Boys Soccer: Playoff Picture, Rankings, Standings, Stats
The North Coast Section playoff meeting is just about a month away. Not too early for us to look at the playoff picture. Division I Lock: Dublin, Livermore, Pittsburg, San Ramon Valley Likely in:...
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This week we are going to dissect the league races. We have more compelling races this year than usual. Next week we’ll get back to the playoff picture. BVAL It’s very early in the BVAL, as each team...
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Time for the updated playoff picture. What needs to be remembered for this breakdown is that in the WACC, the league games work a little differently. All the games, no matter if you play a Shoreline or...
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Here’s where we stand. Division I Locked In: Castro Valley, College Park, De La Salle, Dublin, Freedom, Logan, Livermore, Monte Vista, Pittsburg, San Leandro, San Ramon Valley I’ve moved San Leandro to...
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Before we start, here is a feel good story. Last Tuesday, when Cal High showed up to play San Ramon Valley, SRV head coach Don Busboom and his team had signs set up to lift the spirits and wish well...
View ArticleBoys Soccer: Seeding Thoughts, All-Star Game, Rankings, Standings, Stats
Playoff time. Here is what I think the NCS committee will do. Division I 1. San Ramon Valley 2. De La Salle 3. Livermore 4. Pittsburg 5. College Park 6. Logan 7. San Leandro 8. Berkeley 9. Newark...
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The first two rounds have been very unpredictable. Will we see more surprises going forward? Division I We have a No. 13 and a No. 14 seed in the semifinals. Nearly had a No. 8 seed. This has been a...
View ArticleBoys Soccer: Final Notebook, All-Star Game, Rankings, Standings, Stats
Today’s finals have made me very nostalgic. In my first season covering soccer, 2007-2008, Pittsburg High won the NCS crown. I remember that year very vividly. They were in the BVAL with De La Salle,...
View ArticleBoys Soccer: All-League teams
All-League stuff. All-BVAL MVP Christian Geronimo, Pittsburg First Team Edwin Barelas, Pittsburg; Jose Hernandez, Pittsburg; Luis Magallon, Pittsburg; Jahrie Gray, Freedom; Chris Kwasny, Freedom; Cody...
View ArticleBoys Soccer: All-East Bay
MVP: Addison Escobar, Richomond, Sr Coach of the Year: Don Busboom, San Ramon Valley FIRST TEAM F- Addison Escobar, Richmond, Sr – Escobar started off having a very fine season, but ended up having an...
View ArticleBoys Soccer: WSC finals, MV wins TVC, DLS Showcase, Rankings, Standings, Stats
The Winter Soccer Classic provided plenty of drama yesterday. Let’s take a look at how it went, starting with the Gold Division. Pittsburg scored early, capitalizing on a first half opportunity. A...
View ArticleBoys Soccer: Coaching Tenures/Wins, Nautical Cup, Rankings, Standings, Stats
Some lists, just for fun. Longest current coaching tenures… Don Busboom, SRV (20 seasons), Paul Curtis, Acalanes (17), Rene Siles, Richmond (16), James Fulwiler, Dublin (10), Rick Villa, Newark (9),...
View ArticleBoys Soccer: Matches for playoff hopefuls, Rankings, Standings, Stats
There are a lot of games between now and 2016 that will go a long way in telling us who is for real as far as being an NCS playoff team. Here are a few matches to keep an eye on. Deer Valley v....
View ArticleBoys Soccer: League Analysis, Rankings, Standings, Stats
This week I want to do an analysis of each league, but kinda do it unstructured. Gonna point out a few things about some teams. BVAL Fact: I think there are four teams that could legitimately win this...
View ArticleBoys Soccer: Playoff Picture, Mid-Season Report, Rankings, Standings, Stats
Time for our first look at the playoff picture, since we are just over a month away from the committee meeting. I’m not going to call anyone a lock this week, even though some pretty much are, so that...
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An update of the division by division playoff picture. Division I Locked In: Berkeley, Clayton Valley, Dublin, Heritage, Monte Vista, San Ramon Valley, Santa Rosa A lot would have to happen for these...
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Three weeks until the NCS seeding is announced. Division I Locked In: Berkeley, Clayton Valley, Dublin, Heritage, Monte Vista, San Ramon Valley, Santa Rosa Status quo. Likely In: De La Salle, Freedom,...
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Two weeks until the committee meets. Division I Locked In: Berkeley, Clayton Valley, Dublin, Foothill, Freedom, Heritage, Monte Vista, Pittsburg, San Ramon Valley, Santa Rosa Moving Foothill, Freedom...
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One more week. Division I Locked In: Berkeley, California, Clayton Valley, De La Salle, Dublin, Foothill, Freedom, Heritage, Monte Vista, Pittsburg, San Ramon Valley, Santa Rosa Cal and DLS are locks,...
View ArticleBoys Soccer: Playoff Seeding Predictions, All-Star Game, Rankings, Standings,...
It’s playoff time. This is what I think the committee will do. Without further adieu, here are my predictions Division I 1. Clayton Valley 2. Berkeley 3. Santa Rosa 4. San Ramon Valley 5. Dublin 6....
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