Bay Preps Insider

A lot has gone on in the last couple weeks, and I finally had the time to sit down and make an episode about it! You had the Bambauer Classic and other winter break tournaments, the start of league play and so much more!

Yeah, pretty much what the title says. Who's in the mix to play in the CCS and NCS Open Division this year in boys basketball? How do recent results affect those races?

This episode has nothing to do with Game of Thrones, but hopefully the title will bait a few more listeners. Football season is over, and we're recapping state championships and discussing the merits of the current state playoff system before fully jumping into basketball, where we had a big week of tournaments and pivotal non-league results. Plus, find out why I spent my weekend at Gridley instead of at state football.

Alternate title: "Friendship Ended With Football Season, Now Basketball Season Is My Bestfriend" Football is wrapping up with NorCal Championships, basketball tournaments are in full swing and Bay Preps Insider is here to help you wrap your mind around a hectic week, recapping all of the games and stories you should care about!

It's been a busy week! Time to update everyone on what's been happening in both football and basketball. Get caught up on section football championship results, the Nor Cal Tip-Off and much more as fall turns to winter!

Doesn't the title explain enough? Well, if it doesn't, tune in for a breakdown of the section football championship games to be played this weekend, plus a glance at some of the big early season basketball showcases!

In the words of legendary hockey broadcaster Bob Cole, "everything is happening!" We've got section football semifinals, Open Division championship games, state volleyball championships, the start of basketball season and so much more!

The playoff field has been cut in half, and we're about to cut it in half again! Who will still be standing after this weekend, and what will happen in the CCS and NCS Open Division Championship Games?

The first weekend of playoff football is in the books, and it was all about the public schools! Three public schools defeated WCAL powerhouses, and this is the best place to hear all about it.

What's the loser pile, and what does your team have to do to avoid it? Find out on the latest episode of the Bay Preps Insider podcast, where we break down section playoff quarterfinal matchups. We're not just talking about the biggest games, we're covering every division all over the Bay Area!

Section football playoff brackets are here! Find out who made the postseason, how teams are split into divisions and why the seeding committee simultaneously hates your team and loves your team's rival. Also, state volleyball brackets are out, and we didn't forget about those!

The regular season is over (except for in the AAA and OAL), and it finished with a bang! Campolindo won a Lamorinda thriller to split the league title and lots of rivalry trophies changed hands, including The Paw as San Mateo beat Burlingame for the first time since 2009. In all that excitement, section volleyball championships shouldn't be forgotten, so we made sure to discuss those as well!

It's rivalry week on the Peninsula! Find out what happened in Thursday night's games and gear up for a massive weekend by learning about the history of some of the biggest football rivalries in San Mateo County and Santa Clara County!

The regular season is coming to a close this week (unless you're in the AAA or OAL, we haven't forgotten about you!) and we've got rivalry games and league title races in store, plus an update on section volleyball playoffs.

The newest episode of the Bay Preps Insider podcast comes to you from Scottsdale, Arizona, where bikini models are dying to know about Bay Area high school football! Hear all about Los Gatos' last-second win over Wilcox, how St. Francis beat Riordan, Capuchino's march to a league title and more!

Somehow we're already down to the final two weeks of the regular season! Get ready for this week's biggest games with a look at matchups that'll determine league championships, plus listen for a discussion about when it's a good time to go for an onside kick.

While St. Ignatius and Serra's wins this weekend weren't surprising, both games provided no shortage of material to discuss. Week 9 also saw a couple of massive East Bay upsets, a stunner on the Peninsula and a handful of wild finishes, including what could easily be the best ending to a game all year in Northern California.

Most football games don't deserve their own individual preview episode, but the Bruce-Mahoney Game isn't like most football games! Tune in to learn about the history of the rivalry and players to watch for in this year's game.

We've got news before Week 9 even starts, with Foothill forfeiting to De La Salle. As for games that will actually be played this week, Riordan-Serra is the headliner, but there are plenty of other big games in races for league championships and automatic playoff berths!

No offense? How about tons of offense! De La Salle beat San Ramon Valley in overtime after a wild comeback and teams all over the Bay Area broke the 50-point plateau.

Is this the biggest week of the entire season? De La Salle at San Ramon Valley, Hillsdale at Menlo, Sacred Heart Prep at Menlo-Atherton and more! Tune in to find out what to watch for in each of these games! Also, listen carefully for one well-timed Borat reference.

Schools in San Francisco, San Jose and Santa Cruz all snapped long streaks while a longtime San Mateo County coach logged his 150th career win. Tune in to find out who made history, who pulled off upsets and what more you missed over the weekend!

There's no can't-miss game in the Bay Area this week. That's both a good thing and a bad thing. Fortunately, Bay Preps Insider is your source to figure out where you can go to find good football this weekend!

What more could you want in a week of high school football? Kids smashing records, a three-score comeback in a rivalry, scholarship offers and more!

Week 5 had it all: St. Ignatius-Riordan, Mitty-St. Francis, crazy parents, forfeits, rivalry upsets and more!

Week 5 of the high school football season is upon us, headlined by great matchups including De La Salle @ Folsom and St. Ignatius @ Riordan! Tune in to get fired up for this week's best games!

Upsets all over San Mateo County and the Bay Area in general! Get the exclusive rundown on Woodside's win over Sequoia, Menlo's upset of Menlo-Atherton and plenty of other surprising results! Plus, a coach pushed a chain gang member? And stick around to the end of the episode to hear about a Bay Area football player who was unexpectedly at the center of the college football universe over the weekend.

It's two for the price of one! Hear about everything you missed during Week 3 of the 2023 high school football season and get geared up for Week 4! Featuring key players, storylines, highlights and more. Plus, hear about the five-set Bruce-Mahoney volleyball thriller!

That's right, it's time for a solo episode. Today, I look back at Week 2 of the high school football season, including Serra's historic shutout of De La Salle and a Friday night thriller between Mitty and Aptos. It's also time for the debut of the Currently Unnamed Personal Segment!

Our recap of Week 1 of the 2023 high school football season focuses on the southern end of the Central Coast Section, including an interview with Jim Seimas of the Santa Cruz Sentinel! Link to support Lucinda Daniels' family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/76sq8g-the-daniels-family

The 2023 high school football season is upon us! Here's a quick look at some of this week's must-see games, some brief basketball recruiting news and an interview with Gus Morris of the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, in which he explains what's been going on at Cardinal Newman. He also gives a rundown of the Sonoma County football scene!

It's finally time I launch a podcast devoted to Bay Area high school sports. I've been sitting on this idea for a while, and it's finally becoming a reality! This is just a brief trailer, but there'll be actual content just around the corner.