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SUPER SOPH | NorCal Offensive Player Of The Year: Ryder Lyons
With 61 Total TDs, Three Fourth-Quarter, Championship-Winning Drives And A CIF State Bowl Title, Ryder Lyons Is The Most Recent Star Of The Folsom QB Legacy When Folsom’s 2-point conversion attempt failed with 2:41 to play, the casual fan probably viewed it as the Bulldogs’ last gasp of a... Read more
SportStars NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings | Jan. 2
NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings Open 2024 With Just Three New Teams Entering; Showcases And Transfer Eligibility May Spice Things Up Though • NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings All records are through Saturday, Dec. 30 Previous rank in parenthesis. Records obtained through MaxPreps.com PICTURED ABOVE: Junior Jada Tupou of No. 2... Read more
Best Of 2023: March | Tales From Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Wrestling
Ike Dodson Delivers Six Stories From A Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Wrestling Championships Weekend Full Of Surprises, Impressive Feats • PICTURED ABOVE: Oakdale Wrestler Carlos Garcia Points At The Camera In Celebration After Claiming The 170 Pound Title At The Sac-Joaquin Masters Wrestling Championships. (Ike Dodson photos) Fierce battles in... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 3.17: State Of Cheer (w/ Charles Williams)
It’s All CIF State Bowl Review On The Last 7 Friday Night Of 2023, Including A Visit From Marin Catholic Two-Way Star (And Two-Time State Champ) Charles Williams TOP PHOTO CREDIT: Bodie DeSilva/@SDPreps In the last 2023 episode, Ben and Chace break down all the big results from last... Read more
SportStars NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings | Dec. 12
Our First In-Season NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings Has Nine Teams Rising From Their Preseason Spot; PLUS: Some Analysis On New NCS Playoff Proposal • NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings All records are through Monday, Dec. 11. Previous rank in parenthesis. Records obtained through MaxPreps.com PICTURED ABOVE: No. 17 Salesian from... Read more
BACK TO BOWLING | Grant Chases Third CIF Title Against La Serna
A Host Of Playmakers Have Combined With Standout Line Play To Form One Of NorCal’s Best Offenses And Made Grant A Late-Season Force PICTURED ABOVE: Grant leading rusher, Wayshawn Parker, runs in the open field during the Sac-Joaquin Section Div. III final against Woodcreek-Roseville. (David Gershon photos) The same... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 3.16: Bowls & Burrito Calculations
De La Salle Coach Justin Alumbaugh & CalHiSports.com Editor Mark Tennis Both Join The 7 Friday Night Crew To Revisit Regionals And Preview CIF State Bowl Weekend PICTURED ABOVE: Folsom QB Ryder Lyons. (Ben Enos photo) We’ve reached the final weekend of the season, and hosts Chace and Ben... Read more
“CONNER FREAKIN’ CAMPBELL” | Casa Roble QB Is Ram Tough In Title Victory
Casa Roble Football Prepares For A CIF State Bowl Regional Playoff After Its Gutty Quarterback Led Thrilling Comeback Win In Sac-Joaquin Div. IV Final PICTURED ABOVE: Conner Campbell leaps in excitement amongst his teammates following the final play of the SJS Division 4 Championship game. (Ike Dodson photos) The... Read more
THUNDER ROAD | Rocklin Football Paves Way To First SJS Title Since ’09
A Blue-Collar Mentality And A Dominant Defense Were On Full Display In Rocklin’s Div. II Championship Victory Over St. Mary’s-Stockton PICTURED ABOVE: Rocklin senior Spencer Patton (6) congratulates sophomore quarterback Reeve Slone following the Thunder’s championship win Saturday night. (Ben Enos photos) Rocklin head football coach Jason Adams isn’t... 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
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
COLE AS ICE | Inderkum’s Ricky Cole Has Tigers On Target
Inderkum-Sacramento Quarterback, A Touchdown Sensation, Leads Tigers Into The Sac-Joaquin Section Div. I Quarterfinals Ricky Cole might be the first quarterback to dream about his passing records being broken while he’s still in the midst of the record-setting season. The 5-foot, 10-inch junior signal caller of Sacramento’s Inderkum High... Read more