PCAL Week 1
Gabilan
Thu 08/29 King's Academy (Sunnyvale, CA) at Aptos (CA), 7:30pm- New Aptos coach make his debut vs a tough Kings academy team. Kings Academy 24-14
Thu 08/29 Hollister (CA) at Branham (San Jose, CA), 7:15pm- This matchup could tell us a lot about both teams, Branham has been good at the B levels. Hollister 28-17
Fri 08/30 Palma (Salinas, CA) at Live Oak (Morgan Hill, CA), 7:15pm- Palma did schedule a little better this year than last. Live Oak will be a tough out. Palma 21-20
Fri 08/30 Alisal (Salinas, CA) vs Monterey (CA) at MPC (Monterey, CA), 7:00pm – Alisal is supposedly opening up it’s offense. Monterey already has. Monterey 35-17
Fri 08/30 Alvarez (Salinas, CA) at North Monterey County (Castroville, CA), 7:30pm- Good test for both programs. Alvarez 24-22
Fri 08/30 Los Gatos (CA) at Soquel (CA), 7:30pm-Soquel could be the best team in the PCAL, Los Gatos could be top 4 in CCS. Los Gatos 21-14
Fri 09/06 Salinas (CA) at Valley Christian (San Jose, CA), 7:00pm- Salinas will be in good shape come league, but it may take a game or 2 for this team to start to play well together. Salinas 24-20
THIS GAME IS NEXT WEEK AS SALINAS IS TAKING ITS BYE WEEK 1
Mission North
Fri 08/30 Watsonville (CA) at Greenfield (CA), 7:30pm- Bruins are on a mission to prove they belong I the B league. Greenfield 28-7
Fri 08/30 Monte Vista Christian (Watsonville, CA) at Piedmont Hills (San Jose, CA), 7:00pm- I could not tell you anything about Piedmont Hills this year. I know MVC will score a lot of points. MVC 35-28
Fri 08/30 Scotts Valley (CA) at Santa Cruz (CA), 7:30pm – Santa Cruz will have a team and they were able to score at the Jamboree. These are improvements from last year. Scott’s valley 28-0
Fri 08/30 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton, CA) at Seaside (CA), 7:30pm- This is a very tough first game for a young Seaside squad, that is already facing some numbers issues. SHP 27-7
Sat 08/31 King City (CA) at St. Francis (Watsonville, CA), 12:30pm This Could be one of the better match ups locally. Taking the home team in a squeaker. St. Francis 21-20
Mission South
Thu 08/29 Carmel (CA) at Christopher (Gilroy, CA), 7:15pm – I know what Carmel has coming back, not sure what Christopher has, but this team was very good last year. Carmel 35-34
Thu 08/29 Gonzales (CA) at Rancho San Juan (Salinas, CA), 7:30pm -Another really good local match up. Taking the home team Trailblazers. Rancho 24-20
Fri 08/30 North Salinas (Salinas, CA) at Sobrato (Morgan Hill, CA), 4:30pm – North Salinas will be looking to fill its Void at RB, vs a tough Sobrato team. Sobrato 23-16
Fri 08/30 Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco, CA) at Soledad (CA), 7:30pm -On the WCAL feeds SHC has received a lot of crap for scheduling this game. Soledad maybe a tough out this year. SHC 28-25
Sat 08/31 Pacific Grove (CA) at Marina (CA), 7:30pm – The past couple years PG has scheduled teams they know they can beat. I think they do it to piss me off, so I have to pick them. PG 28-14
Santa Lucia (RLS starts their season in week 2)
Fri 08/30 Del Mar (San Jose, CA) at Harbor (Santa Cruz, CA), 7:00pm- Harbor has done a go of scheduling similar programs in preseason. This will help get the confidence up. Harbor 30-24
Sat 08/31 Lynbrook (San Jose, CA) at Pajaro Valley (Watsonville, CA), 1:00pm – Good to see Pajaro do the same thing as Harbor, lots hope for a similar result. PV 14-7
Sat 08/31 South San Francisco (CA) at San Lorenzo Valley (Felton, CA), 12:30pm -South San Francisco was one of the better CCS stories last year. After years of barely fielding a team, they made the playoffs and won the DV title. They now play in a B division. South San Fran 28-14
Gabilan
Thu 08/29 King's Academy (Sunnyvale, CA) at Aptos (CA), 7:30pm- New Aptos coach make his debut vs a tough Kings academy team. Kings Academy 24-14
Thu 08/29 Hollister (CA) at Branham (San Jose, CA), 7:15pm- This matchup could tell us a lot about both teams, Branham has been good at the B levels. Hollister 28-17
Fri 08/30 Palma (Salinas, CA) at Live Oak (Morgan Hill, CA), 7:15pm- Palma did schedule a little better this year than last. Live Oak will be a tough out. Palma 21-20
Fri 08/30 Alisal (Salinas, CA) vs Monterey (CA) at MPC (Monterey, CA), 7:00pm – Alisal is supposedly opening up it’s offense. Monterey already has. Monterey 35-17
Fri 08/30 Alvarez (Salinas, CA) at North Monterey County (Castroville, CA), 7:30pm- Good test for both programs. Alvarez 24-22
Fri 08/30 Los Gatos (CA) at Soquel (CA), 7:30pm-Soquel could be the best team in the PCAL, Los Gatos could be top 4 in CCS. Los Gatos 21-14
THIS GAME IS NEXT WEEK AS SALINAS IS TAKING ITS BYE WEEK 1
Mission North
Fri 08/30 Watsonville (CA) at Greenfield (CA), 7:30pm- Bruins are on a mission to prove they belong I the B league. Greenfield 28-7
Fri 08/30 Monte Vista Christian (Watsonville, CA) at Piedmont Hills (San Jose, CA), 7:00pm- I could not tell you anything about Piedmont Hills this year. I know MVC will score a lot of points. MVC 35-28
Fri 08/30 Scotts Valley (CA) at Santa Cruz (CA), 7:30pm – Santa Cruz will have a team and they were able to score at the Jamboree. These are improvements from last year. Scott’s valley 28-0
Fri 08/30 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton, CA) at Seaside (CA), 7:30pm- This is a very tough first game for a young Seaside squad, that is already facing some numbers issues. SHP 27-7
Sat 08/31 King City (CA) at St. Francis (Watsonville, CA), 12:30pm This Could be one of the better match ups locally. Taking the home team in a squeaker. St. Francis 21-20
Mission South
Thu 08/29 Carmel (CA) at Christopher (Gilroy, CA), 7:15pm – I know what Carmel has coming back, not sure what Christopher has, but this team was very good last year. Carmel 35-34
Thu 08/29 Gonzales (CA) at Rancho San Juan (Salinas, CA), 7:30pm -Another really good local match up. Taking the home team Trailblazers. Rancho 24-20
Fri 08/30 North Salinas (Salinas, CA) at Sobrato (Morgan Hill, CA), 4:30pm – North Salinas will be looking to fill its Void at RB, vs a tough Sobrato team. Sobrato 23-16
Fri 08/30 Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco, CA) at Soledad (CA), 7:30pm -On the WCAL feeds SHC has received a lot of crap for scheduling this game. Soledad maybe a tough out this year. SHC 28-25
Sat 08/31 Pacific Grove (CA) at Marina (CA), 7:30pm – The past couple years PG has scheduled teams they know they can beat. I think they do it to piss me off, so I have to pick them. PG 28-14
Santa Lucia (RLS starts their season in week 2)
Fri 08/30 Del Mar (San Jose, CA) at Harbor (Santa Cruz, CA), 7:00pm- Harbor has done a go of scheduling similar programs in preseason. This will help get the confidence up. Harbor 30-24
Sat 08/31 Lynbrook (San Jose, CA) at Pajaro Valley (Watsonville, CA), 1:00pm – Good to see Pajaro do the same thing as Harbor, lots hope for a similar result. PV 14-7
Sat 08/31 South San Francisco (CA) at San Lorenzo Valley (Felton, CA), 12:30pm -South San Francisco was one of the better CCS stories last year. After years of barely fielding a team, they made the playoffs and won the DV title. They now play in a B division. South San Fran 28-14
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