colhenrylives said:

Schedule:

SHC, 1-2, at Valley Christian, 3-0, Friday at 7 p.m.
St. Francis, 3-0, at St. Ignatius, 3-0, Friday at 7 p.m. (double-check time)
Bellarmine, 0-3, at Riordan, 1-2, Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
Mitty, 0-3, at Serra, 1-2, Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

Notes:

VC heavy favorite vs. SHC
SF vs. SI is a tossup
Riordan heavy favorite vs. Bellarmine
Serra heavy favorite vs. Mitty

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Beenthere2497 said:

LL
I agree with you this is gonna be a tough league to win. Windsor, CN or MC will be tough to beat. Staying away from Open Division might be a place to avoid

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larry legend33 said:

2 key things I took away.
1. Windsor had a great game plan like you said. Shortening the game, run the clock, dominate time of possession. It worked greatly.
2. Newman's offense is just not very in synch and put way to much emphasis on passing game which like you said led to some long 3rd downs. You got one of the best RB in the section (gentry) so why not utilize him? The lack of offensive schemes by Newman nearly cost them this game.

The better team won but Windsor's game plan was so much better they almost pulled it out. Recall last year Windsor had so much speed they did the opposite and spread out Newman.

Lots of Football left to play and I think 1 and 2 in league this year will be Newman and Windsor with MC knocking on the door.

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THEOC89 said:

I agree with you on SRV..,,, I think their Big Missing Piece from the last 2 years is Luke Baker who is playing Both FB and Baseball at Sac State this year….. that kid is an incredible athlete and leader..,,,,

After watching Cal vs SRV I think DLS will neutralize Marco Jones and dictate the game to SRV and win like 31-17…..

PITT is the big problem I see for DLS with their offense…. If that game happens I see it like when DLS played Cen10 in the Open and won 60 something to 40 something….. not sure that PITT will be able to stop this version of the DLS veer….

Folsom will Destroy whoever they pay in any Regional play in game…. I still can’t figure out how Serra beat them…, 🤣

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THEOC89 said:

So now we go from Riordan Competing for CCS Open with 10 or more D1 players to now being a D2 team?….. 🤣

Any team with 10 or more D1 players should be embarrassed to be in any D2 level and not competing for the Nor Cal Open spot…..

Riordan is just not living up to their hype, and either their talent is Vastly overrated or their Coach is not very good….

Just looks at Riordans best win which was over McClymonds….. Riordan was up 14-0 in that game then went down by 14 and had to come back and win….

This is not a good team…. They are proving to be very average…. And big deal about their schedule…. It’s not like they played Serra’s schedule….

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Cal 14 said:

It may even force the Bulldogs down to D-1A if Clovis East is undefeated in the CS.

Will be really interesting to see how it will be decided. Pitt, DLS, and SRV contenders in the NCS (although I think the Wolfpack may be a little bit smoke and mirrors, relatively speaking). The NCS D-Open will likely be the CIF D-Open rep with the NCS D-1 winner going to D-1AA. Could be CCS D-Open winner versus Folsom in D-1A.

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H.E.A.T. said:

Damn 9-1 and i had St francis but changed my mine . Boy that Serra win vs Folsom has doomed any chance for a folsom open bid

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FBAddict said:

The St. Francis at St. Ignatius game should be a good one. The winner of this one will likely end up the WCAL champ barring some wildcard defeat down the road. After this game, the following teams to contend with:
SF - SHC, VC & AR. SF should beat all three teams but VC or AR could bring a wildcard loss.
SI - VC, SHC & AM. SI should beat all three teams. But VC has historically played very good against SI over the years.

Both teams come into this game with a 5-1 record. SF's loss was at the hands of DLS while SI lost to SRV. Interestingly, DLS and SRV will be playing this weekend at DLS's house.

SI tends to perform better in the second half their games. SF tends to be consistent throughout the whole game. It seems SI surprises its opponents with a strong finish. SF, however, have the benefit of preparing for this strong finish that some of SI's other opponents didn't have.

SI tends to have a stronger pass offense while SF has a stronger rush offense. But both teams are productive on the ground and in the air. SI has a slight advantage here IMO. Both teams have shown good defensive plays. I give SF the slight advantage on the defense side, although their poor performance against DLS is troubling.

This game might come down to the team who makes the least mistakes. I am giving a slight advantage to SI since the game is on their home turf.

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FBAddict said:

The St. Francis at St. Ignatius game should be a good one. The winner of this one will likely end up the WCAL champ barring some wildcard defeat down the road. After this game, the following teams to contend with:
SF - SHC, VC & AR. SF should beat all three teams but VC or AR could bring a wildcard loss.
SI - VC, SHC & AM. SI should beat all three teams. But VC has historically played very good against SI over the years.

Both teams come into this game with a 5-1 record. SF's loss was at the hands of DLS while SI lost to SRV. Interestingly, DLS and SRV will be playing this weekend at DLS's house.

SI tends to perform better in the second half their games. SF tends to be consistent throughout the whole game. It seems SI surprises its opponents with a strong finish. SF, however, have the benefit of preparing for this strong finish that some of SI's other opponents didn't have.

SI tends to have a stronger pass offense while SF has a stronger rush offense. But both teams are productive on the ground and in the air. SI has a slight advantage here IMO. Both teams have shown good defensive plays. I give SF the slight advantage on the defense side, although their poor performance against DLS is troubling.

This game might come down to the team who makes the least mistakes. I am giving a slight advantage to SI since the game is on their home turf.

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FBAddict said:

Congrats @THEOC89 - you are almost out of reach...

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ChewpaMiverga said:

Riordan is an odd case.

They’re 2-4. 3 of their losses have come against top 10-15 Bay Area programs and one of their losses on the road to a team who gifted Folsom a state championship last season. On the flip side, one of their wins came against an SHC team who anyone with a pulse should beat and a McClymonds team that is arguably underperforming (21-0 W to Fremont is eye opening). So one might argue that they’re not nearly as bad as that 2-4 record indicates. Others might argue that those two wins are reaches.

Just for the sake of conversation, let’s say they go 2-2 to end the year and are in a “Last Team In / First Team Out” scenario come the playoffs……who in the open division really wants to see them a second time? They’re as talented as anyone. I get that SI beat them but they had to fight their asses off for that one. Is a second matchup against a team that wants revenge really what they want?

And now, let’s say they end up in Division 2…who in their right mind is going to want to play them? As of tonight PAL Booster has Christopher, Menlo-Atherton, Wilcox, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Burlingame, Menlo, Monterey and Palma…which one of those teams have the horse power to match up with them?!

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FBAddict said:

There is no doubt that Riordan created a good schedule. And you are right that their losses are typically from top rated teams. So everything you post seems right. It would, however IMO, be disgraceful for them to be moved to CCS DII playoffs.

Even though you are correct about Riordan's record, I am sure the negative tone towards them right now is related to disappointment of their talent potential vs their actual field play. I, for one, thought they would have an exceptional year. And a few proponents suggested this was Riordan's year to shine bright in NorCal. So far, none of these expectations has materialized. And now to consider a CCS DII placement is just such a low expectation.

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iamgearyblvd said:

I looked up the WCAL year by year record books and these were the last league titles by Bellarmine in each sport:
Baseball: 2013 (shared)
Basketball: 2020 (shared)
Cross Country: 2023
Football: 2015 (shared)
Golf: 2024 (shared)
Soccer: 2016
Swimming/Diving: 2024
Tennis: 2024
Track and Field : 2023
Volleyball: 2019
Water Polo: 2024

Id say their athletic department is doing quite well. Their other athletes are achieving and winning titles. Are we just upset that they arent awesome at EVERY SINGLE SPORT? Based on the list above it looks like they are awesome at alot of sports. Just not one in particular.

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