Game Video

Here's a clip from the Salesian - St. Patrick-St. Vincent game earlier in the year (not the playoff game).

Semi-Finals

Here are the match-ups for the Semis:

Friday Night:

Valley Christian @ Justin Siena


Saturday Afternoon:

Fort Bragg @ Salesian

Final Scores

I was remiss in not posting these officially, but here they are now:


Valley Christian 30, Middletown 29 (OT)

Fort Bragg 14, Ferndale 13 (OT)

Justin Siena 22, St. Mary's 21

Salesian 20, St. Patrick-St. Vincent 14 (OT)


Again, what terrific games.

What a Weekend

Thanks to everyone for posting updated scores today.

Wow! Three of the top four seeded teams lose at home, all by one point, two in OT. The fourth game, Salesian-St. Patrick-St. Vincent, also went into OT with Salesian pulling it out 20-14. Four teams advance to the semi-finals, but by the hair of their chinny-chin-chin. St. Mary's, Ferndale, Middletown, and St. Patrick-St. Vincent had great seasons and they should be proud of their showing in the playoffs.

I can't wait to see what happens next week!

Saturday's Games

Today there are three playoff games:

Fort Bragg @ Ferndale

St. Patrick-St. Vincent @ Salesian

Justin Siena @ St. Mary's


I have to work, so I won't be able to post until I get home at 5:30. If you are at one of the games or listening to it on the radio, please post score updates as comments to this post.

Final

Valley Christian 30, Middletown 29


It was a great, great game, one of the best this year. Each team had their chances; each team had momentum at different times. I hope tomorrow's games are just as competitive.

Game in Progress

Valley Christian 22, Middletown 29 (OT)

Second Round of Playoffs

Friday Night:

12. Valley Christian @ 4. Middletown

This game will be broadcast at KBCSports.com


Saturday Afternoon:

9. Justin Siena @ 1. St. Mary's

6. St. Patrick-St. Vincent @ 3. Salesian

7. Fort Bragg @ 2. Ferndale


The Fort Bragg - Ferndale game will be broadcast at kwpt.com

Justin Siena games are sometimes broadcast at KVYN, but I don't know for sure if they will cover this game. If any of you know for certain, please post a comment.

Game in Progress

Valley Christian 35, Cloverdale 25 (Final)

Final Scores

Fort Bragg 15, McKinleyville 12

Middletown 62, Harker 0

St. Patrick-St. Vincent 65, Clear Lake 22

Justin Siena 29, Berean Christian 7

Salesian 45, Willits 0


Those are the scores from tonight. We have three more games tomorrow. I have to work Saturday, but should be home by 5:30 to update any scores. If you have a score, please post it as a comment.

The Cloverdale-Valley Christian game will stream live at: KBCSports.com

Games in Progress

Middletown 62, Harker 0 (4th Qtr)

McKinleyville 12, Fort Bragg 15 (4th Qtr)

St. Patrick-St. Vincent 58, Clear Lake 22 (3rd Qtr)

Opening Night of the Div. IV Playoffs

It's finally here! I'm going to keep track of the three games in Div. IV tonight and post updates of scores as I get them. I hope everyone enjoys their game!

Week One Match-Ups

Friday Night:

13. Harker (5-4) @ 4. Middletown (9-1) 7:00 pm

10. McKinleyville (5-4) @ 7. Fort Bragg (8-2) 7:00 pm

11. Clear Lake (6-4) @ 6. St. Patrick-St. Vincent (7-3) 7:00 pm


Saturday:

9. Justin Siena (5-5) @ 8. Berean Christian (8-2) 1:00 pm

12. Valley Christian (5-5) @ 5. Cloverdale (9-1) 7:00 pm

14. Willits (3-7) @ 3. Salesian (9-1) 1:00 pm

Seedings

Here they are:

1. St. Mary's
2. Ferndale
3. Salesian
4. Middletown
5. Cloverdale
6. St. Patrick-St. Vincent
7. Fort Bragg
8. Berean Christian
9. Justin Siena
10. McKinleyville
11. Clear Lake
12. Valley Christian
13. Harker
14. Willits


I am surprised they went with 14, but that means more first round games, which is pretty cool. Ferndale andSt. Mary's have first round byes. Click on the link below.

NCS Div. IV Bracket

Playoffs

As soon as the seedings are announced, I'll post them here and we can dissect, discuss, and debate. No matter how it comes out, I can't wait for the post season to start.

Saturday Final Scores

Ferndale 27, McKinleyville 13

Justin Siena 48, Terra Linda 14

Final Scores

Salesian 43, CSD 0

Middletown 49, Willits 0

Albany 40, Swett 21

Cloverdale 38, St. Vincent 7

Berean Christian 25, Harker 13

St. Helena 47, Upper lake 0

Fort Bragg 28, Kelseyville 7

St. Patrick-St. Vincent 38, Piedmont 20

Clear Lake 44, Lower Lake 16

Games in Progress

Swett 14, Albany 33 (3rd Qtr)

Cloverdale 31, St. Vincent 7 (4th Qtr)

Clear Lake 7, Lower lake 8 (1st Qtr)

Berean Christian 18, Harker 13 (3rd Qtr)

Piedmont 14, St. Pat-St. Vin 24 (Half)

Middletown 42, Willits 0 (3rd Qtr)

Salesian 36, CSD 0 (Half)



If you know the score of a game in progress, post it here as a comment.

Final Score

American 28, Valley Christian 21

Final Week of the Regular Season

Here are this weekend's games:

Thursday Night:

Valley Christian @ American


Friday Night:

Berean Christian @ Harker

CSD @ Salesian

Piedmont @ St. Patrick-St. Vincent

Albany @ Swett

St. Mary's @ Kennedy (Kennedy has forfeited its last four games due to lack of players)

Fort Bragg @ Kelseyville

Clear Lake @ Lower Lake

Middletown @ Willits

St. Vincent @ Cloverdale (Biggest game Friday night)

Upper Lake @ St. Helena


Saturday games:

McKinleyville @ Ferndale (Game of the Week)

Justin Siena @ Terra Linda

This Week's Rankings

1. Ferndale (9-0) – Hosts McKinleyville for the HDNL Little Four title.

2. St. Mary’s (7-2) – Kennedy forfeited Friday’s game so the Panthers await the playoffs.

3. Salesian (8-1) – Will blow out CSD.

4. Middletown (8-1) – Will likely earn a top four seed in the playoffs with a victory over Willits.

5. Cloverdale (8-1) – Hosts St. Vincent for NCL I South title.

6. St. Patrick-St. Vincent (6-3) – Crushed Moreau Catholic 62-24.

7. Fort Bragg (7-2) – Dominated Willits 56-6.

8. Berean Christian (7-2) – Beat Division I Mission San Jose 35-0.

Bubble Teams:

Justin Siena

McKinleyville

Clear Lake

Valley Christian

Saturday Final Scores

Ferndale 55, St. Bernhard's 14

St. Vincent 35, Kelseyville 12

Berean Christian 35, Mission San Jose 0

Cloverdale 69, Upper Lake 0

Final Scores

St. Mary's 48, Albany 18

St. Elizabeth 38, Harker 21

Piedmont 41, Swett 23

St. Patrick-St. Vincent 62, Moreau Cahtolic 24

Salesian 28, Tomales 0

Middletown 53, Lower Lake 0

McKinleyville 21, Hoopa 0

Clear Lake 27, St. Helena 3

Fort Bragg 56, Willits 6

Justin Siena 33, Redwood 22

Valley Christian 50, CSD 14

Games in Progress

Harker 14, St. Elizabeth 30 (3rd Qtr)

Middletown 41, Lower Lake 0 (2nd Qtr)

Clear Lake 19, St. Helena 3 (3rd Qtr)

McKinleyville 14, Hoopa 0 (3rd Qtr)

Swett 23, Piedmont 13 (Half)



If any of you get a score of a game in progress, please post it as a comment to this post and I'll put it up.

Final Score from Thursday

Valley Christian 50, CSD 14

This Weekend's Games

Thursday Night:

Valley Christian @ CSD


Friday Night:

St. Elizaberth @ Harker

Salesian @ Tomales

St. Mary's @ Albany

St. Patrick-St. Vincent @ Moreau Catholic

Piedmont @ Swett

Hoopa Valley @ McKinleyville

Redwood @ Justin Siena

Willits @ Fort Bragg

Lower Lake @ Middletown

Kelseyville @ St. Vincent

St. Helena @ Clear Lake (Game of the Week)

Cloverdale @ Upper Lake


Saturday Afternoon:

Mission San Jose @ Berean Christian

St. Bernard's @ Ferndale

Playoffs Part II

I was emailed a PDF from a follower of the blog that the NCS had sent to all Division IV coaches. The NCS is giving the selection committee the authority to extend the length of the Division IV playoffs in order to seed up to 16 teams. So I would expect us to have at minimum 10 teams in the playoffs this year.

Playoffs

As it turns out, our earlier information was wrong. The expanded seeds for the playoffs only applies to other sports this year(basketball, baseball, etc.). The key being that the extra seeds cannot push back the posted date for the NCS championship (which is December 4th or 5th for Division IV).

Next year they might consider this change and push the championship back a week or two. But this year, we will have 8 seeds in the playoffs.

Weekly Rankings

1. Ferndale (8-0) – Should blow out St. Bernard’s at home.

2. St. Mary’s (6-2) – Crushed John Swett 42-7.

3. Salesian (7-1) – Clinched Bay League title with 40-7 win over Valley Christian.

4. Middletown (7-1) – Scored 40 or more points three weeks in a row.

5. Cloverdale (7-1) – Impressive 31-14 win over Fort Bragg .

6. St. Patrick-St. Vincent (5-3) – Lost to Encinal 55-19.

7. Fort Bragg (6-2) – Faces a resurgent Willits team that has scored 142 points in the last two games.

8. Berean Christian (6-2) – Will likely take second place in the Bay League.

Bubble Teams: Justin Siena & McKinleyville

Something to Debate

I know that it is sometimes difficult to keep a game from getting out of control. We've had some games this year where some felt that perhaps one team or another should have done more to keep from pouring on points against an already defeated team. But as I said, sometimes the score gets out of hand, even when scrubs are in the game and a team keeps running the same dive play over and over.

However, the write up of this game (Willits 68, Lower lake 18) is something that struck me as something we might debate.

Click Here for the Article


A couple of interesting excerpts from the article:

"One week after running up the score in a 74-0 interlock win at Upper Lake, the Wolverines (2-0 North, 3-5 overall) left their starters in almost until the very end against the Trojans (0-3, 1-7), something that was not lost on Lower Lake coach Stan Weiper, whose team trailed 44-18 at halftime and 60-18 after three quarters.

Willits attempted onside or pooch kicks after each of its scores, even after the game had been decided.

"They're obviously trying to get the ball back," Weiper said."

So, what do you think?