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 chemistry with his receivers, and what's been behind the team's 7-0 start. 

Chace and Ben also break down their games from last week, including thoughts on St. Mary's-Stockton finally besting De La Salle in a 45-35 barnburner. The hosts also dive into thoughts on some of NorCal's top leagues in a round of "Fill The Gap."

Finally, Coach Terry Eidson makes his weekly visit and also shares his thoughts on De La Salle's loss in Stockton. Also, now that he's seen all of NorCal's heavyweights in person, the hosts ask him what team he thinks is the most well-rounded. 

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 of them. 

GAMES PICKED INCLUDE: San Ramon Valley-Danville @ McClymonds-Oakland • Downey-Modesto @ Turlock • Elk Grove @ Sheldon-Sacramento • Half Moon Bay @ Sacred Heart Prep-Atherton • Vacaville @ Vanden-Fairfield • Lincoln-San Jose @ Christopher-Gilroy • Bishop O'Dowd @ Tennyson-Hayward • Kennedy-Richmond @ St. Mary's-Berkeley • Placer-Auburn @ Lincoln

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 Newcomer of the Year honors. Afterward, they welcome Weaver and Mascheroni for a talk about the 5-0 Cougars, playing for heavily-respected coach Kevin Macy, and a trip to Disneyland together. (Which spurs a tangent conversation about the best ride at the park.)

Coach Terry Eidson makes his weekly visit and shares his own hot take about Disneyland. He then recounts how he spent De La Salle's bye-week Friday, gives thoughts on the "Dog Days" of midseason, and wraps up with thoughts on No. 5-ranked St. Mary's-Stockton — the Spartans next big NorCal opponent this week.

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 moving on to their Challenge Round where the banter devolves into Nation's pies and one's favorite citrus fruit. Coach Eidson zeroes in on his third winning week in a row, and rides with a former Spartan yet again. 

GAMES PICKED INCLUDE: No. 2 Folsom @ No. 14 Oak Ridge • No. 16 Granite Bay @ No. 13 Del Oro-Loomis • No. 7 McClymonds @ No. 4 Pittsburg • Clayton Valley @ No. 20 Jesuit-Carmichael • No. 18 Bellarmine @ Riordan-S.F. • Whitney-Rocklin @ No. 19 Rocklin • No. 17 Menlo-Atherton @ Half Moon Bay • Tracy @ Lincoln-Stockton • St. Patrick-St. Vincent-Vallejo @ Salesian-Richmond • Casa Roble-Orangevale @ Citrus Heights 

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 impressions on San Ramon Valley-Danville after seeing the Wolves defeat Liberty-Brentwood last week. Both hosts also take some time to give shoutouts to some of the many undefeated teams that are outside of the rankings radar and don't get talked about enough. Finally, at the end of the show, be sure to catch Ben's thoughts on the recent story surrounding the cancelled game between Galileo-S.F. and Richmond. 

Coach Terry Eidson also makes his usual stop and shares his thoughts on the Folsom-De La Salle game, and how the current season compares to some other seasons when the Spartans have faced adversity. With Jimmy Garappolo's backpedal safety as a muse, the hosts also poll the coach on some of the most bonehead plays he's seen over the years.

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 some of NorCal's best Week 5 matchups, and then each serve each other two blind picks in the Challenge Round. There are also tales of Ben's high school baseball career and a breakdown of how an actual fight between a bear and a tiger might play out. Finally, Coach Eidson predicts he'll go 3-0 yet again — and as he points out, he's due. 

Games picked include: No. 3 Folsom @ No. 2 De La Salle-Concord • No. 18 Menlo-Atherton @ No. 6 Wilcox-Santa Clara • No. 13 Los Gatos @ Sacred Heart Prep-Atherton • San Ramon Valley-Danville @ Liberty-Brentwood • College Park-Pleasant Hill @ Northgate-Walnut Creek • Capital Christian-Sacramento @ Vista del Lago-Folsom • El Cerrito @ Vacaville • Encinal-Alameda @ Alameda • Mitty-San Jose @ Sacred Heart Cathedral-S.F. • Patterson @ Merced 

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 his thoughts on Folsom's big win at Pittsburg, and both hosts discuss the Bulldogs big game at De La Salle this week. The show also welcomed its second athlete of the season —  senior captain Conner Dasmann of undefeated Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills (also an SFL team). 

Dasmann talks about a Trojans defense that's allowed just 10 points in four games, what's keyed the team's turnaround from a 3-7 finish in 2021, and what its like playing in the SFL. Coach Terry Eidson also makes his weekly visit after a lightning quick trip to San Diego last weekend to watch De La Salle defeat Cathedral Catholic. 

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 offering up two more blind challenge picks to each other. Coach Eidson also makes his stop to deliver his three picks for the week.

GAMES DISCUSSED: Folsom @ Pittsburg • Menlo-Atherton @ Del Oro-Loomis • Rancho Cotate-Rohnert Park @ Vanden-Fairfield • El Cerrito @ Foothill-Pleasanton • Tracy @ Downey-Modesto • Sheldon-Sacramento @ Jesuit-Carmichael • Riordan-S.F. @ Sacred Heart Prep-Atherton • Pleasant Valley-Chico @ Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills • American Canyon @ Livermore • Corning @ Red Bluff

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 against No. 3 Folsom. However, to make things even spicier, they hosts had Coach Terry Eidson make his weekly appearance at the same time. Longtime friends, and current fantasy football partners, Galli and Eidson each tell some stories about one another and football eventually gets discussed as well. 

Coach Galli shares his thoughts on his 3-0 Pittsburg team and talks about the big matchup with Folsom. The hosts also pick the brains of both coaches on ways in which they attempt to avoid let-down games. (Which is something Galli's Pirates did in the previous week and Coach Eidson's De La Salle teams had plenty of experience with).

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 picks and tries not to get too snarky when Chace mentions going 4-1 the previous week. 

GAMES DISCUSSED INCLUDE: No. 15 at Central Catholic-Modesto @ No. 1 Serra-San Mateo • No. 14 St. Francis-Mountain View @ No. 2 De La Salle-Concord • Foothill-Pleasanton @ No. 10 Vanden-Fairfield • Merced @ No. 13 Monterey Trail-Elk Grove • Acalanes-Lafayette @ Sheldon-Sacramento • Silverton (Ore.) @ Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills • Jesuit-Carmichael vs. Christian Brothers-Sacramento (at Hughes Stadium) • Elk Grove @ San Ramon Valley-Danville • Berkeley @ American Canyon • Placer-Auburn @ Vista del Lago-Folsom • Cardinal Newman-Santa Rosa @ Vintage-Napa.