Some interesting posts re: Serra vs SF and the Padres chances of winning the rematch.
I've had some thoughts regarding the rematch, but will attempt to stick to facts
In the last several years when WCAL opponents have met for the 2nd time in playoffs, the winner of the first meeting was the winner of the 2nd meeting and in most cases the scores were similar to the first meeting - ie: the WCAL if nothing else is very consistent.
In SF's 3 toughest contests their adversaries of DLS, Serra & Aptos - none were able to stop the SF run game of minimum 3-4-5- yards per carry or more.
Vs Serra the SF RB Teu "Ju ju" broke the school record for rushing yards with 344 in a single game. Vs Aptos the 2 SF RB's who are both downhill RB's helped break the 29-year old school record for yards rushing in a single game with 438 yards on 40 carries [sounds like 10+ yards per carry to me]. Of more importance the DLS game in which DLS with a couple of excellent RB's avg 5.5 yards per carry while SF avg over 7.0 yards per carry.
Conclusion: What it comes down to is no opponent this season has been able to slow down the 2 bruising SF RB's behind their massive O-line [and oh yes its quite large BTW]. One other item - did anyone realize that in the De La Salle game the Lancers went with their back-up QB Dougherty? Not sure the issue, but stats show that as his only full game as the Lancer QB this season. On the other hand Serra had difficulty running vs the SF D-line which isn't encouraging for a 2nd meeting. All things said this looks to be a rerun of the first game with SF coming out on top by 2-3 scores as the Padres on paper do not match up well with the Lancers. SF 41-27
I've had some thoughts regarding the rematch, but will attempt to stick to facts
In the last several years when WCAL opponents have met for the 2nd time in playoffs, the winner of the first meeting was the winner of the 2nd meeting and in most cases the scores were similar to the first meeting - ie: the WCAL if nothing else is very consistent.
In SF's 3 toughest contests their adversaries of DLS, Serra & Aptos - none were able to stop the SF run game of minimum 3-4-5- yards per carry or more.
Vs Serra the SF RB Teu "Ju ju" broke the school record for rushing yards with 344 in a single game. Vs Aptos the 2 SF RB's who are both downhill RB's helped break the 29-year old school record for yards rushing in a single game with 438 yards on 40 carries [sounds like 10+ yards per carry to me]. Of more importance the DLS game in which DLS with a couple of excellent RB's avg 5.5 yards per carry while SF avg over 7.0 yards per carry.
Conclusion: What it comes down to is no opponent this season has been able to slow down the 2 bruising SF RB's behind their massive O-line [and oh yes its quite large BTW]. One other item - did anyone realize that in the De La Salle game the Lancers went with their back-up QB Dougherty? Not sure the issue, but stats show that as his only full game as the Lancer QB this season. On the other hand Serra had difficulty running vs the SF D-line which isn't encouraging for a 2nd meeting. All things said this looks to be a rerun of the first game with SF coming out on top by 2-3 scores as the Padres on paper do not match up well with the Lancers. SF 41-27
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