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NCS football brackets — Division III
By Stephanie Hammon
Sunday, November 4th, 2012 at 12:37 pm in Uncategorized.
Division III
First round
Friday
No. 9 Bishop O’Dowd (6-4) at No. 8 Acalanes (7-3), 7 p.m.
No. 13 Terra Linda (6-4) at No. 4 Campolindo (9-1), 7 p.m.
No. 14 Sonoma Valley (7-3) at No. 3 Cardinal Newman (9-1), 7 p.m.
Saturday
No. 16 Kennedy-Fremont (4-6) at No. 1 El Cerrito (10-0), 7 p.m.
No. 12 Tamalpais (6-4) at No. 5 Analy (10-0), 7 p.m.
No. 7 Miramonte (6-4) at No. 10 Tennyson (9-1), 1 p.m.
No. 11 Encinal (6-5) at No. 6 Novato (7-3), 1 p.m.
No. 15 Hercules (7-2) at No. 2 Marin Catholic (9-1), 1 p.m.
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November 4th, 2012 at 1:06 pm
Finally we could see a Marin Catholic vs. Cardinal Newman game for the first time since 1999. A little bummed out that if Newman wins they play the winner or Encinal vs. Novato; Newman already beat Novato 28-0. Go Encinal!
November 4th, 2012 at 1:13 pm
Interesting seedings, that feel just about right. first blush take:
Winners:
Campolindo: misses both Newman and Marin Catholic until the final.
Encinal: will face the weakest 6 seed in any bracket.
Losers:
CN & MC: I would say “unlucky” for Newman and MC to be in the same bracket, as an argument could be made that they are both better than EC.
BOD: Late self-inflicted wounds caused big drop in seeding.
November 4th, 2012 at 1:27 pm
I agree on Novato. I have Encinal going into Novato & beating them.
November 4th, 2012 at 1:36 pm
Don’t doubt EC
November 4th, 2012 at 1:42 pm
Well, if Campolindo can somehow make it to the semifinal game vs El Cerrito, it will be a miracle.
Injuries are a part of football as we all know. One of the main reasons Campo was able to make the unprecedented run to the State Bowl Game was they had no major injuries to any of their top players. I guess the football gods are making Campo pay for last year with a slew of injuries this season. Top receiver Windatt broke a bone in his leg Friday night. He now joins QB Stephens, CB Ewing & OL/LB Brumbaugh, 4 seniors who played huge roles on last year’s team and are now out for the playoffs.
Clearly a team needs talented players to have a good season. It takes a good coaching staff to take a group of talented players and turn them into a great team. As good as Coach Macy and his staff were last year, receiving all the accolades and Coach of the years honors, he has taken a team with far less talent and losing one star player after another to injury, to a 9-1 season and a #4 seed this year. IMO, they should just etch his name on the Coach of the year trophy this year as well.
But for a handful of senior standouts, the team is now essentially the JV team of last year. Campo had no business playing El Cerrito straight up earlier this year, even before all the injuries, with the disparity in talent on the field that day; but they did. It will take Coach Macy and his staff to do some super human coaching just to get Campo back to a likely semi-final rematch with El Cerrito, where they would be huge underdogs. Terra Linda & undefeated Analy stand in their way.
My pick is still for El Cerrito to represent Northern California in the D3 State Bowl Game.
November 4th, 2012 at 1:50 pm
EC got what they wanted, its their’s to lose or win.
November 4th, 2012 at 2:08 pm
When you talk about the losers in the seeding, I think you would have to included Miramonte. We are seeded #7, but have to play away at Tennyson to a B league champion. Then if we win, we travel to pay Marin Catholic, then Cardinal Newman, then likely El Cerrito. Frankly, I think that might be the toughest draw.
But I can’t complain since I think they actually got the seeding right.
November 4th, 2012 at 2:39 pm
Yeah being seeded number #7 sounds like it sucks, but fun at the same time if you have the mentality of a champion.
November 4th, 2012 at 2:39 pm
Yeah being seeded number #7 sounds like it sucks, but fun at the same time if you have the mentality of a champion.
November 4th, 2012 at 3:18 pm
Go Kennedy. Has been 5 years since last playoff appearance.
November 4th, 2012 at 4:24 pm
@jfree don’t see how you say that Mc and Cn are better than Ec. you could argue that Mc may have deserved the top seed but I believe the top 4 seeds are equally matched but the the team that wins d3 will be the best team . The games will be played on the field and whoever comes out will have ran the gauntlet. I’m personally hoping to see Ec vs. MC in d3 championship game but no guarantees either team makes it that far.
November 4th, 2012 at 4:35 pm
Bleacher Coach, Since we’re coming out your way Can you hook me up with some 50 yrd line seats for my Folks? Looking Forward to visiting and leaving with a win. Jet Pride!
November 4th, 2012 at 5:32 pm
Ec would potentially have to go thru Bod/acalanes in rd 2 and Campo/Analy in rd 3 to reach championship game .Bod though losing 3 straight is scary now that their Qb is back
November 4th, 2012 at 6:57 pm
I thought that Marin Catholic didn’t have any lights yet and the game would have to be a Sat. affair???
November 4th, 2012 at 7:20 pm
It was an error MC game is at 2pm on Saturday
November 4th, 2012 at 8:21 pm
1st Round D-3
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Acalanes 31 Bishop O’Dowd 14
Acalanes is a few plays from being 10-0. O’Dowd slumping.
Campolindo 51 Terra Linda 6
Terra Linda no match for defending champs.
Marin Catholic 47 Hercules 7
Goliath wins this one easily.
Cardinal Newman 42 Sonoma Valley 13
CN doesn’t lose 1st round games
El Cerrito 55 Kennedy-Fre. 0
Another 1st round mismatch.
Analy 28 Tamalpais 21
Analy escapes a scrappy Tamalpais team
Miramonte 35 Tennyson 12
Miramonte offense can’t be stopped.
Novato 54 Encinal 0
Encinal doesn’t belong in the playoffs. Novato will humiliate Jets.
November 4th, 2012 at 8:52 pm
1st Round Winners:
BOD
Campo
MC
CN
EC
Tamalpais
Miramonte
Encinal
November 4th, 2012 at 8:59 pm
island chief i guess youll be buying a ticket for the playoffs i told you them moyers are weak none of them have ever won and now they cant even qualify thats pathetic. 6 wins in 2 seasons shit tenorio got more wins in the ncs playoffs than that! Island chief why you cant hang in the b league?
November 4th, 2012 at 9:11 pm
Who let Island Chief back on the blog. Chief your season is over go home.
Old Former Meddling Coach come early I will buy you a beer at Moylans you too Perkins you guys can email me at ltr68@hotmail.com if your interested.
I am late coming in today I closed on a new house 2 weeks ago and my weekends are all work now.
I think the seedings look pretty good the biggest upset possibility I think is Tam over Analy.
As far as the Jets go by now you guys all know I played for the Jets back in the Noble, Ironside days and my kids went to Novato.
I try to be objective when I watch both teams I catch the Jets at home on Friday nights and the Hornets during the day on Saturdays so I have seen both teams 5 times this season and this is what I objectively think.
Neither team cam throw the ball well.
The Jets are a speed running team.
Novato is a run over you running team with their primary back ,the secondary back is a fumble machine in the words of one of the greatest coaches of all time Don Grant he has “stone hands”
If Novato does not turn the ball over and their defense is not on the field for 40 minutes of a 48 minute game and does not give the Jets short fields I think Novato shuts out the Jets 21-0 If Novato give the ball away then the Jets win 17-7
The Novato defense is healthy for the first time all season the back ups did a great job and the coaching staff subs the line to keep them fresh. The Novato defence is really fast you cannot use the MC game as judge Goff just picked Novato apart.
On a side note here the MC receivers RUN THEIR ROUTES. Goff was in trouble 4-5 times during the Novato game but was able to get the ball to a “spot” he knew a receiver should be. What a concept in high school football.
I do not know who is posting for the NCSNBL here but if it is Ben your crack on the Novato vs CN game is ignorant for someone who didnt see the game. It was 7-0 at the half CN ran the 2nd half kick off back and 4 turnovers later it was 28-0 so you can get off your high and mighty stool. If Wright is out again next week for CN then lets talk about how good CN is.
November 4th, 2012 at 9:21 pm
i would have to disagree with you on post 16. Novato is only ranked few hundreds ahead of Encinal on max preps. and saying Encinal doesn’t belongs in the playoff is straight ignorant. Encinal has the potential to make this game close if not with a Win.
Personally, i believe Kennedy-Fre needs to get the hell out of this playoff. they are the only team that will get kicked around by any one of this teams.
November 5th, 2012 at 12:24 am
BHSguest Your a moron. Just because they have a 4-6 record and they got the number 16 seed they should “get the hell out of here” Your ignorant. Give these teams some credit. At least the applied and are trying to get an extra game. Hell they could have been like Barnes and said screw it not apply then when pressure starts building throw down the excuse that “it was the computers fault”….Right Good luck EC Your lucky you finally have athletes that can stand Khan, Becasue lord knows he cant coach.!!!!!! Look at his play calling. A well coached team beats EC in the play offs. BTW Im pulling for Encinal round 1since they did get in. I cant Stand your posts Larry and Moylans sucks too!!!!! A sorry excuse for a brewery…..
November 5th, 2012 at 1:35 am
@Island chief Stop hating on the jets! Y’all had a chance to be in the playoffs but y’all had to choke.
November 5th, 2012 at 4:55 am
Island Chef,(Chief)Who let you out of the kitchen. I see you are still filled with bitterness. Well The Hornets just needed a win to get in and they didn’t get it done. So direct the hate at YOUR team and if you like i’ll tell them to make room on the bandwagon for you. BleacherCoach,Thanks for the invite but i’m a ginger ale man but make sure you come down and say hi at the Half. Looking forward to a great game and Jet win. Jet Pride!
November 5th, 2012 at 8:20 am
Kennedy-Fremont and Hercules should bow out and let Maria Carillo and Hayward into the bracket.
November 5th, 2012 at 8:21 am
Wrong bracket!
November 5th, 2012 at 8:28 am
Keep talking Bleacher Coach, 28-0 speaks for itself. Its another rematch I don’t want to see.
November 5th, 2012 at 8:51 am
True that @ post 23. Hayward has way more talent than both of these teams combined. They played much tougher matchups
November 5th, 2012 at 9:30 am
Just wanted to hop on the board and thank those who support our youth and young men in a positive way and give their all to see young people develop.
To those who speak bad about me or the Hornets, it is good, that is your deal and you are a free person. I would say you don’t know me and their may be more productive uses of the time and energy you have been blessed with, but everyone is their own person.
To any Hornet “supporters” who find themselves talking bad about other programs or coaches. I would ask that you steer clear of that and do something more positive with your time. Thanks.
Good luck to all the teams still playing. As has been stated on here by others, disappointing year for us as we went through adversity and lost 4 heartbreakers, but that is how it goes sometimes just gotta learn from it, improve and move on. I am proud of the student-athletes that fought til the end. Also, our squad was really dialed in in the classroom this year, so I am especially proud of that.
Peace to all and thank you again to everyone leading the youth in a positive direction. Again, good luck to all programs still playing, should be some great games.
November 5th, 2012 at 10:28 am
11 for Encinal??? Time for Tenorio to drop Serra in non-league and get a head-to-head match up with any team above them in this bracket. Especially the DFAL. Or play some of those MCAL or WACC Shoreline teams for some easy wins. Looks like number of wins count the most anyway.
Obviously the Jets have the courage to play anyone but do these teams have the courage to accept the challenge?
Word on the streets is that Miramonte turned down non-league challenge from Encinal but they declined and played the mighty mighty hornets instead.
November 5th, 2012 at 10:41 am
North Coast Section Division 3 1st Round
*league champ
Friday 7pm
#14 Sonoma Valley-SCL 7-3 @ #3 Cardinal Newman-NBL 9-1
at least its not a long bus ride home for sonoma valley
CalPreps: Cardinal Newman 46-6
Friday 7pm
#13 Terra Linda-MCAL 6-4 @ #4 Campolindo-DFAL* 9-1
campo hasnt missed a beat without their qb.
CalPreps: 40-6
Friday 7pm
#9 Bishop Odowd-WACF 6-4 @ #8 Acalanes-DFAL 6-3
miroglio came back last week and looked rusty so another week of practice should help him with his timing. acalanes could be 9-0. D3 Game of the Week
CalPreps: Bishop Odowd 21-20
Saturday 7pm
#16 Kennedy-MVAL 4-6 @ #1 El Cerrito-TCALR* 10-0
this should be over by the middle of the 1st quarter
CalPreps: El Cerrito 52-6
Saturday 1pm
#15 Hercules-TCALS* 7-2 @ #2 Marin Catholic-MCAL* 9-1
this should be over by the middle of the 2nd quarter
CalPreps: Marin Catholic 48-7
Saturday 7pm
#12 Tamalpais-MCAL 6-4 @ #5 Analy-SCL* 10-0
tamalpais were with in a 7pts in 3 of their losses. analy didnt play a tough schedule.
CalPreps: Analy 41-10
Saturday 7pm
#11 Encinal-WACF 6-5 @ #6 Novato-MCAL 7-3
encinal scored 25ppg in wins and 6ppg in losses. novato gave up 9ppg in wins and 43ppg in losses.
CalPreps: Novato 20-14
Saturday 1pm
#7 Miramonte-DFAL 6-4 @ #10 Tennyson-WACS 9-1
last year in the 1st round miramonte torched tennysons defense for 42pts. but that was last year. this year tennyson has a fast and physical defense that has forced a lot of turnovers and scores like the chicago bears. UPSET ALERT.
CalPreps: Miramonte 31-17
November 5th, 2012 at 10:43 am
Can you blame miramonte 48 unanswerd last time they came to the swamp with ross anderson! Will see this week we got acalanes vs bod novato vs encinal which league is really better!
November 5th, 2012 at 11:16 am
DD and EB,
The week the MATS stomped the hornets, the jets were getting rolled by Serra. If any of what you says is true then the Jets were trying to get out of the contractual obligation to play at Serra. That would seem cowardly in my book and I don’t view Coach Tenorio that way. I think you two are just spreading false rumors. Knowing that they already had to play the Div III defending champions in Campo, Coach Schram scheduled Marin Catholic, Analy, and Eureka at Eureka (rumor had it as a place that nobody stood a chance to win at). Eureka turned out to be a turd, but Miramonte should have an opening week 1 if Eureka declines a return visit.
November 5th, 2012 at 11:19 am
EBfootball & Dudleydawson,
You guys sound like a couple of first class A-holes, but I would hope you are smarter than your comments would indicate. Miramonte scheduled Marin Catholic to open the season. Yes, that would be the same Marin Catholic team that tatoo-ed your ass last year. We also scheduled Eureka that was an 8-4 team and beat El Cerrito in the playoffs. We certainly thought they would be tough when scheduled them. We also scheduled Analy that we knew would be tough because we play them on all three levels for the past several years. Throw in Alameda that was also suppose to be much improved. In league, we play the state finalist and two DII teams that were suppose to be powerhouses.
You would really think we were afraid to face Encinal? I don’t want to say anything mean about Encinal, because as I’ve said before, I think what they’ve accomplished this year is remarkable. But I will say when the topic of playoff opponents came up, the players and coaches at Miramonte were pretty much in agreement that between our possible opponents (Acalanes, O’Dowd, Encinal and Tennyson), Encinal would be the one easiest to beat. And yes, that includes B-league Tennyson!
November 5th, 2012 at 11:34 am
miraman i bet they werent saying that last year!
November 5th, 2012 at 11:57 am
I struck a nerve there huh! Why would Miramonte drive 500 miles for a game instead of avenge a 48-12 blow out from the previous year 10 miles away? Wade would have. Obviously you won’t get past MC so are you going to ask Schram to play his old school next year? Go Tennyson!
November 5th, 2012 at 12:38 pm
EBfootball,
Clearly you don’t know your history. In his last year at Miramonte, Wade’s pre-league schedule was Analy, Fortuna, MSJ and Liberty – he hardly went looking for “big game”. Now at Dublin, Wade has taken a very talented senior group and turned them into a 5-5 team. If you think so highly of Wade, Encinal can probably hire him. My guess is after next season when Dublin goes 2-8 he’ll be looking for a new coaching gig.
In terms of Miramonte playing Encinal…well you need to prove you are good enough! Frankly, I see your 5-5 season as the first drop off in a multi-year slide. You got pretty lucky this year because teams like Berkeley and San Leandro were weak. O’Dowd played you with pretty much every good player out and you still lost in a shut-out. I predict 35-7 blowouts at the hands of San Leandro, Berkely and O’Dowd become and annual ritual for Encinal until they are ingloriously moved to the B league. Miramonte play Encinal? Sorry, we don’t need a “cupcake” game!
Look, I don’t blame you for talking about the past, because the future don’t look so bright!
November 5th, 2012 at 1:06 pm
You’re smart MiraMan so you know rule number one about history: know it so you don’t repeat it. 0-2 against the nailhouse.
November 5th, 2012 at 1:27 pm
Miraman, don’t let them fluster you. You usually make good sense and decent points. I think this time you let anger get the best of you. How can you label Encinal a “cupcake” after last years humiliating game? Encinal’s team this year may not be as good as the Jets teams of the past 4-5, but they are hardly a cupcake. For you to say that is a joke…..
November 5th, 2012 at 1:43 pm
Mira, your judging everything on head to head. Encinal barely beat Alameda & Miramonte blew them out. Rightly so. What do you know? Encinal is rebuilding & things are going ahead of schedule. Thats was the previous era when Encinal regularly got handled, blown out, Running clocks by the likes of B-High, Pinole, EC, sometimes even DA or Piedmont. The future at this school is extremely bright.
I’ve watched 7-8 games this year & I’ve wanted to throw up few times. Offense had been stellar for years all the sudden they were a punting team. Then as they hit league it was so crazy how the offense was horrible but their defense answered the bell everytime. Kept them in games. Kept them competing. From what I saw the last 2 weeks this team looks like its turning the corner. Offense started picking up the D against SL instead of just putting them in bad situations. Against Hayward they looked like the old Jets we all know. Offense busting long runs D playing great. Hitting. Hitting, clacking like they use too. QB is half of a whole right now. He can run the O great still not good enough throwing. But makes plays when he has too. Jets are getting hot right when they need too. They are night & day from what you believe they were against Alameda.
I thought they would be lucky to make the play-offs be 1 & done but I think they beat Novato & play the next round tough. Haven’t seen CN so can’t comment. That doesn’t matter right now anyway.
November 5th, 2012 at 1:55 pm
EB Prep Fan,
Point taken. And to be clear, Encinal has certainly not been a joke for those that have played them.
My point is that if fans of a weak team, say San Lorenzo, came out and said “this team is scared to schedule me”, most folks would rip them pretty hard. Encinal after a 5-5 season is hardly in a stronger position than San Lorenzo to make such a claim against a credible program. For those of us hearing the same crap out of certain Encinal fans for years it gets a little old. The irony is that Miramonte was the team that was suppose to be in freefall after the graduation of Ross Anderson and company, so if Encinal was truly bent on scheduling Miramonte then what does that say about them?
November 5th, 2012 at 2:25 pm
Perkin,
I appreciate the comment.
This is a good match-up for Encinal. Doesn’t mean they are a lock to win, but you have to feel good going up against a Novato team that will want to run at you. The other thing is it does seem that Encinal is peaking at the right time. While on the other hand, Novato closes out the season beating Drake 25-13…
I’ll make a deal with all you Encinal people: You take care of Novato and CN, we’ll take care of Tennyson and MC, and then we’ll meet to settle this thing. We’ll even make it at our house!
November 5th, 2012 at 5:18 pm
See you at the top Mira
November 5th, 2012 at 6:15 pm
@Perkin, A good man and the Voice of Reason. MiraMan, I think we can all agree we’re fans and support our teams. We can also discuss the merits of our teams like gentlemen. I’m Looking forward to enjoying the playoffs and i’m sure you guys are too. And as always… Jet Pride!
November 5th, 2012 at 6:53 pm
Miramotne did blow out alameda tho and encinal had a close game but that alameda and encinal its always going to be close its the Island bowl duh alameda will go all out only on encinal but there other games they don’t go all out so i think Encinal will beat miramonte 21-8
November 5th, 2012 at 7:32 pm
……….If Encinal and Miramonte meet…it won’t be like the last contest….The Mat’s will be able to meet the Jet Speed and will have a strong bench which the Jets don’t to back up the front 11…they have a QB that can throw and a fleet of recievers….The game might be close..but Miramonte will win..
November 5th, 2012 at 7:34 pm
We’re Getting ahead of ourselves Gentlemen. Jet Pride!
November 5th, 2012 at 7:50 pm
Back to FB and the games at hand, top five were set and should handle the bottom five. It was always how the middle six would play out. With Novato, Mira, and Acal getting the seeds, I think Mira got the best draw between BOD, Encinal, and Tennyson. The second round will be definitely legit.
November 5th, 2012 at 8:50 pm
kemper is that you lil buddy what rock did you crawl outta? Why dont you clear the air in tell us why you chose to be in the b league. What games you checkn out this weekend will go together me you & rochlin will tlk about the good times beating richmond and de anza. You must be miserable cant even qualify for the playoffs. Good luck to all playing this great game we call football! Oh yeah………bring back the rock! Kemper you must be a genius cuz you always know when to plan the end of year party during the playoffs cuz you aint busy that time of year!
November 5th, 2012 at 9:18 pm
Best draw meaning best second round game or best first game?
November 6th, 2012 at 12:39 am
Great job Nickerson! First year with your kids and not the kids that were coached by Perenon. 6-4? Hmm did they complain that Perenon was washed up? He went 6-4 just like BOD. Do not want to hear the excuses. Poor coaching.
November 6th, 2012 at 6:07 am
Coach Moyer we support you. Hang in there. Encinal will not make it out of the first round. A ROUT is in order for the trash talking staff at Encinal. Tenorio looks like that character “Booger” in the movie Revenge of the Nerds! Somebody should clean him up and give him some tips on hygiene. He always looks dirty. He’s taking that swamp thing too seriously. Everyone should send soap to Encinal high school or money to the “Shower and shave our coach” fund. This make over may improve their arrogant behavior. Go Hornets!
November 6th, 2012 at 6:35 am
Perkin, best 1st round game, need to play them one at a time so that is all that really matters.
November 6th, 2012 at 7:09 am
@former Dragon is Nickerson that bad? last couple years bod has seemed to be pretty good and wouldn’t u consider the injuries as part of the reason the team took a nose dive this year? not being sarcastic just asking it seems like Nickerson is taking a lot of heat on this blog
November 6th, 2012 at 7:56 am
BOD got exposed this year. They’re not in the HAAL leauge anymore. Most of their scholorship athletes from last year graduated. The majority of their scoring this year came from running back punts and kick offs for touchdowns. Oh yea and we can’t forget their other play – the Dom to Dom bomb. I guess when you get 4 or 5 kids consistently scoring all of the points it has to affect your coaching style and play calling…
November 6th, 2012 at 8:00 am
If Encinal does get out of the 1st round is that gonna shut you up? You didn’t make the play-offs, you lost the Big Game, Encinal won their last 2. Like Miraman & others have stated when their team is done me included it really makes a fan lose the urge to blog. The amount of bloggig from Hornet fans on a 3-7 year & couldn’t make the play-offs when the bracket didn’t even get filled out is amazing.
Start going to work for next year. Make the play-offs. Beat Encinal. Then you can say whatever you want.
Don’t know where this talk about Miramonte is even coming from. Novato on deck & CN in the rear view. Stars would have to really align for Jets to play the Mats this year. As far as scheduling for next year thats for the teams that have lost to start worrying about. 11 seed it is for the Jets. You lose & you should have been an 11 seed. Period.
November 6th, 2012 at 8:23 am
island chief the moyers have never made it out the 1st rnd so what you talking about? 30yr drought n counting over there @thompson! You couldnt even get laid in the b league!
November 6th, 2012 at 10:18 am
DJ,
I have no relationship with O’Dowd nor has Miramonte played them in my time associated here, so I like to think my comments are unbiased.
I think the heat should be on for Nickerson. He has an enourmous amount of talent, and no, most of his stars did not graduate last year. O’Dowd still has their 3rd year starting QB, best DB, best 2 receivers, solid running backs, a couple of defensive players with multiple sacks from last year, etc. Yes they lost alot, but this team is STACKED by any standard I can think of. QB is DI baseball player, Kind is DI DB, Gomes is football and basketball phenom that will play somewhere at the next level. They have others I’m sure.
Not to whine because I love the challenge, but many teams like Miramonte are expecte to compete with the likes of O’Dowd and we have zero, nil, zilch DI quality athletes. If O’Dowd has 3 or 4 or 5 such athletes and can’t get it done someone should ask why.
In terms of injuries, I could cut them a break for going 8-2, losing to VC and losing one with the QB and King out. Still poor planning to not have a backup QB plan in place, but I could live with that. Once you get to 7-3 losing to Hayward with King back at QB, the excuses get a little harder to swallow. Then 6-4 losing to 0-9 San Leandro with Miriglio back!!!
I’m not saying the guy deserves to be fired. Nor am I making a judgment about prior coaches. But administration, parents, alumni should ask why they can’t win more consistenly with all the talent and resources brought to bear.
But not to hate to much on O’Dowd. I still consider them a real threat in DIII. I think they will beat Acalances pretty easily and are then a real threat to shock El Cerrito. If they do that, all this talk becomes mute.
November 6th, 2012 at 11:39 am
Encinal is going to beat novato 24-13 then beat Cardinal.n 15-7 then lose to Marin Catholic 35-6. i predict Encinal is going to win the first 2 games and lose in the semi’s.
November 6th, 2012 at 11:49 am
It just does no good to even acknowledge you, Island Chief. But I do sincerely hope that you graduate this year.
MiraMan, where is QB Anderson from last year this year? Is he still playing? He was a talented guy. Red shirting somewhere?
November 6th, 2012 at 12:15 pm
Ross Anderson is listed as a WR at Cal Berkeley.
November 6th, 2012 at 12:42 pm
Why are alameda fans blogging on d3 playoffs shouldnt they be on the d2 link? Oh my bad they didnt qualify nothing really to say on that subject. Island queef who you got in d2 playoffs?
November 6th, 2012 at 12:46 pm
Thanx Miraman I agree they may be a threat to Ec cause they are mirror images of each other. Of all the teams Ec could face in d3 I believe if Bod plays up to their capabilities will be their biggest threat will all due respect to Marin Cath and Cardinal New…Bod can just about match Ec athlete for athlete….I believe Ec has the advantage Ec defense is stout with 2 lockdown corners and a hard hitting linebacking core…BOD gets a pass for their qb being injured but where was the “D” in the 3 straight losses.
November 6th, 2012 at 1:12 pm
DJ & Miraman:
I’ve seen BOD multiple times this season, and think Miraman’s assessment of them is pretty solid. I have been pretty hard on Nickerson on these blogs, but in fairness, there are some issues that contributed to this year’s final record. This year’s team has great talent at the QB/Receivers positions (when healthy), but not a ton after that. Their O and D lines are young, and thin. When Miroglio went down with injury, backup QB King (also arguably their best defensive player) was also hurt. My understanding is that the planned backup QB, Nesbitt, quit the team to concentrate on baseball, so to say there was no planning is a little off base (they essentially had their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd string QB’s go down). Aside from their loss to a tough Valley Christian team (who will probably win the CCS section), their 3 losses are by 1, 3, and 4 points – not exactly a collapse. Now the loss to SL is puzzling, and has to be pinned on Nickerson, when he pulled his receivers off the field and ran the ball 3 straight times into a “10 in the box” defense at the end of the game when they were going in to score from the 5. All in all a flawed but intriguing playoff team – it will interesting to see which team shows up.
November 6th, 2012 at 2:20 pm
Where was BOD’s O line in the last few games. I lost count of how many opportunities they had to score from inside the 5 when running plays right up the gut were called. And yes as a team they took a whoopin in the first half of their scrimmage against EC… a whoopin.
November 7th, 2012 at 9:17 am
Don’t count out ODowd just yet. Playoffs make teams play better and they still have some of the best players in the division next to EC. BOD will beat Acalanes 35-14.
Miramonte will beat Tenneyson again to show them that 9-1 record was fake. Play some good teams coach Smith and challenge your kids a little so they can be ready for whats about to happen this week. Miramonte wins 42-14
Novato has there hands full with a team that has started to get on a roll in Encinal. This should be the most interesting of all the Div. 3 games this weekend. I think Novato is to strong for Encinal this season. Novato wins 21-14
November 7th, 2012 at 9:36 pm
The Lancers are for real. Say what you will. But they will go hard on Saturday.
November 8th, 2012 at 1:25 am
novato and Encinal were my dark horses to creep in the Final 4… DAM…. why do they have to be the first game haha!
November 8th, 2012 at 8:05 am
if the lancers are for real they’ll win this week not play a close game win!
November 8th, 2012 at 8:13 am
el cerrito 48 jfkfre. 13 marin cath. 49 hercules 6 cnewman 35 sv 10 campo 31 terra linda 7 analy 28 tam. 7 novato 13 encinal 21 miramonte 28 tennyson 20 acalanes 13 bod 17
November 8th, 2012 at 8:37 am
Lancers All Day, Tenneyson is not for real so quit saying that. Give me a break dude. If you get past Miramonte thats a step in the right direction but I highly doubt that happens. Win a respectable game then you can talk but that has yet to happen. Remember last years score this time of year? I predict that will happen again.
November 8th, 2012 at 11:37 am
Lancers All Day,
I actually think Tennyson is in for a rude awakening on Saturday. That’s not meant to be mean or anything because Tennyson has alot to be proud of winning 9 games this year. But I think a soft schedule has given the illusion of improvement when in fact the team looks to me like they are about as good. This year their best win is over Arroyo, last year they beat a very respectable San Leandro. This year they got beat by Acalanes, last year by better teams Berkeley and O’Dowd. When I look at common teams they played this year versus last year, they look about the same.
When I look at specifics about Tennyson’s season (their stats are on Maxpreps which is really cool, everyone should post stats there), alot of their offensive production comes off interceptions and fumbles. I don’t think they will get loads of turnovers against a better class of team. It certainly showed in the Acalanes game and as a result they got shut out. And in terms of Acalanes only scoring 7 points, remember, their QB went 0-13! Against Mirmamonte your DBs will have to work overtime!
Miramonte definitely had to rebuild with the departure of alot of seniors. Several Miramonte losses could have been victories with a more mature team. But a tough schedule hides how dangerous of a team this is and how much they have grown throughout the year. I’d say they are about as good as last year’s team going into the playoffs, maybe better. Closing out the season with four straight wins with substantial scores; three games over 40 points and 21 against Acalanes in a game they could have likely scored more if they had not gone into “prevent” mode when up 21-0.
By the way, Mirmonte and Tennyson had short scrimmage games this year and last year. In both cases, Miramonte won by a close margin.
The biggest thing Tennyson has going for them is that they have had back-to-back great seasons and a second trip to the playoffs. With that comes confidence. Nothing is more dangerous than a confident team. Miramonte will also be confident, but as long as Miramonte is not overconfident they should win it going away.
Miramonte 35 – Tennyson 14
November 8th, 2012 at 12:12 pm
@EBfootball
Hercules not in the bracket? That would be a travesty.. theyve been gettin whooped for years in the accal ever since they opened the school, and they finally change leagues and they win it their first year. If anyone deserves to be in the bracket its Hercules imo. Come on now..
November 8th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
Somebody,
Hercules plays Marin Catholic on Saturday. One-and-done.
November 8th, 2012 at 12:33 pm
does that mean they dont deserve to be there?
November 8th, 2012 at 12:37 pm
Any other team that you could put in for Hercules would lose to any of the top seeds as well. Why take them out of the bracket? they won league right?
November 8th, 2012 at 4:57 pm
Somebody,
I’m not sure what you are talking about. They played a really, really, really soft schedule. They won their league, but its the worst league in NCS. As a result of all that they get the #15 seed out of 16 teams selected into the DIII tourny and the opportunity to prove they are a good team against Marin Catholic, the #2 team. In terms of winning their league, it gives them automatic home field advantage against a higher ranked opponent unless that opponent is a league champion as well. In this case, Marin Catholic is the MCAL league champion, so they are trumped and have to travel.
November 9th, 2012 at 12:15 am
the original comment was that hayward or maria carillo should be in over hercules, i just dont see the point of putting them in over hercules being that they won league (obviously they played a soft schedule and obviuosly the league is extremely soft) but like i said either of those teams would also be a low seed and lose in the first round.
November 9th, 2012 at 12:21 am
hercules is a non mother f***ing factor who cares there gonna get killed on saturday! step up your non league montgomery no one is impressed.
November 9th, 2012 at 10:23 am
Hercules fans get off the board talking crap because all you are doing is making your program look even dumber than it already is. Winning the B league is nothing to be happy about especially the teams you guys have played this year. Minus well play pop warner teams with that schedule.
Acalanes-BOD game is the best division game tonight so I will be there and Novato-Encinal tomorrow. Two of the more interesting games this weekend unless you go watch the division one schools go at it. Deer Valley-Foothill or Pitt-Monte Vista are the games to watch.
November 9th, 2012 at 10:46 am
the only people “talking crap” are you guys… im not a hercules fan either. it would just be stupid that you take them out for some other teams that havent done much either , obivously everyone doesnt like they shouldve that theyre not in over a team that plays in such a bad league but hey maybe you should just win some more games next year
November 9th, 2012 at 11:02 am
ManDown,
I agree that Acalanes-BOD will be a good one. I’m going to try to make that one as well. Encinal-Novato has the makings of a war, but I’ll be otherwise occupied at the Miramonte-Tennyson game.
November 9th, 2012 at 1:32 pm
MiraMan,
Hope to see you blogging after you find out this years Tennyson is not last years.
Tennyson 21, Miramonte 20.
November 9th, 2012 at 2:20 pm
T-HighLancers -
I hope to see you blogging after you find out last years schedule wasn’t this years.
8-3 against last year’s schedule is more impressive than 9-2 against this year.
November 10th, 2012 at 3:26 pm
Are you guys grown men or what? Jesus you need to get a life. Like something outside of highschool football. I get that you guys wanted to play ball and are trying to live out that dream now but jesus get a life. Go Novato
November 10th, 2012 at 5:17 pm
Well we got out of Novato with a win. I tip my hat to the Hornets. They played to win but the Football Gods Favored My Jets Today. Ain’t no Punks in Novato! They played hard. We gotta step our game up. Jet Pride!
November 10th, 2012 at 6:42 pm
congrats to the jets!
November 10th, 2012 at 7:06 pm
T-HighLancers,
I’m not blogging to gloat, just to say that Tennyson still has ways to go to play with the big names in DIII. I knew Miramonte had the O-line to stiffle the Lancers rush, but I didn’t know if your DBs would be able to stay with our Receivers. I also wasn’t sure we would be able to stop the run, but we did a pretty good job.
Lancers have a very good team and should be proud of the progress they have made over the last couple of years. We’ll see you next year!
November 11th, 2012 at 9:34 am
Novato and Acalanes were over-seeded, Tennyson wanted to be seeded in the top 8, but they were over-seeded at #10. Seeds don’t matter to good teams, they will go on the road and play themselves into a better seed (I.e. Encinal is now like a #6 seed playing CN #3 seed). I would like to see the winning team actual take over the higher seed. BOD vs EC should be for the #1 seed and if BOD wins they should become #1 and get a home playoff game the following week. Just my opinion.
Congrat’s to the top 8, these are the best 8 teams in Div III this year.
November 11th, 2012 at 10:45 am
FB Guru, different way of looking at it. I thought Encinal should have been realistically a 7-8 seed. Maybe even in front of BOD. I guess Jets proved to be a top 8 seed. BOD & EHS had to skate some thin ice to win but coming out of the league they play I’m not surprised.
I stand by my comments that SL & Novato are the same & would SL would have the same record if it played Novato schedule. Novato better coached by far would have done better then 1-9 with SL schedule. No more then 2 wins. SL had no home field had to play all games on the road which is tough. Novato plays 10 games on the road it is a factor. I saw SL 2 games on the road(at the other team house) & Novato both games at home. Needless to say Novato play much better at home. Like most teams do.
November 11th, 2012 at 1:38 pm
The DFAL represented well in the first round of the playoffs with 4 of the 5 teams moving on to the 2nd round. Even with Campolindo hosting Analy, the 4 DFAL teams will likely be underdogs this upcoming weekend.
I am intrigued by the EC-BOD matchup. These two teams met in a scrimmage before the season began with BOD outscoring EC 5 TD’s to 3. Assuming BOD is fully healthy, they should have some confidence coming into this game. My sense is that EC has learned a great deal from that scrimmage, the Campolindo game, and improved over the course of the season much more than BOD has. EC won’t score their customary 50+ points this game, but they should beat them comfortably, 35-21.
Campolindo welcomed back their start of the season running back Hoffman from a early season broken leg. They were never seriously challenged in the Terra Linda game, but the Analy game will certainly be their biggest test of the season without 4 of their top players.
The offense has played well without Stephens, but this game will see how well they can score without both Stephens and Windatt. As I look back to posts from the start of the season, I mentioned this team will go as far as the defense takes them; and they have taken them to a 10-1 record thus far. Windatt was a key contributor to the defense as well. If the Campo secondary can contain their top two receivers, they should be able to walk away with the home victory and a likely rematch with El Cerrito.
November 11th, 2012 at 7:04 pm
R&B2,
Wow, no kidding, DFAL going against Clayton, Rancho, MC, and Analy. A combined 42-2.
November 11th, 2012 at 10:21 pm
Redandblue2,
I agree its been a strong post season for DFAL so far. Even Acalanes got closer than I thought they would.
Next week, new story. Dublin & LL are gone…no chance.
Campo has best chance on paper, and with full compliment of players it would be a Campo win, but I fear no rematch with EC this year. While you are right that Analy has two great receivers – Mathias being the second best receiver I’ve seen all year, Maher also very good – It’s their running game that will beat Campo. Behind a large line. You will score on them, but I doubt enough.
Analy 35 – Campo 24
Despite ratings, Miramonte has good chance to take down Marin Catholic. Trust me, this will be close game. They can’t shut down our receivers (Zati Williams is THE BEST receiver I have seen all year), they can’t get to QB with our O-line and Anderson has been on fire. Win/lose probably depends on which D-line shows up.
Miramonte 31 – Marin Catholic 28
November 12th, 2012 at 12:32 am
The Analy running game is not what will concern Campo, I believe. Campo was the top defensive team in the DFAL this season. Analy only averages 165 rushing yards per game, less than what Campo normally gives up. Campo will be the best defense they have seen all season. The bigger issue will be how Campo deals with the best QB they will have seen this season. This is where the loss of Windatt will be felt most.
If Campo holds Analy’s passing game in check, they stand a good chance to move on.
No doubt this will be QB Zolintakis’ biggest game. Make no mistake, he is not Brett Stephens; but he has not lost a DFAL game in his 3 seasons as a QB in the Campo program (16-0). He should be 1st team all DFAL QB, even though he only played 4 games. He wasn’t asked to do much in the Terra Linda game, but he and the deep junior class of receivers will need to be at their best Friday night.
Finally, and probably most important, the coaching advantage is strongly tilted towards Coach Macy, I believe. This is just the 5th year for Coach Bourdon at Analy and he has yet to win a second round game in the playoffs. Will this advantage be enough to offset the loss of their top
players to
injuries will be answered Friday night in front of a partisan Moraga crowd.
November 12th, 2012 at 7:25 am
Campo,I think has a good chance of beating Analy I believe in the playoffs you need a good defense (which Campo has) and you must be able to run the ball ( which is campo’s weakness) Nobody really knows if Analy really is that good or are a product of a soft soft schedule.either way Campo will be their toughest competition all year lets see how they hold up . …… Campo even with injuries are dangerous cause the coach is the ace in the hole…… Should be a good game
November 13th, 2012 at 7:51 pm
Miraman, with all due respect, I think your allegiance to the Mats has gotten the best of you. I just want to make sure I understand your analysis. You are saying that Campo will lose to Analy by 11 and Miramonte will beat MC by 3? Usually you have a few more facts at your disposal when you make absurd assertions like these.
A couple of things to ponder: As redandblue2 correctly pointed out above, Campo’s run defense has actually stiffened over the season. The run is not how Analy will move the ball or score against Campo. There is real weakness however, in Campo’s pass defense and that can be a sore spot if a couple of kids don’t step up. Also note that with a few exceptions, the two teams have played about the same composition of opponents from other divisions, with Campo having the slightly harder schedule. When you cut the data by the number of teams over/under 500, then Campo has the clear edge here. Including play-offs, Analy has played only 3 teams with winning records. 8 teams did not. Campo has played 6 teams with winning records. 5 teams did not. The only team played in common was…yes, Miramonte. Campo beat the Mats 35-13(margin +22), Analy beat you 41-34 (margin +7). Campo also gave El Cerrito (#1 seed) the only contest it had all season, 16-14. If you were at that game, you would have seen that it came down to a missed Campo field goal late in the 4th quarter.
Regarding the injured players….there is no getting around the fact that it has an impact on Campo just like any other team. Of the 6 returning starters from last year’s squad, 4 are injured. This includes the quarterback, free safty, wide reciever and center. Also, 3 of those 4 kids played both ways. This issue remains the wild card in the equation. However, up to this point, the rest of the kids have accepted the challenge and played well. Campo’s success is not predicated on a few great kids rather it is attributable to the fact that these young men operate as one team, not a collection of a few superstars. This has been their formula for playing well all along. There are no D1 prospects on this team….Campo is always undersized on the line…and their running backs are tiny, yet somehow, they continue to control the line of scrimmage and put points on the board. I disagree with you…. I like Campo’s chances.
I have a few thoughts regarding your assertion that the Mats will move on to the next round……I know you are still on a high after rolling over Tennyson, but before you start beating your chest you may want to go back to your own prediction on November 8. You weren’t giving Tennyson much of a chance to knock you off and to your credit, they didn’t. The score was pretty much in line with what you predicted. This means that the Mats met your expectation, they did not exceed them. I find it difficult to understand how this then translates into a win over the number 2 seed. So before you start game planning for Cardinal Newman or Encinal, I suggest you look realistically at your chances of squeaking by MC….Hope springs eternal and maybe we’ll meet you in finals…..
November 13th, 2012 at 9:25 pm
Has anyone posted their predictions for the 4 games yet?
I’ve got EC-Campo-MC-CN
November 13th, 2012 at 10:01 pm
Sportsfan,
I cannot fault anything you are saying. And if calpreps ratings, win/loss margins, etc. worked every time, I probably wouldn’t bother showing up at the games. But the things you reference don’t look very much at change over the course of the season. Some things that I would mention include:
The fact is Campo has lost alot. And Macy for all his magic over the past two years is just flesh and blood like everyone else. Three years back he had a team that was suppose to win DFAL and instead finished 5-5. Injuries too as I recall. The question is when does the balance shift. Healthy, Campo would beat Analy by 14…as I believe Miramonte will if we meet again…but based on your current roster, I give Analy the edge.
Also everyone is underestimating Analy’s offensive attack. They are very balanced! They can run and they can pass; that’s what folks don’t seem to get. Remember that last week a large number of people seemed to think that Tam would give Analy a game, and I thought they might choke in their first round game, but 35-7 made a pretty strong statement.
With regard to Miramonte-Marin Catholic, I think the key is change. Or rather, we have changed and they have not. Yea, they are still a great team and if we don’t play our best game – by a large margin – we will not beat them. But do consider, last time we played them Drew Anderson was QB in his first varsity game…against Marin Catholic! He played extremely well as evidenced by the fact that we led in the thrid quarter, but it was a little much to ask. And neither of our big play threats, Deutz or Williams really blossomed until around Acalanes. In fact, both of them were out most of the 2nd half against Marin Catholic. Williams has gone from being a very good receiver, to a great receiver, to a player that can take over a game, and I say that about very few players. And don’t even get me started about the linebackers then and now or the D-line. Finally, for a team 11 games in, we are pretty healthy. On the other hand, I don’t think MC has changed much since the first game – and we weren’t impressed with them then! Those are my thoughts. Thin? Sure, but I feel pretty good about Saturday.
About the Tennyson game. I thought 35-14, but I thought it would be hard fought for a quarter or two. Instead, it was a 35-0 beatdown after the first drive of the third quarter. Anderson and the first team offense came out after that. Their offense only had about 75 yards to that point. Their only score came with about 3 minutes left on a double pass trick-play with their first team still stubbornly trying to score despite not moving the ball against our second team. It was a pretty complete victory against a team I thought might be tough.
Good luck, hope to see you guys in the finals so we can get retribution for our league loss!
November 14th, 2012 at 12:08 am
Anonymous,
I have it the same Ec beats Bod 32-14
Campo squeaks by Analy 28-24
Mc beats Mira 35-21
CN blows out Encinal 35-6
November 14th, 2012 at 8:44 am
MiraMan, I like your confindence but MC will be ready for you guys this time around. Yes you guys were up in the 4th quarter game one but like you said it was only the first game. Miramonte played well but they ended up winning by 3 scores? What do you see that I dont with this match up? Both teams have improved since then and there will be no sneak attack this time around.
November 14th, 2012 at 8:53 am
Division 3
BOD vs EC, This is one of the matchups we have been waiting for all year long. We will get to see how good both teams are in this one. ODowds defense is solid but EC is very explosive. It will come down to 4th quarter guts. BOD wins 24-21
MC vs Miramonte, I don’t think it will be a very close game. I think Miramonte gives a good fight but MC will be too strong for the Mats. MC wins 35-14
CN vs Encinal, This game won’t be close either. The jets sneaked out of Novato with a win. CN has better coaching and are tougher than Encinal so winning in Santa Rosa is a tall task for a team struggling to score points. Jets play hard but it wont be enough. CN wins 42-12
Campo vs Analy, I like both teams here and is probably the best matchup of the week. Analy is a tough scrappy team compared to the well coached Campo squad who has been down this road before. I like Campo in this one. Campo wins 28-21
November 14th, 2012 at 9:40 am
Kicker is pretty sure at Encinal hopefully 14 points. lol
November 14th, 2012 at 9:54 am
14 points? Are you all predicting another Special Teams and Defensive TDs for the Jets this week?
November 14th, 2012 at 10:16 am
I think he’s just saying 42-14 instead of 42-12.
November 14th, 2012 at 10:46 am
Miraman, good luck this week against MC. I know lots of kids on your team and wish them the best.
November 14th, 2012 at 10:51 am
2 offensive TDs for Encinal is my guess for some reason.
Another 2nd round exit for the Mats. Just a lot of talk about nothing. Defense & running win in the play-offs. MC will give Miramonte a heavy dose of that in a convincing win.
November 14th, 2012 at 11:26 am
PERKIN, I’ll give you 14 because you say your kicker is good. How do you like the Jets chances against Cardinal Newman Friday night? What will Encinal have to do in order to leave with a W? Why did you guys play so poor against Novato?
November 14th, 2012 at 11:38 am
Encinal had seemed like it was turning the corner the last couple of weeks but regressed. Same ole BS. Kids starting playing young again. Wide eyed. Not all that Parker they got Frosh started both ways. Played big. Start the talk on him right now.
Respect to Novato they played hard. Motivated like a senior laden team should. Can’t discount the other team.
For any chance at CN Encinal’s offense has to SCORE! Dominate the time of possession. Throw a couple of key passes. D is gonnna show up. It has all year. Played every game other then Serra good enough to win.
Play with some passion not like there’s always next year. Too many guys didn’t seem to have that kind of urgency.
CN is good. Senior laden. I think they could be the best team in the tourney. Gonna take some motivated efficient football to beat them. Great coaching. Lil magic.
November 14th, 2012 at 12:23 pm
Perkin,
How bad do you think MC will beat the Mats? I think Drew Anderson can be the difference here. Force MC to double or triple up on Williams and then let Deutz, Sheehan, Fuller, Paoletti, Bruen, et al have the games of their HS career. In the Mats blow-out loses over the last couple of years turnovers have killed them. It will be interesting to see if Anderson has matured enough to throw it away when pressured in this just his 5th varsity start. I expect the Mats run to pass ratio to be 20% – 80%. Big plays can keep them in it and will Cal-bound Goff want to get shown-up by a junior?
November 14th, 2012 at 1:24 pm
Perkin, You hit it right on the head. Gonna have to be motivated to win against a Good well coached team like Cardinal Newman. Mandown,How can you justify a a score like that? Jet Pride!
November 14th, 2012 at 5:13 pm
Guys of the 4 games which team is vulnerable the upset special?
(If you had to pick one)
Cn vs Encinal
Mc vs Miramonte
Ec vs O’dowd
Campo vs Analy
November 14th, 2012 at 5:24 pm
ManDown
Gutsy call for BOD
I like it…
Everyone else has EC