Playoff's are here! The PCAL will be well represented in D2 through D5. Over all I like this system better than the previous versions. I know their is no perfect system. I would recommend a couple minor tweaks:
Gabilan- As expected 5 teams got in, in the irony that only CCS playoffs could produce, the fith place team, Alvarez missed the playoffs while the 6th place team, Carmel, secured a home game and a #3 seed in DIV. Salinas won the championship outright, but do I not know if they will be good enough to beat Los Gatos for the DII championship. Palma has had the injury bug strike at the worst time. Aptos and Hollister will battle in the first round of DIII and the winner should give #1 TKA a battle in the semifinals. Carmel has a chance because of their DIV placement.
Mission- Seaside beating MVC in 3(?) OT caused a tri-championship. Good thing the division has 3 spots. The win coupled with Carmel's loss (and about 1000 other events) pushed Seaside into DIII. Although they will battle Seaside does not have the depth to make it far. MVC is now onthe bottom of DIV, if they make it pass Branham they will have a Battle tested Carmel squad waiting for them. Alisal may make some noise in the DV bracket as they are big and physical.
Cypress- Santa Cruz won a title then went out and lost to the last place team. Not quite sure what to make of them. (Was it to drop a division?) They have some impressive wins but some mind boggling losses. Soquel was able to get at large bid, while Gonzales was one of the last teams not to make the field. Pretty good year for the Cypress.
Santa Lucia- Pacific Grove won a tainted title (there is no to truth this). No team that almost losses to Marina deserves a tittle. I don't care if they were undefeated in league.
Here are my Picks for the CCS
D1
#1 Serra vs #8 HMB - Serra survives a scare (24-21)
#4 MA vs #5 Wilcox- This could be the best 1st round match up, Wilcox in a squeaker (28-27)
#3 SI vs #6 Mitty - SI beats its league rival again (24-10)
#2 VC vs #7 SF- VC Rolls (28-7)
Wilcox over Serra
VC over SI
VC over Wilcox- VC is Champion
D2
#1 LG vs #8 LO- Los Gatos should win (30-7)
#4 SHP vs #5 Bell- Bell's not all the way dead yet -(17-14)
#3 Palma vs #6 PA- When the brackets first came out I really liked Palma to win the division. The QB play is better, and RB1 is a stud and RB2 is really good. They are great on both sides of the ball. But if neither RB can go and their best athlete is banged up I cant see them getting past Palo Alto. Palo Alto (24-14)
#2 Salinas vs #7 OG- Salinas may have the most explosive offense in the CCS. They should have no problem with Oak Grove. Still worried about their defense (Salinas 42-21)
Los Gatos over Bellermine
Salinas over Palo Alto
Los Gatos over Salinas- Los Gatos is champion
D3
#1 TKA vs #8 SM -TKA rolls 35-14
#4 Aptos vs #5 SB - Its a shame they make league rivals play in the first round. These 2 played a close game earlier in the season with Hollister winning. Aptos seems to have continued to improve, Hollister is just not fast enough. Aptos (35-21)
#3 MV vs #6 Burlingame- Burlingame is playing inspired ball lately. A mild upset BG (21-18)
#2 TN vs #7 Seaside- Props to the Seaside Coaching staff for a great year despite losing 3 of thier top players to injuries early in the year. But Terra Nova might just be a bit to fast for them. (TN 28-21)
Aptos over TKA
TN over Burlingame
TN over Aptos - Terra Nova is Champion
D4
#1 Milpitas vs #8 Overfelt- Milpitas in DIV? (Milpitas 35-14)
#4 Hillsdale vs #5 Soquel- Soquel has had a great season, but they have not played that tough of a schedule. Hillsdale is a bit more tested. (Hillsdale 24-14)
#3 Carmel vs #6 Saratoga - I am surprised the conspiracy theories have not popped up about Carmel losing to Alvarez to secure a higher seed in DIV and get out of the DIII bracket. Truth is they just played like crap and made too many mistakes. If they clean it up they should handle Saratoga. Carmel 41-28
#2 Branham vs #7 MVC -I was a little surprised MVC lost to Seaside. This is a well coached disciplined team. This will serve them well in the playoffs. MVC (24-17)
Milpitas over Hillsdale
Carmel over MVC
Carmel Over Milpitas - Carmel is Champion (Yes I am a homer)
D5
#1 Leland vs #8 Mt Pleasant- Taking Leland and the stud QB (35-20)
#4 Homestead vs #5 Mills- How did Mills get blown out by Capuchino? Homestead (28-27)
#3 Alisal vs #6 ST- I really like Alisal's Chances in this division. They have a very big physical team that does not rely on one superstar. Old school smash mouth football. (Alisal 35-21)
#2 SC vs #7 PG- The neurotic Santa Cruz Cardinal will get their revenge vs PG. If they good Santa Cruz team shows up they should easily defeat PG. If the bad team (losses to Scott's Valley, PG and Watsonville) shows up, PG may have a chance. Here is hoping to the good Santa Cruz team. Santa Cruz (38-7)
Leland over Homestead
Alisal over Santa Cruz
Leland over Alisal- Leland is champion (But in a close game)
- "A" divisions get a lot of points and that is fine but make the 5 league champions play in the DI bracket followed by the next 3 highest ranked team (Most years WCAL 2-4). To me Salinas should be DI and Half Moon Bay DII.
- becasue of the points earned, all "A" qualifiers should be place in DI-DIII. It seems silly to have A teams in DIV and below. (Looking at you Milpitas,Carmel Santa Teresa and Leland)
Gabilan- As expected 5 teams got in, in the irony that only CCS playoffs could produce, the fith place team, Alvarez missed the playoffs while the 6th place team, Carmel, secured a home game and a #3 seed in DIV. Salinas won the championship outright, but do I not know if they will be good enough to beat Los Gatos for the DII championship. Palma has had the injury bug strike at the worst time. Aptos and Hollister will battle in the first round of DIII and the winner should give #1 TKA a battle in the semifinals. Carmel has a chance because of their DIV placement.
Mission- Seaside beating MVC in 3(?) OT caused a tri-championship. Good thing the division has 3 spots. The win coupled with Carmel's loss (and about 1000 other events) pushed Seaside into DIII. Although they will battle Seaside does not have the depth to make it far. MVC is now onthe bottom of DIV, if they make it pass Branham they will have a Battle tested Carmel squad waiting for them. Alisal may make some noise in the DV bracket as they are big and physical.
Cypress- Santa Cruz won a title then went out and lost to the last place team. Not quite sure what to make of them. (Was it to drop a division?) They have some impressive wins but some mind boggling losses. Soquel was able to get at large bid, while Gonzales was one of the last teams not to make the field. Pretty good year for the Cypress.
Santa Lucia- Pacific Grove won a tainted title (there is no to truth this). No team that almost losses to Marina deserves a tittle. I don't care if they were undefeated in league.
Here are my Picks for the CCS
D1
#1 Serra vs #8 HMB - Serra survives a scare (24-21)
#4 MA vs #5 Wilcox- This could be the best 1st round match up, Wilcox in a squeaker (28-27)
#3 SI vs #6 Mitty - SI beats its league rival again (24-10)
#2 VC vs #7 SF- VC Rolls (28-7)
Wilcox over Serra
VC over SI
VC over Wilcox- VC is Champion
D2
#1 LG vs #8 LO- Los Gatos should win (30-7)
#4 SHP vs #5 Bell- Bell's not all the way dead yet -(17-14)
#3 Palma vs #6 PA- When the brackets first came out I really liked Palma to win the division. The QB play is better, and RB1 is a stud and RB2 is really good. They are great on both sides of the ball. But if neither RB can go and their best athlete is banged up I cant see them getting past Palo Alto. Palo Alto (24-14)
#2 Salinas vs #7 OG- Salinas may have the most explosive offense in the CCS. They should have no problem with Oak Grove. Still worried about their defense (Salinas 42-21)
Los Gatos over Bellermine
Salinas over Palo Alto
Los Gatos over Salinas- Los Gatos is champion
D3
#1 TKA vs #8 SM -TKA rolls 35-14
#4 Aptos vs #5 SB - Its a shame they make league rivals play in the first round. These 2 played a close game earlier in the season with Hollister winning. Aptos seems to have continued to improve, Hollister is just not fast enough. Aptos (35-21)
#3 MV vs #6 Burlingame- Burlingame is playing inspired ball lately. A mild upset BG (21-18)
#2 TN vs #7 Seaside- Props to the Seaside Coaching staff for a great year despite losing 3 of thier top players to injuries early in the year. But Terra Nova might just be a bit to fast for them. (TN 28-21)
Aptos over TKA
TN over Burlingame
TN over Aptos - Terra Nova is Champion
D4
#1 Milpitas vs #8 Overfelt- Milpitas in DIV? (Milpitas 35-14)
#4 Hillsdale vs #5 Soquel- Soquel has had a great season, but they have not played that tough of a schedule. Hillsdale is a bit more tested. (Hillsdale 24-14)
#3 Carmel vs #6 Saratoga - I am surprised the conspiracy theories have not popped up about Carmel losing to Alvarez to secure a higher seed in DIV and get out of the DIII bracket. Truth is they just played like crap and made too many mistakes. If they clean it up they should handle Saratoga. Carmel 41-28
#2 Branham vs #7 MVC -I was a little surprised MVC lost to Seaside. This is a well coached disciplined team. This will serve them well in the playoffs. MVC (24-17)
Milpitas over Hillsdale
Carmel over MVC
Carmel Over Milpitas - Carmel is Champion (Yes I am a homer)
D5
#1 Leland vs #8 Mt Pleasant- Taking Leland and the stud QB (35-20)
#4 Homestead vs #5 Mills- How did Mills get blown out by Capuchino? Homestead (28-27)
#3 Alisal vs #6 ST- I really like Alisal's Chances in this division. They have a very big physical team that does not rely on one superstar. Old school smash mouth football. (Alisal 35-21)
#2 SC vs #7 PG- The neurotic Santa Cruz Cardinal will get their revenge vs PG. If they good Santa Cruz team shows up they should easily defeat PG. If the bad team (losses to Scott's Valley, PG and Watsonville) shows up, PG may have a chance. Here is hoping to the good Santa Cruz team. Santa Cruz (38-7)
Leland over Homestead
Alisal over Santa Cruz
Leland over Alisal- Leland is champion (But in a close game)
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