De La Salle vs. Folsom: Collision Course
High School FootballHigh School Sports FeaturesNorth Coast SectionSac-Joaquin Section August 2, 2018 0
De La Salle And Folsom Will Potentially Play NorCal’s Biggest Football Game Of The Season — On Opening Night • From coffee shops to weight rooms, water coolers to dinner tables, there’s one game everyone in Northern California is talking about. This year, for the first time, Folsom High... Read more
Giles Jackson: Slot Machine
High School FootballHigh School Sports FeaturesNorth Coast Section August 2, 2018 0
Freedom-Oakley’s Dynamic Running Back Turned Coaches Comments Into A Quick Decision — Now Giles Jackson Is NorCal’s Most Coveted Slot Receiver Recruit • It wasn’t a questionable gamble when Giles Jackson chose to run routes as a slot receiver during various spring and early summer football showcase events. The... Read more
Transfer Of Power: SoCal High School Football Superteams
High School FootballHigh School Sports FeaturesUncategorized August 2, 2018 0
Athletically Motivated Transfers Have Birthed SoCal Football Superteams While NorCal Has Remained Largely Unaffected If there is one massive difference between Northern California high school football and Southern California in the last few years, you can say it in one word: transfers. As a reaction to the CIF changing... Read more
JPS Battle Of The Unsung Heroes: SportStars High School Challenge
High School Football July 22, 2018 0
SportStars & Visit Concord partnered with Jr. Prep Sports Cali at the first of June for an all-football Ultimate Linemen’s Challenge. Teams from up and down the coast and from Hawaii competed against each other – and in our first SportStars High School Challenge! Who won $500 for their football program? Check... Read more
A Two-Way Turlock Football Star, Gabriel Cordero Chose Joining The Marines Over Pursuing To Play At The Next Level • Despite the braces he sheepishly revealed with wide grins, Turlock High School football standout Gabriel Cordero was a man amongst boys during back-to-back all-star weekends this summer. The 18-year-old... Read more
Southern Storm: 45th Lions All-Star Football Classic Wrap
High School FootballSac-Joaquin Section June 18, 2018 0
Dominant Defensive Effort, Impressive Chemistry Lead The South To Convincing Victory In 45th Lions All-Star Football Classic With time running out in the 45th Lions All-Star Football Classic, Patterson quarterback Gabe Sanchez showed he knew the importance of closure. Just in case any North players were clinging to impractical... Read more
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