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7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.28: All Charged Up
The 7 Friday Night Crew Previews A Big Week Of Semifinals, Plus Wilcox High Coach Paul Rosa Visits To Chat Chargers Football • PICTURED ABOVE: Wilcox-Santa Clara Coach Paul Rosa (Chace Bryson photo) This week on 7 Friday Night, hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos revisit a wild week... Read more
Jacked Up | Tyler Jacklich Powers Central Catholic Into Semis
Senior Running Back Tyler Jacklich Ran For 288 Yards And Four TDs As Central Catholic Rolled Monterey Trail For A Date With Top-Seed Folsom • Tyler Jacklich knows his history when it comes to high achieving running backs that have come through the Central Catholic-Modesto football program.  A standout... Read more
Grinding Toward Greatness | Top-Seeded Placer Football Aims For 7th SJS Title
Battle-Tested And Powered By Legacy, The 10-0 Placer Football Team Opens Its Postseason Hosting Woodcreek In A Sac-Joaquin Section Quarterfinal • PICTURED ABOVE: Sophomore Running Back Baylor Kelley Celebrates During Placer’s Sept. 9 Win Over Vista del Lago-Folsom (Ike Dodson photos) “It’s great to be a Hillman.” Coach Joey... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.27: Thursday Pick’Em (WEEK 12)
With Playoffs Entering Full Swing, The 7 Friday Night Team Takes On A Grueling Slate Of Games For Its NorCal Football Picks • PICTURED ABOVE: Granite Bay QB McCade Long With Offensive Linemen, Kameron Kaminski (65) And Talae Tuimaunei (54). (Chace Bryson photo) With nearly every section having moved... Read more
Panther Perfection | St. Mary’s Football Takes 10-0 Mark Into NCS Playoffs
With Its Third Coach In As Many Seasons, Berkeley’s St. Mary’s Football Program Went From 3-7 In 2021 To An Improbable NCS No. 1 Seed • Kyle Goree couldn’t stop smiling. In the moments after a 28-20 win over host St. Patrick-St. Vincent-Vallejo, Goree and his St. Mary’s football... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.26: Postseason Buzz
Early Upsets, Intriguing Matchups And Seeding Conundrums — The 7 Friday Night Crew Tackles It All As NorCal Playoffs Fully Arrive • PICTURED ABOVE: Yuba City senior Nick Afato (Ike Dodson photo) After the Sac-Joaquin Section ushered in the postseason last week, the rest of the major sections will... Read more
Not So Fast | De La Salle Football With Emphatic Win At Clayton Valley
For Those Who May Have Had Doubts About De La Salle Football After An Inconsistent First Nine Games, The Spartans Had An Answer Friday • Over the last three decades, the De La Salle football team has rarely needed to deliver a statement win.  After losses to three NorCal... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.24: Let’s Get Ugly
Clayton Valley Coach Tim Murphy Joins The Show As 7 Friday Night Dives Deep Into CV’s Big Game With De La Salle; Plus SJS Playoff Talk & More • The show ushers in a major week of NorCal football action as the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs begin while a number... Read more
Inspiration Sensation | Christian Brothers Football Wins CAL In Comeback Fashion
Christian Brothers Football Drew Motivation From Several Sources In A Thrilling Capital Athletic League Championship Victory At Vista del Lago • PICTURED ABOVE: A No. 18 Spencer Webb Oregon Jersey Is Held Up As Christian Brothers Players Celebrate Their CAL Title Win. (Jim McCue photo) What the Christian Brothers... Read more
Grit & Grind | Scrappy Dublin Notches Upset; Campolindo Moves To 9-0
Dublin Football Qualifies For NCS Playoffs With Clutch Win Over Livermore While Campolindo Wraps Up Another League Title • PICTURED ABOVE: Dublin Senior Running Back Brady Steadman Sits Atop A Teammate’s Shoulders As The Gaels Celebrate Their Upset. (Chace Bryson photo) As wins go, Dublin High’s Friday night upset... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.23: Thursday Pick’Em (WEEK 10)
Despite A Recording Snafu, The 7 Friday Night Team Still Managed To Log Their NorCal Football Picks For Several Key Matchups • PICTURED ABOVE: Foothill-Pleasanton senior Jensen McMillin. (Ben Enos photo) Host Chace Bryson’s failure to press record trickled down from Tuesday’s show, but co-host Ben Enos graciously showed... Read more
Grand Central | Central Catholic Football On Verge Of League Title
Shootout Win Over Manteca Sets Central Catholic Football Up For Second Straight Undefeated Run Through Valley Oak League • PICTURED ABOVE: Central Catholic Coach Roger Canepa Delivers An Emphatic Postgame Message. (Chace Bryson photos) “How ‘bout them Raiders?!!” The refrain thundered from Central Catholic football coach Roger Canepa and... Read more