Serra losing to Valley Christian??
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That must be a JV score. StreakOne recently posted in the week 10 scoreboard thread that Serra was comfortably winning …
Shame someone can pose as a scorekeeper in MaxPreps and post false info. I see you found the same true score in fanchat tab in MaxPreps for this game from an authentic trustworthy source.
VC is a shell of its former self. Both JVs and varsity were routed in San Mateo today, 35-0 and 36-7 respectively. Neither game was pretty. VC varsity suited up just 34 guys. Nary a playmaker among them. In 2023, the Warriors are essentially starting over from ground zero. Wow. A signature CCS program not all that long ago is at rock bottom.
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Dickey has been MIA at Menlo-Atherton for the last month. It's not clear why. Injured? Maybe. Sitting out for some other reason? Who knows. It's odd. He recently signed on with a sports-related firm so at least he's being paid to sit. Oregon supposedly beckons.
Was in Merc this AM in coverage of MA's win over Menlo School where Dickey observed game from sidelines on crutches. Seems it was kept quiet recently , but Dickey was interviewed and apparently a knee injury & says he'll be back soon [out last 3-games over past month]. MA coach hinted he's likely done for season. Too bad as exciting player to watch & game changer for sure!
We have one on here who posts false info all the time.
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Maxpreps is pretty consistently full of mistakes weekly. It is the Wikipedia of the HS sports world as far as accuracy.
For VC, the 2022 season is by far its worst since it joined the MCAL (Mostly Catholic Athletic League) 20 years ago.
It is a sad state of affairs on the hill. A changing student body has really affected the football program.
Are kids that normally would go to VC going elsewhere? Are they going to Bellarmine or Mitty instead? Might be a cyclical thing.
Two San Francisco schools, SI and SHC, stand in the way of the Padres going 10-0 for the first time ever (since 1946). Serra came very close to going 10-0 in 1968 and 2019, losing to Vallejo and SI by a single digit in those years.
Which makes the SI win by 24-21 over Mitty even more meaningful. I remember well the 2019 Serra loss to St. Ignatius in which the Padres went in as a heavy favorite. Serra at the time was undefeated at 9-0 having had 6 blow-out wins and three shut-outs by the Padre D. St. Ignatius defense played an icnredible game and at the end of the game Serra scored and went for 2after the TD for the win. The Padre RB ran to the outside goal line and the game announcer stated that Serra scored - a few seconds later the refs announced the Serra RB's knee had touched down just short of the goal line and S.I. held on for the win 14-13.
Can the Wildcats play spoiler once again on their home turf next Friday nite under the lights? Sure to be a packed house and some worked up SI fans to "welcome" the Padres...
I wonder if the demise of OGYF youth program has hurt? Both OG and Valley both benefited greatly from that program.
I just don't see SI hanging with the Padres Friday night. SI beat Mitty without its starting qb, Will Towers, last Friday night. Serra is built for any scenario...If their pass game stalls, they can go to their "Raider" double wing formation. They used that effectively against Folsom and Riordan which then opened back up their passing game. Serra also possesses the best overall team speed in the CCS and their LB corp is arguably the best in NorCal.
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I often wonder the same thing. That program was one of the most successful youth programs in the United States. I know the success of OGHS was partially based on this program. Most of OG's success related to the superior coaching of Buller. VC gleaned from that youth program as well. Personally, I think VC's issues stem from changes in coaching staff. The few years Scherrenburg left the DC position in the mid 2000s, VC suffered. When he came back, VC's defense immediately improved. Now that he left that position for good, VC's defense struggles Snodgrass, VC's current Frosh coach, was a very good line coach during VC's best years. He later moved to JV and Frosh levels for a lead coach position. Later line coaches drew in larger line players but the nimble, quick coaching needed at the high school level disappeared.
The roster suggests VC will be better next year and even better in 2024. However, the possibility of the HC aging out increases. A very motivating, quick thinking, strong HC is needed to replace Machado when that time comes to renew the success of the VC FB program.
It's not so much the Serra offense that poses big problems. It's the defense. No WCAL team has managed to score more than once vs. the Padres in 2022. It seems rather unlikely that the SI offense will light up the scoreboard Friday. A win for the SF Jesuits would be an upset of huge proportions. Huge.
By the way, when Central Catholic put up 30 digits on Serra some weeks ago on West 20th Avenue, that was an eye-opener.
Agreed a SI win would be Huge similar to 2019, mybe more so. The Serra D had 3 shut-outs going into the 2019 SI game while the current staunch Serra D had no shut-outs but has held 5 opponenets to 1 TD.
Per game Serra is averaging 32 points offense and allowing 12 points defensively.
Per game Si is averaging 18 points offense while allowing 22 points on defense.
How possibly then is there any way SI steal a win? Let's see....
* Game at SI before overflow crowd of rabid Wildcat fans.
* An over-confidant, somewhat disinterested Serra team expecting to roll-over SI.
* Numerous miscues by Serra incl. multiple fumbles and INT's.
* SI gets a lucky break or 2 on offense such as a KO or punt return or fumble return.
* Lastly SI mans up and the Wildcat D plays the game of the season as if this were the WCAL Championship and limits the Serra offense to 2-3 scores.
If SI can keep the game within 1 score perhaps at the 1/2 and not wear down in the 2nd 1/2 under the Serra D pressure then possibly SI can make a game out of it.
Stranger things have happened..... WHO picked SI to beat Mitty? No One! CalPreps had Mitty winning by 31-14 over SI. I do think SI's confidence has to be at a season high after that big win [we'll see....]
While I agree that injuries are part of the game Riordan, Bellarmine, Mitty have been hit by injuries to its top players. Bellarmine and Mitty in particular in their losses to SHC and SI respectively. St. Francis even lost its QB1 Dougherty last Saturday, but not sure the extent of the injury.
Bellarmine was without its #1 RB, Pfaff, #2 RB Paran and its QB1 Threatt in its loss to SHC. Mitty was without its QB1 Wills Towers in the SI upset loss. Riordan has been without 4-5 starters each game (many 2-way) since the SHP game.
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Shhhhh! Don’t remind @pastyfastquick3. He doesn’t need any reminders that his team could only muster 12 points against the same Serra. It was really just 1 TD and 1 FG, as the safety (the other 2 points) was gifted like taking a knee instead of punting. And now Central Catholic is the #4 seed aligned to face his team in the semifinals. He’s already struggling trying to count baby Rams when trying to sleep. 😂 🤣 😜
Ha, ha some funny posts & can't disagree on CC as they are a solid program/team & not to be overlooked.
They certainly gave the Padres a game despite their record which no one can argue.
CC Post season spoilers mark my works! [or don't....]
They certainly gave the Padres a game despite their record which no one can argue.
CC Post season spoilers mark my works! [or don't....]
Sports focus guy picked SI to win. (guy that gives Ikes sandwiches.)
You forgot one other dire scenario: The End of the World as We Know It. The 2022 SI unit isn't remotely close to that 2019 version. However, it is instructive to read your list of potential Padre pitfalls. Happy Halloween, by the way.
The SI 2019 team was a solid team.. They only lost one league game and were Tri-Champions that year in the WCAL. I wouldn't call that a huge upset. Friday night would be a huge upset as SI is way down, as is the rest of the WCAL
padrewhisper, while I respect your opinion on the 2019 SI team I'll offer mine in retrospect as I see the 2019 SI squad.
Here you go... the 2019 SI squad finished as "tri-champs" with same 6-1 league record as Serra & VC, but overall finished with the 3rd best season record with the 1-point win over Serra and 2 losses to VC. SI lost to SHP and VC reg season and lost badly to VC 28-7 in the playoffs. I do remember the Serra vs SI game and for Serra it was somewhat of a debacle. 2 weeks earlier Serra lost its starting QB Dana McLemore in a 35-7 win over SHC. The following week soph QB Dom Lampkin took over vs VC in a 10-0 win in which the Serra D played perhaps its best game of the season & the Serra offense scored its lowest amont of points for the season. Following week was Serra vs a good, not great SI team. SI muffed the opening KO with Serra recovering in the red zone, unfortunately a series of Serra miscues and a young QB the SI defense held Serra from getting an easy TD to open the game. As the game progressed Serra had a number of notable penalties and turnovers & scored their 2nd lowest number of points for the season 13. Each time that Serra looked to pull ahead the Padres gave SI another shot to stay in the game.
My conclusion was that SI caught Serra at just the right time with a young inexperienced QB making expected mistakes and scoring a next to season low in points. With the SI defense playing the run and forcing the pass the SI coaching staff played the odds and won just barely in the end. I agree this SI squad not as good, but still a possibility if Serra comes in flat for a possible upset.
Anyone with prediction on score or points differential? Colhenry what say you as to over/under on points scored for the game?
2 obstacles in Padres path of historic undefeated regular season, SI and SHC which both could make their season a huge success with an upset of the top ranked NorCal team from the WCAL. Wins by Serra over Folsom & DLS say NO, but then again this is why the game is played - 11 vs 11 as they say... should be good!
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We would be a moronic troll to question the wisdom of El Rambo. No one does it better when it comes to WCAL analysis. In this case, though, a caveat: If SI can score more than seven points, it will be a first for a Serra league opponent. Let's go ahead and allow SI to double that figure to 14 points. Can Serra score 15? Highly likely. The odds of a Wildcat victory are extremely slim.
The computers agree with Colhenry with the Padres as a 4 TD fav to roll the Wildcats......
21-7 final. Serra defense again limits SI to one score. Six WCAL games, six TDs allowed (one was an INT caused by offense).
SHC up next on Nov. 5 in San Mateo. A 10-0 regular season record is on the line for Padres. That would be a first in the program's history. They were unbeaten in 1949 and 1954. Never 10-0. Came close in 1968 and 2019 when 10-0 was spoiled by one-point losses to Vallejo and SI respectively.
The Woodside loss was by a lot more than a single point. Serra had a number of one-loss teams over the decades but only two came tantalizingly close to 10-0.
Woodside 21, Serra 8. I think maybe Swann returned a KO for a touchdown. Hard to remember. It was the only game Swann did not play QB that year and the Padres had difficulty getting the ball to him at WR.
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