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De La Salle Football Mourning Death Of Longtime Assistant
BREAKING: De La Salle Football Will Host El Cerrito With Heavy Hearts Tonight Following Death Of Defensive Line Coach, Steve Jacoby PICTURED ABOVE: Steve Jacoby, left, stands next to Justin Alumbaugh during the national anthem prior to the game at Folsom on Sept. 22. (BEN ENOS Photo) The De... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 3.09: An Instant Classic
All Three 7 Friday Night Personalities Share Thoughts On Being At Last Week’s Thriller Between De La Salle & San Ramon Valley; PLUS Previews, Picks & MORE All three members of the podcast just happened to be at the biggest game of last week, and perhaps the biggest game... Read more
DANVILLE DANDY | San Ramon Valley Pushes De La Salle To Brink
With Senior QB Luke Baker Leading The Way, San Ramon Valley Football Nearly Became First Section Team To Beat De La Salle Since 1991 — But Spartans Managed OT Escape Even if you removed all the historical significance — namely that the San Ramon Valley football team was a 35-yard... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 3.08: Talkin’ Trojans (w/ Coach Casey Taylor)
With Both Hosts Back Together, 7 Friday Night Delivers An Hour Of NorCal Football Talk & Welcomes Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills Coach Casey Taylor Onto The Show SportStars’ managing editor, Chace Bryson, returns to the command seat and promptly screws up a recording session. However, he and Ben persevere... Read more
DEVIL ON THE GO | Herschel Turner Jr. Sparks Mt. Diablo Football
Rushing For Video-Game Like Numbers, Herschel Turner Jr. Has Energized Concord’s Mt. Diablo High Football Program — And Put It Squarely In The League Title Race Herschel Turner Jr. looks restless. Midway through the first quarter of Mt. Diablo-Concord’s homecoming game against Ygnacio Valley-Concord, Turner hasn’t played a snap... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 3.07: Freaky Friday, Pt. II
Coach Terry Eidson Takes On Co-Host Duties Again And The 7 Friday Night Crew Covers Week 7 Blowouts, Evil Bye Weeks, “Dumb Football” And Week 8 Picks For the second time this season, roles reverse as Coach Terry Eidson slides into the co-host seat. This time he’s covering for... Read more
SHUTOUT STATEMENT | Jesuit Football Blanks Clayton Valley For 5-1 Start
With CJ Lee Shining At Quarterback And The Marauders Defense Getting More Stingy By The Week, Jesuit Football Zeroes In On Delta League Crown Addressing his team a few moments after Jesuit-Carmichael wrapped up a 26-0 win at Clayton Valley-Concord, head coach Marlon Blanton informed his team of its... Read more
TRUE STORY | Amador Valley Volleyball Delivers On 2023 Expectations
East Bay Coaches Weren’t Shy About Telling The Newest Amador Valley Volleyball Coach His Team Was Ready To Take Off — And The Dons Appear To Be Proving Them Right PICTURED ABOVE: Amador Valley senior outside hitter, Zoe Allison. After a long stretch of focus on club volleyball, Jacky... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 3.06: Belief In Burritos
Ben Road Trips With Coach Eidson To The De La Salle-Folsom Game, Which Yields Lots Of 7 Friday Night Content; PLUS Analysis, Picks & More Coach Eidson knows not to mess with a winning streak, which is why his segment opens with a soliloquy on the game day meal... Read more
SPARTAN WAY: The 2023 De La Salle Football Team Is Following A Familiar Path
A Physical, Grind-It-Out Victory At Folsom Puts De La Salle Football Back At No. 2 In NorCal Rankings And On A Trajectory Many Have Seen Before For the better part of four decades, watching the De La Salle-Concord football team at the beginning of the season and then watching... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 3.05: Where Eagles Fly
Del Oro Football Quarterback Caden Pinnick Joins 7 Friday Night To Talk Up Golden Eagles’ 5-0 Start; Plus, DLS-Folsom Chatter And More! It’s a busy week at 7 Friday Night as Ben returns to the co-host chair, Coach Eidson still brings the heat from his usual spot, and Del... Read more
NorCal Football Rankings | Top 20, WEEK 5
A No. 2 vs. No. 3 Matchup Highlights The Schedule This Week After A Relatively Quiet Week Within The NorCal Football Rankings • PICTURED AT TOP: Linebacker Drew Cunningham of No. 3 De La Salle. (Chace Bryson Photo) Northern California football teams are slowly but surely transitioning from nonleague... Read more