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THUNDER ROAD | Rocklin Football Paves Way To First SJS Title Since ’09
A Blue-Collar Mentality And A Dominant Defense Were On Full Display In Rocklin’s Div. II Championship Victory Over St. Mary’s-Stockton PICTURED ABOVE: Rocklin senior Spencer Patton (6) congratulates sophomore quarterback Reeve Slone following the Thunder’s championship win Saturday night. (Ben Enos photos) Rocklin head football coach Jason Adams isn’t... Read more
STAYING HUNGRY | Late Touchdown Lifts El Cerrito To NCS Div. II Crown
El Cerrito Football Punches Its Return Ticket Into CIF Bowl Playoffs With Last-Minute Comeback Win Over Windsor PICTURED ABOVE: Jayvon Bolds celebrates his go-ahead touchdown with a little more than a minute left in the game. (Ben Enos photos) It would be easy to understand if the El Cerrito... Read more
THREE FOR 3 | No. 3 Seed Pittsburg Wins Third Straight NCS Title
Using Its Seed As Motivation, Pittsburg Football Topped San Ramon Valley For A Third Straight North Coast Section Division I Crown As a first-year head coach about to lead the Pittsburg High football team into the playoffs, Charlie Ramirez was handed a gift a few weeks back.  The North... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 3.14: Pirates & Pies (w/ Charlie Ramirez)
It’s Championships. It’s Thanksgiving. It’s A 7 Friday Night Content Wonderland! This Week Has Analysis, Picks And A Visit From Pittsburg’s Head Coach It’s our annual Thanksgiving/Section Championship episode full of delicious (yeah, we went there) commentary on all things pigskin along with a visit from Pittsburg coach Charlie... Read more
NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT | Expectations Soar For Loaded Mitty
Behind A Pair Of National Team Standouts, Archbishop Mitty Opens Season In The Top 5 Of Multiple National Rankings — And It’s Built To Stay There This time last year, McKenna Woliczko was simply a freshman trying to make a big enough impression to be considered for the Archbishop... Read more
STILL THE ONE | De La Salle Football Makes It 31 Straight
Despite Two Major Challenges From San Ramon Valley, De La Salle Football Upholds Three-Plus Decade Of Excellence Over North Coast Section Presented without context, the numbers associated with the De La Salle-Concord football team’s dominance of its own backyard never cease to amaze. 31 straight North Coast Section titles.... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 3.13: Touchdowns vs. Home Runs, Pt. 3 (w/ Soren Hummel)
St. Ignatius-S.F. QB Soren Hummel Visits To Talk Wildcats As 7 Friday Night Rehashes A Busy Playoff Week And Gears Up For Semifinals PHOTO CREDIT: @SIScores_X/Twitter It’s another playoff mega-episode with multiple guests, beginning with St. Ignatius-SF quarterback Soren Hummel. Soren details his team’s last second win over Valley... Read more
FULLY OPERATIONAL | Healthy Rancho Cotate, Scrappy Heritage Roll In Div. II
Jacob Pruitt, Physical Run Game Power Rancho Cotate Past Granada; Heritage Takes Down Redwood With Its Own Physicality PICTURED ABOVE: Rancho Cotate quarterback Jacob Pruitt, left, and Heritage running back Mekhi Adenandus. (Ben Enos photos) Look good, feel good. Feel good, play good. The Rancho Cotate football team is... Read more
COLE AS ICE | Inderkum’s Ricky Cole Has Tigers On Target
Inderkum-Sacramento Quarterback, A Touchdown Sensation, Leads Tigers Into The Sac-Joaquin Section Div. I Quarterfinals Ricky Cole might be the first quarterback to dream about his passing records being broken while he’s still in the midst of the record-setting season. The 5-foot, 10-inch junior signal caller of Sacramento’s Inderkum High... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 3.12: Playoff Weather (w/ Dom Ingrassia)
It’s A 7 Friday Night Mega-Playoff Pod, Plus San Marin QB Dom Ingrassia Joins The Show To Share About The Mustangs Historic Win Over Marin Catholic As Coach Eidson waxes poetic about a nip in the air, the changing leaves and the stadium lights turning on by 5 o’clock,... Read more
HISTORY LESSON | Pittsburg Football Thrives In Present After Embracing Past
Museum Visit Helped Prep Pittsburg Football Prior To Pirates Routing Rival Antioch To Finish Regular Season At 10-0 A few days before the 105th edition of the Big Little Game, Pittsburg High coach Charlie Ramirez took his team on a field trip. With rival Antioch set to come to... Read more
OVERDUE | Foothill Volleyball Wins First NCS Title Since ’10
With Come From Behind Win Over Marin Catholic, Foothill Volleyball Improved To 36-1 And Snapped Four Game Skid In NCS Finals Appearances PICTURED ABOVE: Nisa Kincaid (left) and Katie Salonga (5) join teammates in celebrating a Foothill point late in the NCS championship match. (Chace Bryson photos) Katie Salonga... Read more