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7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 19: Go Big Or Go Home Time

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Our Show Goes Big This Week As We Recap Section Finals, Preview NorCal Regionals And Talk Bulldog Football With The Tremain Brothers • It’s a jam-packed show this week as Chace and Ben revisit an entertaining weekend of section championships and the 24-hour guessing game of who the CIF... Read more

Tip Of The Hat | Folsom Thrives As Underdog To Win SJS Div. I Title

High School Football Sac-Joaquin Section November 28, 2021 0

Bulldogs Shut Down Rocklin 20-3 To Avenge 40-7 Loss And Push On To CIF Regional Bowl Game • After tracking passes mid-flight for four quarters, heavily recruited Folsom junior Rico Flores Jr. knew exactly how to react to the last one he would see Friday at Sacramento City College.... Read more

Still Perfect | Rocklin Survives Greatest Challenge To Reach SJS Final

High School Football Sac-Joaquin Section November 25, 2021 1

Unlikely Heroes Emerge As Rocklin Stays Unbeaten In A Wild, Come-From-Behind, Instant-Classic Semifinal Win Over St. Mary’s-Stockton • Friday’s Sac-Joaquin Section Div. I semifinals and Rocklin’s perfect football season hinged on the clutch performance of an acclaimed track-and-field sprinter. And not like you would think. MacGregor Teselle, who earned... Read more

7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 18: Section Championships & Cookie Capers

Central Coast Section High School Football North Coast Section Northern Section Podcasts Sac-Joaquin Section November 24, 2021 0

It’s All-The-Marbles Time And 7 Friday Night Features Multiple Guests As We Look Back At Crazy Semifinals And Preview Section Title Week • 7 Friday Night goes all out as it reviews an absolute wild weekend of semifinals while also previewing section championship weekend throughout Northern California. Hosts Chace... Read more

COVER STORY: One Last Run | Senior Quartet Powers Emerging Elk Grove Basketball

High School Basketball Sac-Joaquin Section November 23, 2021 0

Fueled By Four Seniors And Longtime Best Friends, Elk Grove Basketball Will Be Among Sac-Joaquin Section’s Best — And May Just Raise A Banner • From sleepovers to step-backs, crossovers to companions, no one has a deeper bond on and off the court than Elk Grove High’s four standout... Read more

Ready To Charge | St. Mary’s Rams Aim Return To NorCal Supremacy

High School Basketball Sac-Joaquin Section November 23, 2021 0

If Spring’s Shortened Season Provided Any Indication, Stockton’s St. Mary’s Basketball Is More Than Ready To Rule NorCal Once Again • PICTURED ABOVE: St. Mary’s Junior Guard Brooklyn Perry From January 2020. (Jean-Paul Toshiro photo) Alle Moreno had just seven practices to prepare for her first game as a... Read more

SJS Football Playoffs | Semifinals Preview (Div. I-IV)

High School Football Sac-Joaquin Section November 18, 2021 0

Will A Top Seed Fall? Sac-Joaquin Section Playoffs Capsules And Predictions Highlight The Season’s Best Matchups • PICTURED ABOVE: Jesuit-Carmichael All-Purpose Back, Kai Santos. (David Gershon photo) The Sac-Joaquin Section football playoffs continue this weekend by adding dynamic semifinal matchups in Divisions I-IV to an already thrilling postseason. If... Read more

7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 17: “Open” To Discussion

Central Coast Section High School Football North Coast Section Northern Section Podcasts Sac-Joaquin Section November 17, 2021 0

De La Salle Coach Justin Alumbaugh Joins The Show To Talk Spartans, Playoff Models, And Facing Longtime Foe Pittsburg In The NCS Open Final This Week • With long time foes De La Salle and Pittsburg meeting this week to decide the North Coast Section Open Division final, hosts... Read more

Frenzy In The Fog | Elk Grove Outlasts Vacaville In Playoff Classic

High School Football Sac-Joaquin Section November 13, 2021 0

Elk Grove Rushes For More Than 500 Yards In A Wild Shootout Win That Sends Thundering Herd Into SJS Div. II Semifinals • PICTURED ABOVE: Elk Grove junior lineman Dallas Fineanganofo (59) celebrates with teammates. (Chace Bryson photos) Ethan Archuleta faked the hand off. He tucked the football tight... Read more

Elimination Sensation | Placer Football Shines Under Must-Win Pressure

High School Football Sac-Joaquin Section November 11, 2021 0

After An 0-5 Start Left Placer One Loss From Playoff Disqualification, The Hillmen Have Stormed Their Way To SJS Quarterfinals • PICTURED ABOVE: Placer Running Back LaVelle Davis (Ike Dodson photo) The 56 teams still laundering funky game jerseys for use in one of seven Sac-Joaquin Section football brackets... Read more

7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 16: Trail Talk & Playoff Punditry

Central Coast Section High School Football North Coast Section Podcasts Sac-Joaquin Section November 10, 2021 0

The Show Welcomes Monterey Trail Coach TJ Ewing To Talk About The Red-Hot Mustangs, And We Dive Deep Into The First Full Week Of Playoffs • The postseason has now arrived for everybody, and the show is here for it! As the Sac-Joaquin Section rolls into its quarterfinals, hosts... Read more

Slumber Party Over | Undefeated Antelope Is Turning Heads

High School Football Sac-Joaquin Section November 4, 2021 0

Overlooked And Undervalued, Antelope Has A Chip On Its Shoulder And Is Hungry For More Than A League Title • Antelope High, the most slept-on football team in the Sac-Joaquin Section, can finally get some rest itself. After outscoring opponents 402-122 in a stunning blitz of games, undefeated Antelope... Read more