They can still play D2 and D3....Carmel (in a B league) and Palma (in an A league) will probably be in there. Both are dangerous.
Palma will most likely be in D-II, but Carmel in D-III will be tough for anyone. HMB can not play higher than D-III.
If Palma loses to Soquel and Monterey, they will be close to dropping to DIII. I thought I saw somewhere that they would have been DIII last year even without the forfeits. It would probably be best for a competitive division for them to end up in DIII. Otherwise its likely that Carmel and HMB will roll through everyone.
What makes you think Palma will lose to Monterey? Certainly possible, but the results on the field so far don't suggest that.
If they remain on their current path, it's unlikely they'll be competing in the regionals. Right now, they're slated to be in NCS D-1, which means they'll have to go through SRV, Pitt, or even DLS to make it to the state playoffs. I think they're good, but not that good.
Good chance they wont make it to the regionlas. They could possibly drop one to Windsor or MC, but if they run the table I’d bet they get pulled up to NCS D-1/Open.
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I think Palma will beat Monterey. Defense is better this year (very quick and tough against the run) and Monterey will have a tough time stopping Palma ball control offense. Palma defense made a couple mistakes letting a WR get behind them against Salinas and Monterey has some speed but so does Palma. Monterey QB is a load but don't see them being able to keep it going for 4 quarters. Salinas is a better team than Monterey. Salinas and Soquel game is going to be interesting and close. Palma lines will prevail this year and wear Monterey down which they didn't last season (my opinion). Both Palma RBs are fast and very hard runners. Sophs Dukes and Hernandez are legit D1 prospects (Dukes younger brother on the frosh team is another one to watch). Palma Soquel is another story. I think that could be close as well, but got to favor Soquel
Monterey is a tough team to predict. They are capable of beating and playing with all the big teams in the area. They are also capable of losing to a mid tier team. We saw it happen last year and this is a team that returns majority of their core players. We are several weeks away from that match up so we will see. Monterey has Soquel the week before so tough back to back games. This game is not a shoo in for Palma to win. The Gab is much closer than people think. It feels like a year that there could be a share of the Gab title between 2-3 teams. I don't see any team running away with it. If there is an undefeated team at the end, I can promise it wasn't an easy path.
The 'Dores have been one of the biggest disappointments for me so far. I was really expecting them to be nipping at the heels of Salinas and Soquel. Now, it seems they may not even finish 3rd. There doesn't seem to have been much growth/improvement over last year.
Have you seen them play? Just curious. I do agree that they have been a disappointment. We all know their talent is capable of playing at a higher level.
Also agree Monterey has been disappointing. Watched Carmel beat them by a couple of scores and I dare say if the Carmel coach was coaching Monterey that score may have very well gone in favor of Monterey. Just my gut feeling.
