Padres travel into the Central Valley to meet TU Friday at 7:30 p.m. in CIF Division 2AA NorCal finale.
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Allen is a beast but Serra has a team full of them and a very good coach to boot. Mismatch.I work in Tulare and will be going to this game to watch Kazmeir Allen. He leads the nation with 60 rushing touchdowns. He has 70 overall.
Serra is going to bottle up Allen like a dolphin in a Tuna Net. The bigger issue the questionable defense of TU facing a relentless Padres offense called by the Magician Coach Lo. This game won't be close, I will be riding the HMB bandwagon with Sutter coming to town.Padres are banged up. A number of key guys are hurting. They will have played 29 games in 15 months by the end of the weekend. That's a lot of wear and tear. Kendrick isn't the only kid spending time in the tub. Tulare will definitely not see Serra's best lineup on Friday night. Mafi (out for the rest of the year) is a man among boys at 6-3 and 360 and headed to Cal. And he's just one kid who's done.
Well damn, if the Padres players are hurt or beat up as you say than that might make the difference for a big upset. I knew Mafi was out but I didn't know about Kendrick and the rest of the Padre's that may not play due to injury. This could change the outcome of the score. We shall see.Padres are banged up. A number of key guys are hurting. They will have played 29 games in 15 months by the end of the weekend. That's a lot of wear and tear. Kendrick isn't the only kid spending time in the tub. Tulare will definitely not see Serra's best lineup on Friday night. Mafi (out for the rest of the year) is a man among boys at 6-3 and 360 and headed to Cal. And he's just one kid who's done.
Serra is going to bottle up Allen like a dolphin in a Tuna Net. The bigger issue the questionable defense of TU facing a relentless Padres offense called by the Magician Coach Lo. This game won't be close, I will be riding the HMB bandwagon with Sutter coming to town.
Well damn, if the Padres players are hurt or beat up as you say than that might make the difference for a big upset. I knew Mafi was out but I didn't know about Kendrick and the rest of the Padre's that may not play due to injury. This could change the outcome of the score. We shall see.
Maybe at some point some enterprising reporter will ask a few questions and try to find out the health of various players.
Miss that beautiful Cali weather. Here's a image of Georgia weather at 4:30pm today.
Line outside the stadium for buying tickets at 12pm. Got mine!
TU QB has over 3,000 yards passing and receivers and decent size line. Their offense is formidable. It could be a basketball game. Serra's defense has been less than stellar. I agree that Serra will be the best team TU has faced, and TU schedule isn't as strong, but they can play. Calpreps has it as relatively close. Allen is tough to tackle. He has great balance in the video I have seen and knows how to score. This could be a better game than you think.Serra is going to bottle up Allen like a dolphin in a Tuna Net. The bigger issue the questionable defense of TU facing a relentless Padres offense called by the Magician Coach Lo. This game won't be close, I will be riding the HMB bandwagon with Sutter coming to town.
Sorry but Serra LB's won't be catching blocks like the team in the video. So don't expect Allen to get a lot of holes to run through like the one in this video.
Sorry for the shaky camera. Was recording freehand with an old miniDV camcorder I had sitting around.
Sorry but Serra LB's won't be catching blocks like the team in the video. So don't expect Allen to get a lot of holes to run through like the one in this video.
Those Hudl vids are pretty to watch. But come Friday night it comes down to the LOS play and that's not going to look pretty for Tulare Union. Btw NCSF, who did TU play that was so decent in your opinion?
Allen has 2900 yards and 60 TDs in a schedule that includes a few decent teams.
TU QB has over 3,000 yards passing and receivers and decent size line. Their offense is formidable. It could be a basketball game. Serra's defense has been less than stellar. I agree that Serra will be the best team TU has faced, and TU schedule isn't as strong, but they can play. Calpreps has it as relatively close. Allen is tough to tackle. He has great balance in the video I have seen and knows how to score. This could be a better game than you think.
I agree with you, Serra's defense reminds me of the steel curtain. If they played TU's schedule they would of given up 7 points a game.NorCal - when you say Serra's D has been less than "stellar" who are you comparing them to?
Serra's defense was the #1 D in the WCAL allowing 12 points per game during league play with #2 VC at 15 PPG and SF #3 at 16 PPG. In terms of Serra teams over the decades this teams' defense is rated among the top 5 teams.
Just heard in line that only 300 tickets were sold for Serra.
Didn't know what to expect. Lol
Dinuba and Tulare Western are decent. As I mentioned Serra will be the best team they faced but Tulare Union also has some play makers and anything can happen. I think Serra will win if they play like they can.NorCal - when you say Serra's D has been less than "stellar" who are you comparing them to?
Serra's defense was the #1 D in the WCAL allowing 12 points per game during league play with #2 VC at 15 PPG and SF #3 at 16 PPG. In terms of Serra teams over the decades this teams' defense is rated among the top 5 teams.
noone24 - are you at the game? And if so how is the atmosphere? From what I've been reading they were expecting a record turn-out there.
Could be similar to Serra-Sanger last season. The whole town turned out and Serra was before a large & very hostile crowd. That was a heck of a game though and with the help of one Leki Nunn Serra was able to silence the crowd late in the game.
No Leki Nunn tonite, but his brother Patrick and the other skill players from last years' team along with a very efficient Luke Bottari. Then again there's the RB from T.U. who averages 5-6 TD's per game - this will be interesting...
[QUOTE="noone24, post: 183600, member: 7676"]Yup I'm here. I came to the semi final and section championship game. It's a full house on the Tulare side. Temp in the upper 40s