- East Bay Prep Corner
Boys Soccer: League Predictions, Rankings, Standings, Stats
By Matt Smith
Sunday, December 9th, 2012 at 8:43 am in Boys soccer.
For the first time, I am going to do league predictions, trying to accurately predict the leagues from top to bottom.
The first thing I ask is that nobody get upset at me, because this is just my opinion of how I think things will shake out and it gives you every chance to prove me wrong if you don’t like where you’re predicted to finish.
We’ll see how this goes and if people like it, we can make it a new thing.
BVAL
The clear favorite to me in this league is Pittsburg. Having seen them twice, this team is fast, confident and legit. Even in the loss to Monte Vista, they looked good. Deer Valley is the most likely challenger, while Antioch, Freedom and Heritage have all shown they can compete so far. This league is always competitive, and Pittsburg won’t go undefeated/untied and run away with it. These are all rivalry games and I would expect 3-4 teams from this league to make the playoffs.
Predicted order of finish:
1. Pittsburg
2. Deer Valley
3. Freedom
4. Antioch
5. Heritage
6. Liberty
DFAL
Judged on the first week of results, I’d be a fool not to say Acalanes is the favorite, and it’s what I would have said even if they hadn’t played two league games. I think the rest of the league is a crapshoot from week to week and I think anyone has the ability to beat anyone else. I do expect Dublin to play much better than they have, and Campo will be gunning for Acalanes down the stretch. Alhambra has a chance to be the surprise team, after a nice start so far.
Predicted order of finish:
1. Acalanes
2. Campolindo
3. Alhambra
4. Dublin
5. Dougherty Valley
6. Miramonte
7. Las Lomas
DVAL
Ygnacio Valley should be considered a heavy favorite, but, I don’t think College Park is going to let them run away. Expect these two teams to have battles the two times they play, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see CP win this league. I think the top two in this league are well established with others sorting things out as we go along.
Predicted order of finish:
1. Ygnacio Valley
2. College Park
3. Northgate
4. Concord
5. Clayton Valley
6. Mount Diablo
7. Berean Christian
EBAL
Should I not pick De La Salle? I pretty much have to. The four-time defending NCS champs are the favorite and have a good amount of returning players and some new blood. However, this league is deeper than it’s been in the last five years, and that is saying a lot. I don’t expect DLS to go unbeaten. With the usual suspects in the mix, plus Foothill rapidly improving, watch out for some entertaining soccer from week to week. I think it’s possible seven teams from this league make the playoffs. Predicting how this league will finish is next to impossible.
Predicted order of finish:
1. De La Salle
2. Amador Valley
3. Monte Vista
4. California
5. San Ramon Valley
6. Foothill
7. Granada
8. Livermore
MVAL
This league is in flux, and it’s a good time for some new blood to jump towards the top. Newark Memorial is still the favorite, and deservedly so, but I am keeping an eye on Mission San Jose and Washington to possibly finish in the top two or three. Don’t be surprised.
Predicted order of finish:
1. Newark Memorial
2. Mission San Jose
3. Logan
4. Washington
5. American
6. Irvington
7. Moreau Catholic
8. Kennedy
OAL
I don’t know much about this league, and I wish I knew more. I know that Oakland Tech and Skyline will likely be battling it out for the title, and that Oakland Tech is a program to keep an eye on.
Predicted order of finish:
1. Oakland Tech
2. Skyline
3. Oakland
4. Castlemont
5. Fremont
TCAL ROCK
I think other than Richmond, who will run away with this league, everyone else is pretty close. The fight for spots two through six will be very interesting.
Predicted order of finish:
1. Richmond
2. St. Mary’s
3. El Cerrito
4. Albany
5. St. Joseph Notre Dame
6. Salesian
TCAL STONE
This league is very balanced, and at first glance I’d have to say three teams stick out to me that will be battling for the league crown. De Anza, Hercules and Pinole Valley will have some great games this year and there will be a fight at the top of the standings.
Predicted order of finish:
1. Hercules
2. Pinole Valley
3. De Anza
4. Kennedy
5. St. Patrick-St. Vincent
6. Swett
WACC FOOTHILL
I think it’s possible for all six teams to win this. O’Dowd, Berkeley and Mt. Eden have been the best teams of late, Alameda is getting better while Arroyo and Castro Valley are on the rise. I still think it comes down to O’Dowd and Berkeley, but I wouldn’t be surprised to be completely wrong.
Predicted order of finish:
1. Bishop O’Dowd
2. Berkeley
3. Alameda
4. Mt. Eden
5. Arroyo
6. Castro Valley
WACC SHORELINE
Hayward is the heavy favorite here, but with so many rivalry games, namely with Tennyson and San Lorenzo, watch out. Still, I think this is the Farmers league to lose. Piedmont and San Leandro could still cause problems as those teams typically get stronger as the season goes along.
Predicted order of finish:
1. Hayward
2. Tennyson
3. San Lorenzo
4. San Leandro
5. Piedmont
6. Encinal
Rankings
By winning the TVC and looking very impressive against Pittsburg while doing so, Monte Vista gets a very deserved jump in the rankings. YV looks to be back in form and also gets a jump as earlier transgressions have been forgiven. Both MV and YV jump five spots.
Berkeley moves into the top ten after an impressive win over San Ramon Valley, while Foothill continues to climb. College Park continues to play a tough schedule, and has looked pretty tough at times this year, and is back in the top 15.
1. De La Salle (1-0-0)
2. Acalanes (6-0-0)
3. Monte Vista (5-0-2)
4. California (9-0-1)
5. Amador Valley (6-1-0)
6. Ygnacio Valley (3-1-1)
7. Pittsburg (2-2-0)
8. San Ramon Valley (3-1-1)
9. Newark Memorial (3-1-2)
10. Berkeley (3-1-3)
11. Bishop O’Dowd (1-1-0)
12. Hayward (6-2-0)
13. Foothill (5-0-1)
14. Richmond (0-2-2)
15. College Park (3-4-2)
Others Considered: Campolindo (4-2-0), Mt. Eden (4-3-1), Alhambra (3-1-3), Deer Valley (4-2-1), Northgate (5-0-2), Alameda (3-1-2), Antioch (3-1-2), Dougherty Valley (2-2-0), Hercules (5-1-1), Concord (1-1-0)
Standings
BVAL
Team W-L (overall, league) PTS
Antioch (4-1-2, 0-0-0) 0
Deer Valley (4-2-1, 0-0-0) 0
Freedom (2-4-0, 0-0-0) 0
Heritage (1-6-2, 0-0-0) 0
Liberty (0-2-0, 0-0-0) 0
Pittsburg (2-2-0, 0-0-0) 0
DFAL
Team W-L (overall, league) PTS
Acalanes (6-0-0, 2-0-0) 6
Alhambra (3-1-3, 1-0-1) 4
Campolindo (4-2-0, 1-1-0) 3
Dublin (1-4-1, 1-1-0) 3
Miramonte (2-4-1, 1-1-0) 3
Las Lomas (0-3-3, 0-1-1) 1
Dougherty Valley (2-2-0, 0-1-0) 0
DVAL
Team W-L (overall, league) PTS
Berean Chr. (0-3-0, 0-0-0) 0
Clayton Valley (0-5-0, 0-0-0) 0
College Park (3-4-2, 0-0-0) 0
Concord (1-1-0, 0-0-0) 0
Mt. Diablo (0-0-0, 0-0-0) 0
Northgate (5-0-2, 0-0-0) 0
Ygnacio Valley (3-1-1, 0-0-0) 0
EBAL
Team W-L (overall, league) PTS
Amador Valley (6-1-0, 0-0-0) 0
California (9-0-1, 0-0-0) 0
De La Salle (1-0-0, 0-0-0) 0
Foothill (5-0-1, 0-0-0) 0
Granada (2-1-3, 0-0-0) 0
Livermore (2-4-2, 0-0-0) 0
Monte Vista (5-0-2, 0-0-0) 0
San Ramon Valley (3-1-1, 0-0-0) 0
MVAL
Team W-L (overall, league) PTS
American (1-3-2, 0-0-0) 0
Irvington (1-3-2, 0-0-0) 0
Kennedy (0-1-2, 0-0-0) 0
Logan (1-5-2, 0-0-0) 0
Mission San Jose (2-4-3, 0-0-0) 0
Moreau Catholic (0-2-1, 0-0-0) 0
Newark Memorial (3-1-2, 0-0-0) 0
Washington (2-2-2, 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 (0-2-1, 0-0-0) 0
Skyline (0-0-0, 0-0-0) 0
TCAL Rock
Team W-L (overall, league) PTS
Albany (1-3-3, 0-0-0) 0
El Cerrito (0-5-0, 0-0-0) 0
Richmond (0-2-2, 0-0-0) 0
Salesian (1-0-0, 0-0-0) 0
St. Joseph Notre Dame (1-3-1, 0-0-0) 0
St. Mary’s (2-0-1, 0-0-0) 0
TCAL Stone
Team W-L (overall, league) PTS
De Anza (1-2-0, 0-0-0) 0
Hercules (5-1-1, 0-0-0) 0
Kennedy (0-0-0, 0-0-0) 0
Pinole Valley (2-2-0, 0-0-0) 0
St. Patrick-St. Vincent (0-1-0, 0-0-0) 0
Swett (0-0-0, 0-0-0) 0
WACC Foothill
Team W-L (overall, league) PTS
Alameda (3-1-2, 2-0-0) 6
Arroyo (2-3-3, 1-0-1) 4
Bishop O’Dowd (1-1-0, 1-1-0) 3
Castro Valley (1-3-2, 1-1-0) 3
Berkeley (3-1-3, 0-0-1) 1
Mt. Eden (4-3-1, 0-0-1) 1
WACC Shoreline
Team W-L (overall, league) PTS
San Lorenzo (1-1-0, 1-1-0) 3
Hayward (6-2-0, 1-1-0) 3
San Leandro (1-4-0, 1-0-0) 3
Piedmont (1-1-1, 0-1-1) 1
Tennyson (2-3-2, 0-2-0) 0
Encinal (0-1-0, 0-1-0) 0
Stat Leaders
Name School Goals
R. Castillo, Hayward 13
Gala, Dougherty 7
Ayala, YV 7
Mirner, Acalanes 6
Solomon, Berkeley 6
Grixti, Cal 6
Raynor, Cal 6
Mendoza, Hayward 6
Reiter, CP 5
Gray, Hayward 5
Foster, Ngate 5
Espinoza, St. Mary 5
Name School Assists
Gomez, Hayward 11
Raynor, Cal 6
Clark, FH 5
Greenberg, MV 5
J. Maldonado, Alhambra 4
Diaz-Valdes, Campo 4
R. Castillo, Hayward 4
Bolender, Ngate 4
Dull, St. Mary 4
Damian, YV 4
Seitz, AV 3
Grixti, Cal 3
Massimino, Cal 3
Garcia, CP 3
Goldstein, FH 3
Ortega, Hayward 3
Gratsch, MV 3
Sandoval, Newark 3
Foster, Ngate 3
Napoles, Tenny 3
Ayala, YV 3
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December 9th, 2012 at 9:55 am
These are some great rankings, I respect the fact that you kept College Park and Richmond in the top 15 despite losing records, they have played some tough schedules for sure.
December 9th, 2012 at 10:10 am
Are keeper stats maintained as well? Shame if they don’t get their due.
December 9th, 2012 at 10:11 am
@Juan Pito Thanks. This was a tough week. Lots of moving around, but I feel like I stayed consistent with my ranking philosophies.
December 9th, 2012 at 10:11 am
@Bueller I’ll try to incorporate keeper stats.
December 9th, 2012 at 10:33 am
Matt…well done on rankings and predictions.Can you comment on DLS’s game yesterday with James Logan.
December 9th, 2012 at 10:46 am
Just from my understanding of the game, DLS has a transfer kid named Jones, and I think he’s only a sophomore and was a frosh stud at LL last year.
They also just seem super, super balanced as usual. They probably won’t have a guy with more than 12-15 goals, but will have like eight guys with five or more.
That’s what makes them so tough as well as the discipline and the pressure.
December 9th, 2012 at 10:48 am
Thanks for the insight Matt
December 9th, 2012 at 11:07 am
Matt,
Do you get your stats off of max preps or are they sent to you from the teams? If so how can we send you our stats?
Irvington Soccer
December 9th, 2012 at 11:13 am
Let me get this straight. Irvington beats Mission in the WC, yet Mission is predicted to finish second and Irvington sixth?
That’s confusing. But good to see we have some rankings and a way to look up on all the other leagues. Thanks matt.
December 9th, 2012 at 11:24 am
@Eric I usually depend on people sending the stats either to me, or emailing them to the newspaper. If you want to email me at mhsmith78@gmail.com, and/or prepscores@bayareanewsgroup.com, that would be great. I usually look to Maxpreps as a last resort. I don’t like them very much.
@Irvington Dad I just have a hunch about this MSJ team. They seem tough, and despite the WSC loss to Irvington, I think they’ll be very tough in league play.
December 9th, 2012 at 1:07 pm
Hey Matt,
Maybe could you split up the stats league to league?
December 9th, 2012 at 1:12 pm
@Ncsfan123 I’d love to be able to do that, but I think that is just a little more work than I have time for to do each week, but maybe at the end of the season?
December 9th, 2012 at 2:17 pm
Hey Matt,
It was good to see you at SRV yesterday. What a great day for competitive matches and the officiating was top notch. Congratulations to Monte Vista for winning the tournament. The Mustangs matched up really well against the Pirates. A couple of other comments: College Park looked dangerous from all over the field, Clayton Valley’s midfield play is under-rated, and the EBAL will be crazy competitive.
While it may still be early, I did notice that several players were in mid-season form, whining and cursing good officiating. The refs were fairly judicious, putting up with more than they should have to. Some really good players, clear team assets, suddenly become an “un-coachable” liability. Just put a lid on it, and let your play do your talking.
Nice job on the rankings. BTW, that is 65 teams that you are ranking…65! Have you patented your ranking algorithms? Have you handicapped the 2014 World Cup? Let me guess…Brasil?
See you at the pitch.
December 9th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
Nice work on the rankings Matt!
Appreciate all the detail. One question…does Acalanes ever play or scrimmage any of the EBAL teams this year?
December 9th, 2012 at 3:50 pm
At Ball Don’t Lie,
Acalanes played Monte Vista in a scrimmage earlier in the year, however the game was cut short due to no lights. Monte Vista won 2 0 but acalanes didn’t have many of their starters due to club play.
December 9th, 2012 at 4:09 pm
#14. Acalanes has played SRV in past years and they have been close matches. Maxpreps shows the Dons hosting the Wolves on Jan 19th.
December 9th, 2012 at 4:27 pm
Sweeper is right, Acalanes and SRV will play this year.
And Sweeper, it was great to see you. Where did you disappear to? I didn’t see you in your spot after we talked during the Berkeley game.
December 9th, 2012 at 4:40 pm
Matt, what do you think the chances of a 3rd MVAL team making it to NCS this year? Lately they’ve only gotten two teams in, with EBAL dominating the section.
I’ve seen Irvington, Mission, American, and Washington all play this year. They all look pretty even. Irvington dominated the ball vs Mission in their match up but lack of size was an issue. Mission, Washington and American all have a lot of heart and toughness. Just interested to get your input, because I remember the days that MVAL used to dominate this section.
December 9th, 2012 at 4:47 pm
Did anybody notice Castillo’s goal total? I really hope he’s o.k.
December 9th, 2012 at 6:30 pm
@Mudhen I heard that Rigo tore all three ligaments in his knee. Very, very sad for that young man. Tremendous player and has worked very hard.
@MVAL Soccer Fan I am thinking three MVAL teams get in this year. Logan will right the ship in league and get in, and then someone else will get in. I have a hunch things have evened up enough in that league so it isn’t so top heavy.
December 9th, 2012 at 7:00 pm
#18 @MVAL Soccer Fan It’s going to be an interesting year for all the MVAL teams! I was there at the Mission Vs. Irvington game to see what it will be like for my son’s team this year during season and I have to say you were watching the wrong game. It was a Barcelona vs. Chelsea game as Mission passed around the ball beautifully and controlled the ball 70-80% of the game while Irvington showed a strong defense. Great last minute goal by Irvington with a strong effort of their forwards. But this Mission San Jose team actually worries me with the skill and heart that they show at their games. Will be fun to see who will join NCS this year in MVAL or possibly “kick-out” Logan this year!
Great work so far Matt! Keep it up!
December 9th, 2012 at 8:23 pm
Thanks All for the feedback on Acalanes. With regards to the player mentioned above, really sorry to hear about such a severe injury.
December 9th, 2012 at 10:25 pm
Good job with your predictions, Matt. I only have one disagreement and I think Irvington Dad talked about it already. While I do think that MSJ is the better team, I think Irvington at 6th is a little too low. They are at least better than American and Washington based on what I’ve seen so far, and I think they can surprise people and make a run at the league. I wouldn’t count the Vikings out.
@ MVAL Soccer Fan, Those four teams, Logan, and Newark should make the league very fun to watch. Newark may be the favorite, but Logan, Irvington, MSJ, American, and Washington will be challenging them for MVAL glory.
December 9th, 2012 at 10:54 pm
Hey Matt,
I took a break after the 2nd match and it took 25 minutes to get a made-to-order sandwich (typical in Danville, they are “anti-fast-food” whatever that means). I missed the first five minutes of the MV/Pitt match, and then stayed until halftime of the SRV/Richmond match. I was talking to some MV fans when you left and could not catch up with you.
I am still interested in DLS’ schedule in December and if they are making a trip to SoCal.
Lastly, I am sad to hear about the Hayward athlete’s injuries. As we discussed, we pray and wish only the best for these athletes.
BTW, limited taxi service from BART remains an option.
See you at the pitch.
December 9th, 2012 at 11:08 pm
Hey Matt,
What about those patent filings on your ranking algorithm(s) and your 2014 World Cup predictions?
JK, you have enough on your plate as it is, but I am sure that this blog can comment on 2014. What about Mr. Messi? Is he heck-on-cleats or what? There is no answer for this wizard/magician/vituoso…and they ask who the POY is? Really?
Back to East Bay Futball priorities: What are the must see matches that you will cover and the matches that you cannot cover between now and Christmas. We can get this blog site to cover the gaps.
See you at the pitch…
December 10th, 2012 at 7:55 am
Hey Sweeper,
The taxi service will be called upon at some point. That is for sure!
I think matches I am keeping an eye on, just off the top of my head, are MV v. Cal on Tuesday, DLS v. AV next Tuesday, YV v. Northgate on Thursday, Pitt v. YV on the 22nd and of course the DLS Showcase, of which I will run the schedule here in just a little bit… I’ll post more games as I think of them also.
Oh ya, I’ll be at O’Dowd v. Piedmont tomorrow and Dougherty v. Alhambra on Wednesday.
P.S. Messi is not bad at soccer. Haha. Great day for me yesterday. My Blues beat Tottenham at Goodison to move into fourth.
December 10th, 2012 at 8:05 am
DLS Showcase
Friday
SRV v. Gilroy 1:00
BOD v. Bullard 3:00
Richmond v. Cathedral 5:00
De La Salle v. Mater Dei 7:00
Saturday
BOD v. YV 9:00
Richmond v. Clayton Valley 11:00
SRV v. Mater Dei 1:00
Acalanes v. Bullard 3:00
Campolindo v. St. Francis 5:00
DLS v. Cathedral 7:00
December 10th, 2012 at 8:31 am
@ Matt Showcase is a great set of games..definitely on my schedule of things to do. It Gives you a good look at some of the top local and out of area teams.
Here are some other games that are @ De La Salle during Christmas Break:
EBAL League Games
12/13 vs Foothill at 6:30pm
12/20 vs Monte Vista at 6:00pm
Road Games: 12/18 away at Amador Valley 6:00pm
12/26-12/29 Sparty hits the road to San Diego and the Southern Cal HS Classic / Nautical
December 10th, 2012 at 10:44 am
Rigo for Hayward is most likely out for the year. What a shame haven’t seen a talent like his in years. The kid will win you games.
December 10th, 2012 at 11:54 am
That is really terrible. He’s a good kid. Is there anywhere a card could be sent?
December 10th, 2012 at 3:40 pm
TENNYSON AT ALHAMBRA 6;00 PM
December 10th, 2012 at 4:44 pm
Hey Matt, I’m pretty sure the Mv/Cal game is Thursday and not Tuesday.
December 10th, 2012 at 5:08 pm
Thank you Soccerman.
Change to my calendar. I won’t be able to make the Dougherty v. Alhambra game on Wednesday, but I will be at Northgate v. YV.
I will also only be able to attend one day of the Showcase, so I will be there on Saturday.
December 10th, 2012 at 5:26 pm
I notice that Cal is undefeated after 10 games. I suppose we’ll find out soon enough but are they a good side or is that record due to a soft schedule? Has anyone here actually seen them play yet? BTW, Matt, thanks for all the rankings and the fun conversation and controversy it produces!!
December 10th, 2012 at 5:41 pm
Matt, I am a player on the Piedmont team, and I feel that you predicting us at 5th place in our league is unfortunate. I think we have a solid group of players/atheletes who can take good shots and move the ball. I know our league has Hayward, but I beleive we are better than Tennyson, San Lorenzo, and San Leandro. We pushed San Lorenzo to their limits on Saturday, and if anyone underestimates us you will be very sorry to play us. Otherwise, mad respect for what you do Matt.
December 10th, 2012 at 7:48 pm
Hi Matt have you seen the new foward that Mt eden has ? Mt eden vs hayward @hayward 3:15
December 10th, 2012 at 8:08 pm
Freedom beats MV 1-0. That’s my third No. 3 team to lose in three weeks.
December 10th, 2012 at 8:10 pm
@Eduardo I haven’t seen him. What’s his name?
@Piedmont Kid I hope to be proved wrong, my man. I fully believe you’re capable which is why I had you guys on the list just outside the top 15 to start the year. I’ll get a look at you guys tomorrow against Bishop O’Dowd.
December 10th, 2012 at 8:18 pm
ALHAMBRA 2 TENNYSON 1 FINAL
December 10th, 2012 at 8:18 pm
When teams like Hayward play against weaker competition such as the teams the played in preseason. Doesn’t that give their players an unfair advantage against other players who are facing real competition?
December 10th, 2012 at 8:30 pm
What?
December 10th, 2012 at 8:54 pm
@matt
theres 2 a freshment name Aaron Cortez , Juan Villegas
December 10th, 2012 at 8:55 pm
@matt
theres 2 a freshment name Aaron Cortez , Senior Juan Villegas
December 10th, 2012 at 9:01 pm
Glad to know you’re coming to our game, Matt. Mark my words, Piedmont will push Bishop O’ Dowd to their limits.
December 11th, 2012 at 12:03 am
I have a feeling that @PiedmontKid is David, the Piedmont head coach hahaha
December 11th, 2012 at 8:17 am
@Piedmont Predictions don’t mean much in regards to the big picture. The big picture is the race to a NCS slot ..one game at time. If you read this blog to much you will start to get gray hair. Take the positive from blog and don’t dwell on the negative. ENJOY your season and give it your best shot.
December 11th, 2012 at 8:47 am
@mudhen I’m pretty sure you can mail one in to Hayward high and it’ll get to him.
December 11th, 2012 at 8:51 am
@EBU I think my time spent working on my graduate degree would help me spell athlete correctly. But than again I see how I could be mistake for a 14-17 year old boy.
December 11th, 2012 at 5:25 pm
Checking in from Bishop O’Dowd High where the Dragons are about to host Piedmont.
December 11th, 2012 at 5:36 pm
O’Dowd goes up 1-0 in the 8th minute.
December 11th, 2012 at 5:45 pm
Piedmont missed two great chances in the last five minutes. Still 1-0 with about 20 minutes before halftime.
December 11th, 2012 at 6:07 pm
How is #10 for Piedmont doing, Matt?
December 11th, 2012 at 6:08 pm
1-0 BOD at half.
December 11th, 2012 at 6:08 pm
@EBU That kid, Matt Baringer, is a stud. Best player on the field. Created a great chance that rang off the near post.
December 11th, 2012 at 6:17 pm
Hey Matt, just wanted to let you know that Saint Mary’s tied Richmond high 1-1 today. Not so sure if they will run away with the league as you predicted
December 11th, 2012 at 6:28 pm
Baringer is good. Who are your favorite players on Berkeley and Hercules?
December 11th, 2012 at 6:39 pm
Thank you St. Mary’s fan. Could have never guessed that.
For Berkeley, Nigus Solomon is a lot of fun to watch. Matthew Marletta is a beast in the back.
Haven’t seen Hercules, but Jeremy Romero is a big time player.
December 11th, 2012 at 6:49 pm
Amador Valley and Deer Valley tied 0-0 at half.
December 11th, 2012 at 7:12 pm
O’Dowd wins 2-0.
December 11th, 2012 at 7:28 pm
Doyle for AV. 1-0 60th minute.
December 11th, 2012 at 7:40 pm
AV 2-0.
December 11th, 2012 at 7:54 pm
@Matt
Any comments on the performances by both teams by PHS and BOD?
December 11th, 2012 at 8:22 pm
Hercules 3 Kennedy 0
December 11th, 2012 at 8:42 pm
O’Dowd played very solidly. They have quality all over the field and didn’t really make any major mistakes. Once this team gets a little more aggressive in the midfield, they’ll be very tough.
Piedmont is very young, but was unfazed. They held their own and have some very good players. They stayed organized and are only gonna get better.
December 11th, 2012 at 9:10 pm
Pinole 4, De Anza 1
December 11th, 2012 at 9:43 pm
Alameda 1, San Leandro 0
December 11th, 2012 at 9:58 pm
Hey Matt what do you think of Berkeley high #10 nigus Solomon?? There’s been a lot of talk on the style of play he has
December 11th, 2012 at 11:26 pm
Sounded like you went to a good game between BOD and Piedmont, Matt. Piedmont Kid, I like how confident you are in your team despite your record so far. Like Shinguard said, you shouldn’t look too much into predictions and what other people say, because that can affect you mentally. I’m pretty sure you guys can do well in your league, and I don’t think anyone, especially Matt, is disrespecting your team. Best of luck Piedmont.
December 12th, 2012 at 7:38 am
Hey Matt, love your predictions and list of stat leaders. But how about a little love for defenders who’ve kept goals against so far to a bare minimum (or maybe none in some cases)? Those guys are priceless and and mostly under recognized!
December 12th, 2012 at 8:01 am
@Rick I really like Nigus Solomon. An all around player, who is doing it all for Berkeley. Very skilled.
@BackLine I agree with you that it’s good to give defenders love, but it’s hard to find a stat that quantifies that.
@Tri-City Dude Well said.
December 12th, 2012 at 10:00 am
DLS bench is very deeeep at all positions and can come up with that last min goal. You have to say that the critical execution within the box during free kicks and corners is trade mark of the Spartans. Then add in a stout defense that is not afraid to attack, and the expanded creativity of the front the past few seasons has made them a consistent force on the pitch.
Sounds like a recipe for success.
December 12th, 2012 at 3:33 pm
EBAL games for Thursday 12/13:
California at Monte Vista
Foothill at De La Salle
Amador Valley at Livermore
December 12th, 2012 at 3:36 pm
ALHAMBRA AT DOUGHERTY VALLEY 6;00 PM
December 12th, 2012 at 5:07 pm
GO DOGS
December 12th, 2012 at 5:19 pm
Hayward hight tied Mt Eden in the last minute the side lien dint mark a clear offside ,Juan villegas score mt eden second goal and agust score first goal
December 12th, 2012 at 5:22 pm
Reminder:
De La Salle Showcase is this Friday and Saturday.
@ De La Salle> 1130 Winton Drive Concord <
Friday December 14
1:00pm San Ramon Valley VS Gilroy
3:00pm Bishop O'Dowd VS Bullard-Fresno
5:00pm Richmond VS Cathedral-LA
7:00pm De La salle VS Mater Dei-Santa Ana
Saturday December 15
9:00am Bishop O'Dowd VS Ygnacio Valley
11:00am Richmond VS Clayton Valley Charter
1:00pm San Ramon Valley VS Mater Dei-Santa Ana
3:00pm Acalanes VS Bullard-Fresno
5:00pm Campolindo VS St. Francis
7:00pm De La Salle VS Cathedral-LA
December 12th, 2012 at 5:30 pm
DOMINATOR and CREW GO DOGS
DO IT from the Terminator
@ the Fisherman ..Pass the word.
December 12th, 2012 at 6:14 pm
The EBAL race is on per a prior poster.
De La Salle & Foothill should be a good game if you are in the Concord area. Kick-off is at * 6:30pm
*No JV game prior to Varsity Game.
*adjusted start as Spartan Football is preparing for State Open Title.
December 12th, 2012 at 6:18 pm
Dogs just started running a bit late.
December 12th, 2012 at 6:30 pm
Berkeley 5, San Lorenzo 2
December 12th, 2012 at 7:18 pm
DV is up 1 -Dogs 0 at half.
Thanks to capt Ahab the fisherman
December 12th, 2012 at 7:57 pm
Mt. Eden 2, Hayward 2
December 12th, 2012 at 8:25 pm
Looks like a good update on Rigo Castillo. Should be back in a month of less. Just a sprain.
December 12th, 2012 at 8:29 pm
Mission San Jose 1, Washington 1
December 12th, 2012 at 8:30 pm
DV 1 Alhambra 0. Dogs got robbed on a late goal for a 1-1 draw on a very very questionable off-side call. 2nd half was all Dog’s but they had a rough 1st half.
Thanks to Capt Ahab ..the fisherman.
The re-match is at Alhambra….Bulldogs are a very feisty animal.
December 12th, 2012 at 8:34 pm
Can you say grand-theft? Everybody including the blind monkey knew that was a bad call. Cant wait for the return match at Alhambra.
December 12th, 2012 at 9:09 pm
Grand theft? The goal scorer was a foot from the goal line, and behind all defenders, including the GK, when the ball was shot. It was going to go in without the touch he took from an offside position. Your complaint should be directed at the player who tried to score from an obvious offside position, not at the ref who made the correct call. All in all DV played better and was solid defensively over the course of the night, though Alhambra did turn it on in the final 15 minutes playing much more direct.
December 12th, 2012 at 10:04 pm
@Shinguard Love the Moby Dick reference.
Other scores from around the area…
Dublin 2, Las Lomas 0
Acalanes 5, Miramonte 1
Campo 1, Kennedy-Richmond 0
Newark 0, Irvington 0
Arroyo 5, Encinal 1
Castro Valley 2, Tennyson 1
December 12th, 2012 at 10:41 pm
Logan 3, American 0
December 13th, 2012 at 9:17 am
Considering the rumors that have passed around, that’s very good news for Rigo. And Hayward too!
December 13th, 2012 at 9:50 am
Foothill is at DLS tonight at 6:30 should be a good match. Also Cal at Monte Vista at 6 may try and split viewing time as EBAL blasts off for another exciting season.
Clayton Valley Charter is looking disjointed watched the MV game…CV needs lots of work. Tough job for new coaching staff.
December 13th, 2012 at 12:16 pm
Wow. Good news about Rigo.
But it’s a lesson of some sort that it was first identified as a three-ligament tear – but then became a sprain. I wonder what caused that confusion.
December 13th, 2012 at 2:53 pm
Who is where tonight?
I’m at Northgate.
December 13th, 2012 at 6:03 pm
Underway at Northgate.
December 13th, 2012 at 6:12 pm
O’Dowd up 1-0 in the 1st min over Castro Valley.
December 13th, 2012 at 6:12 pm
Northgate takes the early 1-0 lead.
December 13th, 2012 at 6:15 pm
Livermore takes an early 1-0 lead on AV.
December 13th, 2012 at 6:21 pm
YV equalizes.
December 13th, 2012 at 6:22 pm
AV gets a goal wiped off.
December 13th, 2012 at 6:30 pm
1-1 in the 30th min.
December 13th, 2012 at 6:45 pm
It’s 1-1 at half at Northgate.
Love seeing Tommy Powell on the blog.
December 13th, 2012 at 6:53 pm
Livermore 1, AV 0 at half.
December 13th, 2012 at 7:16 pm
Foothill-1, De La Salle-0, halftime, Cody Hall goal
December 13th, 2012 at 7:18 pm
Wow.
December 13th, 2012 at 7:19 pm
AV gets a goal. 1-1.
December 13th, 2012 at 7:32 pm
AV goes up 3-1.
And in a flash YV turns a 1-1 game into a 3-1 game as well.
December 13th, 2012 at 7:50 pm
What’s the #104 post “Wow” for?
December 13th, 2012 at 7:54 pm
Mat Was the yv game interesting??
December 13th, 2012 at 8:03 pm
Wow that Foothill was beating DLS at half.
YV was very interesting. Northgate is fiesty, but YV is very creative.
December 13th, 2012 at 8:25 pm
Could we get more info on the YV game? I missed it but was looking forward to it. Thanks!
December 13th, 2012 at 8:29 pm
Clayton -1 Concord-1 Final
December 13th, 2012 at 8:29 pm
mv 1, cal 1 Final
December 13th, 2012 at 8:31 pm
Mv played with 10 players most of the game.
December 13th, 2012 at 8:34 pm
Who won the Foothill DLS game?
December 13th, 2012 at 8:39 pm
John swett 0 Hercules 5
December 13th, 2012 at 8:55 pm
was at mv cal game tonight. Cal was up a man due to a red card early in the first man and really didn’t take advantage. MV is a dangerous and speedy team, while I think Cal has a very strong middle and some great goalkeeping.
December 13th, 2012 at 9:01 pm
also caught first half of foothill dls game, foothill will be challenging for teams this year. A real dark horse in EBAL.
December 13th, 2012 at 9:06 pm
DLS over Foothill 2-1. Rumor has it Foothill scored an own goal?
December 13th, 2012 at 9:07 pm
2-1 DLS over foothill final.
December 13th, 2012 at 9:07 pm
Or was it an own goal by DLS?
December 13th, 2012 at 9:13 pm
No own goal in the Foothill/ De La Salle game, but it was a very even game. Looks like Foothill is for real!
December 13th, 2012 at 9:17 pm
O’Dowd 2 Castro Valley 2 final. Not much defense played in the first half resulting in 4 goals but the second half was very sloppy. Little ball possession and ball control. Poor game management of both teams giving up late 1st half goals.
Thanks for the love Matt. It’s very weird being a spectator this season but I might as well contribute my time by adding to the blog.
December 13th, 2012 at 9:41 pm
Foothill did not play bad..they played tough.
De La Salle is still jelling.
December 13th, 2012 at 9:47 pm
For the DLS win the game went back a forth in the 1st half. Foothill played a fine game, just they did not have a lot shots on goal against DLS. Clarke was not a factor in the game. Foothill scored in the 1st half past Andrew. DLS came out hard in the 2nd half and tied on a cross into the box as DLS was crashing the back of a Foothill defender just redirect into the goal. DLS second goal with about 15 mins left on a set play deflection to goal. DLS depth in the second half helped keep the ball in the attacking zone most of the half not giving Foothill a lot of scoring opportunities. On to the DLS Showcase.
December 13th, 2012 at 9:56 pm
Mater Dei-LA was having practice after Foothill game at DLS. Apparently US Coach Jurgen Klinsmann’s son is a Sophomore and a Goal-Keeper for Mater Dei. This match should be top notch. Game time is 7pm Friday at DLS.
December 14th, 2012 at 6:24 am
DUBLIN AT ALHAMBRA 6:15PM
December 14th, 2012 at 7:24 am
DLS Showcase Today’s Match-ups
Friday December 14
1:00pm San Ramon Valley VS Gilroy
3:00pm Bishop O’Dowd VS Bullard-Fresno
5:00pm Richmond VS Cathedral-LA
7:00pm De La Salle VS Mater Dei-Santa Ana
Come out and Cheer, Catch some good soccer, get a look at a future opponent, Meet some new and old friends, & simply Enjoy the Beautiful Game.
*** general admission is $3
December 14th, 2012 at 7:31 am
WHO LET THE DOGS OUT ? Go unleash some goals.
GO ALHAMBRA
@ Capt Ahab..the fisherman ..hope to see you & the crew this weekend at Showcase
December 14th, 2012 at 7:33 am
Nice win 3-1 by AV over Livermore last night.AV came out flat and was down 1-0 at half.The second half was a different story.Coach Berglin seemed to adjust players and positions which resulted in win.Looking forward to Tuesday’s game against DLS.
Matt will you be able to attend this game?
December 14th, 2012 at 8:45 am
Sorry for the late response, but I had to spend some time with Miss Idaho when I got home last night and not be on the blog
So YV/Northgate… Northgate was in control early, and looked very dangerous, and got a goal out of it. After that, YV dominated possession but Max Sonnier played an amazing game to keep things tied.
YV did have a lot of the ball, did look dangerous, especially when they were quick with their passes, but they dribbled a little too much.
Northgate did have other chances as well and looked pretty dangerous coming up the left side, and with Foster in the midfield.
December 14th, 2012 at 8:52 am
Here’s a roundup of all the scores, so they are in one place…
DVAL
YV 3, Northgate 1
CP 4, Mount 1
Concord 1, Clayton Valley 1
EBAL
AV 3, Livermore 1
DLS 2, Foothill 1
Monte Vista 1, Cal 1
TCAL
Hercules 5, Swett 0
Pinole 3, Kennedy 1
St. Mary’s 3, Albany 0
WACC
Bishop O’Dowd 2, Castro Valley 2
Non-League
Washington 1, Dublin 0
December 14th, 2012 at 9:12 am
Max is a Keeper for Walnut Creek Legends 95 at the club level..does a good job shares duty with Keegan Murphy who is #2 keeper at DLS behind Konstantino
December 14th, 2012 at 11:08 am
Going back to the part about GK stats. Did anyone notice the Foothill gk that had 6.5 games shutout streak?
December 14th, 2012 at 2:05 pm
DLS Showcase Update
SRV 3 Gilroy 1
SRV Goals: Maul (2), Friedler (1)
Gilroy Goals: #10
32 mins left in 2nd
December 14th, 2012 at 2:56 pm
DLS Showcase Final #1
SRV 5 Gilroy 1
SRV Goals: Maul (3), Friedler, #28
Gilroy: #10
December 14th, 2012 at 3:45 pm
DLS Showcase #2
O’Dowd 0 Bullard 0 Half
December 14th, 2012 at 4:51 pm
DLS Showcase #2
Bullard 2 O’Dowd 0
Bullard Goals: #8, #17
December 14th, 2012 at 5:15 pm
Mt eden beats alameda with the score of 1-0 juan villegas score . Injury for there main foward #24 juan villegas
December 14th, 2012 at 5:56 pm
DLS Showcase #3
Richmond 2 Cathedral LA 1. Half
December 14th, 2012 at 7:06 pm
DLS Showcase #3
Richmond 4 Cathedral 1 Final
December 14th, 2012 at 7:59 pm
DLS Showcase #4
DLS 0 Mater Dei 0 Half
December 14th, 2012 at 8:11 pm
Dublin 1 Alhambra 0
Dublin is rolling!
December 14th, 2012 at 8:12 pm
Thanks Matt. Sounds like your prediction about Northgate is right… they’ve turned around dramatically. I’m not surprised Matt did well, like I said earlier he performed excellently at the Stevenson game. He needs to work on his goalkicks and other distribution… but that kids got the fastest reflexes of any goalkeeper I’ve seen in person.
I won’t lie I’m an underdog kind of guy, was excited when you posted Northgate was up. YV sounds consistently dominant but I feel they lack cohesiveness.
December 14th, 2012 at 8:12 pm
Max* not Matt in reference to the keeper
December 14th, 2012 at 8:21 pm
Campolindo 3-1 over Las Lomas tonight
December 14th, 2012 at 8:51 pm
DLS Showcase #4
DLS 1 Mater Dei 0 Final
December 14th, 2012 at 9:28 pm
Mission San Jose 3, Irvington 0
Kennedy (MVAL) 0, Logan 2 (I think it was 2 or 3)
I guess you can say revenge is sweet for the Warriors tonight. Yet, Irvington played a strong game in the 2nd half.
Almost an even game for Kennedy and Logan, yet Logan capitalized on their scoring chances when they got them. Great game!
December 14th, 2012 at 10:22 pm
Acalanes3 Dougherty Valley 0 Final.
December 14th, 2012 at 11:14 pm
Dublin beat Alhambra 1-0. Alhambra had a chance to tie it up in the dying seconds but couldn’t finish.
Heard Tennyson had to forfeit all 8 games due to player ineligibility? If that’s true that’s rough.
December 15th, 2012 at 5:29 am
Tack! Nice to see you man.
And yes, that is true about Tennyson, unfortunately. Just one of those pesky paper work issues. An honest mistake and no bad intentions whatsoever.
December 15th, 2012 at 7:53 am
De La Salle Showcase
Today on the Pitch
Saturday December 15
9:00am Bishop O’Dowd VS Ygnacio Valley
11:00am Richmond VS Clayton Valley Charter
1:00pm San Ramon Valley VS Mater Dei-Santa Ana
3:00pm Acalanes VS Bullard-Fresno
5:00pm Campolindo VS St. Francis
7:00pm De La Salle VS Cathedral-LA
Come on out and support your local team & players.
December 15th, 2012 at 8:10 am
Hi Matt
What was the reason tennyson forfeit all there 8 games ? Was it because players dint make grades?
December 15th, 2012 at 8:12 am
Berkeley 3 arroyo 2
A really good exciting match that could have gone either way.
December 15th, 2012 at 8:21 am
Well placed free-kick from the 20 with the classic bend by De La Salle’s #10 Mikie Guerrero was hammered into the top corner of the net to give the Spartans that 1 goal to seal the win. Spartans back 4 and Goalie Andrew Konstantino shut down Mater Dei. The Spartan offense did break through but the shots were skillfully stopped by by Mater Dei’s Sophomore Keeper Jon Klinsmann and some feisty defenceive play by the Monarchs. Both teams played very tough aggressive ball in midfield but Sparty kept forward pressure on for most of the game and prevailed to hold on to that 1 goal.
December 15th, 2012 at 8:33 am
Alhambra needs to get things done earlier on in the game not at the last 10 min…but it is still good to have that last push available. Dublin can be beat with aggressive speed and some good feeder passes. But you do need to close the deal to make it happen…..Its one of those JUST DO IT moments.
December 15th, 2012 at 8:43 am
Gonna head out to Showcase today …Acalanes and Campo games should be good games to see. I might even hang for the 7pm game..Sparty serves some good burritos at snack stand. Actually YV starts in a few think I will resign to the fact that I am a soccer junkie gotta jam over to Winton.
December 15th, 2012 at 8:44 am
Hercules vs. Pinole Valley on Tuesday, has all of the makings of a wild one.
December 15th, 2012 at 9:30 am
@Mt. Eden Fan What happened to Tennyson was that some paper work on a transfer student didn’t get filed in time, or correctly. It was an oversight, a simple error. It’s really too bad.
December 15th, 2012 at 9:54 am
YV goes up 1-0 on O’Dowd. Tata header.
December 15th, 2012 at 10:55 am
YV wins 2-0.
December 15th, 2012 at 11:01 am
I heard balotelli scored against o’down hahahaha any other good games today? Concord demonstrating its skilled and talented high schools?
December 15th, 2012 at 11:03 am
Thanks Matt! It’s nice to be back. I’ve expanded my soccer watching to more than just Dublin now, so maybe ill catch you at a game sometime soon. Unfortunate that the Tennyson news is true, they had a strong team in my opinion.
December 15th, 2012 at 11:08 am
O’Dowd is slowly falling apart barely able to put out a starting 11 due to injuries and suspensions. Should be interesting once January come around and they have a full active roster. Matt, you have a summary for this mornings game? Wasn’t able to attend either O’Dowd game this weekend.
December 15th, 2012 at 11:12 am
Foothill at Pittsburg at 5 pm today. Should be a good one!
December 15th, 2012 at 11:42 am
The game vs Pitt is at 6pm. I believe the coach has been trying to contact foothill’s new coach to get the time correct.
December 15th, 2012 at 11:43 am
@matt
Oh okay .
I think on your predictions you rank mt eden to low because there doing great right now they havent lost no season game yet .
December 15th, 2012 at 11:54 am
At the end of the Showcase Richmond HS Oilers v. Clayton Valley CHS first half, 0-0 …very even match-up
December 15th, 2012 at 12:51 pm
@T. Powell I wasn’t there, I was just getting updates. I heard O’Dowd is pretty banged up, huh?
Richmond beats Clayton 1-0.
December 15th, 2012 at 12:55 pm
DLS Showcase #5 & #6
YV 2 O’Dowd 0 Final
Richmond 1 Clayton Valley 0 Final
Game #7 @ 1pm San Ramon vs. Mater Dei
December 15th, 2012 at 1:29 pm
Mater Dei up 1-0 on SRV.
December 15th, 2012 at 1:49 pm
DLS Showcase #6
Mater Dei 2 SRV 0 Half
December 15th, 2012 at 1:50 pm
Ah meant DLS Showcase Game #7.. Sorry!
December 15th, 2012 at 2:01 pm
SRV down 2-1.
December 15th, 2012 at 2:27 pm
SRV up 3-2 with about 10 minutes left.
December 15th, 2012 at 2:43 pm
SRV wins 3-2.
December 15th, 2012 at 2:52 pm
Next game up for the DLS Showcase: Acalanes Dons v. Bullard Knights…should be a great game!
December 15th, 2012 at 3:02 pm
I seen a Hayward play last night against San Leandro Hayward 2 San leandro 1 it should been a bigger win for Hayward. they missed about 9 shots San Leandro was lucky. Hayward has a lot of injuries but they keep on going very impressed when they get for strength they should be a very scary to me to play.
December 15th, 2012 at 3:10 pm
I seen a Hayward play last night against San Leandro Hayward 2 San leandro 1 it should been a bigger win for Hayward. they missed about 9 shots San Leandro was lucky. Hayward has a lot of injuries but they keep on going very impressed when they get for strength they should be a very scary to me to play. also when Hayward play Mt Eden they were playing most the game with 10 players in the second half they were playing with 9 any still tied the game Wow Cata went down didn’t play again San Leandro.
December 15th, 2012 at 3:27 pm
Too bad Richmond had to show lack of class.
Player kicked cv player in the face when play was
over and cv player was on the ground. Should’ve
been given a red. Lack of class.
December 15th, 2012 at 3:54 pm
DLS Showcase #8
Acalanes 0 Bullard 0 Half
December 15th, 2012 at 4:06 pm
Acalanes 1, Bullard 0 in second half
December 15th, 2012 at 5:05 pm
DLS Showcase #8
Acalanes 2 Bullard 0 Final
December 15th, 2012 at 5:28 pm
Matt…Maybe this is the Year we get the Matt Smith D1 vs D2 Championship Game! Lots of Very Strong D2 Teams starting with Acalanes.
December 15th, 2012 at 5:42 pm
Newark beat Alameda today, 1-0.
December 15th, 2012 at 5:48 pm
Richmond has been nothing but class for years as a program. Not saying it didn’t happen, I wasn’t there; but if you are going to make the claim put your name on it. Don’t hide behind “anon”
December 15th, 2012 at 5:59 pm
DLS Showcase #9
Campo 0 St. Francis 0 Half
December 15th, 2012 at 6:13 pm
San Lorenzo beat Encinal 4-0 yesterday.
December 15th, 2012 at 6:57 pm
Halftime, Foothill-0,Pittsburg-0
December 15th, 2012 at 7:01 pm
Campo loses 1-0.
December 15th, 2012 at 7:04 pm
DLS Showcase #9
St Francis 1 Campo 0 Final
December 15th, 2012 at 7:48 pm
@DFAL Rocks I have been toying with the idea of trying to put together a tournament of champions, maybe an eight team, two-group tournament, or trying to get a Division I v. Division II game. All thoughts are very preliminary.
Thoughts?
December 15th, 2012 at 7:51 pm
Dublin 3, Moreau 0
De Anza 2, St. Pat’s 0
December 15th, 2012 at 7:52 pm
Final, Foothill-1,Pittsburg-1
December 15th, 2012 at 7:56 pm
DLS Showcase #10
DLS 0 Cathedral 0 Half
December 15th, 2012 at 8:00 pm
@DLSwireless You are the man today, by the way. Mad props!
December 15th, 2012 at 8:33 pm
Matt…I know it wouldn’t be NCS Sanctioned, but it would be pretty cool to have the D1 and D2 Winners Play each other say 2 or 3 Days after the NCS Champnship Game. Runnerups maybe in a Game right before? Just need a Field and 6 Officials and Coaches Support.
December 15th, 2012 at 8:48 pm
DLS Showcase #10
DLS 0 Cathedral 0 Final
December 15th, 2012 at 9:43 pm
Matt,
Thanks for the props, great games especially Richmond – Cathedral and DLS – Cathedral. Cathedral is a very good team and Richmond played a perfect game to defeat them. DLS Cathedral with was as entertaining game that looked like a NCS Championship game. DLS might see them down in SoCal in a few weeks again. So it was a wonderful set of 10 games with classy teams. It’s time to turn the lights out in the press box. See you at Amador on Tuesday.
December 16th, 2012 at 8:37 am
DLS-Amador, DLS-MV this week, should be great action in EBAL!
December 16th, 2012 at 9:34 am
I’m having a hard time choosing which games to go to!
December 16th, 2012 at 10:23 am
@Matt Great coverage on the games this past week and bloggers keep posting results of games and some high-light notes. All the best to all the teams …respect the game and play hard.
Signing off
December 16th, 2012 at 11:10 am
Showcase Final Results
SRV 5 vs Gilroy 1
BOD 0 vs Bullard 2
Richmond 4 vs Cathedral 1
BOD 0 vs YV 2
Richmond 1 vs CV-C 0
DLS 1 vs Mater Dei 0
SRV 3 vs Mater-Dei 2
Acalanes 2 vs Bullard 0
St. Francis 1 vs Campo 0
DLS 0 vs Cathedral 0
Most Goals SRV with 8
December 16th, 2012 at 7:42 pm
How about those twins on Hercules High? Heard they where great players. Both play outside back numbers 20 and 28. Any knowledge on them Matt?
December 16th, 2012 at 8:37 pm
Matt, the O’Dowd team is full of problems. Pretty sad to see the team with so many injuries. We will see what happens in the next couple of weeks and after winter break.
December 16th, 2012 at 8:54 pm
@TCAL Haven’t seen Hercules, but I’m really hoping to this week.
December 17th, 2012 at 5:58 pm
Go tomorrow Matt, The Pinole game is a real grudge match.
December 18th, 2012 at 10:15 pm
I wonder if it’s time to rethink that Northgate non-ranking. They’re 5-1-3 now, I think. Their defense, including Sonnier as goalkeeper, admirably held off a vigorous CP attack tonight. Good football.
December 18th, 2012 at 10:16 pm
oops – wrong thread. Matt can you delete?