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7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.29: Thursday Pick’Em (WEEK 13)
It’s A NorCal Football Picks Bonanza As The 7 Friday Night Crew Tackles Several Section Semifinals. PLUS: More “Dumb Football” • PICTURED ABOVE: San Marin-Novato senior WR Frankie Quinci. (David Gershon photo) It’s a week full of section semifinals, so finding good games to pick certainly wasn’t hard for... Read more
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
SportStars NorCal Volleyball Rankings | Top 20, Nov. 7
St. Francis-Mountain View Escapes Fifth 1 vs. 2 Battle With Mitty; Top Half Of NorCal Volleyball Rankings Sees Little Change After Section Finals • NorCal Volleyball Rankings All records are through Saturday, Nov. 5. Previous ranking in parenthesis. Record obtained via MaxPreps.PICTURED ABOVE: Morgan Daetz, center, and members of... 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. 2.25: Thursday Pick’Em (WEEK 11)
Playoffs! Big Regular Season Finales! Horse Racing? It’s All Happening In This Week’s 7 Friday Night NorCal Football Picks Show • PICTURED ABOVE: Journey McKoy of De La Salle-Concord. (David Gershon photo) This week’s Thursday Pick ‘Em show opens with a mini-emergency pod as hosts Chace Bryson and Ben... 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