Tri City

Schedule/Scores

Week 1 Scores
St. Marys 48, Jesuit 3...West 7, San Ramon Valley 30
McNair 0, Galt 25...Stagg 28, Modesto 27
Edison 0, Grant 27...Tokay 54, Bear Creek 7

Week 2 Scores
Tokay 33, Brookside Christian 28...Stagg 38, Franklin-Stockton 7
Antioch 20, McNair 0...St. Marys 34, Bellarmine Prep 10
Edison 6, Lincoln-Stockton 13...West 0, California 34

Week 3 Scores
Tokay 24, Weston Ranch 0...Stagg 27, Lodi 25
St. Mary's 39, Los Banos 7...West 14, Freedom 12
Edison 22, Franklin-Stockton 23...McNair 7, Linden 37

Week 4 Scores
Tokay 13, Lodi 14...Stagg 39, Bear Creek 7
St. Mary's 48, Lincoln-Stockton 18...West 21, Tracy 42
Edison 33, Beyer 11...McNair 0, Liberty 32

Week 5 Scores
Tokay 22, Galt 16...Stagg 40, Mills 16
St. Mary's 50, Central Catholic 28...West 0, Granite Bay 40
Edison 37, Chavez 13...McNair 34, Enochs 27

Week 6 Scores
Tokay 13, Stagg 6...St. Mary's 62, West 7
Edison 34, McNair 0 

Week 7 Scores
Tokay 27, McNair 0...St. Mary's 85, Stagg 40
West 21, Edison 22

Week 8 Scores
Edison 20, Tokay 7..Stagg 27, West 21.
St. Marys 66, McNair 0

Week 9 Scores
St. Mary's 49, Tokay 13...West 34, McNair 7
Stagg 28, Edison 20

Week 10 Schedule
West (2-7) @ Tokay (6-3)
McNair (1-8) @ Stagg (7-2)
Edison (5-4) @ St. Marys (9-0)

 

IS EDISON FOR REAL?

Sunday, September 20, 2009

It may sound like a funny question to ask about an 0-2 team, but coach Andre Horace has his Edison Vikings playing some great defense.  In their first two games, the Vikings have competed with two of the best teams in the section.  The Edison Vikings, 2009 edition, have very little in common with the squad that went 3-7 a year ago.  It seems as if Coach Andre Horace has orchestrated a complete transformation...in just one season. 

In week one the Viking defense held reining California State champion Grant to just 27 points.  The Viking defense was so good, in fact, and their performance so unexpected, that most people worried that Grant must have lost a step.  The champs put that theory to bed this weekend by beating perennial Washington state powerhouse Bellevue 14-0.

The Viking defense backed up their amazing week one performance by almost completely shutting down Lincoln High of Stockton, arguably the second best D1 team in the section last season.  The Trojans had to dig down deep and fight for their 13-6 win and were completely shocked by the vastly-improved Edison defense.

Like most success stories in this game, the amazing turnaround at Edison can be attributed to hard-work, a focus on the basics, and a change in the collective attitude.  The Viking defense is flying around and hitting, swarming to the ball, tackling with proper technique, and playing with a swagger that comes with the knowledge that they can and will get the job done.

Next week Edison will take on another crosstown rival in Franklin High School.  After performing so well and proving so much against some stiff competition the last two weeks, the Vikings should overwhelm the Yellowjackets.  However, there are still some serious questions that must be answered.  First and foremost, the Vikings have scored only 6 points in the first two games combined.  Where will the offense come from?  Who will step up and make a big play?  The Vikings need a whole lot more out of quarterback Edward Chavez, and need to open up more holes for their running game.  Considering how well they have played against two of the best teams in the section, another six point performance may be enough to get them a victory next week.  Still, six points will not win too many games, and the Vikings need to start putting something together immediately.  Expect them to get on the right track next friday.

-Justin Cruise

TIGERS CLAW THEIR WAY TO SECOND VICTORY

Thursday, September 17, 2009- @ The Grape Bowl, Lodi, CA

Two of week one's most dynamic offenses, Tokay (434 total yards) and Brookside Christian (745 total yards), squared off at the Grape Bowl in Lodi, CA last night. As expected, it was somewhat of an offensive shootout with both teams adding to their impressive offensive statistics for most of the game. In the fourth quarter, however, the Tigers dominated an exhausted Brookside Christian team on both sides of the ball to bring home the critical non-league victory.

This was a game of ups and downs where one minute you were ready to write one team off, and the next minute the other.

The Brookside Christian Knights received the opening kickoff and were crushed by the Tigers’ defense in three straight plays, forcing a punt. Tokay’s offense then shoved the ball right down Brookside’s throat on an 8 play, 49 yards drive that ended with six. The Tokay offensive line was so dominant on the opening drive that it seemed like they would not be stopped all night and the game could get out of hand.

Brookside Christian immediately put that theory to bed as their offense exploded to finish the first quarter. RB Shaquille Hill broke an 86 yard TD run on the Knights’ second possession, and 26 and 18 yard runs on their next two. Alex Lee, who finished the game with 11 catches for 136 yards, caught a pass and took it 27 yards for Brookside Christian’s second score, and then threw a 36 yard touchdown pass to fellow wide out Larry Fullard on a reverse pass to give the Knights a 20-6 lead. At this point Tokay did not seem to have an answer to the overwhelming athleticism they were facing and it seemed as if the Knights were poised to put 60 points on the board. Meanwhile, from an offensive standpoint, the Tigers were extremely sloppy in the second half of the first quarter, committing costly penalties, fumbling snaps and handoffs, and tripping on blades of grass.

Some spectators may have written the Tigers off at this point, but unfortunately for Brookside Christian, the Tigers themselves did not. On both sides of the ball Tokay seemed to focus more on the fundamentals in the second quarter. On defense the arm-tackling came to an abrupt halt, and as a result the Tokay defense was able to contain Brookside’s athletes and avoid the kind of big plays that killed them in the first quarter. Offensively, the Tigers stopped trying to be so fancy in their play calling and decided to run the ball right at Brookside, just like they did on the game’s opening drive. The Tokay offensive line man-handled Brookside’s smaller defensive group, and Tigers’ running backs Patrick McCarthy and Durrell Butler both scored touchdowns to cut the Brookside lead to 20-19 at the half.

At the start of the second half the Tigers got the ball and went back to the fancy stuff, killing their opening drive and digging themselves into a giant hole.

On their first play from scrimmage in the second half, the Tigers tried to run a reverse with WR Mike Pedraza; the result was a loss of 15 yards and the utter annihilation of their first drive. Brookside Christian got the ball in good field position and drove down into the red zone before the Tokay defense came up with a big stop. However, the Tigers gave the ball back and Brookside ended up scoring on their next drive, thanks in large part to a 29 yard run by Sophomore QB Tony Rodriguez. The Knights added the two point conversion and took a 28-19 lead half way through the third quarter.

From midway through the third quarter until the moment that the final whistle blew the big story was Tokay’s dominance on both the offensive and defensive lines. Defensively, the Tigers were able to sit back in coverage and get a ton of pressure on the QB while rushing just their front four. Defensive Linemen Daniel Munoz and William Gomez each recorded a sack and a half and Brookside Christian was unable to get the ball to their playmakers in open space. Offensively, the Tigers offensive line pulverized Brookside’s front seven, wearing them down to the point where it was taking three or four defenders to bring down Tokay running backs Patrick McCarthy, Mike Hernandez, Durrell Butler and Andrew Richards.

The Tigers closed the gap to 27-28 late in the third on Andrew Richards’ five yard TD run and Mike Hernandez scored what would be the game-winner on his six yard run with just over six minutes to play. The Tigers’ defense held strong despite several ridiculous penalties called against them throughout the fourth quarter, and Tokay earned themselves a hard-fought and well-deserved victory.


Team Stats
Tokay-
Rushing Offense- 375 yards
Passing Offense- 27 yards
Total Offense- 402 yards
Brookside Christian-
Rushing Offense- 127 yards
Passing Offense- 217 yards
Total Offense- 344 yards

Individual Stats
Passing- TOKAY- Zac McCurdy- 2/3, 27 yards, 0 TD/0 INT; BROOKSIDE CHRISTIAN- Tony Rodriguez- 15/26, 181 yards, 1 TD/0 INT/ Alex Lee- 1/1, 36 yards, 1 TD/0 INT

Rushing- TOKAY- Patrick McCarthy- 26 car, 159 yards, 2 TD/ Mike Hernandez- 12 car, 88 yards, 1 TD/ Zac McCurdy- 4 car, 65 yards/ Durrell Butler- 4 car, 60 yards, 1 TD/ Andrew Richards- 3 car, 13 yards, 1 TD/ Gabe Ramirez- 3 car, 5 yards/ Mike Pedraza- 1 car, -15 yards; BROOKSIDE CHRISTIAN- Shaquille Hill- 13 car, 138 yards, 1 TD/ Tony Rodriguez- 7 car, 3 yards, 1 TD/ Craig DeSoto- 3 car, 2 yards/ Alex Lee- 2 car, -16 yards

Receiving- TOKAY- Patrick McCarthy- 1 rec, 21 yards/ Mike Pedraza- 1 rec, 6 yards; BROOKSIDE CHRISTIAN- Alex Lee- 11 rec, 136 yards, 1 TD/ Larry Fullard- 2 rec, 68 yards, 1 TD/ Craig DeSoto- 1 rec, 10 yards/ Bruce Taft- 1 rec, 3 yards/ Shaquille Hill- 1 rec, 0 yards

Top Defenders- TOKAY- Patrick McCarthy- 9 tackles/ Daniel Munoz- 3 tackles, 1.5 sacks/ Mike Hernandez- 7 tackles / William Gomez- 3 tackles, 1.5 sacks; BROOKSIDE CHRISTIAN- Tre Somerville- 13 tackles/ Eric White- 12 tackles/ Eddie Leon- 9 tackles