2018 All-NorCal Football Offense

Noa Way But Up | Alani Noa, Grant Football Plot Return To Prominence

High School Football NewsTicker Sac-Joaquin Section August 17, 2022 0

Led By USC-Bound Lineman Alani Noa, Grant Is Building From The Inside Out As The Long-Respected Sac-Joaquin Section Power Looks To Rise From A Five-Year Swoon • PICTURED ABOVE: Grant senior lineman, Alani Noa. (Ike Dodson photos) To resurrect one of the most storied football programs in Northern California... Read more

7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.2: Game Week In The Sac-Joaquin Section

High School Football NewsTicker North Coast Section Podcasts Sac-Joaquin Section StaffPicks August 16, 2022 0

Reporter Ike Dodson Joins The Show To Help Offer A Primer On The Sac-Joaquin Section As It Opens Its Season This Friday • With real, live football action set to begin in the Sac-Joaquin Section, hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos welcome fellow SportStars writer/photographer Ike Dodson for a... Read more

Mack Draft | Junior QB Austin Mack Takes Keys To Folsom Offense

High School Football NewsTicker Sac-Joaquin Section August 15, 2022 0

Talent-Rich Folsom Enters 2022 With Big Expectations, A Relentless Schedule, And New QB Austin Mack — Who Could Unlock It All • Austin Mack ducks through the doorway as he enters the room. All six-foot-five of his long, lanky frame hunkers down into a chair as his coach pulls... Read more

2022 Preseason NorCal Football Rankings | Top 20

High School Football NewsTicker Rankings StaffPicks August 12, 2022 0

In Toughest Call We’ve Faced To Open A Season, De La Salle Edges Folsom To Begin 2022 Atop Our Preseason NorCal Football Rankings • PICTURED ABOVE: De La Salle-Concord senior tight end Cooper Flanagan (Dennis Lee photo) This year more than any other, choosing which team to place at... Read more

7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.1: Pads, Positivity & Pirates

High School Football NewsTicker North Coast Section Podcasts Sac-Joaquin Section August 11, 2022 0

The 7 Friday Night Podcast Begins Its Second Season With Plenty Of Preseason Chatter ( Like Who’s No. 1) And Sharing Soundbites From A Visit To Pittsburg • We made it through the void! High school football is nearly back, and hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos open Season... Read more

Oak Ridge Football Out To Reclaim Identity

High School Football NewsTicker Sac-Joaquin Section August 10, 2022 0

“Oak Ridge Football Doesn’t Go 3-7” — Trojans Prepare To Put Rocky 2021 Behind Them As Confidence Builds For Second Season Under Coach Casey Taylor • PICTURED ABOVE: Oak Ridge senior linebacker and captain, Conner Dasmann fights through a block. (Ike Dodson photos) What a difference a year makes. The... Read more

Best Bell Cow | Inside The Crowded Race For Top SJS Running Back

High School Football NewsTicker Sac-Joaquin Section August 8, 2022 0

Curron Borders, Lamar Radcliffe And A Guy Nicknamed “Thor” Lead The Way At The Sac-Joaquin Section’s Deepest Skill Position In 2022 • PICTURED ABOVE: Manteca senior, Blake Nichelson (David Gershon photo) Who needs a passing game if the run can’t be stopped? Most of the teams mentioned below are... Read more

Derek Thompson & Cooper Powers Lay It On The Line

High School Football NewsTicker North Coast Section August 5, 2022 0

A Pair Of Division-I Linemen Lead The Charge As De La Salle Football Prepares To Open Practice With Raging Inferno In Its Belly • PICTURED ABOVE: Derek Thompson During A 2021 Preseason Workout (Chace Bryson photo) It will be hard to write about the 2022 De La Salle High... Read more

7 Friday Night Podcast | Season 2 Trailer

High School Football NewsTicker August 4, 2022 0

7 Friday Night Hosts Chace Bryson & Ben Enos Detail The Show’s 2022 Plans In The Weekly High School Football Podcast’s New Season 2 Trailer • Turn on the lights! High school football in Northern California is nearly back, and SportStars Magazine is thrilled to be reviving its weekly... Read more

San Marin Football Digs In

High School Football NewsTicker North Coast Section August 3, 2022 0

NORCAL FB 2022: After An Historic 2021 Season Yielded The Program’s First CIF State Bowl Title, San Marin Football Looks To Flex Its Staying Power • Last season, the San Marin-Novato football team electrified a community and captured the region’s attention with an unforgettable run to its first California... Read more

SportStars’ Bay Area 75 Athlete Rankings 2022 | Nos. 25-1

Aquatics Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball High School Basketball High School Football High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW HS / CLUB Soccer Lacrosse North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section StaffPicks VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA July 20, 2022 0

Our 10th Annual Bay Area 75 Athlete Rankings Honoring The Top High School Athletes From The ’21-’22 School Year Concludes With Nos. 25-1 • PICTURED ABOVE: No. 16 Talana Lepolo of Carondelet-Concord (Chace Bryson photo) Welcome to our tenth annual Bay Area 75 rankings — SportStars’ countdown of the... Read more

SportStars’ Bay Area 75 Athlete Rankings 2022 | Nos. 75-51

Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball High School Basketball High School Football HS / CLUB Soccer Lacrosse North Coast Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section July 18, 2022 0

Our 10th Annual Bay Area 75 Athlete Rankings Honoring The Top High School Athletes From The Recently Completed School Year Begins With Nos. 75-51 • PICTURED ABOVE: No. 74 Jamai East of Vanden-Fairfield (Dennis Lee photo) Welcome to our tenth annual Bay Area 75 rankings — SportStars’ countdown of... Read more