7 Friday Night

After covering the big No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown between De La Salle and Serra-San Mateo, SportStars editor Chace Bryson left town for a long weekend in Las Vegas — which left co-host Ben Enos slightly reeling as he attempted to keep the 7 Friday Night ship on course. However, Chace returned in time for the two hosts to have their weekly chat about all things NorCal football.  Serra bet o...

While the first week of full NorCal action delivered plenty of excitement on the field, there was less enthusiasm in Picksville. Hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos were a combined 5-5, and Coach Terry Eidson went winless. The trio looks to change its fortunes this week, but the matchups don't get any easier.  Chace and Ben each make three primary picks from a selection of games, while once again...

Hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos have a ton of talk about after a thrilling first week of football across all of NorCal. A primary focus is placed on Serra-San Mateo which traveled to No. 2 Folsom and gutted out a 17-12 win. Now, the Padres are the No. 2 ranked team and take to the road again Friday — to No. 1 De La Salle for a nationally-televised game on ESPNU. No big deal.  Actually, yes bi...

Our Thursday prediction show hits top gear this week as high school football officially opens across all of Northern California. Everybody — hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos as well as Coach Terry Eidson — is feeling confident after hitting on most of their picks during last week's Sac-Joaquin Section openers.  Chace and Ben highlight six of the week's top matchups and select three to pick (bo...

It's a big week on the show as hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos revisit results and key takeaways from the first week of play in the Sac-Joaquin Section, before moving on to preview the rest of NorCal football getting underway.  As part of that preview, the hosts welcome Las Lomas coach Doug Longero to the podcast. The Knights of Walnut Creek are expected to be among the favorites in the Diabl...

As the Sac-Joaquin Schedule gets set to bring a soft-open to the 2022 NorCal football season, it's as good a time as any for the show to debut the first of its Thursday Pick 'Em Series. Hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos begin their season of predictions, choosing from a slate of six notable SJS matchups.  Ike Dodson , the show's guest from Aug. 16, returns to make a few picks. Finally, Coach Ei...

With real, live football action set to begin in the Sac-Joaquin Section, hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos welcome fellow SportStars writer/photographer Ike Dodson for a primer discussion on all things SJS.  Dodson speaks about some key themes he came across during his reporting for a variety of NorCal Football Preview content. The trio also highlights some of the top storylines worth following...

We made it through the void! High school football is nearly back, and hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos open Season 2 of 7 Friday Night with a discussion on who should top SportStars Magazine's preseason rankings along with what they've learned from there early reporting.  The hosts also share some soundbites from their Aug. 9 visit to Pittsburg High's practice, including remarks from Miami-bou...

Turn on the lights! High school football in Northern California is nearly back, and SportStars Magazine is thrilled to be reviving its weekly football podcast for another season. Hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos are back to steer the always-wobbly-yet-ever-formidable ship with analysis, guest interviews, game predictions and more.  Retired De La Salle coaching legend Terry Eidson has also sign...

In the final episode of our first season, hosts Chace and Ben wrap up the 2021 Northern California high school football season with an in-depth discussion on SportStars' just-released postseason honors and awards.  Joining the hosts for the entire episode is fellow SportStars reporter and photographer, Ike Dodson . As the primary trio responsible for selecting the magazine's All-NorCal Team a...

As we near the last episode of our first season, hosts Ben and Chace went back and found some of the moments that made them laugh the most over the first 21 episodes. A few of them made the final edits for various episodes, but many didn't.  Not surprisingly, many of the most humorous moments came during the hosts' weekly visit with retired De La Salle-Concord coach Terry Eidson — and his occ...

NorCal football teams won 10 CIF State Bowl Championships on the state's final weekend of football. Hosts Chace and Ben revisit the fun by providing thoughts on the two teams they saw claim their first titles, San Marin-Novato and Vanden-Fairfield . They also welcome the offensive coordinator to another brand new state champion, Mike Hill of Sacred Heart Cathedral-S.F. . Hill shares his thoughts o...

It's our last weekend of games, and hosts Chace and Ben are trying not to get emotional. Instead, they pour their energy into an hour of CIF State Bowl conversation.  The show welcomes Cal-Hi Sports co-founder and editor Mark Tennis for the second time this season. As someone who maintains the most-recognized state football rankings, there's no better person to preview some of the biggest bow...

It's a jam-packed show this week as Chace and Ben revisit an entertaining weekend of section championships and the 24-hour guessing game of who the CIF would advance as NorCal's Open Division representative. The hosts also preview this weekend's slate of CIF NorCal regional games — and there's definitely some good ones.  Among the top games of the weekend is the Division I-AA regional featuri...

The show goes all out as it reviews an absolute wild weekend of semifinals while also previewing section championship weekend throughout Northern California. Hosts Chace and Ben welcome fellow SportStars colleague Ike Dodson . The magazine's Sac-Joaquin Section writer and photographer joins them for the greater portion of the show. He recounts being at Rocklin last Friday for the Thunder's 51-48 i...

With long time foes De La Salle and Pittsburg meeting this week to decide the North Coast Section Open Division final, hosts Chace and Ben welcome DLS coach Justin Alumbaugh to the program. Together they chat about this year's Spartans team and its evolution after becoming the program's first team in 30 years to lose to a NorCal opponent. They also discuss the pros and cons of the coaching staff t...

The postseason has now arrived for everybody, and the show is here for it! As the Sac-Joaquin Section rolls into its quarterfinals, hosts Chace and Ben welcome Monterey Trail-Elk Grove coach TJ Ewing to talk about a Mustangs teams that's gone from an 0-5 start to a dangerous 7-seed in the Division II field. Ewing shares about how the team persevered through its grueling nonleague schedule, and wha...

Christmas comes early to San Mateo this week as Serra High hosts St. Francis-Mountain View in a massive game that will determine a number of things, including: NorCal's No. 1-ranked team, the top seed in the Central Coast Section Open Div. playoffs and, oh yeah, the West Catholic Athletic League championship. Serra coach Patrick Walsh joins the show this week to talk about the Padres' 8-0 season s...

This week, Chace and Ben welcome Rocklin High senior receiver Nathan Kent to the show. Kent talks to the guys about the Thunder clinching the Sierra Foothill League championship last week, how the team has overcome multiple injuries, and what it will take to add more 2021 hardware to the trophy case.  The show also embraces the Halloween Spirit this week as Ben answers some spooky-themed NorC...

This week's show points its focus toward the North Bay as hosts Chace and Ben welcome Windsor High coach Paul Cronin . Coach Cronin passed his own high school coach and mentor, Ed Lloyd , in career wins last week with victory No. 218. And if No. 219 comes this week, it's going to be heavily bittersweet. That's because his undefeated Jaguars team will host his old school, Cardinal Newman-Santa Rosa...

The De La Salle game at Folsom has come and gone. Chace and Ben discuss De La Salle's win and the fallout as it pertains to the larger NorCal landscape. The hosts actually cover a handful of big picture topics as we get closer to the end of the regular season, doing so as part of a new feature they call "Play or Punt." Coach Terry Eidson makes his weekly appearance and shares his views on De La Sa...

Wednesday Oct. 6, marks the 20th anniversary of what is arguably considered California's most significant high school football game of all time — and some have made a case it's the nation's most significant high school football game to date. It was the first ever meeting between the nation's top two ranked teams. This special bonus episode features four guests: Two who coached in the game, one who...

This week features NorCal's biggest intersectional matchup of the season when De La Salle-Concord pays a visit to Folsom High. The game between the Spartans and Bulldogs has been circled by many fans for months, and the intrigue has only multiplied now that De La Salle's NorCal unbeaten streak was halted by St. Francis-Mountain View back in mid-September. Naturally, hosts Chace and Ben spend a lot...

Before hosts Chace and Ben dive into an enticing week of high school football matchups, a slightly disgruntled Ben calls for a Football Festivus and an Airing of Grievances. In a get-off-my-lawn digression, Ben shares his thoughts on some recent fan behavior — both good and bad — and dissects the merits (or lack thereof) in students storming the field following a win.  Once the Festivus is co...

As NorCal football begins to embark on Week 6, we've already reached the one-third marker of the season. Hosts Chace and Ben reflect on that a bit by naming which team has surprised them the most so far. Two of the more surprising teams — Monte Vista-Danville and El Cerrito — face off in a key matchup this week. That gave Ben, an El Cerrito graduate, a chance to return to his roots and visit a Gau...