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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
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
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
LEGWORK | Acalanes Football Thrives After Finding Running Game
Running Backs Jack Miller & Jack Giorgianni Have Become A Balancing Force For An Acalanes Football Team On The Brink Of An Outright League Title PICTURED ABOVE: Jack Giorgianni carries the ball against Las Lomas-Walnut Creek on Oct. 27. (Ben Enos photos) Over the first three games of the... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 3.11: It’s All Happening
This Week’s 7 Friday Night Episode Dives Into Sac-Joaquin Section Playoff Brackets, Engages On The Pittsburg Or San Ramon Valley Debate & Reprises “Dumb Football” This week the crew breaks down the Sac-Joaquin Section playoff brackets and shares thoughts on the biggest surprises, best first-round matchups and best potential... Read more
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