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WCAL Football 2018 - San Jose Merc All Bay Area Team

He does, and he's evasive and runs hard. Played for the SF Bombers since the age of probably 5 or so. I suspect he'd have been a 2-year star on JV if SHC could've fielded a team, and I hope he doesn't get overwhelmed by the size/speed of Varsity.

He isn't playing varsity
 
Latest on ex-SF Lancer RB Darrell Page from Darren Sebedra - "BANG"

CUPERTINO — Former St. Francis running back Darrell Page, last season’s Bay Area News Group offensive player of the year, has found a new school.But, as it turns out, he won’t be cleared by the Central Coast Section to play for Homestead right away.“Per an updated CCS ruling, Darrell Page will be sitting out until Oct 10, 2018 since he enrolled at Homestead on Sept 4,” Homestead athletic director Steve Lavelle said in an email Wednesday. “He will be eligible to play in the last four games of the regular season.”

Tuesday, Lavelle said in an email that Page had been cleared to play.CCS commissioner Duane Morgan said Wednesday that Page’s enrollment date pushed his sit-out period into October.“This is a different case because he didn’t start school and make the transfer to the school until later,” Morgan said. “The normal sit-out period was Sept. 28.”

“The only one we would ever get involved in would be discipline,” Morgan said. “St. Francis did not specify that it was discipline, so we treated it as a normal transfer.”St. Francis has declined to comment about Page, citing “confidential issues involving minors.” Transfers can avoid sit-out periods in hardship cases or cases that involve full family moves. Neither applied to Page’s case. Page’s name is on Homestead’s MaxPreps roster.

His season debut will come on Oct. 12, a road game against Wilcox.He will miss a non-league game against The King’s Academy on Friday and league games against Los Gatos on Sept. 21 and Milpitas on Oct. 5. Page is joining a team that is winless through three games, its most recent defeat coming Sept. 7 against Sacred Heart Cathedral, 58-6.

Page broke a 21-year-old St. Francis rushing record last season, finishing with a CCS-best 2,294 yards in 307 carries with 23 touchdowns as the Lancers won Northern California regional and state championships.
 
WCAL Football 2018 - Teams at a glance heading into WCAL league season

Pre-Season Team Records

SF 2-1
VC 2-1
SHC 2-1
Mitty 2-1
Riordan 1-2
Bells 1-2
Serra 1-2
S.I. 0-3

Team Scoring points per Game

Serra 32
SHC 30
Riordan 29
Mitty 28
VC 25
SF 24
S.I. 24
Bells 9

Team Defense points allowed per game

SHC 10
VC 14
SF 17
Mitty 19
Bells 22
S.I. 32
Serra 34
Riordan 45

Current Freeman’s Rating after 3 games:

SF 45.8
Serra 42.2
VC 25.5
Mitty 22.5
S.I. +1.8
SHC +/- 0
Bells -0.1
Riordan -10.9

Teams “SOS” for first 3 Games [strength of schedule]

Serra 41.8
SF 37.8
S.I. 20.7
VC 18.9
Mitty 11.8
Bells 6.2
Riordan -3.3
SHC -10.9

Top 5 WCAL Wins in Pre-Season
1. SF 23-12 over Notre Dame [Sherman Oaks]
2. Serra 41-17 over Elk Grove
3. VC 27-14 over Pleasant Valley [Chico]
4.. Mitty 22-17 o er Acalanes
5. Mitty 42-14 over Oakdale

 
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WCAL Football 2018 - Teams at a glance heading into WCAL league season

Pre-Season Team Records

SF 2-1
VC 2-1
SHC 2-1
Mitty 2-1
Riordan 1-2
Bells 1-2
Serra 1-2
S.I. 0-3

Team Scoring points per Game

Serra 32
SHC 30
Riordan 29
Mitty 28
VC 25
SF 24
S.I. 24
Bells 9

Team Defense points allowed per game

SHC 10
VC 14
SF 17
Mitty 19
Bells 22
S.I. 32
Serra 34
Riordan 45

Current Freeman’s Rating after 3 games:

SF 45.8
Serra 42.2
VC 25.5
Mitty 22.5
S.I. +1.8
SHC +/- 0
Bells -0.1
Riordan -10.9

Teams “SOS” for first 3 Games [strength of schedule]

Serra 41.8
SF 37.8
S.I. 20.7
VC 18.9
Mitty 11.8
Bells 6.2
Riordan -3.3
SHC -10.9

Top 5 WCAL Wins in Pre-Season
1. SF 23-12 over Notre Dame [Sherman Oaks]
2. Serra 41-17 over Elk Grove
3. VC 27-14 over Pleasant Valley [Chico]
4.. Mitty 22-17 o er Acalanes
5. Mitty 42-14 over Oakdale

Again, not a signature win over a bonafide power in the entire league. That's a bit unusual.
 
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Again, not a signature win over a bonafide power in the entire league. That's a bit unusual.

colhenry - not all is gloom & doom. As for "not a signature win" depends what you define as a bonifide power. St. Francis win over Notre Dame [Sherman Oaks] is certainly not something to be dismissed altogether as that Notre Dame team is rated higher than any CCS team other than SF & Serra. Losses count to a degree as well with SF losing to DLS #4 in CA just slightly below #5 Folsom in CA. My guess is both SF & Serra will rise in polls during the upcoming league season and at least one of the 2 teams will possibly advance to the NorCal regionals as they did the last 2 season's. Disagree?
 
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colhenry - not all is gloom & doom. As for "not a signature win" depends what you define as a bonifide power. St. Francis win over Notre Dame [Sherman Oaks] is certainly not something to be dismissed altogether as that Notre Dame team is rated higher than any CCS team other than SF & Serra. Losses count to a degree as well with SF losing to DLS #4 in CA just slightly below #5 Folsom in CA. My guess is both SF & Serra will rise in polls during the upcoming league season and at least one of the 2 teams will possibly advance to the NorCal regionals as they did the last 2 season's. Disagree?

I agree with your comments. However, the WCAL as a whole is less than dominant overall. Not sure where it would be ranked in NorCal, but certainly not No.1 or No.2. And not even close to the Trinity League in SoCal. But, yes, all is not doom and gloom. Other CCS leagues appear to be down too. We'll have to wait and see. But, right now, the WCAL appears to be at its lowest ebb in a number of years. Perhaps the most perplexing situation is Bellarmine's. The Bells continue to slide. This is a football program that dates back a century or so and has a long tradition of excellence. Not so much today. Strange. Maybe the school's admission policies simply won't allow for any marginal kids (football players) to enroll. Not sure.
 
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I agree with your comments. However, the WCAL as a whole is less than dominant overall. Not sure where it would be ranked in NorCal, but certainly not No.1 or No.2. And not even close to the Trinity League in SoCal. But, yes, all is not doom and gloom. Other CCS leagues appear to be down too. We'll have to wait and see. But, right now, the WCAL appears to be at its lowest ebb in a number of years. Perhaps the most perplexing situation is Bellarmine's. The Bells continue to slide. This is a football program that dates back a century or so and has a long tradition of excellence. Not so much today. Strange. Maybe the school's admission policies simply won't allow for any marginal kids (football players) to enroll. Not sure.
Is that a backhanded nod to the South Bay WCAL schools, Col? Lol! I would not ever count Bellarmine out, ever. Too many good kids, great coaching, school support, tradition and pride.
 
Is that a backhanded nod to the South Bay WCAL schools, Col? Lol! I would not ever count Bellarmine out, ever. Too many good kids, great coaching, school support, tradition and pride.

The issue on the College Park campus is talent. Pure and simple.
 
Is that a backhanded nod to the South Bay WCAL schools, Col? Lol! I would not ever count Bellarmine out, ever. Too many good kids, great coaching, school support, tradition and pride.
I think the Bells are in a spiral down. It is rare to not see Bells in the top 4 of WCAL, but even rarer to have their Frosh and JV teams not be good either. JV is 0-3! They used to get 125+ kids out for Fresh team tryouts and cut more than half, and now that is not the case. Heard from a parent that they dont cut anyone anymore because not enough tryout. Is it demographic change, CTE, admission standards?
 
I think the Bells are in a spiral down. It is rare to not see Bells in the top 4 of WCAL, but even rarer to have their Frosh and JV teams not be good either. JV is 0-3! They used to get 125+ kids out for Fresh team tryouts and cut more than half, and now that is not the case. Heard from a parent that they dont cut anyone anymore because not enough tryout. Is it demographic change, CTE, admission standards?

Perhaps all of the above. The demographic issue is interesting. If you examine WCAL rosters closely over the last decade or so, you will note an increasing percentage of Polynesian guys at certain schools, especially at Serra and St. Francis. It can't be a coincidence that those schools are maintaining their hold at the top of the league.
 
Bells have 8 sophomores on varsity this year. As Frosh they rolled St. Francis and beat Serra twice....The future may not be as bad as you all think
 
WCAL Football 2018

Varsity Games this week all on Friday night – Sept. 21rst

Junipero Serra 1-2 @ Archbishop Mitty 2-1, 7:00 PM @ Foothill College
Archbishop Riordan 1-2 @ Bellarmine 1-2, 7:00 PM @ SJCC
Valley Christian 2-1 @ Sacred Heart Cathedral 2-1, 7:00 PM @ Kezar
Saint Ignatius 0-3 @ Saint Francis 2-1, 7:00 PM

Junior Varsity Records to date:

Mitty 2-1
SF 2-1
VC 2-1
ARHS 1-2
S.I. 1-2
Serra 0-2
Bells 0-3
SHC – No JV Team this season

Last 2 Week’s JV Game Results as available:

MA 14-7 over Bells
MA 21-7 over Mitty
VC 29-12 over Clovis West
Clovis North 12-0 over Bells
Vintage 36-0 over Bells
DLS 48-0 over SF
Acalanes 20-15 over Mitty
Campolindo 28-14 over S.I.
Napa 27-13 over Riordan
SRV 41-14 over Riordan
SF 16-7 over Oak Grove
SF 30-25 over Wilcox
Pleasant Valley 28-6 over SF

*WCAL 3-10 in above JV games

Frosh Records to date:

SF 2-0
VC 2-0
Serra 2-0
Bells 1-1
SHC 1-1
ARHS 0-2
S.I. 0-2
Mitty 0-2

Last 2 Week’s Frosh Game Scores as available:

Serra 34-14 over Pitt
VC 48-0 over Clovis West
Bells 28-24 over Oakland
SF 34-6 over DLS
SHC 34-6 over Homestead
Acalanes 19-6 over Mitty
Marin Catholic 15-14 over S.I.
Serra 44-14 over Stagg [Sacramento]
Los Gatos 49-6 over Riordan
Campolindo 27-6 over S.I.
Palma 26-18 over SHC
SRV 28-14 over Riordan
SF 33-0 over Gilroy
SF 40-13 over Wilcox
SF 48-0 over Clovis West
MA 24-7 over Mitty

* WCAL 9-7 in above Frosh games






 
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WCAL Football 2018

Varsity Games this week all on Friday night – Sept. 21rst

Junipero Serra 1-2 @ Archbishop Mitty 2-1, 7:00 PM @ Foothill College
Archbishop Riordan 1-2 @ Bellarmine 1-2, 7:00 PM @ SJCC
Valley Christian 2-1 @ Sacred Heart Cathedral 2-1, 7:00 PM @ Kezar
Saint Ignatius 0-3 @ Saint Francis 2-1, 7:00 PM

Junior Varsity Records to date:

Mitty 2-1
ARHS 2-1
SF 2-1
VC 2-1
S.I. 1-2
Serra 0-2
Bells 0-3
SHC – No JV Team this season

Last 2 Week’s JV Game Results as available:

MA 14-7 over Bells
MA 21-7 over Mitty
VC 29-12 over Clovis West
Clovis North 12-0 over Bells
Vintage 36-0 over Bells
DLS 48-0 over SF
Acalanes 20-15 over Mitty
Campolindo 28-14 over S.I.
Napa 27-13 over Riordan
SRV 41-14 over Riordan
SF 16-7 over Oak Grove
SF 30-25 over Wilcox
Pleasant Valley 28-6 over SF

*WCAL 3-10 in above JV games

Frosh Records to date:

SF 2-0
VC 2-0
Serra 2-0
Bells 1-1
SHC 1-1
ARHS 0-2
S.I. 0-2
Mitty 0-2

Last 2 Week’s Frosh Game Scores as available:

Serra 34-14 over Pitt
VC 48-0 over Clovis West
Bells 28-24 over Oakland
SF 34-6 over DLS
SHC 34-6 over Homestead
Acalanes 19-6 over Mitty
Marin Catholic 15-14 over S.I.
Serra 44-14 over Stagg [Sacramento]
Los Gatos 49-6 over Riordan
Campolindo 27-6 over S.I.
Palma 26-18 over SHC
SRV 28-14 over Riordan
SF 33-0 over Gilroy
SF 40-13 over Wilcox
SF 48-0 over Clovis West
MA 24-7 over Mitty

* WCAL 9-7 in above Frosh games





Rmbr, Riordan JVs are 1-2 heading into Fri nights opener vs Bellarmine @ SJCC. Last season’s Frosh game ended in a 26-26 tie.
Crusaders have 4 sophs on varsity 3 are starters @ WR, FS and DL/OL. There should be 1 more, but he’s on JVs taking qb snaps .
 
Rmbr, well, considering both teams tied as Frosh I would think the Crusaders should have a shot...but 3 things need to happen.
  1. Cut down on penalties (I.e. offsides on D; holding calls on O)
  2. Defense needs to become more aggressive and work on their technique (too much high tackling and/or not wrapping up); bad angles to the ball)
  3. Execution
These challenges have been evident throughout the program- frosh, jvs and varsity. If these have not been addressed over the past two weeks, the Crusaders will have another long season. Talent is definitely there, though not in great numbers.
 
Saint Francis Junior Varsity football team has played 4 opponent's.

Serra (non-League game) Honor Bowl Weekend SF 16 JS 0
Oak Grove SF 16 OG 7
De La Salle DLS 48 SF 0
Valley Christian (non-League game) Bye Week SF 14 VC 12 This game replaces the SHC JV game.

The other JV scores vs. Wilcox and Pleasant Valley are Valley Christian scores.

Elk Grove 41 Serra 22
Gonzaga Prep (Spokane) 33 SI 7
 
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WCAL Football 2018

Always interesting to see which players from last several years' have moved on & are doing well at the next level.
Just spotted this in my email from Serra. Would be great if posters from other schools could update us on their players from recent years' & where they are & how they're doing.

Serra Padres on the Gridiron
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Serra now boasts three alumni on NFL rosters: Tom Brady '95 (Patriots), David Bakhtiari '09 (Packers), and Matt Dickerson '14 (Titans) were all present on opening-day rosters. Dickerson played for UCLA in college and was signed by the Titans as an unrestricted free agent after the 2018 NFL Draft. The college ranks are also dotted with Padre alumni, with several graduates facing off against one another this fall.

Notably, the Nunn brothers, Leki '16 and Patrick '18, met up in Pullman, Washington when San Jose State traveled to play Washington State. Leki is a slot receiver for the Spartans and Patrick plays safety for the Cougars. In addition, Nio Mafi '18 and Kwami Jones '16 met up at the Rose Bowl on Saturday night when UCLA and Fresno State faced off. Below is a list of Padre alumni currently playing NCAA football. Look for them on TV this fall!

Andres Atkins - Luther College
Vince Camp - University of Maine
Peter Comaroto - UMass
Lucas Hackett-Provenzano - Pomona College
Kwami Jones - Fresno State
Kelepi Lataimua - Cal Poly
Kava Maka - Colorado State
'Atonio Mafi - UCLA
Jack Munsey - Missouri Western
Leki Nunn - SJSU
Patrick Nunn - Washington State
Chris Park - Columbia University
Easop Winston - Washington State

 
He does, and he's evasive and runs hard. Played for the SF Bombers since the age of probably 5 or so. I suspect he'd have been a 2-year star on JV if SHC could've fielded a team, and I hope he doesn't get overwhelmed by the size/speed of Varsity.
Looks like he's back on the Frosh roster.
 
WCAL Football 2018 - Latest CCS Rankings of Teams - Top 20

Looking at this week's rankings with the WCAL teams having a "Bye" week this hasn't been too much movement, but I'll clue you in on who's "up" & whose "down" and see if you agree.

The "Top 10" remains unchanged largely due to 4 teams having the week off. Of the 11-20 teams SHP moves up the most by 3 spots from 17 to 14. Los Gatos drops 2 due to a loss to lower ranked San Benito who lost their first 2 games including a blow-out to Terra Nova [this is not good news for Los Gatos fans]. Salinas enters the Top 20 at the #15 spot despite a 1-2 record with a surprising 25-0 shut-out of Milpitas [Milpitas in a downward spiral from recent years' when a CCS power similar to Bellarmine]. Pioneer moves up one spot. S.I. also moves up a spot with a strong pre-season schedule despite being 0-3. St. Ignatius last minute loss to 4-0 Palo Alto is now looming LARGE with Paly ranked 4th in ALL CCS. Oak Grove sneaks in with strong pre-season schedule despite losses. SHC can easliy move into the Top 20 with a solid showing this week against VC or later on a win vs Mitty, Bells or S.I.
SHC remains low at #25 despite close 17-14 loss to #8 Palma due to Irish weak scheduling of their other 2 opponents Fernley of Nevada & Homestead which should both be eliminated from next years' schedule IMO [sorry Irish just being honest]. With this week's WCAL league season starting there will be major movement in these rankings and many questions should be answered. Just how good are VC & Mitty??

1. SF 2-1
2. Serra 1-2
3. Wilcox 4-0
4. Palo Alto 4-0
5. VC 2-1
6. Mitty 2-1
7. Aptos 3-0
8. Palma 3-0
9. M-A 2-1
10. Terra Nova 4-0
11. Carmel 3-0
12. Live Oak 3-0
13. HMB 3-1
14. SHP 4-0
15. Salinas 1-2
16. Los Gatos 3-1
17. Pioneer 3-0
18. S.I. 0-3
19. Oak Grove 1-2
20. San Benito 1-2




 
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WCAL Football 2018 - Latest CCS Rankings of Teams - Top 20

Looking at this week's rankings with the WCAL teams having a "Bye" week this hasn't been too much movement, but I'll clue you in on who's "up" & whose "down" and see if you agree.

The "Top 10" remains unchanged largely due to 4 teams having the week off. Of the 11-20 teams SHP moves up the most by 3 spots from 17 to 14. Los Gatos drops 2 due to a loss to lower ranked San Benito who lost their first 2 games including a blow-out to Terra Nova [this is not good news for Los Gatos fans]. Salinas enters the Top 20 at the #15 spot despite a 1-2 record with a surprising 25-0 shut-out of Milpitas [Milpitas in a downward spiral from recent years' when a CCS power similar to Bellarmine]. Pioneer moves up one spot. S.I. also moves up a spot with a strong pre-season schedule despite being 0-3. St. Ignatius last minute loss to 4-0 Palo Alto is now looming LARGE with Paly ranked 4th in ALL CCS. Oak Grove sneaks in with strong pre-season schedule despite losses. SHC can easliy move into the Top 20 with a solid showing this week against VC or later on a win vs Mitty, Bells or S.I.
SHC remains low at #25 despite close 17-14 loss to #8 Palma due to Irish weak scheduling of their other 2 opponents Fernley of Nevada & Homestead which should both be eliminated from next years' schedule IMO [sorry Irish just being honest]. With this week's WCAL league season starting there will be major movement in these rankings and many questions should be answered. Just how good are VC & Mitty??

1. SF 2-1
2. Serra 1-2
3. Wilcox 4-0
4. Palo Alto 4-0
5. VC 2-1
6. Mitty 2-1
7. Aptos 3-0
8. Palma 3-0
9. M-A 2-1
10. Terra Nova 4-0
11. Carmel 3-0
12. Live Oak 3-0
13. HMB 3-1
14. SHP 4-0
15. Salinas 1-2
16. Los Gatos 3-1
17. Pioneer 3-0
18. S.I. 0-3
19. Oak Grove 1-2
20. San Benito 1-2

M-A beat Mitty. Reverse 'em. SI should not be ranked. SHC should be.
 
Archbishop Riordan alumni playing NCAA Football: (I may be missing some...)
Elliot Baker OL - University of Alabama
Jack Luavasa TE - University of Kansas
Rob Valencia OL - Washington State
Daniel Norman DB - Morehouse College
Travis Benham P/WR - Lewis and Clark College
Aidan Verba-Hamilton WR - Lewis and Clark College
Zach Masoli QB - Augustana College
Tony Orlando OL - Western Oregon
Cedric McAfee DB - Tarleton St. Univ
 
[QUOTE="colhenrylives, post: 208807, member: 968"]M-A beat Mitty. Reverse 'em. SI should not be ranked. SHC should be.[/QUOTE]

Understandable colhenry & not quite sure of the difference in ratings with M-A losing to Palma and Mitty having a more dominating win over Oakdale vs M-A's win over a lower ranked Bellarmine [flip a coin & come up with same results].
In regards to S.I. & SHC I think I'd still give S.I. the edge simply based upon a much tougher schedule - S.I. = 3 good teams while SHC had 2 "cupcakes" while still playing an excellent game vs Palma. In the end S.I. loses last minute to Paly the #4th ranked team in CCS while SHC Irish lose close game to #8th ranked team, so S.I. gets nod. My feeling is S.I. & SHC are both probably better than Bells and close to Mitty, but still below.
 
[QUOTE="colhenrylives, post: 208807, member: 968"]M-A beat Mitty. Reverse 'em. SI should not be ranked. SHC should be.

Understandable colhenry & not quite sure of the difference in ratings with M-A losing to Palma and Mitty having a more dominating win over Oakdale vs M-A's win over a lower ranked Bellarmine [flip a coin & come up with same results].
In regards to S.I. & SHC I think I'd still give S.I. the edge simply based upon a much tougher schedule - S.I. = 3 good teams while SHC had 2 "cupcakes" while still playing an excellent game vs Palma. In the end S.I. loses last minute to Paly the #4th ranked team in CCS while SHC Irish lose close game to #8th ranked team, so S.I. gets nod. My feeling is S.I. & SHC are both probably better than Bells and close to Mitty, but still below.

It mostly has to do with Palma starting so low and Oakdale being undefeated, other than the loss to the Monarchs. Mitty is rated above the Chieftains and, by Calpreps internal rule, M-A must be ranked lower than Palma.

Once again, these are ratings, not rankings. Conventional thought does not always apply. It will be impossible for a team to always be rated higher than someone they beat.
 
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WCAL Football 2018 - Latest CCS Rankings of Teams - Top 20

Looking at this week's rankings with the WCAL teams having a "Bye" week this hasn't been too much movement, but I'll clue you in on who's "up" & whose "down" and see if you agree.

The "Top 10" remains unchanged largely due to 4 teams having the week off. Of the 11-20 teams SHP moves up the most by 3 spots from 17 to 14. Los Gatos drops 2 due to a loss to lower ranked San Benito who lost their first 2 games including a blow-out to Terra Nova [this is not good news for Los Gatos fans]. Salinas enters the Top 20 at the #15 spot despite a 1-2 record with a surprising 25-0 shut-out of Milpitas [Milpitas in a downward spiral from recent years' when a CCS power similar to Bellarmine]. Pioneer moves up one spot. S.I. also moves up a spot with a strong pre-season schedule despite being 0-3. St. Ignatius last minute loss to 4-0 Palo Alto is now looming LARGE with Paly ranked 4th in ALL CCS. Oak Grove sneaks in with strong pre-season schedule despite losses. SHC can easliy move into the Top 20 with a solid showing this week against VC or later on a win vs Mitty, Bells or S.I.
SHC remains low at #25 despite close 17-14 loss to #8 Palma due to Irish weak scheduling of their other 2 opponents Fernley of Nevada & Homestead which should both be eliminated from next years' schedule IMO [sorry Irish just being honest]. With this week's WCAL league season starting there will be major movement in these rankings and many questions should be answered. Just how good are VC & Mitty??

1. SF 2-1
2. Serra 1-2
3. Wilcox 4-0
4. Palo Alto 4-0
5. VC 2-1
6. Mitty 2-1
7. Aptos 3-0
8. Palma 3-0
9. M-A 2-1
10. Terra Nova 4-0
11. Carmel 3-0
12. Live Oak 3-0
13. HMB 3-1
14. SHP 4-0
15. Salinas 1-2
16. Los Gatos 3-1
17. Pioneer 3-0
18. S.I. 0-3
19. Oak Grove 1-2
20. San Benito 1-2

Oak Grove is terrible. Live Oak isn't much better (I think Salinas, Los Gatos, and Hollister would all wipe the floor with the Acorns). I think Terra Nova will rise a little and could be a big factor in D-III (I give them a good chance to win the PAL-BD). If Salinas starts playing better and rises, Carmel will similarly rise... does that put pressure on the Padres to opt up (I still doubt they will)?

A lot of very good benchmark games this week:

Valley Christian vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral... I think the Irish will play well in this one.
Salinas vs. Palma... Did the Cowboys actually fix something, or is Milpitas not just down, but really bad?
Palo Alto vs. Milpitas... Could answer the above question.
Menlo-Atherton vs. Valor Christian... Goal for the Bears should be to stay within 28 points.
Pioneer vs. Live Oak... Each has a chance to establish themselves as the front-runner for the weakest A league in the section.
Aptos vs. Hollister... Chance for Mariners to demonstrate that their big wins weren’t only because of really bad competition.
Serra vs. Mitty... Will help gauge the gap between the leaders and the middle-of-the-pack in the WCAL.
 
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Archbishop Riordan alumni playing NCAA Football: (I may be missing some...)
Elliot Baker OL - University of Alabama
Jack Luavasa TE - University of Kansas
Rob Valencia OL - Washington State
Daniel Norman DB - Morehouse College
Travis Benham P/WR - Lewis and Clark College
Aidan Verba-Hamilton WR - Lewis and Clark College
Zach Masoli QB - Augustana College
Tony Orlando OL - Western Oregon
Cedric McAfee DB - Tarleton St. Univ

Very impressive.
 
WCAL Football 2018

A quick glance at the San Jose State Spartans football roster shows the WCAL is well represented locally.

Jackson Burrell LB - Bellarmine
Brett Foley TE - Mitty
Brenden Manigo RB - Bellarmine
Dakari Monroe CB - Mitty
Leki Nunn WR - Serra
Trevor Robbins OL - Mitty
Jamar Williams RB - SHC

Current Cal Bears
Daniel Etter S - Riordan
Nick Alftin LB - Mitty

First season in many years there are no players from WCAL on Stanford roster.
 
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WCAL Football 2018

A quick glance at the San Jose State Spartans football roster shows the WCAL is well represented locally.

Jackson Burrell LB - Bellarmine
Brett Foley TE - Mitty
Brenden Manigo RB - Bellarmine
Dakari Monroe CB - Mitty
Leki Nunn WR - Serra
Trevor Robbins OL - Mitty
Jamar Williams RB - SHC

Current Cal Bears
Daniel Etter S - Riordan
Nick Alftin LB - Mitty

First season in many years there are no players from WCAL on Stanford roster.
 
Other Bells

San Jose State
Cade Hall DL

Wyoming
Claude Cole DL

Colorado State
KJ Carta Samuels QB

Air Force
Wolfgang Rehbock OL

TCU
Cole Bunce K

Richmond
Grant Gluhaich LS

San Diego State
Josh Bringuel TE

University San Diego
Jacob Bergstrom DL

Puget Sound
Peter Ciari DL

Pomona Pitzer
Nick DelBiaggio DL
 
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Other Bells

San Jose State
Cade Hall DL

Wyoming
Claude Cole DL

Colorado State
KJ Carta Samuels QB

Air Force
Wolfgang Rehbock OL

TCU
Cole Bunce K

Richmond
Grant Gluhaich LS

San Diego State
Josh Bringuel TE

University San Diego
Jacob Bergstrom DL

Puget Sound
Peter Ciari DL

Pomona Pitzer
Nick DelBiaggio DL

Again, impressive.
 
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WCAL Football 2018

A quick glance at the San Jose State Spartans football roster shows the WCAL is well represented locally.

Jackson Burrell LB - Bellarmine
Brett Foley TE - Mitty
Brenden Manigo RB - Bellarmine
Dakari Monroe CB - Mitty
Leki Nunn WR - Serra
Trevor Robbins OL - Mitty
Jamar Williams RB - SHC

Current Cal Bears
Daniel Etter S - Riordan
Nick Alftin LB - Mitty

First season in many years there are no players from WCAL on Stanford roster.

Here are some others from AMHS (apologize if I’m leaving anyone out)
Chandler Ramirez - Army
Tommy Hudson - Arizona State
Kyle Evans - Colorado
Zondre Faraj-Washington - Lewis & Clark
Derek Bauerle - Chapman
Jose Manzo - Ottawa
Dom Torregroza - Puget Sound
Lemuel Maurucot - Holy Cross
Alex Sloan - Holy Cross
*Current JUCO Players that will play @ next level-
Blake Flovin (was @ Holy Cross, All-State LB last yr @ Foothill)
Philip Tran (East L.A.)

All in all WCAL has done well,
 
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Here are some others from AMHS (apologize if I’m leaving anyone out)
Chandler Ramirez - Army
Tommy Hudson - Arizona State
Kyle Evans - Colorado
Zondre Faraj-Washington - Lewis & Clark
Derek Bauerle - Chapman
Jose Manzo - Ottawa
Dom Torregroza - Puget Sound
Lemuel Maurucot - Holy Cross
Alex Sloan - Holy Cross
*Current JUCO Players that will play @ next level-
Blake Flovin (was @ Holy Cross, All-State LB last yr @ Foothill)
Philip Tran (East L.A.)

All in all WCAL has done well,

Whew. Very nice.
 
I'd like to see VC's list. The WCAL has been stacked with a deep talent pool in recent years. Down this year for sure but these things go in cycles.
 
Don’t know the exact number for VC, but they do have many playing at the next level.
 
Far from a complete list, but these are the young men I can think of off the top of my head...
Mike Machado - Lewis & Clark
James MacArthur - Lewis & Clark
Miles Kendrick - Kansas
RJ Stone - Washington State
The Brothers Johnson (Kirk & Colin) - Texas
D’angelo McKenzie - Washington State
Conner Edgar - SJSU
Charlie Bostic - SJSU
Jay Macintyre(I believe through his Jr Yr) - Colorado

Would love to see more if anyone has them
 
Far from a complete list, but these are the young men I can think of off the top of my head...
Mike Machado - Lewis & Clark
James MacArthur - Lewis & Clark
Miles Kendrick - Kansas
RJ Stone - Washington State
The Brothers Johnson (Kirk & Colin) - Texas
D’angelo McKenzie - Washington State
Conner Edgar - SJSU
Charlie Bostic - SJSU
Jay Macintyre(I believe through his Jr Yr) - Colorado

Would love to see more if anyone has them

Two more

Peter Labarberra Pomona College
Daniel Machado. Cal Poly
 
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