Elk Grove’s Simione Pale, most recruited area lineman since 49ers’ Arik Armstead
By John Hull Citizen Sports Editor
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Everybody loves Simione Pale
He checks the boxes for any student/athlete coming out of high school. That’s how Elk Grove High School’s offensive line coach Moe Loller recently described Simione Pale. The 6-4, 320 pound lineman has ev erything a college football coach is looking for in recruiting new talent: size, speed, technique, strength – and very importantly – goodHe’sgrades.hasa 4.0 GPA. That speaks volumes to any coach, no matter the sport. Pale has the gentle giant personality, too. A big smile, to go with friendly words for anyone around. But, then put him in front of a blocking shed and watch him manhandle the dum-
In May and June he took his NCAA-allowed five official visits. He and the family visited Brigham Young, UCLA, Oregon State, Cal and Stanford. Pale says he’ll make up his mind where he’ll attend after the season is over.
File Photo Simione Pale (#55) is a 4.0 GPA student and has attracted the attention of virtually every Division I college football program along the West coast and in the Rocky Mountain West. Before he decides where he wants to attend college, Pale’s goal is to plow more holes into opposing defensive lines for Elk Grove High School.
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my. Right away you feel sorry for the human being that has to line up on the other side of the line of scrimmage.Footballbeen a huge part of Pale’s life. His dad, James, has coached alongside of John Heffernan since the pair were teaching and coaching at Luther Burbank. “Simi” loved hanging around the big boys on the sidelines and watching practices. Now, his dream of playing for “Coach Heff” and his dad is being lived out at Elk Grove. “Lots of kids look forward to playing in college, but I always looked forward to playing for my dad and for Heff,” he said. “(Heffernan) is very edgy. I don’t think he’s like any coach in this Section. He gets after it. He’s tough and you know you had better bring it when you’re out there. At the end of the day we know it comes from love and we don’t take it personal.”Pale’sperformance on the field and in the classroom has caught the attention of many Division I football coaches, so much so that every Pac-12 school offered him a scholarship during his junior season. Others, such as LSU, Notre Dame and Tennessee, have made contact with Pale. The Thundering Herd has had highly sought-after linemen in the past: Matt Kopa (2005), who ended up playing at Stanford, Kenny Wiggins (2006), who played at Fresno State and then spent 10 seasons in the NFL and Steven Moore (2012), who played at Cal. But, no one has seen this kind of attention locally since, perhaps, Arik Armstead and his brother Armond who played at Pleasant Grove. Armond attended Southern Cal and played briefly in the CFL. Armstead went to Oregon and was the first-round draft choice of the San Francisco 49ers. “I’ve never been into the col lege camp scene,” Pale said. “All three years of high school I’ve been into bettering this team. I’ve never missed weights, I’ve never missed practice and I’m all about the team. I think the (college) coaches notice and they admire that about me.”
His top returning player may be fullback/ linebacker Mateo Mojica. “He started varsity both ways for the last seven games last season,” Rickert said. “He played linebacker a lot and fullback, too, so we’ll rely on him a lot this season.” He also commended his players for their excellent work ethic during summer drills and showing excellent team chemistry.
Top returning players: 1.Mateo Mojica (FB MLB) 2.Manny Marin (OL DL) 3.Jackson Takahashi (OL DL) 4. Miles McFarland (OL DL) 5.Ethan Rickert (QB FS) Top newcomers: 1.Gabe Veigas (WB OLB) 2.Brandon Burton (RB CB) 3.Jacob Roper (OL LB)
Pride favored in SJS small school divisions, SVC
File photo The only head football coach Bradshaw Christian High School has had is Drew Rickert. He returns for his 17th season at the helm of the Pride, a regular participant in the Sac-Joaquin Section’s Division V and VI playoffs.
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The Pride is looking for a return to the postseason in the Sac-Joaquin Section’s Division V or VI. Last season they reached the Div. VI semi-finals and dropped a disappointing 18-13 decision to BradshawRosemont.playsinthe Sierra Valley Conference, a Division V league in the Sac-Joaquin Section. Team Strengths: Rickert says this season the strength of his Pride team is going to be the offensive line. “We have a few returning linemen who are pretty good,” he said. “I think that is going to be our strength, up front.”
Should there be any local high school football team averaging more than 400 yards rushing a game in the coming 2022 season, the odds-on favorite to accomplish that will be Bradshaw Christian. Much like his counterpart, T.J. Ewing, down Calvine Road a couple miles to the west at Monterey Trail, Pride head coach Drew Rickert prefers to shove the ball down the throat of his opponent and surprise them every now and then with a Thepass.double-wing formation, where the fullback is “hidden” immediately behind the quarterback and running backs motion towards the formation and a double handoff is common, generally fools the opposing defense, even those with bigger guys.
2022 Schedule: 8/19 at Lathrop 8/26 vs. Linden 9/2 at Middletown 9/9 vs. East Nicolaus 9/16 BYE 9/23 at Ygnacio Valley (Concord) 9/30 at Union Mine* 10/7 vs. El Dorado* 10/14 at Liberty Ranch* 10/21 vs. Galt* 10/28 at Rosemont* *=Sierra Valley Conference game
Assistant Coaches: Dan Paige, Virgil Yuhre, Devon Mcdonald, Chris Abe, Ron Giles, Deomitrist Robinson, Tim Soward, Chalmes Brown
Bradshaw Christian School: Bradshaw Christian Nickname: Pride Head coach: Drew Rickert (yrs as head coach):17 College: New Mexico State 2021 Record: 10-2 (4-1 Sierra Valley Conference) Reached Div. VI semi-finals
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2022 Schedule: 8/19 vs. Oakridge 8/26 at Pitman 9/2 vs. Manteca 9/9 at Inderkum 9/16 vs. Elk Grove* 9/23 at Davis* 9/30 at Sheldon* 10/7 vs. Pleasant Grove* 10/14 vs. Jesuit* 10/21 at Franklin* 10/28 BYE
Team Strengths: Billings has several pluses for this fall because he returns his starting quarterback, Ranvir Malhi, for 2022. He completed 55 percent of his passes for 1,147 yards and 14 touchdowns last season when the Wolfpack went 5-5. And, he has speedy guys to throw to. “Expecting for second year starting quar terback Ranvir Malhi to have a breakthrough season; third-year starting wide receiver/defen sive back Jared Quenga, to continue his stellar play and leadership; four-year varsity standout Jeremiah King, to continue to play huge on both sides of ball; and three-year varsity starting line man Jaiden Carranza, to lead both offensive and defensive lines,” Billings said. Team speed with be a difference maker for the Wolfpack. Team Unknowns: “We have many first-year varsity studentathletes and need to quickly get them up to speed, Billings admitted. “We have a tough Cosumnes Oaks
5. Jaiden Carranza-Jr (OL, DL)
So impressed with Billings’ vision for Wolf pack football, Smith himself has returned to the sidelines to help. Smith coached football several years when he had the same job at Florin.Plus, longtime Laguna Creek coach Lew Lassetter is back coaching defense so expect Cosumnes Oaks to compete for a spot in the playoffs once again. “Look to be very competitive during the pre-season, in the Delta League, and return to playoffs after one-year hiatus,” Billings said.
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*=Delta League game School: Cosumnes Oaks Nickname: Wolfpack Head coach: Martin Billings (yrs as head coach): 2nd College: Oregon State University 2021 Record: 5-5 (3-3 Delta League) Assistant Coaches: Lew Lassetter, George Smith, Jack Pfau, Will Hightower, Thom as Leech, Aaron Ross, Ryan Lewis, Dan Kaiser Top returning players: 1. Jared Quenga-Sr (WR, DB) 2. Ranvir Mahli-Sr (QB, LB) 3. Jeremiah King-Sr (RB, DB) 4. Darrin Francis-Sr (OL, DL)
2. Myles McFarland-11 (WR, DB)
Talented, with plenty of experience and speed, but what about depth?
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Photo by Ray Iaea Cosumnes Oaks’ offense will be in good hands thanks to returning quarterback Ranvir Malhi. The senior threw for 1,147 yards last season, completing 109 of 209 passes. He tossed 14 touchdowns and was intercepted nine times.
Top varsity newcomers: 1. Mason McFarland-11 (WR, DB)
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It’s hard to describe what the state of the football program at Cosumnes Oaks was prior to the arrival of Martin Billings. Though some talented teams were playing football for the Wolfpack, the program was admittedly in dis array. Administration needed to make a change and athletic director George Smith brought in Billings as the varsity head coach. A former Oregon State Beaver, Billings has made changes since arriving prior to last season and likes the progress he’s seen to this point. “We’ve made some great strides,” Billings said recently. “Accountability is right on top of our program. Our student/athletes are being accountable to their teammates. Our parents and this staff are working more with our ad ministration, because we are Cosumnes Oaks High School.”
5. Brandon Lambert-10 (RB, LB) Issac Duran-10 (WR, DB) 7. Kam Totton-10 (WR, DB)
Jared Quenga will be a big part of the Cosumnes Oaks offense this season at wide receiver and on defense as a defensive back.
thinks things will be different. “Delta League will again be very competitive, and each game will have playoffs implications, ”he said.
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Always the optimist, Billings says he and the coaching staff are really looking forward to the 2022 season. “Looking forward to the season, we are excited,” he said. “Thrilled about the opportunity to witness all the hard work, preparation, and sacrifice made by the student-athletes and coaches towards a successful season come to fruition.”
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But, like so many other Delta League teams, Cosumnes Oaks must rely on their varsity first-timers to produce right out of the chute.
Four-year varsity player Jeremiah King returns this fall for his senior season at Cosumnes Oaks. Last season he gained 260 yards rushing on 64 attempts and a TD. He was also last season’s top tackler on defense.
2022 schedule: Billing inherited a non-league schedule when he arrived with several really tough opponents such as Oak Ridge, Inderkum and“We’reManteca.excited about opening the season with a stiff schedule to prepare for a competitive Delta League,” Billings said. “We will be tested early against fast, physi cal, and well-coached teams. It will prepare us for the rugged run teams in our league and prepare us for the passing teams, like (Pleasant Grove), because I know Coach Crabtree has a dynamic passing offense from when I coached with him at Sheldon,” Billings said. Notes: A year ago, Cosumnes Oaks finished at .500 and was nosed out of the playoff due to some of the quirks of the selection system. This year, though, Billings
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Photo by Richard Pochop John Heffernan returns for his sixth season at Elk Grove, touting a squad that will compete for a Delta League championship once again. His 2019 Thundering Herd won the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II championship.
Huge & tough upfront, of course, but inexperience and youth elsewhere
For the first time in quite a while, Elk Grove’s football team will have question marks when the 2022 season kicks off. It surely won’t be up front where sixth-year coach John Heffernan will run his patented flex-bone offense behind talented linemen. Despite some key losses to gradu ation, the Herd offensive line, nicknamed the “Hammerheads,” will be plenty big and plenty talented. However, the guys toting, throwing and catching will all be pretty“Wenew.will be young,” Heffernan admits. “Young guys are coming up and having to play key roles. It will be on the job training.”
Elk Grove finished in second place a year ago in the Delta League, losing a track meet/turn over bowl to last season’s league champion, Jesuit, 70-35. That was a game everyone who bleeds blue and gold would like to forget. But, the Herd was impressive in the Division II playoffs, finally getting knocked off by Monterey Trail in the Sac-Joaquin Section semi-finals. Team Strengths It used to be any high school team would feel blessed to have anyone on the offensive line that weighed more than 210 pounds. Elk Grove has a bunch of them, plus most weigh a whole lot more than that. Still, it takes technique for anyone’s O-line to be really good and that’s a trademark of the Thundering Herd. They will push most of their opponents around the field all night. It all begins with highly re cruited and very talented Simione Pale, at 6-4, 330, he’s going to be lined up at right guard and pop holes in the middle of anyone’s defense all night. “He’s got a GPA of 4.0-plus, that opens so many doors for him,” Heffernan said. “Plus, he’s a tremendous talent and yet has room for growth. He hasn’t begun playing his best football, yet.” Pale’s committed to playing his senior season before deciding where he’d like to play in college. As of now, he has scholarship of fers from all the Pac-12 schools. No one locally has had that attention from college coaches to this extent since Arik Armstead played at Pleasant Grove. “He gets off the ball, he plays the game the right way and he’s tough,” Heffernan added. Pale’s got plenty of help along the front, too, starting with James Minot and Brandon Sullivan.
Top returning players (positions in 1.paratheses):SimionePale (RG/DT) 2. Isea Liu (LB) 3. Mason Vazquez (FB/LB) 4. Jeremiah Rosales (RB/OLB) 5. James Minot (OL/DL) Top varsity newcomers: 1. David Hale (QB) 2. Brandon Sullivan (OL) 3. Zach Niemeyer (S) 4. Dylan Archuleta (QB) 2022 Schedule: 8/19 vs. Granite Bay 8/26 vs. Antelope 9/3 at(1Menlo/Athertonp.m.) 9/9 at San Ramon Valley (Danville) 9/16 at Cosumnes Oaks* 9/23 BYE 9/30 vs. Davis* 10/7 at Sheldon* 10/14 at Pleasant Grove* 10/21 vs. Jesuit* 10/28 vs. Franklin* *=Delta League game
Elk Grove School: Elk Grove Nickname: Thundering Herd Head coach: John Heffernan (yrs as head coach): 6 College: Sacramento State 2021 Record: 8-4 (5-1 Delta League) Reached Div. II semi-finals Assistant Coaches: James Pale, Moe Loller, Justin Wade, Brandon SooHoo, Ervin Kendall, Jay Ridley, Leron Hill, Chris Nesbitt
Overall outlook for this season: Heffernan’s unique flex-bone offense will win him some games, as it has so many times over the years. Keeping a focus on the run game will continue to be the Herd’s“Thetrademark.kindofoffense we run definitely gives us an opportunity to compete in every game,” he said. “It gives us the opportunity to keep the game close and then win it on special teams or defense.”
Defensively, look for linebacker Isea Liu and safety Zach Niemeyer to lead that squad. Team Unknowns Most of us could rush for 1,000 yards behind the Hammerheads this fall, so right now Heffernan will rely on Mason Vazquez and Jeremiah Rosales, who both had some playing time a year ago, to take most of the carries. Sophomore quarterback David Hale will be calling the signals.“But, I’m excited,” Heffernan said. “We’ve got lots of good, young men putting in the hard work. They are starting to grasp what we want to get done.”
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Photo by Ray Iaea Mason Vazquez figures to be one of Elk Grove’s top two-way players this season.
Notes: Starting year six at Elk Grove Heffernan says he is having fun coaching here after building up a quality program at Luther Bur bank between 2004 and 2017. “Here it is wall-to-wall people almost every (Friday) night,” he said. “It’s like nothing we’ve experienced before, except occasionally when we played Grant, and that was fun. But, here, it’s like that every Friday. People come out. They love their school. They love their commu nity. And, we’re super excited to represent this community and try to do it the best way we know how.”
Photo by Ray Iaea Elk Grove’s running fortunes may rely upon Jeremiah Rosales this season.
Schedule for this season: The Herd opens with home games against Heffernan’s coaching friend, Joe Cattolico, and the Granite Bay Grizzilies, and then Antelope, in what could be playoff preview contests. Then Elk Grove travels back-to-back to games in the Bay Area. First, it’s a Labor Day Weekend afternoon game at Menlo/Atherton followed by a Friday night contest at San Ramon Valley. “Those were games of ne cessity,” Heffernan said. “We couldn’t find any games (locally). If we have to travel, we have to travel. These are fantastic programs.”
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Top returning players: 1. Manual Rodriguez-Gonzalez 2.(OL/DL)Nathaniel Perez (QB/DB) 3. Dhanesh Williams (TE/DL) 4. Dakwon Payne (OL/DL) 5. Emmanuel Maxwell (RB/LB) Top varsity newcomers: 1. Isaiah Thao (OL/DL) 2. Chase Xiong (RB/DB) 3. Turbo Yang (WR/DB)
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If any local team really suffered the past two years because of the pandemic, it was Florin. In fact, that was the first topic head coach Dan Davis brought up when talking about the 2022 Panthers. “It hurt all schools, but with our type of students and players we got hurt really badly,” he explained. “We’re still trying to recover from that. We have small numbers. Parents were really afraid of (COVID-19) spreading.” Davis and his assistants followed all the pan demic protocols to the “t”, yet several boys who would have normally played for the Panthers couldn’t because their parents wouldn’t allow it. Thus, a 1-9 season last season. “It was really mind-numbing and stressful for us coaches,” Davis said. “Following all (the protocols)
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2022 Schedule: 8/19 at Mountain House 8/26 at Armijo 9/2 vs. Mesa Verde 9/10 vs. Arcata, 5 p.m. 9/16 vs. Highlands 9/23 at Valley* 9/30 at Natomas* 10/7 BYE 10/14 vs. Johnson* 10/21 vs. Foothill* 10/28 at Cordova* *=Greater Sacramento League game Courtesy Florin Football Florin’s top offensive lineman this season will be Manuel Rodriguez-Gonzalez.
Hit hard by COVID-19, hoping for better numbers, results in 2022 School: Florin Nickname: Panthers Head coach: Dan Davis: (yrs as head coach): 4 yrs 2021 Record: 1-9 (1-4 Greater Sacramento League) Assistant Coaches: Gabriel NasirJoeyJoeyMichaelAnthonyPerezAndradeDominickPittmanVangHunt
Notes: Davis has been coaching the past 20 years around Elk Grove Unified; an assistant at Elk Grove and a head coach at Laguna Creek. He has the experience to bring Florin football back to a measure of respectability. “We have spent a lot of time as a team getting prepared, reviewing and improving our offense and our defense,” Davis said. “You can see improvement and understanding of both offense and defense from the start of spring ball until our last day of summer practices. We are excited to start the season and get pads on and start to see the fruit of our labors.”
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Florin Courtesy Florin Football Florin running back Chase Xiong, catching a pass during a drill this summer. Xiong will be counted on greatly this season by the Panther football squad.
Courtesy Florin Football Isiah Thao going through a tire drill. The Florin lineman will play on both sides of the football this season.
Team Strengths: “We’ve been working hard all spring and summer in the weight room and on the field,” Davis said. “Our offensive line and defensive line have continued its improvement from last year. With Manual Rodriguez-Gonzalez and Dakwon Payne anchoring our line this year we will be able move the ball and protect our quarterback. With the addition of Chase Xiong and Turbo Yang we should be able to pass more than we have in previous years. Dhanesh Williams moved from guard to tight end and has been a good surprise and will definitely help us offensively.”
Now, things are looking much better. “I think everything is getting back to normal, but slowly,” Davis said. And there is some reasons for optimism. “I see us being to accomplish our goal of being more competitive in games and putting some wins on our record,” he said. “Our offensive line will come of age and will help our offense be more productive than in the past.”
2022 schedule: The Panthers open with a pair of long road trips, to Mountain House on Aug. 19 and to Armijo in Fairfield on Aug. 26 before playing at “Whenhome.wescheduled this season, (athletic director Bill Kapp) and I looked for teams that we would match well and give us a good challenge,” Davis said. “Our preseason will get us prepared for our league.”
Team Unknowns: “(Quarterback) Nathaniel Perez will manage our offense and will have plenty of choices to get the ball to, however we are young team and have a lot of first-time-ever-playing football players,” Davis said. Like so many other schools, Florin’s numbers will mean that an injury or two will hurt and depth is something the Panthers (and many other teams in the GSL) just doesn’t have.
Team Strengths: “Defense will be a strength for us this year,” Nill said. “We are very young on the defensive side this year, but all 11 starters will fly to the ball and play with outstanding energy and effort. There is a good chance that nine of our 11 starters on defense will be a junior or sophomore this season.”
Top varsity newcomers: Halim Tholley (Junior-WR/DB) Ray Luke (Junior- WR/DB) Tommy Pantega III (SophomoreOL/DL) Schedule: 8/19 at West Park 8/26 at Franklin 9/2 vs. Roseville 9/9 vs. Pleasant Grove 9/16 vs. Monterey Trail* 9/23 at River City* 9/30 vs. Kennedy* 10/7 vs. Burbank* 10/14 at McClatchy* 10/21 BYE 10/28 at Grant* *=Metro Conference game
Team Unknowns: Three sophomore quarterbacks are pushing for the starting spot on varsity this year. “Mitchell Labrado, Dominick Trouche, and Owen Burke all bring something special, but one of them will win the job and be our starting quarterback this year,” Nill said. “We are also young on the offensive side of the ball and will need our young starters to learn quickly in order to be successful with moving the ball.”
Nickname: Cardinals Head coach: Ryan Nill (yrs as head coach): 4 years College: Sacramento State 2021 Record: 5-5 (3-2 Metro Conference)
Assistant Coaches: Mark Nill, Mark Eddy, Zack LaLonde, Jeff Barmby, Jerry Haynes, Allen McCoy
Top returning players: Malachi Bean-Seay (Senior- WR/DB) Isaac Hallbourg (Senior- TE/DE) Titus Novak (Senior- RB/LB) Declan Follette (Junior- OL/DL) Armon Thortona (Sophomore- RB/LB)
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Declan Follette will be a force on both the offensive and defensive line this season at Laguna Creek. Follette is a multi-sports athlete; an excellent wrestler who qualified for the CIF State tournament last year, and a thrower on the track and field team.
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Ready to compete for Metro Conference title
Last year Laguna Creek came perhaps one or two plays from making the playoffs in Division II football in the SacJoaquin Section. Head coach Ryan Nill is confident the Cardinals will be right there, contending for not only the playoffs, but a Metro ConferenceFootballchampionship.hasbeen on the up tick the past four seasons since Nill returned to his alma mater to coach football, a job his dad Mark did quite well for so many years. Ryan talked his dad back to the sidelines a couple seasons ago and he was quite ready to join his oldest son.
2022 Schedule: “We feel we have increased the strength of our schedule for the 4th year in a row,” Nill said. “All four of our pre-season games are going to be against tough teams that are either league champions, playoff teams, and/ or teams that play in a higher division league than the Metro. Adding Grant back to the Metro also makes our league a lot tougher and increases our strength of schedule. For Laguna Creek to get back in the playoffs we need to play teams that we have not played in some years, and winning games against those teams will help even more.”
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Notes: The Cardinals play in the Metro Conference where since 2018 Monterey Trail has gone undefeated in football. Nill knows all roads to a conference championship will once again go through the Mustangs. “High expectation leads to opportunities for success at the highest level,” he said. “We go into every year with the goal of playing to our full potential. Playing to your full potential is always hard to do, especially at the high school level. We will be very successful if we can lean on the few senior leaders we have, combined with a young group of energized and hungry juniors andNillsophomores.seemsreally excited for the 2022 football season at Laguna Creek. “There are going to be some learning mo ments on the fly for some of our young Cardinals playing varsity,” he said.“However, those learning moments will help this team win now and, in the future when our young players become seniors. Also, the number of players that are going to surprise some people is much larger than I think teams are ready for. There are some playmakers on this varsity team this year, and they are at every grade level. It is going to be fun.”
Courtesy Laguna Creek football A player to watch on defense this year at Laguna Creek will be Malachi Bean-Seay, a senior defensive back.
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Courtesy Laguna Creek football Ryan Nill starts his fourth year as head coach of the Laguna Creek Cardinals this fall. Nill graduated from Laguna Creek, playing for his father Mark. Now, Mark is one of Ryan’s assistant coaches.
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They are not afraid to schedule games against the best teams northern California football has to offer. They have not lost a Metro Conference football game since joining the league in 2018. And, they’ve now played in three straight Sac-Joaquin Section championship games. Monterey Trail has moved into the prep football limelight behind a hard-driving, inspirational coach in T.J.LookingEwing.ahead to the 2022 football season he simply says, “We’re getting back to Monterey Trail football. Culture is coming back.” When you walk around the practice field and on the sidelines of their games, that last statement makes sense.
Team Strengths: This season’s Mustang squad looks like it’s re-loading, not rebuilding. “The senior class buys in each year and understands the rules, that’s the biggest thing; getting the kids buying into the rules,” Ewing said. “That’s the hard part with today’s society which says, ‘Hey, I want to be an individual,’ but this is a team sport and they help each other haveExpectsuccess.”the Mustangs to once again be run oriented using their vaunted veer offense. Ali Collier, last year’s leading rusher, is back for his senior season. A year ago he rushed for 1,549 yards and 25 TD’s.
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2022 Schedule: 8/19 at Folsom 8/26 vs. De La Salle 9/2 at St. (MountainFrancisView) 9/9 vs. Merced 9/16 at Laguna Creek* 9/23 vs. Kennedy* 9/30 vs. Burbank* 10/7 at McClatchy* 10/14 BYE* 10/21 at Grant* 10/28 vs. River City* *=Metro Conference game School: Monterey Trail Nickname: Mustangs Head coach: T.J. Ewing (yrs as head coach): 18 College: Eastern Washington University 2021 Record: 8-6 (5-0 Metro ConferenceConference)Champions, Div. II Finalist Assistant Coaches: Rick Arcuri, Dave Coronado, Toke Kefu, Robert Jones, Jose Avina, Fo Coronado, Evan Boylan Top returning players: 1. Fatafehi Puloka (WR-SS) 2. Marcus Perkins (LB)
3. Ali Collier (RB-FS)
3. Josiyah Williams (DB-WR) File Photo Senior running back Ali Collier led Monterey Trail’s veer offense in rushing with almost 1,600 yards and 25 touchdowns. Will the Mustangs play for another championship?
Top newcomers: 1. Joseph Barrientos (WR-DB)
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4. Marcell Wilson (OL- DL) 5. Davon Donaldson (DL) 6. Jervin Navarro (RB-DB)
Schedule: Ewing’s reasoning for scheduling Fol som in the Aug. 19 season opener and a home game with De LaSalle of Concord Aug. 26 is pretty sound. “It’s a life experience,” he said. “When you get into those games, it is a human life experience most people don’t get to do.” Ewing says he scheduled the two football juggernauts last season and again in 2022 knowing his program had advanced enough to stand in the re. “That was our goal since coming to Monterey Trail; can we get ourselves into the role where we can play significant high school football games?” he said. “Yes, all the games are a challenge. Well coached teams. A lot of talent. It should be an excellent learning environment forInall.”week three the Mustangs play at St. Francis of Mountain View on Sept. 2.
Overall outlook: Four Section championship games in consecutive seasons are very rare. Folsom played in nine straight between 2010 and 2018. Del Oro reached four championships consecutively in Division II between 1992 andCentral1995. Catholic played in four in a row between 2012 and 2015. The Raiders have won 20 Section championships, a record for this region. Monterey Trail is still looking for its first, something Ewing looks at as a challenge for this fall. “We fully believe we’ve had players, teams, that could win a Section title or a NorCal title, but for some reason it didn’t work out,” he said. “We still believe there are kids out there who can win a Section title and a NorCal title and a State because that’s what we are here for.”
The senior statesman amongst football coaches in Elk Grove Unified School District is now T.J. Ewing, who starts his 18th season at Monterey Trail in the fall. His Mustang teams have been in a Sac-Joaquin Section championship game three years in a row.
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Team Unknowns: Who will play quarterback is up in the air? Weston Pereira has come over to football from the Eagles’ baseball team and has some excitement in his voice talking about the prospect of being the starting signal caller. “I think this football team will be good this year,” Pereira said. “I think we are going to surprise some people.” Cole Davis could also see some action calling“Anysignals.talkabout unknowns has to start with that position,” Crabtree said. “The quarterback job will ultimately land in the hands of one of three young men and none of them have taken a varsity snap.” Crabtree admits his defense may lack some speed, as “Defensively,well.can we be disciplined enough to keep the play in front of us and rally to the football?” he questions. “Like I mentioned earlier, we will not feature a ton of team speed, so being disciplined and keeping things in front of us will be a critical challenge.”
Overall outlook: No one around Pleasant Grove is talking much about last season when the coaches quit a couple weeks into the season, several players also left, as well. 2022 is different. Crabtree claims things will be and already are different in the football program. “I am excited to see how this group of young men take the momentum we have built this offseason into Friday nights this fall,” he said. “There are a lot of question marks around our football program after last season, but I’m not interested in any
more history lessons about 2021. We have clearly laid out the challenge to these young men that they need to take ownership and control their controllables, so to speak. How well we do that will go a long way in determining the course of the 2022 season.”
The 2022 schedule: Crabtree put it this way: “I see 10 games that will present 10 unique challenges. I can talk myself into thinking we have a chance in all 10 of these contests. But I am also very aware of the fact that all 10 of our oppo nents are saying the same thing when they see “Pleasant Grove” on their schedule. Not much of an answer, I know. But I stopped trying to predict what teenagers will do a long time ago. Each game will be a real test for us, from week one to week ten.”
Photo by Ray Iaea One of Pleasant Grove’s top receivers a year ago was Xavier Porter, who returns this fall for his senior season. He caught 33 passes for 476 yards and five touchdowns in 2021.
A Valley Oak Press Publication Football Preview 2022 21 “We will be one of the larger teams in the Delta League outside of that crew over on Elk Grove-Florin Road (referring to Elk Grove),” he said. “Our road to success must start at the point of attack on both sides of the football. We won’t be the faster team in too many of our games this season, so it’s a positive that we do have some size.”
School: Sheldon Nickname: Huskies Head coach: Chris Nixon (yrs as head coach): 3rd College: UC Davis 2021 Record: 8-4 (4-2 Delta League) Reached Div. I quarterfinals Assistant Coaches: Ryan Robards, Steve Blum, Pat Brown, Will Buck Top returning players: 1. Scott Nixon (Receiver/Tight End/ Oustide Linebacker), Sr. 2. Jesiah Machado (QB), Sr. 3. Devin Green 6.Back),5.Defensive4.Receiver/defensive(Runningback/back),Jr.GabeBuck(Offensivelineman/lineman),Jr.TylenLomax(Receiver/DefensiveJr.FareniFa’anati(FB/LB),Sr.
Top varsity newcomers: 1. Tommy Tofi (Offensive lineman), Fr. 2. James Kamara (Receiver), Jr.
If there is one offense to watch this season in local football it would have to be the one at Sheldon.
“The senior leadership is as good as I have coached…Scott, Jesiah, Fareni Fa’anati at fullback and linebacker,” Nixon said. “Their leadership on the field and in the weight room in spring and summer has been outstanding. What we do is hard work. Those guys are true grinders, and it’s a grinder’s jubilee”
Most Delta League teams like to run the ball, but third-year head coach Chris Nixon likes to throw the ball a bit and this season he definitely has the talent to do so.
Team Strengths: Nixon thinks the work ethic of his players, the senior leadership and team chemistry will go a long ways towards making 2022 a successful one.
Delta League favorite thanks to Machado-to-Nixon connection
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The pitch/catch combination of Jesiah Machado to Scott Nixon will be the most potent in perhaps the entire Sac-Joaquin Section. The 6-3 Machado and the 6-1 Nixon definitely have the size and, now in their senior seasons, the experience to cut up defenses all evening long. “It’s pretty special, I’ve seen these two compete since they came up to my knees,” the elder Nixon said. “They have a great report, and they work well together.”Lastseason, Machado showed real accuracy in completing 65 percent of his passes for 2,480 yards and 28 Nixon,touchdowns.theyoungest of the two Nixon boys who have played for their dad at Sheldon, caught 76 balls for 1,007 yards and 13 touchdowns. “There are going to be so many other guys to watch offensively,” Coach Nixon continued. “Devin Green, Tyler Lomax, who is a basketball player who does phenomenal things on the football field.”
Sheldon 2022 Schedule: 8/19 at River Valley 8/26 vs. Nevada Union 9/2 at Christian Brothers 9/9 vs. Acalanes (Lafayette) 9/17 at Jesuit (1 p.m.)* 9/23 at Franklin* 9/30 vs. Cosumnes Oaks* 10/7 vs. Elk Grove* 10/14 at Davis* 10/21 BYE 10/28 vs. Pleasant Grove* *=Delta League game File Photo The Sheldon Huskies may be the favorite to win the Delta League this fall, coached by Chris Nixon. His son, Scott, is one of the league’s top receivers, catching footballs from senior quarterback Jesiah Machado.
The Huskies will blend in several sophomores with the seniors and have a little bit of depth in a few positions, as well.
On defense Edgar Montes at linebacker and Julian Amituanai at defensive end have graduated and playing in college. Replacing those guys will be tough.
There are eight returning starters on offense and seven on defense. Team Unknowns: There will be competition for starters on the offensive line and in the defensive backfield.“There are several guys who will compete for those positions,” Nixon said. “You always wonder how players will deal with adversity, but I’m confident the senior leaders will do an outstanding job.”
2022 Schedule: The home opener is against Nixon’s alma mater, Nevada Union, on Aug. 26. They’ll once again take on Christian Brothers and host Acalanes from Lafayette before starting the Delta League season. “When you look up (Acalanes) you’ll see they have one of the best 4-by-100 relay teams in the state and those guys all play football,” Nixon said. “We play some great teams that are very well coached. The Delta is an incredibly difficult league, and we look forward to the challenge that it presents. We open league at Jesuit on a Saturday afternoon. We know that comes with unique challenges. And the Delta doesn’t get easier from there.”
Photo by Ray Iaea Devin Green will be the starting running back this season for the Sheldon Huskies.
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Overall Outlook: Nixon is one that admits he doesn’t try to look ahead, but plans a drill at a time, a practice at a time, etc. Yet, he seems to have a big level of confidence in the prospects for this“Thisseason.team is very good about grinding and evaluating its performance and effort each day,” he said. “When that happens, we feel the scoreboard will take care of itself.”
Sheldon Photo by Ray Iaea Scott Nixon returns as one of the top receivers in the Sac-Joaquin Section. A year ago he caught 76 passes for 1,007 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Photo by John Hull Valley’s new head football coach is Jason Kelley. He likes what he sees in the early season and hopes to begin to turn around the Vikings’ football program.
Assistant Coaches: Christian Lazo, Logan Camp, Michael Brown, Stephen Bunch, Angel Moya, Matthew Lara Top returning players: 1.Eric Placencia (C/DE) 2.Andy Harper (T/DT) 3.Stacy Phillips, Jr. (S/RB) 4.Latuila Tuungafasi (MLB/TE) 5.Jeffrey Keo (DB/WR) Top varsity newcomers: 1.Christian Gonzalez (QB/DB) 2.Carmine Bermudez 3.Cory Browning
24 Football Preview 2022 A Valley Oak Press Publication Valley might as well forget about football for the past two to three years. The Vikings struggled to field enough healthy guys last season and even had to forfeit two Greater Sacramento League games. The other games they were outscored 153-12. 2020 was a wash-out because of the pandemic. In 2019 under Ellis Jenkins, the Vikings were 3-1 in the GSL and was a respectable 4-6 overall. But generally, Valley’s football fortunes have been scarce.
2022 Schedule: 8/19 vs. Atwater 8/26 vs. Burbank 9/2 at Ponderosa 9/10 at Valley (Roseville),Christian7p.m. 9/16 BYE 9/23 vs. Florin* 9/30 at Johnson* 10/6 vs. Mira Loma 10/14 at Cordova* 10/21 vs. Natomas* 10/28 at Foothill* *=Greater Sacramento League game
New coach Kelley brings renewed hope to Vikings
A Dave Filan-coached team in 2014 was 6-4 and qualified for the Division III playoffs. But the other seasons were forgettable. So, this year in comes an experienced local coach in Jason Kelley. He’s been a defensive coach at both Florin and Cosumnes Oaks. His son Reece was a fine player for the Wolfpack and daughter Amaria, a terrific volleyball player. Kelley returns to his alma mater to try to establish the kind of football he described to the Citizen after he was hired earlier this spring, ““There will not be a dull moment with these guys, I promise.” He’s quite optimistic after his summer workouts with his players and having a year under his belt while at Florin to see the GSL teams. “ I got a chance to look at what was being done in that league, how to attack it, how to game plan for it,” Kelley said. “You see a lot of rawness but not a lot of technique. You see a lot of kids making plays just flat Valley
School: Valley Nickname: Vikings Head coach: Jason Kelley (yrs as head coach): 1st 2021 Record: 1-7 (0-5 Greater Sacramento League)
“We have team goals as well as personal goals that we are going to work towards each practice and each game,” he said. “One of the team goals is more wins than last season and being in the hunt for a league title.” That may be a bit ambitious even for an optimist like Kelley, yet he has the right attitude going into the 2022 season as the Vikings’ first-year head coach. “I am really proud to coach these guys,” he said. “There is a definite shift in the approach and the culture around this team. I’m excited to see it all come together, to see us put it all together on Friday nights!”
Photo by John Hull Valley offensive line coach Christian Lazo works with the offensive linemen.
2022 schedule: The Vikings open with Atwater and then neighboring rival, Burbank, this“Ifall.like our pre-season non-league schedule,” Kelley said.“It will give us some really “tough for us” (games) at our stage in the process challenges. I believe it will give us plenty of opportunities to find out who we are. And, as for league, no matter where you layer, the league schedule is always going to be higher expectation, high pace of play. We welcome the challenge.”
Notes: Kelley knows before the first ball is kicked off this will be a long process at Valley before his program is fully engrained.
Team Unknowns: Like many teams across the Sac-Joaquin Section, football participation has been fairly low at Valley. Kelley is hoping to see more faces when fall practice gets started. “With the first-year implementation of the new off-season weights and conditioning program and spring ball, there are a lot of players on campus who are just used to showing when fall practice starts,” he said. “They weren’t with us (during spring workouts). It’s a mindset shift and will take some time. I do feel strongly that the core group of guys, including a large group of sophomores, is changing the culture around here and the guys are all in.”
Valley Photo by John Hull Stacey Phillips, Jr., will be Valley’s top running back and starting safety on defense.
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Team Strengths: “Our team offensive line play and linebacker play have been the most consistent bright spots during the off-season work,” Kelley said. “I believe, although young, we should play good assignment-based defensive football. We’ve simplified it so we can play faster and think less. We’ll see if it bares the desired results. We’ve been getting positive feedback from the players.”
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Annually, many graduates of Elk Grove Unified schools play their first year of college football for Coach “O.”
Photo by Joe Eiers
Tyler Keinath from Franklin High School played last fall, his freshman year, at ARC and on June 3 signed a full-ride scholarship with Western Illinois University. A graduate of Antelope, Dean Abdullah, also an offensive lineman who played last year for Osterhout, is now on his way to San Diego State.“We have 15 to 20 guys out of our program who sign scholarships every year,” Osterhout said. The other aspect of the ARC program that he boasts about is the fact virtually every player on the roster comes from a high school within 45 minutes of the ARC campus. “You can pull the rosters from other (California community college) programs and they have 20 to 25 guys from out of the region and another 20 to-25 guys from out of state,” Osterhout said. “We understand the footprint of American River College. I’ve been here since 2011 and feel comfortable with our contacts in this region.”
American River College
When many high school foot ball players hang up the cleats at the end of their senior years, they really don’t want to quit the sport. Most won’t get the opportunity to play at the four-year collegiate level right away, so in this part of the country and in particularly around the Sacramento region, lots of them head to the community college ranks for, at least, a couple more years of football. Lots of them grow and improve as players and then transfer to a four-year school. The introduction to college football at the “JUCO” level is invaluable. A man who knows this very well is Jon Osterhout, head coach of the American River College Beavers. This fall he has 28 graduates of Elk Grove Unified schools and one from Bradshaw Christian on his 2022“Weroster.have a staff that’s built foundationally upon driving student success in every capacity, so they have the opportunity to be in the fifth-largest community college in the state of California, so we have incredible resources at their disposal here at our campus,” Osterhout said.“They are also going to be around a coaching staff that is fully committed to the college’s mission statement of facilitating and driving studentOsterhout’ssuccess.”
Jon Osterhout, right, begins his 8th season as head coach of American River College’s football program this fall.
Nickname: Beavers 2021 Record: 6-4 Head Coach: Jon Osterhout Years at ARC: 11th (8 as head coach) College: Sacramento State Assistant Coaches: Lou Baiz, Ryan Gomes, Eddie Elder, Bob Barnes, Ryan Battle, Jordan Botha, Jared Brown, Ed Eaton, Jakori Ford, Joey Hew Len, Sam Keil, Matt Tyler, Karmah Yates, Julian McElroy, Adam Lopez 2022 Schedule: 9/3 vs. Sacramento City 9/9 at Laney College (7 p.m.) 9/17 at Fresno City College 9/24 vs. San Mateo College 10/1 vs. Modesto College 10/8 BYE 10/15 at Shasta College (6 p.m.) 10/22 vs. Butte College 10/29 at Santa Rosa Coll. (5 p.m.) 11/5 at Sierra College 11/12 vs. Coll of the Siskiyous
coaching staff includes former Laguna Creek and Cosumnes Oaks coach Ryan Gomes, who is the Beavers’ offensive coordinator, along with former Burbank coach Eddie Elder, now the defensive backfield coach, and ex-Sacramento State defensive coordinator Lou Baiz. In six of Osterhout’s eight years as the Beavers’ head coach they’ve reached the CCCAA’s final four. In 2016, they played in the state championship game. Several of those players ended up moving on to four-year pro grams such as Nevada, Minnesota and Kansas State. Osterhout likes to call his program,“the Kentucky of community college football.” “We’ve got lots of guys who play a year and then move on,” he said. “I think we’ve done that better than anyone in the state of California.”
Osterhout played college foot ball at Sacramento State and out side of a couple years coaching at the University of Nebraska, has coached in the Sacramento area. The Beavers play in National/ NorCal Conference against Butte, Santa Rosa, Shasta, Sierra Colleges and the College of the Siskiyous. Annually, the CCCAA schedules the non-conference games for all community colleges in the state based upon the school’s win-loss records over the previous four years. The Beavers open the 2022 season Sept. 3 against cross-town rival Sacramento City College.
School: American River College
Beaver football once again figures to be a top CCCAA program in Cal.
Photos by Dianne SacramentoRoseCity Col lege’s home is the Charles C. Hughes Stadium, a horseshoe-shaped facility with a capacity of 20,311 following a $9.6 million renovation completed in 2012. The stadium was built in 1928 and has hosted not just football, but track and field events and many concerts. 2022 Schedule: 9/3 at American River Coll. 9/9 vs. San Francisco City Coll. (7 p.m.) 9/17 at Chabot Coll. 9/24 vs. Coll. Of the Siskiyous 10/1 vs. Shasta Coll. 10/8 BYE 10/15 at Modesto Coll. (5 p.m.)* 10/22 vs. Fresno City Coll.* 10/29 at Sequoias Coll.* 11/5 at Contra Costa Coll.* 11/12 vs. Reedley Coll.* *=Valley Conference game
School:
Above: Last season 34 graduates of Elk Grove Unified schools played for the Sacramento City Panthers. Bottom right: Jameel McDaniels, a running back from Franklin High School, was one of the top offensive players at Sacramento City College. Sacramento City College
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Nickname: Panthers 2021 Record: 3-7 Conference: Valley Home Stadium: Hughes Stadium Head Coach: Dannie Walker Assistant Coaches: John Herlihy Tony GarrenTajHaydenBrandyonArmandoJunelDavidKehlMcDonaldDeLaVegaMartinezThompsonThorntonCarterHarris
28 Football Preview 2022 A Valley Oak Press Publication Courtesy New York Jets Lamar Jackson, Franklin H.S, Chicago Bears EGUSD Grads in Professional Football Courtesy San Francisco 49ers Arik Armstead, Pleasant Grove H.S., San Francisco 49ers Courtesy Buffalo Bills Taron Johnson, Sheldon H.S., Buffalo Bills Courtesy USFL Christian McFarland, Cosumnes Oaks H.S., Birmingham Stallions
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Photo by John Hull The aerial combination of Jesiah Machado and Scott Nixon should lead Sheldon to some big plays offensively in 2022.
They are the closest thing locally to Tom Brady and Julian Edelman, Joe Montana and Jerry Rice, Payton Manning and Marvin Harrison and if you are really old you’ll recall, Johnny Unitas and Raymond Berry. It’s the quarterback/receiver combination of Jesiah Machado and Scott Nixon at Sheldon High School.The pair of seniors proved last year the two can hook up for quality yardage and some touchdowns really quick. Now, in their final year of high school, they are going to try to push the envelope for more yardage and more scores in 2022. But, last year wasn’t too shabby. Nixon caught 76 of Machado’s 174 completed passes for 1, 007 yards and 13 touchdowns. Machado had an excellent 65 percent comple tion rate last season and he had a 14.3 yard per completion average. Thus, the Huskies’ offense moved up and down the field quite well. There’s no reason that won’t continue thisBothfall. of them had older brothers to show them how to do this. Jayden Machado led Elk Grove to a couple of their most successful campaigns in 2015 and 2016. In fact, he threw 35 TD’s in 2016 for the Thundering Herd. By the way, Jesiah is a right handed thrower. Jayden is a lefty. Nixon’s older brother Sean is two years older and was the Huskies’ quarterback in 2019 and the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. He’s now quarterbacking for Sacramento CityThereCollege.will be targets on the backs of the younger Nixon and Machado. Nixon will likely be double teamed and Machado will earn a defensive “spy” most of the time. They both know it, too. “You approach every game the same,” Nix on said. “You just try to win every matchup, rep-by-rep, play-by-play.” Nixon’s dad, Chris, is the head coach and he’s grown up on the football field literally. Machado, very similarly, has been around the game his en tire life. He watches lots of game film, especially of Tom Brady, to learn football better. “He’s able to read defenses real good and he’s really smart on the field,” Machado said. He says, like Brady, he may not have the best athleticism, but tries to make what he calls “IQNixonplays.”says he’s learned from some of the high school players his dad has coached over the years because he was on the practice field with his dad much of the time. He specifically mentioned Gavin Reinwald, who this season will wrap up his collegiate career playing tight end at Rice University. There are more guys who will share the football at Sheldon this fall, such as running back Devin Green, but both say the offensive line will be one of the best units in the Delta League.“Ithink we have a lot of good plays, good routes and we’ll get the defenses confused,” Machado said.
Area’s top passing combo look for a big season
Nixon’s father, Chris, is the head coach of the Huskies.
Scott Nixon, left, and Jesiah Machado are the wide receiver/quarterback pair hoping to lead Sheldon to a Delta League championship in 2022.
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