7 Friday Night

The stakes are higher for everyone now as the season moves past sections and into NorCal regional bowl playoffs — and that goes for the 7 Friday Night crew too as Chace, Ben and Coach Terry Eidson attempt to finish strong when it comes to their NorCal football picks.  Coach Eidson goes first after going 3-0 in his section championship picks last week. He takes a stab at three regional games b...

This episode is an appropriate one to follow the Thanksgiving holiday, because it's stuffed! Hosts Chace and Ben revisit a wild weekend of section championships games, including the two they covered: El Cerrito vs. Windsor, and Pittsburg vs. Clayton Valley-Concord.  After that, they turn the page to regional championship weekend. They provide some initial thoughts on a few of the pairings bef...

With Thanksgiving this Thursday, the 7 Friday Night Pick 'Em show arrives a day early. That way you can either get your NorCal football picks fix on Thanksgiving Eve, or it should make a great companion to your meal prep on Thursday morning.  Ben has taken a three game lead in the standings after a 5-0 week, so naturally Chace suggested a change to the format. This week, in order to get more...

Our Championship/Thanksgiving Week episode features hosts Chace and Ben discussing the riveting semifinals they saw last week before diving into a number of enticing finals matchups this week.  The two play "Fill The Gap" to highlight the championship game they'd most want to see, as well as the one that's most under the radar.  Coach Terry Eidson also makes his weekly visit to share abo...

It's a week full of section semifinals, so finding good games to pick certainly wasn't hard for the 7 Friday Night team. Co-host Ben Enos remains the king of NorCal football picks after expanding his lead to two games over SportStars editor Chace Bryson — who is taking his foundering rather well.  Ben and Chace both complete their three main picks (one lock) plus a Challenge Round of two game...

This week on 7 Friday Night , hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos revisit a wild week of playoff action featuring several upsets (we see you, Turlock!) before turning to the coming week of semifinals across several sections.  For some of that semifinal preview talk, the hosts welcome Wilcox-Santa Clara coach Paul Rosa to the show. The Chargers are the top seed in the Central Coast Section Div. II...

With nearly every section having moved to playoffs, the 7 Friday Night crew finds tough sledding everywhere when it comes to their NorCal football picks for the week.  Hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos continue their season-long see-saw battle as Ben regained the lead with a 3-2 performance last week. In a turn of events that few saw coming, Coach Terry Eidson has become the most consistent amo...

After the Sac-Joaquin Section ushered in the postseason last week, the rest of the major sections will follow suit this week. All of which leads to playoff analysis overload from hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos.  The duo first revisits the opening week of SJS playoffs and name the results most surprising to them, as well as their favorite quarterfinal matchups on the way in Week 12. Then they...

This week's Thursday Pick 'Em show opens with a mini-emergency pod as hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos both share their reactions to Tuesday's retirement announcement of Pittsburg High coach Victor Galli . Then they get down to usual Thursday business by diving into some NorCal football picks for what should be a wild week of action across the region.  For the first time ever, Chace and Ben un...

The show ushers in a major week of NorCal football action as the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs begin while a number of big regular season finales take place in the Central Coast and North Coast sections.  Playoffs aside, there is no bigger matchup this week than the all-Concord showdown of No. 4 De La Salle at No. 11 Clayton Valley. 7 Friday Night hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos attack it from...

Host Chace Bryson's failure to press record trickled down from Tuesday's show, but co-host Ben Enos graciously showed up to make his picks a second time. And Ben has some work to do after surrendering his overall lead in the picks standing after holding it for just one week.  The guys make three main picks from a board of eight big games, and then proceed to their Challenge Round. Coach Terry...

It's a 7 Friday Night megashow this week. Hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos are refreshed after attending a weekend concert and ready to go. They revisit a number of games from Week 9, with first-person impressions from Chace on the Central Catholic-Manteca thriller. The pair also take a look at key regular season finales in the Sac-Joaquin Section and pour over some projected postseason brackets.&n...

Another big week of action arrives and the 7 Friday Night trio is here for it and ready to deliver its usual NorCal football picks. And for the first time all season, SportStars Magazine editor Chace Bryson now trails his co-host Ben Enos in the overall season standings.  Per usual, both hosts make three picks from among the region's biggest games of the week, then follow that with the always...

It's the last quarter of the regular season and everyone is playing through something at this point — including your friendly 7 Friday Night hosts. Ben recorded while battling through an illness and Chace was recovering from a weary weekend that included hosting a sleepover of four sixth grade boys. But the guys weren't going to let it keep them from delivering a good half hour of NorCal football...

It's The Ocho! Week 8 of the NorCal high school football season has arrived and the guys are ready with their picks for some of the top matchups in the region.  SportStars editor and host Chace Bryson still holds a very narrow season lead over co-host Ben Enos. Will that change this week? Both hosts made their three primary picks followed by the Challenge Round of giving one another a pair of...

When he picked against Downey High of Modesto in the Week 7 Thursday Pick 'Em episode, SportStars editor Chace Bryson vowed to bring Downey quarterback Conner Stoddard on to the show if the Knights won. And they did — topping Turlock 24-22 thanks to a last-minute scoring drive led by Stoddard. So Chace and co-host Ben Enos welcomed the senior standout for a talk about the comeback win, his chemist...

As the NorCal high school football season charges into its second half, the 7 Friday Night team is back for another round of game picks.  Hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos go head-to-head in one of their three main picks this week, and the Challenge Round features several unbeaten teams. Meanwhile, Coach Terry Eidson delivers his three picks, and is relieved there are no De La Salle ties to any...

This week's episode is jam-packed with content and interviews, including a 10-minute conversation with the Campolindo QB-WR duo of Dashiell Weaver and Robbie Mascheroni.   Hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos open the show by discussing last week's games before handing out some midseason hardware for first-half Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year. They also tackle Coach of the Year and New...

Your favorite NorCal football podcast trio is back for another week of attempts at predicting outcomes to some of the region's top matchups of the week. Hosts Chace Bryson, Ben Enos and Coach Terry Eidson each provide their NorCal football picks following a week in which all three finished with winning records.  Chace and Ben offer up their usual slate of three primary picks (with one "lock")...

Before hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos dive into NorCal football conversation, Chace is compelled to rave about the tacos he had during an anniversary outing in Roseville last weekend. Ben then threatens to talk about pumpkin spice season, but good sense prevails and the pair get to their gridiron chatter. This week there's plenty of talk about Folsom's big win at De La Salle. Chace also gives his...

The 7 Friday Night crew is back for another round of blind stabs and bold predictions when it comes to NorCal football picks. Host Chace Bryson finally stumbled last week in going just 2-for-5, leaving an opportunity for co-host Ben Enos and weekly guest Coach Terry Eidson to each pick up ground on the SportStars editor.  Chace and Ben make their three primary picks from a six-game slate of s...

In this week's show, hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos take a look back at the first five weeks and discuss what teams have surprised them, and what team has the upper hand to be NorCal's top CIF State Bowl representative.  It was also a week to sing the praises of the Sac-Joaquin Section's Sierra Foothill League, which is a collective 23-4 heading into the weekend of Sept. 23-24. Chace shares...

Everyone is in a better mood for the weekly NorCal Football picks show as the 7 Friday Night picking trio went a combined 12 of 15 last week — even Coach Terry Eidson got one right.  With confidence levels up, hosts Chace Bryson (5-0 in Week 3) and Ben Enos (4-1) dive into another tough slate of key matchups across NorCal. They make their three main picks, including their one lock, before off...

Depressed by the play of the 49ers on the NFL's opening weekend, hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos turn to some high school football chatter to soothe their Sunday evening torment. After Ben and Chace revisit some of the highlights from their Week 3 games, the real healing begins as they are joined by Pittsburg High coach Victor Galli to talk about the No. 4-ranked Pirates' big game this week agains...

We're back for another week of NorCal football prognosticating efforts. Host Chace Bryson is looking to build off of a strong week, while co-host Ben Enos and Coach Terry Eidson try not to let bitterness consume them. With plenty of good matchups to choose from, Chace and Ben make their usual three primary picks and follow up by giving one another two challenge picks. Coach Eidson makes his three...