Are you coming out for Thursdays 7 on 7 matchup with west valley and Shasta?
Yes I will be out there. I also hear CV will be out there too. Can't wait to get some summer football in there.
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When is the RB preview coming out?
The Red Bluff preview should in print on Thursday and online Wednesday evening.
New playoff rules announced today 8/25/14, with no regional game, will that help EHS and other Norcal teams get to stat?
I'd like to answer this really quickly instead of on my blog to clarify. CIF announced it eliminated the OPEN Division Regional game, not the rest of the divisions. There will still be D1, 2, 3, 4, NorCal and SoCal bowl games where the winners will meet in state championship. Only the Open Division, which can be any team from any division (usually D1, the best of the best) will be selected to play for a state title without a NorCal or SoCal game.
when will you be posting about Shasta's practice
I will post a few photos in a couple of minutes but I was mainly there today to do the 2014 team preview, which won't run for another week. I'm trying to stay ahead of schedule.
Anderson & West Valley prediction this year? Know it's early, but you've been out too both practices. Anderson will play in "The Pasture" this year...
We'll get there later. That game is Week 10 on Nov. 7. Let's get through August first.
when are you coming to enterprises practice
Hopefully Thursday next week. Enterprise is the only local football team that doesn't play Week 0 on Aug. 29 so I am focusing on the teams that play that week first.
Who do you think would possibly win if" they played eachother ehs or wvhs this year
Again with the hypotheticals between these 2 schools? Don't know yet. I haven't been out to Enterprise's practice this fall.
Out of the 3 NAL teams you've seen, who looks the best?
There's no question West Valley is the top. Reigning section champs helps. Anderson looked pretty solid, great energy at practice and numbers. CV has more play-makers than I thought.
When do the all record search light teams for baseball come out?
Soon. We're still working with other media outlets on the all-section teams and then the all-RS teams will be out.
Even with a brand new offensive line, do you think EHS runningback Izzy Matthews will live up to the success he had his junior season? A big part of his success was because of Evers, Gunter, and Ferguson
They were a large part of his success but he's still one of the strongest RBs in the section. I'm not sure another 2,000yd, 30-TD campaign is possible w/ teams stacking the box to stop him but he should still find success. A 1,500yd, 20-TD season is a realistic expectation.
Rank the football EAL teams from what you have seen so far
Enterprise, Red Bluff, Foothill/Shasta. (Haven't seen Chico, PV or Paradise b/c their in the south).