SJS Playoff Scores

[Streak One]

Division I

Edison-Stockton beat Lincoln-Stockton 35-21 (will play Folsom)

Monterey Trail beat Pleasant Grove 28-14 (will play St. Mary’s)

Turlock beat Del Oro 42-21 (will play Oak Ridge)

Davis beat Gregori 41-7 (will play Inderkum)


Division II

Whitney beat Lincoln 42-21 (will play Rocklin)

Central Catholic beat Tracy 58-14 (will play Jesuit)

Granite Bay beat Downey 30-22 (will play Cosumnes Oaks)

Elk Grove beat Oakmont 41-22 (will play Vacaville)


Division III

Antelope beat Ponderosa 29-28 (will play Capital Christian)

Vista del Lago beat River Valley 14-13 (will play Manteca)

Yuba City beat Christian Brothers 54-19 (will play Placer)

Roseville beat Johnson 52-22 (will play Buhach Colony)


Division IV

Vanden beat Nevada Union 56-14 (will play Rio Linda)

Sierra beat Golden Valley 61-15 (will play Atwater)

Atwater beat Kimball 50-26 (will play Sierra)

Patterson beat Del Campo 37-28 (will play Oakdale)

Merced beat Beyer 20-6 (will play Casa Roble)


Division V

Colfax beat Union Mine 42-38 (will play Center)

Los Banos beat Woodland 48-21 (will play Bradshaw Christian)

Foothill-Sacramento beat Liberty Ranch 47-30 (will play Ripon)

Rosemonte beat Livingston 41-19 (will play Amador)


Division VI

Hughson beat Linden 49-27 (will play Escalon)

Golden Sierra and Sonora were advanced to the quarterfinals

Bear River beat Highlands 64-26 (will play Hilmar)

Calaveras beat Western Sierra 56-13 (will play Ripon Christian)


Division VII

Le Grand beat Big Valley Christian 42-21 (will play Denair)

Vacaville Christian beat Woodland Christian 30-14 (will play Mariposa County)

 

[John Mellencamp]

Anyone know what happened at the end of Elk Grove vs Oakmont? Fox 40 wouldn’t show the video but said a referee was injured and multiple players were ejected after some sort of altercation.

 

[larry legend33]

In D1 Here is who i like.

Folsom over Edison by 35
St Mary’s over MT by 10
Oak Ridge over Turlock by 14.
And I’m going with Davis upsetting Inderkum by 7. Davis is playing as well as they have all season and Indy has played a cupcake schedule.

 

[sacbat]

Davis is playing very damn good but this the story line for Inderkum every year cupcake, cupcake, cupcake. Who knows they might finally beat a good team next week.

 

[RidgeRider]

Larry, saw Turlock last night. They’re going to give you guys a good game. I feel it’s a toss up. Good luck!

 

[MCIC]

Larry, saw Turlock last night. They’re going to give you guys a good game. I feel it’s a toss up. Good luck!

I was at the game last night as well. Turlock is a good team. DO seems up and down this year. I thought they would have matched up better with Turlock, however with six turnovers, it doesn’t really matter, as the result showed. These two teams play each other ten times and they go 5-5. We have played a playoff schedule the entire season as 8 of our 9 opponents are in the D1 and D2 playoff brackets, so I have a fairly good gauge on the teams this week....Turlock is better than most realize. It will be a good game in EDH this coming Friday.

 

[MTsince2004]

It took Monterey Trail a full half to shake off the rust and up the level of their game. It has been over a month since playing an opponent that has the size and quality-game experience across the board that Pleasant Grove has. In the end, it was a resilient defense and a speed advantage that pushed MT past PG. Even so, the Mustang offense never looked consistently in rhythm. Much of the credit must go to the PG defense for that.

MT will need to further up their game in Stockton next Friday. St. Mary's has all of PG's size and a lot more speed. Add to that a far tougher schedule to sharpen their skills and a history of success that will guarantee that they will not flinch when hit. I'm biased, so I am rooting hard for the MT win next week, but it will take their most complete game of the season to get it done.

 

[pantera-cat]

I guess it was a blessing in disguise MT got seeded 5th and had to play that first round game. Hopefully MT got out of the game injury free to play St Mary's at full strength. I have a feeling MT being seeded 5th will end up paying off more than folks think.

 

[RidgeRider]

I was at the game last night as well. Turlock is a good team. DO seems up and down this year. I thought they would have matched up better with Turlock, however with six turnovers, it doesn’t really matter, as the result showed. These two teams play each other ten times and they go 5-5. We have played a playoff schedule the entire season as 8 of our 9 opponents are in the D1 and D2 playoff brackets, so I have a fairly good gauge on the teams this week....Turlock is better than most realize. It will be a good game in EDH this coming Friday.

Up and down is right. Turnovers have been a killer this year.

Last night DO made critical coverage mistakes as well that lead to 4 easy scores for Turlock. Kudos to Turlock for putting DO into situations where those mistakes could be made.

 

[larry legend33]

Larry, saw Turlock last night. They’re going to give you guys a good game. I feel it’s a toss up. Good luck!

Agree. I could see 35-21 type game close thru 3rd. Give OR a week to prep and good things happen. I still say OR by 2 scores.

OR is very close to being 10-0 this year. Let down game against Rocklin And nobody played Folsom better (excepts dls)

But I don’t see Folsom challenged at all in SJS playoffs.

 

[CcsHomer]

In D1 Here is who i like.

Folsom over Edison by 35
St Mary’s over MT by 10
Oak Ridge over Turlock by 14.
And I’m going with Davis upsetting Inderkum by 7. Davis is playing as well as they have all season and Indy has played a cupcake schedule.

MT is gonna smack St Mary’s

 

[larry legend33]

St Mary’s has played a brutal schedule. Has to be one of toughest preseason in NorCal. DLS, PItt, Mission Viejo.. I think they are battle tested and will prevail at home.

 

[RidgeRider]

Agree. I could see 35-21 type game close thru 3rd. Give OR a week to prep and good things happen. I still say OR by 2 scores.

OR is very close to being 10-0 this year. Let down game against Rocklin And nobody played Folsom better (excepts dls)

But I don’t see Folsom challenged at all in SJS playoffs.

You guys play a mistake free game and get some early momentum, who knows what could happen against Folsom.

Folsom’s ball security has been a problem all year and they committed
a truckload of personal fouls against us which tells me they are undisciplined compared to years past.

Stopping Badger from creating space with his upper body is key.

Turlock’s inside run D is pretty good and their corners are decent as well. They got a couple of really big kids on their line. Playing at home should give you an edge and your receivers should give them a test DO’s couldn’t. Lamson will be the key.

Might come up to watch that game since season is over for us.

 

[bulldogmgc]

This year I have been kinda busy and haven’t been able to follow most other teams outside the 209 area code. So, I will just comment on the upcoming Edison and St. Mary’s games.

Edison is a very quick team. Not saying they will beat Folsom (not even). But, they will give the Bulldogs some fits. Folsom wins by 3 TD’s.

MT vs St. Mary’s-Stockton ... does MT pass the ball? Who has MT played to have even been battle tested, Cosumnes Oaks? Looking at MT’s stats, their offense is pretty one-dimensional with a heavy dose of run. I compare MT to Lincoln-Stockton, nice W-L record, very good running game, but who have they played? To beat St. Mary’s you need a good defense and you need to throw the ball. DLS couldn’t run the ball vs St. Mary’s defense in the first quarter of their game (turning the ball over on downs) until they threw the ball. After that, DLS’s balanced offense, as was the case for Pitt and Serra, took over. But, mostly their defense. I’m not sure MT has the defense to stop St. Mary’s offense considering who they have played this season. The Rams now have both Marshall brothers (state hurdlers, one being state champ) playing. That duo is going to be hard to contain. Older brother (Jamar, the 2019 state hurdler champ) was not playing at the start of the season. Ask Central Catholic how St. Mary’s defense did against their running game. Sure, Lincoln-Stockton moves the ball on the ground early in their rivalry game vs the Rams. But, after St. Mary’s saw they couldn’t mix it up and pass, one on one coverage and flood the box and it was over for the Trojans, zero points in the 2nd half to go with the goal-line stance to end the first half. Again, not sure MT has the balance on offense and the defense to “smack” the Rams. But, we will find out come Friday @ #4 seed St. Mary’s. Picking the Rams by 2 TD’s (same margin they beat Lincoln-Stockton). GO RAMS!!!

 

[MTsince2004]

This year I have been kinda busy and haven’t been able to follow most other teams outside the 209 area code. So, I will just comment on the upcoming Edison and St. Mary’s games.

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MT vs St. Mary’s-Stockton ... does MT pass the ball? Who has MT played to have even been battle tested, Cosumnes Oaks? Looking at MT’s stats, their offense is pretty one-dimensional with a heavy dose of run. I compare MT to Lincoln-Stockton, nice W-L record, very good running game, but who have they played? To beat St. Mary’s you need a good defense and you need to throw the ball. DLS couldn’t run the ball vs St. Mary’s defense in the first quarter of their game (turning the ball over on downs) until they threw the ball. After that, DLS’s balanced offense, as was the case for Pitt and Serra, took over. But, mostly their defense. I’m not sure MT has the defense to stop St. Mary’s offense considering who they have played this season. The Rams now have both Marshall brothers (state hurdlers, one being state champ) playing. That duo is going to be hard to contain. Older brother (Jamar, the 2019 state hurdler champ) was not playing at the start of the season. Ask Central Catholic how St. Mary’s defense did against their running game. Sure, Lincoln-Stockton moves the ball on the ground early in their rivalry game vs the Rams. But, after St. Mary’s saw they couldn’t mix it up and pass, one on one coverage and flood the box and it was over for the Trojans, zero points in the 2nd half to go with the goal-line stance to end the first half. Again, not sure MT has the balance on offense and the defense to “smack” the Rams. But, we will find out come Friday @ #4 seed St. Mary’s. Picking the Rams by 2 TD’s (same margin they beat Lincoln-Stockton). GO RAMS!!!

@bulldogmgc, I thought about this post as I watched the first half of the St.Mary's vs Monterey Trail game. It really was spot on. MT's offense looked limited and St.Mary's, except for a couple bad throws, was moving the ball well through the air. St. Mary's has size and speed all over the place and it was showing. MT was lucky to be down by only a TD at the half.

I know that Monterey Trail made some (attitude) adjustments at half time and the game completely flipped. I am curious if you have any insights into St.Mary's mindset. They seemed like a different team for most of the 2nd half, on both offense and defense.

 

[bulldogmgc]

@MTsince2004, Like in past games when St. Mary's played their opponent (Pitt and Serra) close in the first half, the other team learned better from the first half performance and made adjustments to be more successful than SM. The telegraphed pick 6 was sweet for MT and proved to be very costly for SM. SM QB, Noah May, made adjustments in pumping once or twice before releasing the ball in the subsequent series when SM would answer. But, consistency just wasn't there for SM's passing game on Friday night, until late in the game when it was too late. Giving up 21 unanswered points in the 2nd half was IMHO due to MT's superiority with their O-line and keying in with what worked against SM's defense, which had no response at all in the second half. SM's D-line is very young and they were quite tired with MT beating them up and down the field, going nearly 95% with a ground game that SM just could not stop. Throw in the RB option pass for the winning TD and the deficit was too much for the Rams to answer. Hats off to MT! Very well coached team and their game plan worked to perfection in taking down the Rams, especially in the 2nd half! Good luck vs Folsom!

 

[MTsince2004]

@bulldogmgc, thanks for the insight. The MT offensive line definitely played one of their best games this season, at least in the 2nd half. By Monterey Trail standards, they are easily one of the biggest lines in school history, which means they are still undersized by Section playoff teams standards.

Looking back at the game in the 2nd half, I really thought St.Mary's losing their RB (#7 Washington) for a couple of series hurt them. It was clear that St. Mary's was temporarily one dimensional and that let the MT D-linemen and DB's play a bit faster and more reckless. That let MT build a lead rather than getting into a back-and-forth trading of TD drives. Had it been closer at the end, ST. Mary's would have had the quick-score advantage and would have had a huge advantage had it gone to OT.