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WCAL Week Two

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colhenrylives said:
Riordan can score almost at will. If SI can limit them to, say, 30 or so, they will have a chance. Maybe. Regardless of a new DL for SI. To be blunt, the real key is the Riordan defense. If they can limit SI to, say, 24, it's a W for the visitors. To beat Riordan, you have to be able to score. A lot. A whole lot.
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I think its going to come down to who wins the battle in the trenches between Riordan's Oline vs SI's Dline.
Mitchell won't have time to throw if he's busy running away from SI's defense which has held its opponents to an average of 17pts a game irregardless of their high flying offenses.

SI's debuting DT has yet to play a game this season so it'll be interesting to see how quick he can get up to speed.
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College Gameday in Berkeley

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ankleassassin said:
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ESPN's College GameDay Coming To Berkeley - California Golden Bears Athletics

Pregame Show Will Be On Campus Before Cal Hosts Miami On Saturday
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See yall there!!
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Are you going to show up again in your oversized yellow , foam cowboy hat with "Cal" emblazoned across the front AND the blue swim team Speedos for the live screening ?
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CalPreps to cease operations

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Streak One said:
Big news as this is a valuable resource to many who follow HS football and to sections that use the MaxPreps computer rankings for their playoffs

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Glad I'm no longer doing the weekly
👃👈 Pic'Ems. Cal Preps was my last minute "Cliff Notes" fallbackfixer, Friday afternoon, cramping, calculator. If I had ever pulled off a winning Streaker I would have mentioned Cal Preps as part of my research team. But alas never a bride but always a bridesmaid in waiting in that activity. Hope you find a generous partner/ sponsor. Concrete 17
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WCAL 2024-25 SEASON

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Niklas227 said:
I don't have any beef with any Regalia. I think he had 1 winning season the entire time he was HC. I really don't care one way or another.

I want to win and have a winning football program year in and year out.

Our new guy beat Serra in his 2nd year at the helm and has forced the naysayers or secret haters to acknowledge us. Its not my fault your new very expensive Bellarmine HC didn't turn out like ours.

If being excited about our new guy comes off as disrespecting the old guard then that seems to be a you problem.

Sorry not sorry.
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Im sorry? My Bellarmine head coach? Thats not my guy. My guy though has to figure out a way how to stop the run which isnt likely be next week either.

And sorry to disappoint you but you arent going to be dominating in football like you do with LAX and Crew. Not as long as Riordan is doing what they've been doing since the new administation took over.
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WCAL Week Two

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ArmchairGOAT said:
Agree with @colhenrylives. My top WCAL teams going into next week:
  1. St. Francis
  2. Riordan
  3. St. Ignatius
  4. Serra
  5. Valley Christian
  6. Mitty
  7. SHC
  8. Bellarmine

Game of the Week: Riordan @ SI
This game will provide a glimpse of the possible outcome of the WCAL title race as there is still plenty of football to be played. As mentioned, an impressive win by the Wildcats in upending Serra with a marvelous 4th quarter comeback. This Padres team is young and certainly not at the level they have been at the past 3 seasons having their once in a generation class now gone to graduation.
SI's highly touted DT transfer makes his debut. It should be noted that Riordan's OL Peter Langi was not yet eligible when both squads met last season. So this makes an intriguing matchup of O and D lines. It's good to see the injured Riordan players back. Chris Lawson reminded everyone why he is one of the top WRs and DB in the State. The other returning starters provided the Crusaders much needed depth. Btw - Nice debut by Riordan soph RB, Adonyae Brown, splitting the workload with Jeremiah Jones. The Riordan defense is comprised of a freshman several sophomores and juniors (a few returning from injuries as well) and yesterday's game was a positive step.
It's always good for City rivals playing for pole position in a league race instead of just its annual Haskell Trophy. Should be a packed and raucous house in the Sunset Friday night!
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Would it be fair to speculate that SI will need at least 30 points to hang with Riordan Friday? Maybe 35?
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WCAL Week Two

ArmchairGOAT
colhenrylives said:
Friday night:

Valley Christian, 1-0, at Bellarmine, 0-1. VC heavy favorite
Riordan, 1-0, at St. Ignatius, 1-0. Riordan slight favorite
St. Francis, 1-0, at Mitty, 0-1. SF heavy favorite

Saturday afternoon:

SHC, 0-1, at Serra, 0-1. Serra heavy favorite
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Agree with @colhenrylives. My top WCAL teams going into next week:
  1. St. Francis
  2. Riordan
  3. St. Ignatius
  4. Serra
  5. Valley Christian
  6. Mitty
  7. SHC
  8. Bellarmine

Game of the Week: Riordan @ SI
This game will provide a glimpse of the possible outcome of the WCAL title race as there is still plenty of football to be played. As mentioned, an impressive win by the Wildcats in upending Serra with a marvelous 4th quarter comeback. This Padres team is young and certainly not at the level they have been at the past 3 seasons having their once in a generation class now gone to graduation.
SI's highly touted DT transfer makes his debut. It should be noted that Riordan's OL Peter Langi was not yet eligible when both squads met last season. So this makes an intriguing matchup of O and D lines. It's good to see the injured Riordan players back. Chris Lawson reminded everyone why he is one of the top WRs and DB in the State. The other returning starters provided the Crusaders much needed depth. Btw - Nice debut by Riordan soph RB, Adonyae Brown, splitting the workload with Jeremiah Jones. The Riordan defense is comprised of a freshman several sophomores and juniors (a few returning from injuries as well) and yesterday's game was a positive step.
It's always good for City rivals playing for pole position in a league race instead of just its annual Haskell Trophy. Should be a packed and raucous house in the Sunset Friday night!
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WCAL 2024-25 SEASON

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iamgearyblvd said:
Again, Im not sure what your beef is with Regalia. It wasnt like his teams were awful. What about the Teddye Buchanan years? The Jack Stinn years? SI has always had a well-balanced team (not heavy running and not heavy passing).

Next week's game I'll be honest, the best outcome would be a tie. The 2nd best outcome would be if Riordan knocks the snot out of SI and takes down a few key players so the BM game can be a better game.
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I don't have any beef with any Regalia. I think he had 1 winning season the entire time he was HC. I really don't care one way or another.

I want to win and have a winning football program year in and year out.

Our new guy beat Serra in his 2nd year at the helm and has forced the naysayers or secret haters to acknowledge us. Its not my fault your new very expensive Bellarmine HC didn't turn out like ours.

If being excited about our new guy comes off as disrespecting the old guard then that seems to be a you problem.

Sorry not sorry.
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WCAL 2024-25 SEASON

iamgearyblvd
Niklas227 said:
The "WHY" is because our HC has implemented a program and culture of the kind of football he'd like to play.

When you have a culture and actual program. This is the start of a continuous machine just like how Serra has been the last 20+ years under Coach Walsh or how De La Salle was under Coach Ladouceur.

I'm sure SI was hoping to be in this position by year 3 but we'll take it in year 2. Coach Vandermade has definitely exceeded our expectations and ROI.

Riordan @ SI this week is going to be another great game in the WCAL.
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Again, Im not sure what your beef is with Regalia. Were you a former player and he never put you in? If so, totally understand that bitterness. Feeling like that is allowed.

It wasnt like Regalia's teams were awful. What about the Teddye Buchanan years? The Jack Stinn years? SI has always had a well-balanced team (not heavy running and not heavy passing).

Next week's game I'll be honest, the best outcome would be a tie. The 2nd best outcome would be if Riordan knocks the snot out of SI and takes down a few key players so the BM game can be a better game.
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WCAL Week Two

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ArmchairGOAT said:
Three teams that best took advantage of the bye week:
  • St. Ignatius - great gameplan! Defense kept the 'Cats in it throughout. SI offense led by Hummel was uber efficient. Be scared, very scared of the 4th quarter Cardiac 'Cats!
  • Valley Christian - Warriors pull off 2nd stunner of Week 1 in steamrolling the upstart Mitty Monarchs. VC gets healthy and starts a promising QB. Could Mitty's record been a factor of its non-league SOS?
  • Riordan - gets healthy and went back to the lab to shore up its defense. The Irish saw first hand the firepower of a fully loaded Crusader offense. The Crusader starting offense was 9 for 9 for TD scores on its first 9 possessions before being pulled. For the defense 9/10 turnover on downs in the first half was pretty good. Game went to running clock in the third quarter allowing the 3rd stringers playing time and allowed the last 2 Irish scores. Lots of "extra-curricular" activity after the whistle hurt the Irish all day.
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Mitty's deceiving record created a hype that wasn't warranted. VC brought them back to reality.
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WCAL 2024-25 SEASON

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SFcityfan said:
Are we still on this topic, the thread has moved past @TheR blowout of SHC…..no surprise: No SHC post until they win a game in league (I.e. www.SHC🤫🤫🤫🤫)

The real news in the City & the questions around the #KingsOfKezar crown,… is it the Upset win of SI over Serra. Is the SI win a statement? We have heard a lot about the win, but nothing of why? We are hearing the “if” mantra, but no reason of “why”.

The city will be on 37th Ave on Friday ( again a WCAL game) to get answers

# Can I Say It Yet
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The "WHY" is because our HC has implemented a program and culture of the kind of football he'd like to play.

When you have a culture and actual program. This is the start of a continuous machine just like how Serra has been the last 20+ years under Coach Walsh or how De La Salle was under Coach Ladouceur.

I'm sure SI was hoping to be in this position by year 3 but we'll take it in year 2. Coach Vandermade has definitely exceeded our expectations and ROI.

Riordan @ SI this week is going to be another great game in the WCAL.
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NCP Pick'em Week 6 Games

Streak One
Here are the scores for this week. Please let me know of any corrections by noon on Monday.

Congrats to espot on the weekly win! A 7 point pick on Valley Christian was big!

Heritage beat Livermore 42-28
Ferndale beat St. Bernard's 39-27
Menlo beat Miramonte 31-7
Valley Christian beat Mitty 47-7
Salinas beat Palma 39-25
Hamilton beat Quincy 36-14
Oak Ridge beat Granite Bay 30-17
Manteca beat Central Catholic 31-14
West Park beat Destiny Christian 23-21
St. Mary's beat Bishop Amat 56-21

espot 45
Moist and Plump 40
dlew66 40
Folsom77 39
THEOC89 38
kiddman32 37
Irish_Cheers 35
carlmerritt 35
M.C. Fan 35
The Heat Miser 35
H.E.A.T. 34
209Tides 34
FBAddict 32
sweetjfromthebay 31
EN_FB_Alum 30
Sacchiefs 29
ycgaucho 29
NorCalSportsFan 29
MC415 28
Macallan 27
Cal 14 27
SearsPoints 26
WCAL88 26
thehookup55 25
bulldogmgc 25
ArmchairGOAT 24
RLS13 24
Streak One 22
Norcalguy111 18
bella123 12

Top 10:

1. THEOC89 270
2. Kiddman32 269
3. FBAddict 262
4. The Heat Miser 257
5. NorCalSportsFan 256
6. Irish_Cheers 255
7. Thehookup55 253
7. Folsom77 253
9. Bulldogmgc 252
9. 209Tides
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CalPreps to cease operations

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As you'd expect, we are in the process of suing CBS to recover owed monies plus damages, but that will no doubt not be resolved until many months or years after the conclusion of the 2024 playoffs, so we encourage any section/state associations who were relying on our ratings in order to run your playoffs this season to apply any pressure you may have the pull to apply to the rogue CBS accounting department, to attempt to presuade them to finally start to act in accordance with federal contract law. Thank you and we're sorry it's come to this, but frankly it was destined to never work with a company owned by CBS. We hope to partner with a non-CBS owned company in future seasons, but it's presumably not reasonable to expect that a deal could be struck with another company during the 2024 season, but if you are such a company and have interest, are ears are certainly open.
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