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Re: All-SCCAL Football

Donald C. Schwartz — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 02:59:55 -0000

True Coach B-lievers - in Aptos

Re: Video: Scu, Scu Scutaro

ƒ®ø — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 03:09:54 -0000

I updated it with some Giants flavor... http://youtu.be/vd6hsqCYv5k

Re: MVCs Sydney Beadle, Watsonville’s Sonya Cervantes named co-Players of the Year in MBL-P

Confused — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:39:37 -0000

MVC nominated 9 players for all league and a 10th for sportsmanship? Do these teams mean anything?

Re: Rockhold-Belfort could be a go for UFC event in Brazil

Bob — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 01:24:33 -0000

rockhold will starch vitor

Re: Carmel refuses to play at PCS gym

831Guest — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:22:27 -0000

According to the 2012-13 NFHS(National Federation of State High School Associations):

Rule 2: Section 2(Officals' Jurisdiction). Article 2:
"The official' jurisdiction, prior to the game, begins when they arrive on the floor. The officials' arrival on the floor shall be at least 15 minutes before the scheduled starting time of the game."
Rule 2: Section 2. Article 4
"The jurisdiction of the officials is terminated and the final score has been approved when all officials leave the visual confines of the playing area.
"NOTE: The officials retain clerical authority over the contest through the completion of any reports, including those imposing disqualifications, which are responsive to actions occurring while the officials had jurisdiction. State associations may intercede in the event of unusual incidents that occur before, during, or after the officials' jurisdiction has ended or in the event that a contest is terminated prior to the conclusion of regulation play."

Rule 2: Section 3(Referee's Authority):
THE REFEREE SHALL MAKE DECISIONS ON ANY POINTS NOT SPECIFICALLY COVERED IN THE RULES."

Rule 2: Section 4(Referee's Pregame DUTIES). Article 1:
THE REFEREE SHALL INSPECT AND APPROVE ALL EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING COURT, BASKETS, BALL, BACKBOARDS, AND SCORERS AND TIMERS SIGNALS"

Rule 1: Section 17("X" Locates Scorer):
" An 'X' 12 inches long and 2 inches wide shall be placed on the floor out of bounds directly in front of the official scorer to help substitutes with the proper location"

Rule 1: Section 2(Sidelines, End Lines). Article 1:
"The playing court shall be marked with sidelines, endlines and other lines as shown in Figure 1-1. THERE SHALL BE AT LEAST 3 FEET(and preferably 10 feet) of UNOBSTRUCTED SPACE OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES.
Article 2. "If, on an unofficial court, there is less than 3 FEET OF UNOBSTRUCTED SPACE OUTSIDE ANY SIDELINE OR END LINE, a narrow broken line shall be marked ON THE COURT PARALLEL WITH AND 3 FEET INSIDE THAT BOUNDARY. This restraining line becomes the boundary line during a throw-in on that side or end, as in Fig. 7-6. It continues to be the boundary until the ball crosses that line".

Table 1-1(Supplement to Basketball Court):
7. "The court shall be uniformly and adequately lighted".

Maybe you should take another look at the court...with a rule-book in hand. Better yet, McCarthy could take a fire marshall with him as well because I'm most certain that the property would not pass an inspection since most doors and emergency exits are blocked and obstructed by miscellaneous equipment and furniture. I'd like to reiterate that safety is the question and if it's not "ideal" how does that make the property "safe"? McCarthy's has now subjected himself and MTAL/CCS for all liability.

Re: Carmel refuses to play at PCS gym

Munge — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:38:31 -0000

Carmel are just rich wussies who want to play on gold-plated floors and have their bottoms powdered by their fluffer after every game, this is PCS! Uhn! It's true ghetto b-ball g! peace!

Re: Carmel refuses to play at PCS gym

news? — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:30:29 -0000

"If the gym is so unplayable, why hadn’t this issue been raised earlier?"

If you are a reporter, how about asking some of the coaches that have played there before?

Re: Carmel refuses to play at PCS gym

yourekidding — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:16:03 -0000

It must be okay since other people have done it before. Gimme a break, that is a horrible thinking process. Safety of the athletes should come first.

Re: Carmel refuses to play at PCS gym

J W Davis — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:09:52 -0000

Thank you, prop 13

Re: Video: Soquel’s Walters just 4th player to win 2 Dads Club MVPs

Jerry Racer — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:24:18 -0000

Did Jim Hart attend Aptos High before graduating from Harbor? I think some details are a bit off

Re: 2012 All-SCCAL football team

Laura Bennet — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:48:58 -0000

We are so proud of our Aptos young men who worked so hard and pulled together for a phenomenal season! Congratulations to you all and especially our son, Brodie Bennet! We love you Brodie!

Re: 2012 All-SCCAL football team

Monica O. Ryan — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:21:53 -0000

Congratulations to all the nominees and especially to my wonderful son Clancy O'Brien Ryan who has given 110% for four years, playing OL and DL all night long. Love you Clancy!!

Re: 2012 All-SCCAL football team

Norcalfball — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:10:43 -0000

I will bet the house that Isaac Newberry will be a Div 1 prospect going into his senior year.

Re: 2012 All-SCCAL football team

Kevin Newberry — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:50:40 -0000

Sure, I might be a little biased but how can almost every other QB in the SCCAL get at least an Honorable Mention but you leave out Isaac Newberry who had the most passing yards in the league. Yeah, he is only a Sophomore and he was wild at times but he at the very least deserved an Honorable Mention for his efforts.

Re: Week 7 football picks

JoeyWright1965 — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 23:05:45 -0000

The pick for the Soquel VS Aptos was a tough game. But coach Myers blew it. He is lucky that he was able to pull off the win VS Scotts Valley . He has a real talented team that has strength in many areas that could have contributed to the game and gave them that win they deserved. But if you keep the same kids on the field the whole game and expect 100% of them the whole game you got be fooling yourself. I am not saying bad about the kids on the field they did play great and hard it is just Soquel High Coach has his head up his A$$ and it cost them a big loss. So wake up Myers don't keep blowing it for the kids. You got talent! Utilize it! Stop doing the same thing over and over again, nobody needs to watch film on you cause you are so predictable.

Re: Car wash fundraiser Saturday in Watsonville

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Re: Football Power Poll

wheel balancing machine — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:11:16 -0000

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Re: Video: Rockhold says Kennedy ‘tough as nails’

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Re: Video: TOC: Santa Cruz American vs. Aptos

wheel balancing machine — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:26:34 -0000

Go go team Santa Cruz!
They would soon break the goal and bring home the bacon.

Re: Video: Postgame award ceremony from Saturday’s D-III title game

SantaCatalinaSchool — Wed, 30 May 2012 13:10:52 -0000

Thanks for posting this. Catalina is certainly proud of this team.

Re: No tennis team, just individuals for Santa Cruz at CCS

Thad Nodine — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:49:43 -0000

Go Cardinals!

Re: Postseason changes to CCS Open Division

Andrew Matheson — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:38:14 -0000

That's a great question. Since 2007, teams from the SCCAL have gone 5-11 in the CCS playoffs, but are 0-7 in the last three years, according to our records. Helping the cause is Santa Cruz's title-winning postseason in 2007, when it went 3-0. Otherwise, it's been a bit of a struggle for the local teams in the playoffs.

Re: Postseason changes to CCS Open Division

Mandomorlos — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:55:13 -0000

Thank you for the blog on this.....there is one question us readers really want to know, and it is important in this issue. What is the S.C.C.A.L.'s record in CCS playoffs for the last 5 years? It seems as if most of our teams are consistently out by the first round.

Re: All-SCCAL Football

SQK17 — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:33:19 -0000

Although I agree with some of the modification to the selection, I still see leaks in the outcome. Hopefully coaches promoted their best points with their nomations and stats can be misleading at times. The SCCAL had some outstanding running backs this year. I had the previledge to watch the top kids. Unfortuantely, the league also had some weak defense of teams. A couple of running backs that did not get the respect they deserved were Travis Dolton of Soquel and Phillip Rojas of Aptos. Both kids Yards Per Carry were amongst the leagues best( Dolton 69 car/666 yds=9.09 YPC and Rojas 115 car/936 yds=8.13 YPC). Both had limited running plays against the weaker teams(Harbor, St.Francis) and even Soquel, who gave up an average of 30 points per game.

Just my 2 cents !!

Re: All-SCCAL Football

deltaforce1 — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:09:31 -0000

Talented group !