Andrew Ferber: U14. JT Marcinkowski currently rostered.)
Keep up the good work Lance!
February 17th, 2012 at 10:32 am
Concord loses to Campo
YV continues on.
February 17th, 2012 at 11:48 am
Question can we say that D2 is a “weaker” division than D1?
February 17th, 2012 at 11:52 am
Lance has produced a fine group of keepers over the years. A hidden jewel is Alex Clewis who plays U17 club ball at Mustang. Hopefully he will finish out at a local Claycord HS next season. He has matured and has honed his skills as a Keeper and hopefully will be seen at a local HS pitch and shine as he does now at club.
February 17th, 2012 at 12:00 pm
One more day till secOnd round of NCS can’t wait for tomorrow !!!!
February 17th, 2012 at 12:02 pm
Second the comment on Lance. He has also been the keeper coach of several strong goalies in the league: Redd at MVHS (U18 Mustang Reds), Struck at SRVHS (U17 Mustang Celtics), McNeil at LVHS (U18 Reds).
February 17th, 2012 at 12:02 pm
Speaking of club…for many of the players not in NCS at this point they started club training yesterday. These teams will be finishing up this spring with a few tournaments and NorCal State Cup cup games. Then its try-outs in late April – early May and it starts all over again.
February 17th, 2012 at 12:11 pm
You could safely say that Mustang SC and Diablo Futbol Club aka DFC have produced many of the top Keepers in the area. Keepers are an integral part of the game and should never be looked at as an afterthought. It takes some mental fortitude to get scored on and be ready to take on the next on coming situation / shot. And good keepers that are tactically strong help direct that back defense.
February 17th, 2012 at 12:19 pm
BOD 1 ST MARYS 2
St marys score 2 early
CAMPO 3 CON 1
sam has 2, long throw assist for 3rd
YV 1 ALBANY 2
borges has a great game
TENNY 2 DUB 0
tenny stays hot
February 17th, 2012 at 12:46 pm
I like how DFC tries to take all the credit for players that they didn’t develop.. Stefan Frei came from Switzerland u15 national and played for Walnut Creek soccer Club and also Marin SC and played one year at DVSC and they want to take a ll the credit. Emmanuel Jimenez was cut from DVSC and went to play for Heritage Soccer Club who was the club who made him a goalkeeper. Now DFC is trying to take credit for him.
February 17th, 2012 at 1:10 pm
good to see the Panthers beat the hated Dragons.
February 17th, 2012 at 1:12 pm
Lance Glossup is an outstanding coach and a great guy too. Very positive with players, also he is helping out at Granada HS this season I believe.
February 17th, 2012 at 2:05 pm
Dfc and their staff is awful from the top to the bottom !!!
February 17th, 2012 at 2:09 pm
DVAL1: I agree with you 100%.
February 17th, 2012 at 2:14 pm
Baller#9: Yes, Lance is and outstanding coach and a great guy. He is hard on them but he is respectful and encouraging. My son is fortunate to have him as his coach.
February 17th, 2012 at 2:18 pm
Soccermom
Good for you and your son ! Dfc has lost some of thier best coaches and is going to lose more.
Rob terry
Mani Salimpour
Greg Rubendal
Just to name a few ….
February 17th, 2012 at 2:30 pm
Lance might be a great coach, but the fact is that Henry works with keepers who are better right now. Mustang U-18s and U-17s only have very average keepers. Look at the statistics of the keepers at both clubs. Then also look at their statistics right now. All the keeprs mentioned above are just there on their respective teams and you can’t argue anymore for them.
DFC might not produce the best players, but the best players in high school right now are playing for DFC. (Of course, the academy has some amazing talents and thsoe kids are some of the best players in the area.) So, even though DFC didn’t have them at the earliest ages, the boys are still getting better right now and they are continuing to grow at DFC.
February 17th, 2012 at 2:49 pm
Baller#9 slow down. Club coaches move on for a wide variety of reasons..seems like most hang out for about 6 years. Good ones also move up and at times up and out when they have a proven record.
Salimpour is Dir of youth soccer at Fairfield Club he has been gone a year.
Rubendal left 3+ years ago for personal reasons and is doing a great job at BOD
Badger is at Alhambra with the girls and the DFC 95 boys seem to be doing OK / Dam good with that change.
Slow down obviously you seem to be a DFC hater. This past year lots of local clubs LaMorinda, ACC, Heritage have had positive and negative upheaval DFC seems to hang steady with quality coaches & teams.
February 17th, 2012 at 3:13 pm
A club is not different than anything else…they each have their own culture — works for some and not for others. Not all coaches at a club are good or bad..some are good, others not so much. Let’s not dis the clubs or coaches.
February 17th, 2012 at 3:13 pm
DFC has the u16&17 boys teams that are very good. The club in general is losing a lot of coaches and teams for whatever reason. When DVSC and MDSL merged they had over 60 teams. Now they have under 40… They lost Marquis white and sisi. Two coaches that attract a lot of good players. They need to find a way to do a better job.. other local club s are getting bigger and better.
February 17th, 2012 at 3:14 pm
Let’s not lose focus about what this blog segment is about. It is about all that is good and fun about high school soccer and the challenge to hold the trophy high with pride on Feb 25th. for both D1 and D2 teams.
A club blog can start after NCS is over and then we can go UFC on the blog.
So here is my toast to all of the AYSO and Club coaches who have honed the skills of many of the fine players that play HS soccer and those that have excelled by making it to NCS. Olé, Olé, Olé,
February 17th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
Buena, Shinguard!
February 17th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
Rogue warrior
You slow your role there is no hate just facts those guys in charge at dfc keep within thier own little circle and that’s a fact !!!
I can say what I want when I want !!!
Could really careless what you think rogue !!
February 17th, 2012 at 3:55 pm
By the way badger is a good coach.
February 17th, 2012 at 4:02 pm
You must be a soccer fan if:
1. You sleep with a Club Scarf and woolie-hodie
2. Everything you do is in 45min segments with a 15min break.
3. When you go to Church your dress shoes are Futsal shoes.
5. Your nickname for your wife is Chicharito
6. Your best suit has three stripes or a swoosh.
7. Your screen saver is a club logo
8. Your cell phone ring-tone is GOOOOOOOOOAL
9. You have a bumper sticker that say’s Sir Alex for President
10. Your 4 Kids names are> Gianluigi, Wayne, Zinedine, & Hope
BE CHAMPIONS
February 17th, 2012 at 4:03 pm
And now for something completely different…
There once was a blogger named Baller,
who gave us a lot of his holler,
he huffed and he puffed,
and he blubbered enough,
that we just had to give him the collar!
Seriously Baller#9, argue facts and fantasy, and keep it light, but hang your laundry elsewhere.
Cheers, and see you at the pitch of dreams!
February 17th, 2012 at 4:08 pm
Sweeper
You hang your laundry elsewhere sweetheart !!!
February 17th, 2012 at 4:08 pm
Your so funny sweeper I’m rofl !!! : )
February 17th, 2012 at 4:14 pm
I’d like to see try to put a coller on me sunshine !!
February 17th, 2012 at 4:20 pm
@Baller#9 ..truce dude..like shinguard said Another blog for another time. & I never said Badger was a bad coach only that the team is dealing just fine with the change and doing very well.
@SpecialOne…not bad. Some humorous stuff today.
February 17th, 2012 at 4:25 pm
I read somewhere above that CP was gonna hang a 4 spot on SRV. Good luck with that one. The CP offense went 100 minutes without scoring a goal against Cal Wednesday night, and the most SRV has given up in match this season is 2. That screams a 4 for CP on Saturday.
Reprise#1:
There once was a Baller number nine…
let’s see, what rhymes with…
February 17th, 2012 at 4:27 pm
Rogue warrior
I got no beef with you , I’m just blogging ! I’m not sure if you guys get the point of a blog is to say what you want think and feel about stuff obviously things get said that not everyone likes such is life !
I take nothing personally as I don’t know any of you and you don’t know me. At this point were just guys/gals sitting behind a smartphone,tablet,laptop or CPU typing on a blog.
I’ve always said that my intentions are not to offend anyone but I can’t control how people take what I say. I love this blog and would never do anything that would be out of line to jeopardize it.
So in other words rogue its all good in the good between you and I !!
February 17th, 2012 at 4:32 pm
Sweeper your killing it with the rhymes dont stop keep it going every loves poetry.
February 17th, 2012 at 4:38 pm
As you wish…Reprise#2:
There once was a Baller#9,
Who wrote things like sweetheart ‘n sunshine,
When faced with the facts,
He would simply attack,
And finish his post with a whine!
February 17th, 2012 at 4:42 pm
BTW, the Sweeper’s musings are available at Amazon.com and Les Schwab Tire Stores everywhere. All proceeds are donated to charity.
February 17th, 2012 at 4:43 pm
Instant classic sweeper !
You should focus on poetry full time !
All though I’m not sure what facts you’ve pointed out ?
February 17th, 2012 at 4:45 pm
You should sell your poems to iTunes so that we can download them !
Although I do need a tire rotation so I’ll get all your work from Scwhab
February 17th, 2012 at 4:47 pm
Leaveit2me is the campo long thrower haha
February 17th, 2012 at 4:47 pm
#653. Are you whining about no facts or are you whining that you are not sure?
And now we return this station to it regularly scheduled programming: East Bay Boys High School Soccer and the 2012 NCS Playoffs brought to you by Les Schwab Tires.
February 17th, 2012 at 4:53 pm
Sweeps…San Ramon just needs to play like they are capable of and put the hammer down & CP goes home.
February 17th, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Where’s The Beef?? cant find it.
I don’t see Pitt doing much tomorrow night…maybe first 20 min but Spartans will just accelerate for 80 min and pop a few in. But Sparty can not fall asleep or the may wake up with ice water in face.
February 17th, 2012 at 5:01 pm
So what games are people going to be at? Hopefully there will be someone at each game to keep us updated. The only game that I will be able to make is the SRV CP game.
February 17th, 2012 at 5:24 pm
I might head over to see one of the D1 games, but they are all far from the Fremont area. I suck with my geography, but I was wondering out of all the places the second round games are being played, which one is the closest to Fremont? If it isn’t too much, I might go to whatever is close to Fremont. Otherwise, I can go see the Logan girls team host the Carondolet girls team in the D1 bracket. Any advice would be great, thanks.
February 17th, 2012 at 5:31 pm
@Tri-city San Ramon is the closest but Richmond isn’t to much further.
February 17th, 2012 at 5:38 pm
I will only make the DLS game …. I have to work this Saturday .
February 17th, 2012 at 5:48 pm
Watching Sparty, but I am also trying to hit YV game but my schedule may stop me.
February 17th, 2012 at 6:02 pm
Just found out who the refs are for SRV- College Park.
HOO-BOY, watch out.
February 17th, 2012 at 6:08 pm
If the referee at the Clayton Valley game had daughters
(soccer players) who went there, how can he be impartial? Even if it’s a boys game?
February 17th, 2012 at 6:12 pm
Not to mention that one of the A.R’s is the assignor for Diablo Futbol Club– the local club, and Clayton Valley is playing?
February 17th, 2012 at 6:17 pm
Will only make DLS game. Bummed I was hoping to make YV game also.
February 17th, 2012 at 6:30 pm
Saturday’s Headlines may belong to the Yellow Shirts.
February 17th, 2012 at 6:39 pm
Tri-City Dude,
The two closest DI matches for you should be CP@SRV at 5pm, and AV@Richmond at 7pm. If you live near Niles Canyon, take the canyon road to 680 north, and SRV is 3 blocks from 680, easy in/out with the best parking north of the school on Del Amigo (by the softball fields). After that it is then 30 minutes to Richmond taking 24 to San Pablo Dam Road for the 7pm start (80 through Berkeley is a mess to avoid). SPDR drops you into Richmond 6 blocks from the field. Parking is on campus but just south east of the field.
I will be at SRV, but then decide on either Richmond or CV. MV@CV is compelling, but far off the beaten path from Fremont.
I will start my live soccer day at 2pm at either YV or Campo. I really like #4 v. #5 matchups, but Albany at YV is likely to be higher scoring with rockets red glare and bombs bursting…in nets.
Cheers and see you at the pitch.
February 17th, 2012 at 6:40 pm
CV-MV refs?
February 17th, 2012 at 6:42 pm
Mudhen
How do we see who the refs are?
February 17th, 2012 at 6:48 pm
Os árbitros não têm alma. É uma conspiração
Sorry this is emotional topic I mean to say The referees have no soul. It is a conspiracy.
But a good team needs to play through all pain and adversity and still win.
February 17th, 2012 at 6:53 pm
Indrio holdin down the back…
powells and a gold spot in the middle..
gabe d runnin over the opp. D…
let’s go dragons!!!
double header @ Odowd tomorrow
both v. St. Marys
February 17th, 2012 at 7:00 pm
Don’t forget to give your smart phone a full charge and post each goal scored at your match(es). Two matches kills my phone so I have find that in-car charger, or save juice by silencing the radio between posts like happened a Cal in OT/PKs Wednesday. That was a damn hassle.
Cheers, and see you at the pitch!
February 17th, 2012 at 7:00 pm
Who is this Ball Whisperer at BOD game? I may have job for him.
February 17th, 2012 at 7:06 pm
No way would they release the referee assignment except for need to know. But you would hope though a ref would recuse himself from assignment.
February 17th, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Dval-638
Theres no club that is on the same level as DFC.. Maybe Santa Clara is almost on there level but you have no idea what your talking about. DFC is the best club around!!! Enough said. What club you think is better, huh?
February 17th, 2012 at 7:47 pm
Ok look, the refs at the games will do the best they can. The Clayton Valley ref is a good man, and will no doubt give it his all. He knows his stuff!
The point I’m trying to make is that in soccer –at ALL levels of the game , and YES that includes the pro’s assigning is a political experience. Relationships frequently matter more than skill, less so in higher level soccer, but still….
High school soccer is all about the coaches and A.D.’s.
You must remember that when judging refs. The coaches can and DO blackball refs that they don’t like and the referees know it. It is subtle, but there. A referee (or the A.R.’s) can call a game that is technically flawless, but if they piss off the wrong coach, the assignor will surely hear of it and the referee, unless he is a friend, can suffer a downgrade. As for the A.R.’s, your comments that they are too slow is often accurate. There are many refs who refuse to hang it up when they should and while they will no longer get center assignments, they will get to run the line.n Then assignors allow this because they need bodies, and they use the A.R. slots to reward the worker bees.
My whole point is this; assignors are morally obligated to put the BEST refs in the money games, PERIOD. relationships, hard workers etc. should not have bearing. If it means that the few truly elite refs in any group get all of the assignments, so be it.
February 17th, 2012 at 7:50 pm
Yes, DFC IS the elite club in the area.
February 17th, 2012 at 7:52 pm
I think overall Mustang, Santa Clara, and De Anza are superior clubs to DFC. Yes DFC has good u16 and u17 teams. Mustang Hotspur from last year was probably just as good if not better than the DFC u16′s. The difference is 8 or 9 of these boys went on to play academy. There’s a reason Mustang had an academy and DFC didnt. Sporting is also a very good club which CHOSE not to take the academy route. But I think the best club in the area would have to be De Anza, they produced Marc Pelosi, in Liverpool’s academy system, many D1 College players and youth national team players.
February 17th, 2012 at 8:06 pm
DFC is not the elite club in the area!! All I was saying about DFC is that they started with over 60 teams and they are at under 40 now. How do you lose over 20+ teams in 3 years?
February 17th, 2012 at 8:11 pm
We’ve had Greek, Latin and now Portuguese among 675 posts. And many of us have trouble with English on these dinky little keyboards…
February 17th, 2012 at 8:14 pm
You shouldn’t judge which club is the best by just championships but rather the product they put on the field.
I look at Lamorinda and the high schools that their boundries represent. A small club teaching possession soccer and making the most of the amount of players that they get on the boys and girls side. They do the best with what they have and each year they have been progressing since Mo has been there. If they drew the players that DFC/P-twn/DFC/Mustang then this wouldn’t even be a race. DFC does have the best keeper trainer in Henry Foulke though and Mustang by far the best training facilities.
February 17th, 2012 at 8:21 pm
Last call on club stuff..then lets stay with NCS
DFC has been academy now for the U14 and up the past year. Size does not matter but quality does. They also fund some $30000 in private financial aid for kids in need that also has school grade requirement of 3.0 and other levels tied in with regulated parent volunteer time. Also 3 other new club leagues have saturated the area so many that came from east county are no longer playing on this side of the hill. And additional draw has also hit the Hwy 24 and 680 area. Tri Valley SC and new clubs in Lafayette and Martinez and Fairfield all take away from local clubs like DFC, WCSC,Mustang, San Ramon and Lamorinda and Heritage.
February 17th, 2012 at 8:26 pm
#672. The question is not “Who is the ball whisperer,” but rather what is a ball whisperer? The ball does what you tell it when well struck, head or foot.
As long as he/she can whisper each score from BoD into a smart phone, we are all good.
Cheers, and see you at the pitch! Just whisper the scores to this blog.
February 17th, 2012 at 8:39 pm
Hey leaveit2me. Why are you dating Zach?
February 17th, 2012 at 8:42 pm
Hey #656, did you mean “HeaveIt2Me”?
February 17th, 2012 at 8:59 pm
Thanks Sweeper for your advice, unfortunately I do not live too close to Niles Canyon. I could still attempt to go down this route to get to a game, but I think I will settle for the Logan/Carondolet girls game at Logan. Anyways, good luck to all the teams out there.
February 17th, 2012 at 9:14 pm
I love you Matt! Looking forward to seeing you at Clayton Valley tonight! I’ll be the girl with the rose.
February 17th, 2012 at 10:14 pm
Tri-City Dude,
Enjoy a great match. You cannot go wrong with this one. Carondolet@Logan will be an excellant match. Feel free to post scores.
If my schedule gets hit, I will stay at SRV to see the girls in the 7pm match.
February 18th, 2012 at 12:32 am
Mudhen – hhhmmmm, you sound like a referee or was a referee. If that is true, do not bash your brothers…..If I am wrong, forgive me. But as you know many of the referees are affiliated with the local clubs i.e.: Heritage, Walnut Creek, LaMorinda and DFC and all feed into the local HS system just like club players. It is doesn’t matter, this is the circle of life there will always be connection from past to current, no way to avoid it. Let’s have some fun out there and enjoy this weekend. This is gonna be a barn burner weekend…….
February 18th, 2012 at 7:34 am
Tri-City Dude
I will also be at the Astro turf fields watching girls soccer today in UC. Should be a close game but womens soccer is very hard to watch due to the lack of passing. Some teams are like watching U-8′s but just 8 years older and stronger. I wouldn’t be suprise to see this one go to PK’s.
February 18th, 2012 at 8:08 am
Das Spartan fussball team spielt eine phalanx verteidigung wie kein anderes team. Es wird ausgeführt, um perfektion.
In englischer Sprache:The Spartan soccer team plays a phalanx defense like no other team. It is executed to perfection.
February 18th, 2012 at 8:30 am
Il Spartani giocare con intensa passione e con un amore del gioco. Le madri e i padri dovrebbero essere orgogliosi di figlio, che hanno il bel gioco di calcio. SALUTO il De La Salle Spartani.
February 18th, 2012 at 8:42 am
for those who can’t afford $9 a pop, you can see the best high school talent for free. Today at 11:00 @ Mustang soccer comlex the Earthquake u-18 academy plays Deanza Force, followed by the u-16 game @ 1:30.
Featuring players like Nick Lima, Juan Guerro, Jessie Morales, Trevor Long, Eli Padilla, and many many more highschool studs from the area. I wouldn’t miss it.
February 18th, 2012 at 8:43 am
@Lonewolf:Sono d’accordo e credo che anche la Spartana è reato come un bel pezzo di pura passione che mostra arte creativa con una tale raffinatezza. Non c’è dubbio che essi saranno cliente molti gol. Desidero anche salutare i giocatori e allenatori della squadra di calcio Spartan.
February 18th, 2012 at 8:55 am
Interesting to note that there will be 8 players from DFC’s nationally ranked u16 team in the Pitt vs DLS match, including names you often hear mentioned in this blog like Beruman, Murgia, Konstantino, and Dargan. Keep in mind that many u16s are only sophomores – many more HS seasons ahead.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:05 am
It goes something like this:LW says:The Spartans play with intense passion and with a love of the game. Mothers and fathers should be proud of their sons, who play the beautiful game of soccer. I salute the De La Salle Spartans. Then Shin says:I agree and also think that the Spartan offense is like a fine piece of art that displays pure passion with such a creative refinement. There is no question that they will score many goals. I also salute the players and coaches of the Spartan soccer team.
PS TO EVERYONE ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL GAME.
EBAYFutbol…you are back from the island. c ya but bring a coat
February 18th, 2012 at 9:06 am
vaporking
#677 I agree with you on the clubs better than dfc, but you have got to admit dfc has done well in thier short existance.
Now as far as last years Mustang hotspur, let me correct you. that team SHOULD have been as good as dfc last year with all of the talent, but dfc results were much supior(surf cup, sporting cup, league play, state cup etc.) It was kind of sad to see such a good team sruggle the way they did, and then loose so many players the next year.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:11 am
oh I forgot to ad Baller#9 your comment #631 you loose any credibility that you may have had. Sounds like you had a bad personal experience that you are taking out on everyone.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:12 am
Ok the day has come its saturday!!!! NCS time !! Any predictions people??!
February 18th, 2012 at 9:12 am
Lonewolf. DFC does not have academy. I am talking about the ussf academy u16 and u18. The only local clubs with it are earthquakes, de anza, and santa cruz.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:12 am
DFC is not the elite club its Santa Clara for the past 2 years they had u12-u18s boys cysa state champs. Thats 14 state champs in 2years.
How many for DFC? none
Also the u16 dfc lost 3yrs in a row to the santa clara team in the final and this is the best team by far in the club. So who is beter?
February 18th, 2012 at 9:12 am
oops you lose credibility too.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:13 am
@ shinguard – I brought home a new NCS aloha shirt just for tonight’s match.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:14 am
I totally agree with you soccerman. I am not taking anything away from DFC, still a great club for how long they have been around. And also regarding that Mustang Hotspur team, also agree with that comment. They had many top notch players but just could never pull it together.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:15 am
This year DFC is much stronger than Santa Clara u16
February 18th, 2012 at 9:32 am
Sportings u16s is a classy team on and off the field and their CYSA State Cup success speaks for itself. I love their coach. They have been very smart in their use of guest players for that tourney. Sporting overall has one of the best fundraising operations in youth sports. The success of their bingo operation makes them not only highly competitive, but quite affordable too. The Sporting u16s are ranked 11th nationally. Some of my favorite soccer memories are the beautiful games between the Sporting and DFC u16s. It is interesting to note that DFC has won the Sporting tourney 3 years in a row.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:34 am
Soccer man lose credibility with who ?
You I can live with that , your clearly either a coach or a parent at dfc in which case you suck too !!!
Have a good day lets go CP
February 18th, 2012 at 9:35 am
DFC plays in the WCDA academy league.U14-U18
DVSC and MDSL combined to form DFC. DFC as its own entity is starting its 4th season with a volunteer board and Brian Voltattorni as Director of Coaching. SC has a much longer history and deeper funding base than DFC. But with the available support and funding DFC is a quality club for the community it serves. The next logical merger would be for DFC & MDSA to combine resources to provide a stronger regional club and even a possible merger with Heritage or WCSC.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:36 am
I wonder how all the young men (and women) who are playing tonight are spending their day?
February 18th, 2012 at 9:40 am
Shinguard,
Do you know why they combined? You probaby don’t and its all a fake merger. Do you remember black pearl 90? Another badger team….
February 18th, 2012 at 9:43 am
Probably just getting out of bed..watching some tunes and getting ready to chow-down a substantial breakfast and consume additional mass quantities of other carb & protein based food stuffs and fluids. Then its lunch time.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:53 am
Good luck today to Yv (tata,roberto,tony,bachis,edgar,and p)
also to Concord(meno and edgar)!!!!!
February 18th, 2012 at 9:56 am
@Futbolbay#1 yes I do..was in deep during the 2 years of planning and have been around both clubs for many years. Seen good and bad on both sides. But at a whole the merger was good.
But lets focus on NCS and do a club blog after the 25th as it will be most entertaining.
February 18th, 2012 at 10:25 am
@vaporking 699–
Mustang Hotspur is ranked 15th nationally right now, which is commendable considering they lost Grixti and Ferber and had some coach turnover. But I agree at they should have had a better record this year. Maybe they can pull it together this spring.
February 18th, 2012 at 10:31 am
I know three good goalies that have been under Henry. They all were good before he persuaded them to transfer from their club to DFC. I also know a few goalies that are 100% DFC’s product and have been coach by Henry and show little promise to make it to college. This proves that the club DFC is not producing great goalies this only proves that Henry is in the right place on the right time, to be able to poach good goalies from other clubs that have been developed by other coaches. He maybe a good goalie coach but lets be clear to give credit to who really deserves credit when it comes to PRODUCING GOALIES.
THE SUN SHINES FOR EVERYBODY. IT IS RIDICULOUS TO THINK THAT ONLY A FEW CLUBS ARE BLESSED WITH GOOD PLAYERS. NOT EVEN THE BRAZILIAN TAKE THIS POSITION.
February 18th, 2012 at 10:32 am
DFC is the best
February 18th, 2012 at 10:43 am
Good luck to SM Panthers today…slay the Dragon!
February 18th, 2012 at 10:50 am
@Soccerworld you must be a virgin to club soccer..just kidding. Poaching and Club Shopping unfortunately is a way of life within the walls of club soccer. Some a little less others are very blatant. It’s fun to see coaches that rip into own club and put the bug in players and parents ear..then jump ship with team to another club. Ethics..is very low in my eye with most clubs. YV game could be a classic.
February 18th, 2012 at 11:15 am
I am going to watch YV in a bit hopefully it will be a great game i heard borges alvarez are such a great duo and also YV’s number 7 and 16 are very goood players
February 18th, 2012 at 11:40 am
All this club S— can hold off until after NCS … Let’s take care of high school for what is present right now.
Good luck to all the teams , and may the best team win or that who scores more.
February 18th, 2012 at 12:02 pm
New reader to this blog this year. I have enjoyed the read. Felt I had to comment on #710. Henry’s long career at Cal Berkeley speaks for itself. “No promising goalie’s coming from DFC” ? There is a Freshman that I know of who is on one of the remaining teams NCS team roster… **Now you know….
Good luck to all the players today. May they all survive these battles free of injury.
February 18th, 2012 at 12:07 pm
@690
Looks like I have a little admirer…
February 18th, 2012 at 12:09 pm
Die Phalanx wie Verteidigung der Spartanischen Fussball team ist wie kein anderer. Es ist ein fein abgestimmter maschine, steuert mit höchster Präzision. Die Bruderschaft ist wirklich unglaublich, wie sie spielen als eine geschlossene Einheit mit Macht und Stärke.
In the English :The Phalanx like defense of the Spartan Soccer team is like no other. It is a fine tuned machine that adjusts with the utmost precision. The Brotherhood is truly amazing as they play as one cohesive unit with strength and power.
February 18th, 2012 at 12:20 pm
I may have said something like this before..but I have had much beer and sausage already. Habe ich ein anderes Bier bitte. Viel Glück und viel Spaß.
*I will have another beer please.
Good Luck and have Fun
February 18th, 2012 at 12:39 pm
@Matt…you have lots of supporters.
Need to set-up blog just for club soccer..you can bet it will go fast and furious with a taste of UFC.
You may hit 1000 by Sunday 1pm before your new post.
February 18th, 2012 at 12:57 pm
I’m secretly hoping for 1,000!!!
February 18th, 2012 at 12:57 pm
Es ist einsam an der Spitze, an dem man rock und roll. Ein Liter Bier bitte!
*It is lonely at the top when you have to rock and roll. One more liter of beer please
February 18th, 2012 at 1:17 pm
Du bist eine zehr gut futbol bloggen spieler Jurgen.
February 18th, 2012 at 1:20 pm
@Matt… Ben may get jealous.. I don’t think football went over 80 or so per week. Just goes to show what is the #1 sport in world.
Pay raise Dude.
February 18th, 2012 at 1:25 pm
Glory Days sie wissen..Ja Ja ein anderes Bier
February 18th, 2012 at 1:45 pm
Haha, Shinguard, you should negotiate my salary for me
February 18th, 2012 at 1:46 pm
Who is updating us from BOD/SM, YV/Albany and Campo/Concord?
February 18th, 2012 at 2:08 pm
YV is covered here.
February 18th, 2012 at 2:08 pm
Matt. The cup is at the Campo game. Sweeper. Where did you end up?
February 18th, 2012 at 2:10 pm
I’ll be at Clayton.
February 18th, 2012 at 2:14 pm
Yv up 1 6mins in
February 18th, 2012 at 2:14 pm
Goal. YV
February 18th, 2012 at 2:15 pm
YV scores on a pinball scramble, 1-0 after 5min.
February 18th, 2012 at 2:16 pm
Yv up 1-0 6 minutes in
February 18th, 2012 at 2:18 pm
@the sweeper
Who scored for yv ?
February 18th, 2012 at 2:19 pm
Albany very sloppy early. Looks like they are pressing.
February 18th, 2012 at 2:33 pm
1-0 Concord long goal from 35 out. GK for Campo was way off line.
February 18th, 2012 at 2:34 pm
Any updates on BOD game? And the other games.
February 18th, 2012 at 2:39 pm
Sill 1-0 after 30min
February 18th, 2012 at 2:42 pm
Campo ties with 14 to go in half.
February 18th, 2012 at 2:47 pm
Pretty even at the campo vs. Concord game here. 1-1
February 18th, 2012 at 2:54 pm
YV up 1-0 at the half. Fairly even match but for the pinball scramble goal. i
February 18th, 2012 at 2:58 pm
Bishop O’Dowd wins 1-0.
February 18th, 2012 at 2:59 pm
The MV coach is in the house at YV.
February 18th, 2012 at 2:59 pm
@747 who scored for yv??
February 18th, 2012 at 3:03 pm
Teameffort, it is nice to see that there are other people seeing the Logan/Carondolet game. I have to respectfully disagree with your comment on post #693. I have seen Logan play before, and they are a very good passing team. Their passes are always slick and to an open player, and this in turns creates a dynamic offense. Paloma Zermeno and Myra Delgadillo each have double digits in goals and assists, so they obviously have a great passing game. However, I assume Carondolet is equally adept in their skills, so this may be a close one.
February 18th, 2012 at 3:04 pm
BOD wins The Ball whisperer strikes again
1 0 final
February 18th, 2012 at 3:08 pm
Matt, I forgot to ask what the tiebreakers were for the brackets (aka February Fracas, as some people here say) should there be a tie between two people. Could you tell me please? Thanks.
February 18th, 2012 at 3:09 pm
Spartans boss is also lurking at YV.
February 18th, 2012 at 3:11 pm
So is Poacher…he is watching the yellow shirts.
February 18th, 2012 at 3:17 pm
Still 1-0 with 30min left.
February 18th, 2012 at 3:21 pm
BOD has major advantage with the Ball Whisperer they may just march on to the final.
February 18th, 2012 at 3:25 pm
2-1 Campo with 26 to go. Sam Palano far post in from 20 out.
February 18th, 2012 at 3:28 pm
Tri-City
I see Logan as being a better technical team and Carondelet
being more physical team. paloma see’s the field as well as a.yone i. Girls soccer.
February 18th, 2012 at 3:29 pm
We’ll do a total goals tiebreaker. If people pick the same goals, I might even ask who they think will score
February 18th, 2012 at 3:32 pm
2-2. Mendes scores on free kick just outside the box 19 left.
February 18th, 2012 at 3:41 pm
1-1 yv albany
February 18th, 2012 at 3:41 pm
Albany ties it with 8 to go. #20.
February 18th, 2012 at 3:46 pm
Albany up 2-1. 3 minutes to play
February 18th, 2012 at 3:47 pm
Albany 2. YV 1. 3min to go
February 18th, 2012 at 3:51 pm
Albany 2-1 final
February 18th, 2012 at 3:54 pm
2-2 campo vs. Concord OT is about to start
February 18th, 2012 at 3:54 pm
Tied at 2 end of regulation. Heading to overtime at Campo.
February 18th, 2012 at 4:08 pm
Updates Campo- Concord game??
February 18th, 2012 at 4:11 pm
No change at Campo after first ot.
February 18th, 2012 at 4:12 pm
Albany is a force right now.
February 18th, 2012 at 4:20 pm
Still 2-2 with 2 mins left in 2nd OT. 3 diving saves required from Concord Goalie
February 18th, 2012 at 4:27 pm
Going to Pk’s at campo.
February 18th, 2012 at 4:30 pm
Penalties
February 18th, 2012 at 4:35 pm
Emanuel will be big for concord!!!
February 18th, 2012 at 4:39 pm
Concord wins.
February 18th, 2012 at 4:46 pm
Meno is good at pks.
February 18th, 2012 at 4:54 pm
Emanual is one of the best keepers in the area
And today he proved it.
Hats off to you sir!
February 18th, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Ive held moments of joy with the wins of Ygnacio Valley, its only fitting i share their sorrow. Great season warriors! Wins and losses thats just how soccer is, its part of the learning experience, heads held up or held down it just makes you wiser to the sport.
February 18th, 2012 at 5:10 pm
SRV up 1-0 on CP 7 minutes in.
February 18th, 2012 at 5:15 pm
Emmanuel jimenez is the BEST goalkeeper in the whole east bay.
February 18th, 2012 at 5:17 pm
The Ball-Whisperer is truly making a difference for BOD.
SRV 1st of a few tonight.
February 18th, 2012 at 5:20 pm
Another for SRV. 2-0
22 to go in 1st.
February 18th, 2012 at 5:31 pm
Who has dibs on #800??
February 18th, 2012 at 5:31 pm
SRV converts a PK for 3-0 with 13 to go.
February 18th, 2012 at 5:32 pm
Leave 1000 for Matt!
February 18th, 2012 at 5:38 pm
how good is emmanuel from concord huh?!?!?!
February 18th, 2012 at 5:45 pm
SRV 3-0 halftime
February 18th, 2012 at 5:51 pm
He would probably give Andrew (DLS)
A run for his money
February 18th, 2012 at 5:56 pm
Were the concord goals nice? I heard senior Sam mendez scored both. He is really good and has been under the radar all year.
February 18th, 2012 at 5:56 pm
Any word on the Tennyson vs Dublin game?
February 18th, 2012 at 5:57 pm
Pedestrian H1 for SRV.
February 18th, 2012 at 5:58 pm
Y.V lost! What a shock! Playing too defensively caused them the lost.
February 18th, 2012 at 5:59 pm
Pitt got this. #PHSPIRATES
February 18th, 2012 at 6:00 pm
Emmanuel is a really good goalie.Hes unbelievable!!
February 18th, 2012 at 6:03 pm
Another for SRV 5 minutes into the 2nd.
4-0
February 18th, 2012 at 6:04 pm
The first Concord goal was from 35 out. Nice goal. Second goal was on a free kick. Mendes rocketed one far post. Hats off to the Concord team as they are a spirited group. Their keeper Emmanuel was the Man of the Match with some clutch saves late in the game. Campo played well and had possession advantage in the first half, then seemed to play a bit of slow down with 22 minutes to go and a 2-1 lead. Lot’s of possession going backwards. Had their chances but couldn’t put late shots passed Emmanuel. Well played by both teams. Good luck to Concord the rest of the way.
February 18th, 2012 at 6:11 pm
SRV is just fine tuning the machine now and trying to avoid injuries. We are looking for any signs of the SRV keepers’ glove prints on a match ball. 5-0 now, and there are net prints all over the ball.
February 18th, 2012 at 6:11 pm
And another for SRV. 5-0
25 to go.
February 18th, 2012 at 6:15 pm
Both concord goals were the campo goalies fault. The first one he got chipped from 30-40 yards out. Inexcusable. On the free kick he was standing behind the wall amd completely out of position.
Hard fought game. Bottom line is the concord goalie made saves to keep his team in the game and campos goalie didn’t.
February 18th, 2012 at 6:35 pm
It is getting ugly at SRV. CP fans are cheering yellow cards and laughing like hyenas. And now there is a player down for 5 minutes, perhaps a separated shoulder for a dirty play.
February 18th, 2012 at 6:42 pm
Final from SRV: Wolves 5, Hyenas 0.
February 18th, 2012 at 6:45 pm
5-0 SRV final
February 18th, 2012 at 6:50 pm
Matt’s in the house at Clayton Valley! Game’s bout 2 start!
February 18th, 2012 at 6:58 pm
Tennyson beat Dublin 1-0.
February 18th, 2012 at 7:19 pm
Wow, the top 4 seeds in D2 are all out… talk about bracket busting.
February 18th, 2012 at 7:26 pm
DLS McNeill throw to eikani header 1-0 16 min in
February 18th, 2012 at 7:27 pm
no DFAL teams left in D2 for the first time in a long time
February 18th, 2012 at 7:29 pm
No score at Clayton 20 minutes in.
February 18th, 2012 at 7:33 pm
@Shinguard
The refs at SM/O’Dowd game may have had a few words with the “ball whisperer” prior to the game…O’Dowd’s goalie caught a ball inside the goal that was nulled by AR…would’ve been 1-0 for SM. Center Ref called a penalty only to go back on his call… would’ve been 2-0 for SM. Sounded like a lot of “whispering” was going on behind the scenes. ‘Twas unfortunate quality ref-ing did not make an appearance at this game.
February 18th, 2012 at 7:34 pm
any update on Rich VS. Amador?
February 18th, 2012 at 7:34 pm
Division II
St. Mary 0-1 BOD
Campolindo 2-2 Concord Concord wins in penalties(2-3)
Ygnacio Valley 1-2 Albany
Dublin 0-1 Tennyson
Now,
BOD vs Concord @Concord
Albany vs Tennyson @Albany
February 18th, 2012 at 7:36 pm
1-0 Clayton, about 30 minutes in.
February 18th, 2012 at 7:39 pm
#796. All the goals in the YV Albany game would have been saves with better keepers.
February 18th, 2012 at 7:40 pm
Any news from Richmond?
February 18th, 2012 at 7:44 pm
Clayton up 2-0.
February 18th, 2012 at 7:46 pm
@soccermom95 I’m not a fan of either team but Albany’s goals wouldn’t have been stopped by any keeper. Their first goal went into the upper right corner and the second one was off a cross from 10 yards out. Yv’s goal was a huge mistake by the Albany keeper, but lucky for Albany that was the only real threat YV posed all game. If Tennyson can challenge Albany’s keeper they could very well pull off the upset.
February 18th, 2012 at 7:49 pm
anything form PITT vs De La Salle game
February 18th, 2012 at 7:49 pm
2-0 at half.
February 18th, 2012 at 7:52 pm
Y.V. never had any real threats to begin with.
February 18th, 2012 at 7:53 pm
Hold wait, PITT right?
February 18th, 2012 at 7:53 pm
AV Richmond 0-0 at half
February 18th, 2012 at 7:55 pm
@Matt Smith are you covering the pitt and dela game?
February 18th, 2012 at 7:56 pm
I’m at Clayton Valley.
Last I heard DLS was up 1-0.
February 18th, 2012 at 8:02 pm
Thanks
February 18th, 2012 at 8:03 pm
Matt, rumor has it that the Concord keeper is in the house at CV, up top at the 35. He reportedly had 4 stops in PKs.
February 18th, 2012 at 8:04 pm
How’s josh Gomez looking out there ?
February 18th, 2012 at 8:04 pm
Any highlights from the Clayton valley game?
February 18th, 2012 at 8:05 pm
@The sweeper what happen with the concord keeper?
February 18th, 2012 at 8:06 pm
Richmond scores 5 min into second half. 1-0
February 18th, 2012 at 8:06 pm
Where the heck are the Sparties??? Keyboards stuck?
February 18th, 2012 at 8:09 pm
Pitt1-1 de la salle
February 18th, 2012 at 8:09 pm
Realist, Concord won at Campo on PKs. The keeper was the man of the hour.
February 18th, 2012 at 8:11 pm
CVHS 3
MV 0
10min into 2nd half
February 18th, 2012 at 8:12 pm
I have a feeling DeLa is going to get eliminated.
February 18th, 2012 at 8:14 pm
Highlights are that Clayton is taking advantage of chances.
3-0.
February 18th, 2012 at 8:14 pm
Most likely Pitt vs CV,could be another classic rivalry.
February 18th, 2012 at 8:18 pm
MV scores on a long throw in. 3-1.
February 18th, 2012 at 8:21 pm
Gomez scores. 4-1.
February 18th, 2012 at 8:23 pm
@realist u got that right….
February 18th, 2012 at 8:23 pm
Did not expect this kind of performance form MV.
February 18th, 2012 at 8:23 pm
*from
February 18th, 2012 at 8:23 pm
Who scored for Pitt could it be Jaime ???
February 18th, 2012 at 8:25 pm
Josh G is playing some good futbol !!! Working hard to be that player of the year !!
February 18th, 2012 at 8:25 pm
DLS 2 Pitt 1 late 2nd half – physical, ugly game.
February 18th, 2012 at 8:27 pm
@DLS wireless Indeed it is, im not there but i can sense the emotion surrounding the stadium and players. How many minutes left in the game?
February 18th, 2012 at 8:28 pm
Pittt DLS. update? I doubt DLS will let Pitt win.
4Life: I disagree. A better keeper would have made a difference.
February 18th, 2012 at 8:31 pm
Update???
Actually your wrong, Pitt goalkeeper is pretty impressive.
February 18th, 2012 at 8:32 pm
Let’s go Pitt !!!
February 18th, 2012 at 8:33 pm
DLS – Pitt game, 15 mins left. More yellow cards.. Still 2 to 1 DeLa
February 18th, 2012 at 8:33 pm
BOD may have issues playing against Concord @concord on a grass field. Also field is small and patchy.
February 18th, 2012 at 8:34 pm
@Baller9It would most likely be Jaime Lopez since he is aggressive and drives the ball with power to the net.
February 18th, 2012 at 8:35 pm
I was discussing the Yv Albany keepers. Not Pitt.
February 18th, 2012 at 8:37 pm
im sure the PITT- DELA game is going to get even more intense, hopefully there wont be any sore loser, but humbleness by both teams at the end.
February 18th, 2012 at 8:37 pm
update on Richmond vs AVHS?
February 18th, 2012 at 8:39 pm
Excuse me. And yes your right i have seen Y.V.’s goalkeeper and he isn’t bad nor good, but he needs some minor adjustments.
February 18th, 2012 at 8:42 pm
Updates of the games playing right now???
February 18th, 2012 at 8:42 pm
If DeLa happens to win then C.V. then it should be a game to remember, but i prefer Pitt vs CV because it would be more of a game, too bad pitt didn’t get to play DeLa in the preseason because if they did than the score would have be different.
February 18th, 2012 at 8:43 pm
Final
AV 0
Richmond 1
February 18th, 2012 at 8:43 pm
@DeLaWireless Update?? Pitt-DeLa
February 18th, 2012 at 8:46 pm
@Matt who’s in for the semi
February 18th, 2012 at 8:47 pm
@4life
Your crazy. The first goal by Albany was a scrappy goal and got as lucky as yv did for their first goal. The second goal went right underneath the keeper. If Andrew konstantino was in goal it would have been saved. Gets some glasses
February 18th, 2012 at 8:48 pm
BSAL teams knocked out the top 2 seeds in D2 NCS. A BSAL team has made it to at least the semi-finals every year since 2005. I know they havent won anything and 2/3 of the league is pretty bad, but Im just saying the teams the regularly make NCS would do just fine in all of the other leagues. A little respect would be nice. BTW congrats to all the semi finalists. And great job as always matt your blog may reach 1000 comments before its all said and done!
February 18th, 2012 at 8:48 pm
Still 2-1, DLS is up
February 18th, 2012 at 8:49 pm
Clayton valley wins 4-1
February 18th, 2012 at 8:50 pm
DeLa still up.. 2 mins or so left
February 18th, 2012 at 8:50 pm
Yo Matt why don’t you cover BVAL TRack and Field?? OR Do you?
February 18th, 2012 at 8:51 pm
Is the dls game finished? How much time left?
February 18th, 2012 at 8:52 pm
CV-DLS=good game
CV-PITT=Great game
Dont be surprise to see these three teams battling it out next year.
February 18th, 2012 at 8:52 pm
4-1 F
February 18th, 2012 at 8:53 pm
I don’t cover track. My sports coverage is limited because of law scho
February 18th, 2012 at 8:54 pm
Bsal Fan is right. Albany, Piedmont, St.Marys and Kennedy(Richmond) are showing what the BSAL has. They have not won a Final but they don’t do that bad with teams that are always talked about. The goal difference in the games are mostly always by 1. So next year it would be nice if ya have a closer look at that league!
February 18th, 2012 at 8:55 pm
DLS 2 Pitt 1 Final
February 18th, 2012 at 8:56 pm
You should, BVAL Track and Field is going to be hot this year, i mean you got Heritage,Pitt, and Deer Valley going to go after each other this year. You should see how the dual meets are when these three get together.
February 18th, 2012 at 8:56 pm
Consider it.
February 18th, 2012 at 8:58 pm
Lancers Victorious!!
February 18th, 2012 at 8:59 pm
Well anyways congrats on this blog, i think its unique and we’ll blog later about the semis.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:01 pm
Final DLS 2 , Pitt 1. Rough game
February 18th, 2012 at 9:04 pm
@Tintin Was there any drama after the game?
February 18th, 2012 at 9:07 pm
No drama, two tired teams though and too many cards.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:07 pm
Realist,
Maybe DLS and Pitt will battle it out next year. Hard to see Clayton there with 19 Seniors this year. Thats a ton when you have about a 22 to 25 man roster.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:08 pm
Nothing….it was all in order
February 18th, 2012 at 9:08 pm
Well im sure these teams played all out thanks for covering the game.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:12 pm
One other thing to add. Have to feel sorry for #22 on Clayton (Didn’t catch his name). Got a red card after throwing the ball away for a second yellow after a poor call. I was talking with a parent from CV and was told he was a transfer from DLS this year. Looks like he will be missing game of the year for his team. Can’t even imagine. Happened when the score was 4-1. Unfortunate, but need to be smart and not make mental mistakes in games that are out of reach.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:16 pm
@soccer mania Yes it will be DeLa and Pitt next year, but that was the beuty of it, i dont know if you know but Pitt and CV played two times this season the first one Pitt lost by 3, surely the second game Pitt lost but they only lost by 1 and even with all those seniors that CV has still none of them could contain the mixture of all four class men, in that game Pitt got themselves together they knew what to do and they did it ,to tell the truth pit could have won that game if it wasn’t for the Mal Finishing, but yes they didn’t i know, but im sure if Pitt would have beaten DLS then they would have beaten CV also regardless how many upperclassmen they had on the field. Congrats to Pablo Gaytan turn the team around and made them want it.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:20 pm
Yes okay your talking about Sr. Lucas Arriaga, don’t know much about him but yes a ridiculously mistake made by him, he let his emotions get to him even though they were winning.
February 18th, 2012 at 9:31 pm
Sad to see YV out of NCS but it was a good game 10 minutes left and Albany scores 2 to win it.
Hats of to YV and the coaching staff !!
February 18th, 2012 at 9:34 pm
Did Richmond win ?
February 18th, 2012 at 9:38 pm
Richmond won 1 0
February 18th, 2012 at 9:45 pm
What a day of NCS some great games today.
February 18th, 2012 at 10:01 pm
It is surprising that both YV and Dublin lost today. Amazing that there are no DFAL teams left in the tournament.
The Concord/Campo game was very entertaining; it was a hard fought game for both teams. For Concord, two players got to show their stuff. Mendez scored both their goals. Concord’s keeper showed his skills particularly in the 2nd OT and the PK shootout.
The DLS/Pittsburg game was also good. The game was alot tighter than I expected going into the game. DLS seemed to control the first half well. But Pittsburg came out with a roar in the 2nd half. Both teams played well.
February 18th, 2012 at 10:07 pm
DLS and Pitt played tough. But it was a referee’s game..the whistle would not stop only moments of rhythm were allowed. It was physical but not out of-line..Cards flew fortunately it did not go phantom PK or Red card.
DLS was able to play on through and get the 2nd goal.
February 18th, 2012 at 10:13 pm
The conspiracy with the yellow shirt abounds. But good ..I mean ..very good teams must be able be able to play through
February 18th, 2012 at 10:18 pm
Pitt played with heart, passion, and love for the game!
Let’s not go the ugly card, I was there! Refs were tight!
February 18th, 2012 at 10:25 pm
If u wanna go to the refs then two dela playas were close to second yellows and maybe one red card for challenge away from ball.
February 18th, 2012 at 11:11 pm
Matt — just wanted to give my thanks, this blog by far surpasses the joy and appreciation for the love I have for this game.
You have made it extremely more enjoyable for not only myself , but for the many coaches, players , fans , and parents and the many others that just blog.
Thank you!
February 18th, 2012 at 11:11 pm
I came home about an hour after the Carondolet/Logan girls game (Carondolet won by the way 1-0, great defense by both teams) when I found out that all top 4 seeds in the D2 boys bracket are OUT! How crazy is that? I’m guessing that most people’s brackets are totally busted, if you had one of the remaining teams in D2 even make the finals, you probably have a huge advantage.
February 18th, 2012 at 11:22 pm
I was at the MV-Clayton Valley game. Monte Vista was a very unlucky team at the end of the day. I felt they controlled most of the game but Clayton Valley was opportunistic. I loved watching both of these teams throughout the year especially MV. They had a fighting spirit about them, and never gave up in any game. They should be a force to be reckon with in upcoming years, graduating a very small senior class and a bright crop of sophmores.
February 18th, 2012 at 11:33 pm
#887
If I’m not mistaken, if you get two yellow card it’s consider a soft red and the player can play next game.
Clayton Valley should check on that.
February 18th, 2012 at 11:39 pm
Monte Vista exceeded all expectations this year with big wins against Cal High and SRV and a draw out of the gate against DLS…Tonight’s play out at CV was really even despite the final score…the Mustangs gave everything they had until the final whistle and can hold their heads high. They made their school and community proud and their 8 seniors brought great sportsmanship to the program and will be missed!
February 19th, 2012 at 12:10 am
Albany has a legit chance at winning the D2 finals now. They beat a very good YV team that had an amazing year. The wind was the factor in both halves and Albany did more with the win.
SRV vs CP – SRV outclassed and out worked them early and often. It looks like Cal took everything out of CP. no need to state the obvious here.
Pitt vs DLS – the third game that I attended today. Pitts coach is the most vocal coach in ncs. He just screams and screams in 2 languages but his team played very hard for him today. Pitt was very good and much better than dls in spurts of the game. Dls had more quality in their finishing. It is funny how pitt’s coach ran up his team and talked in the papers. Good season coach. He needs to learn that talk is cheap!
Great matchups next round!!!
February 19th, 2012 at 12:12 am
Im sure everyone who seen the Pitt and De la game was impressed by Pitt they wanted it more when the game was tied de la had no reaction Pitt had more heart and they made DLS’s disciplin look bad as they would talk back to the reff and lose their heads pitt deserved twin but in the next two years Pitt will be a huge factor and for sure be NCS champs atleast one of those years but DLS is still respected since they won but the only way they score is by set pieces either corner throw in or long free kick Pitt also deserved alot more respect and im pretty sure they earned it in the field now my last word is that richmond will take NCS
February 19th, 2012 at 12:13 am
I was at the dela game and I have to say pitt played great dela gave a good game and both teams phisicall pitt was able take controll of game secound half. Still a great game never thought pitt would have made it this far great job
February 19th, 2012 at 12:13 am
I think that the player of the year or goalie of the year should go to Emmanuel, that kid has talent!
February 19th, 2012 at 12:20 am
Matt:
DLS lacked passion and played uninspired tonight, winning only because, truthfully, they are the better team.
Kudos to Pitt; they played with everything they had, just laying it out. Buoyed by their great, uplifting and boisterous fans and the 12th man CR (protackler: what game were you at? NEVER seen a game with so many one-sided non-contact yellows…), they nearly squeaked out a W…also, a beautiful goal by the FRESHMAN…keep an on on this kid!!
Captain: A Red is a Red…unless this is a rule that only applies to DLS players…but good luck finding the rule in writing to make the challenge…let us know what you find…
The Spartan in DLS will have to return in order to avenge the early season loss to CV…you can find–if you look–many reasons for their mediocre play tonight, not the least of which was a Pitt team ready to play and a lot players with nagging illnesses… but bottom line, they will have to play better on Wednesday against CV to advance, simple as that.
So many upsets this year…DII: what happened????
Baller #9: re 652: hmmm….
Looking forward to a great match on the pitch Wednesday…
February 19th, 2012 at 12:31 am
I was only able to make the CV vs. MV game. CV started slow and didn’t know how to deal with the pressure MV was applying. Eventually they calmed down and started to connect some passes. MV had quite a bit of possession early in the game but found themselves down a couple goals. With letting in 2 goals, MV started to play the long ball and attempted to play the ball through. CV has a very fast defense and MV playing long did not help their cause. CV also played a lot of long ball which surprised me. MV has a very big defense and CV’s forwards aren’t too big. Some how this long worked and got a lead and never looked back. Obviously MV didn’t have their best showing, but they never gave up. Very respectable. This was the 3rd time I have seen CV and they didn’t play their best either. Their possession game could have been much better, but they put in their chances and that was the difference.
DLS vs. CV will be a great game. CV is the only Nor Cal team to beat DLS and i’m sure they aren’t happy about that. CV’s speed matches up very good with DLS. DLS’s physicality matches up good with CV. It’s going to be a match to remember.
February 19th, 2012 at 1:30 am
I am not sure whether this was done at all NCS sites, but tonight at Richmond, the national anthem was sung by Whitney Houston. A nice touch, I thought.
February 19th, 2012 at 1:54 am
Captain, on a soft red – the player can be subbed. On a direct red, the team will have to play one man short. In both cases, the red carded player will be suspended for at least one game.
February 19th, 2012 at 2:08 am
Soccermania, DLS also lost to Alisal from Salinas.
February 19th, 2012 at 5:48 am
I agree that the DLS v. Pitt game felt very disjointed with the constant stoppages in play. Some impressive long range shots from Pitt that just missed their target by a few inches or the game could’ve turned out very differently.
One question on fans – the Pitt fans were very vocal, but every time DLS keeper touched the ball, they all screamed, “Puto!” My Spanish is not great, but my understanding is that this is the English version of screaming “Fa@@ot!” at a kid, which would seem to be clearly inappropriate and a potential yellow card on the bench. Can anyone help my cultural understanding of this?
February 19th, 2012 at 6:29 am
Pitt fans should be embarrassed by their actions. They are a great team and they had a bundle of talent. But most people will remember the racist comments by the Pitt fans. Their fans were dominant at DLS and were loud all game. Pitt fans also threw objects at the DLS players.
Soccer is an amazing game. However, look at Suarez from Liverpool and his 8 game span for his comments to Evra..
Pitt’s coach should be embarrassed and the administration at Pitt should look into what was done/ said by their community. Again, talk is cheap Pitt fans. Grow up. Win and lose like respectable soccer fans. I know Pitts coach doesn’t care, but he needs to figure it out and get control of the “Pitt soccer nation.”
February 19th, 2012 at 7:45 am
AV vs. Richmond game was a beauty to watch. Both teams played full out with Richmond scoring on a 3 vs. 1 counter attack early in the 2H. This is the first time I watched Richmond all year and they looked as good, if not better, than any EBAL team AV played all year. They move the ball similar to Barcelona. #10 from Richmond is dynamite. Great vision and speed from the middle. The ball stuck to his feet like glue. Lionel Messi watch out. AV’s game improved dramatically over the last several games and will be strong in the next couple of years having a nucleus of 5 sophomores that played regularly thru the season, a great JV team and a few Academy players that will be playing high school.
I would like to commend the fans and players from Richmond for outstanding sportsmanship and spirit. I pick them to win it all.
February 19th, 2012 at 8:01 am
@Tony Paige 913
Is it really true that Academy players can play hs next year? If so that’s great news because AV will get back 2 key players, both current sophs, who were an integral part of the core frosh team last year that went 22-0-0. AV should be a force next year with its current core of excellent sophs and help from key players moving up from JV, which I believe is undefeated this year. Watch out EBAL!
February 19th, 2012 at 8:12 am
Understanding championships!!!
The players and coaches understand the road that it takes to get to and win
That final game of the season.
That is why the SRV girls and the DLS boys will win another championship this year.
From their team dinners prior to important games to their Saturday morningteam jogs prior to Saturday night game. From their off season weight lifting to their cuttingeach players hair just before the NCS run. These are the DLS traditions that keep the machine rolling.
It’s not luck my friends! It’s team, expectations, and traditions that keep being passed from team to team.
February 19th, 2012 at 8:28 am
There were at least 6 yellows for DLS players, and maybe more if the ref could of seen the rest when his back was turned. Thanks AR’S! Also maybe DLS bench could of sat down and not stand on the benches all game not allowing Pitt fans to view game.
Talk about sportsmanship.
February 19th, 2012 at 8:39 am
@AVHS Fan
Unfortunately, Academy will not be changing their stance on HS but hoping that playing for the HS team will eventually prevail as an experience not to be passed up. I would say 50/50 shot. Notwithstanding and as you stated, AV has a solid nucleus to build from plus several Juniors who played big games this year for the V team. Yes, “watch out EBAL!”
February 19th, 2012 at 8:40 am
Mustangfan: the fans are not the ones playing ,how can u compare a soccer player (suarez)to fans? Fans played thier game at dls by pumping up thier team ,nd gettin in dls head ,
February 19th, 2012 at 8:40 am
The fans at the YV game were pretty good until they got the equalizer it then turned really ugly a tennis ball came flying at Borges after he celebrated towards the crowd.
I saw some parents yelling at the refs after the game was over telling them how awful they were.
I guess the parents don’t wanna hold the players responsible for missing clear cut chances in front of goal 2–3 breakaways were missed. I guess had the refs not been so bad those kids would have netted those shots.
February 19th, 2012 at 8:59 am
Puto: Spanish word for a male prostitute. It´s offesive to the gay community. In Mexico it is used for cowards much as the vulgar use of “p_ssy” is in English.
February 19th, 2012 at 9:27 am
Good call ebayfutbol
¡ Estos gueuys son mas puto que la chingada!
February 19th, 2012 at 9:30 am
@917… good point.
Just pointing out racism and the lack of sportsmanship in soccer lately.
February 19th, 2012 at 9:31 am
DFAL out!!!!
Was at the campo v concord and what a great game. Could have gone either way to be honest but the concord keeper was the difference.
Aca out…campo out…and wait Dublin???? Good stuff from TEN as I will be making their game on wed. I’m surprised we haven’t heard much from the Dublin game? Was anyone at the game that can give insight? Usually we have a lopsided one way game report from tack already.
BOD the fav???? Albany is peaking…good stuff go Richmond!!!!
February 19th, 2012 at 9:39 am
Bod has a good chance I think it will be a good chance for them to win NCS my favorite player on that bod team is the forward I believe #11 he is fast and strong on the ball great movement and creates chances with his runs.
Albany did show me a lot in that win yesterday they were able to dig deep sure they got a lucky break on a poor clearance but such is the game capitalize on your opponents mistakes and Albany did that but they never gave up and played till the final whistle. The last 10 minutes was great !
February 19th, 2012 at 9:54 am
First off BOD.. the Ball Whisperer is just amazing. Not only will Concord be faced with a very tough BOD team but will have to deal with the Whisperer.
DLS defender.? Spartans played a bit tentative as CR went nuts with the whistle at 39:58 1st period. It affected both teams and DLS played on through the Ref and it paid off. The entire first half was so disrupted that neither team could not develop any true rhythm or passing game. Both teams were pushed into hack long ball.
The 2nd half players on both sides were fearing and the coach also the truly phantom red card. That particular CR has a history of believing dives are the real thing and cards fly.
February 19th, 2012 at 10:05 am
When DLS played at Richmond the Oiler fans were all class and supported the sportsmanship displayed by both teams. Pitt fans well ..:(
Both teams were hampered to play their true game its unfortunate that a CR can impact a game to that level. Fortunately for the Spartans they seem to manage to be able to play-on and through and pull out the win. That is a sign of a very good team.
February 19th, 2012 at 10:07 am
mustangfan “puto” is not a racial comment
February 19th, 2012 at 10:10 am
@mustangfan Yea maybe your right about the “pitt soccer nation” maybe there comments were a little bit out of hand, but let me ask you this have you ever gone to a Home Richmond game or a Home Y.V. game? They to have tier little “Soccer nations” that utter things that shouldn’t be said, so don’t put all the blame on Pitt and talking bad about its organization because its not, they have an extraordinary staff that knows what happens when emotions get high, and we saw this yesterday,emotions got to the fans. If you want to do something talk to NCS commissioners about the blabber mouth Pitt fans dispersed,but let me tell you this its not only “Pitt soccer nation” that needs to be rebuked but other teams as well.
February 19th, 2012 at 10:19 am
Who is this Ball Whisperer ?? if he is the 12th man then BOD has major advantage. That is just fact.
Hey Whisperer when I go back to the Island..give me a call..always can use a good 12th man.
February 19th, 2012 at 10:19 am
The BOD-Concord game could very well be decided by the field. Concord has been very good at home on the grass for the past couple of years.
February 19th, 2012 at 10:30 am
Guten Morgen Fußball-Fans. Der Pferdeflüsterer ist sehr, sehr besonderes. Wird Er der 12. Mann. Bischof O’Dowd hat Vorteil. Die Spartaner sind eine Maschine. Das ist, wie sie spielen durch widrigkeiten. Nun muss ich gehen und ein paar Bier und Würstchen.
In the English:Good Morning Soccer Fans.
The Horse Whisperer is very very special. He becomes the 12th man. Bishop O’Dowd has advantage.
The Spartans are a Machine.
That is how you play through adversity. Now I must go and have a few beers and sausage.
February 19th, 2012 at 10:34 am
I guess I need to take back everything nice I said about the Pitt fans (#906)…9 years of Spanish in school, and seven years of living in San Diego never taught me the word “Puto.” Seriously, the Ref obviously didn’t know what it meant (or if he did, turning a deaf ear was outrageous–I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt…), and the Pitt Coach NEVER should have tolerated that; as the Captain of the Ship he has certain responsibilities…that being one of them… If you don’t take responsibility for doing what you can to prevent bad sportsmanship at this level it will never be learned…shame…
Protackler: True enough their were six yellow cards v. DLS, but at least THREE of them were for things SAID to the Ref, not for dangerous play, and at least two of the others I’m still scratching my head about. Regardless, the calls against DLS are not the issue–it was the inequality and incredibly dangerous plays that were NOT called against Pitt…DLS boys don’t typically express frustration with the CR–at least enough to justify a card–when they’re WINNING unless they feel they’re being grossly treated unfairly. I’ve watch at least 50 HS games this season, been blogging all season, and I’m a licensed ref…I have NEVER made a comment on this blog about a CR until last night, and I’m NOT raising this as an excuse for a loss…just saw 3 or 4 blatantly malicious hits by Pitt players NOT going for the ball that should have been cards that weren’t, and at least three cards given–when the Ref could have simply controlled the situation with a stern warning, which is what we’re taught to do–that were. And if you’re going to give a card for talk, how can you NOT give one to the Coach for encouraging (by not objecting to…) yelling “Puto”…All the Pitt Coach had to do–and it’s NOT unprecedented–was to turn around and politely tell the fans once, “I don’t want to hear that again,” and that would be the end of it; sadly, he didn’t…so lame. I do not recall any other team–and there are many with a majority of hispanic players that DLS has played against this year both in Northern and Southern CA–that has done this, so don’t give the lame excuse of it being a cultural thing…Just watch the Richmond fans if you need a good example of great boisterous, classy fans…Any support of such conduct just shows no class…Glad for the sake of all fans of the game that we will not have listen to that derogatory, inflammatory garbage at the NCS Championship this year…hopefully never…
February 19th, 2012 at 10:41 am
“Puto” is one of the most offensive spanish words referring to a homosexual male – literally male prostitute. In Mexico, it is a pejorative reference to a gay man.
February 19th, 2012 at 10:45 am
I was wonder: Do the finals typically take place at the home field of the higher seed, or at a neutral site (Wembley? Camp Nou?)
February 19th, 2012 at 10:45 am
Das Feld bei Concord sieht aus wie ein bombenanschlag. NCS zu bewegen muss ein ordentliches Spiel. Das ist einfach nicht recht, dass etwas so schlampig. Zwei bier bitte und strudel. Schnell und vielen dank
In the English:That field at Concord looks like a bombing range. NCS must move game to a decent field.
That is just not right to have something so sloppy.
Two beers please and strudel. Fast and thank you.
PS The Horse Whisperer at BOD is the best
Der Pferdeflüsterer bei BOD ist das Beste.
February 19th, 2012 at 10:50 am
Could it be a cultural thing maybe,most likely or simply no its not, no one will ever know this but keep in my many of the players play in comp both form DLS and from PITT, all of comp players and any other comp players have been known to do something fishy during the game whether its talking garbage or something else, that behavior transfers into high school soccer so we could say that its soccer you get all excited when you know your playing a good team and playing for something, true some of the hits from the Pitt players were dangerous, but i actually expected more discipline form DLS, but there you go soccer is not suppose to be an emotional game but in this case it was and players form both DLS and PITT made some mistakes that hopefully both of their coaches recognize and will fix it next season. Also very strange behavior form the PITT coach he always makes sure his fans dont start talking any jargon,cant seem to understand what happen to that yesterday.
February 19th, 2012 at 10:51 am
NCS really should take a look at the Concord field. It is in bad shape. Holes clumps then the grass is long it benefits no team to play a quality game of soccer. The passing game just falls out of the equation. BOD should make a case and get the game to a decent field.
February 19th, 2012 at 10:53 am
Well i think Concord might want to play there since they practice and play there all the time.
February 19th, 2012 at 10:54 am
@DLS Defender..dude be quiet your a high school player and you sound like a little girl grow up we won
February 19th, 2012 at 10:57 am
I think that it is very unfair to put all of the blame on the Pitt coach. He has no control over the fans that come to the game. The fans who were yelling the most are probably not even soccer fans, they just wanted to go and make fun of the players. Even if he did say something, do you really think those kids would have just completely stopped. It is a shame that after a hard fought game that we are focusing the fans, instead of the players and coaches who left it all on the field last night.
February 19th, 2012 at 10:57 am
Another question: What does “Quinientos!!” mean? I know it means “500″ in regular Spanish, but there’s an old guy who kept shouting it at the two YV games I saw this seasons. I don’t get it. Like Sparta and the 300? Thanks!
February 19th, 2012 at 11:01 am
Do the NCS or league rules say no noise makers? the horns in Pitt stand were most annoying. Its one thing at professional games but shouldn’t a CR or AR say something to the Pitt Coach if they are not allowed?
February 19th, 2012 at 11:04 am
Agree with futboldude! Coaches have no fualt for the fans behaviors, nd shouldnt be the ones to blame
February 19th, 2012 at 11:04 am
That’s what im trying to imply. The Pitt coach cant babysit his fans, heck most of them are adults they paid there money they can do whatever they want Gaytan is a very good coach he is very decent when it comes to games, always wants his team to look and act like real players, but he cant control the fans. The fans are the refs job i been to many soccer games both non-high school and high school games every time the ref feels the fans are getting out of hand they immiedietly draw them a red car or kick them out. So lets use Gaytan as a scapegoat for the game yesterday.
February 19th, 2012 at 11:06 am
not. lets not
February 19th, 2012 at 11:11 am
It’s funny how all you DLS fans are trying to turn away from Pitt dominating the game last night to blaming the coach for not controlling the fans. Give coach Pablo and his Pittsburg team credit for coming out to DLS field and giving them a great battle.
Also, DLS fans shouldn’t be talking about having class! I been to games were DLS fans and I quote say” Ref don’t give him a yellow card, give him a green card” Does that sound like class and respect to you guys??
February 19th, 2012 at 11:13 am
CVHS and DLS game should be a interesting match. I am sure a substantial fan presence will be on both sides of the field. You can bet this will be a all out match played with heart and passion. Soccer Gods gives us strong confident Referees that understand PLAY-ON and let the rhythm be the standard. This game has all the makings of a classic so let it play out as such.
PLAY-ON and PLAY FAIR
February 19th, 2012 at 11:13 am
Noise makers of any kind are not allowed at NCS (no fun) games.
Each school is supposed to have a school administrator on site for NCS matches. It is their responsibility to address the crowds behavior.
No administrator, no game is played and it is forfeited, or at least that’s the rule.
February 19th, 2012 at 11:13 am
It does mean 500 I don’t know that old guy is always yelling that of any one could help out with why he yells that.
He is also famous for asking players if they are hungry ?
He does yell it the whole game ?
February 19th, 2012 at 11:16 am
OldMatsFan –
Hope you feel proud about putting down a senior in high school on his last day as a player for a school he absolutely loves. Kudos to you.
February 19th, 2012 at 11:16 am
@951 – He also kept telling them to “man up” by which he means to mark a player. Apparently he’s a yard supervisor at the school and just loves the kids and the sport.
That will be me when I retire, but hopefully someone will tell me to shut up if I don’t make sense.
February 19th, 2012 at 11:22 am
On the DII bracket DFAL needs to be relabeled DFALL. It is a great league, but has no teams through to the semis.
February 19th, 2012 at 11:23 am
How did Pitt dominate. Nobody did till about 10 into 2nd half then you gradually saw that the Spartans were maintaining game speed with all of its players and Pitt about 6 were starting to stand around and were heavy leg.
The CR was in control of the rhythm the entire first half. That impacted both teams. the deference was that the Spartans went Fast and Furious that last 30 min.
February 19th, 2012 at 11:27 am
The Academy rules just agreed upon will be that all US Academy players will not be able to play high soccer from now on throughout the US. Currently only the states of Texas and California where affected by a similar rule. But with recent rules change it finally effects all high school players. It will be interesting to see what the east coast, with greater almounts of academy programs will be saying in 12 months. Since now US Soccer has moved Academy season to fall and winter season like Europe the high school programs will feel the pain. Here is the FAQ of their decision. Very sad.
http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Development-Academy/2012/02/Frequently-Asked-Questions.aspx
February 19th, 2012 at 11:32 am
OldMatsFan -
On the Dublin-Tennyson game: The game started off with Dublin in control and really creating the only chances, but just could not finish. As the game went on Dublin went on to miss a few sitters, and with each miss Tennyson grew a little more fire. As the game got late into the second half, the possession became equal with #9 on Tennyson taking on a big role for his team and orchestrating their attack. Dublin went on to miss a few more chances they will be shaking their heads at, but with two minutes left Tennyson took a shot which got deflected. The deflected shot took a lucky bounce right to a forward alone in the box, but the player did a great job with a side netting finish under all the pressure.
I am a Dublin player and I can honestly say I was extremely happy with how we played. We missed our chances and kept them in the game. Good performance by them and the game against Albany should be interesting. The game will get extremely physical, but if they can keep Albany from scoring early, the game can go either way.
February 19th, 2012 at 11:35 am
de la salle didn’t have anything yesterday they weren’t ready for the pirates but like always they get their luck !!!!!!!!1
February 19th, 2012 at 11:36 am
I have to say the most exciting games were Albany first round to win 4-3 Then against YV 2-1 to score two goals ten minutes to go that was super exciting my hats to YV but they played real defensively and aggressive so many fouls that game on Borges but still that didn’t stop what I think the best duo in the whole eastbay Alvarez and Borges I think they have a legit ament chance of winning it What you guys think?
February 19th, 2012 at 11:49 am
Let’s not paint the Pitt fans with too broad of a brush. I know a number of the families and they are as classy as any fans you’ll find on a youth soccer pitch. A small but loud sub-group forgot where they were and behaved as they would at a pro event where this behavior is part of the “fun” for some, but inexcusable at a youth event.
February 19th, 2012 at 11:49 am
Don’t misunderstand…
Not putting ALL THE BLAME on the Pitt Coach…
Just SUGGESTING he had the POWER, the opportunity and with very little effort COULD easily have handled it…Saw the AV Coach do this with TOTAL class earlier in the year…one comment to the crowd, issue over…simple.
AND … NOTHING should take away from the great game Pitt played last night…players gave it all…don’t agree that they dominated at any point, but do feel they played an outstanding game…and HUGE KUDOS to the Pitt Coach for getting his players up and ready for such a big game…
DLS v. CV game should be a very good one…!!!
DLS Sweeper: Guess you missed the lecture on Brotherly love…and making this world a better place…for all…peace out…
February 19th, 2012 at 11:54 am
i think its time to call it an end to all discussions of the DLS-PITT game, and focus on Wednesdays games. Any predictions?
February 19th, 2012 at 11:56 am
Ilovesoccer
Thanks for clearing that up for me I’ve seem him the past two years and like I said he does say some comical stuff.
February 19th, 2012 at 12:00 pm
Seriously, DFAL is a classic case of a tough season up and down the schedule, wearing each other out, and making the post season that much tougher due to injuries that never really heal.
Regarding Albany at YV, this match was great fun to watch and is easy to break down: YV controlled the first 10 minutes but put only one in the net, the match was fairly even the next 60 minutes with much give and take and equal possession chances, and Albany controlled the final 10 minutes putting two in the net. In my eyes #20 for Albany had his “A game” and constantly looked to be the most dangerous player on the pitch, often drawing two defenders and making the difference at the end of the match. #19 had a good presence in the middle of the field forcing plays and passing effectively, but we did not see one booming shot on frame that we come to expect from him, and there were at least 4 such opportunities.
The Albany and YV fans sat in the same bleachers and seemed to be respectful of the other side, but the officials did hear plenty of “opinions” from the stands. I missed the after match dialog but could certainly imagine the banter.
The four best teams at this time have made it through to the DI semis, and perhaps that is how we should view the DII semis, the best four teams at this time.
February 19th, 2012 at 12:07 pm
And yeah, the old guy at YV is funny as all heck with his passion and love for his team. He is the “anti-whisperer” and helps keep the players focused at times and everybody else loose. Great stuff!
February 19th, 2012 at 12:14 pm
Ja, die Spartaner wird CVHS. Wie ein Panzer division in ein choreographierter zange manöver. Sie sind wie keine andere Maschine, die hart zu beenden. Der torwart ist eines der besten. Ich habe es vor dem zurück vier sind wie eine Phalanx niemand bekommt. Sie haben eine wahre Leidenschaft für das Spiel und sind echte kameraden.
In the English:Yes the Spartans will take CVHS. Like a tank division in a choreographed pincer maneuver. They are like no other machine that can be driven hard to the finish.
The goalkeeper is one of the best. I said it before the back four are like a Phalanx nobody gets through. They have a true passion for the game and are true comrades.
Suarbratten mit knödel und einem großen kalten Bier ..bitte. Maltsite
February 19th, 2012 at 12:23 pm
@EastBayFutbol. Sie sind sehr durstig und hungrig jetzt?
Ja, das ist eine sehr gute blogendspiel.
February 19th, 2012 at 12:27 pm
Feel sorry for Ugly Eagles…have done good so far..but Sparty has a long memory and you know pay-back is a…well you know.
February 19th, 2012 at 12:32 pm
Some great Coaching at DLS and CVHS. Lots of DFC players and coaches. Group hug first then let the games begin.
Diablo FC is represented very well by many of the teams who have made it to NCS this season.
February 19th, 2012 at 12:37 pm
@Rogue…RG at CVHS and DB at DLS both coach at DFC. Both seem to pull out the best in the players its fun to see this run by both teams and two very deserving coaches and coaching staff. You have a point though on pay-back.
February 19th, 2012 at 1:16 pm
Oh no are we almost to 1000 post ?
February 19th, 2012 at 1:22 pm
The NCS has decided to award next Wednesday’s match with Clayton Valley to De La Salle. An unnamed NCS official, speaking on the condition of anonymity said, “The NCS has concluded that the match is not necessary because the Spartan’s prepare for each match with a perfect plan, play harder than every other team on the planet, have a tireless will to win, have that phalanx thing going for them, and have the most positive and supportive fans in all of sports. Add in the whole brotherhood deal, and the integrity to self-regulate the rules of the soccer rendering officials unnecessary, the decision was the only logical conclusion.”
Les Schwab Tire has agreed to underwrite the lost gate amount, and the national anthem will be played at the regularly scheduled time.
A decision on the DI final match has not been made.
February 19th, 2012 at 1:24 pm
Award what?
February 19th, 2012 at 1:30 pm
The match, the win, the victory…HAH!
It is modern manifest destiny for the Spartan Nation.
February 19th, 2012 at 1:30 pm
@Sweeper did you just go Ninja or have you been hanging out with Jurgen and pounding the drink of the gods?
February 19th, 2012 at 1:36 pm
Μιά φορά υπήρξε ένα πρόγραμμα που ονομάστηκε Sparty,
που δηλώθηκε μια δυναστεία,
Μελετούν και προσεύχονται, Κάθε ημέρα,
Και καθιστούν τις αντιστοιχίες περιττές.
–Ανώνυμος
There once was a program named Sparty,
That declared itself a dynasty,
They study and pray,
Each and every day,
And they make the matches unnecessary.
–Anonymous
February 19th, 2012 at 1:39 pm
BTW, run the Greek through Yahoo! Babelfish for a rendered translation:
A time existed a program that was named Sparty, that was declared a dynasty, Studies and prays, Each day, And renders the equivalences unnecessary.
–Anonymous
CLASSIC!
February 19th, 2012 at 1:44 pm
Ja Ja Ja die Spartaner wird der Fussball club stehen und wird mit den Pokal hoch am 25. Februar Mit größter stolz und der Geist.
In the english:Yes Yes Yes the Spartans will be the soccer club standing and will be holding the Plate high on February 25. With the utmost in pride and spirit.
February 19th, 2012 at 1:51 pm
Männer von Sparta, nehmen sie die Herausforderung an und steigen auf das höchste Niveau des Wettbewerbs ist dein Schicksal
Boy I need a beer after that one, That’s a mouthful
*Men of Sparta to take the challenge and to rise to the highest level of competition is your Destiny
@Ball Whisperer at BOD keep up the Karma along with the fine tuning as needed.
February 19th, 2012 at 2:03 pm
Concord worked very hard to get the seed that they got.They worked very hard to get a good seed to play at their home.So if they changed that game it would be B.S!
February 19th, 2012 at 2:04 pm
Best thing I have seen on the blog thus far sweeper…that’s classic!!!!!!lol
February 19th, 2012 at 2:06 pm
Shinguard-939-Why are you hating on Concord? Do you hate them? Do you not want them to win?
February 19th, 2012 at 2:13 pm
I love the Ball Whisperer from BOD what more can be said.
February 19th, 2012 at 2:17 pm
NCS needs to look at the field at Concord…it should not be used as play-off site. It falls under unsafe playing conditions.
February 19th, 2012 at 2:26 pm
The field at Concord is not that bad…
February 19th, 2012 at 2:38 pm
Yeah the field really isnt that bad,from the stands it looks bad, but when your playing on it its a good field.
February 19th, 2012 at 2:42 pm
Oh Boy ich liebe secret weapons. BOD hat den Ball Verleumder. Vorteil BOD. Geheime Waffen sind so viel Spaß. BOD hat eine solide verteidigung, gibt er ihnen auch eine kombinierte Vorteil.
In the english:Oh Boy I just love secret weapons. BOD has the Ball Whisperer. Advantage BOD.
Secret Weapons are so much fun. BOD has a solid defense which also gives them a combined advantage.
February 19th, 2012 at 2:46 pm
We are almost at 1000! Who does everybody have in the finals?
D1 ~ CV vs. Richmond
D2 ~ Concord vs. Albany
February 19th, 2012 at 2:54 pm
Gotta love the Ball Whisperer..Dashing,Confident,Aloof,Daring,Wise, just may be the most interesting person? in the world.
You may wonder is it man, women, a dog, a cat, a dragon,
maybe an alien but it does the job well. edge= BOD
February 19th, 2012 at 3:01 pm
Tennyson is playing sound soccer will give Albany a run for the money they will need to stop the two aces and go for 80. Could go to PK
February 19th, 2012 at 3:01 pm
The next thing you’ll know, BoD will have that phalanx thing going. A stereo of glory spanning the tunnel. My ears are ringing.
February 19th, 2012 at 3:05 pm
Hey Matt,
What’s the word on the location of the finals? DVC, Dublin, The O, AT&T, Concord High, Kezar?
A grass field would be a scream.
February 19th, 2012 at 3:05 pm
The Ball Whisperer is legit entity. It comes into use wisely and is never overused or abused. But plays a critical function in the BOD game plan.
February 19th, 2012 at 3:07 pm
And now the countdown to 1000…
999 bottles of beer on the wall…
If one of those bottles should happen to fall, what a shame that would be..
February 19th, 2012 at 3:09 pm
Ball whisperers, like zuzuvelas and cow bells, are outlawed by the NCS.
February 19th, 2012 at 3:14 pm
All HAIL the Ball Whisperer ..is it Real? or is It Memorex? Just know that the Ball Whisperer does a great job. BOD is all the better for it. Beside the boys have worked hard and deserve all that they AS A TEAM have achieved to date.
February 19th, 2012 at 3:22 pm
Show the rule section on Ball Whisperers ….IT AIN’T THERE> It might might the little old lady in row 3 at 40 that holds a ball and talks to it? …A Good Ball Whisperer is for true believers and BOD has true believers and the Best Ball Whisperer this side of the Ural Mountains.
February 19th, 2012 at 3:22 pm
999 bottles of beer on the wall…
Come on guys/gals/other, just 3…more…posts. Ugh!
February 19th, 2012 at 3:23 pm
NCS shuould take a look at Antiochs Field
February 19th, 2012 at 3:24 pm
They cant get credit for playing in a mess up field
February 19th, 2012 at 3:37 pm
For I am the Special One..I talked to Sir Alex about this Ball Whisperer..Its the Real Thing Baby
And when The Special One…that’s me… say’s its the real thing…ITS REAL. BOD BE CHAMPIONS
Somebody needs to mow the grass at Concord on Wednesday morning No more No Less than 2.8 centimeters. Those are the rules..for those who need conversion It’s the height of 1.10236220472441 inches… and all bomb craters are to be filled and leveled…Do not Question The Special One….Its in the rule book
February 19th, 2012 at 3:38 pm
Matt
Where does everyone stand with their brackets I know I’m out but am interested on seeing who is where.
I
February 19th, 2012 at 3:42 pm
Hey sweeps PITT had plenty of Horns…dam they had a horn section…last night. See proves my point Yellow Shirts..although they were Red last night….It is a conspiracy to the highest levels. Remember I am The Special One….BE CHAMPIONS
February 19th, 2012 at 3:42 pm
OK, it’s done, can we slow down the foreign language and limerick lessons!
Would love to get to some meaty discussions.
Two great rematches in the D1 boys semi’s
This time SR travels to the futbal confines of Richmond High
will the pitch favor the Oilers this time?
I predict a high scoring affair, with the boys from danville scoring 1 more than the proud representatives of the Richmond High Soccer tradition
Clayton Valley has to go to the super narrow confines and visitor unfriendly Owen Owens field.
Can CV hang another loss on the men from Sparta?
I predict no, and that the home field will be worth a one goal victory for DLS setting up match #3 between DLS and SR in the NCS finals.
Just gotta mention, in D1 boys and girls playoffs, 8 teams remaining, 6 are from the EBAL.
No other commentary really needed.
neither in Greek, German or in Iambic Pentameter.
Bring on Wednesday!
February 19th, 2012 at 3:52 pm
Here we go again the “Narrow Field” at DLS
@Midfielder you just lost all creditability.
Now go back home and try again.
February 19th, 2012 at 3:53 pm
TheSpecialOne – Are you trying to say that the DLS field is not narrow?
February 19th, 2012 at 3:57 pm
Matt – Congrats on hitting 1000 posts. Looks like you will get that well-deserved bonus after all.
My last commentary about yesterdays game at Campo. As I stated before, the Concord GK was clearly the man of the match. That being said, the player with the biggest heart was Nick Palano. Here is a guy who had his jaw broken, wired shut and was told he probably shouldn’t play. What does he do? Plays nearly the whole game without shying away from contact. The twins are both excellent players and deserve to get some good looks at the college level.
Nick Palano – Red Solo Cup raises a toast to you.
February 19th, 2012 at 4:01 pm
@Matt, Its time to set-up for next week.
Futboldude it is the oldest excuse used in Bay Area Soccer for Loosing at to the De La Salle soccer team.
Whiners are the only ones who cant deal with it.
Winners say IT JUST DOESN’T MATTER
February 19th, 2012 at 4:09 pm
Owen Owens field IS 55 yards wide.
Richmond’s field IS approximately 75yds wide, maybe more.
these are FACTS.
The field size DOES effect the style and tactical strategy of play. FACT
Both teams have to deal with it, the home team is more accustomed to it. FACT
In my OPINION, the sport of soccer is better served played on a wider natural grass field and is hindered played on a narrow artificial service field.
The realities of HS athletics call for turf fields, so we have them (except for Concord, Hayward, Newark and a few others)
So Richmond’s field does the best at giving ideal soccer/football conditions.
Being “thespecialone” and throwing tantrums when you don’t get your way, or read what you like, makes you well, “special”
February 19th, 2012 at 4:11 pm
@red Solo…Campo Player…very gutsy play outstanding.
@FutbolDude…yes it is narrow..and? What does that mean?
A pitch is a pitch…Good teams play through adversity and Great Teams Win. If you cry you are a loser & you are crying.
The Special One has spoken. Be Champions.
February 19th, 2012 at 4:40 pm
@midfielder
You have some valid points from a game perspective.
But most just complain…DLS does this and that the field is ..you know what I mean. you just have to adjust and play as best as you possibly can.
February 19th, 2012 at 5:51 pm
I believe Richmond will choke
February 19th, 2012 at 5:51 pm
@ red solo…Nick Palano= boss. Almost put away the game winner in overtime to. Concords goalkeep made a spectacular diving save. Good luck to Concord in semis.
February 19th, 2012 at 8:00 pm
In SRV vs, Richmond, a lot will come down to whether Richmond’s keeper can stop the ball.
In DLS vs. Clayton Valley,much depends on whether or not Clayton can deal with DLS’s ability to score on set pieces near goal. They flat out rock at that.
February 19th, 2012 at 8:24 pm
Boo-Hoo….I’m sorry Tack in all honesty I didn’t mean to offend you. I thought the game was one of the biggest shockers of the day and no one was talking bout it. I wanted some details….thanks Vela….
Tack as a senior in high school your input to the blog will be missed next season. Best of luck in college…we look forward to giving you unbiased reports about the school you hold so dear to your heart.
Looking forward to the Ten game on wed!!
Good luck to all…
February 19th, 2012 at 8:51 pm
@866
Thank you BSAL fan. I’ve been annoyed reading all the predictions and reasons people have been saying why their team barely beat a BSAL team or lost. Excuses! Every team by this point in the year is struggling with injuries and grades. The BSAL seeded more teams than the MVAL and BVAL and had more teams move on than both and the ACCAL. Yet the first two mentioned are rated higher. The top 4 teams in the BSAL can compete with any of the teams. Kennedy did not get lucky they played toe to toe with YV. Albany competes and is a very, very good team. St Mary’s outplayed the # 1 seed with a backup keeper and a very young team. Piedmont was the better team and Dublin got the goal needed. I saw that a majority of the BSAL teams were predicted to lose by 2-3 goals across the board. I wouldn’t be surprised if Albany wins it all, Gabriel Borges and Andre are unbelievable players and have great supporting teammates. Almost all the comments attest the close games to one or two players but it’s a team sport. It requires 11 to win at this level.
@875 SBaller
What’s up Mitt Romney or Rick perry of that suits you better. How quickly you take back you comments about the BSAL. @516 “though they (YV) were tough” as if Kennedy had nothing to do with the score line. It’s ok you can flip flop back to the BSAL, we enjoy surprising teams.
If you forgot a couple years ago Piedmont made the finals two years in a year and semis quite often.
February 19th, 2012 at 9:13 pm
You guys are absolutely amazing. Over 1,000 comments. I can’t believe this. I still don’t know what to say. My girlfriend gave me high-five when it happened and we had an amazing night of dinner and drinks.
So, I emailed NCS and asked about times for the finals and asked to make sure there was time in between Division I and Division II. I was told they’d let me know.
As far as the bracket standings are concerned, I will update those tomorrow, and I am working on the new post as we speak. I still can’t believe we had 1.000 comments. You guys are the best.
February 19th, 2012 at 9:26 pm
Hey Old Mats Fan,
What is with the boo-hoo at the beginning of your “apology”? Were you intending to sincerely apologize to the high schooler you insulted? If so, you might have also chosen to leave out the looking forward to giving him non-biased reports crack.
February 19th, 2012 at 9:46 pm
There are very few fixed dimensions for soccer fields, even at the highest level. FIFA only stipulates that for professional 11-versus-11 competition, they must be between 100 yards and 130 yards and the width between 50 and 100 yards. For years, English fields were known to be on the smaller side, making the game more physical while fields in Latin American stadiums tend to sprawl out and offer players more space and time on the ball, much like the contrast between the home fields and style of play of the Spartans and the Oilers.
While playing at home has obvious advantages, great teams adapt their tactics and play for whatever pitch they play on, winning on the road and at home. And teams that earn the top seed in any sport are rewarded with playing at home.
It will be a fierce match Wed night between CV and DLS. My guess is Sparty will likely move on to the finals with a 3-1 result.
February 19th, 2012 at 10:19 pm
The new post is up. Thanks to everyone.
February 19th, 2012 at 10:34 pm
@EbayFutbol..You win again for long distance blog
sat u r sipping on rum on location in FiveO territory and today u r having steak in the great LoneStar state.
Glad you will be back for what could be a game of epic portions…Say hi to George. Thx
February 19th, 2012 at 10:57 pm
Things that make you go hmmmmmm…..
# of posts since 500
OMF-3
Tack-1 directed at OMf
FutbolFan-1 directed at OMF
Vela-1 directed at OMF
Could the 3 be one?
Sorry again….congrats Matt
February 19th, 2012 at 11:43 pm
Sorry to disappoint – not Tack or Vela nor even a Dublin fan. Just a soccer mom that felt your post(s) were unkind. Mainly because the poster in question has identified himself long ago as a high schooler and you are presumably an adult. Sometimes things just hit one wrong.
February 19th, 2012 at 11:50 pm
Going back to the DLS/Pitt game one last time, I think it is extremely disrespectful how PHS got no respect for their performance they left on the field.. They came out and proved most of your predictions wrong and in all honestly, they wanted the win much more than DLS did. I give respect where it is due, and yes the Spartans played well but they only controlled the first 15 minutes. Blaming Gaytan for the fans actions is completely disrespectful to not only him, but the players and the Pirates organization. The only reson there is ALOT of speculation is because Pittsburg completely surprised the Spartans. Overall the game was great, but Pittsburg deserved it. Good luck to DLS!
February 20th, 2012 at 12:37 am
OMF:
Yeah, I am not the same person as Tack, just on the same team.
You wanted a review of the game so I tried to give you the most unbiased one I could.
February 20th, 2012 at 2:43 am
@1022 Old Mats Fan
And I’m not Tack either, but your so-called apology comes across with an amazing lack of sincerity. You got called out by three (now four) people because you made yourself sound like a jerk. And for you to cap on a high school kid for pretty much ANY reason just speaks more to who you are than it does about them. That’s about it.
February 20th, 2012 at 9:06 am
@ #1024
Pitt did not deserve to win… because they lost. Yes, they played amazing and it was probably their best game of the year. The Spartans controlled the majority of play with Pittsburg countering very string. Brumen should have played more for Pitt because he was the reason why they scored. Pittsburg needed to put more shots on frame to win, but they lost and didnt deserve to win. However, they did play very, very well.
February 20th, 2012 at 9:06 am
sting = strong
February 20th, 2012 at 9:53 am
** the original post #925 **
OldMatsFan Says:
February 19th, 2012 at 9:31 am
DFAL out!!!!
Was at the campo v concord and what a great game. Could have gone either way to be honest but the concord keeper was the difference.
Aca out…campo out…and wait Dublin???? Good stuff from TEN as I will be making their game on wed. I’m surprised we haven’t heard much from the Dublin game? Was anyone at the game that can give insight? Usually we have a lopsided one way game report from tack already.
BOD the fav???? Albany is peaking…good stuff go Richmond!!!!
** didn’t think it warranted an apology but I gave one even though I felt it was unnecessary (yes it was sarcastic) …you are in HS soon to be college, I’m truly sorry loss still stings but worse things have been said, let’s get back to the games
February 20th, 2012 at 10:59 am
Lopsided, one way game reports aside, 1-0 Lancers is all you need to know.
Please keep looking past the Lancers on this blog.
Fortunately the games are played on the pitch and not on a laptop.
Oh, and number 9 for Tennyson is Rafael Garcia, talk to your buddies at O’Dowd about how he schooled them in the league finale.
See you on Wednesday night in Albany.
February 20th, 2012 at 1:10 pm
Good luck to all semi finalist. Go get them , give us fans a great game.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:35 pm
i agree with old mats fan, tack if you cant put up with a minimal amount of criticism like the one from old mats fan, then you need to grow up. you arent going to win everything so you might as well start getting prepared for the times when you lose. they way one puts up with losing and criticism shows ones true maturity.
February 21st, 2012 at 11:23 am
Dublin was robbed by an offsides goal that the refs failed to catch.
We all can see what the refs failed to see thanks to Dublin’s online streaming. Take a look at this obvious offsides goal (fast forward to 1:52:35). I know the URL description doesn’t match the game but it is the correct game on UStream.
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/dublin-high-school-mens-varsity-soccer-1st-ncs-game-of-2011-vs-hayward
February 21st, 2012 at 11:54 am
post 1024- what happened with fans at the DLS vs. Pitt game?
February 21st, 2012 at 1:50 pm
Mustangfan3,
Obviously you do not want to give any credit to Pitt on the game because you saw a totally different game than everyone else. You say Beruman started the goal you are wrong he was not close to the play it was Valencia and Geronimo that played the one, two. The play happend down the left flank on a great team play. I wish dls would have scored on gameplay situations not on set pieces. But this is the dls way and it’s very successful.
And you obviously have something personal on Pitt program and their coach!!!