7 Friday Night

In the last 2023 episode, Ben and Chace break down all the big results from last weekend's CIF State Bowl Championship games — which included 10 wins by NorCal teams. The hosts offer thoughts and analysis on each game from the top five divisions and more. Afterward, they welcome now two-time state champion Charles Williams of Marin Catholic-Kentfield. The two-way star had an epic performance i...

We've reached the final weekend of the season, and hosts Chace and Ben fight through their melancholy feels to pack an episode full of NorCal regionals review, State Bowl preview chatter and multiple guests. CalHiSports.com editor and state high school sports historian Mark Tennis joins the program first to help preview this weekend's state bowl matchups. Tennis and the hosts chat about CI...

This week's show sees Ben and Chace recount a glorious weekend of section finals — there were FOUR one-point games. They talk upsets, share analysis from the three games they were present for, and list their NorCal Top 5 heading into CIF State Bowl regionals this week.  Speaking of regionals, the hosts list all 15 games and break down several of the pairings before they each take a side on the...

It's our annual Thanksgiving/Section Championship episode full of delicious (yeah, we went there) commentary on all things pigskin along with a visit from Pittsburg coach Charlie Ramirez. Chace & Ben review semifinals (and Open Championship) weekend before diving into thoughts, analysis and picks on several of this week's biggest section finals. One such final is the North Coast Sectio...

It's another playoff mega-episode with multiple guests, beginning with St. Ignatius-SF quarterback Soren Hummel. Soren details his team's last second win over Valley Christian-San Jose as well as they keys to Wildcats success this season. He also casts the tie-breaking vote in our season-long poll of whether it's a greater feeling to hit a walk-off home run or an 80-yard game-winning T...

As Coach Eidson waxes poetic about a nip in the air, the changing leaves and the stadium lights turning on by 5 o'clock, the 7FN team breaks down playoff brackets and matchups from throughout NorCal. Chace and Ben chat seedings, results, matchups and more. The show also welcomes first-time guest, Dom Ingrassia, after he helped lead San Marin-Novato to the program's first win over Marin Cat...

This week the crew breaks down the Sac-Joaquin Section playoff brackets and shares thoughts on the biggest surprises, best first-round matchups and best potential quarterfinal or semifinal clashes. There's also plenty of chatter about the final week of North Coast Section action, which includes Ben and Chace asking Coach Eidson to put his seeding committee hat on when it comes to separating th...

The entire 7 Friday Night team opens the show on a somber note as they gather to share some thoughts on the passing of De La Salle assistant coach Steve Jacoby. After, Chace and Ben begin dissecting the loads of good football happening throughout NorCal. Ben recounts attending the Metro League classic between Grant-Sacramento and Monterey Trail-Elk Grove. They also look ahead to the Sac-Joaquin Se...

All three members of the podcast just happened to be at the biggest game of last week, and perhaps the biggest game of the year so far: De La Salle at San Ramon Valley. So naturally, there's a good deal of discussion about the Wolves' near victory and eventual overtime loss. Chace and Ben also revisit NorCal's Week 9 scoreboard with some kudos for 12 Bridges-Lincoln, Alhambra-Martinez...

Chace returns to the command seat and promptly screws up a recording session. But he and Ben persevere for a jam-packed episode that welcomes special guest, Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills coach Casey Taylor fresh off his 200th career victory. … The hosts also review Week 8 across NorCal, make their picks for Week 9 and discuss thoughts on every state championship being in SoCal this season. … Finally,...

For the second time this season, roles reverse as Coach Terry Eidson slides into the co-host seat. This time he's covering for Chace who takes advantage of his school district's Fall Break for a family getaway to the Magic Kingdom. So Ben and Coach guide the show along and Chace makes a pre-recorded visit midway through the episode to offer up Week 7 analysis and get his pick in. There&#39...

Coach Eidson knows not to mess with a winning streak, which is why his segment opens with a soliloquy on the game day meal that has continued to serve him and De La Salle well this season — a grilled chicken burrito with extra guacamole. And since the burrito delivered again last week, there's a good amount of talk on the Spartans' clash with Folsom. Chace and Ben also revisit a number of...

It's a busy week at 7 Friday Night as Ben returns to the co-host chair, Coach Eidson still brings the heat from his usual spot, and Del Oro-Loomis star QB Caden Pinnick visits the show. Ben and Chace discuss their games from last Friday: College Park-Pleasant Hill at Antioch and McClymonds-Oakland at San Ramon Valley-Danville. They also discuss the current NorCal Top 5 and then later get to th...

Roles are reversed this week as Coach Terry Eidson takes the co-hosting chair while Ben pre-recorded a segment before taking vacation to Seattle. Chace and Coach Eidson go over De La Salle's first win of the season and preparing for a No. 3 vs. No. 4 showdown against St. Mary's-Stockton. Coach also gives his thoughts on Campolindo choosing not to play overtime against Windsor. Coach Eidson...

It's time for contenders to prove themselves as several Top 20 matchups dot the Week 4 schedule. Hosts Chace and Ben look back at some of the notable Week 3 results before looking ahead to this week's games and making picks. Coach Eidson joins for a mega-segment that features his thoughts on De La Salle's first shutout loss in 18 seasons, how good No. 1 Serra-San Mateo looked, plus rif...

Star Wars references can not be avoided on a week in which co-hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos welcome San Ramon Valley QB Luke Baker. No Jedi mind tricks were attempted however. The guys talk to Baker about the Wolves' season-opening win at St. Ignatius, and how reaching a CIF State Bowl game last year changed the program, and even his own personal outlook for his senior year. His baseball pro...

Rejoice! The 7 Friday Night trio has returned for Season 3 of NorCal Football insights and tom foolery. SportStars editor Chace Bryson returns to help keep the egos of co-host Ben Enos and recurring guest star, Coach Terry Eidson, in check. His efforts are noble. For the Season 3 Premiere, Ben and Chace discuss the completed first week of action in the Sac-Joaquin Section before previewing the Bay...

With the Spring Football window wrapping up, hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos figured it was a good chance to reconvene and hit on some of the major offseason talking points. They discuss new North Coast Section playoff divisions, announced tweaks to the Central Coast Section postseason, key transfer news and a few coaching changes. They also attempt to put together a too-early Preseason Top 5. Fin...

SportStars Magazine's coverage of the 2022 NorCal high school football season officially came to an end on Jan. 19, 2023, with the last release of our All-NorCal Football content. Which means it's officially season finale time for 7 Friday Night as well.  Hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos get together for an in-depth discussion on all the honor roll content. They begin by sharing thoughts on Sp...

For the second year in a row, we've dug through the 7 Friday Night audio archive to pick out some of our favorite funny moments from the season. Some moments that were included in the show, and some that had been edited out.  After recording two shows per week for five months, there was no shortage of content to include. We've got blown lines, technology fails, script confusion, several Coach...

Finally rested from their weekend of five games, two pods and one flight delay, hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos endeavor to revisit CIF Bowls weekend one last time while also taking a sweeping glance back at the entire 2022 season.  As part of their final look back at state championship weekend, the hosts welcome San Marin-Novato coach Dominic DiMare. The Mustangs defeated Granada Hills 32-8...

The Northern California football season came to an end on Saturday. Hosts Chace and Ben huddle up in their hotel studio in Mission Viejo for a second late-night/early-morning instant recap of some of the action. Before chatting about the losses for San Ramon Valley-Danville, Pittsburg and Serra-San Mateo, they make sure to provide some good vibes by providing audio from Grant-Sacramento's thrillin...

The penultimate day of the California high school football season was not a kind one to NorCal teams. Still awake after 20 hours of travel and game coverage, Chace and Ben record their thoughts and impressions on tough state bowl losses for McClymonds-Oakland and De La Salle-Concord. They also share postgame soundbites from both teams.  The guys also take a quick glance ahead to Saturday's ga...

The 7 Friday Night CIF State Championships Mega-Week rolls on with our official preview episode. No picks this Thursday! Chace crowns Ben the season picks champion and they begin discussion on a number of this week's state championship bowl games in which both share what team they'd be most happy to see win and offer up some bold predictions.  Also, the hosts know that when you want to have a...

It's CIF State Bowl Championship Week and the show kicks off its week-long coverage with a jam-packed episode looking back at a number of NorCal championship results.  Hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos offer up impressions and anecdotes from NorCal wins by Pittsburg, Grant-Sacramento and De La Salle-Concord. Then they pivot to 3-A NorCal Champion Bellarmine-San Jose and welcome a guest appearan...