I was reviewing various schedules for 2016 and noticed a huge upgrade of Pleasant Valley - Chico's schedule. I don't see that they have ventured out of the Northern Section except for a home/away series with Eureka a few years back. And that series could hardly be counted as any sort of upgrade during those years. So what has changed at Pleasant Valley?
I suspect PV wants to challenge at the state level with what seems to be a stronger team this year. They are adding Del Oro (wow, what a challenge), Valley Christian-San Jose and Napa to their 2016 schedule. This significant improvement of schedule tells me they are very serious about their program and it says something about their hopes for challenging at the next level.
Maybe the 2015 regional game loss to St. Francis - Mountain View provided a wake up call to Coach Cooley and his group of student athletes, many of whom are returning this year. They plowed through their pre-season and league with only minimal challenge and cut through their sectional playoffs like a hot knife through butter. Even the Aaron Roger team years didn't have quite the run as this team. But on that fateful cool December night, Pleasant Valley hit a brick wall in Oroville. PV's lone touchdown came in the latter part of the 3rd quarter against a WCAL team that gained an early lead and never looked back.
I suspect PV wants to challenge at the state level with what seems to be a stronger team this year. They are adding Del Oro (wow, what a challenge), Valley Christian-San Jose and Napa to their 2016 schedule. This significant improvement of schedule tells me they are very serious about their program and it says something about their hopes for challenging at the next level.
Maybe the 2015 regional game loss to St. Francis - Mountain View provided a wake up call to Coach Cooley and his group of student athletes, many of whom are returning this year. They plowed through their pre-season and league with only minimal challenge and cut through their sectional playoffs like a hot knife through butter. Even the Aaron Roger team years didn't have quite the run as this team. But on that fateful cool December night, Pleasant Valley hit a brick wall in Oroville. PV's lone touchdown came in the latter part of the 3rd quarter against a WCAL team that gained an early lead and never looked back.