Clayton Vly really shooting for the stars

[Ben Herrington]

I just got a look at Clayton Valleys 2009 schedule and all I can say is wow.
Week #0 Liberty (2-8)
Week #1 Dublin (2-8)
Week #2 Irvington (4-6)
Week #3 Vintage (4-6)

WOW! Guess that loss in the NCS Championship game to a lowly Redwood Empire team got them down... ;D

[footballfan]

good topic to bring up. Who has the toughest schedule on paper setting up for a good arguement at the NCS meeting at the end of year for playoff?

[firemanbill]

Newmans schedule is super strong all three games and then Montgomery plays Grant and Casa. Those two have top schedules in my mind.

[Ben Herrington]

Id agree, Newman has a tough SOS. From what I've heard, Del Oro is going to kill everyone this season, including California from the East Bay.

Monty will have a nice SOS, but theres no way they can top Grant. Casa plays Napa too.

Another Div. II East Bay team that has a pretty weak non-league is Concord. Something like 4 wins among the first three teams they have scheduled.

[zorn]

wasn't clayton valley and concord area thinking of abolishing sports?

[Ben Herrington]

I hope not! Competition is a large part of high school and is about half as important as the education itself.

[scobserver]

Each team schedules to their perceived best interest for that coming season, nothing new with that. If a team is unlikely to win league they should aim to be selected for the playoffs. A "good" loss rarely weighs more than solid wins, despite what these boards say. So the incentive is to schedule as many winnable games as possible against schools of similar size (as they should, cuz that's what the system rewards.)

I'd say a little early to be talking about non leauge schedules as we really don't have too many of them yet.

[newmanfan]

Del oro over CAL ?That I would like to see.

[Ben Herrington]

Most of the schedules I have are correct, but if you've noticed, I have every game on that respectice friday at 7:30pm. With schools getting lights, and schools scheduling saturday night games, I'm waiting until August to update the games as far as friday vs. saturday is concerned.
Nearly all of the opponents are correct, its the MCAL as I think Im missing a few on.

I know a good deal of the games are scheduled a year or two in advance, but looking at the team and class Clayton Valley had last season (12-1), scheduling Liberty, Dublin, Irvington, and Vintage is complete crap.

Liberty had I believe 3 wins this last season, thats the most they have had this decade. Dublin has made playoffs about once this decade and have been a 3-win or less team the last three seasons. Irvington has fallen so far in the MVAL they are equiv to Piner under Meredith in the NBL (just over Elsie Allen). Vintage is an average program with an average team finishing with an average record (5-5 and 4-6).

Clayton Valley at 12-1 should do better...

[bella]

Jun 3, 2009 22:21:18 GMT -5 newmanfan said:

Del oro over CAL ?That I would like to see.

I'm not so sure. D.O. should be very strong this year. And with Sanchez bolting for B.G. who knows how Cal will be this year?

[Ben Herrington]

I dont know a lot about Cal, other than what I've heard, but Del Oro is going to be very strong. I think its going to be a 2007 repeat at Cardinal Newman

[firemanbill]

newman will be 1-2 after preseason. they will still win nbl. i just dont think they have the same guns to sweep that tough preseason schedule.

[zorn]

More than 4,000 students won't have high school sports in the Mount Diablo School District next year unless they manage to come up with $1 million on their own.

"It's like getting belly-punched," said Pat Middendorf, who's about to lose her job as athletic director at Clayton Valley High, where 758 athletes play softball, basketball, football and other sports.

"I can't imagine not being able to practice and play," said Victoria Kobold, a 16-year-old sophomore on Clayton Valley High's varsity softball and soccer teams. "When I heard, I couldn't grasp the idea of not having sports after school every day.

"It's really important for college," Victoria added. "Sports keeps colleges looking at you

this article is from sfgate 5/25 but i don't know if it is from last year or this year.

[pops]

Zorn, that kinda puts a dampener on the Clayton Vly really shooting for the stars conversation.

[football415]

The article is current. There was a protest in Concord just this morning to bring attention to the cuts in the education budget.

At the Novato Football parent meeting I actually learned alot about where the money goes from school districts with a budget crisis.

The only real expense related to sports is the salary for the AD. This job is EXTREMELY time consuming and labor intensive, so whatever an AD is paid it is probably not enough. Most take their work home with them...ALL YEAR LONG, not just for the season.

The money for coaches stipend is equal to about $200,000 annually for aprox 40 sports teams and with multiple paid assistants it doesn't amount to much. Most coaches will do it for free, including Coach Bracket at NHS.

Public School sports programs are free but with the jerseys now being personalized,etc., it is not unusual for a parent to spend $500 to $1000 per sport. Players fees are suggested donations not a requirement. The fee form for NHS included a box for added donations to help out kids who can't afford it.

The current budget crisis has created widespread panic among districts all over the state. What is unfortunate is that many districts who drop sports will lose more money in the long run because kids will transfer.

Fundraising for sports will intensify so be ready for the kid down the street who knocks on the door to sell you a gold card (Novato) or a bucket of cookie dough. That kid could be the next Tom Brady!