Comments on: Live blog: East Bay prep football playoffs updates, Saturday, 7 p.m.

By: spectator2012

spectator2012 — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 06:20:36 +0000

i’m really glad that logan will get to face dls. new blood in the finals for dls. i see this game going dls’ way. logan will come out with some energy, but dls is dls. logan will need to be able to pass the ball to have a chance to beat dls. the run game itself won’t do it against a tough dls defense. logan will also need to win the battle in the trenches on both sides of the ball to have a good chance. the dls o-line is a beast, and dominates a lot of d-line. will dls get knocked down this year? it should be an entertaining game nonetheless. hoping for an upset… we’ll see.

By: colt fan

colt fan — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:44:00 +0000

,lacuna, is’nt that the same thing you said about the California game ?. This will be a great game, don’t know who will win, but I do know that both teams have earned the right to compete. Good luck to both teams.

By: lacuna

lacuna — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:19:23 +0000

Logan is going to get destroyed!!!! 50-0

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:47:48 +0000

Logan will beat DLS 30-14 DLS will not know what hit them. That is all. DLS will lose

By: UC rancher

UC rancher — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 02:50:17 +0000

@ Little boy, If anybody got their feelings hurt, it was you when Both Logan & EC steam rolled to their rightful positions where both teams are one win away from winning their section championships. U come in here, try to be scrooge & rain on their celebration. So who is crying now? Just let it sit and marinate little boy.

By: Oh Boy

Oh Boy — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:35:23 +0000

Haha UC Rancher got her feelings hurt!

I actually said early in the season that I thought Logan should ALWAYS be ranked 2nd in NCS until playoffs start.I favored the Colts against Freedom but Cal was big and they clearly deserve to face DLS in the finals this year. BTW congrats on making it to the playoffs through that harsh league since 1999. They have the size, depth and the horses to challenge BVAL, EBAL, CCS and SJS every year and have underachieved.

By: bluedog2

bluedog2 — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:36:44 +0000

The Last Round of Playoff’s

D-1
DLS 31 James Logan 20….If the Colts can overcome a stiff defense that DLS has been putting up all season this may be the difference…The O has to out fox DLS and do the unexpected and adjust for the second half…

D-2
Clayton Valley 28 Rancho Cotate 24…..The Eagle offense has had no let down and RC had better be ready for Joe and the gang as this ground attack is red hot.

D-3
Marin Catholic 34 El Cerrito 26…No room for mistakes…this game could go either way..its going to rain and the best ground game will win…

D-4
Justin-Siena 35 San Marin 20…..SM continues to knock off high seated teams….but this all stops in Napa..

By: Itsabob

Itsabob — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:12:29 +0000

Missed field goals and pats could prove to be costly with Logan and even for De La Salle should this game go to the wire. Big strength for the Spartans though is the ability to adjust to the game as needed.
EC is non-factor…why even talk about pure speculation. The D1 final is between the two best teams Logan and De La Salle they both have earned those spots and the fan’s will get the final that they have been waiting for.

By: colt fan

colt fan — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 05:58:37 +0000

I was directing my comments to. Only a few bloggers if you check back you will see what I mean. I respect your comments and appreciate them. As I said the lack of respect. Comments were based on earlier posts.

By: Prep Fan

Prep Fan — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 05:11:57 +0000

As for last night’s game, Cal started off well with a nice drive the length of the field and a Johnson TD run to make it 7-0 Grizz. Then Logan got the ball and went right through the Cal defense for a quick score, but missed the PAT. They stopped Cal and then went right down and scored again, this time missing the 2-point conversion attempt. It was clear at that point that Logan was going to score a lot of points in this game. My thoughts were that the Grizzly defense that had looked great in the last 2 games against DLS and Foothill had not shown up, and that this was more like the defense that had given up 44 points to MV and 38 to SRV.

What I hadn’t counted on was that Cal was done scoring, as no one had held Cal under 10 points all year and only the Spartans had held them under 30. It was only 12-7 in the second quarter, but Cal needed to score to retake the lead before the half. Not only did Logan hold them, but they scored again to take a 19-7 lead into the locker room, and would get the ball to start the 2nd half to boot.

Logan’s defense was up to the task and impressively stood up to the Cal line and held them scoreless in the second half while putting up another 3 scores. Logan dominated both sides of the ball and were clearly the better team, even overcoming some questionable calls. Prothro was the difference maker, not with his arm, but with his legs. He was able to get 10 yards a pop when he needed to on the ground and Cal could not contain him. He only completed 3 passes, but gets my vote for player of the game running for 128 yards on just 9 carries, each one seemingly at a key time. Long was also impressive with 143 yards on 14 carries, but I think Cal would have taken that after what he did a week ago to Freedom. Johnson had 84 yards on 17 carries for Cal, which is about 5 yards per carry but not enough to carry the Grizz.

Logan was able to get to both of Cal’s fumbles, and retained both of their own, which also made a huge difference in keeping the ball in Prothro’s hands and away from Owen. Cal’s kicker left the team prior to this week to play soccer for the Grizz in a big tourney down south, but other than the replacement only kicking it to the 10 yard line on kickoffs and no confidence in trying any field goals, I don’t think it would have made a bit of difference.

Logan was clearly the better team and showed it with a dominating performance. Cal has not been beaten like that since a 39 point loss to DLS in 2009, and by a non-DLS team since a 33 point loss to MV back in 2006. Hats off to the Colts for a great game and season and I wish them luck in the finals this week.