Football

This team was chosen by a select committee, with proper knowledge of the teams, leagues, players, competition, and statistics as made available for the entire season on MaxPreps. 12 on offense*, 11 on defense, specialists, and honorable mention.  No one goes both ways:   OFFENSE: Lineman- Mike Shockey, Newman Lineman – P.J. Toleafoa, Santa Rosa Lineman- Raphael…

Last night, I had phone conversations with a couple basketball coaches on my way home from the Tamalpais-Branson game at College of Marin. One coaches in Marin County, while the other coaches in Sonoma County. We both got on the topic of league re-alignment. Don’t ask me how or why, but it happened, so it…

AS VOTED ON BY THE COACHES: NBL OAK FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR, 2019 HONOR NAME SCHOOL POSITION YEAR Player of the Year Jackson Pavitt Cardinal Newman Quarterback 12 HONOR NAME SCHOOL POSITION Year Offensive Player of the Year Jared Stocker Rancho Cotate Quarterback 12 Offensive Player of the Year Carlo Woods Cardinal Newman Wide…

What a football season it was in Sonoma County. Not only did we have some of the best teams in our local school’s history, but we had two teams compete for a state championship. An unprecedented event with two schools hosting state championship games just 14 miles apart. Pretty incredible. Cardinal Newman played in their…

Projections are according to CalPreps.com CIF Division 3-A championship: Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield, CA) 22, Rancho Cotate (Rohnert Park, CA) 21 CIF Division 3-AA Championship: Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa, CA) 28,  El Camino (Oceanside, CA) 24

Rancho Cotate’s defense shutout a vaunted Las Lomas offense including Oregon State commit Running Back Isiah Newell, 7-0 to win the North Coast Section Division 3 Championship on Friday in a game played at Acalanes High School. It was Rasheed Rankin who scored the first and only touchdown of the game, a 1 yard scamper;…

DIVISION 2 Vintage (Napa, CA) vs Campolindo (Moraga, CA) at Memorial Stadium (Napa, CA) Saturday, November 23rd, 7:00pm [projection: Campolindo (Moraga, CA) 20-19] DIVISION 3 Benicia (CA) at Rancho Cotate (Rohnert Park, CA) Saturday, November 23rd, 7:00pm [projection: Rancho Cotate (Rohnert Park, CA) 31-24] DIVISION 4 Piner (Santa Rosa, CA) at Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa,…

DIVISION 2 Napa (CA) at Clayton Valley (Concord, CA) Friday, November 15th, 7:00pm [projection: Clayton Valley (Concord, CA) 35-14] Redwood (Larkspur, CA) vs Vintage (Napa, CA) at Memorial Stadium (Napa, CA) Friday, November 15th, 7:00pm [projection: Vintage (Napa, CA) 28-19] DIVISION 3 Santa Rosa (CA) at Las Lomas (Walnut Creek, CA) Friday, November 15th, 7:00pm…