Joe Knows Redemption: How Cincinnati Bengals’ Joe Mixon is Giving Back
High School Football June 4, 2018 5
Joe Knows Redemption It was a little over a year ago that I used this space to defend the character of a kid I once covered extensively as a high school athlete for Freedom High in Oakley. In March of 2017, weeks before the NFL Draft, Joe Mixon — because... Read more
Folsom Junior Receiver Joe Ngata Left Every Football Scout Drooling In 2017 • Joe Ngata wasn’t wasting any time. Fresh off a 16-0 state championship season, Joe Ngata, the 6-foot-4, 210-pound Folsom High School receiver was begging to get back in the gym. “I’ve been back in the gym... Read more
NorCal Coach Of The Year: Paul Cronin Of Cardinal Newman High School
High School Football February 1, 2018 0
Fifteen-Year Coach Of Cardinal Newman-Santa Rosa Guided Cardinals Through Wildfire Tragedy And Into A Section Final • When the sun rose on the city of Santa Rosa on the morning of Oct. 9, it brought light to chaos. The Tubbs Fire, a blaze that began in Calistoga and was... Read more
All-NorCal Football 2017
High School Football February 1, 2018 0
Welcome to our one-stop hub for the 2017 SportStars All-NorCal Football honors. We format things a little differently and put ourselves out on a limb with a selection or two. We’re always eager to hear your thoughts. So sound off below, or take it to the tweets. Here we... Read more
All-NorCal High School Football Defense 2017
High School Football February 1, 2018 0
Our All-NorCal High School Football Team is comprised of a 50-man roster (25 on offense, and 25 on defense). There is no first-team, or second-team. Also, every player is equal. However, for a bit of fun, we do pick starters. Enjoy! STARTERS DL — Tyler Manoa | St. Francis-Mountain... Read more
All-NorCal High School Football Offense 2017
High School Football February 1, 2018 2
Our All-NorCal High School Football Team is comprised of a 50-man roster (25 on offense, and 25 on defense). There is no first-team, or second-team. Every player is equal. However, for a bit of fun, we do pick starters. Enjoy! STARTERS QB — Kaiden Bennett | Folsom | Jr.... Read more
Defensive Player of the Year: Henry To’oto’o
High School Football February 1, 2018 3
De La Salle Junior Linebacker Has The Potential To Be Famed Program’s Next Great Export • Henry To’oto’o began his varsity career at De La Salle High as a sophomore in 2016. But it wasn’t particularly planned that way. The linebacker, who was new to the school after moving from... Read more
Joseph Ngata: Offensive Player of the Year
High School Football February 1, 2018 1
Folsom Junior Wide Receiver Is The Kind Of Prototype Playmaker That Makes Scouts Salivate • Joseph Ngata isn’t wasting any time. Fresh off a 16-0 state championship season, the 6-foot-4, 210-pound Folsom High School receiver was begging to get back in the gym and start the preparation for next... Read more
NorCal Player Of The Year: Tariq Bracy
High School Football February 1, 2018 0
No NoCal Player Impacted Both Sides Of The Ball More Than The Milpitas RB/DB Did In 2017 • For Tariq Bracy, the closing scene of his amazing high school football career at Milpitas High was scripted perfectly. Bracy and the Trojans earned their first state championship in spectacular fashion,... Read more
Airing It Out: Popular 7-on-7 Football Event
High School Football January 22, 2018 0
Popular 7-on-7 Football Event Plans Stop In Concord Just when you were sure that high school football was over, and you were trying to cope, Concord is coming to the rescue as host to the Quick 6 Football “Air To The Throne” 7-on-7 event on Sunday, Feb. 18, at... Read more
2017 CIF State Bowl Football Championship Coverage
Central Coast SectionHigh School FootballSac-Joaquin Section December 21, 2017 0
Our one-stop location for all of our 2017 CIF State Bowl Championship coverage from Sacramento State on Dec. 15-16. CIF State Bowl Football Championship Coverage Features NEVER BETTER by Chace Bryson Serra-San Mateo — 2-AA State Bowl Championship YOUNG PUPS, TOP DOGS by Jim McCue Folsom — 1-AA... Read more
Serra High School Football- Never Better
Central Coast SectionHigh School FootballHigh School Sports Features December 21, 2017 0
The Word ‘Never’ Was Used A Lot Among The Serra Football Team In 2017 — A Team Never Short On Resilience Or Talent • Patrick Walsh called his 2017 Serra High football team the Team of Never. Partially because the many things the Padres of San Mateo accomplished this... Read more
