- East Bay Prep Corner
Murphy to become Clayton Valley football coach
By Ben Enos
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 at 3:03 pm in Coaching changes, East Bay Football.
Straight from tomorrow’s paper, here’s the update on Clayton Valley hiring Tim Murphy as its new football coach.
Tim Murphy has accepted an offer to become the new head football coach at Clayton Valley High, the veteran coach said Tuesday.
Murphy said he initially declined the offer, but with his daughter planning to attend the school in the next few years, he decided to jump at the chance to be at the same school as her.
“It’s incredible to be honest,” Murphy said. “I couldn’t have asked for a better situation than to coach at the school my daughter’s going to.”
The move completes a whirlwind offseason for the former Ygnacio Valley coach. In November, he resigned as coach at Clovis East, where he had coached since 2000. He then accepted the head coaching position at Hunter High in West Valley City, Utah.
In January, he decided to return to the East Bay to be closer to his parents and daughter, accepting an offer to become head coach again at Ygnacio Valley. He accepted the job at Clayton Valley this week, but also praised Ygnacio Valley principal Bill Morones, saying Morones was great to him throughout the process.
Murphy, who has won nine league and three section titles in his coaching career, takes over for Herc Pardi, who resigned in March after 16 years at the helm. Clayton Valley is converting to a charter school for next school year.
“It seems like everything’s moving positively,” Murphy said. “I’ve been there the last two days and the kids were really receptive.”
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May 8th, 2012 at 3:17 pm
Someone say: MEOW!!
May 8th, 2012 at 4:52 pm
great hire by CV.
May 8th, 2012 at 7:56 pm
Crappy for those kids at YV . . .
May 8th, 2012 at 9:53 pm
1 DE LA SALLE
2 PITT
3 CAL
4 LOGAN
5 CAMPOLINDO
6 CONCORD
7 MACK
8 FREEDOM
9 SRV
10ENCINAL
May 9th, 2012 at 9:33 am
Very crappy for the YV kids. Four schools in 6 months??? That’s got to be a record.
Should be interesting to see how quickly he can turn around the program. Clayton Valley opens up against Pitt in Week 0.
May 9th, 2012 at 9:48 am
I heard YV more or less fired their coach from last year to make way for Murphy. If not renewing a contract is considered firing. The guy was also an on-campus teacher. They f**ked a guy then they got f**ked. Serves them right. lol
May 9th, 2012 at 10:25 am
not so fast
just wondering what does mack have for u to off season ranking like that or should i say who have the got to transfer
perkin
that was kinda funny but so true
May 9th, 2012 at 1:33 pm
Not So Fast,
First of all, I hear SRV will be good. To think Compo, Concord or Mack would beat them is very doubtful to me. I would pur SRV (and maybe Freedom) ahead of those teams.
Second, Encinal is overrated at #10. Not trying to pick on Encinal but they lost a ton, they have a roster so thin I’m not sure who steps in and with the new league they will have their hands full staying healthy. They still have a dangerous team, but not top 10!
Third, Campo won’t be as good as last year. They also lost a ton! I also think many of the Junior backups just aren’t as good as the seniors they will be replacing. While I keep hearing how they were undefeated at JV I can say I saw their JV team and I wasn’t particularly impressed. Frankly, I think the JV teams in DFAL were weak and Campo was slightly the best of the lot. With a great QB, some quality receivers and a couple of returning starting linemen will keep them very good, but they will drop out of your the Top 10.
Who moves up? Las Lomas will beat Campo and, as much as I have to say it, likely win DFAL. They have the potential to be scary good! I also think San Leandro will be an emerging team this year and I think that both they and O’Dowd will beat Encinal (and Berkeley) in league play. I would say one or both of them deserve Top 10.
May 10th, 2012 at 7:07 am
MiraMan -
Campo has the best QB in the area that keeps them in the top 5…
Mack – OL/DL that averages 260lbs
Concord – has the number on RB in the state.
SRV has an unproven QB with no depth at RB…
May 10th, 2012 at 9:56 am
I played football for Tim Murphey for only 3 months (offseason). I can say those 3 months have been the best months of our lives. Coach Murphey had reunited all ygnacio valley boys to play this sport I’ve honor since I was a little boy. We have 95+ showing up to all football practices. I apperciate coach murpheys decesion on switching schools, but all I can say is that 10-5-2012 will be one violent game, and itll be an honor to die in my home field. Wish the best to Coach Murpheys new football program and family
May 10th, 2012 at 10:16 am
Marin Catholic has the best QB in the area. However, Campo’s QB is hella nice too. Actually, now that I think of it, there is a pretty good argument for Campo’s QB too. Damn 2 very good QB’s in this area, neither are from the EBAL.
May 10th, 2012 at 10:50 am
Gotta weigh in on the quarterback discussion. Two other good East Bay quarterbacks that were not mentioned: Burse at San Ramon, and Miroglio at Bishop Odowd. The Odowd kid has better career stats than either the Campo or Marin QB’s, and Burse may project as the most college ready of the 4, even though he has been sitting behind Kline at SRV. Interesting fact is that both Stephens (Campo) and Miroglio (BOD) will be playing college baseball instead of football.
May 10th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
Mack’s OL/DL averages 260? Since when?! There is no way that is even close to true…If you said 210 I might’ve believed it
May 10th, 2012 at 2:19 pm
Not So Fast,
Birse has a ton on upside and De La Pena could be the best back in the EBAL.
SRV has been picking up a ton of kids that should be attending Monte Vista … SRV will have a weak OL/DL and likely need to bring up a few sophomores to fill needed gaps. Jury out on their ability to compete against DLS.
May 10th, 2012 at 11:36 pm
“The Ghost”
De La Pena was a JV player…
Birse is unproven…
STEPHENS PLAYED IN THE STATE GAME LAST YEAR!
May 10th, 2012 at 11:38 pm
“Oh Boy”
MACK has a huge line as well athletic skilled players.
May 11th, 2012 at 9:24 am
What does Miramonte have? The lost their QB last season. I didnt think much of their OLINE play either. They usually sign up 100+ football players though so anything could happen. Campolindo is definitley the team to beat in my eyes.
May 11th, 2012 at 4:21 pm
Reggie Hammond,
Miramonte does have a large program, though I put the number at around 130+ including freshman.
Our big areas of concern are QB and DB, with both getting decimated through graduation. With QB, we lose running ability, but gain some accuracy. I think the real question is what other running game can we produce to offset the loss of Ross. Our running backs will be better than last year, but how much. With DBs, we will have alot of newbies! Great athleticism, but newbies!
You’re correct that O-line was a problem area last year and also our LB corps was small, limited in number and injury prone. The good news is that we return all but one starting O-linemen, have lots of backups and we also gain some size from JV. O-line should be very good, but perhaps a bit undersized. Linebackers could be really good this year with a whole platoon of 180-210 lb guys that are really good athletes – this will be an area of strength.
With receivers. we’ll be as good or better. We probably don’t have as many, but the ones we have better hands than some of the graduating seniors. D-line, which was pretty good last year when healthy, will be about as good. The middle is a question, though we do return our sack leader, but I think we may be able to produce a legitimate pass rush from the edge this year. Who knows, maybe it could be better than last year!
How good? I honestly don’t know! We could go 4-6 or 8-2. Given our tough schedule this year, I don’t see any 10-0 season or anything like that.
By the way, in the Campo lovefest that is going on everyone is overlooking Las Lomas! They have both of their QBs returnings, two excellent LBs returning, a monster lineman, a top reciever, TE, kicker/punter……. Las Lomas beats Campo this year! In terms of top tier talent, of the teams I follow Las Lomas and O’Dowd have the most talent returning and both seem to be flying under the radar.
How’s your team looking? Encinal, isn’t it??
May 11th, 2012 at 10:38 pm
NOT SO FAST
Are you crazy! McClymonds in the top ten. McClmonds or any could never match up to any of the schools on your list.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:39 pm
NOT SO FAST
Are you crazy! McClymonds in the top ten? McClymonds or any could never match up to any of the schools on your list.
May 12th, 2012 at 8:43 am
NOT SO FAST
De la Pena played varsity. Backed up Jordan Weiss and returned kickoffs
Birse may not have gotten any real playing time behind
, but in high school football that’s really not as huge as people like to think. With the exception of dls, defenses are unproven too.
The ol/dl is questionable. But the coaching staff will make up for it by using Kim and Arotzarena
The defense will be the strength. The linebackers are the best players on the team
May 13th, 2012 at 11:52 pm
NOT SO FAST
IF SOME OF THE COACHES FROM THE EBAL COACHED THE MULTI=ATHLETIC PLAYERS FROM THE OAL THERE WOULD BE A MULTITUDE OF SCHOLARSHIPS THERE!
May 14th, 2012 at 8:51 am
Only coach from the EBAL that would stand a chance in the OAL is Terry Edison. The rest would fail miserably & realize how good they have it.
May 14th, 2012 at 10:33 am
Who will win the Lower Level HAAL (B) ?
May 14th, 2012 at 12:51 pm
Arroyo or Alameda. My money is on Alameda they have some good looking kids coming back.
May 14th, 2012 at 1:13 pm
i have to some what agree wit perkin not many ebal coaches could last in the oal its so much going besides just the x’s and o’s all leagues on that side of the hill has it way better
alameda has a ton of good skill players but not very strong in the trenches
May 14th, 2012 at 5:16 pm
#23 Perkin,
Coach Ladouceur would make any school in the OAL winners. Look at what he has done without the super athletes that come from Oakland.
May 15th, 2012 at 6:20 am
Yeah, your right “Out of the Green” Ladoouceur has had no super athletes like Oakland. Except maybe these:
T.J. Ward Safety for the Cleveland Browns
Maurice Jones-Drew Halfback for Jacksonville Jaguars.
Amani Toomer Wide Receiver for New York Giants
Kevin Simon Linebacker for Washington Redskins
Matt Gutierrez Quarterback with Kansas City Chiefs
Jackie Bates Cornerback with the Kansas City Chiefs
D. J. Williams Outside Linebacker with Denver Broncos
Derek Landri Defensive tackle with Philadelphia Eagles
“Ignorance is bliss”
May 15th, 2012 at 9:45 am
Yea I think Alameda will win it also Arroyo has lost so much and I heard the starting QB transfer to Castro valley and Wr to James Logan and RB to San Leandro and three JV players to San Lorenzo .. WOW WOW …
May 15th, 2012 at 3:22 pm
1. DLS- Losing Houston will be tough but the defense and there backfield will be stout.
2. Logan- Return the most from every other team and I like there stud RB. He’s a beast!
3. Pitt- Should return to form this year even with losing stud QB Watson.
4. Freedom- The WR Daniels is one of the best in the country and with him they can make things happen this season.
5. Campo- With Stephans returning I like what they can do in the DFAL. But losing stud WRs is tough.
6. SRV- Strong defense but losing Kline will be a huge loss. I don’t want to hear about a JV QB that has never played varsity football. He won’t make a differnce.
7. CAL- Strong in the trenches. They will be back this season.
8. Concord- The best RB in the East Bay in O. Thompson and a crazy good coach in Hamilton.
9. BOD- Returning QB and some very good lineman. I hear they had a very good JV team coming up as well
10. MV- Maybe ranked too high.
11. Berkeley- Very young and a very very athletic JV team coming up to add to what they have. Sleeper team
12. Encinal- Lose everything. Rebuilding year and switching of leagues will put Encinal at the bottom of the pack.
13. Dublin- Can someone say Wade?
14. Salesian- We will see what they are without the studs.
15. El Cerrito- Athletes everywhere. Pippins and Harvey are the real deal.
May 15th, 2012 at 3:35 pm
Who will win the upper and lower level HAAL ?
1. Berkeley- Smash mouth football wins this league
2. BOD- Maybe finish first with what they have.
3. Encinal- Coach Joe always has his kids prepared
4. San Leandro- Sophomore QB with a few “Transfers”
5. Hayward- Should be better but I don’t see them doing much in 2012
6. Castro Valley- Stuck in a tough spot
1. Arroyo- JB is licking his chops!
2. Alameda- Coach Moyer is excited to compete in this league
3. Tennyson- Can the build on last season success?
4. Piedmont- Tough gig for any coach now days
5. Mt. Eden – Peranon is over his head!
6. San Lorenzo- FIRE coach Wright! He has gone 0-10 yet again
May 15th, 2012 at 5:44 pm
ManDown, SRV’s QB has played varsity football. He threw a TD pass in the win over Mitty after Kline had to temporarily leave the game in the third quarter. This wasn’t a Don’t count out sitting behind Kline and learning. I’m not saying he will be as good as Kline at this level, but he isn’t too shabby of a replacement. I’d put Cal ahead of Pitt and Freedom. And I think they will be better than Logan too. If their QB is accurate they will be a very dangerous team for anybody, DLS included.
May 15th, 2012 at 8:38 pm
Upper Division – can be won by any of the top 4
1. Encinal-has been in more big games and played better than the rest of the league combined the last 5yrs
2. Bishop O’Dowd-they have plenty of athletes, but the last 2yrs when the pressure is on they are not
3. San Leandro-last 2yrs cant get past Dragons
4. Castro Valley- held their own against EBAL and gave SL/BOD toughest games last yr.
5. Berkeley-not sold on the coach and the league is to tough to win on just talent
6. Hayward-should be in the lower division
Lower Division- going to be closer than people think
1. Tennyson-had plenty of athletes and i think the kids are baught in after back to back NCS trips
2. Alameda-havent seen them but i know they played Encinal tough and that says a lot
3. Mt Eden-think the 3rd yr of the Thompson/Peranon project might be the breakout
4. Arroyo-inconsistant 1st year of Barnes, over hyped year 2, and now kids are leaving. KARMA
5. Piedmont-just not that good
6. San Lorenzo-seem comfortable as bottom feeders
May 15th, 2012 at 11:05 pm
Word on the street is that OAL commish resigned. Will they finally join the NCS???
May 16th, 2012 at 10:00 am
Encinal is losing a lot. Can’t rank them 1 or 2 out of the gates. They will have to be dark horses this year. They are not worse then 3. SL seems like they are on the way to mediocrity fast. CV 5 then Hayward. Yes Hayward should be in the B league. BOD would have to be the favorites then B-High. Started slow last year but came on track quick. I wasn’t sold on the coach either. But late season surges usually means the caoch is figuring it out & doing better.
If its true about Arroyo they are down to 3rd. Tennyson & Alameda will battle out for 1 & 2. I have Alameda winning it. Can’t rule out Piedmont small numbers but those white boys play tough. May sneak into 3rd. Mt. Eden & SLZ will battle it out for the bottom of the barrell.
May 16th, 2012 at 10:30 am
I agree!!!Haal Fan
1) Alameda- They have a lot of good players coming back
2)Arroyo – If they get the support from the Admin then they could battle for #1 no summer school, funds, and classes are to hard for the kids.
3)Tennyson – There coach has them going in the right direction
4)San Lorenzo – b/c of Barnes they have been given a few gifts that will turn into wins.
5)Mt eden – lost to much and grades are a big problem there..
6)Piedmont- just not that goo
May 16th, 2012 at 10:57 am
Why is Alameda in the B League? They were beating Encinal and BOD on a regular basis not too long ago and occasionally beating Berkeley or playing them tough. I heard the last coach was let go because of injuries complaints. Are they afraid to bang?
May 16th, 2012 at 1:23 pm
I hate to admit this but I think Mira man maybe correct about Encinal.
The 2012-13 Jets are on the down hill side of there amazing run.
I have no doubt that Coach T will have his young men as ready as they can be, but if he has the same type of attitude he had last year with some of his players ie missing meetings, practice etc. nothing he can do will help
Couple that with the most difficult schedule and the large roster of players they will see it will be like little big horn for the Jets and Coach T will be like General Custer on sidelines of a losing battle.
May 16th, 2012 at 11:05 pm
ebfootball
how long ago was this when alameda beat b high what year did that happen
May 16th, 2012 at 11:28 pm
1. Alameda, Good coaching…
2. Arroyo, OAL coach, Please…
2. Tennyson, Never wins any big games.
3. Mt eden, Peranon can get it done!
4. SLZ, 0-10 last two years…
5. Piedmont, good program should do well.
May 17th, 2012 at 8:52 am
Alameda beat B-high in 03 & 06. Glory years for Alameda. Very innovative O.
May 17th, 2012 at 10:36 am
What about Tennyson in the A league? They beat San Leandro (who beat Berkeley) and Hayward.
May 17th, 2012 at 10:36 am
EBfootball, The OAL commish did resign and will this be a sign for them to join NCS? I guess we will have to wait and see but it would be great to see that happen.
Encinal did lose a bunch but they were also very young last season. Don’t write them off just yet but I do believe they will struggle because of that reason. As we all know they are always well coached by coach Joe and his staff.
May 17th, 2012 at 10:49 am
According to sources, some coaches actively petitioned to put their teams in the B league.
May 17th, 2012 at 12:52 pm
HAAL/2012
Alameda: they have athletes. do they have O/D lines?
Arroyo: wipe your tears. classes to hard. thats a joke.
Mt Eden: all schools have bad grades. like your Arroyo.
Piedmont: who knows
Tennyson: i think 3 straight non losing seasons. Early Favorites
May 17th, 2012 at 12:54 pm
45. continued
San Lorenzo: had good athletes QB/RB last year. whats new.
May 17th, 2012 at 2:10 pm
Haal Fan :
All schools dont have bad grades just the ones that have 30% teacher turnover and no summer school like SLUSD..SLZ AND ARROYO are not playing with a full deck of cards the weavier system is diff and the grading ..
And there lower level 8th grade kids are goin off to San Leandro.. But everyone points at SLZ/Arroyo for stealing player…
May 17th, 2012 at 11:54 pm
perkin
that was the era of bissell alameda should b so happy wit that everybody beat them that should have
hey jacketfan
i bet the whole lower div and hayward was trying to get out the upper div b high/SL game is going to b a good 1
May 18th, 2012 at 9:00 am
hey Pirate:
Arroyo was in the A league but the Arroyo admin voted to go down but Arroyo will play BOD and SL ever year…
What I can say is that there will be some good games in that A league.. B-high vs BOD football and basket ball will be a good one.
May 18th, 2012 at 11:47 am
just wondering if ur in the upper div for football will u have to be in that div for all sports hey jimmy do u know that info still dont think anybody in that lower div REALLY wants to be in the upper from what i hear a bunch of coaches were running from it
May 18th, 2012 at 12:27 pm
Who cares who wins the b league all those coaches asked to play in the b league so is far as am concerned they dont believe in there team they dont think can hang and are playing for 7th place
May 18th, 2012 at 1:00 pm
I think encinal is going to wish they were in the b league this year and even there they would struggle.
May 18th, 2012 at 8:20 pm
Reality Check, Why do you think Encinal will struggle against the A level teams? Do you think they would win the B league?
May 18th, 2012 at 10:47 pm
Encinal lost too much and unless they bring in more studs from oakland or richmond, i can’t see them doing much this year. We’ll see how they would do in the b league when they play alameda, which i think they lose this year.
May 19th, 2012 at 12:37 am
What have people heard at YV…..What will they do now…i have heard they should have a pretty good team….I feel for the players they deserve better!!
May 19th, 2012 at 7:45 am
Reality check well u say encinal lost a lot but there coach still wasnt scared to play in the a league unlike alameda who school is bigger n roster twice the size like lemon said if ur n the b league ur playing for 7th place.
May 19th, 2012 at 4:15 pm
Coach T at Encinal has never backed down to any team. He has had a successful season every year that he has been there. He also makes sure that his player get to college!
I expect Encinal to come in first place this year. Watch our O’dowd and San Leandro.
May 20th, 2012 at 10:40 am
Hey Perkin, you are usually pretty good with your comments. How do you think the OAL compares to other leagues?
May 20th, 2012 at 11:45 am
As much as I respect DLS and their coaches,they have always had excellent talent.They have beaten a lot of teams with bigger,better athletes for sure,but they have always had excellent talent.Their 100% total commitment 365 days a year is the key to their success.How many schools can get kids that dedicated and willing to pay that price?How many schools will allow their coaches to demand/require their students to invest that much time while ignoring all NCS rules in terms of legal practice time.If they practice the amount of time that normal schools do their execution would not be quite as stellar.The same thing with their basketball program.That is the simple truth.
May 20th, 2012 at 2:05 pm
Poorly. lol
May 20th, 2012 at 2:17 pm
Mack is good. Period. Its just everything else all the other teams that make it so bad. Forfeits. Canceling seasons. No JV other then 2 teams is why it struggles so much. Its a bad rep that all the teams have to carry. Only as good as the rest of the teams.
League was good in 08 after being down post Carter. . O-High was good. Fremont was making a surge. Castlemont was running things. Still solid in 09 but tapered off a bit with the inel players from Fremont & Castlemont. So they have a bad non-league then they get their players back at grading period & their good but the league plays itself in the play-offs so its only as good as their non-league.
Comparison over the last few years would only be fair. Not as good as ACCAL Pinole & B-High make that league good with mid range teams like EC & Alameda. Just behind HAAL: BOD & SL have made it good but the midrange teams & bottomg are no better then the OAL. BSAL close but I would favor BSAL with Encinal & SPSV always being good. St. Mary’s good in 09 Piedmont good in 08. Close with the MVAL Logan makes it a good league Washington has made strides recently. Newark was good a few years ago. No comparison to the Valley schools in my opinion. DVAL maybe but its best team is really good Concord. MCAL is tough with Novato & Marin Catholic.
The bottom line is that these other leagues have play-offs against other leagues so a lot of these talks get handled on the field.
May 20th, 2012 at 5:17 pm
Just saw some of the SLZ guys at Laney this past week.. if they dont make noise, then there is a problem.
May 21st, 2012 at 12:49 am
word out of YV is that turner is back??
May 21st, 2012 at 8:46 am
62. TJ
I hope what saw is a good sign of things to come for San Lorenzo. Those kids in that area could use a little success. But like i said earlier they had some good athletes last year and were 0-10. They need to get some O/D-line play to let those athletes shine.
63. Cut To The Chase
if that is true then i hope he stays this time. the kids at both schools dont deserve this kind of treatment. im sure the guy is winner on the field but off it he seems like a flake.
May 21st, 2012 at 11:21 am
#61 PERKIN
Mack is good but I why do you think Tech hasn’t been sucessful. They seem to have a bunch of D1 athletes each year.
May 21st, 2012 at 3:13 pm
hey guys heard that Logan got transfer from arroyo. He plays receiver. Is he any good? Would like some info please.
May 22nd, 2012 at 7:06 am
Logan doesn’t throw the ball so a receiver won’t do them much good. Maybe he plays defense as well though.
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:59 am
Hoops, DLS doesn’t ignore any NCS rules regarding legal practice time. Everything they do falls within the rules.
May 22nd, 2012 at 11:05 am
It took 2 NFL players & a couple other D-1′s for Tech to win the Silver Bowl. I’m talking success in terms of wins & losses. You Play to win the game. Tech perrenial under achievers.
May 22nd, 2012 at 11:17 am
#68 PERKIN
Delton Edwards has been the coach at Tech for many years. Do you think he and his coaching staff are the real “under achievers”?
May 22nd, 2012 at 11:30 am
Its tough to just blame the coaches. The administration has to want to win, parents, coaches & the kids. Have to investigate all to start realistically being able to blame one or the other.
All I can say from the outside looking in is that Tech always has good numbers. Maybe the 2nd best in the OAL over the last 10 years to Skyline. Average on Var 35-40 & another 30 or so on JV. That would mean that the coaches have a lil more leverage then other schools in the OAL or various other programs in Richmond & Hayward that can barely field 2 levels or can’t even field 2 levels. With the talent I see there which is obvious as was said they get a lot of D-1′s they should be a lot better in my opinon. They should be a real East Bay power.
May 22nd, 2012 at 1:51 pm
Actually Panther, they do throw the ball considering that they are running team. Their QB Prothro threw for 1154 yrds,16 TD’s, & only 2Ints. Along with upcoming receiver Fukofuka (32.43 ypc), any addtion to the passing game would be welcome & offset the loss of TE Jones.
May 22nd, 2012 at 1:56 pm
MaxPreps shows the YV coach is Philip Puentes, looks like he just came from Clovis East, which is where Murphy was recently. Maybe Murphy left YV but put in a good word for Puentes. I’ve heard Turner may be the OC. With a a mix of passing and wing, YV might be fun to watch.
May 22nd, 2012 at 2:06 pm
@68, I didn’t think that Hoops post #59 would go without a response from the DLS faithful. Just suprised it took a couple of days. Had it been made during football season, it might have been rebutted within seconds.
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:54 pm
Tech- Has the best situation in the OAL number wise. 60+ for two levels is a dream for a lot of coaches in the east bay. They also have the best weight room the area. Doesn’t hurt to have Marshawn Lynch and Josh Johnson donating money into the program.
Skyline- Located in the best area as far as crime goes. Numbers wise they have the best. They get a bunch of players out every year but they’re not getting the same type “Athletes they used to. But weight room and locker room is embarrassing.
I give the edge to Tech. But like PERKIN said in a eairler post, “Its tough to just blame the coaches. The administration has to want to win, parents, coaches & the kids. Have to investigate all to start realistically being able to blame one or the other.”
Couldn’t have said it better.
May 23rd, 2012 at 9:50 am
O.A.L – Outcoached Athletic League
For a school like Tech to have that many athletic kids coming out for football and better than most schools weight room thats just sad. Fremont has probably forfeited more games the past 2 years than they have won. Oakland had one win last year by forfeit. Castlemont is middle of the pack. Other than Skyline and McClymonds the league is barely average.
May 23rd, 2012 at 11:35 am
Hey Rancher, probably shouldn’t start this kind of argument in the spring but, why not. These boards have been pretty boring lately.
I would hardly call 1154 yards in a season anything close to “throwing the ball.” With Logan’s 11 games last year that means he averaged 105 yards throwing per game. I would guess that they ran for an average of at least twice maybe three times that per game.
Plus, if they have a receiver that averages 32 yards per game that equates to a little more than 3 completions per game??
Hopefully, if they did get a quality receiver to transfer in, it may open them up a little. Logan has been so one dimensional over the years this would be a nice change for them. I think that they are going to have to open things up a little with this new beefed up schedule.(which I completely respect by the way)
May 23rd, 2012 at 3:37 pm
Hey Panther, no arguments there. Matter of fact u kind of made my point considering the fact that he averaged 105 passing yards per game on running team not 2 mention that he didn’t even finish most of the games (especially league play) 2 pad his stats. As far as Fukofuka, he was their big play receiver in the passing game especially in the non league games. But, he wasn’t their go 2 receiver ( Jones & Wahab shared that role). But he made big play after big play whenever he got the opportunity. With his role increased, I expect a big season. Any addition to the passing game would help but they will only goes as far as their O-line will take them. Pass blocking was a big problem especially in the playoff game against SRV. Prothro had barely anytime 2 throw.
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:24 pm
The OAL teams went 5-25 in preseason games against other schools last year. Embarrassing!
May 24th, 2012 at 10:11 pm
MACK went 10 -0 and won all of their pre-season games the year before.
May 25th, 2012 at 9:50 am
What does Castlemont have. Who are they featuring? Will Castlemont beat MACK this year. Or has that team been offically depleated?
May 30th, 2012 at 12:26 am
Castlemont has nothing. OAL is finished.
June 3rd, 2012 at 3:56 pm
Clayton valley will be tough to beat…..Murphy is a great coach and will dominate that leagues other coaches…
June 3rd, 2012 at 6:41 pm
It will take Murphy at least three years to be good. They won’t make NCS this year.
June 4th, 2012 at 8:52 am
DoubleWing is not a very difficult offense. They will immediately be good. Atleast a winning record which gets you into the play-offs with a 16 team bracket.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:35 am
They’ll have defending champ CP as well as Concord with Olito Thompson to contend with this fall, but the rest of the teams in the DVAL are beatable right away. There is no reason they can’t make the playoffs in 2012. It’s not like he took over at Mt. Diablo. It remains to be seen how the charter school designation will affect their athletic program but most people I’ve spoken to think they’ll become a public school sports juggernaut in a few years. The hiring of Murphy is a major step in that direction.
June 12th, 2012 at 11:42 pm
Anybody have locations/dates for upcoming 11on11 and 7on7 camps.
June 13th, 2012 at 7:08 am
foothill is this week…and i think contra costa week after. then the under armour 7 on 7 at dvc a few weeks after.
anyone have any info on the laney tourney this past weekend?
June 13th, 2012 at 9:04 am
Are Foothill and Contra Costa 7 on 7 camps? I know in the past Logan has had a contact camp in late June. Is that going to happen this year? What teams?
April 1st, 2013 at 1:29 pm
Murphy is the man! Expect a state title in the next coming years for Clayton Valley!