OFFENSE QB ““ Jared Goff (Marin Catholic-Kentfield) 6-4, 190, Sr. Cal-commit tossed 44 TDs a year ago and is one of seven returning offensive starters. RB ““ Olito Thompson (Concord) 5-10, 210, Sr. Sky is the limit for the guy who set the NorCal single-season rushing record... Read more
By MITCH STEPHENS | Contributor Serra High School tailback Eric Redwood’s best trait on the football field is balance. His hips and shoulders are always square. He continuously aims his body down hill. Beyond that, his coach Patrick Walsh says, the undersized 5-foot-7, 175-pound senior runs... Read more
By JIM McCUE | Contributor As a junior, the versatile Brandon Monroe was a big play threat on both sides of the ball during a dream season for the Golden Eagles. In 2012, head coach Casey Taylor hopes to get even more out of his San Jose... Read more
By BILL KOLB | Contributor What Warren Miles Long can do with the football in his hands has never been in question. It’s more a question of how many times it will get there. Long, a bruising tailback who already has committed to play football at Northwestern University... Read more
QUARTERFINAL PREDICTIONS SAC-JOAQUIN / Jim McCue NORTH COAST / Chace Bryson MATCHUP WINNER MATCHUP WINNER DIV. I: (8)Lincoln-Stockton @ (1)Franklin-Elk Grove FRANKLIN DIV. I: (9)Pittsburg @ (1)De La Salle DE LA SALLE DIV. I: (5)Granite Bay @ (4)Downey GRANITE BAY DIV. I: (5)Amador Valley @ (4)San Ramon... Read more
EDITOR’S NOTE: For the third straight year, we’ve tracked down a North Coast Section football coach whose team’s season has already ended, and asked him to break down the top three divisions as they head into semifinal games on Nov. 23. Here’s what he gave us. DIVISION... Read more
Following is Coach Bob Ladouceur’s speech that formally announced his decision to step down as De La Salle’s football coach after 34 years and 399 career wins. The speech began after an introduction by De La Salle Principal, Brother Robert Wickman, and a 30-second standing ovation from the theatre... Read more
NICK CHUBB EARNS U.S. ARMY ALL-AMERICAN BOWL HIGH SCHOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK Rockaway, N.J. (Sept. 4, 2013)- Running back Nick Chubb of Cedartown (GA) High School was named the U.S. Army All-American Bowl High School Player of the Week, for the week ending September 1st. Chubb continued his stellar high school career... Read more
HOW THEY FARED – GAMES OF 11/15-16 RANK TEAM RESULT SCORE RECORD 1 De La Salle-Concord BYE “” 10-0 2 Folsom WIN: vs. Lincoln-Stockton 50-13 11-0 3 Archbishop Mitty-San Jose LOSS: @ No. 5 Serra-San Mateo 34-7 9-1 4 Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills WIN: vs. Napa 31-7 10-1 5 Serra-San... Read more
When No. 1 faces No. 2, the hype can often overshadow the game itself. So when Folsom, the top-ranked team from the Sac-Joaquin Section and defending section Division II champion, travelled to Granite Bay to play the defending Division I CIF State Bowl winner, there was a fear... Read more
You may not come across a more likable and soft-spoken 6-foot-5, 290-pound senior than Capital Christian defensive lineman Nifae Lealao. He lives out the values taught to him at the private Christian school, perhaps none more than the Golden Rule. “I believe in building relationships and treating... Read more