2018 All-NorCal Football Offense

Benicia Ready For Big Time | RETURN TO FALL Football Preview Series No. 2

Central Coast Section High School Football North Coast Section August 7, 2021 0

Senior-Heavy With Multiple Next-Level Playmakers, Benicia Panthers Are Ready To Pounce; PLUS: DJ Crowther Plots An Encore • This is the second of 20 installments to our Return To Fall Series — a daily component to our 2021 NorCal Football Preview coverage. If experience counts for anything, Benicia football... Read more

Bishop O’Dowd Believes | SportStars’ RETURN TO FALL Football Preview Series No. 1

High School Football North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section August 6, 2021 0

Young Nucleus Of Talented Skill Players Has Bishop O’Dowd Thinking Big Things For 2021; PLUS: Liberty’s Nate Bell: The Dual Threat QB In The Shadows • This is the first of 20 installments to our Return To Fall Series — a daily component to our 2021 NorCal Football Preview... Read more

2021 NorCal Football Preview | Return To Fall Series

Central Coast Section High School Football North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section July 24, 2021 0

SportStars’ Return To Fall Series Is A Daily Collection Of NorCal Football Preview Content Highlighting Teams, Players, Rankings And More • From Aug. 6-26, the staff at SportStars Magazine will be celebrating football’s return to fall by working together to produce a daily collection of preview content from throughout... Read more

All-NorCal Football Offense | Spring 2021

Central Coast Section High School Football North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section July 16, 2021 0

No First Teams Or Second Teams — These Are Simply The 20 Offensive Players We Selected To Honor As All-NorCal Standouts This Spring • TOP IMAGE: Vista del Lago-Folsom running back, Ethan Menezes (David Gershon photo) Our All-NorCal Football Offense and Defense were chosen a little differently from years... Read more

Bay Area 75 Rankings (’20-21) | Nos. 20-1

Central Coast Section High School Football High School Sports Features North Coast Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section July 15, 2021 0

SportStars Magazine Counts Down The Bay Area’s Top 75 Athletes From 2020-21 In Its Ninth Annual Bay Area 75 Rankings • Welcome to the ninth edition of our annual Bay Area 75 athlete rankings. This is a countdown of the top Bay Area’s top athletes from the 2020-21 school... Read more

Lu-Magia Hearns | SportStars’ NorCal Football Player Of The Year

High School Football North Coast Section July 15, 2021 0

A Unanimous Team Captain And A Playmaker In Every Phase Of The Game, De La Salle’s Hearns Was A Cut Above This Spring • Though De La Salle-Concord’s football season was less than half as lengthy as usual, Lu-Magia Hearns still pulled off an amazing share of highlight reel... Read more

All-NorCal Football Defense | Spring 2021

Central Coast Section High School Football North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section July 15, 2021 0

No First Teams Or Second Teams — These Are Simply The 20 Defensive Players We Selected To Honor As All-NorCal Standouts This Spring • TOP IMAGE: De La Salle-Concord’s Zeke Berry (left) and St. Mary’s-Stockton’s Nick Murray. (Jean-Paul Toshiro photo) Our All-NorCal Football Offense and Defense were chosen a... Read more

SportStories, Ep. 9 | Coaching Through The Chaos

High School Basketball High School Football Podcasts June 24, 2021 0

Four Coaches Join Us To Share Their Experiences Of Coaching During The Pandemic — An Unprecedented 16-Week Sprint Filled With Unknowns, Unique Challenges And A Lot Of Joy • If you watch sports enough, you hear it all the time: The best coaches are the ones who can make... Read more

Najee Harris Goes 24th Overall, Adds To Antioch NFL Legacy

High School Football North Coast Section April 29, 2021 0

Najee Harris Will Once Again Wear Black And Gold, Heading To The Pittsburgh Steelers As The First RB Taken In The 2021 NFL Draft • Najee Harris joins an elite list of Antioch High School football greats whose names have been called in the NFL Draft. Harris made his... Read more

SportStories, Ep. 6 | Everybody Loves Najee

High School Football North Coast Section Podcasts April 29, 2021 0

As Antioch High Grad Najee Harris Prepares To Become One Of The Top Running Backs Chosen In The 2021 NFL Draft, We Found Five Storytellers To Share Memories Of His Talent, Drive And Goofball Personality • Najee Harris, Alabama’s star running back for the past two years, will hear... Read more

Pahulu’s POV | Mater Dei Tops Bosco To Close Spring

High School Football Southern Section April 20, 2021 0

Freshman Quarterback Elijah Brown Throws For Four TDs As Mater Dei Football Tops St. John Bosco To Clinch State (Spring) Team Of The Year • George Pahulu first approached SportStars about covering Tongan and Samoan athletes for the magazine back in 2017. He’s covered several games for us since... Read more

“It’s Definitely Different” | Clayton Valley Clinches EBAL Football Title

High School Football North Coast Section April 11, 2021 0

In A Season Riddled With Uncertainties, The Ugly Eagles Made The Most Of A Chance To Play A Meaningful Game • Clayton Valley football coach Tim Murphy has won several league championships over his long high school career. But none hit quite like the East Bay Athletic League-Mountain Division... Read more