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All According To Plan | Acalanes Football Executes To Perfection
With Big Plays At The Right Time, The Acalanes Football Team Came From Behind To Beat Sheldon-Sacramento And Remain Unbeaten • PICTURED ABOVE: Acalanes junior QB Sully Bailey. (Ben Enos photos) Check, check, check. For three-plus quarters against host Sheldon-Sacramento, the Acalanes football team executed its game plan. Bubble... Read more
Rumble, Rumble | Elias Brown Leads Rocklin Football Past Antioch
After A Season-Opening Stumble, NorCal Top 20-Ranked Rocklin Football Builds Momentum Following A Third Straight Win Led By Its Rushing Attack • PICTURED ABOVE: Rocklin Senior Running Back, Elias Brown. (Chace Bryson photos) There was nothing normal about the Rocklin Football team’s week of practice. With the California heat... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.9: Thursday Pick’Em (WEEK 3)
The 7 Friday Night Team Returns For Another Week Of NorCal Football Picks, Some Feeling Better Than Others • We’re back for another week of NorCal football picks. 7 Friday Night host Chace Bryson is looking to build off of a strong week, while co-host Ben Enos and Coach... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.8: Football’s Gamblers & Winners
Host Chace Bryson Returns From Vegas Just In Time For A 7 Friday Night Football Buffet, Plus Sheldon-Sacramento Coach Chris Nixon Visits • PICTURED ABOVE: Members Of The Sheldon High Football Team Walk Off The Field During Their Win Over Nevada Union. (Sheldon HS Football photo/Twitter) After covering the... Read more
Earning Their Stripes | Lincoln Fighting Zebras Aim To Keep Pace With FVL Rival
Spirted Comeback Win Over Yuba City Has Lincoln Football Off To 2-0 Start — The Same As Perennial Foothill Valley League Juggernaut, Placer • PICTURED ABOVE: Lincoln QB Thomas Mukai, left, and running back Sean Cotten. (Ike Dodson photos) The term “rivalry” gets tossed around like a spread formation... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.7: Thursday Pick’Em (WEEK 2)
The 7 Friday Night Team Attempts To Regroup After A Rough Round Of NorCal Football Picks In The First Week Of Full Action • While the first week of full NorCal action delivered plenty of excitement on the field, there was less enthusiasm in Picksville. Hosts Chace Bryson and... Read more
Made Of Honor | How The Honor Bowl Became A Showcase For More Than Football
After 10-Plus Years, Honor Bowl Creators Reflect On The Origins And Evolution Of Event That Brings High School Football And Military Appreciation Together • Sometimes, out of great suffering and loss can come great hope and reward. The War in Afghanistan that began in 2001 as Operation Enduring Freedom... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.6: Serra Versus All Y’all
Serra 3-Star Lineman Ryan Silver Joins 7 Friday Night As The Padres Look To Beat NorCal’s No. 2 And No. 1 Teams — On The Road — Back-To-Back • Hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos have a ton of talk about after a thrilling first week of football across... Read more
Padre Perseverance | Serra Football Outlasts Folsom In Showdown
Depth And Grit Allow No. 3 Serra Football To Battle Through Cramping To “Steal A W” At No. 2 Folsom — Setting Up Clash With No. 1 De La Salle • PICTURED ABOVE: Serra Running Back Jabari Mann. (David Gershon photos) The Serra football team understood its road trip to... Read more
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