De La Salle’s schedule for 2019 has finally been released. https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/04/05/at-long-last-de-la-salle-announces-football-schedule/
2019 De La Salle schedule finally out
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Is there anyway for someone to list the games. When you go to the link provided, the Mercury News wants you to subscribe and the story is blocked.
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CC Modesto
ST. Francis
Folsom
Buchanan-Clovis
ST. Mary’s
Replaced the Foothill League Game with CVC...
The Week 0 ESPN Game with STA is not listed but they said “A Matchup That will be Unveiled at another time.”....
Good looking Schedule, The Back to Back with Folsom and Buchanan looks daunting... Going to be interesting to see how the New Defense handles The Folsom Talent on the Road and the Beast of a RB from BC....
The DLS Offense should be Electric this year and put up big points!... They will need all of them while the Defense finds it’s way, replacing all those great defensive players...
Does this mean Foothill has been relegated to the EBAL Valley if they’re no longer playing Sparty?
I think the Folsom offensive talent will be good, but losing their qb and wr Nagta will mean they are not as dangerous as last year.
The rumor was he was going to MD... I read on both the OC Board and The National Board That he was staying at BC...
If I remember correctly the story was he was on his way to MD but they would not allow him to graduate early because of the religious studies requirements so it didn’t happen...
Who knows though these day’s, It wouldn’t surprise me at all... If MD is looking for a RB there is always a chance!...
Would be nice if Folsom set up a schedue similar to DLS's.
The rumor was he was going to MD... I read on both the OC Board and The National Board That he was staying at BC...
If I remember correctly the story was he was on his way to MD but they would not allow him to graduate early because of the religious studies requirements so it didn’t happen...
Who knows though these day’s, It wouldn’t surprise me at all... If MD is looking for a RB there is always a chance!...
If he's doing it right he should transfer and once football season is done, transfer back, a la Dollars.
HA!!!! “Supposedly” That’s why it fell apart...
A credible poster on the OC Board said that Once the whole deal went down with Dollars and the other kids MD said “No” to the transfer...
Other Credible posters said the “Kid Turned MD Down” or “The Kid wasn’t Transferring anyway”... Which I think was supported by a Tweet or something from the kid...
Who knows... With all the transfer stuff it is all just “Rumors and Innuendo” until something actually happens...
Love their scheduling. I will definitely go to see the Folsom - DLS contest. Have to think DLS may have an edge entering that game.
By the time dls and Folsom play dls will have already face three teams better then Folsom will face all year before playoffs. You look at dls schedule and I guarantee you Folsom is not the team circled on their calendar. Folsom has to start doing a better job of scheduling. Just my opinion.
Judging by the sheer number of posts on here about Folsom’s scheduling, I guarantee it’s not just your opinion.
I agree id love to see folsom play better competition! Foreal! Schedule teams that they might not beat, challenge yourselves is what some say! Play the big boys. Well Id love that too. Folsom vs mater dei or bishop gorman or even st johns. As much as i would love to see those match ups, it just isnt gonna happen, at least not yet. In the meantime tho, im a lil confused why some feel dls schedule is so much better than folsom this year? Obviously st thomas aquinas is on an elite level, but outside of that dls plays a whole bunch of really good teams, but no one else elite. Folsom has an elite oppenent in dls and outside of that a whole bunch of really good teams. Lets be fair, neither team has an elite schedule in 2019. Nine winnable games with one true challenge.
I would totally agree with you. You are really confused. With this statement are you saying Folsom has no chance against dls?
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"Folsom has no chance against dls"?? I was talking about the sos pretty much being comparable between the two teams and being confused why posters are giving props to the dls schedule and knocking the folsom schedule. To me folsom is elite, but on this board that status is questionable by many posters. For this reason i choose to excluded them from the elite conversation. But looking at both schedules, they look pretty much the same, so i dont understand the excitement behind the dls schedule. For the record Humbab, i hope folsom wins! I hope its a defensive battle again! Maybe with an overtime or two.
Okay, let's look at the Folsom and DLS schedules:
Folsom:
@ Jesuit
@ Antelope
DLS
@Oak Ridge
Menlo Atherton
Rocklin
@ Whitney
@ Granite Bay
Grant
Del Oro
DLS:
St. Thomas Aquinas
@ Central Catholic
St. Francis
Folsom
Buchanan
@ St. Mary's
@ Monte Vista
California
San Ramon Valley
Clayton Valley Chapter
I really see no comparison in the schedules. Folsom plays a very good team in DLS; a potentially good team in Menlo Atherton; and fair to good teams in Jesuit and Del Oro.
DLS plays an excellent team, St. Thomas Aquinas, who has been mythical national champion previously. Central Catholic and Folsom have been state champions. St. Francis, Buchanan, St. Mary's, and Clayton Valley Charter are better then 7-8 of the teams Folsom plays. So I see the DLS schedule as quite a bit more difficult.
Folsom:
@ Jesuit
@ Antelope
DLS
@Oak Ridge
Menlo Atherton
Rocklin
@ Whitney
@ Granite Bay
Grant
Del Oro
DLS:
St. Thomas Aquinas
@ Central Catholic
St. Francis
Folsom
Buchanan
@ St. Mary's
@ Monte Vista
California
San Ramon Valley
Clayton Valley Chapter
I really see no comparison in the schedules. Folsom plays a very good team in DLS; a potentially good team in Menlo Atherton; and fair to good teams in Jesuit and Del Oro.
DLS plays an excellent team, St. Thomas Aquinas, who has been mythical national champion previously. Central Catholic and Folsom have been state champions. St. Francis, Buchanan, St. Mary's, and Clayton Valley Charter are better then 7-8 of the teams Folsom plays. So I see the DLS schedule as quite a bit more difficult.
I agree. Swap schedules and Folsom might lose 3 games (we’ll have to see what Folsom’s graduation turnover looks like). DLS would have 5-6 shutouts.
Lets put those schedule side by side with potential match ups and lets see how they line up,,
Dls folsom
Sta dls (pretty even to me with both teams having won national titles)
Granite bay central catholic (pretty evenly matched even tho cc has more section titles)
Del oro st francis (great game last year. pretty evenly matched)
Menlo folsom ( both coming off state bowl wins)
Grant st marys ( st marys has been more consistent, but idk the last times they beat the pacers)
Jesuit clayton valley ( both good teams. Cvc has state title experience)
Whitney san ramon valley (both play in good leagues)
Antelope california (idk. Pretty even to me )
Rocklin monte vista ( pretty even)
Oak ridge buchanan (both teams typically win 10 plus games a year)
Looks pretty even to me! Streak could use that line up for a Pickems contest. For fun id go,
10. Folsom (menlo)
9. San ramon
8. Granite bay
7. Folsom(dls)
6. Monte vista
5. Antelope
4. Del oro
3. Jesuit
2. Grant
1. Dls (sta)
We give folsom a lot of slack for their schedule and then give dls a pass, along with a pat on the back, and a good job for their 2019 schedule, even tho there isnt much of a difference? To me both schedules are fine just how they are. Several great programs from norcal facing off for our viewing pleasure. However, If we want our number 2 norcal team to schedule other elites, i see no reason why our number one team shouldnt be held to the same standards( esp when they havent lost to an area team in almost 30 years).
Dls folsom
Sta dls (pretty even to me with both teams having won national titles)
Granite bay central catholic (pretty evenly matched even tho cc has more section titles)
Del oro st francis (great game last year. pretty evenly matched)
Menlo folsom ( both coming off state bowl wins)
Grant st marys ( st marys has been more consistent, but idk the last times they beat the pacers)
Jesuit clayton valley ( both good teams. Cvc has state title experience)
Whitney san ramon valley (both play in good leagues)
Antelope california (idk. Pretty even to me )
Rocklin monte vista ( pretty even)
Oak ridge buchanan (both teams typically win 10 plus games a year)
Looks pretty even to me! Streak could use that line up for a Pickems contest. For fun id go,
10. Folsom (menlo)
9. San ramon
8. Granite bay
7. Folsom(dls)
6. Monte vista
5. Antelope
4. Del oro
3. Jesuit
2. Grant
1. Dls (sta)
We give folsom a lot of slack for their schedule and then give dls a pass, along with a pat on the back, and a good job for their 2019 schedule, even tho there isnt much of a difference? To me both schedules are fine just how they are. Several great programs from norcal facing off for our viewing pleasure. However, If we want our number 2 norcal team to schedule other elites, i see no reason why our number one team shouldnt be held to the same standards( esp when they havent lost to an area team in almost 30 years).
Nice Try.... How about the “Voluntarily” Scheduled Games....
So you are equating a Schedule That has “Voluntarily” Scheduled games against Antelope, MA, Jesuit, and Oak Ridge And a “No Lose” game against DLS, To a Schedule that has:
STA- Top 25 National Team with 20 D1 Recruits...
Central Catholic- 4 x SBG Champion, Same As Folsom...
ST Mary’s- Last Team to Beat Folsom In Section Playoffs has actually played SJB and MD (2x)....
Buchanan- Has the #1 RB in CA and lost by 1 TD to DLS last year...
Folsom- 2x Defending D1-AA Champions, 4x SBG Champions, 6 Section Titles in the last 8 Years, 40 Straight League wins Multiple 4* D1 Recruits.... If DLS loses to Folsom they lose the Open Birth, If Folsom Loses to DLS they still accomplish their goal of the D1-AA game...
What Folsom’s schedule shows is Folsom has no “Real” desire to go to the Open... Because if they did, they would do what PITT and ST Mary’s did and “Voluntarily” Schedule So Cal’s Big Boys.... Folsom wants to be ranked along side those teams, but hides from playing them all to protect their own inflated rankings....
Heck, ST Mary’s Dropped an Awful Team off their schedule to add Mission Viejo on the road.... You would think that ST. Mary’s was the team with Folsom’s Resume the way ST. Mary’s has scheduled over the last 8 Years...
Folsom can’t even claim the best Schedule in their region... Let alone compare themselves with DLS who if they didn’t have to schedule “Their League”, would play every top team in Nor Cal that would schedule them...
Folsom would never do that, they would schedule “Antelope”.... When Folsom schedules Corona Centennial, Mission Viejo, MD, SJB, Bishop Gorman, or any other top program out their they will get a “Pat On the Back”...
Until then, DLS gets the pat on the back and Folsom gets the ridicule for being the Rankings and Statistics chasing team they are racking up wins and running up the score against a bunch of “Antelope”....
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Even St. Francis is a tough, physical WCAL team that Folsom might have trouble with. Didn’t Clayton Valley give Folsom hell a few years back? Almost won, right? Bellarmine (WCAL) beat Folsom in the playoffs. So can we even say that those games are given that Folsom would win?
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Exactly.... It’s all just absurd... Folsom's best effort against DLS after Dodging them for 5 years is a Two Touchdown shut out loss with their greatest offensive team of all time...
Yet now we are supposed to “Compare Schedules” when Folsom doesn’t even have a Schedule as good as ST. Mary’s who’s doesn’t have nearly the 8 Year “Body of Work” as Folsom...
It’s all just laughable.... Folsom is doing nothing to help elevate Nor Cal except Winning the game against “San Diego” by 7 who is the 12th or so best team in So Cal...
It just sucks for us Nor Cal HSFB fans and is flat out disrespectful to DLS and all the other Nor Cal Teams that try to rep Nor Cal Football by challenging So Cal and the Country’s best!!!
Very well said. It’ll be interesting to see what happens to Folsom after this year. This group of talent will essentially end with Badger and Ngata graduating. They’ll still be good. They’ve still got some talent and a solid program. But with the coaches leaving too....we shall see.
Mic drop tho? Brotha come on thats too funny!! : )
Theoc89, you make some good points all around. Respect that. I still stand by my argument. Dls gets a pass for dominating norcal opponents for almost 30 years, and continues to schedule the area. With a fat budget, proud boosters to back your program, and a house hold name across America where you can have your pick of teams to play in your recently renovated stadium(nicely done btw) and they put together the 2019 schedule we have before us. Come on 89, i dont wanna see them beat up on central catholic start to finish! Do you? As great of a program as cc has been for the past 30 years, does anyone see that game on the schedule and say "oh shit", better circle that date when they play cc because they might lose? I didnt, did you? I circled the folsom and sta games because they might turn out to be good games. For me dls has been on another level and playing beatable teams is no different than what others accuse folsom of doing.
You are right on!!!... The point I am making is that if Folsom had played “The Real CC” or Mission Viejo (Public Schools Just Like Folsom) And went .500 with them over the last 8 years We would never have to hear “It’s DLS and Everyone Else”....
But they just won’t do it because it is more important for Folsom to keep their inflated computer rankings and be able to say “We would have” rather then prove it on the field against the top teams in CA....
We have all watched this play out over the last 8 years... PITT traveled to “The Real CC” in Back to Back years... After that, Folsom has run out of excuses....
Oh and By the way PITT has to play DLS in the playoffs so when the “Folsom Apologists” say “We scheduled DLS”, Remember PITT has to Play them in the playoffs to win a Section tile that Folsom has cruised to for 6 of the last 8 years the including the last 2 with “Northern Nevada’s Best Players”....
And Folsom Cried to the CIF to make sure that never happens to them hence, “The Folsom Rule”....
Of course Folsom can change this narrative by keeping DLS on the schedule 2020 and a top So Cal Team... will they do this????....
My guess is.... NO WAY!!!:.... Expect DLS to be replaced with more “Antelope”....
I don’t want to see them beat up on Central Catholic as well, but keep in mind, Central Catholic wanted DLS, not the other way around , according to cc’s coach last year...
Who else is DLS supposed to play?... They play Top teams, Folsom doesn’t even try to play top teams...
When a public School like PITT can travel in back to Back years to “The Real CC” what is Folsom’s excuse with their Resume in the last 8 years???...
When you can answer that question you can start discussing “Not Giving DLS a Pass for beating Nor Cal for 30 Years”...
Otherwise I would say that Folsom’s lack of playing teams that can actually beat them is embarrassing to Nor Cal and the reason they can not physically hang with DLS and play a competitive game with them...
Hence 7 sacks, 5 TO, And an Shutout loss with the greatest offense full of the most D1 players Folsom has ever had....
That my friend is a “Mic Drop”....
This Mic drop thing is so funny fellas! I work with high schoolers and to think how funny it would be if i were to say "mic dropped" after making a point to them. The reaction would be so epic and classic! Anyways 89 you make valid points and i believe we are on the same page. I agree with your concerns about how folsom has scheduled over the years. Being called Paper champs, the folsom rule, not responding to elite teams that called them out, etc, etc. I am totally aware of the issues consistently being addressed by multiple posters. My focus 89 is not to challenge these posters because to me their concerns are valid. My point which i will now move on from, before someone else decides to Mic drop me was to point out that both teams scheduled pretty consistent this year(this is usually not the case tho). So why dls got a pass and folsom did not idk but i thought id comment on it. Point taken from the "mic drop" crew! Ill move on but no pass from me
was to point out that both teams scheduled pretty consistent this year(this is usually not the case tho). So why dls got a pass and folsom did not idk but i thought id comment on it. Point taken from the "mic drop" crew! Ill move on but no pass from meThe term "they scheduled pretty consistent" seems to infer their schedules are similar i.e. strength of their opponents. I think other posters on this thread have pointed out how much stronger DLS's opponents are.
I can appreciate that you go with the flow rather than get all worked up like some (as I have in the past as well ).
DLS will always have a quality OOS game for all of the reasons that you mentioned. And they’ll always play some of the best in NorCal. DLS will play any team from NorCal willing to strap ‘em on against them. But per NCS rules, DLS is required to play certain teams due to their required affiliation with a league (ebal). That’s 5 games. CVC is now in the Ebal so thats another top NorCal team DLS will be required to play. DLS plays as a tough schedule as they realistically can.
I say realistically because DLS isn’t some football factory. DLS isn’t built like, say SJB, IMG, STA or SJC etc to play 8-9-10 elite games because they have 3-5* players 3 deep at every position. One goes down, another pops in there like sharks teeth. They can play a few, but they’d likely be pretty depleted by the playoffs if they played too many. DLS is is designed to play 1-3 elite games, 4-5 tough games and a couple of gimmes depending on their talent level.
Thanks for reading
Edit: oh and I was just being silly with the mic drop thing. But OC I dead on with his assessment of Folsom in my humble opinion.
So this being one of DLS’ Better teams in recent years, one would expect 2 or 3 elite games. I know no one on here would consider Folsom as an elite team, so besides STA, who else is elite?
Yes sir i agree the dls schedule is a lil better this year but not by much. Spantanzrule thx. good post and response! i figured you were playing and btw It was really funny! I agree people get really worked up on here, esp when you disagree. To me its all love and never any disrespect intended! I love football and enjoy talking a lil shit(in good fun) every now and again. Thats why i like this site so much.
STA is it this time around. I think with the extensive turnover on defense, they went with “just” STA. Their offense will be pretty exciting though. ‘15 was the last elite DLS squad. The schedule that year was as tough as they come. I predict DLS to be even better in ‘20. I think we’ll see more top flight teams on the schedule.
raffidog123,
Out of curiosity what three teams do you have folsom losing to if they switched schedules?
I know you didn’t ask me, but Folsom would highly likely lose to STA. I think St. Francis, Buchanan, and St. Mary’s COULD beat Folsom this season. We shall see. DLS would go undefeated with seriously about 5-6 shutouts if they played Folsom’s schedule. Thoughts?
5-6 shutouts even with the “extensive turnover on defense” that keeps them from scheduling more than 1 elite team? Which of those 5 or 6 teams would they seriously shut out?
