Bellarmine College Prep senior Kevin Danser, considered one of the top offensive lineman prospects on the West Coast, has made an oral commitment to play at Stanford. The senior tackle’s blocking led the way for Mercury News Player of the Year Usua Amanam, who rushed for 1,822 yards and 30...

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Cal freshman Anthony Miller picked a perfect time to make his first career reception Saturday. The former Mitty standout caught a two-yard touchdown pass from Nate Longshore with 2:41 left for the deciding touchdown as the Bears beat Miami 24-17 in the Emerald Bowl at AT&T Park. Miller has...

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Here are the selections for the El Camino Division. MVP _ John Batnitch, Homestead, LB/TE Offensive player of the Year: Justin Rahn, Monta Vista, QB Defensive player of the year: Emre Titizer, Lynbrook, LB Utility player of the year: David Orvick, Monta Vista Most Valuable lineman: Graham...

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Hey folks, So here’s the De Anza Division first team and special awards somebody was asking about. Tomorrow I’ll publish the El Camino team. After typing in all these players, I’ve got to say that these all-league teams are simply out of control _ and I don’t mean to...

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Hey Folks, Here’s the television lineup for this weekend’s state bowl games. On Direct TV I believe the channels are 696 for Comcast SportsNet Bay Area and 698 for Comcast SportsNet California. Looks like 697 might be the spot for Comcast SportsNet Plus. On Comcast digital, Comcast...

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The CIF announced the State Bowl bids this afternoon with Grant (Sacramento) representing Northern California in the State Open Division against Long Beach Poly and De La Salle of Concord getting the nod over Bellarmine College Prep as the NorCal representative against Centennial in the Division I...

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The Los Gatos football team took the field for its Medium School Championship game with Palo Alto with a player carrying a flag with the No. 52 on it, in memory of teammate Michael Halpin, who died suddenly on campus on Tuesday. When the game was over the scoreboard read 29-23 in the Wildcats...

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The Wildcats seem to be playing inspired ball spurred on by the tragic death of their teammate Michael Halpin, who died earlier this week. Los Gatos leads 14-6 at halftime. Los Gatos scored first after pinning the Vikings back deep in their own territory and forcing a three an out. The Wildcats...

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Steven Fanua, the talented senior linebacker from Milpitas High, has been recruited heavily by a host of West Coast schools and this afternoon he made his decision. Fanua made an oral commitment to play at Cal Saturday, speaking with members of the coaching staff, including head coach Jeff...

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Menlo-Atherton wins its second CCS title in a wild one with a 39-33 win over Wilcox in the Large School Division final. Thanks to John Reid of the Palo Alto Daily News for the coverage. Here’s John’s game story and box score. By John Reid Daily News Staff Writer Foothill College had...

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Wow, Usua Amanam ran wild again Friday night, scoring all three touchdowns as Bellarmine College Prep shutout Valley Christian 21-0 to win the Central Coast Section Open Division title. Here’s my game story and the box score. The hole opened in the Valley Christian defense and Usua Amanam...

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Hey folks, we’ll be updating the Open Division final after every score this evening so stay tuned. Bellarmine 7, Valley Christian 0 (6:47 first quarter): Bellarmine drives 67 yards on 10 plays. Stanford-bound Usua Amanam scores on a 31-yard run on a fourth-and-1. Bellarmine 14, Valley...

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Here’s a look at Saturday’s Medium School Division final between Los Gatos and Palo Alto. LOS GATOS (9-3) vs. PALO ALTO (9-3) Saturday, 7 p.m. at SJCC Palo Alto beat the Wildcats 17-14 in their regular-season finale on a last-second field goal by Will Holder. In that game Sam...

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I went out to practice Wednesday to talk with Coach Cattolico and some of the Los Gatos players about the tragic death of senior lineman Mikey Halpin. Some of what I wrote made it into the news article that ran the next day, but here’s the full version. The Los Gatos linemen were going...

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Here’s a look at Friday’s game between Wilcox and Menlo-Atherton. Kickoff at Foothill College at 7 p.m. Wilcox (8-4) has been a roll, winning six games in a row. The Chargers started their season out slow, with close losses to Terra Nova, San Benito and Scotts Valley. But the Chargers...

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Here’s a look at Friday night’s Open Division final between Bellarmine and Valley Christian. Kickoff at 7 p.m. at San Jose City College. It’s the last chance for high school football fans to see some of the area’s best playing under Friday night lights _ but some of those players will...

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With a chance at a State Bowl bid on the line, Friday night’s Central Coast Section Open Division football final between Bellarmine College Prep and Valley Christian takes on even greater importance. Bellarmine (11-1), which is No. 3 in the Northern California State Bowl Game Division I rankings...

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Sorry this is late, had some computer problems. Usua Amanam rushed for 271 yards and three scores in 40 carries as Bellarmine beat Serra to advance to the Open Division Championship next week against Valley Christian. Here’s the game story and the box score. Usua Amanam had some trouble...

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Bellarmine leads Serra 12-7 at the half. The Bells marched down the field for a 65 yard drive on their first possession as Usua Amanam gained some big yards on the ground running seven times for 42 yards. Amanam took it in from seven yards out for the Bells first score with 6:00 left in the [...]

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Here’s a few key stats from SHC’s win in a Small School semifinal. Cal-bound Dasarte Yarnway rushed for 141 yards and scored a touchdown rushing and receiving for Sacred Heart Cathedral. Sophomore star Amir Carlisle returned for The King’s Academy after missing a few games with a...

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