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Real Name: Zach Ewing Address: 1707 Eye St. Bakersfield, CA 93301 Date of Birth: July 29, 1984 Member Since: December 19, 2007 Last Signed In: November 25, 2009 Profile Views: 3029 Blog Views: 136082 Week 12 (playoffs) HS football predictions Central Section football rankings, Week 12 (playoffs) Week 11 (playoffs), Most important things Week 11 (playoffs) running thread and scoreboard Week 11 (playoffs) HS football podcast (YAY!!!!! EDITION) Week 11 (playoffs) HS football podcast (FAIL EDITION) Week 11 (playoffs) HS football predictions Central Section football rankings, Week 11 (playoffs) Time to talk volleyball Week 10, most important things December 07 January 08 February 08 March 08 April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 August 08 September 08 October 08 November 08 December 08 January 09 February 09 March 09 April 09 May 09 June 09 July 09 August 09 September 09 October 09 November 09 
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Central Section football rankings, Week 7
To make up for my lackadaisical weekend, I'm giving you a double post Tuesday! The rankings haven't been shaken up too much this week, but there are some juicy matchups ahead in Week 7. Let's set things up: 1. Clovis West (4-2, Div. I, last week: 1) — No problem for Golden Eagles in their warm-up for back-to-back showdowns with Buchanan and Clovis East. 5. Bakersfield (4-2, Div. I, last week: 6) — Before everyone gets up in arms about BHS being ahead of Stockdale after losing, consider two things. (1) That was five weeks ago, and right now, playing tremendous defense and with many fewer penalites, BHS is a different team, and (2) Brian Burrell adds another dimension to the Driller offense. Right now, in a rematch, I like Bakersfield. Predictions and podcast coming in the next two days. 4 comments from 3 users
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posted by
Patrick319
on Oct 22, 2008 at 12:34 PM
That Tri-River Conference seems to be to be the NFC East of Prep Football-when they aren't pounding non-league opponents, they're pounding on eachother. Who are Clovis West's two losses against anyway? Other TRAC teams? Here's a bold prediction: There will be a Valley Championship finalist coming out of that league...well, not so bold. Zach, I'll give you the BHS/Stockdale argument. BHS is not the team they were 5 weeks ago, and a rematch would likely yield different results. However, I must SOMEWHAT question ranking Liberty so far below Stockdale. Liberty handed Stockdale their first loss. It also seems to me that Liberty has had a tougher schedule than Stockdale. I could be wrong on the schedule part. In terms of bowl games, I put VERY LITTLE FAITH in a Valley team playing in one. There has appeared to be a Big City bias in the selection, and maybe legitimately so. I doubt even the most competitive Division I teams in the Valley could run with teams of the caliber of a De LaSalle, Mater Dei, or Long Beach Poly. And until we see our guys playing pre season exhibitions against those teams, we will never know. posted by
zewing
on Oct 22, 2008 at 02:26 PM
I'll answer two questions at once: Clovis West's losses, and one of the biggest reasons the Central Section likely won't have a team in a CIF bowl this year, are to Southern Section teams Corona-Centennial and Anaheim-Servite. Neither game was particularly close, and if you buy Clovis West as the Valley's best team, the Valley doesn't have much of an argument. Edison might have been a different story — it's a Division II team and had defeated Compton-Dominguez, for one, but then lost to Clovis West. As for the TRAC, you're right, it's not very bold to predict a finalist: There's been one in the title game in every year this decade except 2005. But they haven't exactly beaten up on each other yet. Clovis West, Clovis East and Buchanan still haven't played one another. Finally, Liberty easily could or should be higher — the Patriots nearly beat BHS and Clovis West, too, if you recall — but that 3-3 record, with a loss to West included, is what's dragging them down a bit. Stockdale, meanwhile, has taken care of business in every other game. Plus, there was no reason to punish the teams in front. posted by
Patrick319
on Oct 22, 2008 at 02:41 PM
And if I remember correctly, Compton Dominguez isn't exactly very competitive in their own league, which makes the victory lackluster and pointless when talking bowl games. I plead with the Division I schools to take the Clovis West route and schedule in some out of town pre league games. Over time, as these teams see eachother more, Valley teams could become more competitive. Also, I'd be willing to bet some of these kids playing ball for the Southern California schools are 2nd or 3rd generation NCAA Div I recruits. Some maybe even sons, grandsons, or nephews of NFL players. posted by
jfrancais
on Oct 24, 2008 at 11:40 AM
The preseason scheduling is based on the philosophy of the coaches. Coach Vogt at Buchanan feels that there is no need to travel outside the valley because the competition is pretty high. Clovis West, Clovis East, and BHS schedule outside valley annually. The problem is that teh schedules are determined two or three years in advance so a team that might seem superior are no longer a tough team a few seasons later. I also believe that some of the good programs in the South are afraid to play valley teams. They have nothing to gain and everything to lose. If Poly beat BHS folks in the LA region expect it. If they lose, they think it's a bad loss as opposed to losing to a good team. I remember going to the Grant -BHS game last year and this guy was telling me about how BHS is an inferior program because it plays against "non-athletic" competition and how historically great Grant was. The guy didn't even realize that BHS is the winningest program in the state. Shoot, folks in Fresno don't even know that.
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