This was the game of the week, but what could have kept Freedom in the game was not loosing two fumbles in the early going, one on the two yard line and the second on the seven.....In the mean time the first three of Foothill's possessions, led to TD's and the Falcon's took off to a 21-0 lead over Freedom....And it was the Foothill line that kept up the pressure on defense while Floyd was busy running wild over Freedom.on the offense. Foothill's QB hit on passes of 41,31 and 28 while Floyd and company got off runs of 11,13,24,13 and 13 to spear head Foothills win over Freedom.....IFreedom could never get untracted until they took to the air in the second half and mixed with running and passing the Falcon's began to move the ball, but it was too little too late.
Freshman......Freedom 20 Foothill 6
JV's Foothill.....00.....00.....00.....00.....00
Freedom....00.....00.....07.....07.....14
Varsity Foothill.....14.....07.....00.....07....28
Freedom......00....00.....07.....07....14

For Foothill, the Falcons thru 14 passes for 120 yards, carried the ball 33 times for 202 yards....racked up 13 first downs had eight penalties for 60 yards, punted three times intercepted Freedom once.
For Freedom, the running game produced 25 carries for 89 yards and 38 attempts at passing for 167...Freedom had 20 first downs , five penalties for 35 yards, three punts two fumbles and one interception...

Foothill is up 21-0 at halftime. Two short TD runs for Floyd. Falcons looks like I expected them too. Experienced group that is well coached. Looks like Matt Gates is out though.

Freedom has a good back in Rivers, but not much else on offense. They have given Foothill two short fields and Rivers had one of his two fumbles going in for a score.

Just got word that Fresno powerhouse, Clovis West, will be playing at Heritage High School on Dec 9 at 6:30pm. Freshmen and JV teams are playing before.

28-7 HMB 2:09 to play in first half

Props to the Pitt team. SRV also did a good job initially as they tied Pitt 3 times until Pitt broke away in 4th qtr with 42 -21 with over 4 minutes left. PItt's #15 Ajae Boyd was a revelation; making great catches at the corner and a 15-yrd TD pass. Not sure about this, but is he the guy transfer from South Carolina? Anyway good job with the RBs Isaiah Turner(#6), Grisby(#7), and Mumtaz Thompson(#21), and of course, once again #23 Charlie Ramirez proving his versatility. Kudos to the big guys on Defense, too, except for the few lapses on the SRV runs, they held the SRV offense in 3rd qtr onwards. #2 ranked Pitt ( unbeaten unlike DLS) will hold its seeding by beating Monte Vista next week , and then proving their point vs Vacaville at the Pitt Stadium next. Then, as Vic Gallin customarily does year-in year-out, they'll play an easy win game vs Castlemont just enough to relax the boys before the regular season starts vs. a significantly improved BVAL team overall with Antioch--the toughest in the Big Little Game at the end.

Am not sure about the new format as it doesn't appear to be as consumer friendly as the old version. Maybe its
just me, but the topics are harder to scan at a glance with the all white background. The pages in general are just a bit more difficult to read through quickly [maybe it just takes some getting used to? Not sure - how does everyone else find them?

The PG Breakers (CCS/Mission Trail) scored twice in the first half on a 45-yard hook 'n' ladder by QB Moore during mid-first quarter followed in mid-2nd quarter with a 25-yard sprint through the left tackle. PG highlight coming after their first TD by successfully executing a perfect on-side kick to the right, perfect because the hop-skipping ball was hauled down by a Breaker exactly 10-yards after the kick: score PG 13-0.

Then, with less than 6 minutes left in the first half, Watsonville Wildcats (CCS/Monterey Bay-Pacific) answered PG's second TD with a 50-yard pass into the end-zone by QB Carillo, Watsonville missing the point after kick wide right. Two minutes later, Wildcats score again and convert with a 2-point run: Wildcat first half highlight being the savy, hyped-up, tightly-wired pass defensive by deep-safety Lacy who prevented one, maybe two more PG TDs: first half ends with score: Watsonville 14-13.

Half-time: Back-lit smoke billowing high into a fogless night-time sky from the bbq burger pit left of this gigantic concession stand under tall pines behind the north-east endzone. The usual cabal of elementary school kids either throwing small footballs or otherwise chasing each other through the lower grand-stand area (boys) or standing in triangles and communicating, jesticulating, and bleating (girls). Some senior guy and a Sophomore-looking girl (she obviously in very deep love and totally committed to the relationship, until he's with another gal next weekend) kissing near the fifty-yard line. (Now, why the school's adults allowed those two to massage each other's tongues down on the field while forbidding the middle-school kids from playing with real footballs on the same field during halftime is a mystery.) And of course, the ritualistic girl dance team. Interesting, the differences between the sexes: teen male athletes bashing the crap outta each other on the green grid-iron; female teens trying to work fifty different butt poses and b-o-o-b thrustings into a three minute dance routine. Mercifully, the refs blew their whistles and allowed the second half to being.

There are times when second halfs seem redundant, the night grows colder, the faces and behaviors of people in the stands start looking like it's way past bed-time, the kids are either throwing ice at each other and even the PA system announcer seems to be faking it. Yet, the second half is played.

Both teams have long beautiful TD passes called back, one for chop-blocking (probably the best rule infraction in hsfootball since face-masking and, way back, clipping) and the other TD yellow-flagged for off-sides. Highlight play of the 2nd half, PG's QB Moore manages to fake a hand-off to the left (with the Wildcat front line falling for it) then Moore fakes a hand-off to the right (which pulls Watsonville's entire line backing crew into that pile-up and with the remaining downfield defenders moving toward line of scrimmage and focused on the fake-outs, this one lone PG wide-receiver tip-toes about thirty feet behind them all as Moore lobs a perfect Ally Oop over everyone's head which the lone receiver grabs, turns and wins a 63-yard hound and rabbit chase into the endzone. PG scores again, I think it's the second TD run by Ebo. Watosonville hustling and punching out short yardage, the Wildcats trying to do a repeat of thier 2nd quarter come from behind heroics,but only manages a Field Goal as the clock runs down to end the game. Yeh, that's just the kind of action that makes coming back to Northern California after hsfootball pergatory in Northern New Mexico for 10 years and, yes, worth sitting through some second halfs filled with incomprehensible dance team gyrations and displays of Senior/Sophomoric hormones gone wild on the sidelines. (Okay, okay, I'm just jealous after my own 4-years of high school having to sit in locker rooms hearing coaches scream as they are x'ing and o'ing a chalk board while other "non-athlete" guys were out on the sidelines kissing girls!

Game ends after three Watsonville players manage to get leg cramps near the end of the 4th quarter: final score: PG 27, Watsonville 17. Muds, happy to be back in NorCal during the best 10-12-14 weekends of the year. (Hey, NorCalSportsFan, the final score of the Suttter-Palma game at the Salinas Sports Complex make it seem the game was a good one...? Oops, I mis-read the score, I mistakenly though Palma had 24, not 42. Long ride home for Sutter, but neat to see teams from the inland sections playing here on the westest parts of the west coast.)

Granite bay 14 cosumnes oaks 11
Antioch. 47. Militias 22
Whitney 56. Enterprise 14

SHC starts year 3 of the Peralta Era with huge D1 linemen, one of the premier running backs in the Bay Area, three years assembling a staff, three years of "attracting" talent and last weeks dominance over Skyline of the OAL.

Paradise wins easily on the road 42 - 0. Running back Wyatt Glass led the team with 4 TD's. Got this info from a local newscaster's Twitter feed so I don't have any other info.

Palma 21 Sutter 7 half

2015 Title IX DC Classic December 28-30 @ DC Armory Washington, DC

Final Brackets(Teams Listed in Alphabetical Order-Will seed at later date)

www.titleixclassic.com

Tournament Director: Saladin Reese 301-440-8436 sreese@sankofaproject.org



PATSY MINK BRACKET

Gilmour Academy (OH)
Konawaena (HI)
Myers Park (NC)
National Christian(MD)
St Anthony's (NY)
St Frances (MD)
St Francis (GA)
St Mary's Stockton (CA)

Read more: http://nextsportsphenom.boards.net/thread/1231/2015-title-ix-brackets#ixzz3kXKy44xt

Should be a great game this week v. Freedom, just a few things to note. How is the Soph. QB Woolridge cleared by NCS after his athletically motivated transfer from Cal? At the rate NCS moves on these things have they even reviewed the case yet? Any Foothill or Cal guys know more here? Will Foothill potentially forfeit games? Also on a sad note one of Foothill's top players will be leaving the team for personal reasons for a few weeks. Could be a big loss for the Falcons.

Internet debating/arguing by middle aged losers like us all aside, good luck to all of the NorCal football teams out there this year. Have a great season, play hard, and stay safe. See the best of you at the SBG at the end of the year and take those SoCal teams to pound town.

By Nathan Mollat San Mateo Daily Journal

The goals for the Serra football team haven’t changed this year, just the number of goals to attain.

Serra serves the first year of a two-year playoff ban as punishment for the fallout from last season’s Central Coast Section Open Division Consolation forfeiture.

Winning a CCS title is always coach Patrick Walsh’s third goal of the season. It is not available for the Padres in 2015. The program’s other two goals? Easily within reach.

“No. 1, every single year, is to create (responsible) men. That’s never going to change. How do we make better citizens for San Mateo County? First and foremost. That precedes everything,” Walsh said. “No. 2, win WCAL (the league title).”

Achieving goal No. 2 might be harder than goal No. 1. The West Catholic Athletic League remains one of the premiere leagues in the state and winning a WCAL title carries a lot of cache. Walsh has guided the Padres to five league titles in his first 14 years — including last season. While the Padres certainly have the athletes at the skill positions necessary to beat WCAL-caliber competition this season, their success will hinge — as all offenses do — on the play of the offensive line.

This year, Walsh — who in addition to being the head coach is also the team’s offensive line coach — has to replace all five starters from last season.

“[The offensive line is] the big question mark of the year. How are we going to get a group of high school juniors and seniors, many who have never played a (varsity) game, ready?” Walsh said. “We’re going to have to grow up quickly.”

Walsh said seniors Jack Muncy and PJ Rossi each saw a bit of action on the line last season, as did Kenny Meitz at tight end, so there is some familiarity up front.

“It’s not like it’s going to be five JV guys,” Walsh said. “We have some size, we have some athleticism, and we have no (significant) experience.”

If the offensive line can jell, the Padres’ offense suddenly looks a lot more dangerous. Leki Nunn, who started as a sophomore quarterback before moving to running back in 2014, will be back under center this season. Hunter Bishop, who took over the quarterbacking duties from Nunn last year, moves out to wide receiver.

Nunn accounted for more than 1,000 yards of offense — passing for 528 and rushing for 590. Walsh said he will need more of that type of dual-threat danger for the Padres to have success.

“We’re always going to be moving the pocket. We’re always going to run the double wing. The combination of all of it is what we’re seeking,” Walsh said.

With the likes of Bishop, Brandon Monroe and Rory Uniacke at receiver, Walsh believes he has the weapons on the perimeter to make plays. It’s up to Nunn to get them the ball at the right time.

“We have up to five receivers who can really catch the ball,” Walsh said. “Leki has to get the ball out there. He has to complete passes, especially if we can throw a two-yard pass and get a 15-yard gain.”

The biggest move on the Serra offense sees Kelepi Lataimua moving from being primarily a defensive back to primarily a running back. Lataimua did rush for 354 yards, averaging 5.4 yards a carry and scored nine touchdowns, but appeared in only eight games in 2014 before breaking his collarbone. It’ll will be interesting to see what kind of numbers he puts up as primarily an offensive player.

While the offensive line may be in flux, Walsh is much more confident in their defensive counterparts. Billy Tuitavake, who will also see time at fullback, Kwami Jones and Fabian Tufono all are returning starters.

“[Tuitavake] is our spiritual leader,” Walsh said.

Walsh is also excited to see what Antonio Mafi, a sophomore defensive lineman, brings to the table at 6-1, 340.

“I think the sky’s the limit for him,” Walsh said. “He’s got a lot to learn. At his size, his athleticism, I’m happy we have him for the next three years.”

The Padres have to find a pair of reliable linebackers for their 4-2-5 system, but the defensive backfield should have the ability to pick up some of the slack. Lataimua will undoubtedly see some time at one of the cornerback spots, as will Jovan Johnson, who filled in last year once Lataimua went down with injury.

But the real leader of the back end of the defense is safety TC Lavulo. Ladislao Rodriguez also returns and saw some time in the Padres’ three-safety rotation last season.

The Padres won’t have a lot of time to make all the pieces fit and still reach their goal of winning a WCAL title. Their preseason will certainly answer a lot of questions about their ability to compete for a league title as they open the season tonight against De La Salle before hosting Notre Dame-Sherman Oaks next week — a pair of state powers.

They also open the season knowing exactly when the 2015 season ends — Nov. 14 against Valley Christian.

“We’re all in a unique situation. … We have to deal with it. We don’t have the luxury of just hoping to improve and maybe sneak into the playoffs through the backdoor. … We know Nov. 14 is our last game,” Walsh said. “But if there is a WCAL (championship) banner hanging from the gym, that’s one of the best seasons we’ve ever had.”

Serra Padres

Head coach: Patrick Walsh, 15th year

2014 record: 6-1 in WCAL, 8-5 overall

Key returners: Kelepi Lataimua (sr., RB/DB), Brandon Monroe (sr., WR/CB), Billy Tuitavake (sr., FB/DE), Kwami Jones (sr., DL/TE), Hunter Bishop (sr., WR/DB), Fabian Tufono (sr., DL/OL), Rory Uniacke (sr., WR/DB), TC Lavulo (sr., S/RB), Kenny Meitz (sr., TE/DL)

Key newcomers: Antonio Mafi (so., OL/DL), Jaylyn Membreno (sr., S/WR)


2015 schedule:

9/4, DE LA SALLE, 7 p.m.
9/12, NOTRE DAME-SHERMAN OAKS, 1 p.m.
9/18, @South City, 7 p.m.
10/2, Bellarmine @San Jose City College, 7 p.m.
10/10, @Riordan, 1 p.m.
10/17, MITTY, 1 p.m.
10/24, SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL, 2 p.m.
10/30, @ST. Francis, 7:30 p.m.
11/7, @St. Ignatius, 2 p.m.
11/14, VALLEY CHRISTIAN, 1 p.m.
HOME GAMES IN CAPS

By Mitch Stephens | MaxPreps.com

The West Catholic Athletic League is a proven commodity, but the Northern part of the conference — specifically the three San Francisco schools — hasn't quite pulled its weight.

Over the last five seasons, St. Ignatius (San Francisco) (11-23-1),Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco) (4-31) and Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco) (3-32) are a combined 18-86-1 in WCAL play.

But 2015 should be different.

Seven of the eight WCAL teams will be severely tested to open the season tonight, including Sacred Heart Cathedral versus Terra Nova-Pacifica at Kezar Stadium, Valley Christian at Pioneer-San Jose, St. Ignatius travels to Campolindo, Mitty hosts Los Gatos at Foothill College, Serra hosts national juggernaut De La Salle and Bellarmine against Franklin-Elk Grove at San Jose City College. All games are at 7 p.m.

Riordan opens Sept. 11 at Sacred Heart Prep-Atherton.

"Those schools looked much improved," Valley Christian coach Mike Machado said of the three San Francisco schools. "I don't see the rest of the league dropping off, so it's going to be a really tough race."

With the experience at Bellarmine, the urgency of Serra, the Division I athletes at Valley Christian, new coach at Mitty, stability at St. Francis and vast improvement from the North, this is wide open a race as we've seen in the last 10 years.

With the new Central Coast Section three Open Division playoff format, and a new CIF 13 Bowl Game format, don't be surprised if all eight make runs at regional berths.

"The clear favorite in the WCAL never turns out to be the clear favorite," St. Ignatius coach John Regalia said. "I don't think anyone saw Bellarmine doing what they did last year. Everyone has experience, great coaching and there's a ton of respect for one another. It's just a great league to be a part of."

Here's an alphabetical league at one of the state's best leagues, if not the best in Northern California.

Bellarmine College Prep (San Jose)
Coach:Mike Janda
2014:10-3 overall, 5-2 WCAL

Janda needs just 12 wins to catch CCS career leader Benny Pierce at Saratoga. With the experience he has, especially at the skill position, led by perhaps the fastest player in the Bay Area Kyle Macauley, don't be surprised if Janda catches him by the end of the season. They return 13 starters from last year's squad.

The Bells play a rugged nonleague season — Sac Joaquin Section powers Franklin-Elk Grove and Del Oro-Loomis, along with two-time defending CCS champion Aptos — so they should be battle tested by league play.

"This is one of the most experienced teams I've ever coached," Janda said. "Because of their development over the last two and three years, we're hoping they can provide the leadership we need."

Janda called Macauley, who ran a 10.69 100-meters last spring, second year quarterback Troy Martig, tight end/LB Josh Bringuel and OL Wolfie Rehbock, the "heart and soul of the team."

Archbishop Mitty (San Jose)
Coach:Keith Burns
2014:8-5, 4-3

Burns, a former college and NFL assistant, joined Mitty last season and now is the head man. He's immediately implemented the spread offense and with a couple of superb athletes vying for the quarterback job, the Monarchs should be fun to watch.

Fremont transfer Phillip Tran and Samuel Serra, a basketball standout who sat out last season to focus on the round ball, are battling out for the starting job.

Other top players including running back Derek Bauerle, a first-team-All leaguer last year, linebackers Blake Flovin and Matt Tofano and DE Jacob Dewey.

Riordan
Coach:Kevin Fordon
2014:1-9, 1-6
First-year head coach Fordon, a De La Salle-Concord graduate and former assistant at Concord and DVC, is very optimistic about a senior-laden team that is led by first-team All-WCAL linebacker Payton Ilalio (103 tackles) and running back Raymone Sanders (867 rushing yards, eight TDs).

"I'm lucky enough to work with a large, talented senior group who I hope can go out as WCAL champions," said Fordon, the team's defensive coordinator last year. "That's our goal. I think we can do it."

Most of the Crusaders were juniors last year, including all-leaguers linemen Rocco Russell, Sam Tofi and Mario Guisto, along with receivers Isaiah Davis and Aidan Verba-hamilton.

"They have a lot of talented seniors coming back," Machado said. "It's a very good class."

Many Pac-12 schools are looking at Jamar Williams-Sheppard, a senior at Sacred Heart Cathedral, as both a linebacker and running back.

Sacred Heart Cathedral
Coach:Ken Peralta
2014:3-7, 0-7

Under third-year coach and proven winner Peralta, SHC has some beef up front to go along with arguably the league's top tailback in Jamar Williams-Sheppard, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound senior who will also play some outside linebacker.

Williams-Sheppard rushed for 1,159 yards and 15 touchdowns but 886 of those yards came in the first four weeks before seven starters went down with season-ending injuries. Williams-Sheppard is getting Pac-12 Conference interest on both sides of the ball, though 6-3, 300-pound two-way tackle Keith Ismael is the team's top recruit and perhaps the best linemen in the league.

The Irish return 12 starters and feature such skill guys as junior RB Jamal Lavallier, receiver Areon Mitchell and quarterback George Stefko.

"We got a lot of good kids in all three levels of the program," Peralta said. "Everyone is buying in. It's looking good."

Josh Jackson is #1... no surprise there...

Jordan Ford is #139...

And no other players with Norcal ties...

So that means no Oscar Frayer, Solomon Young, Ben Kone, Carlos Johnson, etc.

Rankings aren't the be-all end-all of course, just interesting to see how few Norcal guys are in there, considering a few of them were at one point...

El Cerrito/Oakland Rebels 2016 guard Sayeed Pridgett committed to Montana yesterday. Big get for Montana and someone who could turn into an all-conference player there.

by Ari Kaye/Palo Alto Online Sports


As Pete Lavorato enters his 13th season as head coach of the Sacred Heart Prep football team, the message he conveys to his squad is simple -- continue to build a legacy at the school.

Lavorato's past few teams already have laid down quite the impressive foundation for that legacy. Over the past three seasons Sacred Heart has compiled a 38-3 record, won three Central Coast Section championships, one NorCal crown, made an appearance in the state finals and, last year, fashioned a historic 13-0 season.

Those accomplishments would be incredible feats for any high school football program, but they are especially impressive for a small school with an enrollment of approximately 600 students.

So what is the secret formula to this recent run of success? How can the Gators' roster undergo can changes every season, but the success remain continuous?

"No mystery, no secret, it's pretty simple stuff," Lavorato explained. "The blueprint is the consistency in the program we've built over the years."

Stability has become a trademark of the Sacred Heart Prep program, both in terms of the Gators' coaching staff and their offensive and defensive playbooks.

Unlike some head coaches who alter their "X's and O's" year-to-year depending on their players' strengths and weaknesses, Lavorato prefers to have his players adjust to his well-developed style of play.

"We're going to run our offense and run our defense no matter who we have," Lavorato said. "Now there are going to be subtle changes every year, but the kids know what to expect. They know what we're going to do on both sides of the ball and special teams."

Part of the reason varsity players are so familiar with Lavorato's schemes is their early introduction to his system. Lavorato makes sure the JV and freshman coaches run the same concepts as the varsity squad, so the process of moving up competition levels is not as daunting of a task.

Lavorato also makes sure the emphasis of the lower-level teams is shifted away from looking at the scoreboard, and is instead focused on simplifying the complexities of the sport and having fun on the field.

"Half the battle is keeping kids wanting to play . . . it's the lifeblood of our program," Lavorato said. "Coaching those young kids, you have to be careful it's not about the wins and losses. You don't want coaches screaming and yelling at young kids. Because, when they do, they might quit. And we only have so many boys, and you want to keep them in the program."

Of course, Lavorato's built-from-within system would not work without a plethora of talented players, and Sacred Heart has enjoyed a considerable amount of top-tier talent over the past few seasons.

In fact, likely the biggest challenge Sacred Heart faces at the beginning of this year is learning how to play without two-way star Ben-Burr Kirven, who is now a freshman at the University of Washington.

It is hard to imagine that one player can replicate Burr-Kirven's production from last season, (108 rushing yards/game with 18 TDs, 14.5 tackles/game), but the team already gained a little experience last year competing without their former top performer.

"We played without him for five games and we won all five games and they weren't easy games," Lavorato said. "That was actually a good thing for us, and I think a lot of the kids kind of went 'hey we're not bad without him.' But we're not going to replace Ben Burr-Kirven. He's a special kid that made all of us better."

Including Burr-Kirven, the Gators must replace nine defensive starters from last year's unit that only allowed 15 points per game.

The Gators do return several key contributors, most notably tight end Andrew Daschbach, wide receiver Nick O'Donnell, quarterback Mason Randall and running back Lapitu Mahoni. All are seniors.

Randall had only two interceptions in 193 pass attempts last season, while completing 124 for 2,077 yards and 14 touchdowns. O'Donnell and Daschbach were Randall's top two receivers as they combined for 1,298 yards. Mahoni is the top returning ballcarrier after gaining 700 yards on 134 carries.

If Lavorato does make one minor tweak to his offensive game plan this season, it likely will be to throw the ball more to take advantage of Randall's considerable experience and talent.

"He's the best high school quarterback I've been associated with over my years of coaching," Lavorato said. "He's the real deal. I mean, he's a great kid, tremendous leader. Kids respect him and the coaching staff respects him."

Although there is plenty of excitement surrounding the Sacred Heart Prep program after its best season in school history, Lavorato said there is no internal pressure for the team to win another CCS championship in order to have a successful season.

"We're not the same team as we were last year, absolutely not," Lavorato said. "But, we have a really good competitive football team. And for the wins and losses whatever happens, happens."

Lavorato's goal is for Sacred Heart Pep to reach the section playoffs. But, in order to get there, the Gators first will have to navigate a tough league schedule with a target on their back.

Luckily for the Gators, Lavorato's blueprint to do just that was put in place a long time ago.

Sacred Heart Prep opens its 2015 season on Friday at Leland High in San Jose at 7 p.m.

In other season-opening nonleague games on Friday:

Palo Alto will host Sequoia on Friday night (7:30 p.m.) in the 76th meeting between the former rivals. The teams first met, at Paly, in 1920 with the Vikings posting a 42-0 victory in what later would be known at the Little Big Game when the contest shifted to Stanford Stadium in 1945 to accommodate the growth in attendance.

Palo Alto holds a 42-28-5 lead in the series and has won 11 of the past 13 contests. Paly went 3-7 last season, including a 2-4 mark in the SCVAL De Anza Division, under first-year coach Jake Halas.

In San Mateo, Gunn will attempt to get off to a winning start against the host Bearcats at 7 p.m. The Titans stumbled to a 1-9 mark last season, including 1-5 in the SCVAL El Camino Division.

On Saturday, Menlo School opens at Carmel and Menlo-Atherton visits Marin Catholic, both at 2 p.m.

The Knights were 4-6 last season, 1-4 in the PAL Bay Division, and will play in the PAL Ocean Division this season. Making his debut at quarterback for Menlo will be 6-foot-6 senior Mackenzie Morehead, who missed last season with a broken wrist.

The Bears, meanwhile, will have a new quarterback and head coach for its season opener. Robby Beardsley, last year's starting QB, transferred to Oceanside High in Southern California. Senior Ben Spindt and junior Stavro Papadakis have been competing for that position. Adhir Ravipati takes over at head coach and will try to turn around last season's 3-8 overall record (1-4 in the PAL Bay Division).

Julia Blackshell-Fair, the top prospect in the 2017 class, has home visits with Utah, UCLA, Arizona, Arizona State, USC and Nevada, according to Chris Roemer.

Oregon is stopping by to see University Prep/JBS 2018 post Shayley Harris, according to Chris Roemer.

2017 Sacred Heart Cathedral/CA Ballaz Iimar'i Thomas has heard from UC Santa Barbara, Portland State and Fresno State, according to Chris Roemer.

All the guys who saw DLS last Sat.play in Texas did not see the real DLS, as they just could not click and had a bad night and this happens to all teams, but they still managed to hang on to the #1 spot..
This coming Friday, the game of the week is Freedom hosting Foothill...this game should be a battle in the trenches, as both teams have strong O and D...who has the edge, maybe Freedom with Sweeney and Rivers on O, but there is a good chance that foothill has Freedom's number....Now there are more big games Friday and Sat.as Miliptas invades Antioch, Pittsburg visits San Ramon Valley, SI travels to Campolindo, Wood takes on Concord, CVC meets Tracy and on Sat. St. Mary's of Stockton travels to Cardinal Newman.

FREELANCE
San Leandro at Logan.....San Leandro 28 Logan 25...Logan had no trouble with Tennyson last week, but this week things change as the Pirates appear to be ready for the Colts.
DLS at Serra .....DLS 44 Serra 7...After Sat night performance, DLS should get back on track, but Serra may have something to say about that.

GAMES. OF INTEREST.
Pinole Valley at American Canyon......Pinole Valley 38 American Canyon 34...this game has all the makings of a free-for-all as AC faces a high powered running game by PV...
El Cerrito at Inderkum (Sacramento).....Inderkum 49 EC 7...Inderkum has a find tuned offense that the EC will have a hard time stopping...
Bishop O'Dowd at Tamalpais at4:30 P.M......BO 36 Tam 13....This is one of Tam's better teams, so it will be up to the D to stop or slow down BO...
Sat. 9-5
Moreau at Mt. Eden.....Moreau 33 Mt. Eden 20.......Moreau Catholic has the real deal going and they showed it last weekend with a 33-14 win ove St. Mary's of Albany.
St. Mary's of Stockton at Cardinal Newman.....Cardinal Newman 31 St. Mary's 24...CN waked all over Del Norte last week, so in week two they have a jump on St. Mary's, who always rises for the occasion..Brooshire should make the difference...

EBAL
Kennedy of Fremont at California....California 30 Kennedy 20....The Grizzlies could do nothing right against Pittsburg as nothing worked and injuries took their toll on both teams...Calif. should get by Kennedy.
Foothill at Freedom.....Freedom 32 Foothill 28......Both teams sport strong O and D...It would seem that Freedom has the edge with Sweeney at QB for the Falcons....on the flip side, Foothill has a returning defense, but both teams sport strong lines, so this game will be decided in the trenches, but both teams could unleash a offense ...the team with the fewestmistakes wins.
Scripps Ranch of San Diego at Granada.....Granada 20 Scripps Ranch 13......Granada should rebound after last weeks loss to Deer valley.
McKinleyville at Livermore.....McKinleyville 30 Livermore 20....MK has a strong passing game, so the Cowboys will have to be on their toes or they will bet bombed...
Pittsburg at San Ramon valley.....Pittsburg 35 San Ramon valley 21.....The Pirates unleased a strong defense
against California last Friday that the Grizzlies could never recover from enroute to a 28-0 shutout while SRV was dismantling Las Lomos 49-7

BVAL
Milpitas at Antioch.....Milpitas 38 Antioch 32.....The Panthers take on a real challenge Friday night, the complete opposite of Acalanes...this will be a case of the last team to score wins...
Foothill at Freedom.....Freedom32 Foothill 28
Pacheco at Heritage.....Heritage 27 Pacheco 12...The Patriots come off a loss to Amador Valley and recover..
Liberty at Chico 7:30.....Liberty 34 Chico 24.....When Liberty went to the LMC passing tourney, we saw only part of what the new coach has put together, coupled with good line play and a running game, Liberty surprised every body with a 30-6 win over Central of Fresno and now its Chico's turn..
Pittsburg at San Ramon valley.....Pittsburg 35 SRV 21

DFAL
St. Ignatius at Campolindo.....Campolindo 28 SI 24...here comes the cougars first real teast, if they fall behind will they be able to regroup in time...
Castro Valley at Dougherty Valley..... Castro Valley 26 DV 20.....The wildcats have found a way to win and it more then possible they will find a way to get by Castro Valley..
American at Dublin.....Dublin 28 American 19......the Gaels go after win # 2...
College Park at Las Lomas.....Las Lomas 21 College Park 14.....The Falcons gave Alhambra lots of trouble before going down 27-14 and it could be more of the same in this game as again a new coach has pumped new life into a team...
St. Mary's of Albany at Miramonte.......Miramonte 59 St Mary's 14.....The Mat's unleash a devastating passing attach against St. Mary's.
Alhambra at Rancho Cotate.....7:30..RC 28 Alhambra 20....The Bulldogs can win this game if they clean up the game from last weeks series of Foley's...RC will come in with a strong passing game and passing teams can beat running teams as it only tames a few minutes...
Acalanes at Skyline.....Acalanes 20 skyline 13.....Can the Don's recover from the 62-7 loss against Antioch..

DVAL
W.c.Wood at Concord.....Wood 37 Concord 31.......Two offensive teams collide, but the team with the defense will win when the dust clears
Collegfe Park at Las Lomas.....Las Lomas 21 College Park 14
CVC at Tracy.....CVC 53 Tracy 20....the Eagles run and pass all over the bulldogs and Jackson has a big night on the ground...
North Gate at Windsor.....NG 26 Windsor 19.....This may be another high scoring game in which the last team that scores wins.
Mission of S.F. at Ygnacio Valley.....YG 19 Mission of S.F. 13...YG got dumped by Albany last week which doesn't say much for the Warriors, just maybe YG will muster enough offense to win this game...
Sat. 9-5
Mt. Diablo at Berean Christian......BC 25 Mt. Diablo 19.......The coach in Red Devil land is trying to get this team together...a real hard task when you consider what he has to work with....

36-12

Yes, it happens, not shocking, but this is the biggest margin of victory noted in a long while by a local team. Walters is attracting some young talent.