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7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.4: Season Openers & Knight Terrors
After Revisiting Last Week’s Sac-Joaquin Openers, The Show Gears Up For A Full NorCal Football Slate And Welcomes Las Lomas Coach Doug Longero For Some Knight Talk • It’s a big week on the show as hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos revisit results and key takeaways from the... Read more
Wild Night | Whitney Football Opens Season With Comeback Thriller
Several Clutch Performances Help Wildcats Erase A 21-0 Deficit To Antelope And Send Whitney Football Surging Into 2022 Season • PICTURED ABOVE: Whitney Quarterback Trevor Hargis. (Ike Dodson photos) A senior transfer, a backup quarterback and a first-year starting defensive back walk onto a field.  It’s not the setup... Read more
Carter Jackson, No. 18 Granite Bay Rushes By Elk Grove
Sophomore Carter Jackson Leads Granite Bay Running Back Group That Smashed Elk Grove Before Smashing That “Like” Button • PICTURED ABOVE: Carter Jackson Talks To Media After His 4 TD Effort. (Chace Bryson photos) It’s been a good night when you’re able to check your Twitter mentions before the... Read more
Done With Drama | Capital Christian Football Embraces Singular Focus
With A Turbulent 2021 Behind Them, Capital Christian Football Staff And Players Open The Season Happy To Keep Their Battles On The Field • PICTURED ABOVE: Capital Christian senior WR Kanye Clark. (Ike Dodson photos) The Capital Christian football program battled throughout the Fall 2021 season. On the field... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.3: Thursday Pick’Em (SJS Opening Week)
This Season The 7 Friday Night Team Puts Its Predictions Out In The Open With Dedicated Episodes — And It Starts With A Sac-Joaquin Section Special • As the Sac-Joaquin Schedule gets set to bring a soft-open to the 2022 NorCal football season, it’s as good a time as... Read more
Creating Separation | Social Media, Digital Trends Shape HS Football Consumption
From Players Attempting To Expand Exposure To Whole Programs Using It As A Billboard And Educational Tool, Commanding The Digital Space Can Be As Helpful As Winning High School Football Games  • PICTURED ABOVE: Pittsburg’s Rashid Williams shows of his Twitter post announcing his commitment to Washington. (Photo: Chace... Read more
Noa Way But Up | Alani Noa, Grant Football Plot Return To Prominence
Led By USC-Bound Lineman Alani Noa, Grant Is Building From The Inside Out As The Long-Respected Sac-Joaquin Section Power Looks To Rise From A Five-Year Swoon • PICTURED ABOVE: Grant senior lineman, Alani Noa. (Ike Dodson photos) To resurrect one of the most storied football programs in Northern California... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.2: Game Week In The Sac-Joaquin Section
Reporter Ike Dodson Joins The Show To Help Offer A Primer On The Sac-Joaquin Section As It Opens Its Season This Friday • With real, live football action set to begin in the Sac-Joaquin Section, hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos welcome fellow SportStars writer/photographer Ike Dodson for a... Read more
Mack Draft | Junior QB Austin Mack Takes Keys To Folsom Offense
Talent-Rich Folsom Enters 2022 With Big Expectations, A Relentless Schedule, And New QB Austin Mack — Who Could Unlock It All • Austin Mack ducks through the doorway as he enters the room. All six-foot-five of his long, lanky frame hunkers down into a chair as his coach pulls... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.1: Pads, Positivity & Pirates
The 7 Friday Night Podcast Begins Its Second Season With Plenty Of Preseason Chatter ( Like Who’s No. 1) And Sharing Soundbites From A Visit To Pittsburg • We made it through the void! High school football is nearly back, and hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos open Season... Read more
Oak Ridge Football Out To Reclaim Identity
“Oak Ridge Football Doesn’t Go 3-7” — Trojans Prepare To Put Rocky 2021 Behind Them As Confidence Builds For Second Season Under Coach Casey Taylor • PICTURED ABOVE: Oak Ridge senior linebacker and captain, Conner Dasmann fights through a block. (Ike Dodson photos) What a difference a year makes. The... Read more
Best Bell Cow | Inside The Crowded Race For Top SJS Running Back
Curron Borders, Lamar Radcliffe And A Guy Nicknamed “Thor” Lead The Way At The Sac-Joaquin Section’s Deepest Skill Position In 2022 • PICTURED ABOVE: Manteca senior, Blake Nichelson (David Gershon photo) Who needs a passing game if the run can’t be stopped? Most of the teams mentioned below are... Read more