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SPARTAN SHEPHERD | NorCal Coach Of The Year: Justin Alumbaugh
De La Salle Coach Justin Alumbaugh Masterfully Guided His Program Through Some Of Its Heaviest Adversity In Decades — Still Reaching Another CIF Bowl So much of a coach’s best work happens away from the field. It happens in quiet moments with individual players and vulnerable moments amongst the... 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
VEER PERFECTION | De La Salle Goes Vintage In CIF Win
Focused Return To The Veer Offense, Dominant Defense Sends De La Salle Back To A CIF State Bowl After Shutout Of Clovis North PICTURE ABOVE: Jackson Barth (77) leads the way as Derrick Blanche follows during the CIF 1-AA NorCal regional on Friday against Clovis North-Fresno. (Ben Enos photos)... Read more
STILL THE ONE | De La Salle Football Makes It 31 Straight
Despite Two Major Challenges From San Ramon Valley, De La Salle Football Upholds Three-Plus Decade Of Excellence Over North Coast Section Presented without context, the numbers associated with the De La Salle-Concord football team’s dominance of its own backyard never cease to amaze. 31 straight North Coast Section titles.... Read more
De La Salle Football Mourning Death Of Longtime Assistant
BREAKING: De La Salle Football Will Host El Cerrito With Heavy Hearts Tonight Following Death Of Defensive Line Coach, Steve Jacoby PICTURED ABOVE: Steve Jacoby, left, stands next to Justin Alumbaugh during the national anthem prior to the game at Folsom on Sept. 22. (BEN ENOS Photo) The De... Read more
SPARTAN WAY: The 2023 De La Salle Football Team Is Following A Familiar Path
A Physical, Grind-It-Out Victory At Folsom Puts De La Salle Football Back At No. 2 In NorCal Rankings And On A Trajectory Many Have Seen Before For the better part of four decades, watching the De La Salle-Concord football team at the beginning of the season and then watching... Read more
De La Salle Football Coaching Staff Gets Shakeup
Departure Of Defensive Coordinator Nate Kenion Leads To Key Role Changes And The Return Of A Very Familiar Face • There was no need to overthink it. Sometimes it’s best to just go with what works — which led De La Salle football coach Justin Alumbaugh to one of... Read more
Stung In SoCal | De La Salle Falls To Lincoln-San Diego In CIF Bowl Return
Lincoln Hornets Become First San Diego School To Top Spartans Despite De La Salle Nearly Pulling Off Epic Finish To Topsy-Turvy Season Nothing seemed easy for the 2022 De La Salle football team. That included the ending. Which finished 20 yards shy of being a happy one. Trailing 33-28... Read more
Power & Trust | De La Salle Football Grinds Down Folsom, Advances To State
Suffocating Defense And A Vintage De La Salle Football 8-Minute, Clock-Killing Drive Led By Key Seniors Deliver Revenge Win Over Folsom • PICTURED ABOVE: Senior Matthew Dias-Martin Bear-Hugs Fellow Senior And Teammate Derek Thompson Following De La Salle’s 17-14 Win. (Chace Bryson photos) Prior to the CIF Division 1-AA... Read more
Moving On | Campolindo Surives Rancho Cotate; De La Salle Crowned Again
Campolindo Football Advances To North Coast Section Div. II Final After Instant Classic With Rancho Cotate; DLS Tops Pittsburg For Open Title • PICTURED ABOVE: Campolindo QB Dashiell Weaver Looks For Running Room On Friday. He Accounted For Nearly 400 Total Yards Passing & Rushing. (Ben Enos photos) One... 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
Super Serra | Padres Stun De La Salle, Rise To Top Of NorCal
With A 14-Point Fourth Quarter Comeback, Serra Football Defeated De La Salle For The First Time In 12 Tries, Takes Over NorCal’s No. 1 Rank • PICTURED ABOVE: Serra junior quarterback Maealiauki Smith. (Chace Bryson photos) An attempt to parse all the storylines at play in the Serra football... Read more