If Modeste and key assistants make the commitment to stay at Riordan for a solid period of time (let's say at least five or six years), the wins will come.
WCAL Football 2019-20 - NCP's All NorCal Team + SF Chron All Metro & Merc Teams
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SI’s field is old and worn down. It needs to be replaced. Visitor stands are also the worst in WCAL. Although the press box looks nice, I’d say the football facility is poor overall for a WCAL school.
How would you say S.I.'s field compares to SHC's?
Is that a rhetorical question, Peripatetic Person?
It seats 10,000; It's been around 100 years. It could use turf, though it's current grass field is well-maintained. It's called Kezar. Sacred Heart's home field since the 1920s.How would you say S.I.'s field compares to SHC's?
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-Rmbr26 I would politely disagree with you. The fact of the matter is, your saying this is a SHC “Dilemma” but in reality the 2019 Season is most likely the only season where the Irish will have low numbers in their Senior class. If you can recall, the year they had forfeit the last two games of their J.V. season was in 2017( this current senior class). Then you have 3 of their top players from that class transfer to St Francis.( the starting Qb & the twin brothers). So yes the Irish are still paying from that “dilemma” but I don’t think this will be a problem from here on out. And if the Irish can at least field 20-25+ in each their Sr/Jr/Soph class, that’s 60-70 players each year. That’s enough players to compete with the other WCAL juggernauts.
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CityMann - No disagreement here as like yourself I hope the Irish can increase their level of players throughout the 4 classes in coming years. Currently rather than using the word "dilemma" I'll go simply with "disparity" for this season and hope the situation changes for next season. The "disparity" being while SHC may field a roster of 43, over 1/3rd [19] are soph's or 44% of the team. VC, SF & Serra have larger rosters with more depth with a total of 11 sophs' on the 3 teams. The disparity in roster numbers and otherwise JV players on SHC's varsity is significant. If you are correct and all 19 sophs' and 19 juniors' return next season along with 5-10 quality soph's then the Irish will be back in business on a more level playing field.
Valley Christian = 63 Players, 33 seniors, 30 juniors, 3 sophs'
St. Francis = 62 Players, 18 seniors, 29 juniors, 5 sophs'
Mitty = 45 Players, 17 seniors, 27 juniors, 1 soph
Bellarmine = 26 seniors, 23 juniors, 2 sophs' - info thx to HazeG
Serra = 59 Players, 29 seniors, 25 juniors, 4 sophs'
St. Ignaitus = 43 Players, 18 seniors, 25 juniors
SHC = 49 Players, 11 seniors, 19 juniors, 19 soph's
Riordan = 52 Players , 17 seniors, 32 juniors, 3 sophs'
jordan24 - you're right in regards to SHP's campus which is one of the finest in the bay area. While some persons think it is in Menlo Park it as actually borderline to MP and is in more toney Atherton. I did a post on it last season & will dig it up if I remember where it is. More like a JC campus than a HS.
- Jordan24 it remains disappointing to see City teams get beaten 50+ by the South Bay teams with running clock by half time. You reported that the Riordan JV team has about 25 kids at the scrimmage. I pray the kids can stay healthy this year, otherwise the new head coach might want to adopt Coach Mac genius plan.
JV rosters are typically smaller, with almost all sophs with maybe a freshman or two. No one wishes injuries or transfers, but is part of the game. My take on one less game is not of malice, just every WCAL member school should be fielding 3 teams.
I don't see what's stopping anybody from scheduling another non-league game.
Mitty's Shamir Bey unleashes a pass in game vs Serra last season
The Top Ranked Players in WCAL for 2019-2010
WCAL’s Top Players for this Season
Previous I listed the top returning players for each of the WCAL league’s 8 teams. In a recent post I listed the break-down of seniors’, juniors’ and sophs’ per team. Now it is time to look at just who the top players in the league will be by position starting with the most important position on any team – QB. There are quite a few returning QB’s from last season and some good ones at that, so lets’ see how they stack up.
WCAL Top Quarterbacks for 2019-20 Season:
7 of the 8 teams return QB’s for this season which is quite unusual for the WCAL. The only team not returning a starting QB is Serra who will replace 3 year starter Luke Bottari with Daylin Mclemore the back-up for last season. McLemore 6’3-190 will be a double-threat QB who can both pass & run and may add another weapon to the Padre offense. Of the 7 returning there are 3 who stand out from last season whom I expect to perform at a higher level this season. #3 is Cian Dowling for the SHC Irish who did not play in all the games last season. When Dowling did play he showed poise and a high level on efficiency. Dowling had the 2nd highest completion percentage to last season’s to QB Serra’s Luke Bottari. #2 is Ryan Daly for St. Francis who stepped in when SF’s other QB Jack Perry was injured in game 4. Daly surpassed expectations & proved to be a more than adequate replacement in leading SF to an undefeated league season. Daly was superb in throwing 15 TD’s & only 3 Int’s.
WCAL’s #1 ranked QB is Shamir Bey of Mitty. The 6’3 -210 Bey was the best dual threat QB in the league for 2018 and 2nd in yardage only to Serra’s Bottari and tied Bottari in TD passes at 18. What makes this remarkable is that Bey was injured and played 4 games less than Bottari. Bey also ran for 246 yards & scored 4 TD’s himself accounting for almost 1600 yards of offense. We can only expect that Bey will be at his best in his 3rd season at the Monarch’s starter.
Top Running Backs for 2019-20 Season:
The #3 rated RB for this season is Serra’s Nate Sanchez 5’11-180. Of the better RB’s in the WCAL last season Sanchez had among the least carries, but performed admirably when given the ball. Sanchez had a nearly 6-yard APC and accounted for nearly 500 yards of Padre offense scoring 8 TD’s and also was a valuable WR. The #2 rated RB is also the WCAL’s best FB and that is VC”s Michael Corini 5’11-205. Corini was the 4th RB in the VC ground attack and was consistent in performing well. With over 100 carries Corini had a 6-yard APC scoring 9 TD’s. Look for Corini to get additional carries this season as one of VC’s main weapons.
WCAL’s #1 ranked RB is VC’s Isaiah McElvane 6’0-185 last season’s league leading rusher with over 1200 yards, a 7.3 APC and 11 TD’s – no other RB was even close to McElvane’s stats. With a host of returning OL talent McElvane will be VC’s top weapon and a challenge for other teams to stop.
Top Wide Receivers for 2019-20 Season:
The #3 rated WR for this season is Mitty’s Reymello Murphy 6’1-175 just a soph last season who scored 6 TD’s. Murphy should be Shamir’s top target this season and a main cog in the Monarch offense. #2 WR is Nate Sanchez of Serra also one of the top RB’s. Sanchez is one of the fastest players in WCAL and should be the Padres top weapon both running & catching the ball.
WCAL’s #1 ranked WR is Serra’s Terrance Loville 6’0-170 for the Padres. Loville should be the “big-play” WR Serra will need to challenge VC & SF. Returns as Serra’s top WR from last season having scored 7 TD’s.
Top Offense & Defensive Lineman:
This is a bit more difficult to name a single player as simply the best OL/DL player in WCAL.
Many of the lineman can play either side and multiple positions depending on their talents. Therefore I’ll mention the top players at this time to give fans an idea of who to look for.
* Afa Sanft - 6’3-300 for Lancers last seasons’ MVP D-Lineman is best nose guard in league.
* Mose Vavao – 6’3-290 for Lancers anchors O-Line as offensive guard, has multiple offers.
* Nusi Malani – 6’6-250 Padres DE best at his position in league, multiple offers.
* Toni JT Reed – 6’3-295 VC Warrior D-Tackle has offers, lots of interest.
* Beau Gardner – 6’5-265 – S.I. can play multiple positions incl center/long snapper, tackle, DE and should attract attention this season.
* Evan Branch-Haynes - 6'2-270 DL/DE will be a mainstay of SHC Irish D. Made NCP's list of top soph's in state for 2018. Should only get better as a junior.
Linebackers:
Since defenses can use either 3 or 4 linebackers I’ll list 4 of the best in WCAL.
Here are my 4: At #4 is VC’s Moon Ashby 6’5-190 a 2-way player also as WR. At #3 Fause Gaoteote 6’1-200 of Serra, solid LB who was a mainstay on Padre D last season. #2 Anthony Madrigal 6’0-225 for VC Warriors can play DE/LB and one of VC’s top tacklers last season.
The #1 ranked LB is Mitty’s Derrick Smith 6’2-215 a “tackling machine” who led the league in wrap-ups in 2018. Should def get attention this season.
Defensive Secondary – DB’s & SS:
I’ll go with 3 DB’s and 2 SS’s with a best at both positions.
#3 cornerback is Tyrice Ivery Jr. 6’2-180 of the SHC Irish, athlete who can also play WR, but is most valuable at his DB position. #2 is Damon Lewis 5’10-150 who is also Serra’s 4-year kicker on varsity. Plays bigger than his size might indicate & was one of Serra’s top defenders last season.
#1 ranked DB is Deven Vanderbilt 5’10-160 of VC. Fastest player in WCAL won league 100M in 10.94 and loads of potential here for a big senior year.
The Safety position or “last line of defense” position can be either “Free Safety” or “Strong Safety”. There are 2 excellent players in the WCAL and I’ll name one player for each position as it pertains to FS and SS.
* The #1 ranked FS is Kavir Bains 5’10-180 of VC last seasons’ DB of Year in WCAL led the league with 5-Int’s.
* The #1 ranked SS is Jackson Lataimua 5’11-195 of Serra was dominant as SS last season
Top Kicker – FG’s and Punting:
#1 ranked Field Goal Kicker is Lucas Ramirez of VC who was perfect last season with 6/6 and made 2 of those FG’s in the VC double-OT thriller 31-30 over SF in the CCS Championship – the 2nd being the game winner in 2nd overtime.
#1 ranked punter is Damon Lewis of Serra. 4-yr kicker for Serra handles all kicking duties and avg punt of 40-yards led league in ’18.
Next Up: Upcoming Season-Openers
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How would you say S.I.'s field compares to SHC's?
Funny, a true San Franciscan knows, this picture happens probably less than 10% of the time. That sky is normally overcast, cold and dreary.
Mitty's Shamir Bey unleashes a pass in game vs Serra last season
The Top Ranked Players in WCAL for 2019-2010
WCAL’s Top Players for this Season
Previous I listed the top returning players for each of the WCAL league’s 8 teams. In a recent post I listed the break-down of seniors’, juniors’ and sophs’ per team. Now it is time to look at just who the top players in the league will be by position starting with the most important position on any team – QB. There are quite a few returning QB’s from last season and some good ones at that, so lets’ see how they stack up.
WCAL Top Quarterbacks for 2019-20 Season:
7 of the 8 teams return QB’s for this season which is quite unusual for the WCAL. The only team not returning a starting QB is Serra who will replace 3 year starter Luke Bottari with Daylin Mclemore the back-up for last season. McLemore 6’3-190 will be a double-threat QB who can both pass & run and may add another weapon to the Padre offense. Of the 7 returning there are 3 who stand out from last season whom I expect to perform at a higher level this season. #3 is Cian Dowling for the SHC Irish who did not play in all the games last season. When Dowling did play he showed poise and a high level on efficiency. Dowling had the 2nd highest completion percentage to last season’s to QB Serra’s Luke Bottari. #2 is Ryan Daly for St. Francis who stepped in when SF’s other QB Jack Perry was injured in game 4. Daly surpassed expectations & proved to be a more than adequate replacement in leading SF to an undefeated league season. Daly was superb in throwing 15 TD’s & only 3 Int’s.
WCAL’s #1 ranked QB is Shamir Bey of Mitty. The 6’3 -210 Bey was the best dual threat QB in the league for 2018 and 2nd in yardage only to Serra’s Bottari and tied Bottari in TD passes at 18. What makes this remarkable is that Bey was injured and played 4 games less than Bottari. Bey also ran for 246 yards & scored 4 TD’s himself accounting for almost 1600 yards of offense. We can only expect that Bey will be at his best in his 3rd season at the Monarch’s starter.
Top Running Backs for 2019-20 Season:
The #3 rated RB for this season is Serra’s Nate Sanchez 5’11-180. Of the better RB’s in the WCAL last season Sanchez had among the least carries, but performed admirably when given the ball. Sanchez had a nearly 6-yard APC and accounted for nearly 500 yards of Padre offense scoring 8 TD’s and also was a valuable WR. The #2 rated RB is also the WCAL’s best FB and that is VC”s Michael Corini 5’11-205. Corini was the 4th RB in the VC ground attack and was consistent in performing well. With over 100 carries Corini had a 6-yard APC scoring 9 TD’s. Look for Corini to get additional carries this season as one of VC’s main weapons.
WCAL’s #1 ranked RB is VC’s Isaiah McElvane 6’0-185 last season’s league leading rusher with over 1200 yards, a 7.3 APC and 11 TD’s – no other RB was even close to McElvane’s stats. With a host of returning OL talent McElvane will be VC’s top weapon and a challenge for other teams to stop.
Top Wide Receivers for 2019-20 Season:
The #3 rated WR for this season is Mitty’s Reymello Murphy 6’1-175 just a soph last season who scored 6 TD’s. Murphy should be Shamir’s top target this season and a main cog in the Monarch offense. #2 WR is Nate Sanchez of Serra also one of the top RB’s. Sanchez is one of the fastest players in WCAL and should be the Padres top weapon both running & catching the ball.
WCAL’s #1 ranked WR is Serra’s Terrance Loville 6’0-170 for the Padres. Loville should be the “big-play” WR Serra will need to challenge VC & SF. Returns as Serra’s top WR from last season having scored 7 TD’s.
Top Offense & Defensive Lineman:
This is a bit more difficult to name a single player as simply the best OL/DL player in WCAL.
Many of the lineman can play either side and multiple positions depending on their talents. Therefore I’ll mention the top players at this time to give fans an idea of who to look for.
* Afa Sanft - 6’3-300 for Lancers last seasons’ MVP D-Lineman is best nose guard in league.
* Mose Vavao – 6’3-290 for Lancers anchors O-Line as offensive guard, has multiple offers.
* Nusi Malani – 6’6-250 Padres DE best at his position in league, multiple offers.
* Toni JT Reed – 6’3-295 VC Warrior D-Tackle has offers, lots of interest.
* Beau Gardner – 6’5-265 – S.I. can play multiple positions incl center/long snapper, tackle, DE and should attract attention this season.
Linebackers:
Since defenses can use either 3 or 4 linebackers I’ll list 4 of the best in WCAL.
Here are my 4: At #4 is VC’s Moon Ashby 6’5-190a 2-way player also as WR. At #3 Fause Gaoteote 6’1-200of Serra, solid LB who was a mainstay on Padre D last season. #2 Anthony Madrigal 6’0-225 for VC Warriors can play DE/LB and one of VC’s top tacklers last season.
The #1 ranked LB is Mitty’s Derrick Smith 6’2-215 a “tackling machine” who lead the league in wrap-ups in 2018. Should def get attention this season.
Defensive Secondary – DB’s & SS:
I’ll go with 3 DB’s and 2 SS’s with a best at both positions.
#3 cornerback is Tyrice Ivery Jr. 6’2-180 of the SHC Irish, athlete who can also play WR, but is most valuable at his DB position. #2 is Damon Lewis 5’10-150 who is also Serra’s 4-year kicker on varsity. Plays bigger than his size might indicate & was one of Serra’s top defenders last season. #1 ranked DB is Deven Vanderbilt 5’10-160 of VC. Fastest player in WCAL won league 100M in 10.94 and loads of potential here for a big senior year.
The Safety position or “last line of defense” position can be either “Free Safety” or “Strong Safety”. There are 2 excellent players in the WCAL and I’ll name one player for each position as it pertains to FS and SS.
* The #1 ranked FS is Kavir Bains 5’10-180 of VC last seasons’ DB of Year in WCAL led the league with 5-Int’s.
* The #1 ranked SS is Jackson Lataimua 5’11-195 of Serra was dominant as SS last season
Top Kicker – FG’s and Punting:
#1 ranked Field Goal Kicker is Lucas Ramirez of VC who was perfect last season with 6/6 and made 2 of those FG’s in the VC double-OT thriller 31-30 over SF in the CCS Championship – the 2nd being the game winner in 2nd overtime.
#1 ranked punter is Damon Lewis of Serra. 4-yr kicker for Serra handles all kicking duties and avg punt of 40-yards led league in ’18.
Next Up: Upcoming Season-Openers
Well done. Again.
Yes and I was well aware of that omission along with Riordan. It was not that I did not try to represent their teams as I reviewed all teams rosters. In reference to Bells & Riordan the Crusaders look to have the upper hand on talent this season thus narrowing the gap further between the Bells. It is also not in the Bells favor nor S.I.'s to not post or report any team stats or simple press reports on their football teams' as they've now done for a number of years. Its almost as if the sport doesn't exist at either school any more [?]..
The past alumni must dream of the days of S.I.'s Dan Fouts and the Bells Dante "Dan" Pastorini [current student body fans reading this scratching heads, "Huh - Who?".]
* Bells have had 10 players who went on to the NFL, likely the most of any WCAL school - So WHAT has happened?
- - - between NOW and THEN where Bellarmine cannot even publish a current roster of their players? [and S.I. not much better]. A sad state of affairs for these 2 once proud programs....
I’m not familiar with the Bells best returning players, but SI has several very good players returning this season. The ‘Cats return Teddye Buchanan QB/LB, Taylor-Smith (QB) and Hunkin (LB). Buchanan is gathering interest from D1 programs for his linebacker play.
SF Examiner Story: https://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/st-ignatius-football-and-volleyball-headline-media-day/
SF Examiner Story: https://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/st-ignatius-football-and-volleyball-headline-media-day/
quote: jordan24 "I’m not familiar with the Bells best returning players, but SI has several very good players returning this season. The ‘Cats return Teddye Buchanan QB/LB, Taylor-Smith (QB) and Hunkin (LB). Buchanan is gathering interest from D1 programs for his linebacker play."
Thank You jordan24 as I am aware of those individuals and reviewed Teddye Buchanan & Taylor-Smith though Hunkin slipped below my radar. Part of the problem is that S.I. has such limited info on their team and almost non-existent info on their roster & players. Go back 20-30 years ago & you could find more info/data on a WCAL school's frosh team incl game results [ yes newspapers that people used to read had recaps about frosh and JV football teams - it was amazing!]. These days we are reduced to players/parents having to "market" themselves" via IT videos or paid player sites. There is no doubt if S.I. promoted their FB team and players they would attract new talent, however currently that battle is slowly being won by both Riordan and the Irish of SHC. Go Irish & Go Crusaders!
Thank You jordan24 as I am aware of those individuals and reviewed Teddye Buchanan & Taylor-Smith though Hunkin slipped below my radar. Part of the problem is that S.I. has such limited info on their team and almost non-existent info on their roster & players. Go back 20-30 years ago & you could find more info/data on a WCAL school's frosh team incl game results [ yes newspapers that people used to read had recaps about frosh and JV football teams - it was amazing!]. These days we are reduced to players/parents having to "market" themselves" via IT videos or paid player sites. There is no doubt if S.I. promoted their FB team and players they would attract new talent, however currently that battle is slowly being won by both Riordan and the Irish of SHC. Go Irish & Go Crusaders!
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-Rmbr26 is there a reason why you left Evan Branch-Haynes off the list as top O-line/D-line? Just curious..
Mitty's Shamir Bey unleashes a pass in game vs Serra last season
The Top Ranked Players in WCAL for 2019-2010
WCAL’s Top Players for this Season
Previous I listed the top returning players for each of the WCAL league’s 8 teams. In a recent post I listed the break-down of seniors’, juniors’ and sophs’ per team. Now it is time to look at just who the top players in the league will be by position starting with the most important position on any team – QB. There are quite a few returning QB’s from last season and some good ones at that, so lets’ see how they stack up.
WCAL Top Quarterbacks for 2019-20 Season:
7 of the 8 teams return QB’s for this season which is quite unusual for the WCAL. The only team not returning a starting QB is Serra who will replace 3 year starter Luke Bottari with Daylin Mclemore the back-up for last season. McLemore 6’3-190 will be a double-threat QB who can both pass & run and may add another weapon to the Padre offense. Of the 7 returning there are 3 who stand out from last season whom I expect to perform at a higher level this season. #3 is Cian Dowling for the SHC Irish who did not play in all the games last season. When Dowling did play he showed poise and a high level on efficiency. Dowling had the 2nd highest completion percentage to last season’s to QB Serra’s Luke Bottari. #2 is Ryan Daly for St. Francis who stepped in when SF’s other QB Jack Perry was injured in game 4. Daly surpassed expectations & proved to be a more than adequate replacement in leading SF to an undefeated league season. Daly was superb in throwing 15 TD’s & only 3 Int’s.
WCAL’s #1 ranked QB is Shamir Bey of Mitty. The 6’3 -210 Bey was the best dual threat QB in the league for 2018 and 2nd in yardage only to Serra’s Bottari and tied Bottari in TD passes at 18. What makes this remarkable is that Bey was injured and played 4 games less than Bottari. Bey also ran for 246 yards & scored 4 TD’s himself accounting for almost 1600 yards of offense. We can only expect that Bey will be at his best in his 3rd season at the Monarch’s starter.
Top Running Backs for 2019-20 Season:
The #3 rated RB for this season is Serra’s Nate Sanchez 5’11-180. Of the better RB’s in the WCAL last season Sanchez had among the least carries, but performed admirably when given the ball. Sanchez had a nearly 6-yard APC and accounted for nearly 500 yards of Padre offense scoring 8 TD’s and also was a valuable WR. The #2 rated RB is also the WCAL’s best FB and that is VC”s Michael Corini 5’11-205. Corini was the 4th RB in the VC ground attack and was consistent in performing well. With over 100 carries Corini had a 6-yard APC scoring 9 TD’s. Look for Corini to get additional carries this season as one of VC’s main weapons.
WCAL’s #1 ranked RB is VC’s Isaiah McElvane 6’0-185 last season’s league leading rusher with over 1200 yards, a 7.3 APC and 11 TD’s – no other RB was even close to McElvane’s stats. With a host of returning OL talent McElvane will be VC’s top weapon and a challenge for other teams to stop.
Top Wide Receivers for 2019-20 Season:
The #3 rated WR for this season is Mitty’s Reymello Murphy 6’1-175 just a soph last season who scored 6 TD’s. Murphy should be Shamir’s top target this season and a main cog in the Monarch offense. #2 WR is Nate Sanchez of Serra also one of the top RB’s. Sanchez is one of the fastest players in WCAL and should be the Padres top weapon both running & catching the ball.
WCAL’s #1 ranked WR is Serra’s Terrance Loville 6’0-170 for the Padres. Loville should be the “big-play” WR Serra will need to challenge VC & SF. Returns as Serra’s top WR from last season having scored 7 TD’s.
Top Offense & Defensive Lineman:
This is a bit more difficult to name a single player as simply the best OL/DL player in WCAL.
Many of the lineman can play either side and multiple positions depending on their talents. Therefore I’ll mention the top players at this time to give fans an idea of who to look for.
* Afa Sanft - 6’3-300 for Lancers last seasons’ MVP D-Lineman is best nose guard in league.
* Mose Vavao – 6’3-290 for Lancers anchors O-Line as offensive guard, has multiple offers.
* Nusi Malani – 6’6-250 Padres DE best at his position in league, multiple offers.
* Toni JT Reed – 6’3-295 VC Warrior D-Tackle has offers, lots of interest.
* Beau Gardner – 6’5-265 – S.I. can play multiple positions incl center/long snapper, tackle, DE and should attract attention this season.
Linebackers:
Since defenses can use either 3 or 4 linebackers I’ll list 4 of the best in WCAL.
Here are my 4: At #4 is VC’s Moon Ashby 6’5-190 a 2-way player also as WR. At #3 Fause Gaoteote 6’1-200 of Serra, solid LB who was a mainstay on Padre D last season. #2 Anthony Madrigal 6’0-225 for VC Warriors can play DE/LB and one of VC’s top tacklers last season.
The #1 ranked LB is Mitty’s Derrick Smith 6’2-215 a “tackling machine” who led the league in wrap-ups in 2018. Should def get attention this season.
Defensive Secondary – DB’s & SS:
I’ll go with 3 DB’s and 2 SS’s with a best at both positions.
#3 cornerback is Tyrice Ivery Jr. 6’2-180 of the SHC Irish, athlete who can also play WR, but is most valuable at his DB position. #2 is Damon Lewis 5’10-150 who is also Serra’s 4-year kicker on varsity. Plays bigger than his size might indicate & was one of Serra’s top defenders last season.
#1 ranked DB is Deven Vanderbilt 5’10-160 of VC. Fastest player in WCAL won league 100M in 10.94 and loads of potential here for a big senior year.
The Safety position or “last line of defense” position can be either “Free Safety” or “Strong Safety”. There are 2 excellent players in the WCAL and I’ll name one player for each position as it pertains to FS and SS.
* The #1 ranked FS is Kavir Bains 5’10-180 of VC last seasons’ DB of Year in WCAL led the league with 5-Int’s.
* The #1 ranked SS is Jackson Lataimua 5’11-195 of Serra was dominant as SS last season
Top Kicker – FG’s and Punting:
#1 ranked Field Goal Kicker is Lucas Ramirez of VC who was perfect last season with 6/6 and made 2 of those FG’s in the VC double-OT thriller 31-30 over SF in the CCS Championship – the 2nd being the game winner in 2nd overtime.
#1 ranked punter is Damon Lewis of Serra. 4-yr kicker for Serra handles all kicking duties and avg punt of 40-yards led league in ’18.
Next Up: Upcoming Season-Openers
-Rmbr26 is there a reason why you left Evan Branch-Haynes off the list as top O-line/D-line? Just curious..
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Not at all CityMann & I welcome the question. I reviewed as many players as possible and looked for reasons to include those players chosen as among the best in the WCAL. Evan Branch-Haynes certainly looks like a promising & upcoming player as I reviewed and if you have further info as to college interest or otherwise please post and I can always modify the post. Part of the issue is Branch-Haynes played last season as a soph and did not receive any specific individual honors [ie: soph POY or 1rst team WCAL] of which there are more than enough players recognized.
The WCAL coaches choose which players to recognize and from past experience and number of players chosen by the coaches anyone on the 2nd team or honorable mention are not recognized as among the top players in the WCAL.
The easiest explanation is this: the coaches of the 8 WCAL teams each get a number of selections of players to nominate based upon league finish. So remember its SHC' coach who chooses the players from the Irish team. There are only so many players for each team and position & the WCAL goes overboard on both. If the SHC coach chose Branch-Haynes as a lower player to nominate [maybe as a soph], then Branch-Haynes stood little chance of specific honors or 1rst team All-WCAL. After that 2nd team and Honorable Mention are a mere after-thought -unfortunately due to number of nominees.
-Rmb26 I wouldn’t look to closely in those honors. It’s sort of rigged in my opinion. For instance S.I. Qb Zach Taylor-Smith won Junior of the year but was second team all wcal. But you have his teammate Teddye Buchanan receiving 1st team All Wcal. That doesn’t make sense. Then you have these coaches that usually are loyal to their upperclassmen and vote for their seniors to get 1st All Wcal due to the work they have put in for four years. If you really want to look into awards, Evan Branch-Haynes was nominated on the All state Sophomore team per. https://www.calhisports.com/2019/01/19/fb-all-state-soph-list-for-patches-2/
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This will be a very interesting year for JV Football in the WCAL. As of mid August there were two programs that were still trying to put together final JV rosters for this season and neither was Riordan. If I remember right the year SH had to shut down their JV team they started the season with a 27/28 player roster. They shut it down at 19. We never want to see a student athlete get injured but don't be surprised if another school is forced to pull the plug on their JV season. Also, I think going forward there might be a school or two following the SH model of no JV team. On that note, I actually think this has made the SH varsity program stronger. Fingers crossed that these young men on thin rosters stay healthy.
Maybe it’s time the WCAL go to Frosh Soph and Varsity programs.
Or lets go with the CYO model. If your private school doesnt have enough players, they can go to the nearby public school and get their kids to just play for their team. Riordan coaches can go to the Balboa, SH can go to Mission, SI can go to Lincoln and convince a kid to come play for them....... Nice =)
Can't say I disagree with anything you said CityMann and the all state soph list is interesting seeing a few other sophs as well from local. I went ahead and included Evan Branch-Haynes of SHC on my list so that I and others may be reminded to look for him this season.
Just doing a random count from SH's Frosh team picture shows 37. Pretty decent number for today's standards for a city team.
[QUOTE="iamgearyblvd, post: 240104, member: 1806"]Just doing a random count from SH's Frosh team picture shows 37. Pretty decent number for today's standards for a city team.[/QUOTE]
Glad to hear that number "gearyblvd" at that's completely "doable". Anything below 30 doesn't allow for injuries or those players who simply can't perform on a level to contribute. When I hear numbers under 20 on a few posts regarding frosh, frosh-soph or JV it makes me shudder [literally]..
Question - do they cut any players you know of from frosh or JV as just not able to contribute? [reason I ask is the "cuts" at the larger programs and some have "reserve" players who only suit up for home games, but don't travel to away games].
Glad to hear that number "gearyblvd" at that's completely "doable". Anything below 30 doesn't allow for injuries or those players who simply can't perform on a level to contribute. When I hear numbers under 20 on a few posts regarding frosh, frosh-soph or JV it makes me shudder [literally]..
Question - do they cut any players you know of from frosh or JV as just not able to contribute? [reason I ask is the "cuts" at the larger programs and some have "reserve" players who only suit up for home games, but don't travel to away games].
Glad to hear that number "gearyblvd" at that's completely "doable". Anything below 30 doesn't allow for injuries or those players who simply can't perform on a level to contribute. When I hear numbers under 20 on a few posts regarding frosh, frosh-soph or JV it makes me shudder [literally]..
Question - do they cut any players you know of from frosh or JV as just not able to contribute? [reason I ask is the "cuts" at the larger programs and some have "reserve" players who only suit up for home games, but don't travel to away games].[/QUOTE]
I dont know if its changed but back in my day there were no cuts for football and that was a SOPH-FROSH team. Being part of a team regardless of if you played or not looked good on your college transcript.
I understand the WCAL Frosh Football Jamboree will be at Bellarmine this weekend. Much appreciated if anyone attending can provide a recap.
Big Question is WILL the Bells be participating?
Since the San Jose Jesuits have more male students than Riordan and Serra combined, one would certainly hope so.
Come on now Colhenrylives. We all know the JS enrollment figures are like creative accounting as they have to stay in compliance with San Mateo County. That being said, point well taken.
Over half of Bell student body is probably not physically capable /safe to play football. But they can build you a hell of a robot
