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We have another good week of games. Picks are due by 7:00 PM on Friday. Serra-DLS is the game of the week.

Serra at De La Salle
Campolindo at Aptos
Windsor at Escalon
Sheldon at Christian Brothers
St. Mary's-Stockton at Central Catholic
Jesuit at St. Ignatius
Monterey Trail at St. Francis-Mountain View
Elk Grove at Menlo-Atherton
Bellarmine at McClymonds
Sacred Heart Cathedral vs. Palma

One of the top senior linemen in the region is headed to Utah. He is ranked No. 88 overall in the state by Rivals.com

Let me just start off by explaining how the NBL Oak and Redwood divisions are decided.

At some point before the season starts the powers that be in the NBL meet and decide who the best 6 teams are in the NBL and put them all in the Oak. The bottom 6 go into the Redwood (and they do this for all sports).

Thus the Redwood is just HORRIBLE for all sports. And quite frankly the "winner" of that league getting a home game in the sections is ridiculous. But it is what it is I guess...

The NBL Oak is definitely top heavy this year (isn't it always right?). Rancho , CN and Windsor are at different levels than everyone else. MONTY is much improved though and I think they will lose to those 3 when they meet but I think they are # 4, although I think the game vs Analy is a toss up but I think the Monty fans should have reason to be excited.

Starting off I'd go..

1. RANCHO
2. Cn
3. Windsor

When those 3 play h2h it will be must watch football in the NBL.

NBL Oak (2022)
Rancho
CN
Windsor
Monty
Analy
SR

Santa Rosa's stay in the Oak will be short lived as I don't think they will win a game. If St Vincent wins the Redwood again they may get moved up to the Oak next year.

This game scheduled for 9/2/22 is the South Section HOLY BOWL in Modesto between the Raiders of Central Catholic (Modesto) vs the Rams of St Mary’s (Stockton).

Will this Holy Bowl be a David vs Goliath story where the huge underdog (the Rams) overcome the odds and defeats the favorite (the Raiders)? Or will this be another Massacre of the Innocents (the incident in the nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution (by the Raiders of Modesto) of all male children two years old and under in the vicinity of Bethlehem - aka the young Rams of Stockton)?

Praying for a miracle (David wins again!).

Just out of curiosity... I have a lot of connections to some of the operators of the sporting academies here and offseason trainers...would they be in demand in Northern California (specifically the bay area or Sacramento)?

I always felt that the gap year or head start programs we have here hosted and provided by the acadmies are good for the kids. Not just for longevity, vitality, and to develop their athetlicism, but more time to mature for the kids. Here in SoCal we have about a half dozen accredited academies like Winner Circle Athletics, Stars, and so forth for the gap year(s)/head start program. You think there is a viable market for academies and for offseason trainers? I saw that DLS game and I think the kids could use more professional training for their technique and footwork. I can mention this to one of my connections to tell him to head up north - if you think there would be a group of parents that would be interested next offseason.

Just my 2 cents.

Granite Bay beat Vista del Lago 45-36 behind 371 total yards and five touchdowns from Carter Jackson.

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Wilcox beat Hollister 38-14

PCAL Week2

Salinas and Aptos carried the torch for the PCAL last weekend, with both registering very impressive cross-sectional road wins. Hollister looked very good vs a once proud Oak Grove program. To me Monterey beating Gunn 45-0 was maybe the most impressive score. The reason being, Monterey was up 38-0 midway through the 2nd qtr. Monterey may finally have found the discipline they had been lacking under the old coaching regime.

Some teams were not so fortunate last week. Maybe Mitty is going to be better than people are saying and make some noise in the WCAL, but Palma should be able to compete with these teams and they couldn’t. Let’s see if they regroup this week. Santa Cruz and MVC losing to cross town rivals (and lower divisions) Scott’s Valley and St Francis CC should be a concern for those programs as well.

Due to a shortage of officials, there will be at lest 2 PCAL games every Thursday night for the remainder of the season.

Last week 12-8 Overall 12-8



Gabilan

Thu 09/01 King City (CA) at Alisal (Salinas, CA), 7:30pm – Mustangs look to rebound after a tough (surprise) loss to South County rival Greenfield, while Alisal looks to run the ball some more. Alisal 24-7

Fri 09/02 Independence (San Jose, CA) at Alvarez (Salinas, CA), 7:30pm – Independence got beat up a lot last week, while Alvarez had a closer loss. I am taking the home team Eagles. Alvarez 21-17

Fri 09/02 Campolindo (Moraga, CA) at Aptos (CA), 7:30pm – Can Campolindo get revenge from last year embarrassing home loss? This Mariner team maybe even better than last year. Aptos 34-30

Fri 09/02 Palma (Salinas, CA) vs Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco, CA) at Salinas Sports Complex (Salinas, CA), 7:00pm – Palma needs to get at of this offensive “funk” dating back to last year. Still time to figure things out, but probably not against the Irish. SHC 17-7

Fri 09/02 Salinas (CA) at Valley Christian (San Jose, CA), 7:00pm – Salinas did not disappoint last week, after a slow start they took control over a very good Clayton Valley Charter program. VC had a tough time with a talented Wilcox team. Salinas 35-14

Fri 09/02 Santa Cruz (CA) at Watsonville (CA), 7:30pm – A disappointing loss for Santa Cruz last week and a really uninspired (close) win for Watsonville over crosstown rival Pajaro Valley. Santa Cruz 24-14

Fri 09/02 Hollister (CA) at Wilcox (Santa Clara, CA), 7:00pm – This will be a good litmus test for both teams. They both registered big wins last week vs “overmatched?” opponents. Picking the home team in a close one. Wilcox 28-25

Mission

Fri 09/02 Soquel (CA) at Hillsdale (San Mateo, CA), 7:00pm – Soquel knows how to win close football games. They won’t score a lot of points but they always seem to score just enough. Soquel 24-21

Fri 09/02 Santa Teresa (San Jose, CA) at Monte Vista Christian (Watsonville, CA), 7:30pm – Might be a long year for MVC, if you cant beat St. Francis CC, you are probably going to have issue with a MT Hamilton team. Santa Teresa 28-14

Fri 09/02 Aragon (San Mateo, CA) at Monterey (CA), 7:00pm- Aragon is a much better team than Gunn. Let’s see if Monterey can still keep up the juice. Monterey 35-21

Fri 09/02 Pacheco (Los Banos, CA) at Seaside (CA), 7:30pm – If I was Pacheco I would schedule this game for Sunday, but show up on Friday to practice on the coast for 2 days just to get out of the heat. Seaside 27-20

Sat 09/03 Carmel (CA) at Gilroy (CA), 7:00pm- From the Shoe game we learned Carmel’s best players maybe all Sophomore’s, they will make mistakes, but they are good now and maybe really good in 2 years. Carmel 35-27

Sat 09/03 Jefferson (Daly City, CA) vs North Salinas (Salinas, CA) at Salinas Sports Complex (Salinas, CA), 7:30pm – Good news for North Salinas, nobody will confuse Jefferson for last week’s opponent Menlo. North Salinas 24-23

Sat 09/03 Scotts Valley (CA) at San Lorenzo Valley (Felton, CA), 2:00pm – I don’t even think headsets can help this SLV team. Scotts Valley 35-7



Cypress

Fri 09/02 Soledad (CA) at Greenfield (CA), 7:30pm -Greenfield had one of their best victories in the last 10 years or so by knocking off rival King City last week. Soledad played Soquel tough. Soledad 17-14

Fri 09/02 Gonzales (CA) at Pacific Grove (CA), 7:30pm -These 2 long time rivals meet in the pre-season. PG had a chance at the end in the Shoe game, while Gonzales had a close game with Rancho. Was going to go with the home team, but I don’t like PG.. Gonzales 35-34

Fri 09/02 Woodside (CA) at Rancho San Juan (Salinas, CA), 7:00pm- It will take a few years , but Rancho San Juan is building something special here. This is the way you build a program. (Marina and MPUSD should take some notes). Rancho San Juan 28-20

Sat 09/03 Pajaro Valley (Watsonville, CA) at North Monterey County (Castroville, CA), 2:00pm – Going to go out on a limb and take Pajaro Valley in a mild upset here. Played a good game v Watsonville last week. PV 24-22

Sat 09/03 Stevenson (Pebble Beach, CA) at St. Francis (Watsonville, CA), 2:00pm- RLS has its first game of the year. They need to replace, arguably, the best athlete in the CCS. St Francis is coming off a surprising victory vs their crosstown private school rival MVC. Last I checked Vegas had the Sharks as 21 point favorites. Does not matter. RLS got the kids in 2 weeks earlier for practice. They are ready for this! RLS 21-20 upset special!!

Santa Lucia

Fri 09/02 Harbor (Santa Cruz, CA) at Lick (San Jose, CA), 7:00pm – I like the preseason schedule Harbor has set up, this should install some confidence. Harbor 35-14

Fri 09/02 Marina (CA) at Lynbrook (San Jose, CA), 7:00pm- Marina had a great win last week after a 2 year break form Varsity football. Lynbrook will be a tougher test than San Jose. Lynbrook 18-17

Here are three section games I'm watching for tonight

1. Sheldon-Christian Brothers. Both teams have offensive firepower. Sheldon is primed for a run at the Delta League title with skill players like Devin Green and Scott Nixon. Christian Brothers has a talented sophomore receiver in Phillip Bell. Both teams are ranked in the Top 8 in the Sacramento Bee rankings.

2. Heritage-Granada. The Matadors will look to bounce back from an opening loss to Riordan. In comes Heritage, which got 203 yards and four touchdowns from Devon Rivers in a 42-7 win over Dublin. The Patriots will look to improve to 2-0 heading into next week's game against Whitney.

3. Palma-Sacred Heart Cathedral. Palma needs to get its offense going after losing the opener to Mitty 29-7. Sacred Heart Cathedral beat Sacred Heart Prep 13-12 in the opener. Aidan McGrath connected with RL Miller for two touchdowns.

The 16th annual Brett Callan Memorial Tournament at Casa Grande HS (Petaluma) has an opening for 1 team for this year’s tournament. The dates are December 15-17,
2022. This is a well-run, competitive tournament. Players are fed after each game, there is a hospitality room for coaches, all-tournament team, etc.

Current field: Montgomery (Santa Rosa), Windsor, Analy (Sebastopol), Petaluma, Casa Grande (Petaluma), Urban (SF) and George Washington (SF). As you can see, we have a mix of divisions represented in the current field.

For more information, please contact tournament director, Rick Duarte, at r.duarte@att.net

Trying to figure you the method that Maxpreps uses for its top 25 poll;

Cathedral Catholic gets blown out by Centennial Corona 42-7 and yet they move up one spot to #5 in the state. Hard to figure. Fyi, Cathedral Catholic hosts DLS in a few weeks.

Come join the NEW STAFF for the PROLIFIC PREP CREW for our Breakfast Club Sunday workouts. We are expanding our trainers and offering multiple classes as we have doubled our staff . Please check out the new classes, which we will be separating age groups. We also can offer Private Classes as well anytime on Sundays (Just email us personally and ask for your best times). For this Fall, we will be adding the NEW Prolific Prep players to our older classes and Privates. They will no doubt be classes you want to join in on. Our new trainers, Zerrion Payton and Matt Handy are very good at what they do

REGULAR CLASSES:

Elementary to 7th Grade: 9:30-11am ($45)

8th Grade to High School: 11am-12:30pm ($45)
*For the Fall will have Prolific Prep players in Attendance


PRIVATE CLASS: 12:45-1:3pm (Also adding more throughout the afternoon and evening)

Please Call/Email for details as we can run privates throughout the day on Sundays. The cost is $80. To sign up for a regular class and a Private Class, the cost is $110 (Discounted)

For those that are interested, please sign up online/Venmo/Zelle - at the link below

https://store.jglove.com/sundayworkouts/

Venmo - @ProlificPrep

Zelle - ProlificSummerAcademy@gmail.com

For more info, contact (707) 849-1212, or via email at ProlificSummerAcademy@gmail.com. Please always text to confirm your attendance by 9:30pm the night before (If Possible). Please avoid walk-ups without phone/text/email confirmation to prevent errors or changes in the schedule.

Lincoln of Stockton Boys/Girls are looking for a team for the Foundation Game.

Please contact Coach Anthony Mathews 209-298-5926

Lincoln of Stockton Boys/Girls are looking for a team for the Foundation Game.

Please contact Coach Roemer 209-482-0397 croemer@lusd.net

Mt. Eden High School in Hayward is looking for early season tournament or game. Please contact Coach Haynes at cdhaynes813@gmail.com.

We are excited to announce the inaugural Winter Classic event at Woodside Priory in Portola Valley. This is a 1 day/1 game showcase for Girls Varsity Basketball Teams. We are looking for 3 more teams to round out the 10 team event. Local media and college coaches from every level will be invited to attend. If you are interested and looking for an additional game, please contact me.

Coach Buck
bmatthews@prioryca.org


Committed Programs
Priory
Riordan
Cornerstone Christian (Antioch)
Menlo
Bishop O'Dowd
St Mary's Stockton
Sacred Heart Cathedral

An easier to read list

De La Salle beat Monterey Trail 36-20
Serra beat Folsom 17-12
St. Francis beat Central Catholic 35-28
Marin Catholic beat Freedom 55-29
Pittsburg beat Bethel 59-0
Salians beat Clayton Valley Charter 21-14
Manteca beat Patterson 45-10
St. Mary's beat West 58-0
Rancho Cotate beat Las Lomas 42-16
Granite Bay beat Davis 74-6
Cardinal Newman beat San Leandro 34-7
Corona del Mar beat Los Gatos 28-14
Jesuit beat Bishop Manogue 30-23
Grant beat Inderkum 26-20
Oak Ridge beat Vacaville 62-0
Aptos beat Oakdale 39-29
Antioch beat Monte Vista 57-28

We have a great upcoming night of action. Some highlight games to watch include Serra-Folsom, CVC-Salinas and Los Gatos-Corona del Mar

The Arkansas commit was named MVP after getting an RBI triple for the West squad

Golden State Prep (GSP) Just had one spot open for the 2022-2023 Season. Very last minute but things like this do happen.
The program starts September 5th and runs till the National Championships the middle of March.

GSP is a true NATIONAL PROGRAM that travels all over the USA (See Above).

If interested in the spot, please email GoldenStatePrepBball@gmail.com. Please provide all info about yourself, AAU team, Video, etc.

*GSP is a Post Graduate Program. Please visit www.goldenstateprep.org for more info about GSP.

Any early thoughts?

As a junior, Nunn averaged 16 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals for Edison.

Kentucky State is a Division II program in the SIAC.

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