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LEARNING ON THE JOB
It is tough to imagine a 1-9 football season being a success. Yet, the bumps and bruises experienced by East Union during head coach Willie Herrera's first season served a purpose. Herrera would love to have won another five or six games, but learning from each game they lost is as valuable. East Union opens Herrera's second tour through the Valley Oak League with an even tougher schedule, without the services of their record-setting quarterback ...
Loyal Lancers look to lead turnaround
Through each peak and every valley, Brennan Koeller and Joshua Byrd have remained Lancers. They haven't lost sight of their goals and remain loyal to the school and its football program. East Union will look to the pair to provide consistent productivity on both sides of the football, yet will be as dependent on the pair's leadership as they will be their play. "My role out here is to be a leader," Byrd said. "I ...
BACK TO 'THE STANDARD'
Ground and pound has been the formula for success throughout Eric Reis' 10 years as Manteca High head football coach.
Buffalo tandem anchors physical line
One is big. And so is the other one. They've played football side-by-side since their youth football days, dominating at each level along the way. The pair made the leap to the varsity ranks as sophomores and did not miss a beat. Now, the Manteca Buffaloes will look to juniors Billy Sharmoug and Issac McClain to pave the road back to a section title. Spotting the tandem during a late practice conditioning session is an ...
HUNGRY FOR MORE
Graduating key seniors at most of the core skill positions would normally signal a rebuilding year for a varsity football program.
Chemistry strengthens first-year varsity ‘D’ linemen
Devin Manaois and Mason Merilles have simple goals. The Sierra High defensive linemen - both of whom will be starting their first games at the position this year - aren't focused on the abstract or the outrageous when it comes to what they want out of their season. They simply want to allow fewer points than the greenhorn offense can put on the board. And if they learned anything through the summer workouts, the team ...
SPARTANS TAKE FLIGHT
LATHROP - Giving up the offensive reins wasn't easy for Lathrop High head coach Jesse Rodriguez.
Plunk, Rainey taking on bigger responsibility as leaders, playmakers
LATHROP - Don't let the fact that Kevin Rainey has never taken a varsity snap fool you.
COUGARS ON THE PROWL
WESTON RANCH - With more bodies in uniform than in recent memory, a newly assembled coaching staff engaged to the opportunity and a handful of returners prepared to lead by example, the Weston Ranch Cougars are prepared for the fight.
Returning QB, WR key Weston Ranch’s air assault
WESTON RANCH - After guiding the Weston Ranch Cougars to the most wins in head coach Mike Hale's tenure, Cougars starting quarterback James Simerley is poised to expound on Weston Ranch's success from a year ago. And he'll need some help from Kenny Williams to get it done.
RIPON RAISES THE BAR
RIPON - The bar has been raised at Ripon High. Thanks to a senior-laden group, the Indians open the new season with higher expectations. "The experienced seniors really help," Ripon High coach Chris Johnson said. "We're already ahead (in summer practices) at this point (compared to) last year." He indicated that it was just a matter of "knocking off the rust" when the preseason practices recently kicked off the 2012 campaign. Ripon High is coming ...
Two-way standouts enter third varsity season with confidence
RIPON- Cole Herrin just returned from Elite 11 Quarterback Camp. The Ripon High senior had a chance to display his pass-catching skills as a receiver invited to the camp consisting of the top 24 prep quarterback sin the nation. Herrin, who led the Indians in scoring a year ago, was thrilled just to get invited to the regional competition held this summer at Redondo High. "We did plenty of catching, running and hand-eye coordination drills," ...
THE FEW, THE PROUD
RIPON - The Knights are coming off the most successful campaign in school history. Ripon Christian High finished 5-2 in the Southern League, good enough for a second-place tie with Mariposa - Le Grand took the league title - and 7-5 overall while earning a trip to the postseason. The Knights rolled past Sierra Ridge in the opener of the Division VI playoff opener, 60-26. Quarterback Danny Vos completed 9 of 17 passes for 141 ...
Dynamic duo sparks Ripon Christian’s balanced attack
RIPON - Danny Vos once struggled at quarterback. "I couldn't throw to save my life," he recalled that time prior to last year's successful campaign at Ripon Christian High. Under the tutelage of Randy Fasani, the former Stanford quarterback with some NFL experience to boot, Vos flourished as the season went on. By the time RC reached the playoffs, the 6-1, 190-pound Vos was reading defenses and making the right throws. He was also comfortable ...
2011 SEASON IN REVIEW
ZERO WEEK Enochs overcame five fumbles (two lost), two interceptions and a blocked field goal and scored 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to win, 19-10. It was the first of two heartbreaking non-league defeats for Sierra, which ended upmissing out on the SJS playoffs for the first time since 2007. In other zero week action: Ripon Ch. 40, Big Valley Ch. 0 - Ripon Christian kicked off its historic season in a big ...
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