The coaches at legendary De La Salle of Concord don’t like to compare championship teams, but we’ve seen them all since 1985 and we don’t mind. The rushing attack, an ability to overcome the loss of key players and the presence of more juniors than usual is what stands out most to us.
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Alumbaugh, DLS Win One For Books
Top-ranked De La Salle of Concord wins its sixth CIF state bowl game with a 63-42 victory over No. 2 Corona Centennial that sets a CIF bowl game record for combined points. Centennial turns the ball over on three straight possessions in the second half and high-octane offense can’t overcome miscues.
Mr. Football State POY Tracker
As the regular season ends, there are two clearly out in front to be the 2014 Mr. Football State Player of the Year and we may get to see both of them on back-to-back nights at the CIF state bowl games. We write up 13 others considered in our top 15 and mention 15 more […]
Comparing DLS vs. Folsom
On back-to-back nights, we checked out the top two-ranked teams in Northern California. It’s going to be nearly impossible for No. 2 Folsom to be able to wrest the region’s No. 1 ranking away from De La Salle of Concord but the Bulldogs are clearly closer to the elite level of the Spartans than they […]
It turned quickly in Servite loss to DLS
State No. 2 ranked De La Salle beats No. 4 Servite 47-24 on its home field on Saturday night. Until the game reached the middle of the third quarter, however, it was still anybody’s to win.
Sweeney, DLS sweep past Byrnes
South Carolina team that was No. 33 in one national poll this week can’t stop the offense of State No. 2 De La Salle of Concord in 56-28 loss seen on ESPNU.
Preseason FB: All-NCS/East Bay
This is the 10th preseason all-section or all-area football team we have compiled and covers schools from the East Bay region of the CIF North Coast Section, which is Contra Costa and Alameda counties, plus players from the CIF Oakland Section. This is the one, of course, dominated since the mid-1980s by Concord De La […]
Folsom handled again by DLS
A 45-17 win often is about offense, but when it’s about shutting down the prolific offense of Folsom then it’s the defense of state No. 1 De La Salle that took center stage in the Spartans’ win for the CIF Northern California Open Division bowl game title.
FB: Halloween at De La Scary
The beat goes on at De La Salle and the Spartans look so good it’s scary As Shakespeare once wrote in Hamlet Act I. “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” With respect to the football program at state top-ranked Concord De La Salle, that’s part of the gospel. Anyone that doubts […]
