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Fashionably Late | Rancho Cotate Football Opens 2022 Slow, But Strong
A Late Running Bus, Sluggish First Half Couldn’t Derail The Rancho Cotate Football Team From A Strong Start To A Season With High Expectations • PICTURED ABOVE: Malik Cleveland Leads Rancho Cotate Onto The Field. (Ben Enos photos) Liam Keaney and his Rancho Cotate-Rohnert Park teammates worked all spring... Read more
Padre Perseverance | Serra Football Outlasts Folsom In Showdown
Depth And Grit Allow No. 3 Serra Football To Battle Through Cramping To “Steal A W” At No. 2 Folsom — Setting Up Clash With No. 1 De La Salle • PICTURED ABOVE: Serra Running Back Jabari Mann. (David Gershon photos) The Serra football team understood its road trip to... Read more
Salinas Football Power Naps, Then Powers Way To Victory
Senior-Driven Salinas Football Team Goes On The Road And Outlasts NorCal No. 9 Clayton Valley In Both Teams’ Season Openers • PICTURED ABOVE: Salinas quarterback Adam Shaffer. (Chace Bryson photos) Salinas High senior linebacker Aidan Flynn makes big plays on the field. He can make big plays on the... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.5: Thursday Pick’Em (WEEK 1)
High School Football Season Opens In Full This Week And Big Matchups Highlight The 7 Friday Night Team’s NorCal Football Picks • Our Thursday prediction show hits top gear this week as high school football officially opens across all of Northern California. Everybody — hosts Chace Bryson and Ben... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.4: Season Openers & Knight Terrors
After Revisiting Last Week’s Sac-Joaquin Openers, The Show Gears Up For A Full NorCal Football Slate And Welcomes Las Lomas Coach Doug Longero For Some Knight Talk • It’s a big week on the show as hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos revisit results and key takeaways from the... Read more
Wild Night | Whitney Football Opens Season With Comeback Thriller
Several Clutch Performances Help Wildcats Erase A 21-0 Deficit To Antelope And Send Whitney Football Surging Into 2022 Season • PICTURED ABOVE: Whitney Quarterback Trevor Hargis. (Ike Dodson photos) A senior transfer, a backup quarterback and a first-year starting defensive back walk onto a field.  It’s not the setup... Read more
Carter Jackson, No. 18 Granite Bay Rushes By Elk Grove
Sophomore Carter Jackson Leads Granite Bay Running Back Group That Smashed Elk Grove Before Smashing That “Like” Button • PICTURED ABOVE: Carter Jackson Talks To Media After His 4 TD Effort. (Chace Bryson photos) It’s been a good night when you’re able to check your Twitter mentions before the... Read more
Done With Drama | Capital Christian Football Embraces Singular Focus
With A Turbulent 2021 Behind Them, Capital Christian Football Staff And Players Open The Season Happy To Keep Their Battles On The Field • PICTURED ABOVE: Capital Christian senior WR Kanye Clark. (Ike Dodson photos) The Capital Christian football program battled throughout the Fall 2021 season. On the field... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.3: Thursday Pick’Em (SJS Opening Week)
This Season The 7 Friday Night Team Puts Its Predictions Out In The Open With Dedicated Episodes — And It Starts With A Sac-Joaquin Section Special • As the Sac-Joaquin Schedule gets set to bring a soft-open to the 2022 NorCal football season, it’s as good a time as... Read more
Built For Now | It’s GO Time For Pittsburg Football
Pittsburg Football Ended Its NCS Title Drought In 2021 — But That Should Serve As A Prelude For A Team Loaded With Division I Talent, Ready To Put It All Together • PICTURED ABOVE: Pittsburg senior Division-I talents (L to R) Rashid Williams, Jaden Rashada and Zack Card. (Chace Bryson... Read more
Creating Separation | Social Media, Digital Trends Shape HS Football Consumption
From Players Attempting To Expand Exposure To Whole Programs Using It As A Billboard And Educational Tool, Commanding The Digital Space Can Be As Helpful As Winning High School Football Games  • PICTURED ABOVE: Pittsburg’s Rashid Williams shows of his Twitter post announcing his commitment to Washington. (Photo: Chace... Read more
City Connect | Adhir Ravipati Recharged With Riordan Football
Four Years After Winning A CIF State Bowl At Menlo-Atherton, Adhir Ravipati ends a three-year hiatus and looks to boost a rising Riordan Football program • PICTURED ABOVE: New Riordan football coach Adhir Ravipati at a recent practice. (Jean-Paul Toshiro photos) There’s a jolt of energy at Archbishop Riordan... Read more