The Holiday Classic all-star game, pitting the top Contra Costa seniors vs. their Alameda County counterparts, will be held Saturday, Dec. 22 at Pittsburg High. Kickoff is 1 p.m.

The Contra Costa team will be coached by Pittsburg’s Victor Galli and his staff. Washington’s Ken Wittmer will head the Alameda team, along with his staff and the James Logan staff.

Here are the teams:

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Comcast Sports Net California will air the Northern California Open Division championship between De La Salle and Folsom at Sacramento State. The 7:30 p.m. Saturday game will be broadcast live.

Barry Tompkins (play-by-play), Mike Lamb (analyst) and Dan Dibley (sideline reporter) will call the action. Let’s hope the rain holds off this week for Dibs’ sake.

The winner of De La Salle (13-0) and Folsom (14-0) will face the winner of the Southern regional Open game between Narbonne-Harbor City and Centennial-Corona next week in Carson in the state bowl game.

De La Salle, Clayton Valley and McClymonds were all selected to compete in the new Northern California regional football championships, the CIF announced this afternoon.

De La Salle, which has won the past three Open Division state bowl games, will play Folsom in the NorCal Open game. Clayton Valley will play Oakdale in the Division II game while McClymonds faces Central Catholic-Modesto in the Division IV game. It’s the first time both Clayton Valley and McClymonds will have a chance to compete for a state title.

Here’s the full  NorCal schedule:

Open: De La Salle vs. Folsom at Sacramento State, Saturday, 7:30 p.m.

Division I: St. Ignatius vs. Granite Bay at Sacramento State, Friday, 7:30 p.m.

Division II: Clayton Valley vs. Oakdale at Lincoln High-Stockton, Saturday, 7:30 p.m.

Division III: Marin Catholic vs. Sutter at Harrison Stadium (Oroville), Saturday, 7:30 p.m.

Division IV: McClymonds vs. Central Catholic at Lincoln High-Stockton, Friday, 7:30 p.m.

Here’s the official release from the CIF:

http://cifstate.org/index.php/component/content/article/146-football/559-cif-state-regional-football-selection-sunday-december-2

Comcast SportsNet California announced today that it will air the North Coast Section Division I championship between De La Salle and James Logan on Saturday at 7 p.m. The live broadcast from Dublin High will feature Barry Tompkins (play-by-play), Mike Pawlawski (analyst) and Dan Dibley (sideline reporting).

The same crew will call the action for the  CCS Open Division final between St. Ignatius and Bellarmine on Friday. Live coverage of that game begins at 7:30.

We have one more weekend of games then it’s Selection Sunday. Here’s a look at who’s in, who needs to win to become eligible and the projected fields. Below are the breakdowns for Divisions I and II. Divisions III and IV will be posted tomorrow.

We’ll also be hosting a live chat here on Sunday at 3 p.m. after playoff brackets are announced, so be sure to stop by then. Hopefully we’ll be discussing what an excellent job the seeding committee did.

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Also receiving votes: Newark Memorial (7-2, 3 points). The East Bay Football Poll is voted on by the prep sports staff of Bay Area News Group-East Bay.

Also receiving votes: McClymonds (3-3, 2 points). The East Bay Football Poll is voted on by the prep sports staff of Bay Area News Group-East Bay.

Dublin and Campolindo both got some very bad injury news this week.

Ondre Rudolph, Dublin’s bruising tailback, is likely out for the remainder of the regular season after suffering a hairline fracture in his left ankle during the Gaels’ 31-14 loss to Las Lomas last Friday.
Rudolph had rushed for 1,310 yards and 15 touchdowns in six games this season before getting injured in the first quarter against the Knights. Dublin coach John Wade said it’s an injury that typically takes three to five weeks to heal, so Rudolph could be back for the NCS playoffs should the Gaels (4-3) make it that far.
“It’s not all bad,” Wade said. “If you’re going to fracture your ankle it’s about as good of news as you can get.”
With Rudolph out, Wade said sophomore Darrell Millinder will receive the bulk of the carries out of the backfield.

BayPreps.com is also reporting that Campolindo will be without senior QB Brett Stephens for the rest of the year thanks to a shoulder injury. I have a call into coach Kevin Macy to find out more. Stephens had thrown for over 1,300 yards in six games this year before the injury. He’s committed to play baseball at UCLA next year.

Also receiving votes: San Ramon Valley (3-3, 2 points), Newark Memorial (5-1, 1). The East Bay Football Poll is voted on by the prep sports staff of Bay Area News Group-East Bay.

De La Salle linebacker Michael Hutchings has been selected to participate in the 2013 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
Hutchings, who has orally committed to USC, will be presented with his jersey at a ceremony in the school cafeteria on Oct. 9.
The all-star game features 90 of the nation’s top players and will be held Jan. 5, 2013 at the Alamodome. It will be broadcast live on NBC.
The 6-foot-2, 215-pound senior has helped De La Salle to a 5-0 record with a team-high 33 tackles.