CCS Play-offs Week 1
Division I
8. Piedmont Hills 4-6 19 (38) at 1. Wilcox 10-0 32.33 (2)
5. San Benito 6-4 24 (19) at 4. Salinas 7-3 26.25 (10)
6. Los Gatos 6-4 22.33 (22) at 3. Palo Alto 9-1 29 (6)
7. Milpitas 6-4 21.5 (27) at 2. Menlo-Atherton 8-2 29 (5)
Except for the San Benito/Salinas game it is hard to see any of the other three games being highly competitive. Wilcox should blow out Piedmont Hills by 30 plus. While Los Gatos and Milpitas will put up a little tougher battle, neither team is that explosive this year and I would expect Palo Alto and Menlo-Atherton to grind out wins by 2-3 scores. Palo Alto beat Los Gatos 35-10 two weeks ago. San Benito beat Salinas 35-28 just two weeks ago. This game should be competitive again with a slight nod to Salinas in the rematch.
This bracket should get much more interesting and competitive in the semi-finals.
Division II
8. Aragon 2-8 15 (31) at 1. St. Francis 9-1 31.5 (1)
5. Serra 6-4 22 (4) at 4. Leland 6-4 23 (34)
6. Mitty 6-4 21.5 (12) at 3. Oak Grove 6-4 23.5 (24)
7. Christopher 5-5 20 (29) at 2. Valley Christian 8-2 27.33 (3)
First round games should all be blow outs. It will be a surprise if St. Francis, Valley Christian and Serra don’t have running clocks at some point relatively early during their games. Hard to see Oak Grove who was leaking oil down the stretch staying within 20 points of Mitty. Likely to be an all WCAL semi-final and based on the seeding points Serra and potentially VC will be at risk of not advancing to regionals if they lose in the section finals.
Division III
8. Pioneer 4-6 18 (46) at 1. Palma 9-1 30.25 (7)
5. Aptos 8-2 25.5 (8) at 4. Terra Nova 8-2 25.5 (13)
6. Sacred Heart Cathedral 5-5 21 (16) at 3. Live Oak 8-2 27 (17)
7. Saint Ignatius 3-7 18 (14) at 2. Sacred Heart Prep 9-1 28.33 (11)
This is a highly competitive bracket with the teams ranked, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16 and 17 in the section in the same bracket. The Palma game should be a blow out, but the other three present the most intriguing first round match-ups.
Aptos and Terra Nova both have prolific offenses but their defenses have struggled against quality opponents. Whichever team’s defense steps up should provide an advantage in what should a tight and exciting contest.
Live Oak has a balanced and dynamic offense with an experienced QB that should provide the SHC defense with a challenge. Live Oak has struggled on defense against quality opponents and has been prone to turnovers. SHC should have an edge in this game, but they do have to manage and contain the Live Oak QB and not get into a shoot out.
SI vs SHP should be an intriguing game. SHP doesn’t usually make many mistakes. Not sure SHP will be able to simply dominate in the run game as they prefer and will probably need a balanced attack to be successful against SI. SHP is ranked just slightly higher than Mitty and SHC and SI split their games against those two teams. Would be surprised if this is not a close game.
Semi-finals and finals should be toss up type games between pretty evenly matched teams.
After the section finals the three losing teams will be compared with the criteria of which two advance to regional play based on
1. Head to head records against each other (all three teams must have played each other)
2. Record against common opponents (again that all three teams have played against)
3. CCS power points (most likely determinant of deciding who advance)
Ranking for Regional Games by CCS Power Points
1.Wilcox 32.33
2.St. Francis 31.5
3.Palma 30.25
4.Menlo-Atherton 29
5.Palo Alto 29
6.Sacred Heart Prep 28.33
7.Valley Christian 27.33
8.Live Oak 27
9.Salinas 26.25
10.Terra Nova 25.5/Aptos 25.5
Division IV
8. Soledad 3-7 15 (47) at 1. Independence 10-0 28 (15)
5. Carlmont 8-2 21.33 (28) at 4. Willow Glen 7-3 21.5 (35)
6. Santa Clara 6-4 19.83 (59) at 3. Overfelt 8-2 23.33 (25)
7. Mountain View 6-4 18.83 (58) at 2. Burlingame 8-2 26 (20)
Would expect Independence, Overfelt and Burlingame to win handily in their first round games. Don’t think Santa Clara and Mt. View defense can hold up in round one. I think Independence is just too strong and will wear Soledad down. Carlmont and Willow Glen presents an interesting match-up. It was in the pre-season, but Carlmont’s defense was able to hold Terra Nova and Sacred Heart to 21 points. Willow Glen finished the season strong – should be a tight game.
Independence will be a strong favorite to get to the finals, but an Overfelt vs Burlingame match-up will be a much closer contest.
Division V
8. Mt. Pleasant 6-4 15.5 (75) at 1. Carmel 10-0 28 (9)
5. Saratoga 6-4 19.83 (55) at 4. 5 Gonzales 10-0 23 (32)
6. Del Mar 6-4 19.5 (41) at 3. Kings Academy 8-2 24 (18)
7. Monte Vista Christian 5-5 17.5 (33) at 2. Monterey 9-1 25.5 (23)
The Carmel game will be a running clock. King’s Academy should have a pretty easy time in their opener. Saratoga and Gonzales present a contrast in styles in a battle of Payton’s. Gonzales’ Payton Flores leads the section and has over 2,100 yards rushing, while Saratoga’s Payton Stokes is second in the section in passing with over 2,700 yards throwing and he has rushed for almost 600 yards. Saratoga has been suspect on defense against good opponents and Gonzales hasn’t faced a dynamic passing attack. Gonzales should be able to pull this out at home. The Monterey vs MVC game should be a good match-up. MVC played a much harder schedule and Monterey hasn’t seen a team of this caliber since week 1. Monterey has a lot of team speed, but MVC has shown an ability hold explosive teams in check holding Carmel to a season low 14 points.
Regardless of the first round results, Kings Academy and Carmel should be pretty strong favorites in their semi-final games and should face off in the finals.
Division I
8. Piedmont Hills 4-6 19 (38) at 1. Wilcox 10-0 32.33 (2)
5. San Benito 6-4 24 (19) at 4. Salinas 7-3 26.25 (10)
6. Los Gatos 6-4 22.33 (22) at 3. Palo Alto 9-1 29 (6)
7. Milpitas 6-4 21.5 (27) at 2. Menlo-Atherton 8-2 29 (5)
Except for the San Benito/Salinas game it is hard to see any of the other three games being highly competitive. Wilcox should blow out Piedmont Hills by 30 plus. While Los Gatos and Milpitas will put up a little tougher battle, neither team is that explosive this year and I would expect Palo Alto and Menlo-Atherton to grind out wins by 2-3 scores. Palo Alto beat Los Gatos 35-10 two weeks ago. San Benito beat Salinas 35-28 just two weeks ago. This game should be competitive again with a slight nod to Salinas in the rematch.
This bracket should get much more interesting and competitive in the semi-finals.
Division II
8. Aragon 2-8 15 (31) at 1. St. Francis 9-1 31.5 (1)
5. Serra 6-4 22 (4) at 4. Leland 6-4 23 (34)
6. Mitty 6-4 21.5 (12) at 3. Oak Grove 6-4 23.5 (24)
7. Christopher 5-5 20 (29) at 2. Valley Christian 8-2 27.33 (3)
First round games should all be blow outs. It will be a surprise if St. Francis, Valley Christian and Serra don’t have running clocks at some point relatively early during their games. Hard to see Oak Grove who was leaking oil down the stretch staying within 20 points of Mitty. Likely to be an all WCAL semi-final and based on the seeding points Serra and potentially VC will be at risk of not advancing to regionals if they lose in the section finals.
Division III
8. Pioneer 4-6 18 (46) at 1. Palma 9-1 30.25 (7)
5. Aptos 8-2 25.5 (8) at 4. Terra Nova 8-2 25.5 (13)
6. Sacred Heart Cathedral 5-5 21 (16) at 3. Live Oak 8-2 27 (17)
7. Saint Ignatius 3-7 18 (14) at 2. Sacred Heart Prep 9-1 28.33 (11)
This is a highly competitive bracket with the teams ranked, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16 and 17 in the section in the same bracket. The Palma game should be a blow out, but the other three present the most intriguing first round match-ups.
Aptos and Terra Nova both have prolific offenses but their defenses have struggled against quality opponents. Whichever team’s defense steps up should provide an advantage in what should a tight and exciting contest.
Live Oak has a balanced and dynamic offense with an experienced QB that should provide the SHC defense with a challenge. Live Oak has struggled on defense against quality opponents and has been prone to turnovers. SHC should have an edge in this game, but they do have to manage and contain the Live Oak QB and not get into a shoot out.
SI vs SHP should be an intriguing game. SHP doesn’t usually make many mistakes. Not sure SHP will be able to simply dominate in the run game as they prefer and will probably need a balanced attack to be successful against SI. SHP is ranked just slightly higher than Mitty and SHC and SI split their games against those two teams. Would be surprised if this is not a close game.
Semi-finals and finals should be toss up type games between pretty evenly matched teams.
After the section finals the three losing teams will be compared with the criteria of which two advance to regional play based on
1. Head to head records against each other (all three teams must have played each other)
2. Record against common opponents (again that all three teams have played against)
3. CCS power points (most likely determinant of deciding who advance)
Ranking for Regional Games by CCS Power Points
1.Wilcox 32.33
2.St. Francis 31.5
3.Palma 30.25
4.Menlo-Atherton 29
5.Palo Alto 29
6.Sacred Heart Prep 28.33
7.Valley Christian 27.33
8.Live Oak 27
9.Salinas 26.25
10.Terra Nova 25.5/Aptos 25.5
Division IV
8. Soledad 3-7 15 (47) at 1. Independence 10-0 28 (15)
5. Carlmont 8-2 21.33 (28) at 4. Willow Glen 7-3 21.5 (35)
6. Santa Clara 6-4 19.83 (59) at 3. Overfelt 8-2 23.33 (25)
7. Mountain View 6-4 18.83 (58) at 2. Burlingame 8-2 26 (20)
Would expect Independence, Overfelt and Burlingame to win handily in their first round games. Don’t think Santa Clara and Mt. View defense can hold up in round one. I think Independence is just too strong and will wear Soledad down. Carlmont and Willow Glen presents an interesting match-up. It was in the pre-season, but Carlmont’s defense was able to hold Terra Nova and Sacred Heart to 21 points. Willow Glen finished the season strong – should be a tight game.
Independence will be a strong favorite to get to the finals, but an Overfelt vs Burlingame match-up will be a much closer contest.
Division V
8. Mt. Pleasant 6-4 15.5 (75) at 1. Carmel 10-0 28 (9)
5. Saratoga 6-4 19.83 (55) at 4. 5 Gonzales 10-0 23 (32)
6. Del Mar 6-4 19.5 (41) at 3. Kings Academy 8-2 24 (18)
7. Monte Vista Christian 5-5 17.5 (33) at 2. Monterey 9-1 25.5 (23)
The Carmel game will be a running clock. King’s Academy should have a pretty easy time in their opener. Saratoga and Gonzales present a contrast in styles in a battle of Payton’s. Gonzales’ Payton Flores leads the section and has over 2,100 yards rushing, while Saratoga’s Payton Stokes is second in the section in passing with over 2,700 yards throwing and he has rushed for almost 600 yards. Saratoga has been suspect on defense against good opponents and Gonzales hasn’t faced a dynamic passing attack. Gonzales should be able to pull this out at home. The Monterey vs MVC game should be a good match-up. MVC played a much harder schedule and Monterey hasn’t seen a team of this caliber since week 1. Monterey has a lot of team speed, but MVC has shown an ability hold explosive teams in check holding Carmel to a season low 14 points.
Regardless of the first round results, Kings Academy and Carmel should be pretty strong favorites in their semi-final games and should face off in the finals.
