With the Folsom rule still in place, could the Padres potentially play Folsom for a NorCal title?
WCAL Football 2019-20 - NCP's All NorCal Team + SF Chron All Metro & Merc Teams
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When WCAL action commences next week, we are going to find out if Bellarmine has become competitive again vs. league members. The Bells, a one-time league powerhouse, have lost 17 of their last 22 games (they are 3-11 in league play over the last two years) as they head toward their opener with San Jose rival Mitty. The Monarchs should be a fairly reasonable test. They are not a top tier WCAL ballclub (based on recent results) but they did defeat a representative Palma unit several weeks ago. Bellarmine closed out its non-league schedule last week by edging Vintage for its first win of 2019. A Bellarmine victory over Mitty would be an indication that, maybe, the Bells are finally trending upward after three highly unsatisfactory campaigns in a row.
Once again Mitty proved to be a Paper Tiger after routing the Oakland School for the blind. They should if scheduled CSD with that mindset, they would of put up a fight.
And they also played Marin Catholic and Palma before that ? What’s the problem with playing those 2 teams? You telling me MC and Palma are no good either ? But you were hyping up CVC matchup with Overfelt last week?
"School for the blind" ?? and then referencing the CA School for the Deaf? Dude better pump the breaks on the beers, seriously...
...and the Lord saith, "forgive those who provide internet blogs with moronic remarks and thou shalt be called a beloved child of tolerant trolls..."
As always, factors change week-to-week over the course of a season.
If Folsom wins the next 2 weeks, they'll have beaten a team (Oak Ridge) rated higher than any opponent Serra will have played and also will have a win over a common opponent.
So I'm guessing the score comparison against Menlo-Atherton will factor in to the ratings/rankings. (FWIW- I think it's possible Folsom suffers from a DLS hangover and a bit of a let down against OR this week. We shall see.)
IMO, none of this rankings crap will matter because Serra-Folsom will play each other and decide it on the field should they continue to win.
IMO that's exactly what will happen if both teams win out. I see Central-Fresno as the odd team out (should they win out too) and playing in the D1 A Regional instead.
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For the record, Serra has not had an unbeaten team since 1954. That was the first year the Padres defeated Bellarmine. Dwight Eisenhower was president and Elvis Presley had just become a national phenomenon.
WCAL Football 2019-20
Last weeks scores:
Serra 56-28 over St. Mary's
SF 44-17 over Oak Grove
Bells 21-17 over Vintage
Mitty 47-8 over Oakland
Aptos 35-14 over SHC
VC 34-12 over CLovis West
Justin Siena 43-31 over Riordan
St. Ignatius 37-22 over Gonzaga Prep
* After 3 weeks and 24 games Rmbr26 is 18/24 on predicted winners.
Upcoming Games 9/27 Frdiday after Bye this week:
* Serra 3-0 vs Riordan 2-1 at Jefferson in Daly City 7:00 PM
* S.I. 2-1 vs SHC 0-3 at Kezar 7:00 PM
* Mitty 2-1 vs Bells 1-2 at SJCC 7:00 PM
* SF 1-2 vs VC 3-0 at VC 7:00 PM
Standings:
1. Serra 3-0
2. VC 3-0
3. SF 1-2
4. Mitty 2-1
5. S.I. 2-1
6. Riordan 2-1
7. Bells 1-2
8. SHC 0-3
Points Scored:
1. Serra -152
2. Mitty - 103
3. Riordan 96
4. VC - 94
5. S.I. - 81
6. SF - 56
7. SHC - 49
8. Bells - 37
Points Allowed:
1. VC - 25
2. Mitty - 48
3. Serra - 62
4. S.I. - 67
5. Riordan - 94
6. SF - 102
7. Bells - 110
8. SHC - 114
CCS Rankings through 3-weeks:
1. Serra 3-0 moves into #1 slot ahead of VC with demolition of St. Mary's 56-28
2. VC 3-0 Warriors neck & neck with Serra with convincing win over Clovis West 34-12
3. SF 1-2 After 2 difficult highly ranked opponents the Lancers bounce back pounding Oak Grove 44-12
4. Los Gatos 3-0 Los Gatos who also beat Oak Grove 44-0 whips San Benito 35-8 which was expected closer
5. Wilcox 2-1 who lost to VC takes down Leland 49-34
6. HMB 3-0 in a shocker HMB shuts-out SHP by 40-0 and leaps in polls/rankings
7. M-A 1-2 M-A loses to Utah power East Salt Lake City by 49-20
8. Mitty 2-1 has easy win over Oakland High by 47-8
9. S.I. 2-1 Wildcats have big upset win over Gonzaga Prep 37-22 to jump in polls/rankings
10. Palma 2-1 solid 28-14 win over favored Oakdale shows Palma belongs in top 10
11. King's Academy 2-0 has only played 2 games with easy wins over weak opponents
12. SHP 2-1 drops like a rock after 40-0 thrashing at hands of HMB Cougars - shocker!
13. Salinas 1-1 also only 2 games with an easy win/weak opponent & then loss to Clovis 52-28
14. Paly 2-1 2 easy wins and loss to S.I. 23-7 as Wildcats looking better and therefore Play looks better
15 Live Oak 3-0 really has not played anyone of significance with best win 22-16 over BGame
20. Riordan 2-1 Crusaders would look much better had they held on to win vs Justin-Siena
23. Bells 1-2 "shocker" of week has Bells fans euforic with win over Vintage 21-13
33. SHC 0-3 as expected the Irish fall to Aptos 35-14 - not enough offense and little defense
Projected Winners in WCAL League Openers:
* Serra over Riordan
* VC over SF
* Mitty over Bells
* S.I. over SHC
Last weeks scores:
Serra 56-28 over St. Mary's
SF 44-17 over Oak Grove
Bells 21-17 over Vintage
Mitty 47-8 over Oakland
Aptos 35-14 over SHC
VC 34-12 over CLovis West
Justin Siena 43-31 over Riordan
St. Ignatius 37-22 over Gonzaga Prep
* After 3 weeks and 24 games Rmbr26 is 18/24 on predicted winners.
Upcoming Games 9/27 Frdiday after Bye this week:
* Serra 3-0 vs Riordan 2-1 at Jefferson in Daly City 7:00 PM
* S.I. 2-1 vs SHC 0-3 at Kezar 7:00 PM
* Mitty 2-1 vs Bells 1-2 at SJCC 7:00 PM
* SF 1-2 vs VC 3-0 at VC 7:00 PM
Standings:
1. Serra 3-0
2. VC 3-0
3. SF 1-2
4. Mitty 2-1
5. S.I. 2-1
6. Riordan 2-1
7. Bells 1-2
8. SHC 0-3
Points Scored:
1. Serra -152
2. Mitty - 103
3. Riordan 96
4. VC - 94
5. S.I. - 81
6. SF - 56
7. SHC - 49
8. Bells - 37
Points Allowed:
1. VC - 25
2. Mitty - 48
3. Serra - 62
4. S.I. - 67
5. Riordan - 94
6. SF - 102
7. Bells - 110
8. SHC - 114
CCS Rankings through 3-weeks:
1. Serra 3-0 moves into #1 slot ahead of VC with demolition of St. Mary's 56-28
2. VC 3-0 Warriors neck & neck with Serra with convincing win over Clovis West 34-12
3. SF 1-2 After 2 difficult highly ranked opponents the Lancers bounce back pounding Oak Grove 44-12
4. Los Gatos 3-0 Los Gatos who also beat Oak Grove 44-0 whips San Benito 35-8 which was expected closer
5. Wilcox 2-1 who lost to VC takes down Leland 49-34
6. HMB 3-0 in a shocker HMB shuts-out SHP by 40-0 and leaps in polls/rankings
7. M-A 1-2 M-A loses to Utah power East Salt Lake City by 49-20
8. Mitty 2-1 has easy win over Oakland High by 47-8
9. S.I. 2-1 Wildcats have big upset win over Gonzaga Prep 37-22 to jump in polls/rankings
10. Palma 2-1 solid 28-14 win over favored Oakdale shows Palma belongs in top 10
11. King's Academy 2-0 has only played 2 games with easy wins over weak opponents
12. SHP 2-1 drops like a rock after 40-0 thrashing at hands of HMB Cougars - shocker!
13. Salinas 1-1 also only 2 games with an easy win/weak opponent & then loss to Clovis 52-28
14. Paly 2-1 2 easy wins and loss to S.I. 23-7 as Wildcats looking better and therefore Play looks better
15 Live Oak 3-0 really has not played anyone of significance with best win 22-16 over BGame
20. Riordan 2-1 Crusaders would look much better had they held on to win vs Justin-Siena
23. Bells 1-2 "shocker" of week has Bells fans euforic with win over Vintage 21-13
33. SHC 0-3 as expected the Irish fall to Aptos 35-14 - not enough offense and little defense
Projected Winners in WCAL League Openers:
* Serra over Riordan
* VC over SF
* Mitty over Bells
* S.I. over SHC
I understand because of the records, with LG over MA in the rankings. But i was at the scrimmage where they played each other to start the year, and MA demolished them. MA has just played two great teams, and got an even better one coming up with Folsom.
Yes indeed that did occur to me Mr. Santa Ball and that would certainly "muddy the waters" so to speak. At this point SF is an "unknown" as we all know the first 2 teams they faced were of powerhouse caliber [just look at what DLS did to poor 'ol Folsom yet again]. Then there is the SF win over Oak Grove who is just terrible and got blasted 44-0 by Los Gatos. So very difficult to judge SF just yet and they could surprise VC and shake things up.
And as you also stated there is also "The Curse" to not forget.. Even in years when the Padres have had good teams and SF not so much the Lancers have "owned" Serra on so many occasions I wish I could forget [not in this lifetime I'm afraid]. So yes we're on the same wave-length and I'm hoping SF doesn't catch on fire and expose VC as an imposter title contender. SF teams in past have gained momentum as the season wore on. Beware you all of the dreaded Lancers....
Agreed, it's hard to know what the Lancers are this year. I fell into this early season delusion last year thinking the Padres just might outscore any opponent until they had their tales handed to them by Valley and St. Francis. Not a slight to the Padres, very talented indeed but you got to prove it on defense when the games matter in the gauntlet of the WCAL.
Sure has been a long while. Five 1 loss seasons, too, but even those were prior to 1970.
This could be a historic season for the Padres.
It’s really too bad the Folsom Rule exists. Serra could very well go undefeated and be “State Champions” (a lot of work left to do), but wouldn’t have faced the top team in NorCal or in SoCal. If this team keeps playing at this level, they would stand a chance at toppling De La, but we’ll never know.
What follows is some background for the erudite Rambling Man, a dedicated WCAL historian of the first order. The data begin in 2002 when Valley Christian and Coach Mike Machado joined the WCAL, one year after Patrick Walsh arrived on the Serra campus to resurrect the Padres' under-achieving program. Those two moves have altered the WCAL calculus in very big ways. Most importantly, the long-standing St. Francis/Bellarmine stranglehold on the football championship was ended conclusively (Mitty, by the way, had won the crown in 2001, a harbinger of what was coming down the pike). Since the 2002 campaign, Serra has won/shared seven titles, VC and Bellarmine six each, SF four, Mitty two and SI 1. Riordan and SHC have been shut out, at least for now. As for the relatively new Serra-VC rivalry, the Padres have managed to engineer a wafer-thin 9-8 edge vs. the San Jose non-Catholics. However, Serra has grabbed six of the last eight games between the two league upstarts. As the 2019 WCAL season looms on the immediate horizon a week from now, the big picture is worth noting. As they say, the ball now is in the Rambler's court. No doubt he'll run with it.
WCAL Football 2019-20: Serra OR Valley Christian OR St. Francis??
Week #1 of league play should prove interesting & VC vs SF will answer a lot of questions. At this point one thing is clear after all teams have played 3 games: Serra has the #1 offense and VC has the #1 defense. In the 3 games Serra has scored 152 points and VC scored 94. On defense VC has allowed just 25 points in those games while Serra has given up 62. The 2 teams are rated closely with Serra getting the edge due to a stronger schedule for their pre-season games. There is however reason for Serra fans to be cautious prior to playing either SF or VC. Last season coming off a state title in 2017 with a 3-year starting QB I had Serra projected to be the favorite again in the WCAL.
In pre-season 2018 Serra played respectively against SoCal Serra and Pittsburg with an impressive win over Elk Grove. Serra then mowed down Mitty 42-6, Bells 43-0 and Riordan 57-6 or a total of 142 to 12 in those 3 games and it appeared Serra was rolling. In the following game vs Valley Christian many fans myself included had favored Serra and what took place was a blow-out 37-6 win by the Warriors. It was a loss that seemed simply unexplainable at the time and some thought it was perhaps just a bad game or off day for Serra - fueled by the following weeks demolition of S.I. by Serra 50-14 and then 42-0 shut-out of SHC which gave Serra fans renewed hope. That thought was quickly erased with a 42-7 beat-down at the hands of Serra nemesis St. Francis. To add insult to injury Serra had to play the Lancers again 2 weeks later in Div. II play-offs and lost badly a 2nd time by 38-8. So in 2018 Serra was not competitive with either VC or SF by a wide margin.
Back to 2019 and present day. Serra bull-dozed a Pitt team which appears though 3-1 to be nowhere near as good as last season. Serra then mauled M-A who is now 1-2 having lost badly to both Serra and East High of Salt Lake City with M-A's lone win against the Bells [so just how good is this M-A team? Again TBD]. The Padres had the big win over St. Mary's which suddenly after this weeks loss to Mission Viejo by 63-7 doesn't seem quite as impressive - are you starting to follow my drift?
Valley Christian returned most of its core team from last season and VC's superb defense may be even better than 2018. Serra starts a new QB who has performed well to date, their RB Sanchez from last season who appears much improved and their deep threat WR Loville from last season along with several other starters. Of the WCAL teams VC & Serra return the most varsity impact players from last season. So for skill players VC returns QB, top RB and WR and solid core of their D. Serra returns top RB and WR and returns several starting lineman and adds numerous players from last years' JV & frosh.
Conclusion: on paper it appears that this Serra squad is indeed much improved and loaded with talent. We also know VC is loaded with talent from a very good team last season. VC plays SF this coming week so that will tell us where SF fits into the equation of WCAL's best teams. Until Serra plays either SF or VC we will not really know if Serra has closed the gap from last season and so the question remains: is this Serra team a remake of last season's 2018 squad or with with new QB, more experienced skill players with additional speed and added lineman something special? Like Serra the SF team is an "unknown" at this point due to their 3 games. SF looks like SF of last season to degree but the biggest change is no Evan Williams or Maurice Wilmar, both of whom were game changers. The Lancers' primarily a smash run team relied on those 2 players on offense in passing situations along with the fact they were among the top DB's in the league. Upcoming SF-VC is huge and remaining questions answered in 4 weeks with SF-Serra.
Week #1 of league play should prove interesting & VC vs SF will answer a lot of questions. At this point one thing is clear after all teams have played 3 games: Serra has the #1 offense and VC has the #1 defense. In the 3 games Serra has scored 152 points and VC scored 94. On defense VC has allowed just 25 points in those games while Serra has given up 62. The 2 teams are rated closely with Serra getting the edge due to a stronger schedule for their pre-season games. There is however reason for Serra fans to be cautious prior to playing either SF or VC. Last season coming off a state title in 2017 with a 3-year starting QB I had Serra projected to be the favorite again in the WCAL.
In pre-season 2018 Serra played respectively against SoCal Serra and Pittsburg with an impressive win over Elk Grove. Serra then mowed down Mitty 42-6, Bells 43-0 and Riordan 57-6 or a total of 142 to 12 in those 3 games and it appeared Serra was rolling. In the following game vs Valley Christian many fans myself included had favored Serra and what took place was a blow-out 37-6 win by the Warriors. It was a loss that seemed simply unexplainable at the time and some thought it was perhaps just a bad game or off day for Serra - fueled by the following weeks demolition of S.I. by Serra 50-14 and then 42-0 shut-out of SHC which gave Serra fans renewed hope. That thought was quickly erased with a 42-7 beat-down at the hands of Serra nemesis St. Francis. To add insult to injury Serra had to play the Lancers again 2 weeks later in Div. II play-offs and lost badly a 2nd time by 38-8. So in 2018 Serra was not competitive with either VC or SF by a wide margin.
Back to 2019 and present day. Serra bull-dozed a Pitt team which appears though 3-1 to be nowhere near as good as last season. Serra then mauled M-A who is now 1-2 having lost badly to both Serra and East High of Salt Lake City with M-A's lone win against the Bells [so just how good is this M-A team? Again TBD]. The Padres had the big win over St. Mary's which suddenly after this weeks loss to Mission Viejo by 63-7 doesn't seem quite as impressive - are you starting to follow my drift?
Valley Christian returned most of its core team from last season and VC's superb defense may be even better than 2018. Serra starts a new QB who has performed well to date, their RB Sanchez from last season who appears much improved and their deep threat WR Loville from last season along with several other starters. Of the WCAL teams VC & Serra return the most varsity impact players from last season. So for skill players VC returns QB, top RB and WR and solid core of their D. Serra returns top RB and WR and returns several starting lineman and adds numerous players from last years' JV & frosh.
Conclusion: on paper it appears that this Serra squad is indeed much improved and loaded with talent. We also know VC is loaded with talent from a very good team last season. VC plays SF this coming week so that will tell us where SF fits into the equation of WCAL's best teams. Until Serra plays either SF or VC we will not really know if Serra has closed the gap from last season and so the question remains: is this Serra team a remake of last season's 2018 squad or with with new QB, more experienced skill players with additional speed and added lineman something special? Like Serra the SF team is an "unknown" at this point due to their 3 games. SF looks like SF of last season to degree but the biggest change is no Evan Williams or Maurice Wilmar, both of whom were game changers. The Lancers' primarily a smash run team relied on those 2 players on offense in passing situations along with the fact they were among the top DB's in the league. Upcoming SF-VC is huge and remaining questions answered in 4 weeks with SF-Serra.
The first weekend of WCAL action is also noteworthy in another way: It marks the beginning of Riordan's hoped-for rise under the guidance of its new coach, Mark Modeste. The Crusaders authored a 2-1 non-league record and face a daunting challenge Friday when they take on Serra at Jefferson in Daly City (Riordan's new field is not yet ready). But optimism prevails. Modeste, son of a long-ago Riordan head coach, has the credentials to turn around that program. Although Serra represents what may well be an impossible roadblock at this point (along with Valley Christian), much of the 2019 WCAL schedule appears to be at least somewhat favorable. The league, overall, seems to be down a tick or two this year. Only Serra and VC are unbeaten so far. Everyone else has at least one loss and several of those defeats were not attractive. Let the games begin.
FYI- Oakland was 2-0 going into Mitty game and had outscored their opponents 77-13. Mitty scored all 47 points prior to halftime and pulled just about all stater when the running clock started with the 2nd half kickoff.
Not Mitty’s fault that Acalanes decided they didn’t want to travel to play Mitty this year after Mitty traveled to Lafayette last year. And, must remember that they scheduled Palma and Marin Catholic as other non-league games. Both pretty darn good teams.
WCAL Football 2019-20: This Weeks Games – First Up Serra-Riordan @ Jefferson Fri. 7PM
What to expect from the Padres & Crusader game
In this WCAL opener the #1 ranked team in CCS 3-0 Serra faces off against an improved 2-1 Riordan team that is ranked #20 in CCS. Last years' game was a lopsided 57-6 win in favor of the Padres. So as I said this Riordan team is improved and I think better than last season with a new coaching staff and program moving forward in a positive direction. Now to Serra whose 3 wins were by margins of 27, 25 & 28 points against 3 teams that appear to be significantly better than the Crusaders. There should be no delusions by Crusaders fans that this one will be close as everything points towards a similar score to last season. It very well could be that this Serra team is significantly better than the 2018 version and that my friends spells Trouble for Riordan with a capital "T". Serra is averaging over 50-points per game on offense while Riordan is averaging 32 per game against lesser teams [so 18 point difference either way]. On defense Serra has allowed approx. 20 points per game while Riordan is allowing 31 per game [ again against lesser competition & an 11 point difference between teams]. Based solely on what the 2 teams are averaging regardless of the competition Serra enters this game with a 29 point advantage in scoring and defense.
Is there anything the Riordan coaching staff can do to keep this game under control? This season Serra does have a credible run game using a rotation of 4 RB's to go along with their very efficient passing game averaging over 220 yards per game. Serra's QB Daylin McLemore is completing 75% of his passes, has thrown for 8 TD's with a sky-high passer rating of 132 and is an efficient runner when under pressure. Serra has speed and plenty of it at both RB & WR positions. In their pass game Serra has utilized 8 WR's in the first 3 games. On "D" the Padres are quick to the ball, can contain the run relatively well and look to have the best secondary along with Valley Christian. Riordan relies almost entirely on its run game having completed 7 passes in 3 games. The fact Riordan relies so heavily on its run game is both good and not so good for the Crusaders. If the Crusaders can establish any kind of rushing game they can slow the tempo down. With no real expectations of winning this game the coaching staff may as well take chances and take them early on. Serra will "stack the box" so to speak and dare Riordan to pass [which they won't unless there is something I am not aware of currently]. Riordan's chance if they have one is special teams to help determine field position and slowing the tempo down. Dependent entirely on its run game Riordan should plan on all 4 downs to run for a first down unless deep in their own territory.
Conclusion: this game is best described as a "mismatch" and this is not to put down the Crusaders in any way. Serra appeared a mismatch against its first 3 opponents and no reason to think this game will be any different. This Serra team simply is too deep and has too many weapons for Riordan to contain. Serra can score in bunches and score quickly while Riordan relies on a slow moving grind it out run game. In this scenario once Riordan should fall behind it could become a runaway horse [ie: get out of hand]. The goal of both coaching staffs should be to have a lively "scrimmage" and come away from the game with no injuries to anyone as this is the first of the 7 game league season.
Next Up: S.I. vs SHC @ Kezar
What to expect from the Padres & Crusader game
In this WCAL opener the #1 ranked team in CCS 3-0 Serra faces off against an improved 2-1 Riordan team that is ranked #20 in CCS. Last years' game was a lopsided 57-6 win in favor of the Padres. So as I said this Riordan team is improved and I think better than last season with a new coaching staff and program moving forward in a positive direction. Now to Serra whose 3 wins were by margins of 27, 25 & 28 points against 3 teams that appear to be significantly better than the Crusaders. There should be no delusions by Crusaders fans that this one will be close as everything points towards a similar score to last season. It very well could be that this Serra team is significantly better than the 2018 version and that my friends spells Trouble for Riordan with a capital "T". Serra is averaging over 50-points per game on offense while Riordan is averaging 32 per game against lesser teams [so 18 point difference either way]. On defense Serra has allowed approx. 20 points per game while Riordan is allowing 31 per game [ again against lesser competition & an 11 point difference between teams]. Based solely on what the 2 teams are averaging regardless of the competition Serra enters this game with a 29 point advantage in scoring and defense.
Is there anything the Riordan coaching staff can do to keep this game under control? This season Serra does have a credible run game using a rotation of 4 RB's to go along with their very efficient passing game averaging over 220 yards per game. Serra's QB Daylin McLemore is completing 75% of his passes, has thrown for 8 TD's with a sky-high passer rating of 132 and is an efficient runner when under pressure. Serra has speed and plenty of it at both RB & WR positions. In their pass game Serra has utilized 8 WR's in the first 3 games. On "D" the Padres are quick to the ball, can contain the run relatively well and look to have the best secondary along with Valley Christian. Riordan relies almost entirely on its run game having completed 7 passes in 3 games. The fact Riordan relies so heavily on its run game is both good and not so good for the Crusaders. If the Crusaders can establish any kind of rushing game they can slow the tempo down. With no real expectations of winning this game the coaching staff may as well take chances and take them early on. Serra will "stack the box" so to speak and dare Riordan to pass [which they won't unless there is something I am not aware of currently]. Riordan's chance if they have one is special teams to help determine field position and slowing the tempo down. Dependent entirely on its run game Riordan should plan on all 4 downs to run for a first down unless deep in their own territory.
Conclusion: this game is best described as a "mismatch" and this is not to put down the Crusaders in any way. Serra appeared a mismatch against its first 3 opponents and no reason to think this game will be any different. This Serra team simply is too deep and has too many weapons for Riordan to contain. Serra can score in bunches and score quickly while Riordan relies on a slow moving grind it out run game. In this scenario once Riordan should fall behind it could become a runaway horse [ie: get out of hand]. The goal of both coaching staffs should be to have a lively "scrimmage" and come away from the game with no injuries to anyone as this is the first of the 7 game league season.
Next Up: S.I. vs SHC @ Kezar
Don't think there are any illusions of a Crusader upset this Friday night. Coach Modeste has his team focused on working and improving on what they do and that's running the ball with the new power running offensive scheme and playing sound defense. I'm looking forward to the matchups (Riordan's rushing attack averaging 388 yds/gm) and seeing if Riordan can keep the Padres off the field and avoiding a running clock early. Riordan D has given up points and the competition is not on the level of Serra's this year, but they have been a lot more active with 4 picks and 7 sacks this season. Serra's overall team speed, depth and quick strike scoring capabilities gives the Padres a huge edge.
Coach Modeste has experience going up against Padre OC Darius Bell as both squared off twice in 2015 (Riordan vs SHP) with each getting the split - but Modeste had the CCS Title game in the second meeting of the teams.
In any case, looking forward to a great turnout from both schools! Friday Night Fog Lights in Daly City!
Coach Modeste has experience going up against Padre OC Darius Bell as both squared off twice in 2015 (Riordan vs SHP) with each getting the split - but Modeste had the CCS Title game in the second meeting of the teams.
In any case, looking forward to a great turnout from both schools! Friday Night Fog Lights in Daly City!
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For whatever reason in the Serra-Riordan matchup this decade, the Padres dont take their foot off the gas in 6 of the 9 games. Why must they crush their opponent like that?
2018: 57-6
2017: 45-0
2016: 49-14
2015: ARHS 66-45
2014: 36-10
2013: 56-6
2012: 56-0
2011: 35-10
2010: 57-7
2018: 57-6
2017: 45-0
2016: 49-14
2015: ARHS 66-45
2014: 36-10
2013: 56-6
2012: 56-0
2011: 35-10
2010: 57-7
Special teams: Serra has a huge advantage with its veteran kicker and an entire cadre of fleet return guys.
Thanks for posting all these videos. I finally found the time to look through all your posts and watch these videos. I sent the youtube link to my kids who played VC football and graduated in the early 2000's.
The 2003,04,and 5 teams were by far my favorite teams. That was quite a ride. Lot of good memories, like the Miracle at Skyway game against Serra. My heart still has not recovered from that game.
2003-2005 were good teams. The 2002 team was pretty good too. 1997-1999 were building years and 2000 was the turning point for VC beginning a legacy powerhouse. Those were great years for my kids to attend. Both kids went on to play ball at the next level. I'm sure this is going to sound strange, but the huge success actually made it difficult at the next level for my younger son. I think his teams lost only 4 or 5 games his entire 4 years and he expected to win at the next level too. He became discouraged because of the losses while his teammates didn't seem to care if they won or lost - at least that was his POV. Anyway, those were great years at Valley.
No doubt, the addition of VC to the MCAL, the Mostly Catholic Athletic League, was a sea change. The league, at least in football (and baseball too) has never been the same.
I saw a few of those games, and Serra almost always had their second and third stringers in early. Looking at last year’s game recap, they scored 50 in the first half. They scored 7 in the second half, with virtually everyone on the team playing.
I’m assuming your son was in the class with Perez and Hunsucker? I think that was the best class to come out of VC.
I'd love to see one game where Serra starts off with 2nd-3rd stringers against Riordan's 1st team and spot them say a 21-0 going into halftime, then put in the starters a few minutes into 3rd quarter and see how good they really are. Play with adversity and urgency.
