2018 All-NorCal Football Offense

Mack Keeps Truckin’: McClymonds Looks To Remain King Of Oakland Football

High School Football High School Sports Features August 29, 2018 0

You lose 18 of 30 players to graduation or transfer and there’s reason for concern. But McClymonds- Oakland football coach Michael Peters just rolls with the punches. That’s how it works in West Oakland. The Warriors have suffered their unfair share of pain and tragedy, including the death last month... Read more

Northern Section Lights: NS Football’s Four Big Questions

High School Football High School Sports Features Northern Section August 22, 2018 0

There’s Plenty To Watch For In the Northern Section This Football Season — We Take A Look At Some Of The Biggest Storylines To Follow • Some things are automatic for Northern Section football. Linemen will grow humongous, section officials will refuse to start football early and someone will be... Read more

Berean Christian Football: Size Advantage

High School Football High School Sports Features North Coast Section August 22, 2018 1

With A Roster Of Less Than Thirty, The Berean Christian Eagles Are Happy To Play Underdogs In A Much Larger League — And Prepare For A Real Run At A Division V Section Crown • As an outsider looking in, it would be perfectly understandable to argue a small... Read more

Football 2018: Liberty’s Encore Roar

High School Football High School Sports Features North Coast Section August 15, 2018 0

A Liberty-Brentwood Team With A Stacked Roster Aims For More NCS Glory After 2017 Championship Breakthrough • What a night! Second one of December in 2017. They won’t forget it. Not Liberty High School, the 116-year-old school at the heart of Brentwood, the agricultural community of over 60,000 in... Read more

Sac-Joaquin Realignment: All Shook Up

High School Football High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section August 15, 2018 0

Placer’s Move To Div. III-Size Foothill Valley League Among Storylines In Sac-Joaquin Section Realignment • Michael Stuck had to crane his neck and shout to be heard on the Placer High practice field Aug. 1. The Auburn school’s three-year quarterback kept such a furious pace during conditioning that his... Read more

Football 2018: Secondary To None

High School Football High School Sports Features August 10, 2018 0

Sac-Joaquin Section’s Top-Flight Defensive Backs Live With Thrills, Perils Of Big-Play Microscope • The spotlight on defensive backs shines bright. It can be used to illuminate greatness and showcase style and personality. And it can expose glaring mistakes and wilt confidence and poise. For every Deion Sanders high-stepping pick-six... Read more

Football 2018: National Defense

High School Football High School Sports Features August 10, 2018 0

Defense Wins Championships — And In The Bay Area Particularly This Season — It Will Be Leading To Major Scholarships As Well • It wasn’t very long ago that every football recruiting reporter in the country had to keep his or her eyes and ears focused on the Bay... Read more

2018 High School Football Preview: Christmas in August

High School Football High School Sports Features Uncategorized August 10, 2018 0

Welcome to the 2018 football season. And since I’m technically typing this in July, things feel weird. This year’s mid-August start is new for everyone, and it’s been adjustment for all. Not just overworked editors grumbling about how their summer has never been shorter. In all honestly, it’s hard... Read more

Football Central: Concord Revels In Strong High School Traditions

High School Football High School Sports Features August 10, 2018 0

Friday night lights — what every kid looks forward to when it comes to high school football. All the blood, sweat and tears each player puts in don’t go unnoticed as they work their way to victory. Concord is lucky to have five high schools with great football programs... Read more

NorCal Football Preseason Top 20 Rankings

High School Football Rankings August 10, 2018 1

Our Preseason Rollout Of The NorCal Top 20 Football Rankings Won’t Surprise At The Top, But Offers Plenty To Debate As You Move Down The List • Here it is, our full 2018 Preseason NorCal Top 20 Football Rankings. 1. De La Salle-Concord (11-2) Perhaps Northern California’s best defense,... Read more

De La Salle vs. Folsom: Collision Course

High School Football High School Sports Features North Coast Section Sac-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 Football High School Sports Features North 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

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