My Picks in Bold
10. San Marin at Cardinal Newman
9. Moreau Catholic at Bishop O'Dowd
8. Merced at Atwater
7. Half Moon Bay at San Mateo
6. McNair at Chavez
5. Saratoga at Jefferson
4. Foothill-Palo Cedro at Pleasant Valley
3. Valley Christian at St. Ignatius (Game of the Week) 21 - 14
2. Calaveras at Linden
1. St. Vincent at Ukiah

10.) Cardinal Newman
9.) Bishop O’Dowd
8.) Half Moon Bay
7.) Linden
6.) Atwater
5.) Jefferson
4.) Foothill
3.) McNair
2.) St. Vincent
1.) St. Ignatius (24-7)

The way that the NCS sees competitive equity is comical. If Newman loses to either San Marin or MC(both possibilities), the highest they can go is D4. As you can move up or down 2 Divisions based on what some genius thinks is competitive equity. The NCS is BY FAR the worst section in the State with how they have developed their system. It is unfortunate that the powers that be within the NCS were not willing to listen to those that understand common sense.

10. Cardinal Newman
9. St. Ignatius 24-14
8. Bishop O'Dowd
7. Ukiah
6. Foothill
5. Merced
4. Half Moon Bay
3. Chavez
2. Linden
1. Jefferson

Saratoga at Jefferson- Jefferson 8
Half Moon Bay at San Mateo- HMB 6
Valley Christian at St. Ignatius- SI 4 27-21
San Marin at Cardinal Newman- CN 10
St. Vincent at Ukiah- Ukiah 9
Moreau Catholic at Bishop O'Dowd- BOD 5
Merced at Atwater- Atwater 3
Calaveras at Linden- Linden 7
McNair at Chavez-McNair 1
Foothill-Palo Cedro at Pleasant Valley- foothill 2

Relly900 said:

Well that was Max preps rankings

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HA!!…. Well that speaks to the Credibility of Max Preps…. I would have to see it to believe it…. I could see the 2014 team as potentially a Top 10, but the 17 and 18 teams is a total Joke…. 🤣

Irish_Cheers said:

"Tough" unless you get at least 50 points!

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HA!…. I wore out Max Preps this week looking at these teams…. Basically a coin flip on 6 or 7 of these for me…. 🤣🍻

ThunderRam said:

They also haven't dominated for 15 years quite yet. While they were good in 2009 then won their first State game in 2010 -- the machine they've become didn't really begin until 2012. That's when the SJS domination and all-star player migration started to take hold.

They are 136-5 against the SJS from 2012 until today. They are 23-12 against all other sections/oos over the same time period.

FWIW, our new Folsom/DLS fan that joined in October sure smells like another burner account if you know what I mean.

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Smells like reincarnation of "moist and fat"

THEOC89 said:

Folsom Never Finished #2, #5 and #8 in the Nation…. Those Rankings would be reserved for CA Open Champion’s…..

Those are likely State rankings you are referencing, although in 2014 Cen10 would be #2 in CA because they were the Open Runner up to DLS…..

The 17 and 18 teams beat no one and barley scraped by San Diego teams in D1AA so not sure how they would be National top 10 level teams…. 🤣

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Well that was Max preps rankings

Streak One said:

Here are the games for this week. Picks are due at 5:00 PM on Friday.

Saratoga at Jefferson
Half Moon Bay at San Mateo
Valley Christian at St. Ignatius (Game of the Week)
San Marin at Cardinal Newman
St. Vincent at Ukiah
Moreau Catholic at Bishop O'Dowd
Merced at Atwater
Calaveras at Linden
McNair at Chavez
Foothill-Palo Cedro at Pleasant Valley

Game of the Week Poll - https://norcalpreps.forums.rivals.com/threads/week-10-game-of-the-week-poll.30858/

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10. CN
9. Atwater
8. Bishop O
7. HMB
6. Linden
5. Jefferson
4. Chavez
3. Foothill
2. SI (14-7)
1. ST V

Another tough week!…. 🤣

THEOC89 said:

Folsom Never Finished #2, #5 and #8 in the Nation…. Those Rankings would be reserved for CA Open Champion’s…..

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They also haven't dominated for 15 years quite yet. While they were good in 2009 then won their first State game in 2010 -- the machine they've become didn't really begin until 2012. That's when the SJS domination and all-star player migration started to take hold.

They are 136-5 against the SJS from 2012 until today. They are 23-12 against all other sections/oos over the same time period.

FWIW, our new Folsom/DLS fan that joined in October sure smells like another burner account if you know what I mean.

Relly900 said:

mean Folsom got 5 state titles and 3 top ten in the nation finishes (2014, finished 2 2017 finished 5 2018 finished 8. )

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Folsom Never Finished #2, #5 and #8 in the Nation…. Those Rankings would be reserved for CA Open Champion’s…..

Those are likely State rankings you are referencing, although in 2014 Cen10 would be #2 in CA because they were the Open Runner up to DLS…..

The 17 and 18 teams beat no one and barley scraped by San Diego teams in D1AA so not sure how they would be National top 10 level teams…. 🤣

I hope this is true.

I always been a fan of Folsom, de la salle my fav team but Folsom always been a great team to me


The knock on them that they need to play elite teams on a consistent basis is fair.


I mean Folsom got 5 state titles and 3 top ten in the nation finishes (2014, finished 2 2017 finished 5 2018 finished 8. )

They got 2 wins over de la salle which is great but they haven't played a elite team in so cal, Florida, Texas or ga.


They been Dominant for 15 years in sac area I think they record like 135-10 vs Sacramento schools.

But they also unknown by many fans outside of NorCal which shouldn't be the case.

I always said I love to see them vs mv or cen or the Trinity other 4 teams.


I think they can compete with cen 10. It be closer than people think I think they lose like 38-21.

I think if u put Folsom in so cal they be a div 1 playoff team. Bosco, mater dei, cen 10, mv, orange Lutheran. servite, Folsom, j serra

So Folsom pretty good I hope this game happens

remc said:

I know it hasn’t happened before, but Cen10 not coming up to NorCal for a game isn’t a big deal to me. Point is, they’ve scheduled and played all their local and some National powers as well. Venue is secondary to actually scheduling and playing high profile opponents. Cen 10 has done that in spades

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I don’t dispute that they schedule elite programs. They have. But it is still a fact that, historically, they don’t travel for those types of games sans Vegas and Arizona recently.

So the rumor that they will be the ones traveling to Folsom doesn’t instill a lot of confidence. That’s all.

But there’s a first time for a lot of things.

pantera-cat said:

This kid is a 2X holdback what do they call them?

I’m from this area and have a 14 year old freshman and it gets irritating hearing about how great this “freshman” is. Is he having a great season, yea, but if he was in his correct grade, there would be little talk.

It was recommended to me to holdback my son, who could benefit greatly, by their 7/7 team.

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Anyone suggesting a "holdback" year should not be involved in youth sports, run from that program. What a joke. When I grew up you wanted to play with older kids to get better, now everyone wants to play against younger kids for the "likes"

10 BOD
9. SI (19-12)
8. CN
7. Foothill
6. HMB
5. Jefferson
4. Merced
3. Ukiah
2. Linden
1. McNair

10) Jefferson
9) St Ignatius 27-17
8) O'Dowd
7) Linden
6) Half Moon Bay
5) Cardinal Newman
4) Atwater
3) Chavez
2) Pleasant Valley
1) Ukiah

I turned 18 in December of my senior year, and if I recall correctly, I was one of the earliest in my class to hit that age.

I remember that Jason Kidd turned 19 just two days after his state title game in his senior year, and a lot of people seemed to think he was too old. He would have been ineligible the entire season if born just a few days earlier, if I understand the rules correctly. I think the rule back then, a player was ineligible for the entire if he was gonna be 19 before the season ended.

But then there was that one kid at SPSV. Played half his senior year basketball season but "aged out". So maybe it's semester-related... Then again, it may vary by district. Who knows?

10. Cardinal Newman
9. Foothill
8. Linden
7. Jefferson
6. Ukiah
5. Merced
4. McNair
3. St. Ignatius
2. Bishop O'Dowd
1 . Half Moon Bay

EGUSD appears (outside looking in) to be more bureaucratic, please-have-as-much-red-tape-as-possible, as a district can be.

THEOC89 said:

According to the Cen10 guys, Cen10 will be way down next year…. They always say that though….. 🤣

They do lose their great QB….

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I only lurk on that forum but you’re right, the C10 fans claim their team is down literally every year lol.

ThunderRam said:

The machine may still crank, but not against the likes of Cen10. Not w/o a once in every 10 years type QB.

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Once in 25 years! Ryder is that rare. Be interesting to see if it happens but like you said seems long shot.

ThunderRam said:

Didn’t that have to do with a shed built on campus, or something odd like that? Or am I remembering something else completely?

Strange overreactions to say the least.

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Yes, it was a team room being built without the proper permits. I do not know the extent of Nixon's knowledge or involvement, but the building was definitely more elaborate than the "shed" that they had permission to build. I have no insight as to why Nixon was the fall guy on that, though. That might very well have been a strange overreaction. EGUSD tends to be pretty tight-lipped on official things, leaving only the rumor mill to get info. I'm not that well-connected.

ThunderRam said:

Not saying it isn’t true, but it all flies in the face of everything these programs have done historically.

Cen10 has never scheduled a game North of Fresno and almost never plays outside of the IE or greater LA and SD areas. Until just recently, they never left the state and marquee OOS programs always had to come to them.

They scheduled a game in Vegas and Greater Phoenix just these past couple seasons. But before that? Never.

Color me skeptical that after 35 years as a program they are going to schedule a game in NorCal (North of Fresno) for the very first time.

Conversely, Folsom never has scheduled a legit marquee SoCal (Southern Section) program, let alone one at the top of their game.

A couple of historic trends have to suddenly reverse at the exact same time for this one to be true.

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You are correct on all points!….. I will believe this game is happening when it is confirmed by the schools….. 🤣

ThunderRam said:

The machine may still crank, but not against the likes of Cen10. Not w/o a once in every 10 years type QB.

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According to the Cen10 guys, Cen10 will be way down next year…. They always say that though….. 🤣

They do lose their great QB….