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DEVIL ON THE GO | Herschel Turner Jr. Sparks Mt. Diablo Football
Rushing For Video-Game Like Numbers, Herschel Turner Jr. Has Energized Concord’s Mt. Diablo High Football Program — And Put It Squarely In The League Title Race Herschel Turner Jr. looks restless. Midway through the first quarter of Mt. Diablo-Concord’s homecoming game against Ygnacio Valley-Concord, Turner hasn’t played a snap... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 3.07: Freaky Friday, Pt. II
Coach Terry Eidson Takes On Co-Host Duties Again And The 7 Friday Night Crew Covers Week 7 Blowouts, Evil Bye Weeks, “Dumb Football” And Week 8 Picks For the second time this season, roles reverse as Coach Terry Eidson slides into the co-host seat. This time he’s covering for... Read more
SHUTOUT STATEMENT | Jesuit Football Blanks Clayton Valley For 5-1 Start
With CJ Lee Shining At Quarterback And The Marauders Defense Getting More Stingy By The Week, Jesuit Football Zeroes In On Delta League Crown Addressing his team a few moments after Jesuit-Carmichael wrapped up a 26-0 win at Clayton Valley-Concord, head coach Marlon Blanton informed his team of its... Read more
TRUE STORY | Amador Valley Volleyball Delivers On 2023 Expectations
East Bay Coaches Weren’t Shy About Telling The Newest Amador Valley Volleyball Coach His Team Was Ready To Take Off — And The Dons Appear To Be Proving Them Right PICTURED ABOVE: Amador Valley senior outside hitter, Zoe Allison. After a long stretch of focus on club volleyball, Jacky... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 3.06: Belief In Burritos
Ben Road Trips With Coach Eidson To The De La Salle-Folsom Game, Which Yields Lots Of 7 Friday Night Content; PLUS Analysis, Picks & More Coach Eidson knows not to mess with a winning streak, which is why his segment opens with a soliloquy on the game day meal... Read more
SPARTAN WAY: The 2023 De La Salle Football Team Is Following A Familiar Path
A Physical, Grind-It-Out Victory At Folsom Puts De La Salle Football Back At No. 2 In NorCal Rankings And On A Trajectory Many Have Seen Before For the better part of four decades, watching the De La Salle-Concord football team at the beginning of the season and then watching... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 3.05: Where Eagles Fly
Del Oro Football Quarterback Caden Pinnick Joins 7 Friday Night To Talk Up Golden Eagles’ 5-0 Start; Plus, DLS-Folsom Chatter And More! It’s a busy week at 7 Friday Night as Ben returns to the co-host chair, Coach Eidson still brings the heat from his usual spot, and Del... Read more
NorCal Football Rankings | Top 20, WEEK 5
A No. 2 vs. No. 3 Matchup Highlights The Schedule This Week After A Relatively Quiet Week Within The NorCal Football Rankings • PICTURED AT TOP: Linebacker Drew Cunningham of No. 3 De La Salle. (Chace Bryson Photo) Northern California football teams are slowly but surely transitioning from nonleague... Read more
PAU WOW: John Pau Mendoza, San Ramon Valley Race To 4-0
San Ramon Valley Football Has Playmakers All Over The Field, But Its Multi-Purpose Running Back John Pau Mendoza That Has Even The Wolves Talking During a recent appearance on SportStars’ podcast 7 Friday Night, San Ramon Valley-Danville quarterback Luke Baker singled out Wolves running back John Pau Mendoza as... Read more
UNDER THE LIGHTS | Inside The Upstart Inderkum Flag Football Program
A Longtime Coach Running His First Varsity Program And Several Striving Female Athletes Learn On The Fly For Inderkum Flag Football PICTURED ABOVE: Micky Garcia races into the end zone as Inderkum High won its first girls flag football game in program history on Aug. 21 against visiting Mira... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 3.04: Freaky Friday — Terry Takes Over
Roles Are Swapped As Ben Takes A Vacation And Coach Terry Eidson Gets A 7 Friday Night Call-Up For A Busy Week Of Analysis, Picks & More Roles are reversed this week as Coach Terry Eidson takes the co-hosting chair while Ben pre-recorded a segment before taking a trip... Read more
GRIZZLIES GLANCE INWARD | Focus On Itself Works For California High Football
San Ramon’s California High Dialed Up Its Air Attack As It Improved To 2-1 With Impressive Home Win Over Ranked Escalon PICTURED AT TOP: Sophomore Carson Fife (22) And The Grizzlies Celebrate Winning Their Home Opener. (Ben Enos Photos) Throughout the first few weeks of the season, California High... Read more