Downey 7

Congrats to Folsom 6'6 wing Chase Rawlings for his recent commitment to Davis. Good local pickup for a kid who has a great feel for the game and is still growing.

Big accomplishment especially at one school

Irvington High School is looking for a scrimmage on Saturday, Nov. 16 @ Irvington. We would like to host on this date but we are open to other dates and traveling.

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Mater Dei is up 45-0 at the half. But according to many sources Bosco has many D1 guys so it’s all ok.

While the last two games have been very close, Rocklin has won five straight regular season games over Oak Ridge. Rocklin is the favorite this week, but the Trojans have shown improvement over the course of the season.

2023: Rocklin won 21-17
2022: Rocklin won 21-17
2021: Rocklin won 21-0
2020: Rocklin won 38-13
2019: Rocklin won 28-22

Does anyone know how to contact Cal-Hi sports? With this being the 70th year of the Gridley tournament I thought it would be great for Cal-Hi sports to do a feature on players staying with families, student assembly, and tournament. Lots of great teams will be there and always great hoops.

https://x.com/MikeBMultimedia/status/1849305260403355669
They never should have been in the SFL! If it’s predictable, it’s preventable!

1. De La Salle (8-0)

Dominic Kelley had two touchdown runs and the Spartans led Monte Vista 28-0 en route to a 42-7 win. Toa Faavae also had a 55 yard touchdown run and threw a really good deep ball to Emery Speight for another score. This week, they will travel to California.

2. Folsom (8-1)

Ryder Lyons threw for 293 yards and five touchdowns, including three to Nela Tupou, in a 55-10 win over Jesuit. Carter Jackson was the leading rusher with 82 yards and a touchdown and the defense forced three touchdowns. The Bulldogs conclude the season with a trip to Granite Bay on Friday.

3. Pittsburg (7-1)

Pittsburg trailed 9-0 in the second quarter but scored 47 straight points in beating Liberty 47-15. Marley Alcantara passed for 248 yards and four touchdowns with freshman Kenneth Ward finishing with 87 yards and two scores. Jadyn Hudson had two interceptions. The Pirates finish the regular season with road games against Deer Valley and Antioch.

4. San Ramon Valley (8-1)

Rhett Thompson found Sammy Avalos for a fourth quarter touchdown and Evan Economos for the two point conversion in a 29-28 win over Amador Valley. The Dons’ had a failed two point conversion in the final minute. Marco Jones was one of four players with nine tackles in the win. The Wolves are on bye this upcoming week.

5. St. Francis-Mountain View (7-1)

The Lancers led Sacred Heart Cathedral 35-6 at the half and won 49-24 to remain in the pole position in the WCAL race. Kingston Keanaaina had touchdown runs of 76 and 68 yards and a punt return for 83 yards in the first half. Aaron Knapp also found Perrion Williams for a 60 yard score. The Lancers gave up 440 passing yards in the win. St. Francis will travel to Valley Christian on Friday.

6. St. Ignatius (6-2)

Jarious Hogan had two touchdown runs as St. Ignaitus battled back from a 13-3 deficit to beat Valley Christian 20-13. It is the Wildcats’ third come from behind win in league play after similar wins over Serra and Riordan. This week, they will host Sacred Heart Cathedral.

7. Rocklin (8-1)

Rocklin held Del Oro to less than 200 total yards and Derek Keeley and Alex Durham each had 10 tackles in a 35-14 win over the Golden Eagles. Reeve Slone threw for 199 yards and two touchdowns. The Thunder will host Oak Ridge with the winner likely securing second place in the SFL.

8. Serra (4-4)

Nano Latu had 142 yards and four touchdowns as Serra beat Bellarmine 47-6 in a game that marked career win No. 200 for head coach Patrick Walsh. The Padres end the year with two Top 20 matchups starting with a trip to Riordan on Saturday. They conclude the regular season against Valley Christian.

9. Los Gatos (7-1)

Los Gatos led 14-0 after the first quarter and 24-0 at the half in beating Menlo 38-0. Beau Musser had a touchdown run and a touchdown catch and Max Thomas had two touchdown catches. The Wildcats will host Wilcox this week in a matchup of undefeated teams in the PAL-Bay Division.

10. St. Mary’s-Stockton (7-2)

Osani Gayles had 136 receiving yards and a touchdown and Kenneth Moore III had 128 total yards with a rushing and receiving score in a 45-14 win over Tracy. Manaalii Danielson had two of the Rams’ six sacks. St. Mary’s will host Lincoln-Stockton in the regular season finale.

11. Grant (6-3)

Zo Edwards had two touchdown catches and Brandon Lambert had two rushing touchdowns in a 52-7 win over Antelope. The Pacers, which have given up 26 total points in four league games, will host Cordova on Friday.

12. Soquel (6-2)

Sam Whelan went 7-for-10 for 103 yards and three touchdowns and Tyreis Lundy ran for 117 yards and two scores in Soquel’s 33-6 win over Monterey. Tanner Trowbridge had a team high seven tackles. Now the attention turns to the anticipated matchup with Salinas with both teams being undefeated in the PCAL-Gabilan Division.

13. Cardinal Newman (8-0)

Tino Retamoza threw for 304 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score as the Cardinals beat San Marin 31-3. Jesse Myers, Jimmy McKenzie and Brody Estrela each had a sack in another strong showing for the defense. Cardinal Newman hits the road this week for a Saturday afternoon game with Marin Catholic.

14. El Cerrito (2-6*)

The Gauchos still have a shot at the playoffs despite five forfeit losses as they added another league win. Last week, it was a 41-0 win over Vallejo as Malikii Lavern and Joezon Broussard combined to rush for 368 yards. Next up is a home game against Pinole Valley.

15. Marin Catholic (6-2)

Marin Catholic has won six in a row after a 0-2 start with a 30-0 win over Rancho Cotate behind two special teams touchdowns and a safety. The Wildcats led 28-0 at the half. They will look to clinch a share of the Redwood Empire - Adobe Division title with a Saturday home game against Cardinal Newman.

16. Manteca (8-1)

Nikko Juarez had 149 rushing yards and three touchdowns and returned a kickoff for a score in a 39-27 win over Patterson to clinch a share of the VOL title. The Buffaloes gave up nearly 400 yards of offense to Patterson, but were also only the third team to hold them to less than 30 points. Next up is the regular season finale against Oakdale.

17. Oak Ridge (5-4)

For the second straight week, Oak Ridge posted a blowout shutout win in beating Whitney 63-0. Joaquin Graves-Mercado and Phoenix Hester both saw time at quarterback and combined for 288 passing yards and four touchdowns. Jasen Womack had two rushing touchdowns, a touchdown catch and two interceptions. The Trojans end the season against Rocklin.

18. Salinas (7-1)

The Cowboys stepped out of league play and picked up a quality win over Arroyo Grande (34-24) heading into this week’s matchup with Soquel. Emarrcis Turner had 127 yards and two touchdown catches in the win.

19. Valley Christian (5-3)

With a 20-13 loss to St. Ignatius, the Warriors had their four game winning streak snapped heading into a final two game stretch against St. Francis and Serra. During the win streak, the Warriors gave up a total of 27 points. Rome Leota-Pritchard threw for 221 yards in the loss.

20. Twelve Bridges (9-0)

Braeden Ward ran for 201 yards and six touchdowns and Isaiah Rodriguez grabbed three interceptions in a 55-20 win over Roseville. The Raging Rhinos will look to complete a perfect regular season on Friday against Del Campo.

Rob Rooks 6-foot-2, 270 pounds
Committed to Rice

Sr. Season (8 Games): 45 tackles (11 for loss), 3 sacks
Jr. Season (15 Games): 85 tackles (22 for loss), 10.5 sacks

Rooks has a quick first step, is aggressive with his hands to work around lineman and has a high motor in finishing off plays. A rare four year varsity lineman, Rooks spent a good portion of last week's win over Ukiah in the backfield in disrupting the intial offensive play.

Now that the Fever is playing through Boston and allowing Kelsy Mitchell to attack it opens up the court for Caitlyn and Smith. Although Clark may not always be the top scorer every game her impact is much more significant in a positive way. Also NaLyssa Smith's skill set fits in perfect into this style of play.

I've said this before and I stand by it; The Fever have a legit squad and when you have Mitchell and Clark playing Guard and attacking intelligently, Smith on the cleanup while playing through Boston they could be special in the future. My 2 cents.

Look for the 6"4 290 Soph to blow up this summer. He's a legit Big 12, SEC, ACC talent.

James is one of the best coaches in the section

In the first two seasons under Jake Messina, who has had many coaching stops around NorCal, Oakmont went a combined 2-18. This year, they are 7-2 and will face Wheatland this week for the Pioneer Valley League title.

Quarterback Beau Ogles has thrown for 1,155 yards, 15 touchdowns and one interception. He has also rushed for 474 yards and seven touchdowns.

PCAL Week 9

Before we get too far into this week’s preview wanted to share a great story about the King City head coach, and what he has done over the past year to support his family and his community. A great story about a really great man. Sometimes Highschool football is not about the wins and losses on the field.

https://www.montereyherald.com/2024/10/20/high-school-football-a-different-kind-of-comeback-story/

Last week 9-3 Overall 97-29

Gabilan- Some interesting story lines are starting to develop in the Gabilan. It appears Soquel and Salinas are destined for a title matchup on 11/1. Monterey seems to have secured at least third place, while Hollister, Aptos and Palma battle for 4th through 6th. PAL Booster says Palma is basically in the playoffs, but he has them at 5-5, I think they finish 4-6. Will that be enough for the final at-large bid? Maybe? Or does the steak end this year. Hopefully the PCAL will let Alvarez go down to a “B” division for a year or 2 in order to build some consistency.

Thu 10/24 Aptos (CA) at Alvarez (Salinas, CA), 7:00pm – Maybe Alvarez last best shot to win a league game. Also seems odd that Alvarez has to ply 3 Thursdays in a row, while Palma and Monterey don’t have any Thursday night games. Aptos needs to win to stay in the playoffs. Aptos 38-7

Fri 10/25 Soquel (CA) at Monterey (CA), 7:30pm- Potential trap here for Soquel. Monterey has some huge playmakers and they have been running the ball well lately. Soquel will do what they always do: dictate the pace of the game, control the line of scrimmage, and clamp down on defenses. Soquel 28-14

Fri 10/25 Arroyo Grande (CA) at Salinas (CA), 7:30pm- 2 schools of thought here: Great to keep the team rolling with a late out of section game against an historically strong program. Or what the hell are you thinking, take the bye get healthy and get ready for the biggest game of the year. If they beat Soquel in 2 weeks genius, if they lose worst scheduling decision ever. Salinas 28-24

Fri 10/25 Palma (Salinas, CA) vs Hollister (CA) at Salinas Sports Complex (Salinas, CA), 7:30pm- I view this (or next week vs Monterey) as an absolute must win for Palma to ensure a post season invite. Problem is, Hollister might be the better team this year. Hollister 27-21

Mission North (Watsonville Bye) -After a couple weeks of chaos, maybe some clarity in the Mission North. NMC will be favored over the next 3 weeks and should win the division. Alisal had a big win last week and will also be favored over the next 3 weeks to finish second. But don’t be surprised if either one of these teams’ falters and allows St Francis, MVC or Scott’s Valley to sneak into the playoffs.

Thu 10/24 Scotts Valley (CA) vs St. Francis (Watsonville, CA) at Cabrillo College (Aptos, CA), 7:30pm- Winner still can have an outside chance of playoffs, loser of this game is probably out. St Francis has been more consistent, but Scott’s Vally has played the tougher schedule. St. Francis 21-18

Fri 10/25 North Monterey County (Castroville, CA) at Monte Vista Christian (Watsonville, CA), 7:30pm- MVC QB and WR1 have some staggering numbers. Like leaders in the CCS and state. Congratulations to them. But NMC is 3-0 in division and probably going to the playoff’s. NMC 27-17

Fri 10/25 Alisal (Salinas, CA) at Seaside (CA), 7:30pm- Alisal had a goal line stand to win last week, probably wont be as close this week. Alisal 27-7

Mission South (PG Bye) – North Salinas took care of Business vs KC last week to set up a battle for first this week vs Carmel. Carmel did allow Ranch to score a season high 14 points last week, but it was in the 2nd half after they took a 41-0 lead into halftime. We will see if NS can really give them a battle. PG, lost for the 2nd time in a row vs Soledad. This sets up Soledad to challenge NS for a playoff spot in 2 weeks.

Fri 10/25 King City (CA) at Rancho San Juan (Salinas, CA), 7:30pm -Rancho may have found something to build on by scoring some touchdowns last week, meanwhile KC will look to get off the mat after being beat up by North Salinas. King City 24-7

Fri 10/25 Greenfield (CA) at Soledad (CA), 7:30pm- I can already smell the Swiss sausage. Leno’s vs Richina (if you know you know). As far as football: Soledad needs to win if it want to try an overtake NS for 2nd place. Soledad 28-24

Sat 10/26 North Salinas (Salinas, CA) at Carmel (CA), 2:00pm -Carmel can not let NS successfully control the clock. NS has 2 offenses one of them being a Wing T formation to try and control the line of scrimmage. The QB is still hurt so they will be trying to run a lot. It may work, But Carmel’s Starting defense is pretty good. Carmel will be able to score. Carmel 42-21

Santa Lucia (RLS BYE) -I understand why RLS starts late because of the boarding school deal, but schedule a game during the bye week for 10 total games. Mission is SF has an open date. Anyway after RLS took care of PV and SLV pulled away from Gonzales late, this should set up a battle for the title next week. @Streakone, RLS needs to go back on the pick’em next week!!! Also of note last week, is Santa Cruz got a win for the first time in 2 years!!

Sat 10/26 Gonzales (CA) at Pajaro Valley (Watsonville, CA), 12:30pm- This game will probably decide third place. Both teams will be looking to get momentum for next year. Gonzales 23-18

Sat 10/26 Santa Cruz (CA) at San Lorenzo Valley (Felton, CA), 2:00pm -Santa Cruz hada great win last week, but unless SLV is looking to far ahead to next weeks showdown with RLS, the wininig streak will stop at 1. SLV 35-7

Sat 10/26 Marina (CA) vs Harbor (Santa Cruz, CA) at Seaside (CA), 7:30pm -2 Struggling programs trying to find something to build upon for next year. Neither one really believes in Defense. Marina 45-40

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/

Prolific loses 2 no 1 players in a month span

Let the rebuild begin….

Sounds like this move will stick.

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Campo JV is surprisingly (to me) bashing the Ugly Eagle JV’s 21-0… and in the CVC Red Zone.

I know the Coug JV squad is good, but so is CVC. I was expecting a close one, thinking CVC would win, actiually…. But the Cougs are doing WORK! 5:48 left.

Link?

Silva had 236 total yards with three touchdown runs and two touchdown passses in Turlock's 33-14 win over Downey. On the year, he has thrown for nearly 1,700 yards and rushed for more than 400 yards.

I can't remember a successful large school having a freshman quarterback who has his hand in this much of the offense.

Is Chris Nixon out at Sheldon? Beloved coach ordered to turn in keys after angry parent issue

Longtime Sheldon Huskies coach Chris Nixon on Monday afternoon was ordered into the principal’s office to speak with administrators and athletic director Jason Bumbaca to address a situation following last Friday’s home Delta League contest against Elk Grove. A father of a Sheldon player, moments after the game finished, allegedly approached Nixon in anger and cursed at him about playing time for his son, an issue in prep sports for decades.

According to several witnesses who observed the incident, including three Sheldon assistant coaches and several players, Nixon was upset that there was no school administrator at that moment to prevent the scene, or to keep spectators from walking onto the field to reach coaches. Bumbaca arrived to speak to Nixon, and the two got into a heated exchanged about fan access to the field.

Nixon on Monday was told he could not curse the athletic director and was ordered to turn in his keys. Was he fired? Suspended? No one seems to know. Reached by The Sacramento Bee, Nixon said he was not allowed to speak about it, nor was he allowed to talk to Sheldon players, as mandated by his administration.

Nixon did emphatically tell The Bee that he did not curse Bumbaca and that he doesn’t even curse in practice or at games. He added that he is deeply “appreciative for all my players and our fantastic coaching staff,” adding that he wants to finish out the season. An assistant coach said Nixon did not curse the athletic director but that he himself cursed in frustration.


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