My alma mater spanked Willows this past weekend 53-7. Big rivalry game up north in little town USA. Just so you know. Gotta brag a little.
Durham HS
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Went to an East Nicolaus game last year for the first time and got to experience a "little town USA" football game. Really enjoyed the experience.
EN has owned Durham the past 3years. Is Durham on the rise?
EN has owned Durham the past 3years. Is Durham on the rise?
Absolutely on the rise. Skip Riley is doing a good job with the team. I believe we beat EN in 2015. Skip has won 9-10 games during his few year reign. Williams has been a power in that area as well and they spanked Live Oak something severe last week. So, we shall see.
2015 is when EN won state. According to MaxPreps, in 2015 EN beat Durham 38-20 the closest game Durham gave EN the past 3 years.
Got to love the passion & support these small communities have for their football teams.
Got to love the passion & support these small communities have for their football teams.
Correction, in 2015 you are correct in league play Durham beat EN 23-16 but EN beat Durham in the playoffs 38-20. Great to see competition there.
My boys spanked Live Oak 55-0 last week. We have Colusa this weekend. They lost last weekend to East Nicholas by 20 points. I am thinking we are going to run them to death. Go TROJANS!
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Not trying to bust your bubble, but Gridley also beat Willows badly last week and Live Oak I believe is on a 2-3 year losing streak. Willows must be on an off year. They usually play some good ball.
He's a big kid. I have to make it to one of the games. Lot of run oriented offense in those parts.
My boys are 5-0. Beat down Pierce High School this past weekend. Starting to get really excited!
Hope you are still excited after game with EN as this will likely be the MVL Super Bowl.
Durham hasn't played anybody yet of note. All 3 common opponents with EN have been fairly similar while EN has played schools like Menlo and Bradshaw Christian. The rest of league play for both teams will be easy all pointing towards a great game at EN for the MVL title.
Esparto is the weakest team in the league. Like I said Durham hasn't played anybody yet. I still cant believe Esparto is going with Durham back to the SVL next year.
Esparto was able to run the ball on EN like no one else has this season, but EN also had their best DT out for the game. The remaining games are getting progressively tougher, leading up to the final game of the season. Should be a great matchup. Are you coming out to EN?
The battle of the unbeatens will take place this Friday at Wahl Field, the victor wins the MVL title and #1 seed in the playoffs, the loser gets the #2 seed. Should be a great matchup, all similar opponents scores have been pretty identical.
Just got back into the country. Man, that was a spanking. But we have a chance at redemption on 11/22....watch out, the Trojans are coming for East Nik!
Durham really should have challenged themselves more in out of league schedule. They only game they played someone good, they got roughed up. EN has out of section comp. I would expect it to be one sided again.
Agree. But maybe they learned something in that game. Better pass coverage perhaps....
Don't sleep on Pierce, they are rolling right along, scored 50+ against Winters.
Great news for you....the last Durham title was a rematch game. That being said, it was a 1 point game in regular season. But, anything can happen on any given night! Good luck.
Sure hope it will be a better game than last year’s 34-6 beat down. May come out for this one again as Durham seems a better team vs last year so expecting a decent game.
Looks like no rain on Wed so Durham will have a better opportunity to pass the ball, if EN can prevent the big pass play they will win by 2 scores.
How is EN’s pass rush and pass protection this year? Are they playing strictly man or zone coverage or combo of both this year?
Yes, game is Wed at 7pm. For as long as I can remember the D4 and D5 Section championship is played the day before Thanksgiving.
Their pass rush is great, pass defense not as good as previous years, but they get their hands on the ball. They just allow to many big plays downfield. They play a combo of both.
Really liked when the section played all of their games on Wednesday. Glad to see they still have a couple of games. Cool tradition
Looking at stats both teams run more than pass but EN runs a little more than Durham and Durham passes a little more than EN. Also looks like EN QB does a fair bit of running so he must have a little speed.
Highly recommend if you have not seen small town football to come out and watch this game. They have their own brand of smashmouth football that is great to watch and great atmosphere.
Expect a better game Wednesday vs last year.
Highly recommend if you have not seen small town football to come out and watch this game. They have their own brand of smashmouth football that is great to watch and great atmosphere.
Expect a better game Wednesday vs last year.
