In the opener, Sheldon lost to Centennial-Corona 70-51

In the second game, Sheldon beat Fairfax 59-50. Tyrice Daniels had 13 points and Devon Hayes had 12 points for the Huskies.

Is this the only WCAL playoff game to not be broadcast? Does not show on NFHSnetwork. Tried a search and only shows up on the same old scam sites on YubeTube which BTW do not show the game - do not enter the site or click on anything!

If any Irish out there know please post the streaming link for SHC vs MOuntain View

Beautiful day out here. Actually feels warm. Folsom receives and picks up first down on inside screen to Flores but is having trouble running the ball thus far.

As a UT grad …nice to see the Horns come into Maples on the night they celebrated their national championship… hilarious!!!!

Cougs, playing without Aidan Mahaney for another week or two due to a minor injury, are looking frighteningly good against what looks to me like a solid Jesuit team.

Quarters are being scored individually.. . I think the Cougs won the first by 3 or 4, the 2nd was an 18-7 Coug victory.

Cougs are deep and talented all-round, and look incredibly locked-in defensively considering it’s still preseason.

Not a real big surprise. His teams always had some discipline issues. But this could be a very good job, as there are some athletes at the school and the program is due for a big upswing.

Division VII football championship No. 3 Le Grand vs. No. 1 Woodland Christian Friday, Nov. 26, at Sacramento City College, 2 p.m.

Division I football championship Folsom/Jesuit vs. No. 1 Rocklin Friday, Nov. 26, at Sacramento City College, 7 p.m.

Division III football championship No. 3 Manteca vs. No. 1 Oakdale Friday, Nov. 26, at St. Mary’s High School, 7 p.m.

Division VI football championship No. 5 Rosemont vs. No. 2 Argonaut Saturday, Nov. 27, at Sacramento City College, 1 p.m.

Division IV football championship No. 4 Merced vs. No. 2 Vanden Saturday, Nov. 27, at St. Mary’s High School, 1 p.m.

Division V football championship No. 6 Hilmar vs. No. 1 Escalon Saturday, Nov. 27, at St. Mary’s High School, 6 p.m.

Division II football championship No. 7 Monterey Trail vs. No. 1 Central Catholic Saturday, Nov. 27, at Sacramento City College, 6 p.m.

To celebrate the opening of the Fortune Education Complex, Fortune Early College High School will be hosting on Nov 20th a great lineup of matchups.

2pm Sacramento vs Whitney

3:30pm Folsom vs Cosumnes Oaks

5pm Elk Grove vs Grant

7pm Fortune vs Rocklin

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Springfield 7 Marysville 0 half
Moeller 14 Lakota West 9 half
St. Edwards 21 Medina 6 half
Upper Arlington 14 Pickerington Central 7 half

Below are the players with local connections who signed with Santa Clara earlier this month

Brandon Gomez LHP Sierra College
Jace Root LHP Delta College
Caden Thompson INF Woodcreek
Caden Wooster RHP Bishop O'Dowd

Edison's Devan Thompkins 6'6 225 DE/OLB has Committed to USC. # Fighton

Will we see Chuck Rapp on the Serra sideline (and court) this year?

Lot of good games tonight

The PCAL equity league structure started as 3 divisions in 2012, and was revised in 2017 to 4 divisions when the SCCAL joined the PCAL. Since 2012, 14 teams have been moved from the A division down to the B division. Clearly the moves have been subjective...decided by committee without an apparent rule set. The cumulative LEAGUE record of those A division teams that went down to a B division was 12 and 77. The following year, in the B division their cumulative league record was 53 and 32. Only 4 of the 14 teams had a losing league record in the B division in the year following their year in the A division. And 3 teams that went down from an A division, won (or tied for the title) the B division title their following year. Furthermore, 4 times a team was elevated in one year and moved back down the following year, while 5 teams went up and then down 2 years later.

Looking at the other side, there have been 15 teams moved from the B division to the A division. They did really well in the B division so they were bumped up. Their league record in their "last" year in the B division was 80 and 10. But were they really ready to compete with A division teams? Or simply cannon fodder? In their year following their elevation their league record was 29 and 70. Only 1 team (MVC) that was bumped from the B division to the A had a winning league record in their first year up in the A division, 2 teams went 3 and 3 in league play while 12 had losing records including 4 teams that went 0 fer in the A division.

So what does this tell us? First I think it suggests that we need rules, not committee decisions. Rules that look at prior season record, mix of seniors and underclassmen on prior season, prior season JV record and perhaps a written statement from affected coaches arguing why a move does or doesn't make sense. And let the league realignment be decided by the league commissioner and not a committee. Second I think the A division should be team limited. Why have 8 or 9 teams in the A division when 4 teams are historically fighting among themselves and feasting on the other 4 or 5 teams in the league. I don't remember what CCS or CIF rules say about the minimum number of teams in any division, but in the PCAL, the number of teams in the A division should be set at the minimum. Nobody wins when a team goes into the season hoping they can get 1 or 2 league wins. Third I do think that school size should be an element of the rules set. Intuitively it should be much easier to re-load when your school has 1,800 students than when your school has 800 students. (If only Alvarez and Alisal had more success in the past, this argument would be easier to make.)

I am NOT against equity leagues. I'm just convinced that things can be changed to make them more equitable.

You'll have to excuse me as I live outside of the greater Bay Area and haven't kept up with all this stuff ... but when the Central Coast Section playoffs are finished, do only championship teams move on to the NorCal Regional games?

The usual. claykallam@gmail.com

Great Match-ups at the SMHS MLK Classic Showcase January 14-17.

Schedule

California signed seven players in the early signing period with six having NorCal ties

Joe Brown INF Petaluma HS
Cade Campbell INF Tokay HS
Darryl Dilworth Jr. OF Vanden HS
Devin Mason RHP Benicia
Tyler Stasiowski RHP Analy HS/Santa Rosa JC
Austin Turkington INF/RHP Bellarmine HS

First day of HS Hoops 🏀 practice starts today for most sections!
Who's your Tops in:

• NorCal?
• Sections?
• League?
• Top Newcomers?
• Notable Transfers?
• Top Tourneys?
• Must see matchups?

Team Notes

Foothill-Pleasanton (9-2) has a quality passing attack with quarterback Nick Walsh throwing for 2,042 yards and 33 touchdowns. His top two receivers are senior Kenny Olson (637 yards and 13 touchdowns) and freshman Chris Lawson (635 yards and eight touchdowns). Rancho Cotate junior quarterback Liam Keaney has thrown for more than 2,000 yards and 20 touchdowns in nine games. Junior Sailasa Vadrawale had 17 catches for 262 yards and a touchdown in wins over Cardinal Newman and Windsor.

Player Notes

Vacaville Christian 2022 defensive lineman Zack Mercado (6-foot-3, 260 pounds) is a high motor player who uses his quickness to beat initial blocks and chase down plays. He has announced he will attend Nevada next year. This season, he had 62 tackles and 13 sacks.

JUCO Notes

The NorCal final four appears to be set with the official announcement coming on Sunday. The matchups are expected to be American River at San Francisco and Fresno at San Mateo.

Alumni Watch

Last week, Austin Hooper (De La Salle) caught his second touchdown of the season in the Cleveland Browns’ loss to the New England Patriots. In nine games, he has 24 catches for 208 yards and two touchdowns.

Story to Read

The first section final of the year will take place in Concord when De La Salle hosts Pittsburg for the NCS Open Division title. The loser will drop into the NCS Division I finals against the winner of Clayton Valley Charter and California.

Team Notes

Escalon-Ripon will play for a second time this season in the SJS Division V semi-finals. Escalon (10-1) won the regular season meeting 21-7 after getting out to an early 14-0 lead. The Cougars rushed for 248 yards as a team and had a defensive touchdown. Ripon had four turnovers, but got more than 100 receiving yards from Nolan Young.

In the second half of the season, Ripon scored 20 points or less in four of five games, but have scored 39 points in each of their two playoff wins against Ceres and Pioneer-Woodland. Escalon has given up more than 14 points just once in the past seven games.

Player Notes

Rocklin 2022 WR/DB Elias Mullican has committed to Sacramento State. Mullican has burst onto the scene this fall in winning Sierra Foothill League MVP honors. He is the third Sacramento area player to commit to the Hornets.

JUCO Notes

Johnny Williams (Inderkum) rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns in Butte’s 49-6 win over Shasta. Ronald Nieto and Grant Garretson (Pleasant Valley) had four of their eight sacks as Butte held Shasta to 191 total yards.

Alumni Watch

Mississippi State wide receiver Makai Polk (El Cerrito) had 61 yards and two touchdowns in a 43-34 win over Auburn. This season, he has 781 yards and eight touchdowns. He signed with Cal out of high school.

Video to Watch

If you haven’t been able to catch Menlo’s offensive attack this season, here are some highlights from their first round win over Half Moon Bay.

Story to Read

Michael Ingrassia has 30 touchdowns and no interceptions this season for Marin Catholic. The San Francisco Chronicle takes a look at the latest standout quarterback for the Wildcats.

Miramonte High School is hosting the 13th annual Peyo classic December 2nd - 4th. It will be a standard 8 team format (3 games) and will be Varsity only.
If you’re interested in participating please contact Vince Wirthman..
Cell 510.504.5683
vwirthman@gmail.com

Here are the games this week. Picks are due by 7:00 PM on Friday. All are welcome to play, but below is the bracket infomation. Provide the total points for the game of the week. If you are correct, you get five bonus points.

Bellarmine at Los Gatos
Menlo-Atherton at Salinas
Half Moon Bay at Menlo
California at Monte Vista
Acalanes at El Cerrito
Dublin at Campolindo
St. Mary's at Edison (Game of the Week)
Elk Grove at Vacaville
Hilmar at Sonora
Whitney at Antelope

NorCalPreps Pick'em Playoff 2021

North

1.Kiddman32 490
16.Streak One 437

9.RLS13 462
8.Sweetjfromthebay 465

5.Concrete17 473
12.SearsPoints 457

13.FBAddict 456
4.NorCalSportsFan 473

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South

3.Bella123 474
14.Irish_Cheers 453

11.John Mellencamp 460
6.ArmchairGOAT 472

10.MC415 461
7.EN_FB_Alum 468

15.Espot 439
2.Bubba3000 476