- East Bay Prep Corner
Boys Soccer: New faces, Christian Clark, Rankings, Standings, Stats
By Matt Smith
Sunday, December 2nd, 2012 at 2:56 pm in Boys soccer.
Neither of the two teams playing in the Winter Soccer Classic Gold Division final on Saturday night, Foothill or Deer Valley, made the North Coast Section playoffs last season.
Don’t expect that to be the case this season.
The Falcons, who haven’t allowed a goal in five games this year, are obviously undefeated because you can’t lose if you don’t give up any goals. They improved to 4-0-1 after a 4-0 win over the Wolverines, bringing home the WSC championship.
Now the Falcons look to get into the playoffs for the first time in seven years and are in a great position to break that stretch. They have solid talent up front with Christian Clark, Cody Hall and Nick Goldstein and a solid defense that will allow them to stay in games and make a run towards the playoffs.
Don’t be fooled, however, by the 4-0 score, and think Deer Valley isn’t a legit playoff team, because the Wolverines are and they could challenge for the BVAL title.
The game was 1-0 into the final 10 minutes, and Deer Valley was down to 10 men. So in the Wolverines defense, the game was fairly competitive. Both teams will be in the playoff picture this year.
Alameda, Freedom, Heritage and Liberty are teams that missed the playoffs last year, that could be teams to keep an eye on this year in Division I, while teams like College Park and Dougherty Valley look like teams ready to turn the corner.
Candidates to turn the corner or make the playoffs in Division II? Hayward might very well be the best team in Division II. Time will tell, but the Farmers seem to have something working this year. Hercules also is a team to keep an eye on with Jeremy Romero lighting up the scoreboard.
Northgate and St. Joseph Notre Dame are two teams that missed the playoffs last year, that I think are going to get in this year.
There should be some change in both divisions, which will keep things exciting.
Getting to know Foothill’s Christian Clark
Christian Clark has been a four-year starter for the Falcons, but with the team not having as much success as they’d like, he’s been under the radar. However, this is one of the more exciting players in the East Bay. So let’s get to know him a bit.
He spent five years of his childhood, between ages 4-9, in England, and so soccer came naturally to him because of this. He follows the English Premier League and roots for Chelsea. As a 9-year old, he was actually recruited to play for the Chelsea youth academy. His favorite player is Michael Owen.
He believes the Falcons can have a good year, saying that he is “excited” about the season, but to get where they want to be, it will “take a whole lot of hard work.”
Rankings
The first full week of action brings some shift in the rankings. It looks like Amador Valley is for real, and deservedly jumps into the top three. Division I is well represented in the top ten as SRV, Cal, Pitt, MV and Newark Memorial have all played well so far this year.
Acalanes jumps up to No. 4 and takes over as the top Division II team, but Bishop O’Dowd has yet to play. Also Hayward and YV will be climbing up the rankings from this point.
Berkeley and Foothill debut in the Top 15 for the first time this early season.
1. De La Salle (0-0-0)
2. San Ramon Valley (3-0-0)
3. Amador Valley (3-0-0)
4. Acalanes (4-0-0)
5. Bishop O’Dowd (0-0-0)
6. California (6-0-1)
7. Pittsburg (1-1-0)
8. Monte Vista (3-0-1)
9. Hayward (5-0-0)
10. Newark Memorial (2-1-2)
11. Ygnacio Valley (2-1-1)
12. Richmond (0-1-1)
13. Berkeley (1-1-1)
14. Campolindo (3-1-0)
15. Foothill (4-0-1)
Others considered: College Park (2-3-1), Dougherty Valley (2-0-0), Deer Valley (4-2-0), Alhambra (2-1-2), Tennyson (2-0-2), Piedmont (1-0-0), Mt. Eden (3-3-0), St. Mary’s (2-0-0), Northgate (2-0-2), Antioch (2-1-2)
Standings
BVAL
Team W-L (overall, league) PTS
Antioch (2-1-2, 0-0-0) 0
Deer Valley (4-2-0, 0-0-0) 0
Freedom (2-3-0, 0-0-0) 0
Heritage (1-5-2, 0-0-0) 0
Liberty (0-2-0, 0-0-0) 0
Pittsburg (1-1-0, 0-0-0) 0
DFAL
Team W-L (overall, league) PTS
Acalanes (4-0-0, 0-0-0) 0
Alhambra (2-1-2, 0-0-0) 0
Campolindo (3-1-0, 0-0-0) 0
Dougherty Valley (2-0-0, 0-0-0) 0
Dublin (0-3-1, 0-0-0) 0
Las Lomas (0-2-2, 0-0-0) 0
Miramonte (1-2-1, 0-0-0) 0
DVAL
Team W-L (overall, league) PTS
Berean Chr. (0-1-0, 0-0-0) 0
Clayton Valley (0-3-0, 0-0-0) 0
College Park (2-3-1, 0-0-0) 0
Concord (0-1-0, 0-0-0) 0
Mt. Diablo (0-0-0, 0-0-0) 0
Northgate (2-0-2, 0-0-0) 0
Ygnacio Valley (2-1-1, 0-0-0) 0
EBAL
Team W-L (overall, league) PTS
Amador Valley (3-0-0, 0-0-0) 0
California (6-0-1, 0-0-0) 0
De La Salle (0-0-0, 0-0-0) 0
Foothill (4-0-1, 0-0-0) 0
Granada (1-1-2, 0-0-0) 0
Livermore (2-2-2, 0-0-0) 0
Monte Vista (3-0-1, 0-0-0) 0
San Ramon Valley (3-0-0, 0-0-0) 0
MVAL
Team W-L (overall, league) PTS
American (1-3-2, 0-0-0) 0
Irvington (1-2-2, 0-0-0) 0
Kennedy (0-1-2, 0-0-0) 0
Logan (1-4-1, 0-0-0) 0
Mission San Jose (1-2-3, 0-0-0) 0
Moreau Catholic (0-2-1, 0-0-0) 0
Newark Memorial (2-1-2, 0-0-0) 0
Washington (2-2-0, 0-0-0) 0
OAL
Team W-L (overall, league) PTS
Castlemont (0-0-0, 0-0-0) 0
Fremont (0-0-0, 0-0-0) 0
Oakland (0-0-0, 0-0-0) 0
Oakland Tech (1-0-0, 0-0-0) 0
Skyline (0-0-0, 0-0-0) 0
TCAL Rock
Team W-L (overall, league) PTS
Albany (0-2-3, 0-0-0) 0
El Cerrito (0-2-0, 0-0-0) 0
Richmond (0-1-1, 0-0-0) 0
Salesian (0-0-0, 0-0-0) 0
St. Joseph Notre Dame (1-1-1, 0-0-0) 0
St. Mary’s (2-0-0, 0-0-0) 0
TCAL Stone
Team W-L (overall, league) PTS
De Anza (1-2-0, 0-0-0) 0
Hercules (3-0-1, 0-0-0) 0
Kennedy (0-0-0, 0-0-0) 0
Pinole Valley (0-2-0, 0-0-0) 0
St. Patrick-St. Vincent (0-0-0, 0-0-0) 0
Swett (0-0-0, 0-0-0) 0
WACC Foothill
Team W-L (overall, league) PTS
Alameda (1-1-2, 0-0-0) 0
Arroyo (1-3-2, 0-0-0) 0
Berkeley (1-1-1, 0-0-0) 0
Bishop O’Dowd (0-0-0, 0-0-0) 0
Castro Valley (0-2-2, 0-0-0) 0
Mt. Eden (3-3-0, 0-0-0) 0
WACC Shoreline
Team W-L (overall, league) PTS
San Lorenzo (1-0-0, 1-0-0) 3
Hayward (5-0-0, 0-0-0) 0
Piedmont (1-0-0, 0-0-0) 0
San Leandro (0-4-0, 0-0-0) 0
Tennyson (2-0-2, 0-0-0) 0
Encinal (0-1-0, 0-1-0) 0
Stat Leaders
Name School Goals
Gala, Dougherty 7
Salvador, DV 6
Raynor, Cal 5
Espinoza, St. Mary 5
Solomon, Berkeley 4
Parada, DV 4
Castillo, Hayward 4
Romero, Hercules 4
Several tied with 3
Name School Assists
Greenberg, MV 5
Dull, St. Mary 4
Diaz-Valdes, Campo 3
Garcia, CP 3
Gratsch, MV 3
Napoles, Tenny 3
Several tied with 2
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December 3rd, 2012 at 2:29 pm
BVAL standings above must be wrong?! (Pittsburgh, Heritage, Liberty at least)
December 3rd, 2012 at 2:50 pm
How can league standings be wrong when nobody has played a league game?
Everyone is on zero points in the BVAL. The teams are listed in alphabetical order until league games begin.
December 3rd, 2012 at 3:10 pm
Looks like last years ending records got dropped in. Pitt is 14 – 8 and something … ;D They are now waiting for NCS to start in Feb and practicing a bit.
December 3rd, 2012 at 4:53 pm
Brian hey Brian…I told you.
How are things at Clayton Valley Charter as they have a new boss?
December 3rd, 2012 at 5:30 pm
Monte Vista 2, College Park 2
December 3rd, 2012 at 5:35 pm
Matt,
How did they look?
December 3rd, 2012 at 5:57 pm
I wasn’t actually there, but I will see CP on Wednesday against Pitt.
December 3rd, 2012 at 7:00 pm
Cvchs…not so much because of a new boss as mentioned.
Major hit when all but two players graduated last year.
December 3rd, 2012 at 7:02 pm
Foothill-1, Tennyson-0, halftime
December 3rd, 2012 at 7:53 pm
AV-1 Heritage-0 Goal on PK by Doyle.Sluggish game….AV seemed flat but in control.
December 3rd, 2012 at 8:24 pm
Concord gets there revenge against Hercules at their home.
Concord 3 – Hercules 1
December 3rd, 2012 at 8:34 pm
Final, Foothill-1, Tennyson-0
December 3rd, 2012 at 9:00 pm
Logan 0 Berkeley 0
December 3rd, 2012 at 9:42 pm
Mission San Jose 3, Livermore 1
December 3rd, 2012 at 10:08 pm
CAn you tell me how foothill who is undefeated and had 5 shutouts at the time this was written is sitting at 15 with 10-14 having a loss and hayward at 5 and 0 is sitting below pitt
December 4th, 2012 at 5:47 am
Dang logan standing without one win at the moment….It shall be interesting. Dont see how some of the MVAL teams arent in the “other considered” section though. Maybe next week now that MSJ won their game today, and they have more this week. Also it will be interesting to see how washington does.
December 4th, 2012 at 6:30 am
Monte Vista looked young. So did College Park. And from what I’ve seen, Hayward would eat either of them alive. So why would you put Monte Vista in front of them?
December 4th, 2012 at 7:50 am
Looking at smiths stats logan is 1-4-1. Beat Granada according to max preps. And if I can trust max preps ( silly me) msj first test against a top 15 program will come against Amador.
So we will indeed, see.
December 4th, 2012 at 8:19 am
Sorry Crazy,
Foothill has jumped about 7-8 spots from where I originally had them. It would be an incorrect use of the rankings to jump them too much at once. They’re in line for another jump, so don’t worry about it.
Just be happy your team cracked the top 15 for the first time.
December 4th, 2012 at 10:07 am
Hello Matt,
Where does Concord High sit on all this rankings?
December 4th, 2012 at 11:33 am
College Park..I would keep an eye on them..If they can stay consistent they will do well. MV will only get tougher with each game played.
December 4th, 2012 at 12:51 pm
Happy to be in the top 15! Tough week ahead: Sat. vs. Richmond, Thurs. at De La Salle and Sat. at Pittsburg.
December 4th, 2012 at 1:59 pm
@Matt Smith
Sorry, didn’t mean ‘standings’, meant ‘records’. Some of the BVAL records (within your list of BVAL standings) look like they were cut and paste from last year? Pitt has not player 26 games yet, Heritage is not 3-3-9, etc.
December 4th, 2012 at 2:04 pm
@Crazy
Pitt is legit. You didn’t see them against Berkeley or Amador.
Who has Hayward played?
Foothill is undefeated, with shut outs? So is the rest of the EBAL.
The losses to teams 10-14 are almost all to EBAL schools.
December 4th, 2012 at 4:02 pm
@P2mk2
I am waiting to see on Concord. Had them on the consideration list. Since they have split with Hercules, so the jury is still out.
@Nacho Dan
Gracias for pointing it out. I will get that fixed!
December 4th, 2012 at 6:52 pm
Just to make a point about Logan, their field is pretty terrible so you could say they have a great home field advantage. Will be interesting to see the difference between their home and away record.
December 4th, 2012 at 10:52 pm
I do find it ironic that a Berkeley Yellow Jacket (and yes I know they have a NEW field) would talk about the
“terrible” field at Logan.
December 4th, 2012 at 11:41 pm
@EBALdad 1. Berkley high didn’t get a new field they got new bleachers. and logan’s field isn’t bad, it’s just the original carpet astroturf that nobody has anymore and when wet, many teams find it hard to win let alone keep their balance as any change of direction causes kids to fall or slip. one top of that it’s just not very big and makes it hard for the better team to play better and win.
December 5th, 2012 at 6:17 am
cal 4, freedom 1
December 5th, 2012 at 9:23 am
MVAL Fan, in fairness to Logan only having one win, they are playing a real tough schedule. They lost to Foothill, California, Monte Vista, and a rising Alameda program. I think once league play comes around, Logan will find their footing and play well.
December 5th, 2012 at 4:00 pm
I’m here live from the TVC in Berkeley. Pittsburg and College Park just kicked off.
December 5th, 2012 at 4:15 pm
CP goes up 1-0 on a PK in the 15th minute.
December 5th, 2012 at 4:20 pm
Pitt equalizes just four minutes later. Nice strike from Izzy Murgia.
December 5th, 2012 at 4:44 pm
Pitt is up 2-1. Berumen scored after a save off the line.
December 5th, 2012 at 4:56 pm
Pitt goes up 3-1 right away after halftime.
December 5th, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Pittsburg is up 4-1.
December 5th, 2012 at 5:33 pm
CP has made this a match, 4-3 in the final two minutes…
Alameda beat Tennyson 2-1.
December 5th, 2012 at 6:00 pm
Pitt got dominated by college park in the first half but yet scored twice and in second half Pitt took over and scored two more and in the last 5 minutes college park made it difficult for Pitt scoring two more and putting the game 4-3 and finally Pitt countered them and Berumen put the 5th and final goal.
December 5th, 2012 at 6:08 pm
Pitt won 5-3. Got crazy at the end.
December 5th, 2012 at 6:13 pm
Berkeley up 1-0 on SRV in the 10th minute.
December 5th, 2012 at 6:17 pm
AV beats Clayton Valley 3-0.
I have full standings for the TVC up tonight.
December 5th, 2012 at 6:24 pm
Berkeley takes a 2-0 lead. 20th minute.
December 5th, 2012 at 6:32 pm
So did amador valley win the TVC tournament?
December 5th, 2012 at 6:40 pm
I don’t think AV has it wrapped up yet, but they are in great shape.
December 5th, 2012 at 6:49 pm
2-0 Berkeley at the half.
December 5th, 2012 at 7:19 pm
Pinole 3, El Cerrito 2
Berkeley still up 2-0 on SRV with 15 minutes to play.
December 5th, 2012 at 7:26 pm
MV up 2-1 v Richmond 14 minutesl left
December 5th, 2012 at 7:32 pm
Two minutes left in Berkeley.
December 5th, 2012 at 7:38 pm
Berkeley takes down SRV, 2-0.
December 5th, 2012 at 7:43 pm
MV 2- Richmond -1 final
December 5th, 2012 at 7:54 pm
4-1 Miramonte winning against Dublin with 2 minutes to go.
December 5th, 2012 at 8:14 pm
Acalanes 4 Campo 0 FT.
December 5th, 2012 at 8:34 pm
Fairly dominating win for Berkeley against SRV. No real chances for San Ramon.
Richmond continues to surprise with these performances..
December 5th, 2012 at 9:25 pm
ALHAMBRA 1 LAS LOMAS 1 FINAL
December 5th, 2012 at 9:36 pm
Hey Matt, I have a suggestion for future posts. I know you do a good job talking about the great offensive players around the area. However, I don’t see too much talk about goaltenders that much (at least I have not, or I’m just blind) and I think we should start talking about some of the great goaltenders around the area. One name I’ll throw out there is Derek Wilcox of California. That guy already has 4 full game shutouts, and has a half game shutout against Newark (they played another goaltender that game also). Just a suggestion since I feel that goaltenders don’t get too much love on these boards, but otherwise you’re doing a great job.
December 5th, 2012 at 9:49 pm
Richmond has not been bad. They should have beat College Park and lost to two decent squads in AV and MV, they will be right in the thick of things come February.
December 5th, 2012 at 9:50 pm
@Mudhen who has Hayward played?
December 5th, 2012 at 9:56 pm
Northgate 3 Irvington 1
December 5th, 2012 at 10:09 pm
@Matt Smith overall how do you see Berkeley, what’s up with Richmond?
December 5th, 2012 at 10:39 pm
@Juan Pito How have Richmond been playing compared to last year? I know they have lost a few top players, but didn’t expect these results from them.
December 5th, 2012 at 10:50 pm
Dam just seen a great game Hayward 2 Bishop 3 they both played great but again referees runed the game A clear offsides from Bishop and they call a goal and they took a score a way from Hayward it’s should Been a tie but what a game these 2 teams are better than last year . wow geat game.
December 5th, 2012 at 11:08 pm
With one game left next Saturday, the Tri-Valley Chalenge tournament standings are now posted here:
http://www.leaguelineup.com/miscinfo.asp?menuid=41&cmenuid=41&url=mvhmenssoccer&sid=648048264
But is my addition wrong, or shouldn’t Amador have 19 points instead of 18 (3 wins, 7 goals, 3 shut-outs), and Berkeley 10 instead of 9 (1 win, 1 tie, 5 goals, 1 shut-out)?
“3 points for a win
1 point for a tie
0 points for a loss
1 point per goal to a maximum of 3
1 point for a shutout
-1 points for a red card”
December 6th, 2012 at 4:55 am
Bishop O’Dowd 3, Hayward 2- I bet this was a good game
@Thatoneguy: I think Berkeley is very creative in the midfield and on the wing. They are a pretty strong team and will be a top 1 or 2 team in their league and hold their own in the playoffs.
Richmond did suffer some losses of players that will be hard to replace, but as someone said above, they’ll get there. I think they are trying to find an identity.
December 6th, 2012 at 5:15 am
Here are the TVC standings…
AV- 18 points
MV- 15 points
Pitt- 12 points
SRV- 11 points
Berkeley- 9 points
CP- 7 points
Richmond- 5 points
Clayton- 0 points
So if AV wins by two goals or more, or wins with a shutout against CP, then they win it. If they draw or lose then MV can still win it but would need a decent-sized win over Pitt. Pitt’s only chance is that AV loses (without scoring a goal) and then Pitt would need to beat MV 3-0.
December 6th, 2012 at 5:17 am
@soccer2014
I think the points are right, because there is a 3-goal maximum, so Berkeley doesn’t get a point for the fourth against CP. My math has AV at 18.
December 6th, 2012 at 7:51 am
Have to agree with Lovesoccer. Bishop O’Dowd – Hayward game was a great game however the referee crew were horrible playing a critical role in goals for Hayward and O’Dowd. Bad calls for fouls and offsides both ways which ruined the flow of the game at times. Hayward looks very dangerous this year with 2 solid fowards and good midfield and backline. O’Dowd returns their entire backline from their NCS title run along with some key players in the midfield and up top. These teams can cause some problems and it should be interesting how the WACC plays out this year.
December 6th, 2012 at 10:18 am
Then am I using the wrong scores, maybe? For the TVCC, I’ve got:
Berekeley:
11/28 vs Monte Vista, tie 2-2, 3 points
12/1 vs Pittsburg, lose 1-3, 1 point
12/5 vs San Ramon Valley, win 2-0, 6 points
total points = 10
Amador Valley:
11/28 vs Pittsburg, win 1-0, 5 points
12/1 vs Richmond, win 3-0, 7 points
12/5 vs Clayton Valley, win 3-0, 7 points
total points = 19
December 6th, 2012 at 10:40 am
I have the same point total (19) for AM as Soccer2014…
December 6th, 2012 at 11:05 am
You know what, you are right.
I emailed the guys running the tournament with the correct tallies.
There were also a couple of other things I noticed as well.
Thanks for pointing it out!
December 6th, 2012 at 4:40 pm
I’m not used to my soccer message board being so dead.
What’s going on out there?
December 6th, 2012 at 4:59 pm
Anyone dare try to predict the final outcome of the competative EBAL? No matter what their is going to be a very good team in 5th place and 6th place. I’ll give it a shot.
Amador and Dls tie for first.
Cal sqweeks out third
MV grabs fourth
SRV ends up 5th followed by Foothill, Livermore then Granada.
Matt, what do you think?
December 6th, 2012 at 5:27 pm
Things could change tomorrow or the day after, but right now Foothill and Amador have good defensive streaks going. Between the two of them, the Pleasanton high schools have now played 11 games (6 for the Falcons, 5 for the Dons) with zero goals scored against.
December 6th, 2012 at 6:22 pm
Alright mr smith. To get some talking steal a PTI bit: are we taking DLS to repeat, or the field.
Without them playing yet, have to go with the field I would think. Look like some strong programs out there right noe.
December 6th, 2012 at 6:58 pm
Amador Don’s cruised last night in their 3-0 victory over Clayton Valley.Coach Berglin provided playing time to most of the squad.Some of their starters did not play full game.Goals by Doyle,O’Lenic and Tait-Mole combined by their excellent defence allowed the Don’s to their 5-0 start to season.Looking forward to clash with DLS.
December 6th, 2012 at 7:21 pm
Cal and foothill have had strong starts out of EBAL but they have not been tested against the same competition that SRV, Amador, and Monte Vista have been tested against. We will see who’s for real starting next Thursday! Too early to predict EBAL at this point.
December 6th, 2012 at 7:55 pm
Pinole 2, Albany 0
December 6th, 2012 at 7:56 pm
How would you guys feel about me trying to predict the finish of each league?
Like in the next notebook, I’ll try and predict top to bottom.
December 6th, 2012 at 8:19 pm
Do it Matt!
December 6th, 2012 at 8:44 pm
do it. sounds great
December 6th, 2012 at 8:50 pm
@matt when do you think the next notebook is going to be up on this website? thanks
December 7th, 2012 at 7:37 am
@Bobby I usually put them up on Sunday.
December 7th, 2012 at 10:14 am
Logan is at DLS Sat JV and V late afternoon, not sure on times.
December 7th, 2012 at 10:16 am
Matt-
What are some good match ups for this weekend?
December 7th, 2012 at 10:25 am
Hayward vs. Tennyson is today at 3:15 at Hayward.
December 7th, 2012 at 2:35 pm
There will be games all day Saturday at San Ramon Valley High School:
Clayton Valley v. Berkeley, 11:00
Amador Valley v. College Park, 1:00
Monte Vista v. Pittsburg, 3:00
San Ramon v. Richmond, 5:00
December 7th, 2012 at 3:32 pm
Also this Saturday is Hayward at YV.
Speaking of Hayward, Farmers up 1-0 on Tennyson early on.
December 7th, 2012 at 5:02 pm
Hayward wins 4-0.
December 7th, 2012 at 5:09 pm
Back for another year of East Bay Futball mayhem! Kind of like that guy in the crazy insurance commercials, MAY-HEM!
Tomorrow will be my first day out to the pitch, and SRV looks like the place to be, with a strong flavoring of NCS playoff-like clashes! Thanks for the tip #84 Soccer2014.
Hey “counselor” Matt, it seems a might bit early to do a top-to-bottom for each league, but we could always use some banter about your SWAGs: “Your honor, that is clearly speculation on counselor Smith’s part!”
See you at the pitch…
December 7th, 2012 at 5:14 pm
Hey Matt,
What time tomorrow is Hayward at YV?
December 7th, 2012 at 6:59 pm
Matt, how do you gather stats for your leader board? There are a couple of Foothill kids that should be on the list from last week(Christian Clark, 4 goals and 3 assists, Nick Goldstein, 3 assists).
December 7th, 2012 at 9:00 pm
Amador Valley 2- Mission SJ-1
MSJ showed plenty of heart…although AV controlled game.
Goals by #6 Simpson and #7 Pangia who also assisted on 1st goal.Tait-Mole,Walsh and Howald were quite effective in their respective roles.Big game tomorrow to clinch TVC!
December 7th, 2012 at 9:20 pm
El Cerrito- 0 Hercules – 1
December 7th, 2012 at 10:37 pm
Dublin 3 Dougherty Valley 0
December 7th, 2012 at 11:32 pm
I think the post above doesn’t give MSJ enough credit. This team indeed had heart, I’ll agree on that. Yet, they were lacking in size came in with swiftness, they honestly impressed me with that. I believe it was their first “true challenge” this preseason. And I wouldn’t be surprised to see them making a run for NCS in MVAL.
Regardless, great game played by both sides. And another victory coming in for our might Dons
December 8th, 2012 at 12:17 am
Well, this is the first night I felt like the message board was alive. I couldn’t be happier! Sorry for the delayed feedback, but after the Hayward match I had a little shopping to do and then I had a birthday dinner.
But alas, hear I am, with Miss Idaho sound asleep by my side.
For starters… I’m so excited the Sweeper is back! Now, soccer season has officially started. His absence was killing me!
The YV/Hayward game is at YV at 3:30. Unfortunately, I think some of the luster may be lacking because Hayward will be without Rigo Castillo, who might be the best striker in the East Bay. He suffered some kind of knee injury against Tennyson today. Before he left, he scored one goal and could have had four. I hope he has a speedy recovery.
@Foothill Fan I have the updated stats from Clark and Goldstein. They just haven’t run yet.
So I will be at SRV High tomorrow. I’ll get there a little before 1:00 if anyone wants to say hello.
Also, last question before I post some scores… How would people feel about a Twitter account for the blog where it would be easier to post and look at scores? It would be more smartphone friendly. Let me know and I’ll set it up.
December 8th, 2012 at 12:29 am
Great soccer expected tomorrow at SRV and perfect weather as compared to last week!! Looking forward to it.
December 8th, 2012 at 12:32 am
Hayward 4, Tennyson 0
AV 2, MSJ 1
Hercules 1, El Cerrito 0
Dublin 3, Dougherty Valley 0
Deer Valley 2, Washington 2
Campo 4, Miramonte 2
Northgate 4, Pacific Grove 1
Alameda 2, Bishop O’Dowd 0
Arroyo 1, Castro Valley 0
Cal 2, Heritage 0
Berkeley 1, Mt. Eden 1
Acalanes 4, Las Lomas 1
December 8th, 2012 at 12:51 am
Newark 3, Livermore 0
Eastside College Prep 5, St. Joe’s 0
December 8th, 2012 at 12:59 am
Hey Matt, I read your blog daily and the comments too, and I do it at random times during the day. Personally a twitter feed would be harder for me as I can’t be dialed in at all times… food for thought.
T.Powell, random question… as someone that seems to be in the know, how will O’Dowd fare without the mythical and mysterious “Ball Whisperer?” That was all we heard about last year during that amazing NCS run
December 8th, 2012 at 7:57 am
DVAL pre-season: Northgate playing well winning but schedule not the toughest. A. Foster still playing well with Bolender scoring. New additions include freshman twins who are playing well. CP not winning but playing tougher schedule. Solid players at all positions but giving up lots of goals. YV looks strong. Good match up today if CP can play well and beat Amador and get respect of beating EBAL teams.
December 8th, 2012 at 8:10 am
The DVAL certainly is interesting this year. YV looks like the team to beat, but CP can contend, especially given the tough schedule they are playing will have them ready for league. Northgate is the dark horse. Will be interesting to see how they do.
December 8th, 2012 at 9:48 am
San Leandro 4, Encinal 1
December 8th, 2012 at 12:07 pm
Test today for the Don’s against College Park.CP has had a few tough opponents in their schedule.AV has chance win TRV today and stay undefeated.EBAL season around corner
December 8th, 2012 at 12:07 pm
ALHAMBRA 3 BEREAN CHRISTIAN 1 FINAL
December 8th, 2012 at 1:09 pm
Berkeley tops Clayton Valley 1-0 on a goal by Nigus Solomon in the 78th minute.
December 8th, 2012 at 1:26 pm
College Park goes up 1-0 on AV in the 18th minute on a great strike from Christian Garibay.
December 8th, 2012 at 1:46 pm
Another goal for CP. Andrew Tabone bangs one in on a ball that looks like he might have been trying to cross. Came just seconds before halftime. 2-0.
December 8th, 2012 at 1:57 pm
AV gets back in the match. 2-1 early second half.
December 8th, 2012 at 2:13 pm
College Park goes up 3-1 on a nice strike by Joey Brauer.
December 8th, 2012 at 2:43 pm
CP wins 3-1. Updated standings…
Amador Valley 20 points
Monte Vista 15 points (one game left)
Berkeley 14 points
College Park 13 points
Pittsburg 12 points (one game left)
San Ramon Valley 11 points (one game left)
Richmond 4 points (one game left)
Clayton Valley 0 points
December 8th, 2012 at 3:35 pm
Monte Vista goes up 1-0 on a header in the 32nd minute against Pitt. If this result holds, MV wins the TVC.
December 8th, 2012 at 4:04 pm
Pitt equalizer negated on an offside call.
December 8th, 2012 at 4:21 pm
Monte Vista up 2-1. It was 2-0. Pitt has since scored, missed a PK and had another goal wiped out by offsides.
December 8th, 2012 at 4:27 pm
Monte Vista up 3-1 with seven minutes left. As long as they don’t give up two goals, they’ve won the TVC.
December 8th, 2012 at 4:43 pm
Refs put their imprint on this game. Lots of questionable calls both ways.
MV has some skille and burners in the front. Reed and their sub #4 can absolutely fly
December 8th, 2012 at 4:50 pm
Hey Matt….Tell EBPC to loosen up the purse strings and let you have a live, real, rolling blog site for soccer like football has. Sure you have enough followers…..unless you’re shooting to be the king of messages/replies.
Good job. I don’t even follow soccer but can never resist an action, minute by minute ticker.
December 8th, 2012 at 5:12 pm
Any one care to comment about the YV vs Hayward game??
December 8th, 2012 at 5:20 pm
Concrete17! Thanks man.
SRV up 1-0 on Richmond.
December 8th, 2012 at 5:24 pm
YV beat Hayward 5-2.
December 8th, 2012 at 5:25 pm
Cal beat Dougherty Valley 2-1.
December 8th, 2012 at 5:26 pm
Montes equalizes. 1-1.
December 8th, 2012 at 5:38 pm
Wow.. ayala with 4 goals and an assist against the talent that is Hayward, looks like Ygnacio valley is at it again.
December 8th, 2012 at 5:39 pm
College Park looked strong, Amador not as good as their previous games, still a force. The Pitt-MV game was thrilling and an overall good game between two very good teams. Expect all 4 of these teams to be competing for NCS along with the almighty De La Salle.
December 8th, 2012 at 6:07 pm
Richmond San Ramon update?
December 8th, 2012 at 6:11 pm
Whats the score on the richmond vs san ramon
December 8th, 2012 at 6:24 pm
@Juan Pito agree with comment on CP strength, solid all round team. AV had 2 starters that missed game and another missed first half. Also head coach was not at game. Not sufficient excuse for giving away TVC though as they still had enough talent to win but could not finish when it counted. MV looked very strong and is well balanced team and deserved to win Pitt game and TVC. Congrats to MV. EBAL quality will be fantastic.
December 8th, 2012 at 6:35 pm
who won richmond san ramon game??
December 8th, 2012 at 6:43 pm
Richmond and SRV ended 1-1.
December 8th, 2012 at 7:02 pm
Hey Juan Pinto….Amador as well as MV and Cal will challenge DLS this year.I still like the Dons roster from top to bottom.AV was sluggish today and without their leader.Watch for Dons to improve and get back on track this week
December 8th, 2012 at 7:06 pm
MacG, as a player from last years NCS title run, the Ball Whisperer is unpredictable and I don’t even know if he will make appearances throughout the season. After O’Dowd’s loss last night to Alameda he may be needed.
Ygnacio Valley’s win today against Hayward shows their true dominance in D2 and it would be interesting if they play a rematch against Acalanes. Concord can also play a significant role in D2 playing Ygnacio Valley twice in league play. One team I feel who is under the radar is St. Mary’s. Although I played against all of these teams last year, they all return key players this year. Overall in D2 I think the top teams are Ygnacio Valley and Acalanes with some teams such as Hayward, Concord, O’Dowd and St. Mary’s making some noise.
December 8th, 2012 at 7:20 pm
Northgate beat Stevenson 4 – 3. Their goalie (name?) carried their team with some great saves, NG could’ve very well been down 6 or 7 without him. AFoster scored two goals one of them a quick free kick.
December 8th, 2012 at 9:09 pm
Anybody have the Logan De La Salle score?
December 8th, 2012 at 9:09 pm
Not sure which match Bkells, was watching between Mission and AV, Thought pretty even. Game should have been tied. Mission also Played Granada the next day in morning with all showing up. Bkells don’t make excuses for players not showing up. you should know what the word, assume means. On another note miss Ken, but new coach Scott will be fine. AV has a great program and was glad to play them
dan, Mission soccer
December 8th, 2012 at 9:13 pm
De La Salle won 6-1.
December 8th, 2012 at 9:30 pm
Some other scores…
Albany 3, Oakland Tech 0
St. Mary’s 2, Tech 2
December 8th, 2012 at 9:33 pm
The DLS season started with a 6 to 1 victory over James Logan.
December 8th, 2012 at 10:02 pm
NG is looking very promising this year – doing well thus far.
RCain, the keeper for the Stevenson game was Max Sonnier.
December 8th, 2012 at 11:42 pm
Yes please to twitter!
December 9th, 2012 at 3:28 am
Dan Christensen….I am not so sure what you are are saying.AV beat Mission 2-1 and score could have been more lopsided in favour of the Dons.
December 9th, 2012 at 7:15 am
I think what Dan is saying is that when a non-EBAL team challenged and plays on level footing with an EBAL team, most assume that it was because the EBAL team didn’t play well.
I think the EBAL is a great league with great teams, but I also think credit must be given to other teams when they play well. I think MSJ should be praised for their play. Same thing with CP beating AV. I know AV had a perfect storm hit them with Coach Berglin missing, and some key players being gone for various reasons, but CP had Ken Cheda, who is essentially a co-head coach with Edgar, missing, as well as missing some kids including their star player.
I guess I am saying we should be quicker to congratulate a team for its play first, and then get into the specifics of how/why it happened.
December 9th, 2012 at 7:57 am
As for Heyward losing to YV, they had played a tough league game only the day before and were without their best player, Rigo Castillo.
Frankly I have to wonder about the wisdom of not only keeping your star players in a game that is a foregone conclusion (vs. Tennyson) but risking further injury by playing a non league game the very next day. Even strong young men and women need some recovery time.
This is not to take away from YV though.I have watched them through the years and they are tough as nails.
December 9th, 2012 at 8:41 am
Well said Matt,
I like to read your posts because they are not biased. Look forward to your update today!
December 9th, 2012 at 8:57 am
Well said Matt Smith in #139!
We, as a society, are very quick to lay blame or cry foul much sooner than we are to simply congratulate for a job well done.
December 9th, 2012 at 9:42 am
Matt… I could not agree with you more.I had already mentioned that I thought CP would give AV a test.Sure enough CP beat them.No Excuses given on my part.CP was better team yesterday.In addition to missing head coach and few key players AV was flat most of game and CP won fair and square.The quality of players in the EBAL is excellent with 4-5 teams that will challenge DSL this year.
December 9th, 2012 at 9:45 am
Can anyone provide update on DLS game yesterday?Are they that as good as score indicates?
December 9th, 2012 at 10:16 am
I didn’t see the DLS game, but I think the balance is once again the key. They always get so many players contributing.
And I think this Jones kid is the transfer from Las Lomas, who is a stud.
December 15th, 2012 at 9:46 am
Piedmont dominated Tennyson 3-0 last night. Should have tied O’Dowd on Wednesday as well as beaten San Lorenzo last week. This is a good team that will only get better as the season wears on.
December 15th, 2012 at 8:41 pm
Matt, In reference to #139, level headed response. Every year is different. I, as a coach for over 20 + years never make an excuse win or lose. You play with the squad at hand. Can’t thank you enough for keeping us coaches in perspective with stats, info and updates.