With the opening of the North Coast Section football playoffs, and the final week of the regular season for everyone else, here are some thoughts, projections and facts:
•The most interesting NCS bracket by far is Division 3. The combined record of the top nine seeds is 72-10, including a combined 20-0 from No. 6 and No. 7 Eureka and Encinal-Alameda. Eight of the 16 are ranked among The Chronicle’s Top 25.
With a Metro Player of the Year finalist in quarterback Robby Rowell, fifth-seeded Acalanes-Lafayette (8-1) might have its best team in school history. Its only loss was to Open Division fourth-seed Clayton Valley-Concord, 35-21.
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•The most interesting NCS bracket by far is Division 3. The combined record of the top nine seeds is 72-10, including a combined 20-0 from No. 6 and No. 7 Eureka and Encinal-Alameda. Eight of the 16 are ranked among The Chronicle’s Top 25.
With a Metro Player of the Year finalist in quarterback Robby Rowell, fifth-seeded Acalanes-Lafayette (8-1) might have its best team in school history. Its only loss was to Open Division fourth-seed Clayton Valley-Concord, 35-21.
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