JBS had a very successful spring summer season. Five young ladies signed high major letters of intent with at least three other signing or about to sign mid to low major letters of intent.

Gigi Garcia-University of Washington

Gracie Colavailu-Colorado St.

Kiana Moore-University of Utah

Bailee Vanderdoes-San Diego State

Tia Hay-Colorado St.

11 JBS players have made NorCal Preps top 40 players ranking.

Posting for fun, here are D1Baseball's recruiting rankings for 2015.

#3 UCLA
#9 Oregon State
#18 Washington
#20 Arizona
#24 Arizona State
#25 California

http://www.d1baseball.com/analysis/d1baseballs-2015-top-25-recruiting-classes/

Matt Manning (Sheldon High, Sacramento) showed off impressive stuff on Saturday night, and he has a chance to be an early draft pick in next June’s draft. In one of the better performances of the Arizona Senior Fall Classic, Manning struck out eight batters, walked three, and allowed a double in three innings.

Manning is the son of former NBA player Rich Manning, and while Matt isn’t quite the 6-foot-11 that his father was, he has plenty of size. He’s listed at 6-foot-7, 185 pounds, and he has long legs and a high waist, as well as coathanger shoulders that could pack on good weight as he matures.

On Saturday, Manning’s fastball sat from 91-94 mph and touched 95 a handful of times in his three-inning cameo. The pitch showed late life as it entered the zone, with explosive finish and sink or arm-side run. When Manning located it down in the strike zone, his fastball was all but unhittable, especially at the high school level.

Manning’s second pitch is his curveball, which has a long way to go, but has exciting upside, thanks to Manning’s ability to generate plus spin. He lost his arm slot on his curveball at times on Saturday, but the pitch consistently showed power break. When Manning was on top of and behind the pitch, it broke with 11-to-5 shape and plus depth.

Manning begins his delivery with a stride towards the righthanded batter’s box, and finishes his delivery with his front side slightly closed off. His arm action starts with a deep wrap in the back, and there’s enough force back there to cause his momentum to reverse itself as Manning’s shoulder hits the borderline of hyperextension. He throws from a three-quarters arm slot with outstanding arm speed, and he finishes across his body.

The timing and tempo of Manning’s delivery is still a work in progress. The righthander has only been pitching for a little over a year. Manning is also a prolific basketball player, a shooting guard that could be a Division 1 prospect, though his future is clearly on the mound.

Any opinions on how you all think NCS D3 will end up?

Some sports research organization has come up with an idea to improve upon the often tedious
basketball game endings with numerous fouls, etc. that we currently see.

It's a long read, but I like the concept.

http://sportsdataresearch.com/hybrid-format-for-basketball-game-duration-part-2-of-3/

I included only this link out of its several parts because it has most of the meat-and-potatoes of the idea.

Bad day for the "FIGHTIN IRISH". 48-0 final. 82 total yards and only 4 first downs.
The most significant stats are not the lopsided halftime or final scores.
Current WCAL losing streak: 19 games over four seasons
Current Non-SF Schools WCAL losing streak: Seven years

Former grizzly Cameron Smith going wild against Utah. 2 picks one for a TD in the first half. Will be the first ever to lead a USC in tackles as a freshman.

The winless team gets to face undefeated Analy this week, and the head coach was just fired. Tough situation, and I feel bad for the players there. I'm not sure the program can survive for much longer.

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/sports/4670158-181/elsie-allen-fires-football-coach

Prolific Prep first home game is November 4th (Wed) at Napa Valley College against Elite Education Prep (Los Angeles). Game time is 8pm. The next home game is November 18th, at Napa Valley College vs. Reno International Prep. Come watch some of the best players in the country battle locally in NorCal.

Prolific Prep then heads to Ames, Iowa Nov 7-8th to play in the Cornfield Classic against National Powers 22-feet Academy and Sunrise Christian. Click here for Prolific Prep Schedule. All games will be streamlined over the internet in HD.

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Prolific Prep first home game is November 4th at Napa Valley College against Elite Education Prep (Los Angeles). Game time is 8pm. The next home game is November 18th, at Napa Valley College vs. Reno International Prep. Come watch some of the best players in the country battle locally in NorCal.

Prolific Prep then heads to Ames, Iowa Nov 7-8th to play in the Cornfield Classic against National Powers 22-feet Academy and Sunrise Christian. Click here for Prolific Prep Schedule. All games will be streamlined over the internet in HD.

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Cal Poly has gained a commitment from 2017 St. Ignatius/Golden City point guard Ayzhiana Basallo, according to Chris Roemer.

What exactly happened that Rod forfeited prior to the end of game? Were there mass injuries? What's the story? Hate to see our youths mentors not teach them to see things through. Surely there are extigent circumstances. Anybody know what happened?

Miramonte 34, Acalanes 19, final

Alhambra 35, Dougherty Valley 7, final

Dublin 14, Las Lomas 7, final

Miramonte continues to roll but they will have two tough games remaining CAMPO - the defending champs and Dublin - the best defense in the DFAL (allowing an average of under 8 points per game).

Alhambra is sky high after the Dublin upset. Maybe they do some damage in the playoffs and silence the critics.

Dublin has a pretty good defense this year and need to continue to perfect their running game. I recommend running a lot of motion, throwing in some jet sweeps, boot legs and other misdirection plays. One more win and I think they get a decent seed and a winnable NCS playoff game.

Who will be the top 8 seeds for each division? What divisions will be the most competitive?

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Always like picking the brains of the baseball people on the boards.

What is your take on the Chase Utley slide tonight?

Carrillo scored on 4th and goal from the 2 with about 12 seconds left. Then they went all in and cashed out on the 2 point conversion. Rancho couldn't stop the run. It was one of those weird situations where they probably shoulda let Carrillo score with a little over a minute left but 4 & goal for it all is good odds also. Carrillo snapped Ranchos home win streak.

Wood led 64 - 8 at the half and went on to win 71 - 8. Next up Armijo @ Fairfield.

Here is the link to the latest from the SJS regarding Wins toward playoffs...

Link: http://www.cifsjs.org/sports/fball/2015-16info/fbplayoffsdI-VI_15-16_week_8_Sheet1.pdf

Serra Defeats Sacred Heart Cathedral 48-0

The Serra varsity football team defeated the Sacred Heart Cathedral Fightin' Irish today at Tom Brady Family Stadium by the score of 48-0. The Padres got the scoring started as senior RB Kelepi Lataimua scored on a 4 yard TD run, and junior QB Leki Nunn added a 1 yard TD run to make the score 14-0 early in the first quarter. Nunn then hit senior WR Rory Uniacke on a 32 yard TD pass, and a 2 point conversion by Nunn made the score 22-0. The scoring continued as Nunn hit senior WR Hunter Bishop on an 9 yard TD pass, and Nunn hit Uniacke again for an 18 yard TD pass to make the score 34-0 to end the first half. The Padres added two more TD's in the second half as junior RB Hiliate Meredith scored on 7 yard TD run, and senior RB Ryan Peralta hit paydirt with a 37 yard TD run to end the game with final score of 48-0.

Hoops is almost here, so let's start it off with a top 5 Sac area teams since 1981. Criteria that I'm using is wins versus nationally ranked teams and how deep u went in the state playoffs as well as competition u played in state playoffs. This is objective and open to all opinions. Let's try and celebrate all the great teams that have come through the capital city and lifted us up. Let's try not to tear down if that's at all possible on this board.

My top 5:

1) Jesuit - 92-94. They beat multiple nationally ranked teams. Had one season where their only losses were to number 1 ranked team in the Nation St. Anthony's and Crenshaw in State Championship.
2) Oak Ridge - 2004/2005. Had an amazing playoff run winning 7 of 8 playoff games by double figures. They knocked off SRV's best team ever in Norcal semis and then beat Jeremy Lin's #1 ranked Palo Alto team by 20 in Norcal championship and sealing the deal with arguably the biggest upset in state championship history beating #5 team in nation and national powerhouse Mater Dei by 16 pts.
3) Sheldon - 2012/2013. Probably the most talented individually of all these teams. Set a standard for the modern era of Sacramento basketball. State Runner up in 2012 to Mater Dei and then a Norcal open championship runner losing to Aaron Gordon and Mitty.
4) Capital - 2013/2014. Followed Sheldons blueprint in playing a national schedule and beating top 10 teams Nationally. If it wasn't for Bishop O'Dowd, they would have been in the Open division State championship game. Only Losses were in Championship game of National division of MaxPreps invitational without their starting big. 2 losses to Bod and a loss to Centenial in Championship of Sac high tournament. Eventually losing to Bishop O'Dowd in NorCal Open championship.
5) Foothill - 2002/2003. Beat a very good Harvard Westlake team in the Division 3 state championship.


Can't wait to see some other lists. Remember, this is a top 5 team list. This isn't about individual players.

Friday and Sat. we had some first place decides made in DVAL, Tri-Co. rock and Tri-Co. stone leagues, first off, CVC shut down Concord 42-22 and took over first place in the DVAL while St. Mary's finished off Pinole Valley 35-14 and took over first place in the tri-co. Rock league and Berean Christian took care of Valley Christian of Dublin 42-13to take over first place in the Tri- Co stone league....

FREE LANCE
Del Oro 2-5 at DLS 6-1.....The Pick DLS 48 Del Oro 3......What happened.....DLS 41 Del Oro 3.....Once agains, the Spartan defense did its job, holding DO to three points...
GAMES OF INTEREST
Salesian 3-4 at El Cerrito 2-5....The Pick... Salesian 40 El Cerrito 21....What happened... El Cerrito 47 Salesian 35...The pick back fired as the EC came out fighting in a wild scoring game that showed that EC is dangerous....
Pinole Valley 5-2 at St. Mary's of Albany 4-3.....The Pick....St. Mary's 35 Pinole Valley 20.....What happened...St. Mary's 35 Pinole Valley 14....the Panthers shut down the Spartans Speedster and took over first place in the Tri-Co. rock league...
Berean Christian 6-1 at Valley Christian of Dublin 6-1.....the Pick.....BC39 VC 34.....What happened....BC42 VC 13.....the BC defense took control of the game and BC is now in first place in the Tri-Co. Stone league..
EBAL
Foothill 8-0 at California 5-2.....The Pick...foothill 28 California 17....what happened .....Foothill 24 California 7,
Again, Ben Wooldridge went to work with the Falcon passing attack to recievers Gates and Mercado and jumped off to a 17-7 lead at the half, putting the Falcons in first place in the EBAL...Cal's offense could never get started and the foothill defense held tight.
Foothill.....07.....10.....00.....07.....24
Cal...........07.....00.....00.....00.....07
Monte vista 5-2 at Granada 3-4.....The Pick.....Monte vista 35 Granada 20.....What happened.....Monte vista 42 Granada 32.....The Mustang's ran into a stubborn Granada team that would not quit and turned into a scoring match and it took the fourth quarter to over come Granada..
Monte Vista.....00.....14.....07....21.....42
Granada..........07......07....11....07.....32
Amador Valley 5-2 at San Ramon Valley 2-5.....The Pick....Amador Valley 28 SRV 17...what happened....Adv 21 SRV 17....this game proved to be a tight battle.. Now Foothill stands alone in first place while Monte vista and Amador Valley are tied for second at 3-1 and now cal faces Monte vista this coming /Friday night...
DVAL
Concord 5-2 at CVC 6-1.....the Pick.....CVC 35 Concord 14.....What happened.....CVC 42 concord 22....Any doubt about first place in the DVAL was settled Friday night as the concord offense could never get started although the minute men led 14-13 at the half....Ray Jackson, the 4-4 speedster led the attack with one TD after another...
College Park 1-6 at North gate 4-3.....The Pick.....North Gate 32 College Park 25.....What happened.....Nothgate 26 College Park 19.....It seems that the Falcons are on the verge of getting on the winning trail, but its just about too late.
Mt. Diablo 1-6 at Ygancio Valley 2-5.....the Pick.....Ygancio Valley 39 Mt. diablo 27...what Happened....Mt. Diablo 62 Ygancio Valley 42......Talk about a wild scoring game on two unpredictable teams...you never know what Mt. Diablo team will show up...from game to game..
DFAL
Alhambra 4-4 at Dougherty Valley 6-2.....The Pick....Dougherty Valley 40 Alhambra 26....what Happened....
Alhambra 35 Dougherty Valley 7.....The Bulldogs surprised every body with a 14-13 win over Dublin last week, but Alhambra discovered out to win and cut down on the mistakes for a lopsided victory which gives them a 5-4 record, they get a bye this week and then its Las Lomas...
Las Lomas 1-6 at Dublin 5-2....the Pick Dublin 35 Las Lomas 14....What happened .....Dublin 14 Las Lomas 7, this game turned out to be a defensive battle.
Acalanes 2-5 at Miramonte 7-0.....The Pick.....Miramonte 49 Acalanes 20.....,What Happened.....Miramonte 34 Acalanes 19....The Don's proved to be a little more stubborn then the Mat's thought....
BVAL
Freedom 3-4 at Deer Valley 3-4.....The Pick Freedom 38 Deer Valley 34.....What happened.....Freedom 50 Deer Valley 21....Freedom's big three opened up and the defense held the wolverines to 21...interesting game, DV has been racking up the scores but the Falcons put a stop to that Friday night..
Antioch 7-0 at Liberty 4-3.....the Pick.....Antioch 52 Liberty 14.....what happened... Antioch 55 Liberty 37,, a real shootout...the game was close going into the fourth quarter, but Nagee Harris on the loose for six TD's and 360 yards was too much for the Lion's
Antioch.....16.....16.....00.....23.....55
Liberty.......03.....14....13.....07.....37
Heritage 3-4 at Pittsburg 6-1.....The Pick.....Pittsburg 44 Heritage 34.....What happened....Pittsburg 55 Heritage 21....The pirates defense gave up 21 but the offense went on a rampage....Now the Pirates and Antioch are tied for first place at 3-0 with two games to go, so its clean up time on defense and getting sharp on offense.

The foothill league has Tennyson and San Leandro tied at 3-0, while Tennyson is 7-1 overall, their only lose was to Logan at 39-0 while San Leandro is 4-4
In the shore line league, Alameda is 3-0 and Piedmont is 2-0 and both teams meets on 11-6 to decide the league champ...

SMB wins game and is now in 1st place in TCAL Rock division