The game of the week is between Foothill and California....If California wins , we have a two way tie for first place...If California looses, they drop to fourth place, Foothill holds first place and if Monte Vista and Amador Valley win, they move into second place. We have another big game between Berean Christian and Valley Christian, both are 6-1....Another game to keep an eye on is if Concord can give Clayton Valley charter a game.
FREE LANCE
Del Oro 2-5 at DLS 6-1.....DLS 48 Del Oro 3......Del Oro before the season started looked to be a challenger, but they have had a rough season so far and DLS will make short work of them...
GAMES OF INTEREST
Sat. 10-24
Pinole Valley 5-2 at St. Mary's of Albany 4-3 At 1:30 P.M......St. Mary's 35 Pinole 20....The Panthers made short work of Hercules last week, a team with size speed and a good QB.. Pinole Valley got by Salesian 45-40 last week while St. Mary's took care of Hercules, so now were have a battle for first place as both St. Mary's and Pinole Valley are tried for first place, the winner holds first place....
Berean Christian 6-1 at Valley Christian 6-1 at Dougherty Valley at 7 P.M......BC 39 VC 24.....This is a battle for first place also...If BC wins, they hold first place and VC drops to 3rd place while John Swett and DeAnza move to 2ndplace....If VC wins, we have a four way tie between BC,VC, John Swett and DeAnza,so there is a lot at stake.
Salesian 3-4 at El Cerrito 2-5 at DeAnza High at 7 P.M......Salesian 40 El Cerrito 21...The Chieftians lost a 45-40 battle to Pinole Valley and while EC is struggling, they can still be dangerous.
EBAL
Foothill 8-0 at California 5-2.....Foothill 28 California 17......California has to play four quarters to stop Foothill who took care of Monte Vista....The Falcons come at you thru the air and on the ground...Foothill jumped off to a 21-10 lead on the Mustangs and the grizzlies can't allow that if they want to win...
Monte Vista 5-2 at Granada 3-4.....Monte Vista 35 Granada 20....Every team in the EBAL can surprise you so
Granada can't be taken lightly..
Amador Valley 5-2 at San Ramon Valley 2-5....Amador Valley 28 San Ramon Valley 17....Amador Valley got by California last week in a surprising win and now they must deal with the wolves...
DVAL
Concord 5-2 at Clayton Valley Charter 6-2.....CVC 35 Concord 14.....The Eagles won't let their guard down against the Minute men, looking back at last years first game, so you can bet that the defense will be hard nosed...
College Park 1-6 at North Gate 4-3.....North Gate 32 College Park 25 ...The Falcons finally found a way to win, now the question is can the follow thru and do it again, The Bronco's may have their hands full Friday night...
Mt. Diablo 1-6 at Ygnacio Valley 2-5.....Mt. Diablo 39 Ygnacio Valley 27....Both teams are unpredictable, they are either red hot or very cold...
DFAL
Alhambra Valley 4-4 at Dougherty Valley 6-2.....Dougherty Valley 40 Alhambra 26.....The Bulldogs have serious problems stopping the run and you can bet that the wildcats will be coming at them full bore....Alhambra needs a win to make the playoff's, but with a 5-4 record they won't last long in the first round, if they do win and top Las Lomas the next week, they may survive the first round.
Las Lomas 1-6 at Dublin 5-2.....Dublin 35 Las Lomas 7.....After last week's upset by Alhambra, the Gaels will come out to send the Knights home fast....
Acalanes 2-5 at Miramonte 7-0.....Miramonte 49 Acalanes 20......The Mat scoring machine will not let up and get prepared for the following week against Campolindo...
BVAL
Freedom 3-4 at Deer Valley 3-4.....Freedom 39 Deer Valley 34....this could be a wild scoring game, the wolverines hung in there with Pittsburg and they should do it again against Freedom...
Antioch 7-0 at Liberty 4-3.....Antioch 52 Liberty 14.,..The Lion's struggled against Heritage last week and now they face the likes Harris and the gang..
Heritage 3-4 at Pittsburg 6-1.....Pittsburg 34 Heritage 24......the Pirate defense has been generous with the points, but just maybe they get down to business this coming Friday night...At present, we have a three way tie for first place between Antioch, Pittsburg and Liberty in the BVAL, so it should narrow down to just Antioch and Pittsburg...