Tumble 2022 significant school football preview: EBAL Mountain Division

EAST BAY ATHLETIC LEAGUE MOUNTAIN DIVISION PREVIEW

(Predicted order of complete)

No. 1 DE LA SALLE

Coach: Justin Alumbaugh

Slide 2021 file: 10-3

What to expect: The longtime kings of Nothern California superior school football fell from the throne previous year, dropping to a regional opponent for the first time in 30 years (St. Francis) and then slipping at house to an additional (Folsom) with a vacation to a condition championship recreation at stake. Determined by all those losses, De La Salle will have a possibility to avenge them in the to start with month. St. Francis visits on Sept. 9. Two weeks later on, Folsom comes to Harmony. De La Salle also performs host to condition Open Division runner-up Serra on Sept. 2 and travels to Division I-AA condition champion Cathedral Catholic-San Diego on Sept. 16. Fantastic detail the Spartans have rather a bit of talent coming back, led by Notre Dame-certain tight finish Cooper Flanagan, who also plays defensive finish. The Spartans are stacked on the line with Harvard dedicate Derek Thompson and TCU commit Cooper Powers top the way. They also have Nevada dedicate Journey McKoy, who performs multiple positions on both equally sides of the ball, and RB Charles Greer. Chase Tofaeono will be back again in the middle of the defensive line. Junior Carson Su’esu’e and sophomore Toa Faavae are in a levels of competition to perform quarterback. The initially thirty day period on the timetable will be a grind. But as the Spartans learned very last year, any slip-up could value them a place in the Open up Division condition title game.

Time opener: Aug. 26 at  Monterey Trail-Elk Grove, 7:30 p.m.

No. 2 CLAYTON VALLEY Constitution

Mentor: Tim Murphy

Fall 2021 report: 9-4

What to be expecting: The Ugly Eagles finished as the runner-up to Pittsburg final year in the North Coastline Area Division I playoffs, falling just shorter of advancing to a regional. The QB who defeat Clayton Valley in the last, Christian Aguilar, now performs for Clayton Valley. The senior transfer is competing with Clayton Valley’s backup past year, junior Mason Lovett, for the starting occupation. They are battling to substitute Brenden Bush, who threw for 1,669 yards and ran for 647 while accounting for 22 touchdowns very last tumble. Clayton Valley also graduated its leading rusher from 2021, Rahsaan Woodland, who ran for 1,577 yards and 12 TDs. Murphy, the program’s longtime mentor, reported he options to toss additional this slide than in preceding seasons. RT Richard McKay (6-7, 285), LT Manuel Serna (6-5, 280) and C Jordan Palega (6-2, 310) — all college or university prospective customers — anchor the line. Daven Amos and Hank Phifer could have crack-out seasons at vast receiver. Nicholas Khashabi is the team’s top returning rusher. Other standouts include things like MLB Miguel Alvarado, DBs Micah Avery and Ryan Morimoto, DE Angel Gonzalez and utility expert Casey Forester. “I feel we’re more proficient than we ended up last yr, but we are transitioning a lot of stuff with placing in a new offense,” Murphy reported. “We may have some developing pains.”

Period opener: Aug. 26 vs. Salinas, 7 p.m.

No. 3 SAN RAMON VALLEY

Coach: Aaron Becker

Drop 2021 file: 8-4

What to be expecting: The Wolves will be youthful in 2022 just after graduating standouts this sort of as WR/LB Tanner Salisbury, OT Jackson Brown and RB Za’Darion Nardi. But Becker, the program’s longtime chief, claims the workforce has the opportunity to be aggressive. OL Laird Wheeler and DB Caleb Padrid, both of those moving into their third yr as starters, will be leaned on seriously, Becker claimed. The duo each been given all-Bay Region News Group preseason recognition. Padrid was a first-workforce all-league assortment in 2021. Wheeler been given next-group all-league honors. Many others expected to lead incorporate WR Trevor Scott — the team’s leader in receptions final year — and LB/RB Seane Williams. Scott also was a next-group all-league participant past drop. The Wolves’ non-league routine options McClymonds, a defending state champion, and Classic, which has not experienced a dropping season in a ten years. But SRV’s league routine does not consist of De La Salle.

Season opener: Aug. 26 vs. Vintage at Memorial Stadium in Napa, 7 p.m.

No. 4 AMADOR VALLEY

Mentor: Danny Jones

Tumble 2021 file: 4-7

What to assume: After likely winless in the Mountain Division past slide, Amador Valley could be all set to leap into the prime 50 percent of the league standings, which signifies at least a single location better than this projection. The Dons return a amount of professional and gifted gamers, a team led by TE/DE Brady Nassar and TE/DE James Rothstein. Nassar is committed to Colorado and Rothstein has gives from Air Power and Army, among the other folks. Both of those been given all-Bay Location News Team preseason recognition. Senior Ryan Cannon and sophomore Jack Duncan are competing for the QB career. LB Brady Lederer, WR/LB Miles Tucker and OL/DL A.J. Johnson — all seniors — will be counted on. The exact same goes for junior WR/CB Nate Jetter. “We are energized to participate in in what we think is the greatest league in Northern California,” Jones mentioned. “We’ve labored tricky to place our system in a position to contend with the greatest just after likely 8-2 (in 2019) and winning the EBAL Valley Division two decades in a row. We competed very well past yr in the Mountain, but now we are completely ready to get some of those people games. We are a hard & actual physical soccer staff.”

Year opener: Aug. 26 at El Cerrito, 7 p.m.

No. 5 MONTE VISTA

Mentor: Johnny Millard

Tumble 2021 document: 7-3

What to assume: Monte Vista began final time with seven consecutive victories below initially-year mentor CJ Anderson. The Mustangs finished with a few straight losses. Anderson stepped down immediately after the time to turn out to be an assistant mentor at Rice College. Millard, a previous Foothill standout and assistant coach, was employed to change him. “Overall, we have a superb team of young men who confirmed up with a tough-operating reliable mentality this summer time,” Millard said. “They obviously participate in for just about every other and have a passion for what they do. Our team is youthful but has a high ceiling and the do the job ethic to soar.” Junior QB Matteo Congdon and WR/DBs Zach Diebner and Jacob Shehata are anticipated to support lead the way. The offensive and defensive strains will be anchored by Riley Penniman and Nick Jensen. Millard mentioned Penniman has “intangibles and expertise to participate in at the up coming amount and have a dominant senior 12 months.” The coach said of Jensen, “Incredible chief, does all the appropriate issues on and off the area.” Right after opening in opposition to Antioch, Monte Vista will play Hayward, James Logan, Liberty and Campolindo ahead of commencing Mountain Division enjoy towards California on Oct. 7.

Time opener: Aug. 26 vs. Antioch, 7 p.m.